Topics of psychological warfare of the Zionist regime against the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon

A: Israel's media - psychological war

Israel has units that are activated in specific situations. Psychological operations unit of that regime is among them which were also activated during the 33-day war. In this context, more than 40 kinds of colorful and black-and-white leaflets were provided with the following specifications and were design during the 33 days of war, shoot from land, air and sea on the Lebanese people.
- Launches on the Earth were done through the use of artillery and shells, at sea and in the air aboard by warplanes and helicopters.
- Colors used in the Declaration were mostly pink and pale yellow.
- 50 percent of content of leaflets were with pictures and cartoons and 50 percent were designed with Arabic text.
- A large part of the text, content and images were declarations against Sayyed Hassan Nasr Allah.
- a part was also about to leave border villages, evacuating residential areas of Beirut, keeping distance with the headquarters and offices of Hezbollah, warning and threatening people to increase attacks, warning cars, trucks and people and the Lebanese army for not helping Hezbollah.
- Broadcasting two special notices including car deodorant with negative picture of Hassan and cypress
(national symbol of Lebanon's Flag) and a short message addressed to the Lebanese people by providing addresses to contacts with Israel, with phone numbers 0041797886237 and 00881621465627 URL: Info@all4lebanon.org
- In the foot of majority of declarations was the title of the Israeli government and in a part there was sign of Israeli army and Ministry of Defense.
- of other Israeli psychological impacts was phone call with Lebanese and sending short messages (sms) to influence, bribing, spying, etc..
- The material promises to those who give information to the Zionist regime. In this context, we can mention the promise of cash to residential unit. The promise was listed in the Declaration of internet site and Declaration containing the telephone number on the website. Including received messages of cell phone owners was news that the Zionist regime sent (most of the news were against Sayyed Hassan Nasr Allah).
- The Guardian (UNLIMITED GORDIAN) on the implementation of a multimedia advertisement campaign against the besieged people of southern Lebanon is document of the psychological activities of the Zionist regime.
- In addition to these, new radio stations for broadcasting views and propaganda of the Zionist regime of Israel was also another psychological warfare activity. Voice of Lebanon radio on frequencies FM 103/7 broadcasted programs.
The radio's voice was received over the Internet, too.
- Cutting off Hezbollah's satellite TV channel and broadcasting Israeli programs instead is of other Zionist regime's psychological impact.
- Encouraging people of the world to vote in survey of the sites in support of Israel, including CNN
- According to the Times of London on July 28th of 2006, Israel had encouraged students to use internet sites and chat rooms to send messages of support of Jewish activists based in Europe and America. In this context, five thousand members of the World Union of Jewish students stored special software on the Internet that stopped people from engaging in anti-Zionist sites and chat rooms.
- showing some photos as Hezbollah's actions in internet sites was of other activities of the Zionist regime in this field.
- Demolition of network buildings of Al-Manar and radio Nour.
- Attack of sites attributed to Hezbollah and hacking them by the Haganah.
- News, rumors and creating a psychological atmosphere through regional and cross-regional satellite networks against Hezbollah and the Lebanese.
- Using large news agencies such as Reuters, BBC, NBC, CNN, and Fax News and ...
In line with the objectives of the Zionist regime against the people of Lebanon to undermine popular support for the resistance.
- Attacking and destruction of Shiites and Hezbollah's publishing houses and press releases in Lebanon, in particular publishing houses of Mohammad Fuladgar, scientific publications, Daraltarf, Daralkotob Albahry, Daralhady, Daraalshoruq and Eraye al-dar.

(B) Acts of terrorism, kidnappings, espionage and discord with the aim of psychological effect on the people of Lebanon

- using dependent spying factors and elements in Lebanon in order to learn and weaken Islamic Resistance
- Assignment of Hezbollah to Iran and Syria in order to create division in the movement;
- Kidnapping, especially kidnapping of MPs and officials in the occupied territories in order to pressure on Hamas and Hezbollah. (For example we can mention detention of Aziz Dovik, the head of the Palestinian parliament said on 13/5/85);
- Creating intrigue and isolating Hezbollah in order to dry up resistance;
- Intensifying ethnic and religious fault lines in Lebanon to divide and weaken Hezbollah Front.
- Creating conflicts between politicians;
- Brutal attack on Qana and killing more than thirty children;
- The targeting of commanders and leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas;
- The introduction of Hezbollah as illegal and terrorist groups in public opinion;
- To create division as fatal share for the Islamic world and enjoying it for in line with Zionist purposes.

