Article: Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Amitava Sanyal column: And the world watched: Toothless in Gaza.(Column)

Byline: Amitava Sanyal

Jan. 24--Whether the ceasefire in Gaza holds or not, one war will go on unabated. This 'other war' is often more vindictive than the one that has claimed more than a thousand lives in less than a month. In the long run, it's this other war that will cause more damage. I am talking of the PR blitzkrieg -- the war over hearts and minds -- that's being waged over all channels of communication. Make no mistake: both the warring sides are dead serious about the PR war. Israel has always minded its hasbara, a Hebrew word that literally means 'explanation', and has a committee to oversee it. No wonder it blamed the 'failure' of its previous ...

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