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They starve our people to crush the Jewish soul.

JL;DR SUMMARY Joshua Hoffman explores the sophisticated psychological warfare tactics employed by Hamas and other adversaries to manipulate emotions and destabilize decision-making within Israel and globally. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasHolocaustDemocracySocial MediaHostagesJewish TraumaPsychological WarfareEmotional ManipulationMedia Literacy

Places mentioned

Israel
"the long-term survival of Israel must take precedence over short-term victories or emotional relief."
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"arguing that if Israel is forced into an impossible choice between rescuing the remaining hostages or defeating Hamas and eliminating the existential threat it poses from Gaza"
Ukraine
"Russia perfected it in Ukraine."
China
"China uses it through disinformation and intimidation campaigns."

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