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Recently the public saw photos and videos of of terrorists prisoners in Gaza stripped and bound being rounded up by troops, some surrendering their weapons, most semi-naked to make sure they were not carrying bombs as they were forced to kneel or sit on the ground. The photos were leaked by IDF soldiers and were not part, apparently, of the IDF’s psychological warfare operations. But it sparked concerns, even outrage, that the IDF maybe violating possible rights of prisoners or humiliating them. Reserve Colonel Miri Eisen, the director of the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at Reichman University, said there were two aspects of images in war: showing victory for yourself and showing the other side they were defeated and sometimes this same image can backfire. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that in the Middle East strength is revered and that images may not look well in the West, but do in the region among both Israel’s friends and foes. (photo: screeshot) See omnystudio.com/listener for priv