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The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict

Marvin Kalb
Harvard University - John F. Kennedy School of Government

February 2007

KSG Working Paper No. RWP07-012

Abstract:
Based on content analysis of global media and interviews with many diplomats and journalists, this paper describes the trajectory of the media from objective observer to fiery advocate, becoming in fact a weapon of modern warfare. The paper also shows how an open society, Israel, is victimized by its own openness and how a closed sect, Hezbollah, can retain almost total control of the daily message of journalism and propaganda.

Keywords: Ethics/Political Philosophy, Information Technology, Intergovernmental Relations, International Affairs/Globalization, International Security, Leadership/Conflict Management, Political Science, Press and Public Policy, Science, Technology and Public Policy

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Date posted: March 13, 2007 ; Last revised: March 13, 2007

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Kalb, Marvin, The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict (February 2007). KSG Working Paper No. RWP07-012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=963132

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