Trevor Cook on public relations, social media and politics

“Injured Palestinian girl: Hamas is the cause of all wars”

January 7, 2009 – 6:45 am, by Trevor Cook

Every conflict is more complex than you imagine. In this clip from the Palestinian Media Watch, a young victim puts a viewpoint that was “aired not on an Israeli network but on Palestinian Authority TV”:

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Clips like this one, of course, are all part of the propaganda battle that every conflict is immersed in. Her views don’t change anything about the merits of each side’s claims but it should at least urge us to take all the propaganda with many large grains of salt. There are many, many perspectives.

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    leah rachel
    Posted January 7, 2009 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    There are indeed many perspectives. And it’s important to try to see how each of the players views the situation.

    Have a look at this video to see the Hamas perspective on the wider context:

    http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGbP55HGi8

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