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How Israel lost PR war
Noah Klieger
Published: 12.12.12, 10:47
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31. How come...
Johannes ,   NORWAY   (12.12.12)
that satellite TV is crowded with open channels from Moslem countries while there is no such Israeli (news) channel that I know of?
32. What PR. What a joke, free trip to US will be called PR
JJJ   (12.12.12)
33. #3 Paddy
DavidR ,   USA   (12.12.12)
While what you say has a lot of truth there is a point being missed here. It is very very easy to win the war of public opinion when that world of public opinion already has a deep rooted hatred for Jews and Israel. They turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the crimes of the arabs and forget justice and mercy and recognition of right when it comes to Israel simply because they hate the Jews.
34. #2..YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!!!
Oleg   (12.12.12)
I saw " a performance" by the Israeli Ambassador in Russia on the Russian TV..She , a native Russian speaking person , was so annoying with her every second word EEEEEEEEEE, and more than that--she could not answer a single question with comprehensible answer ..yet manage to put in it a ego pleasing statement--the Israeli pilots better than Americans. Who put that stupid woman into a public arena is not very bright either..The real war is in the public arena in the mass media, and Israel acts like a person who does not have any skills for it and does not know on which planet she is.
35. to #29...so just because Arabs are weaker militarily ..
Oleg   (12.12.12)
they are right? during WWII American pilots killed over a million of German civilians in bombings , Germans had killed none of American civilians, yet who was evil ?Nazi Germany or USA? take a hike so called a citizen of the World --or get used to the fact that Jews will defend themselves, and yes, we will kill our enemies, and will be casualties among Arab civilians ...well Hamases and Hitlers do not come cheap..you elect them as your reps, you pay the price
36. Presumably, this is an Arab story.....
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (12.12.12)
So this elderly Arab wanted to nap one afternoon but the children in the courtyard were making too much noise. Unable to fall asleep, he suddenly got a bright idea. He went to the window and called out, "Children. Why are you playing here when they are giving away free nuts and candies in market?" "They are?" asked the children. "Sure, and you'd better hurry before there are none left", said the old man. The children picked themselves up immediately and ran to the market. Proud of his cleverness, the old Arab returned to his bed, but still could not fall asleep. How could he, for when back into his bed he said to himself, "Why am I lying here trying to go to sleep when they are giving away free nuts and candies in the market?" With that he got up, put on his clothes and ran to the market, too. The moral of the story - You tell a lie long enough you yourself will be convinced it's true.
37. I still commend Dover Tzahal - IDF media unit
David ,   Israel   (12.12.12)
They were pumping out Media, statistics and facts via YouTube and Facebook like crazy. The sad thing is, it was mostly shared by Jews to other Jews. I am not sure what needs to be done because the world closes its eyes to Israel. But a sincere media campaign by the government should be used to convince the world of the truth. Funding should be given to journalists to document and reveal the lies and propaganda the Palestinians use daily.
38. wrong
TJ ,   U.S.   (12.12.12)
mc , you live in bureaucratic DC, that is the root of all lies in the U.S., read a book
39. Nice try
Leon ,   Algonquin Land   (12.13.12)
If you read IDF archives or memoirs written by the founders in 1948, the miracle is how long Israel was able to spin themselves as the victims. Israeli fighters outnumbered and outgunned the Arabs in every battle in 1948 and they started the war. In 1967 the only question was how significant the Israeli victory was going to be. In 1973, the US guaranteed that Israel would not lose and since then, the US has ensured that Israel is the strongest power in the Middle East. The funniest part is how long Israel had convinced the world that they have been the victims. Now with access to more accurate information it has been more difficult for Israel to spin their PR. Plus it is too obvious that Israel is more interested in stealing Palestinian land than making peace with the native people of Palestine. I'm sorry, the Bible is not a historical document and many of the founders of the state of Israel have little connection to historical Palestine.
40. Unecessary chalking
Zechariah   (12.13.12)
While the gentile fears power the Jews need militirized and Be in a situation of being a highly dangerous but not megalomaniacal state.the Palestinian refugee situation
41. DeTerrant Capacity
Zechariah   (12.13.12)
Israel ought develop an even more Deterrantand capacity without stretching itself like other strong powers and not allowing decay from within like the social gaps.the Haredim need be militirized for battle not all some are scholars and geniuses they need honor but the moderate religious zionists are now the heart and soul Of Jewish redemption after the Shoah,
42. No one is perfect
Zecharia   (12.13.12)
Expecting Israel to be above board perfect in this crazy world is impossible and the press does not represent the realities on ground.
43. Totally delusional
Nina ,   NYC   (12.13.12)
All you do is PR/hasbara and in your delusional minds think the world will continue to buy your deceit and lies. Game over. Everybody knows what an unethical immoral bunch of thieves you are.
