Tibi once again misses opportunities to influence: information must also be made in the Arab-Israeli society Israel today

A brutal war is being waged in the south between Israel and Islamic Jihad, but a more brutal war is being waged on social media.

A war full of fake news, disinformation and inaccuracy fueling the hatred between Israelis, all Israelis, and the Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank.

The Islamic Jihad is notorious for its launches from the heart of the population, and its main activity is aimed at proving to Tehran and its rulers that it can destabilize Israel, that brutal regime that rubs its hands with pleasure, especially since it is not on the front line and is not directly affected.

As in every struggle Israel is waging, apart from the fight against Corona, the Arab public in Israel is between a rock and a hard place. 

Terrorists from the Islamic Jihad prepare a rocket for launch, photo: AP

"The occupation is responsible for the situation"

MK Ahmed Tibi, one of the dominant speakers in the Israeli and international media on the Palestinian issue, made a mistake when he rushed to publish the difficult documentation of the killing of Palestinian children on Saturday night, and did not bother to check the reliability of the report and the photographs, which turned out to be false. However, in his eyes and in the eyes of many, even if an organization The Islamic Jihad is responsible for launching the missile, yet the Israeli "occupation" and control of the Gaza Strip are responsible, even if indirectly, for this situation - and this is an inaccurate and incorrect statement.

Tibi's mistaken tweet,

Tibi, it seems, missed an opportunity this time, just as he missed an opportunity along with all the members of the joint venture, to increase his influence in Israeli politics.

It is not enough to influence the media, and it is not enough to influence the network, and it is certainly not enough to be influential in the opposition - one must follow the path of pragmatism and influence from within the coalition, although it is difficult to envy the Arab members of the coalition today.  

Recalculate route

Condemnations of Israel from the leaders of the Arab public come from all sides.

Israel did not act and has not acted for years in advocacy among the Arab public.

It seems that she made no effort to do so, and even gave up informing two million Arab citizens, including in the local Arab-Israeli media, and she directs her message mainly to the Arab world.

Hence, in cases similar to the launch of the missile into Israel and the killing of the children on Shabbat night, there is no chance to convince and explain in the Arabic language, and therefore - she must recalculate the route.

IDF spokesman, Brigadier General Ran Kochav.

Advocacy at its best, photo: Koko

Although Israel left the Gaza Strip and broke away from it many years ago, in the eyes of the Arab public, and especially its leaders, Israel is still responsible for the continuation of the siege on Gaza, "the biggest prison in the world".

But the harsh criticism and accusations are mainly directed directly against Israel, and not against Egypt, the only Arab country that controls the only international border crossing that the Gaza Strip has.

There are probably those who know that any criticism against Egypt can be costly. 

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