(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Irwin J. Mansdorf - Psychological warfare between Israel and its enemies involves an asymmetric equation. Whereas the Palestinian Arab leadership benefits from and encourages victim status, Israel does not. Many international media sources enable the Palestinian leadership by selective and biased reporting of events focusing on Palestinian victimhood. Israeli political leaders have a special responsibility to project security and confidence during a conflict. Strategically, preventing psychological dysfunction such as public panic is critical to stabilizing the populace in future conflicts likely to challenge the homefront. Irwin J. (Yitzchak) Mansdorf, PhD., is a clinical psychologist and a fellow at the Jerusalem Center, specializing in political psychology.
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