Resilience, deterrent capability, a developmental vision, and an economy that firmly establishes its presence with stability—and history will write about it.
Illusory victories, imagined triumphs, invincible armies, extraordinary capabilities, an imminent liberation, and a pre-dug grave for the enemy—this is how media that claims professionalism presents itself, while actually doing nothing but manufacturing illusions and implanting them in people’s minds.
Unfortunately, this narrative is no longer confined to specific media platforms but is now echoed by many young Arabs, unaware that what is being told to them is not the truth, but a fabricated story serving those who write, dictate, and direct it. The youth have drifted away from reality, losing the ability to distinguish between what is truly happening on the ground and what they are meant to believe under the influence of mobilization and slogans.
Media planted illusions until they became part of everyday conversations, repeated in homes, and reshared on social pages, leaving no room for discussion or critical thinking.
They misled them into believing that a loud voice equals strength, while strength is measured by results, not noise.
They misled them into thinking that fiery rhetoric serves as a deterrent, while deterrence is built on capabilities.
They led them to believe that the priority was Palestine, whereas the real priority was influence and expansion.
They misled them about the victory of “Hamas” and Gaza, while reality speaks of tens of thousands of martyrs and a society in which all aspects of life have been destroyed.
They made them believe that “Hezbollah’s” path was solely toward Jerusalem, while in reality, the party took every road except the one to Jerusalem.
They assured them of Israel’s destruction, while destruction engulfed Gaza and Lebanon.
They convinced them of their protective abilities, resulting in more than a million homeless refugees.
They assured them of the enemy’s downfall, while those who fell were the leaders of the same project—Nasrallah, Sinwar, and Khamenei.
Regrettably, they also misled them into believing that Arabs are one body, one line, and one military force, while the reality shows that the Gulf stands firm in facing threats and defending stability, amid an absent Arab influence matching the magnitude of the threats.
And they deceived them into believing that the UAE would collapse and be destroyed, while the reality tells a completely different story: resilience, deterrent capability, a developmental vision, and an economy firmly establishing its presence—one that history will record.
The greatest illusion was the claim that Iran and its proxies bear responsibility for the Palestinian cause and work toward the liberation of Palestine, while the truth is that the confrontation has prolonged, the destruction has widened, and no real front has been opened to change the equation, nor have the slogans been translated into actions matching the magnitude of the discourse.
The same illusion was applied to what was called the “Support Front” from southern Lebanon, which turned out to be only limited movements that did not change the course nor settle a confrontation, but maintained only the minimum of image and slogan.
They also deluded them into believing that Iran protects Islam, while the truth is that Iranian weapons have frequently been aimed at the chests of Arab and Islamic countries, their stability, and their peoples more than at their declared enemies.
They deluded them, then believed the illusion themselves.
They distanced themselves from reality and lived inside a carefully crafted narrative, promoted by mobilization media not seeking truth but influence, not creating awareness but deepening division, and feeding minds with slogans instead of facts.
Truth is not built by chanting, nor measured by slogans, nor manufactured in studios. Truth is seen on the ground, and what is on the ground speaks a completely different language.
This is not media; it is an illusion machine—a machine that produces paper victories, auditory triumphs, and invincible armies only on screens. It anaesthetizes minds with slogans, replacing reality with chants, and convinces its audience that defeat is merely a “tactical stage” and destruction the “price of victory.”
What is sold today as “victory” is often the management of defeat. What is marketed as “awareness” is, in reality, the recycling of illusion.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the writers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Annahar.
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