"Propaganda [3] is a part of war," writes Matthias Gebauer from Israel. "Vast armies of public relations workers develop an emotionally charged image meant to provide media and public support for the conflict's architects." And, "it's hard to criticize Israel [4] for wanting to see victims of Hezbollah [5] rockets ... in the media. ... Still, Israel's support and supervision of foreign journalists seems downright excessive. ... When covering other crisis regions, German reporters often have to make an effort to be extra nice and polite and have to search out interviewees and contacts themselves. Not here. In Israel, reporters are on an all-inclusive package trip -- and are well looked after." One of many recent emails to reporters from the Israeli government's press office offered interviewees on 11 topics related to military operations in Lebanon [6]. "There's no need to go anywhere," Gebauer adds, quoting an Israeli press officer as saying, "The contacts can be reached by phone. It's better to do it that way, especially for the radio."