How Hamas Won the P.R. Battle

Amir Mizroch describes in detail how Hamas won the P.R. battle over the fuel “crisis.” He doesn’t pull punches with the Israeli government’s P.R. efforts:

. . . a classic example not only of Israeli bureaucratic buffoonery, but a sad indication that not much has been learned and implemented since the Second Lebanon War exposed how dire the need is for a unified communications apparatus as a tool in fighting modern wars. . . .

What is obvious is that Hamas was thinking on its feet, being proactive, initiating campaigns tailor-made for powerful media images and taking full advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves.

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