Douglas Murray - Hamas has to lose the war and it has to know it (Pt.1)

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Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray returns to State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special.
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In this first installment, Murray takes us deep inside Israel’s battle not just on the battlefield — but in the court of global opinion. With rare clarity, he breaks down how media narratives, international hypocrisy, and strategic misinformation are becoming as dangerous as missiles.
In Part 2 of our deep-dive with renowned British author and commentator Douglas Murray, we turn the spotlight to Israel’s communications war. 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:
- 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
- Douglas’s take on the moral confusion in the West
- What a real strategy for global messaging could look like
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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director/Editor - Benny Goldman
Studio Manager - Lotem Segev
Graphics - Thomas Girsch
Interns - Jesse Sklar & Alice Milner
00:00 – Opening
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
30:20 - Hamas as "The Noble Savage"
40:00 - The weaponization of Gaza
51:07 - Three 'D's of defeating Hamas
1:00:53 - Final Thoughts: Why This War Is Different

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Chapters

1. Douglas Murray - Hamas has to lose the war and it has to know it (Pt.1) (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas (00:12:14)

3. (Cont.) Douglas Murray 2 Pt.1 (00:12:53)