Israel Has Moved Into Gaza - Are You Ready to Move into the Information Space On Israel's Behalf?
October 29, 2023 - Issue #24
I intended this Issue of the newsletter to be a thoughtful piece about what Israel might consider doing with Gaza after eradicating Hamas. But that will wait.
Why?
Because I have been incredibly moved by the feedback I received from my last newsletter titled “It’s Time Together to Take a Stand." While most communications were clearly private, I’m sure my new friend from Denmark will not mind if I republish a poem that he sent and had an emotional impact on me. Written by Martin Niemöllers, the poem distills in a few lyrical lines why all of us must publicly condemn Hamas now and support Israel’s operation that has just begun inside Gaza to eradicate that terror organization.
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
I can’t say it any plainer than that. We must all speak out now!
With the IDF now operating inside Gaza, the information war will intensify. In Turkey and England there have been mass anti-Israel demonstrations. It is already starting in the United States. large swaths of the news media are predictably turning away from Israel. Israel’s detractors are using images and narratives, false or incomplete, in the battle for hearts and minds. As a result, all of us—individuals, businesses, and governments alike—are on the frontlines. Ducking our heads is ducking our responsibility. In Israel, young men and women are putting their lives on the line to fight for us, surely we can spend a little time and take a little risk—business or personal—to do our part for them.
It’s time together to take a stand.
Daily update: Israel at war Day 22 Oct 28, 2023, 10:30 PM Israel time - Written by Alma Research and Education Center—A comprehensive review of events.
How the IDF is Turning Guerilla Warfare Against Hamas in Gaza - Analysis—Written by Yonah Jeremy Bob for the Jerusalem Post—October 27, 2023
Hamas Founder’s Son, Former Informant Breaks Silence, Slams Hamas—Written by Sam Halpern for the Jerusalem Post—October 27, 2023—This is a fascinating read, as was his book written several years ago.
IDF Shows Foreign Press Hamas Bodycam Videos, Photos of Murder, Torture Decapitation—Written by Carrie Keller-Lynn for the Times of Israel—October 23, 2023 - This piece makes clear that Israel is taking the offensive in the information war now being fought.
Israel’s Struggle with Hezbollah—A War Without End is now available in eBook and hardback format on Amazon and IngramSpark. This compelling narrative explores Hezbollah’s origins and cancerous growth, traces Israel’s response, and reveals Israel’s present readiness to meet Hezbollah’s challenge.
Cliff Sobin
Important Link—Alma Research and Education Center: Understanding the Security Challenges on Israel’s Northern Border
We must be united on this. Marshall