My Two Cents: Who cares about the "PR war" when people are losing their lives?
Israel uses the 'perfect time' to fight the PR war
The rocket-pocked zone surrounding Gaza is not only one of the biggest political fault lines in the Middle East. It is also the front line of the desperate propaganda war being waged by Israel and its Palestinian foe, Hamas.
Within hours of Israel launching its offensive against Gaza, lobbyists, spin-doctors and public relations experts were mobilised to head off critical reaction around the globe.
“The problem is that the numbers are not very flattering,” one pro-Israel lobbyist said, commenting on the huge disparity between the 360 Palestinians and four Israelis killed in the conflict.
Hamas, whose leaders have been driven underground by Israeli attacks, has relied on the shocking images of civilian casualties in Gaza, taken by local media workers, to rally support for its cause, and looked to the fury of the Arab street and firebrand preachers to mobilise grassroots support.
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Going back to 1967 with the "6"days War and after 1973 during the Yuum Kippur War, I personally think Israel's strategy has been you fool me once...Well you know the answer even if Georges W Bush has made that saying irrelevant. They've been on the offensive and will never allow the Palestinian extremists to dictate or take over.
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