TY - JOUR
T1 - From ‘rambo’ to ‘sitting ducks’ and back again
T2 - The israeli soldier in the media
AU - Rosman, Elisheva
AU - Israeli, Zipi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/1/2
Y1 - 2015/1/2
N2 - The image of the Israeli soldier has transmuted over time. This is particularly true when examining this image in Israeli media. As media reflects social changes, understanding the development of the image of the Israeli soldier in Israeli media may be indicative of wider transformations. During the 1982 Lebanon War the Israeli soldier was identified chiefly as a tough, masculine figure; a warrior. In the 1990s, there was a gradual transformation into a more vulnerable image: a scared, fragile survivor, who wants to return home in one piece. Conversely, during the first decade of the twenty-first century, the framing of the Israeli soldier becomes more complex, with both images present in the media. However, despite the fact both images appear, during this final period the ‘warrior’ image receives more visibility. Using theoretical literature from the fields of communications and civil–military– media relations, and covering two major Israeli news publications – Yediot Aharonot and Haaretz – this article traces the image of the Israeli soldier from the 1982 Lebanon War (1982) to Operation Cast Lead (2008–9).
AB - The image of the Israeli soldier has transmuted over time. This is particularly true when examining this image in Israeli media. As media reflects social changes, understanding the development of the image of the Israeli soldier in Israeli media may be indicative of wider transformations. During the 1982 Lebanon War the Israeli soldier was identified chiefly as a tough, masculine figure; a warrior. In the 1990s, there was a gradual transformation into a more vulnerable image: a scared, fragile survivor, who wants to return home in one piece. Conversely, during the first decade of the twenty-first century, the framing of the Israeli soldier becomes more complex, with both images present in the media. However, despite the fact both images appear, during this final period the ‘warrior’ image receives more visibility. Using theoretical literature from the fields of communications and civil–military– media relations, and covering two major Israeli news publications – Yediot Aharonot and Haaretz – this article traces the image of the Israeli soldier from the 1982 Lebanon War (1982) to Operation Cast Lead (2008–9).
KW - Framing
KW - HIC
KW - Israel Defence Forces
KW - LIC
KW - Media image
KW - Survivor
KW - Warrior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921933034&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13537121.2014.984423
DO - 10.1080/13537121.2014.984423
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SN - 1353-7121
VL - 21
SP - 112
EP - 130
JO - Israel Affairs
JF - Israel Affairs
IS - 1
ER -