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Originally Posted by Bagor
What's the rationale behind Israel banning the international press from entering Gaza?
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Well my guess
The Israeli Palestinian conflict has largely become a propaganda war. It's kind of bizarre, but the victor seams less about who can win a conflict and more about who can present themselves as the greater victim.
In addition, the media in general has a tendency to report sensationalist stories so they are more likely to focus on the tragedies in the Gaza strip instead of the continual small attacks on Israel. The world outcry following the report of these stories is normally what stops Israel from accomplishing any of their goals. It seems like Israel is just trying to buy themselves as much time as possible.
Israel also can't guarantee the safety of the media. Israel has already had to deal with various accusations from the last camera man that died.
I'm not entirely sure this is a wise move for Israel because in the modern day anyone with a computer or cell phone can be a cameraman. Instead of a professional account of things, the world is likely to see doctored footage from Hamas. Although there is the counter argument that the mainstream media is unlikely to report this stuff fairly anyways, and it's entirely possible Israel is just fed up with the way their story is being portrayed.