There was a lot of internal criticism of Israel's media handling throughout the previous conflicts. Israelis consider themselves the defenders, and the policy o

There was a lot of internal criticism of Israel's media handling throughout the previous conflicts. Israelis consider themselves the defenders, and the policy of sparingly releasing information over the conventional channels just made it look like a sinister government that tries to hide something. Personally, I find the tone of the current campaign a bit too brash but perhaps this is more effective than dabbling with the finer rhetoric and points of this conflict. Israel's media activities won't make any Hamas supporter switch sides, but they are important for the wider neutral population which isn't aware of the details and isn't actively supporting one side or the other (it's the "Oh why can't they have peace" or "Let's nuke the Middle East and be done with it" crowd). Overall it's a good step forward in the accountability of governments towards the common people.