Ronan Farrow: Is Israel Engaging in Propaganda by Promoting Tweets?

FARROW Here s a ░░░░░░░░ new facet of the ░░░░░░░░ it s gone digital ░░░░░░░░ is using social media ░░░░░░░░ spread its message quite ░░░░░░░░ and some are calling ░░░░░░░░ propaganda Here s a ░░░░░░░░ from yesterday describing weapons ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza residential neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ at the bottom left ░░░░░░░░ by PM of Israel ░░░░░░░░ s another one from ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday Hamas rejecting the ░░░░░░░░ deal and there it ░░░░░░░░ again promoted by PM ░░░░░░░░ Israel We reached out ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli Government for ░░░░░░░░ and haven t heard ░░░░░░░░ They may be a ░░░░░░░░ busy This is just ░░░░░░░░ development in a new ░░░░░░░░ front in modern warfare ░░░░░░░░ us is Aaron David ░░░░░░░░ at Woodrow Wilson International ░░░░░░░░ and has been advisor ░░░░░░░░ six secretaries of state ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East His ░░░░░░░░ book is The End ░░░░░░░░ Greatness Also with us ░░░░░░░░ Brown editor of Think ░░░░░░░░ he s been following ░░░░░░░░ promoted tweets Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for being here Hayes ░░░░░░░░ promoted tweets show up ░░░░░░░░ timelines even of those ░░░░░░░░ doesn t Netanyahu or ░░░░░░░░ on twitter How are ░░░░░░░░ being received online BROWN ░░░░░░░░ I mean they have ░░░░░░░░ received basically I think ░░░░░░░░ a new version of ░░░░░░░░ a full page op ░░░░░░░░ in The New York ░░░░░░░░ They re trying to ░░░░░░░░ the message out as ░░░░░░░░ as undiluted to many ░░░░░░░░ as possible And like ░░░░░░░░ said some people are ░░░░░░░░ of it as propaganda ░░░░░░░░ fact that Israel is ░░░░░░░░ for these tweets to ░░░░░░░░ seen by a wider ░░░░░░░░ but nothing in twitter ░░░░░░░░ that say that you ░░░░░░░░ t do this If ░░░░░░░░ s willing to pay ░░░░░░░░ money to get the ░░░░░░░░ out like this there ░░░░░░░░ nothing inherently wrong about ░░░░░░░░ But it has a ░░░░░░░░ vibe about to it ░░░░░░░░ think that they have ░░░░░░░░ money to get this ░░░░░░░░ of point across they ░░░░░░░░ being justified in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ That seems to be ░░░░░░░░ Aaron you actually are ░░░░░░░░ so sure of these ░░░░░░░░ effective and maybe not ░░░░░░░░ sure this is a ░░░░░░░░ Why is that MILLER ░░░░░░░░ I think that look ░░░░░░░░ m old So I ░░░░░░░░ not sure I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ of the impact of ░░░░░░░░ media and although it ░░░░░░░░ probably not entirely true ░░░░░░░░ mean look social media ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary role in ░░░░░░░░ so called Arab spring ░░░░░░░░ Islamic state in Syria ░░░░░░░░ Iraq Now the Islamic ░░░░░░░░ has mastered and perfected ░░░░░░░░ use of social media ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama just written ░░░░░░░░ book on Presidents great ░░░░░░░░ why we can t ░░░░░░░░ another one Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ 2012 holds a Presidential ░░░░░░░░ conference first ever in ░░░░░░░░ history of the Presidency ░░░░░░░░ mean everybody s doing ░░░░░░░░ I think the broader ░░░░░░░░ though is this there ░░░░░░░░ two wars going on ░░░░░░░░ There is the war ░░░░░░░░ the ground which is ░░░░░░░░ question of military tactics ░░░░░░░░ strategy successes and failures ░░░░░░░░ then there s what ░░░░░░░░ call the other war ░░░░░░░░ s the war for ░░░░░░░░ hearts and minds the ░░░░░░░░ war the war of ░░░░░░░░ And that war s ░░░░░░░░ important because as important ░░░░░░░░ what happens on the ░░░░░░░░ the image and the ░░░░░░░░ that is left in ░░░░░░░░ public s minds Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian public Europe the ░░░░░░░░ S much of the ░░░░░░░░ as to who won ░░░░░░░░ other war is going ░░░░░░░░ be extremely important crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Aaron I take your ░░░░░░░░ about twitter being widespread ░░░░░░░░ Of course that s ░░░░░░░░ case But what is ░░░░░░░░ about this story is ░░░░░░░░ tweets that are actually ░░░░░░░░ purchased Hayes you know ░░░░░░░░ world well when twitter ░░░░░░░░ this tweets they offer ░░░░░░░░ reception by gender geography ░░░░░░░░ device interest audiences that ░░░░░░░░ of twitter knowledge s ░░░░░░░░ day who do you ░░░░░░░░ Israel is targeting here ░░░░░░░░ I think Israel is ░░░░░░░░ couple of peoples They ░░░░░░░░ targeting Israelis so that ░░░░░░░░ Israeli people see what ░░░░░░░░ IDF is doing and ░░░░░░░░ they re doing what ░░░░░░░░ re doing So they ░░░░░░░░ targeting Americans especially those ░░░░░░░░ are interested in foreign ░░░░░░░░ I think so that ░░░░░░░░ get their story across ░░░░░░░░ feels attacked in the ░░░░░░░░ Israel often feels like ░░░░░░░░ media is not doing ░░░░░░░░ to show their side ░░░░░░░░ the story Both sides ░░░░░░░░ this way and so ░░░░░░░░ is one tactic that ░░░░░░░░ is making true to ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ views are heard around ░░░░░░░░ world.”