Samira Dajani holds a photo of her father, Fouad Moussa Dajani and his sons, taken in the same place in the courtyard of their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem, Sunday, May 9, 2021. When Samira Dajani s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo
Peaceful sit-ins in the neighborhood were met with deadly violence from Israeli police.
Insider spoke to Palestinian families fighting to save their neighborhood, and their identities.
Rasha Budeiri and her mother often reminisce on the intergenerational, cheerful memories that define their family s history in Sheikh Jarrah, a close-knit Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
Sharing infographics and videos of violence may not necessarily lead to deeper engagement, but it certainly shapes public opinion. After George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin a year ago, Instagram infographics filled my feed and continued to do so throughout the summer’s racial-justice protests, sharing the time and location of demonstrations, advocating for police reform or even just defining systemic racism. Celebrities across the spectrum hopped on the bandwagon, bringing the issue of police violence and racial justice to the forefront of the national discourse.
Now, at least outside the Middle East, the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict is playing out on social media, particularly for younger generations who tend to consume their news directly through apps. This is true even on platforms that do not organically deliver news, such as Instagram and TikTok, where users cannot click directly on links to articles and read the full versio
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Omar accuses Israel of ‘act of terrorism’ for Gaza strikes
Omar accuses Israel of ‘act of terrorism’ for Gaza strikes
It’s “unconscionable” not to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, says Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
By Aaron Bandler
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaking at the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), congressional reception for newly elected congressional representatives. Credit: Phil Pasquini/Shutterstock.
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(May 11, 2021 / Jewish Journal) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has accused the Israeli government of committing an “act of terrorism” with its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday. The Israeli strikes were in response to Hamas bombarding Israel with rockets earlier in the day.