Tasteless and dehumanizing embodies the idea that Palestinian children are targets. Read more about Israeli soldier posts disturbing Instagram photo of child in crosshairs of his rifle
Hashtags declaring solidarity with Palestine are proving many times more popular than pro-Zionist ones. Read more about Gaza thwarts Israeli propaganda with Twitter
In this week’s podcast: A report from Jalal Abukhater on the Palestinian Authority police’s violent attacks on Palestinian protesters in Ramallah – “They tried to do this without anyone seeing them on camera.” Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Jalal Abukhater on PA repression - 6 July 2012
The Electronic Intifada is more infuential in “digital diplomacy” than most Israeli leaders, an Agence France Presse survey finds. Find out who else is on top! Read more about The Electronic Intifada beats most Israeli leaders in Twitter influence: AFP
A Jewish Agency propaganda official is caught perpetuating a blatant lie denying Israel’s role in the death of a Palestinian toddler. Read more about Jewish Agency official Avi Mayer blames Israel's social media ineptness on "lying" Palestinians
The Israeli embassy in London, along with pro-Israel bodies in Britain, is coordinating a planned effort to counter the call for a boycott of drama group Habima, it has been revealed. Read more about Israel’s UK embassy plans Twitter campaign against boycott of Tel Aviv theater group
The social media efforts which recently brought global attention to Palestinian nonviolent resistance (Khader Adnan) and to the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian intimate and family relationships (Love Under Apartheid) did not do so by chance. Neither effort could have succeeded without a sound understanding of several key social media concepts. Although several news articles and blog posts have reported on these campaigns, none have yet explored the question of why the efforts were effective. Read more about Social Media Principles Behind the Khader Adnan and Love Under Apartheid Campaigns
The Israel lobby group BICOM is organizing a five-day “social media delegation” of UK bloggers to “to Israel and the Palestinian Authority” starting on Sunday. Read more about Leaked email shows Israel lobby group BICOM plans propaganda tour for bloggers
American actress and comedian Roseanne Barr and former Obama administration State Department official Anne-Marie Slaugher are among the latest people to join criticism of Israel’s use of administrative detentions of Palestinians highlighted by the 65 day hunger strike of Khader Adnan as global attention, solidarity grow. Read more about Roseanne Barr and former Obama official join criticism of Israel as Khader Adnan on day 65 of hunger strike
Protests in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan made his plight impossible to ignore. Read more about Standing in solidarity with Khader Adnan