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David Brinn , THE JERUSALEM POST
They look and sound like your typical headbanging heavy metal band - hairy, macho and loud. But those able to discern the lyrics that accompany the music of popular Swedish rockers Sabaton might be in for a Zionist surprise.

Rather than focusing on Satan and evil, or the more commonplace sex, drugs and rock & roll, Sabaton’s songs dissect the world’s rich history of war. And on their 2006 song “Counterstrike,” their praise for the military victory achieved by the IDF in 1967’s Six Day War reads like a speech that Israel’s new representative at the UN, Gabriela Shalev, might give in defense of her country - if she were hairy, macho and loud.

“Six days of fire, one day of rest
June ‘67 taught them respect
Control Jerusalem”

…and

“Three nations fallen in six days of war
Traitorous neighbors
Received as deserved
Under the sun in the dust of the war
One nation standing stronger than before”

It’s highly improbable that the Foreign Ministry is aware of the latest hasbara (public diplomacy) tool in Israel’s arsenal. But the “Counterstrike” video on YouTube featuring vintage footage of IDF fighters juxtaposed over the …

(IsraelNN.com) According to the intelligence community in Israel, Hizbullah terrorists are becoming increasingly computer savvy, using Facebook to learn more about IDF soldiers, potential targets for kidnappings.

Yeshiva World News reported that IDF intelligence officials are concerned that soldiers may unwittingly give the enemy information through social networking sites or even arrange to meet an internet companion who is in fact a terrorist. The IDF has undertaken an aggressive awareness campaign for soldiers, instructing them to be careful regarding what information they may reveal, cautioning and instructing them not to reveal the name of the branch of the service in which they serve, unit details et cetera. This is especially true of soldiers serving in the air force, intelligence, and elite combat units.

Dangerous liaisons
One military intelligence official explained that Facebook has become a major resource for terrorists seeking to gather information on soldiers and IDF units.

Other concerns including meetings arranged via Facebook in which soldiers remain unaware of
A soldier who serves in an intelligence unit was recently sentenced to 19 days in a military jail for posting a photo of his base on Facebook.
the true identity of terrorists, befriending them and then revealing classified information that will be used …

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