Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers have taken their battle to the Internet.
Israel posted video of its attacks on rocket launchers over the past five days on a new YouTube channel to try to show the world the threat against it.
But YouTube temporarily yanked the clips on Tuesday after viewers, apparently supporters of Hamas, flagged it as objectionable and asked that it be taken down. The video sharing Web site restored the video a few hours later, labeling it inappropriate for minors.
”The blogosphere and the new media are basically a war zone” in a battle for world opinion, military spokesman Maj. Avital Leibovich said Wednesday.
Leibovich said the new YouTube channel and a new blog the military is launching are an important part of Israel’s attempt to explain its actions abroad.