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Jun 2021
36m 15s

The Digital Occupation: Social Media Cen...

The Institute for Middle East Understanding
About this episode
Palestinians are increasingly turning to social media to highlight what life is like under Israeli military rule. For example, weeks before Israel’s bombing campaign on Gaza, Palestinian activists in Jerusalem used social media to shine a spotlight on Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Sheikh Jarrah community using the hashtag #SaveSheikhJarrah. What happened ... Show More
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