“Israeli” Opinion Sways with Nasrallah Speeches, Study Reveals
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A private study for the University of Haifa revealed that Secretary General of Hizbullah His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was the first Arab leader in 30 years who, through his speeches, had the potential to affect the "Israeli" public, "Israeli" newspaper Haaretz reported on the memory of July 2006 war.
"Israeli" chief intelligence officer for the Central Command of the "Israeli" War Forces, Colonel Ronen studied Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speeches during the July war.
Ronen analyzed 10 speeches for Hizbullah Secretary General that were broadcasted during the 33 days of war, and said Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was the first Arab leader to affect "Israeli" public opinion since Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, in the 1960s.
He said that Sayyed Nasrallah's speeches were widely covered in "Israel" during the 2006 war and drew harsh responses from senior political and military officials.
The "Israeli" officer said that what influenced the public was the rhetoric and content of Sayyed Nasrallah's speeches that included an understanding of the development of the war based on information from the field. It moreover focused on what Sayyed Nasrallah took to be proof of the Zionist war forces' weakness.
The report argued that if the "Israeli" decision makers have analyzed these speeches in the right time it could have altered the course of the war.
"The main term that Nasrallah repeated throughout the war in his speeches was "sumud", Arabic for "standing firm" or "steadfastness", the report indicated, adding that Sayyed Nasrallah's rhetoric was aimed at supporting and strengthening the "steadfastness" in terms of social unity and solidarity among the Lebanese.
The report said that in his speeches, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah argued that the war was the result of "Israel's" over-reaction to the "Israeli" soldiers' abduction, as well as an "Israeli" desire to avenge its humiliation over its 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon.
On the other hand, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah argued that the attack was part of an American and "Israeli" plot to exterminate Hizbullah, a plot foiled by the abduction.
A private study for the University of Haifa revealed that Secretary General of Hizbullah His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was the first Arab leader in 30 years who, through his speeches, had the potential to affect the "Israeli" public, "Israeli" newspaper Haaretz reported on the memory of July 2006 war.
"Israeli" chief intelligence officer for the Central Command of the "Israeli" War Forces, Colonel Ronen studied Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speeches during the July war.
Ronen analyzed 10 speeches for Hizbullah Secretary General that were broadcasted during the 33 days of war, and said Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was the first Arab leader to affect "Israeli" public opinion since Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, in the 1960s.
He said that Sayyed Nasrallah's speeches were widely covered in "Israel" during the 2006 war and drew harsh responses from senior political and military officials.
The "Israeli" officer said that what influenced the public was the rhetoric and content of Sayyed Nasrallah's speeches that included an understanding of the development of the war based on information from the field. It moreover focused on what Sayyed Nasrallah took to be proof of the Zionist war forces' weakness.
The report argued that if the "Israeli" decision makers have analyzed these speeches in the right time it could have altered the course of the war.
"The main term that Nasrallah repeated throughout the war in his speeches was "sumud", Arabic for "standing firm" or "steadfastness", the report indicated, adding that Sayyed Nasrallah's rhetoric was aimed at supporting and strengthening the "steadfastness" in terms of social unity and solidarity among the Lebanese.
The report said that in his speeches, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah argued that the war was the result of "Israel's" over-reaction to the "Israeli" soldiers' abduction, as well as an "Israeli" desire to avenge its humiliation over its 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon.
On the other hand, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah argued that the attack was part of an American and "Israeli" plot to exterminate Hizbullah, a plot foiled by the abduction.
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