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.
