Israeli Shock and Awe in Lebanon Aims to Create Anger, Fear, Panic, Division (The New Atlas)

Accompanying Israeli aggression against Lebanon is a central psychological element of "shock and awe" meant to amplify the very real destruction and damage being done to Lebanon and Hezbollah.

It is designed to create fear, anger, panic, division, and desertion among US-Israeli opponents and disrupt the ability to resist military operations.

Independent media, by remaining objective and avoiding sensationalism, creates a bulwark against the effects of "shock and awe."



Looking at the situation objectively, the conflict is the result of mass migration. Almost all the Israelis are migrants from Europe. The war here is essentially a battle over territory. Hezbollah rose to power thanks to the destabilisation caused from the creation of Israel. The only way the fighting will end is when viable borders are created in which the Palestinians and Israelis can live (problematically) side by side, or if one side wipes out the other. The extremist leaders on both sides of the fighting undoubtedly want to exterminate their opposition.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 29, 2024.]