The Israeli-Israeli Conflict And The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli Palestinian conflict is controversial in nature. With a violent past, present, and most likely future, this conflict is debated by politicians in the United States, United Nations, and European Union frequently. Most recently Presidents Clinton and Bush both made efforts to proctor peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians with the hopes of decreasing violence. Repeated conflicts in the region make negotiations increasingly difficult. Since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, conflicts like the Arab Israeli war in 1949, Six Day war in 1967, Yom Kippur War in 1973, the First Lebanon War in 1982, and the first and second Intifadas have usually lead to Israel gaining additional territory and increasing the tensions and controversy in the region. One aspect of the unresolved conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians that nurtures the animosity is propaganda. Like other opposing sides in the history of wars and conflicts in the twentieth century, propaganda serves as a useful tool for both Israelis and Palestinians as their respective governments and leaders seek to motivate people for their cause.

The purpose of propaganda is to provoke feelings in a viewer or reader that will prompt one to disregard facts and act on emotions. In many instances if a viewer sees an innocent victim in dire circumstances or distress, facts and background information are disregarded and one will feel compassion. Both the Israeli and Palestinian sides use the strategy of provoking compassion in propaganda to further solidify support.

The Palestinian propaganda has been extremely effective in winning supporters in Europe and college campuses in the United States. An example of this is an opinion poll conducted in 2011 ...

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...nd Arafat have similar goals. Both seek to influence young people and inform them about the ideas, policies, and goals they support and want to see accomplished.

In conclusion, propaganda plays an extremely important role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. By influencing media, guiding the narrative, solidifying political support, and most importantly winning over young people, both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have used propaganda to ensure that they each have the support they need to increase in strength and achieve their objectives. Using current events, resources, and tools to influence and win over young supporters is one of the main objectives of propaganda. While the avenues and mannerism in which the propaganda is created and delivered, both the Israeli and Palestinian sides seek to solidify a new generation of supporters through their propaganda.