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Israel and the Battleground of Ideas

05/10/2012 11:13 By DOVID EFUNE

It is no longer enough for the Jewish State to have virtuous arguments but also to be loud.

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Have you ever witnessed a bird trapped inside a room with glass windows, trying to escape? It's an agonizing sight. Unable to identify the point of obstruction, inevitably the poor feathered creature rams repeatedly into the glass until it knocks itself unconscious. This was how I felt on Sunday while watching the Jerusalem Post Conference panel on "the delegitimization of Israel."

I respect most of the people who sat on the panel on a personal level as genuine, well-meaning individuals. Each was passionate, some in selfless dedication; others appeared less sincere and more self-righteous. It became clear that while informed and eloquent spokespeople for Israel, many of these Jewish leaders charged with addressing possibly the greatest Jewish challenge of our time are somewhat lacking when it comes to grasping the fundamentals of modern mass communication and charting paths to victory in the battleground of ideas.

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Israel and the Battleground of Ideas

It is no longer enough for the Jewish State to have virtuous arguments but also to be loud.

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