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...
Paging Trump
A golden pager for Trump. What a cute commemoration of a law of war violation by a U.S. military partner. www.justsecurity.org/103184/amend…...
Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Sixteen) – updated
This is the sixteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. While there is a ceasefire...
Lebanon-Israel Crisis (updated)
I’m focusing on social media/tech issues and crisis coverage here. Check the earlier post on Exploding Pagers. Follow X @garybunt for updates on this shifting situation. Warning: sensitive content....
Amsterdam Unrest
Updated: There are significant social media elements to the conflict between Israeli football supporters and local Amsterdam pro-Palestine supporters. Be advised: social media captures provocative actions accompanied by incendiary...
Meta ‘censorship‘ allegations
The New Arab, Meta Israel policy chief Jordana Cutler allegedly ‘censoring’ pro-Palestine Instagram posts, 22 Oct 2024 “Jordana Cutler, a former member of the Israeli government and advisor to...
Exploding Pagers
Updated I’m following this fast-changing situation in Lebanon (there’s more on my X @garybunt). I’ve updated as new elements become available. Warning: Sensitive content. Reuters, What is Israel’s secretive...