You Cab't Win a War of Words by Being Always on the Defense
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Submitted by Maven7, Jan 29, 2016 23:27

The problem is that for over a half century Arabs have been on the attack, distorting, ignoring or inverting history, and indulging in unspeakable chutzpa in doing so. Defenders of Israel, on the other hand, do not take the initiative when it comes to telling their side of the story. At best they limit themselves to correcting individual Arab distortions and falsehoods. Sometimes not even that. But it was Lincoln, I believe, who said that a lie is half way around the world by the time the truth gets its boots on. So in a war of words and ideas, the same as in a war of weapons, you can't win by equipping your army only with shields. The Israelis have been grossly deficient in telling their story. So it's no wonder they are losing the war of words, even if they have been victorious in all military wars. Aren't they supposed to be smart? Evidently not on this subject.

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