IDF and Hamas Take the War to Twitter
As the war wages on the ground and in the air, the Israeli Defense Forces and Alqassam Brigades take to Twitter to share their stories
By: David Shear
As the war between Israel and Hamas intensified, the war online grows as well. From articles, to blogs, and social media, both sides want to use new media to tell their side of the story. Twitter, as has been proven since inception, has become the most powerful media medium in the world, and the IDF and Hamas are using it to provide their followers, and the world, with real-time updates as the war wages on.
Below are some choice tweets by both groups which have been posted since Tuesday.
Palestinian Demonstrators Attempt to Break Into Paris Synagogues
Pro-Palestinian Activists Attack at Los Angeles Israel Rally
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Blasts Israel On Stage
Pro-Palestinian Activists Attack at Los Angeles Israel Rally
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Blasts Israel On Stage
IDF Boosting Online Advocacy through Use of Social Media
June 21, 2012 | By Sammy Hudes
Israeli army defending Israel on Facebook and Twitter
IDF, Hamas Inadvertently Engage in Twitter Dialogue
October 24, 2013 | By Michal MargalitIDF Major Peter Lerner’s tweet received a response from Hamas, to which he replied, though he insists it’s "not dialogue"
Fake Gaza Images Trending on Social Media
July 08, 2014 | By Daniel Koren
BBC reports that pics captioned with the #GazaUnderAttack hashtag are years old, and are of Syria and Iraq
Op-Ed: The War on Social Media
July 14, 2014 | By Daniel Koren
While rockets continue to divide the Israelis and Palestinians, a different kind of war is taking place, online
Op-Ed: The War on Social Media
July 14, 2014 | By Daniel Koren While rockets continue to divide the Israelis and Palestinians, a different kind of war is taking place, online
Sarah Michelle Gellar Launches New Business: Lemonade Stand
July 14, 2014 | By Ashley Baylen
The former ‘Buffy’ actress has set up an old-fashion lemonade stand.
Alicia Silverstone Joins Fight Against Animal Testing For Cosmetics
July 14, 2014 | By Ashley Baylen
The ‘Clueless’ star has joined forces with Cruelty Free International.
The Nosh Pit – Kosher Recipes Starring Blackberries
July 14, 2014 | By Sarah Bauder
This summer, don’t forget about the "other other" berry, the delicious and versatile blackberry.
Omri Casspi Shocked Over Trade to New Orleans Pelicans [UPDATE]
July 14, 2014 | By Ashley Baylen![Omri Casspi Shocked Over Trade to New Orleans Pelicans [UPDATE]](http://www.shalomlife.com/files/h/shalomlife-com/img/2014/07/24597/3570094924_/x144_108_3570094924_.jpg.pagespeed.ic.qrafwewkrv.jpg)
The Israeli NBA player was surprised to discover he is leaving Houston
Israeli Researchers: Interrupted Sleep is Equivalent of No Sleep
July 14, 2014 | By NoCamels Team
Tel Aviv University researchers explain why interrupted sleep can be physically detrimental
Jewish Groups Condemn Twitter for Allowing #HitlerWasRight
July 14, 2014 | By Daniel Koren
The Simon Weisenthal Center demands that Twitter do more to stop anti-Semitism after the hashtag proved popular among users
Shaw Festival Review: When We Are Married
July 14, 2014 | By Hermine Steinberg
Ladies, it’s time to call your BFFs, pack up the car, and go for a road trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake to see When We Are Married, one of The Shaw Festival’s gems this season.
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