IDF’s YouTube Clips Restored
YouTube has decided to reinstate IDF clips of attacks on Hamas targets which had been pulled earlier this week. AP/Ha’aretz report today:
YouTube briefly yanked the [IDF] clips on Tuesday, saying it was inappropriate, only to restore it a few hours later, labeling it inappropriate for minors, the military said.
“We were saddened on December 30, 2008 when YouTube took down some of our exclusive footage,” the military wrote on its YouTube channel page. Fortunately, due to blogger and viewer support, YouTube has returned the footage they removed. . . .
“The blogosphere and the new media are basically a war zone in a battle for world opinion,” said IDF spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovich said. She added that the YouTube channel is an important part of Israel’s attempt to explain its actions abroad.
“In modern-day warfare, some battles are conducted through the media,” said Gideon Doron, former chairman of the government agency that oversaw the privatization of television and radio services in Israel.
“Many of the victories of modern warfare are mediated by the media,” Doron said. “We have Internet and all kinds of modern communication, and the Israeli military apparently decided that it has to broadcast its message through these tools.”
The military says its clips have attracted more than 230,000 hits since going online Monday.
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