As we all know, Israel is embroiled in a battle against a ruthless terrorist enemy. This is not the first time Israel has had to contend with a culture possessing absolutely zero regard for human life.
Their lessons were hard learned, but learned well. So much so that Israel’s strategy and doctrine for urban warfare 
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has been adopted by the US for their war in Iraq. It should be noted that this urban warfare strategy was designed to achieve the pinpoint striking of terrorists, avoidance of civilians (even though sometimes the difference between terrorist and civilian is often dictated by the number of guns free to go around), and all this while attempting to minimize the risk to their own soldiers.
This strategy is to be distinguished from Israeli strategy’s biggest detractor, Europe, whose past urban warfare strategy clashes greatly with that of Israel’s, having a far greater emphasis on the local, civilian populations. You know, really trying to get to know the people on a more personal level by way of rape, pillage and murder.
And this brings us to a very pressing matter for Israel - the need for Israel to engage the enemy on a second front.
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Israel - although far superior, militarily speaking, than its hostile neighbors, and despite having pulled off some miraculous military feats over its short modern history - has been losing a battle of public opinion, image and political standing throughout the world since the early eighties. Whether mainstream Israel was initially unaware of this or recklessly chose to ignore it is a moot point. In the early nineties, a small number of Israeli “elite” who saw themselves as the dinner party refugees of the world due to Israel’s stance toward its hostile neighbors chose the "land for peace" approach to win the accolades of their high society role models.
It is not difficult to see where that has gotten us. So that small contingent’s desperate calls for more of the same is finally falling on the mainstream public's terror-frustrated, bitter-at-having-been-used-and-misled ears. The right-wing’s strong standing in Israel’s polls for the upcoming Israeli elections are proof positive of this welcome about face of the Israeli street.
Israel has now begun to fight back in this media war with all the ingenuity that characterizes its military prowess. A newbie to the game to be sure, but they’re learning fast. With a new IDF YouTube channel uncovering the human rights crimes of Hamas, as they make their way through the civilian booby-trapped neighborhoods of Gaza - and the control of media exposure for the deliriously nostalgic, sixties-anti-establishment agenda-driven international press - is a very good start.
However, all of Israel’s media and public relations offensives have been directed against the Palestinians themselves. There is another enemy being ignored, and it is the self-proclaimed moral barometer of the world; i.e., the Left.
The Left takes many forms. Most notable are the international, mainstream media outlets like the BBC and CNN, but there are also many players in the academic and entertainment worlds (funny how academia and entertainment go so well together), as well as anyone looking to be a part of the trend-driven, removed-from-reality world of the intellectual elite.
Here is a breakdown of a typical exchange on the battlefield of public opinion:
1) The Palestinians accuse Israel of human rights atrocities.
2) Israel responds (often too tentatively, but they are getting better) either that it is really the Palestinians’ fault, or that they will look into the matter.
3) The Left jump into the fracas and support the Palestinians, saying that Israel is 
There is another enemy being ignored, and it is the self-proclaimed moral barometer of the world.
guilty.
4) Israel reiterates to the Left that it is the Palestinians’ fault.
What you have then is Israel vs. the Palestinians, the Palestinians vs. Israel, and the Left vs. Israel. Mud is flying at Israel from two directions, at the Palestinians from one, and the Left is getting off scot-free. The thing about mud is that it sticks. No matter what you’re wearing, if enough mud is thrown, you’re going to get dirty.
It doesn’t matter how many times Israel exposes the accusations against her to be viciously contrived, the damage builds over time. The fact that the Palestinians are accruing (much deserved) mud as well would be enough if it were not for the fact that an unscathed ally is sticking up for them. It is high time the Left paid the price for their addict-like fixation with, and romanticizing of, the murderous, suicidal terrorists and their crusade against the Western establishment.
In war, as in any contest, the best defense is a good offense. Should Israel manage to put the Left on the defensive; should the agenda-driven journalist operate with the fear of being labeled a fraud, and the academic of being accused of murderous collaboration, and the Hollywood-rock-star of being perpetuators of human injustice - then we may just be privy to seeing truth and civility and general good begin to prevail in the battle for society’s soul.