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Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray joins State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special. 

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Recorded back in March, this special part 2 of our deep-dive with renowned British author and commentator Douglas Murray, we turn the spotlight to the implications for Western democracies and the stakes at play for not just Israel but the Western World. How do democracies like Israel battle a terrorist organization like Hamas on the information front? What happens behind closed doors when world leaders, journalists, and spokespersons debate the truth?

Douglas gives a raw, unfiltered look into the invisible battlefield: one waged on TV screens, in headlines, and through viral tweets. This is the side of the war you won’t see on the news.

👇 Key topics in this episode:
- Douglas’s take on the moral confusion in the West
- Why the media war is as important as the military one
- The tactics Israel uses to brief foreign press
- How Hamas manipulates civilian imagery for global gain
- The unseen challenges Israeli spokespeople face
- What a real strategy for global messaging could look like

00:00 – Opening & Recap from Part 1
02:42 – Israel’s Media Response Strategy
06:15 – Fighting Propaganda: A War of Narratives
10:50 – Briefing the Press During War
15:08 – Western Hypocrisy & Media Double Standards
19:40 – Psychological Warfare & Image Management
24:05 – How Israel Can Win the Narrative War
40:25 - The Israeli social contract
58:43 - The "original sin" of Israel
1:13:01 - War has returned to Europe

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