Flotilla defeats IDF-

Submitted by Harry (Canada), Jun 1, 2010 at 14:38

I would add that the IDF and Israel will only be defeated in the media if they allow it to happen.

To shatter the false allegations against Israel that deny Jews their right to Israel is childs play when compared to the lies and false hoods that are used by the "flotilla " and their ilk.

The challenge is that Israel must use the same tactics of innovation that lead to their success on the battle field and use it in the war that is being waged on Israel in the media.

How easy !

1st it takes an understanding that the "average" person takes a few moments to read about a conflict and it takes just about the same time for them to develop an opinion - regardless of the lack of accuracy and bias which is common when it comes to reporting on Israel and Jews.How many people are shocked when I tell them that Israel represents only 20,000 sq km of what was aprox 120,000 sq km of the territory referred to as Palestine"! They do not know that Jordan- a genuine Palestinian state- represents 90,000 sq km of the territory referred to as Palestine- and yet Palestinians only make a claim on the smallest part of Palestine and only where Jews live!

How about Israels currency? Can it be possible that a Jewish currency pre dates the indigenous Palestinians by some 3000 years? Why not do a full page on the history of currency in Israel?

Coins are common artifacts used to measure the history and entitlement or nationalism oof a people.

I can point to a Jewish currency inscribed in Hebrew for 3000 years- can anyone point to a Palestinian currency outside of the British Palestine pound inscribed in Henrew and Arabic that lasted for a relatively short time?

So... why not use the media to Israels advantage?

A media blitz that points to the realities Palestinians and the myths that are used against Israel.

For eg. few people know that Palestinians have been citizens of Kuwait well before 1947.

That in 1992 there were aprox 400,000 Palestinians in Gaza- and 450,000 Palestinians in Kuwait-

Even fewer people are aware of the brutal ethnic cleansing of 450,000 Kuwaiti Palestinians- in contrast the Palestinian population in Gaza has more than tripled in the same period between 1992 and 2010.

So how do Professional Israel Bashers define "ethnic cleansing" when it comes to Palestinians?

It all depends if we are talking about Jews or Arabs!

The silence to the ethnic cleansing of 450,000 Palestinians - add the brutality- rape- torture and murder by the Kuwaitis against Palestinians because , like Palestinian support for Hamas, Palestinians in Kuwait also supported a sponsor of terror- Saddam Hussein.

The difference is how Israel is NOT ethnically cleansing Palestinians , while the Arabs have no problem with brutalizing Palestinians while simultaneously claiming an allegiance with Palestinians - all a front used to deligitimize and demonize Israel.

So the latter is one example of how Israel needs to shine an even BIGGER magnifying glass on the Arab Middle East - how easy is that ? The Arab Middle East and their ilk is 99% larger -giving Israel ample ammunition in regard to this new war! They are the larger target!

There is no lack of ammunition for Israel when it comes to the war in the media-

Israel has only to take this war with the seriousness as if it was 1967- 1972-!

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