(C) Changing public opinion in Lebanon, the region and the world in line with the objectives of the Zionist regime

- Stimulating ethnicities and religions, especially Christians by bombarding parts of east Beirut, in order to stimulate the Christians against Hezbollah;
- Splashing impatience and skepticism virus among the people to turn away from resistance;
- Killing a large number of Lebanese people in order to change public opinion;
- Punishing the people against the stability and resistance against the occupying regime;
- Stereoscopic of support of powerful countries and global organizations for the Zionist regime in order to demoralize the people;
- exiting the American and European other countries' citizens from Lebanon to pressure the Lebanese public opinion;
- Introducing Israel as a peacekeeper in the Middle East;
- Suppression of popular resistance in the occupied territories;
- humiliating Arabs' lifestyle by Israeli regime;
- The weakening of faith, patience and trust in the people and the resistance to influence public opinion.

Advertising power and legend of the invincibility of the Zionist regime

- Magnification of power of the Zionist regime in world's opinion and thoughts;
- Promote and awe false myth of invincibility of the Zionist army;
- promoting the legend of invincibility and fake power of Zionist army;
- Promoting having the most advanced equipment and modern weapons, and precision-guided ultra-modern facilities and electronic warfare;
- Instilling fear of the new bomb in the people, the F-22 aircraft, cluster bombs, submarines, deployed aircraft from Incirlik, carcinogenic aircraft bombs which are able to detect heat sources;
- Promoting the deployment of warships to the coasts of Lebanon;
- Continuous threats to Israel as a mythical army;
- Zooming the power and grandeur of the Zionist regime in world media;
- Absolute confirmation of Israel by America.

(D) Social and economic impact to the Lebanese people and Hezbollah

- The bombing of roads, especially roads between cities and between Lebanon and Syria to cut off communications and outreach;
- displacing a million Lebanese by the bombings to pressure on Hezbollah;
- The destruction of thousands of homes for displacing people and breaking the resistance stability;
- Targeting trucks carrying food, fuel and medicine with the goal of putting people in distress;
- The bombing of power stations, fuel and bridges;
- Creating insecurity and crisis in Lebanon;
- Promoting the cause of the attack and the war between the Lebanese people and blaming Hezbollah.

Conclusion

During the 33 days battle and before and after it, the Zionist regime is making great efforts to create destroying atmosphere and beside distracting world public opinion and the region, it started to create discord among Lebanese groups, separate people from Hezbollah and enable the sectarian, ethnic and religious fault in Lebanon and Palestine. The regime by air devastating bomb attacks and fierce intensified his actions in creating psychological stress in the Lebanese people to surrender resistance. In this context, it used the media tools toward its own goals and to build international consensus and enjoying the international community, it increased political pressures.
So that it can reach the following objectives:
1. disarming Hezbollah
2. Pushing back Resistance till behind the Litani River
3. The deployment of NATO forces on the Lebanese border
4. Tightening American groups and relatives of France front in Lebanon
5. Attempts to assassinate main leaders of Hezbollah
6. Destruction of Hezbollah's places and military equipment
7. Paving the obstacles to the formation of a new Middle East
8. Complete destruction of Hezbollah's media facilities
9. Weakening of regional and trans-regional position of Hezbollah and the Islamic resistance
10. The selective implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Lebanon
11. Degeneration and removing Hamas and strengthening affiliated front to the system of domination
12. Accompanying the Arabic states dependent on Israel and guaranteeing the security of the regime.
In general, given the victory of Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance, Hezbollah's leader worldwide increasing popularity and people of the world following Islamic resistance, we can say military action and psychological warfare of Israel were in three axes of "inside Lebanon and the Occupied Territories, Middle East, and international environment."
Due to the strong influence it has had among the Zionist lobby and the heads of states and economic - media agencies and has used all their leverage and the continuous presence of representatives of America and their efforts evident in the region, it have failed. It has been divine promise to the believers and fighters in God's way which is manifested in the success of Hezbollah fighters. Of course, with the help of Providence, resistance of Hezbollah's fighters and the Lebanese people's support and commanding and devise of Hassan Nasr Allah, leader and hero, proper planning in the implementation of psychological operations against the Zionist regime and neutralizing the psychological impact of Israel has been involved in this victory, a detailed discussion of takes separate.