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What Israel Needs to Do to Win the Public Relations War
The verbal attacks against Israel have started. Everyone is upset about the country trying to protect herself. You hear things like, " collective punishment" and "excessive force, " comments that were never uttered about the missile onslaught against Israel's civilian population in the Negev. One of my favorite outbursts yesterday was made by Iran's Supreme Leader (or is it fearless leader ?) who said that the Arab Nations should slap Israel in the face for the Gaza action. All I could think of when I read that one was millions of Jewish Mothers screaming "I paid good money for those braces---NOT IN THE TEETH !"
Along with any military action in the Gaza Strip Israel must also take up battle in the Public Relations war. Winning that will be easy, all they need to do is take the same approach that the Palestinian Terrorists do. It makes tons of sense, through their approach the PA has been able to get much of the world to accept terrorists as "moderates," it should be able to get the world to accept a country defending its citizens as a country defending its citizens.
Here are the lines that Israel must feed the press to allow her self-preservation to be accepted as self-Preservation:
- We didn't attack the Gaza Terrorists, our "military wing" the IDF did.
- We aren't strong enough to stop them.
- It was just the players from Israel's new baseball league, haven't you ever heard of ROID Rage?
- The Occupation of the Temple Mount made our people go crazy.
- Our Rabbis Preach Martyrdom--we don't get 72 virgins we get something much better, 72 millennia of peace and quiet so we can take a nap.
- We want a law of return --of Ratner's on the lower east side.
- Mecca is the 10th holiest JEWISH city it is where God gave Moses' Sister Miriam the recipe for Brisket.
Some of these may sound absurd to you--but remember the Palestinians are using excuses like these to condone terror and nations across the world are lapping it up like cat with it's milk. If they can be used to justify terrorism, just THINK what it can do to justify a legitimate reason such as protecting people from rocket attacks. After all, as we have learned--the truth does not work.
2 comments:
A good point you're making here. There does seem to be an overeager media waiting to tell of the latest incursion into Gaza, but the continuous rocket fire just doesn't seem to be as newsworthy.
Be careful, though, when you summarize the actions of both sides. By saying the Israeli's are "protecting people fro rocket attacks" but the Palestinians are just terrorists ignores the fact that there's people with legitimate reasons for sympathizing with the Palestinians.
Keep in mind that "Terrorism" is not a universal term. It's defined and used by people, and you can describe nearly anything with it. The Palestinians, Israelis, American action in Iraq and even cops using the threat of speed traps to scare you away from speeding can all be described and denounced as terrorism. Don't be so quick to jot down your bias, or at least do some more work to show yourself as having considered both sides.
Jordan
your true colors are showing. Speed traps are not terrorism. Neither is the US in Iraq or Israel in Gaza.
The definition of terrorism is simple acts which are intended to create fear are perpetrated for an ideological goal and by a member or members of a group which deliberately target non-combatants
The US and Israel do not target Civilians. Although Hamas, Hizbollah and Fatah use civilians as Human Shields.
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