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Defending the Indefensible:

Defending the Indefensible:. Sam Matthews. A Study to Measure the Success of Israel’s H asbara During Operation Cast Lead. Background & History. Public Relations & Public Diplomacy. Robert Entman: ‘Cascade Model’ Herman & Chomsky: ‘Propaganda Model’ Nick Davies: ‘Rules of production’

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Defending the Indefensible:

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  1. Defending the Indefensible: Sam Matthews A Study to Measure the Success of Israel’s Hasbara During Operation Cast Lead

  2. Background & History

  3. Public Relations & Public Diplomacy • Robert Entman: ‘Cascade Model’ • Herman & Chomsky: ‘Propaganda Model’ • Nick Davies: ‘Rules of production’ • Walter Lippman: Public Opinion • Shaw & McCombs: ‘Agenda-setting’

  4. Rationale & Significance ‘The Knowledge Deficit’ Norman Finkelstein + ???? = Glasgow University Media Group

  5. Operation Cast Lead “Taking into account the ability to plan, the means to execute plans with the mostdeveloped technology available, and statements by the Israeli military that almost noerrors occurred, the Mission finds that the incidents and patterns of events consideredin the report are the result of deliberate planning and policy decisions.” Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza

  6. Media and Hasbara during the Operation Cast Lead • National Information Directorate • Lebanon 2006 • Media blackout • End of the ceasefire • Hasbara 2.0

  7. Methodology • Hasbara sources Newspapers • Legal/factual framework MFA IDFSU BICOM UN Mission International Law HR Organisations

  8. A. Reasons and objectives of Operation Cast Lead

  9. B. Details of the ceasefire

  10. C. Problematic discourse or terminology

  11. D. Government policy and IDF conduct

  12. E. Alleged links to Iran

  13. F. Representation & framing of Hamas

  14. G. Omission & distortion of law, fact or detail

  15. Conclusions

  16. Questions

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