44. Israeli PR sounds like Talmudic discourse
Dan ,   NJ, USA   (12.13.12)
The problem with Israeli PR is that it sounds like Talmudic discourse. While Israel spins long, convoluted explanations about the semantic differences between "occupied" and "disputed" territory, with government leaders debating and contradicting each other in public, the Arabs offer a simple and consistent message that the Nations can easily understand: "We demand an independent state on the pre-1967 land with Jerusalem as its capital and a return of refugees." Israeli messaging is like a lecture; Arab messaging is like a McDonalds commercial. Guess which is more effective?
45. Israel had it all, and then it threw it all away.
Alan Smith UK   (12.13.12)
The Israelis were granted their state by the UN on the back of the Holocaust, but now they occupy and steal other peoples land. That's not clever when it contravenes the fourth Geneva Convention, and it's no wonder that Israel is despised by the rest of the world for its greed and avarice.
46. #43 You certainly are delusional, Nina
Cynthia ,   USA   (12.13.12)
Palestinians fired 1500 missiles at Israeli civilian populations between 11/14-11/21. This attack was unprovoked. That's the truth. Gazans whined and cried when Israel fired back. Then they looked around at the disaster they created and claimed victory. Nina supports this unethical, immoral, self-destructive bunch of terrorists from a safe haven in NYC. Typical lies from an apologist for terror.
47. The Palestinian hoax must be revealed
Chaim Ben Kahan ,   Efrat, Israel   (12.13.12)
Arab propaganda has been very succesful and this is the fault of Israel who have for years had bad speakers explaining Israel's plight. Israel is the victim and underdog and has been made to look like the aggressor. The Arabs are students of Goebbels and Israel thought that truth and logic would prevail, but forgot that in the end Anti-Semitism trumps truth.
48. It's your conduct, stupid ,...
split ,   US   (12.13.12)
We can see your 'casts' and 'pillars" in real time - Your hasbara crap is worthless and an insult to civilised folks - Read this carefully Mr. Klieger. "If this hostility, this repugnance had been shown towards the Jews at one time or in one country only, it would be easy to account for the local causes of this sentiment. But this race has been the object of hatred with all the nations amidst whom it ever settled. Inasmuch as the enemies of the Jews belonged to divers races, as they dwelled far apart from one another, were ruled by different laws and governed by opposite principles; as they had not the same customs and differed in spirit from one another, so that they could not possibly judge alike of any subject, it must needs be that the general causes of antisemitism have always resided in Israel itself, and not in those who antagonized it" Bernard Lazare: Antisemitism: Its History and Causes,
49. #45 YOU MUST BE VERY DENSE
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (12.13.12)
Israel is the size of a county ,not a countRy .A small county at that .Can you not read a map .Take a look .Greed and avarice ? spoken like a true anal character.
50. what are you talking about??
european   (12.14.12)
The world sees Palestinians as the weaker side and the victim because that's what they are! No amount of PR can brainwash the entire world, forget about it. Didn't 180 Palestinians die just recently while you were "hiding in shelters". You cause wholesale slaughter of uninvolved civilians and want the world to like you? Incredible, really I don't understand if you people are serious or are just winding us up for clicks.
51. #50 You're not too smart
Ron ,   US   (12.14.12)
Israelis were hiding in shelters because the Palestinians attacked them. They thrive on jihad and bloodshed and know the missiles will fly back at them. No sympathy for these perpetrators.
52. To:1 MC So many REFUGEES in History, but only YOU CRY
Netanya ,   Netanya   (12.14.12)
How many Jews in the USA lost their homes in Europe during the holocaust? How many Europeans lost their homes during WWII? These are uncountable numbers, but I have never heard those other groups cry and complain that they deserve their land from 3 generations ago Seems that the Arabs should stop the constant complaining and try to do something else, like learn and try to make the world a better place or go to one of the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East and make it a viable, livable, decent place. I guess that never crossed your mind though, since complaining is just so much easier than working. BTW, all of those 22 Arab countries were stolen land from others, mostly JEWS and Christians. Can we get all our land back, please?
53. Bernard Lazare
linda ,   Paris, France   (12.14.12)
Bernard Lazare was first a Jew who has incorporated the anti-Jews prejudices, but when he decided to study anti'semitism he arrived ton the opposite conclusion. You present what he said he believed before but the truth is anti-semitism is anti-semitic persons pathology. Read the entire citation, stupid yourself.
54. To number 50
linda ,   Paris, France   (12.14.12)
155 deads: 59 civilians, several killed by Hamas rockets, others falsified deaths, others humain shields.. . civilians are taken to Israel hospitals to be treated. And of course TV didn't show that and didn't show all the years Hamas rockets felt sud Israel, a great life to the children. But Israel protect their civilians, don't make political profit from their death.
55. 53 ,...
split ,   US   (12.15.12)
He had more than 10 years and a few opportunities to edit this part in new editions but he didn't and that's a fact so save your breath ,...
56. This oped echoes Israel's pathetic PR
Daniel ,   NYC   (12.17.12)
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