Marketing the Occupation: Part Three - The Social Media Battleground in a Time of War

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Israel and pro-Israel advocacy groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on social media messaging to build “Brand Israel” and sway U.S. public opinion. Such campaigns have influenced elections, inserted falsehoods into news cycles, and intimated decision-makers into funding weapons for Israel. But there is resistance. For example, Wikipedia has deemed the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) “a generally unreliable source” on the war in Gaza. Students assert their First Amendment rights, protesting on campuses, advocating for boycotts, and sharing news directly from Gaza. What are the dimensions of this social media battle for the “hearts and minds" of the American public?

 

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Omar Zahzah – Assistant Professor, AMED Studies, San Francisco State University

Katie Halper Host, “The Katie Halper Show” (WBAI); Co-Host, “Useful Idiots”

Bryce Greene – FAIR Student Organizer, Indiana University Bloomington

Maya Berry – (Moderator) Executive Director, Arab American Institute

 

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SUPPORTER Organizations: Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Gaza in ContextPalestinian Christian Alliance for Peace   Quaker Palestine Israel Network Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network Virginia Coalition for Human Rights Mennonite Palestine Israel Network Friends of Sabeel North America Center for Jewish Nonviolence Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service Churches for Middle East Peace Kairos Puget Sound Coalition Pax Christi USA Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego ♦