It seems Israel’s starting to get social media with new videos on YouTube!
Posted on March 27, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Social media | Tags: | View Comments
As many of us are aware, a large portion of the battle for Israel’s right to exist and be secure plays out in the media. Until a few years ago, the main battle field was on TV: CNN, Sky, and our biggest fans: BBC; and in the papers: New York Times, Washington Post, and our biggest fans: The Guardian. (Oh, those Brits. I know we’re fabulous, but they really should try to tone down their love for us.)
Now, the battle takes place on the web. Thousands of blogs are pro Israel, tens of thousands think Israel is the cause of the all of the world’s ills, and the fight goes on. Social media has added to the fun, with facebook becoming a shooting range for those who think people who live in Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank) are Israelis, while facebook insisted they were Palestinians. Yet Israel’s official stance in these arenas has been silent. Until now. Read more»
Disappearance of Bishop Tutu
Posted on March 24, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Social | Tags: Tags: Darfur, jihad, Simon Deng, slavery, Sudan | View Comments
The following is an open letter to Bishop Desmond Tutu from Simon Deng, a native of the Shiluk Kingdom in southern Sudan, and an escaped jihad slave and a leading human rights activist. In this article, Deng asks Bishop Tutu why he is so intent on criticizing Israel as an apartheid state, when Israel is so obviously not the same as South African was, and while so many people around the world truly in need of help are being ignored.
Deng is an activist who fights to stop slavery, and has spoken on the topic around the world. More links on the topic are at the end of this article. Read more»
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