"Mo’min Swaitat uncovered 10,000 tapes in the West Bank during lockdown, and digitised Riad Awwad’s ...
Category: Palestine,
Middle East Eye, Facebook employees questioned restrictions on Palestine posts during Gaza offensive "Documents shared by a Facebook whistleblower reveal concern among employees that tech giant was censoring pro-Palestine content."
Al Jazeera, Sheikh Jarrah’s El-Kurd twins make TIME top 100 list
“Through online posts and media appearances, sibling activists Mohammed and Muna El-Kurd provided the world with a window into living under occupation in East Jerusalem this spring ..."
Jacklin Kwan, Wired, Mohammed is Palestinian. Why does 23andMe think he’s Egyptian?
"Genetic ancestry tests such as 23andMe attempt to place individuals into neatly-defined country groups. But people from Palestine are finding their heritage erased."
Hussein Ibish, The National, The row over selling ice-cream in the West Bank is a big deal "This dust-up is taking place entirely at the rhetorical and symbolic registers. And in that sense, Ben & Jerry's ...
The symbolism of watermelons - an intriguing piece on Palestinian art and protest
How did the watermelon become a symbol of resistance for Palestinians? pic.twitter.com/AFigHDVSnl
— AJ+ (@ajplus) June ...
This is a nice cartoon from Emad Hajjaj, showing the relationship between social media and Palestinian causes:
Great cartoon https://t.co/vDYpFxYb7W
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) June ...
Important comments on the impact of social media, from Husam Zomlot:
The decades long dominant narrative framed & fed by Israel is being challenged, thanks to Palestinian & world youth who bypassed the wall of mainstream media via social media & alternative platforms. ...
"Amid the signatories are a slew of international popular artists including ...
Social media responses to the Palestine situation which have caught my attention are posted below. You can also find related posts on my Twitter feed @garybunt] which is elsewhere on this page. Any sensible suggestions within the parameters of this blog are welcomed:
“You don’t look Palestinian, ...
"As Facebook contends with internal allegations of censorship, unequal enforcement, and pro-Israel ...
Middle East Eye, Google search results suggest Palestinian keffiyeh a symbol of terrorism
"The iconic Palestinian keffiyeh, a chequered black and white scarf that is usually worn around the head or neck, is the preferred headgear ...
Haaretz discusses the reality of bombs on Gaza, rather than the sanitised images generated by 'official' 'IDF' [sic] media:
Also on @haaretzcom: See the huge difference between how the attacks on Gaza appear in IDF videos and ...
Scroll down for the latest news; the focus is on social media and internet related issues within this catastrophic sequence of events associated with al-Aqsa, Sheikh Jarrah, Palestine and Gaza. I am re-purposing tweets and other content, in an attempt to develop a time line. Please be patient as the page loads - there's (unfortunately) a lot of content:
Mohammed Haddad, Al Jazeera, Mapping Israeli occupation
" Thirteen maps explain how Israel’s military control over the Palestinian people affects every aspect of their lives."
Joseph Cox, Motherboard, Vice, Google Won't Say If It Will Update Its Blurry Maps of Gaza
"Images of Israel and Gaza are now legal to distribute. But Google is still running outdated images on Maps, potentially hindering open source conflict researchers."
"As Palestinians and their supporters have shared images and posts about the violence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, ...
Vice News, Inside the Battle for Jerusalem
"Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed 213 people and Hamas rockets into Israel have killed 13. The latest violence between Israel and Palestine came after weeks of police aggression towards Palestinians in East Jerusalem. We embed with protesters in Sheikh ...
"YouTube removed the ad after Motherboard contacted the company because the ad contained 'violent imagery.'"
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NY Times, Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
"Misinformation has flourished on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and other social media about the violence between Israelis and Palestinians."
This is rather a nice view. Priceless, in fact. The view is also a TikTok phenomena.
A room with a view ... amazing perspectives of the Dome of the Rock. https://t.co/Czw07qDQeM
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) May ...
BBC News, Palestinian 'Techno Queen' Sama' Abdulhadi faces court over shrine event
"A Palestinian DJ is facing a court hearing in the coming weeks, after being accused of breaking rules around performing near a holy shrine in the West Bank last year."
BBC News, Samaa Abdulhadi: Activists call for release of 'Palestinian techno queen'
"Activists and human rights groups are calling on the Palestinian Authority to release Samaa Abdulhadi, a DJ known as the "Palestinian techno queen"."
Document, Meet Sama’ Abdulhadi, the DJ championing the Arab world’s music underground
"Abdulhadi’s high-octane set incorporated samples collected from different cities in the Middle East, infusing the catharsis of ...
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