Hamas and Israel

I want to use this blog to discuss some things that interest me. I enjoy cable news, and I love reading the newspapers and trying to keep up with current events. As of late, the escalating dispute between Israel and the Hamas-led Gaza strip has been very interesting to watch, especially the way that the Israeli government and Hamas have addressed the public. Israel, as an ally of the United States and a more western-styled nation, has the eyes of the western world upon it.

Israel has maintained continued contact with the media, hosting press conferences to explain what it is doing, what it's options are, and why it's doing what it's doing. If nothing more, it shows that Israel is not trying to be sneaky with their war preparations and activities. Hamas, as far as I have seen, has maintained a defiant, unresponsive attitude regarding Israel and its demands that Hamas radicals discontinue sending rockets into the Southern part of Israel.

If Israel had begun an airstrike against Gaza without first going to the media and telling them about the situation, explaining their reasons and motives, then they would not have had any international support. They have been open and honest about what they are doing, and this has placed them in a good position. I believe that Israel has used effective public relations principles to keep themselves in a good position in the international scene.