Gaza releases
Palestinian prisoner releases were blocked at the time of posting. Militants have handed over the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 2023 attack, with Hamas...
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Three) – updated
This news section represents content primarily generated from 8 December 2023 onwards (some posts were created before that date). Month One is here. Month Two is here It’s depressing...
Zara backlash
Arab News, Social media users call for Zara boycott after ‘Gaza destruction-inspired’ ad campaign sparks uproar online, 10 Dec 2023 “Spanish fashion retailer Zara is facing an online backlash for...
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Two) – updated
This news section represents content primarily generated from 8 November 2023 onwards (some posts were created before that date). Month One is here. Month Three is here Commentary on...
Deepfake Issues
Alexandra Barinka, Bloomberg, TikTok Struggles to Take Down Deepfake Videos of Hamas’ Victims, 4 Dec 2023 “Bloomberg reviewed dozens of deepfake videos on TikTok portraying victims of tragedy in...
“Hamas dot com”
I came across the “Hamas dot com” story in this week’s Private Eye. I’ve tracked back on the story and found the following related links. The site is now...
Israel ‘AI‘
Harry Davies, Bethan McKernan and Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian, ‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza, 1 Dec 2023. “The slowly emerging picture of how Israel’s military...
TikTok Converts and Qur’an Encounters
Alaina Demopoulos, The Guardian, Young Americans are picking up the Qur’an ‘to understand the resilience of Muslim Palestinians’, 20 November 2023. “Rice is not alone in wanting to experience...
Fiona Hill Interview
Analysis by Fiona Hill of contemporary global political contexts in this comprehensive interview by Lewis Goodall on LBC’s The Newsagents. Check out the programme link below.