IDF spokesperson chief Brig. Gen. Mordechai explains the media’s influence on warfare & reveals that the IDF is producing a film about Jenin, for internal educational use for it’s soldiers.
Yoav Zitun
During a conference held by the Israeli Lawyer’s Guild in the southern town of Eilat, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Yoav “Polly” Mordechai spoke about the important role media and culture have on the workings of the IDF, focusing on the influence of hasbara on the IDF’s legitimacy.

Mordechai, Efroni – Photo: Idan Milman
“Hence, in an age when war is screened live, before the camera’s lenses, spokespersons and hasbara have an increasingly critical role and influence military operations’ legitimacy. Continue Reading »

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