
The images of victory against terror can sometimes backfire
Recently the public saw photos and videos of of terrorists prisoners in Gaza stripped and bound being rounded up by troops, some surrendering their weapons, most semi-naked to make sure they were not carrying bombs as they were forced to kneel or sit on the ground. The photos were leaked by IDF soldiers and were not part, apparently, of the IDF’s psychological warfare operations. But it sparked concerns, even outrage, that the IDF maybe violating possible rights of prisoners or humiliating them. Reserve Colonel Miri Eisen, the director of the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at…
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