Miltary propoganda is almost always executed well (pardon the pun).

The Bolsheviks had some great artists working for them.

Uncle Sam is an icon of Course:

Even Volkswagen, one of the most-admired advertisers in history got its start in NAZI propaganda:

And us Aussies were pretty handy at the poster too, although why would you want to go and fight in a trench with all these hotties waiting at home:

Fitting then, that the Israeli military have done a pretty good job putting together their YouTube channel. You need to be over 18 and logged in to view the content, but once you’re in, they present a pretty good case for what they’re up to. Allowing the world to see ‘Hamas members’ loading ‘rockets’ onto the back of a ute from the sights of an Israeli helicopter gunship is a compelling bit of propoganda. Of course, they won’t show you the attacks that miss their target (stand by for the Hamas channel, coming soon) and you have to treat each video in context as a biased historical document, but it’s a sign of the times that the Israeli military are using social media to give credence to their cause. They need to be careful though, they’re not allowing comments on their videos, and like any corporation who tries to control the dialogue, their message is likely to backfire on them. It won’t be long before Palestinians start using social media to show their side of the story. Propganda can backfire badly even when you think you’re in control - throw your message open to the world and who knows what will happen.