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The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome

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Feb 16

This was written by @Abualiexpress and I'm posting here because it's worth the read. 🧵 1/2

Is it a good idea to dress Palestinian prisoners in shirts featuring the Star of David and the Arabic inscription: "We will never forgive, never forget"?

It is no secret that Israel is significantly lacking in psychological warfare, especially when compared to the activities of the "Axis of Resistance" (Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas, and others).

Our enemies have turned psychological warfare into a profession and a key component of their strategic operations. The current war has demonstrated just how effective their investment in this field has been. This includes the overestimation that developed in Israel over the years regarding Hezbollah’s capabilities - an overestimation that paralyzed decision-making in response to Hezbollah's growing strength in Lebanon. It also includes Hamas’s psychological tactics, which target both Israeli society and decision-makers regarding the ongoing hostage situation. These are just a few examples.

They operate relentlessly, 24/7, 365 days a year, for decades. Their efforts have yielded proven results, justifying the investment. That is why they never stop, no matter what.

Effective psychological warfare requires consistent, multi-pronged efforts, and results may take time to materialize. Often, these effects are hard to measure in real-time and become evident only in hindsight.

Enough of the philosophical musings on influence and awareness - let's talk about Israel’s standing in this domain.

Shirts with printed messages are common worldwide, including in Israel. If such tactics weren’t effective, they wouldn’t be so widespread. The fact that they are widely used suggests that they work.

As for the Israeli Prison Services, in the previous prisoner release, Palestinian inmates were freed wearing bracelets with the inscription: "The eternal people do not forget. I will pursue my enemies and overtake them."

A large banner with a similar message was displayed outside Ofer Prison during the release process.
Let me be clear: I fully support this initiative. But it’s not enough. We need much more.

Released terrorists need to know that they are being watched closely. They should receive daily text messages and phone calls reminding them of this message. They should receive home visits from security forces reinforcing this idea. They should receive physical deliveries containing the same message. Recently released prisoners should pass handwritten letters with this message to those released earlier. The more, the better.

This must penetrate their consciousness. Every method should be considered - doing something is always better than doing nothing.

This approach is cost-effective. What’s needed is creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, and real action. If this prevents even one terrorist from carrying out an attack, it is worth it.

Israel must outperform the "Axis of Resistance" on its own turf. No fear of criticism. No fear of mistakes. Those who do nothing make no mistakes.

Criticism often emerges in the media against Israel pulling off such campaigns against its enemies.

Today, I read someone argue, regarding the shirts distributed by Israeli Prison Service, that “Israel should not stoop to Hamas’s level” or treat Palestinian prisoners the same way Hamas treats Israeli hostages.

First, I must emphasize:

To reach Hamas’s level in psychological warfare, Israel needs to rise, not fall. Israel still has a long way to go in this domain.

Second, the very comparison made by those opposing these actions equates Israeli hostages with convicted Palestinian terrorists - which is exactly how Hamas wants to frame it. Hamas calls both hostages and prisoners “detainees” to blur the moral distinction between kidnapped civilians and apprehended murders with blood on their hands.

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There is no basis for this comparison. Israel is dealing with convicted terrorists who have undergone a legal trial and were lawfully imprisoned. Hamas is targeting innocent civilians, kidnapping them from their homes. We must not fall into this trap. This false equivalency is precisely the narrative Hamas wants to push, and we must reject it outright.

Psychological warfare is a vital strategic tool, yet Israeli media actively suppresses it - and that is a mistake. There is huge potential in this field (Just ask USAID, which has been involved in a related issue that many Israeli media outlets chose not to cover seriously - one can only wonder why.)

Successes in military operations must be framed and amplified through psychological influence. This is part of deterrence - there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, it should be expanded. This approach saves resources and human lives.

The following agencies must work together: Israel Prison Service (IPS), Police, Shin Bet, IDF, Mossad, Government Ministries - all must coordinate efforts and work as one.

Israel has everything to gain in this field. And when it comes to phycological warfare, it can only go up from here.

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The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome

@TheMossadIL

Jan 31

🧵 Thread of IDF updates involving UNRWA staff or facilities since October 7, 2023

Dec 9, 2023
During operational activity in the area of Beit Hanoun, IDF troops were shot at from an UNRWA school and a mosque.

In a school weapons were found hidden inside an UNRWA bag.

Dec 11, 2023

Large explosive devices were found inside UNRWA bags in a civilian home in Jabalya.

Dec 25, 2023

During an encounter with terrorists and their elimination, soldiers located dozens of explosive devices in UNRWA bags, Kalashnikovs and 15 explosive belts.

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The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome

@TheMossadIL

Dec 28, 2024

The @IsraelMOH will submit a report to the UN detailing the abuse endured by survivors of Hamas captivity.

Read this thread. Share this thread. The world must know just how evil these Hamas psychopaths are.

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Women, men & children who returned reported that they endured severe physical & sexual abuse such as beatings, isolation, deprivation of food and water, branding, hair-pulling & sexual assault.

Some reported that the captors sexually assaulted them or forced them to undress.

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The hostages were denied medical treatment for injuries caused on and after October 7, and untreated chronic conditions. Fractures, shrapnel wounds, and burns were treated inadequately, leading to preventable complications which required additional surgeries.

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The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome

@TheMossadIL

Nov 9, 2024

🧵 I'm going to take you back to November 29, 2021 when a group of 40 Jewish children were celebrating Hanukkah in London when their bus came under attack by an antisemitic mob.

This incident could not have been a clearer case of unprovoked antisemitism.

Was this roundly condemned as the clear-cut hate crime it was?

Of course not.

BBC chose to turn everyone's attention not to the mob of Nazi salutes and spitting on the bus, but to a claim (that was proven false) that one of the people on the bus made an Islamophobic slur.

Despite the correction, the apology, and the investigation that almost a full year to complete and publish, the antisemitic incident was defended by the usual suspects because "someone said a slur".

bbc.com/news/entertain…

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The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome

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Oct 24, 2024

Bombshell.

Yesterday, @IDF exposed Al Jazeera "journalists" who were actually Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Today they revealed that Hamas didn't only employ Al Jazeera journalists, they completely dictated what they published.

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Exhibit A: Hamas describes clear instructions on covering a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch in Jabaliya, which resulted in the deaths of several civilians. The instructions included avoiding the use of the word "massacre" and forbidding criticism of Hamas.

Exhibit B: Hamas demands support of resistance and forbids criticism of Islamic Jihad over deaths caused by failed rocket launches regarding coverage during Operation "Breaking Dawn" on Tamer Almisshall's program "More Hidden than Revealed".

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