Hamas Psychological Warfare Tactics
by Vered Weis
A Hamas document reveals its negotiation sabotage and psychological warfare tactics. (That is why Hamas took the hostages.)
A document on the computer of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar revealed the terror group’s strategy for thwarting negotiations, tarnishing Israel’s image, wearing out the Jewish state militarily, and exerting psychological pressure through abuse of hostages.
The document recommends, “Continue to exert psychological pressure on the families of the hostages, both now and during the first phase (of the ceasefire) so that public pressure on the enemy government increases.”
This strategy is evident in the release of individual videos of the six hostages who were murdered execution style. During the videos, the slain captives often criticized the Israeli government. They discussed the poor conditions of their captivity, consistent with the kind of statements Hamas forces hostages to say.
The document indicated that, even in the event of a ceasefire agreement, Hamas would continue to find ways to extend the war and re-arm.
The document recommended further complicating negotiations, regardless of the costs to Palestinian civilians. “Important clauses in the deal should be improved upon, even if negotiations continue over a longer period of time.”
The document also discussed the release of Palestinian prisoners and supported the proposal that “Arab forces be stationed along the eastern and northern borders” with Israel.” The purpose is to serve “as a buffer to prevent the enemy from entering Gaza after the war ends until they (Hamas) have reorganized their ranks and military capabilities.”
The document further says that “The media must be made aware that Hamas agreed, but that the deal failed due to Israel’s stubbornness” and that Israel should be “held responsible for the failure of an agreement”. (That is what the anti-Israel/anti-Semitic media does so well!)
Food for Thought by Steven Shamrak
There are three reasons why we see and hear so much anti-Israel propaganda in the news. Number one, Political, mainly news programs from the Muslim countries, like Al Jazeera, pushing an anti-Israel agenda. The other two are anti-Semitism of the news editors or/and Opportunistic catering by the Western media outlets to the pathological needs of their Jew-hating audience. All three of them have been ‘successfully’ practiced since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948. The war in Gaza is just used as a temporary amplifier. Interestingly, news programs from India, China and Japan do not care much about the war in Gaza or the Arab-Israeli conflict in general.
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Quotes of the Week:
“We must have a two-state solution where we can rebuild Gaza, where the Palestinians have security, self-determination, and the dignity they so rightly deserve,” - Vice President Harris said - She doesn't care about security and the dignity of the Jewish state.
"Vice President Harris should stop parroting failed theories and trying to force a square peg into a round hole. After Oct. 7, the two-state became a dead letter. A Palestinian state between Israel and Jordan will destabilize both countries and bring only additional terror and misery," - David Friedman, former US ambassador to Israel
Israeli Useful Idiots for Sinwar
by Caroline Glick
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists snatched Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Carmel Gat, 39, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Almog Sarusi, 26, Alex Lobanov, 32, and Ori Danino, 25, from the Supernova Music Festival and their homes along the border with Gaza, along with 250 other innocents and held them as hostages.
Hamas executed Hersh, Carmel, Eden, Almog, Alex and Ori, apparently quite recently. And the IDF brought their bodies home.
Rather than respond to the heartbreaking news with condemnations of Hamas and demands that Israel fight to victory - Israel’s opposition leaders in the Knesset have joined the anarchist groups in blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Hamas’s murder of the six.
Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Yair Golan, and their underlings, have joined the leftist groups that have been using mass riots, political violence, and general mayhem since 2019 in an effort to oust Netanyahu from power, and have called on Israelis to take to the streets in response to the executions and bring down the government through violence.
The behaviour of Lapid, Gantz, Golan; 90% of Israel’s media organs, and the rest of the left’s representatives, raises the question: Have they lost their minds?
Sinwar’s war strategy has been the same since the outset of the war: To use international pressure and domestic political unrest to compel Israel to capitulate to his demands. If he and Hamas are able to survive, Hamas wins. Obviously, the hostages are a key means of accomplishing his goal. Israel needs to win this terrible war. It has no choice.