An Ansoms’ Post

𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬=𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒: 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 This post is to summarize an article on 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨. Over the past week, the Israeli government has launched an extensive social media advertising campaign aimed at drumming up support for its military strikes against Hamas in Gaza. As this article describes, Israel is pushing highly graphic and emotional imagery to millions of people on platforms like Facebook and YouTube. While social media PR efforts around conflicts are nothing new, this campaign feels particularly concerning. The ads portray Hamas as equivalent to ISIS and use explicit photos of bloodied civilians - including dead children - to provoke outrage. I find this tactic alarming on several levels: - The ethical implications of a government actively promoting such traumatic and dehumanizing imagery to shape public opinion. - The one-sided narrative presented, with little acknowledgement of the suffering and high civilian death toll among Palestinians. - The targeting of the campaign at Western countries like France, Germany, the UK and US - aiming to influence their policies. - The overwhelming imbalance, as Hamas has limited ability to respond due to infrastructure damage in Gaza. Here is the article for full view: https://lnkd.in/djNq_iC5

As the horrific events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, we want to pray for peace and healing for the innocent citizens of both of these nations. To learn more about Assessing the Potential Market Impact of the Israel-Hamas War: https://hubs.ly/Q0256Wrh0

As the horrific events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, we want to pray for peace and healing for the innocent citizens of both of these nations. To learn more about Assessing the Potential Market Impact of the Israel-Hamas War: https://hubs.ly/Q0256_020

President Emmanuel Macron, you made HUGE mistake! Huge! Israel 🇮🇱 is not targeting kids at Gaza, Israel is targeting HAMAS. You have been at Israel, you have seen what those animals have done. You know the intelligence materials since you have seen it, YOU KNOW Israel is not targeting kids and not killing kids. You know well that when the IDF called the civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south, HAMAS killed them as Hamas need them to be human shields so you will call Israel not to kill kids. President Macron, you will never, never allow such in France, so why being hypocrite? You have Hamas in France, you need Israel to win. It is not Isreal Vs. Palestine war, it is Good Vs. Evil war!!! I understand your internal politics needs, don’t want to help us, fine, please don’t interfere. When Hamas will act in France, and they will (just look at the nature of the protests in France and other cities), you will do the same as Israel doing to clean up from terror. #PresidentMacron, time to #standwithisrael with no conditions.

Israel’s war on Gaza, which has now passed has done untold damage to the enclave and its people, more than 32,000 of whom have been killed and millions of whom have been displaced. But the damage also extends to Israel’s global reputation—one that its closest allies fear could become permanent. In this episode of Journalist Hangout, we explore thoughts on Israel on the international stage. https://lnkd.in/ewddVMa2

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The first casualty of war is the TRUTH. More than ever with the horrific Israeli-Hamas conflict. What if someone could help you discern fact from fake? Check out this initiative from a Harvard undergrad, staffed by volunteers: The Hotline for Israel/Palestine. What happens when you text? "You will not receive a yes or no answer from a volunteer, nor a clear-cut response. Instead, our volunteers will explain the complexity of the situation, providing you with resources from different perspectives to help you gain a better understanding." Try it out! https://lnkd.in/eGkjdziW

Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of JNS Media, joins LTC Tony Shaffer on The Hard Truth as we discuss what’s really happening in Israel and the Middle East amid a propaganda war going on between Hamas, some nations as well as news organizations in the region and Israel along with the U.S. https://lnkd.in/eVDNd-eB Still, the U.S. itself finds many factions of its nation engaging in an informational war as well. The battle on the ground in Gaza is also being “fought” via mass broadcast, print and social media. Alex and Tony dive deeply into how Hamas is using hospitals, schools and civilian areas as means to hide and run operations using the citizens as human shields versus the way the conflict in Gaza is being covered. We also look into WHY much of the news media and Western Left is bent on framing Israel as the sole aggressor, even though the war was started by the October 7th Hamas Rampage to kill non-combatant Israelis.