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Fighting for life

By: Qwaider

On:Sunday, January 11, 2009 3:34:43 AM
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There are a few videos that show some pragmatic-dogmatic junior leaders in the resistance assuring that they're striving for martyrdom (look up: death). While this is part of the resistance, [dying for the cause], it's ultimately NOT what any resistance movement really wants or have as its final goal.

What many don't get is that people are fighting for their own life. For their very existence, and that of their families and loved ones.

These people need to get educated, that although Martyrdom is a great honor. Living to enjoy your success might be more rewarding. Especially for people close to the deceased.

Every political movement has a public relations aspects. These aspects are very important in winning the softer war. The war of propaganda which is always happening outside the battlefield.

It's very clear, that with the exception of the United States, people of Gaza, and even Hamas are winning the moral aspects of this conflict. In fact, more natives worldwide support the Palestinian cause and people of Gaza than ever before. However, the friends of Israel in the US in the white house, congress and most importantly in the Media are still calling the shots in the US. A single word here or there might be enough to end your political career in the US.

Time is running out, and feelings of resentment will eventually start to surface. Especially as people start to see more of the humanitarian catastrophe that is taking place right now

Israel is betting on people of the US standing by them because they will feel like them. Exactly the same way the Bush administrator cultivated the sentiment to galvanize the population towards the atrocities taking place in Iraq during Operation Iraqi freedom. But, this is not entirely the same in the case of Americans and Israel. As it's our human nature to justify our own actions and to a limited extent, those of our loved ones.

The question is, when is the Israeli carte blanche is going to run out?

Life...
It's something that people cherish. That includes leadership of Hamas, no matter what the pro-Israeli media PR machine tries to promote in order to win the moral grounds

What Israel fail to realize is that this is a war, that they have already lost

Memories....

#1
KJ
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On: 1/11/2009 8:10:45 AM
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For people who have been sending everyone on guilt trips regarding the holocaust and crap, they sure know how to give people a reason to eradicate them.

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Hani Obaid
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On: 1/11/2009 8:15:53 AM
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Israel is betting on people of the US standing by them because they will feel like them --------
rather because people in the US as you have often pointed out only get Israel's side of the story. Even condi Rice the other day announced that "it's difficult to avoid civilian casualties in a densely populated area". Since when is she the Israeli minister for Massacre Justification? Yes the politicians are corrupt and want to preserve their office, but what about the mainstream media? What's its excuse?

What Israel fail to realize is that this is a war, that they have already lost ------
that moral victory is meaningless if it only produces more talk.

typo: bush administrator -- Bush administration

#4
za3tar
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On: 1/11/2009 10:08:19 AM
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"feelings of resentment will eventually start to surface. Especially as people start to see more of the humanitarian catastrophe"--

Unfortunately, as you said, Israel has a top-notch PR machine in the USA. So it is likely that the images of the humanitarian crisis will not even reach the public. I am willing to bet that even the majority of top news junkies in the US do not really know much about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

On the moral victory, I agree with Hani that it is useless unless it produces something other than talk.

"The question is, when is the Israeli carte blanche is going to run out?" --

The pessimistic in me says never.
The realist in me says not in our life time.
The optimistic in me says hopefully soon.