The Pointlessness of Playing the Victim
Why Hamas' strategy of showcasing civilian suffering remains a loser.
The last two weeks of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians have been grimly familiar: another set of Hamas’ rocket attacks trigger Israeli reprisals that end up in a lopsided casualty count. Hamas takes special care to publicize Palestinian civilian casualties that result from Israeli strikes. Israel counters with footage of the destruction Hama…
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