Gaza War’s New Front: Facebook
[A]s the Financial Times notes, social networking site Facebook has become an important venue in the Arab world for protesting the Israeli campaign, as well as a potent fundraising tool for supporters of the Palestinian cause…
Of course, Israel has plenty of Facebook friends as well. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported today how Matt Freelander, a young Jewish Londoner, organized a pro-Israeli demonstration through Facebook; around 1,000 people showed up for the rally. Radio Netherlands notes another Facebook site that aims to round up a million supporters of Israel. (Wired)
It makes sense that this is happening. Islamic terrorists have for years now been using internet chatrooms, message boards and even YouTube for connections and propaganda purposes. It looks like Israel has learned from this and is now likewise engaging the enemy online in this current conflict through such efforts as the IDF’s new YouTube channel.
– John (Average Gay Joe)
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Social networking and video sharing sites don’t appear to be the only place in cyberspace affected by these extremists. The following link used to take me to Philly’s Log Cabin site. Now it shows anti-Israeli sentiment supposedly from the mouths of babes.
http://www.phillylogcabin.org/
And as far as Facebook goes, there are still some groups to organize against the Jihaddies.
Israel vs. Hamas – The Israel Side
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=113019825124&ref=ts
Support Israel Fighting Against Hamas at Gaza – operation ‘Solid Lead’
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=66270b6604367b48cd3c7b5d95c04f8d&gid=41953853479
Comment by Brendan In Philly — January 10, 2009 @ 6:39 pm - January 10, 2009
Saw a thing on BayNews9 tonight about a group of Palestinian Americans protesting the war. Their bottom line, supposedly, is that they opposed war and only wanted peace.
I wondered where they were when Hamas was firing 6,500 rockets indiscrimitately into Israel.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — January 11, 2009 @ 4:42 am - January 11, 2009
Added both of those links.
Comment by The Livewire — January 11, 2009 @ 10:10 am - January 11, 2009
I’ve joined as well.
Comment by Leah — January 11, 2009 @ 11:49 am - January 11, 2009
I am a Jew and I am on facebook. I am on the world war game and isreal’s leader is an arab who keeps spouting anti-semetic hate. I am doing my best to eventually beat him and stop this awful rhetoric.
rcsmw7@umkc.edu is my email on there, join up and become an ally.
Comment by chris — February 17, 2009 @ 2:41 pm - February 17, 2009
and need I forget, Gay and raised a Goldwater republican by my Grandmother
Comment by chris — February 17, 2009 @ 2:43 pm - February 17, 2009