re: #77 Bob Levin

Is it just me, but it seems like the shelf life of these propoganda incidents is getting much shorter? The fallout and pressure from Jenin lasted for quite some time. But that was about half the life of the Al-Dura video. The idea is to provoke outrage among the neutral public, not preach to their choir. Cast Lead lasted about half the length of the South Lebanon War.

This incident is almost over, and if Israel figures out a new way to stop such ships, as they no doubt will, the media fire will be like an old match.

I’ve heard that another ship hoping to break the blockade should arrive soon.

It isn’t just you. The global media are solidly in the Hamas corner, but they have been losing influence for years. Radicals and terrorists learned in the 60s that media support could make or break their causes. That is no longer the case, because the “global media” and “world opinion” are no longer synonymous.