War and symbols
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# PROPHECY UPDATE
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## Tuesday, September 2, 2025
### War and symbols
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**War and symbols**
Fiamma Nirenstein
Wars today are not fought only on the battlefield; they are fought on the airwaves, in newspapers, on social media feeds and in United Nations chambers. For Israel, communication has become the eighth front, as dangerous as the missiles from Lebanon or the tunnels under Gaza. It fuels antisemitism, incites anti-Christian hatred and undermines democratic societies worldwide.
This week, Israel struck a decisive blow on that front by eliminating **Hudahaifa Kahlout** , better known as Abu Obeida, Hamas’s long-serving spokesman and propaganda mastermind. Since 2004, with his masked face and nasal, militant tones, he had been the voice of Hamas terror.
He announced the kidnapping of **Gilad Shalit** in 2006. He spread threats against hostages, most recently warning that captives would be used as human shields if the IDF entered Gaza. And above all, he built the narrative that criminalized Israel with the words “genocide” and “starvation,” a campaign amplified by _Al Jazeera_ , Hamas’s bogus “ministries,” and an international press too willing to repeat Hamas figures without scrutiny.
For Hamas supporters and apologists, Abu Obeida was an icon. For Israel and the Jewish people, he was a symbol of the propaganda war that has poisoned world opinion. His elimination is a blow not only to Hamas’s military command but also to its global disinformation campaign.
At the same time, the United States sent a powerful signal of its own: **Mahmoud Abbas** will not be allowed into the US to attend the UN General Assembly or **Emmanuel Macron’s** side meeting pushing for recognition of a Palestinian state.
It is not the first time Washington has barred a Palestinian leader. **Yasser Arafat** was once denied entry, only to deliver his infamous 1974 Geneva speech, pistol in one hand and olive branch in the o