Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians show no signs of slowing down, and with more news of the conflict come more social media trends.
Twitter users online have taken full advantage of hashtags to get their viewpoints heard, especially Palestine's supporters. Millenials, for one, are more outraged against Gaza incidents and tend to reject Washington's Israeli alliances, reports show. The younger generation also tends to be more active on social media.
Here are just a handful of hashtags beginning to take off.
#PalestineDayofAction: On Wednesday college students in the US held demonstrations for the International Day of Action for Palestine, campaigning for Palestinian rights and creating the hashtag. Social media users across the country uploaded photos and videos to raise awareness.
Palestinians killed in the past two weeks by Israeli forces and citizens. #PalestineDayOfAction pic.twitter.com/8zraM7wcxJ
— Zahra Haider (@ZahraHaiderr) October 14, 2015#PalestineUnderAttack and #IsraelUnderAttack: These are pretty self-explanatory, depending on which side you land.
How good are the prospects for peace when a 13-year-old Arab attacks a 13-year-old Jew? https://t.co/dmaMK6c267 #IsraelUnderAttack
— Brent Nagtegaal (@dutchdingo) October 14, 2015#SolidarityWaveBDS: Supporters of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel are urging more actions against the country's economy with a new wave of protests this week.
Intn’l #BDS wave of solidarity w/ Palestinian Popular Resistance #SolidarityWaveBDS http://t.co/CClUZ9V5qS pic.twitter.com/ieiXaOWpH3
— BDS Movement (@BDSmovement) October 14, 2015#Justice4Rasmea and #FreeRasmeaNow: Rasmea Odeh is a woman who became a symbol for Palestinian rights when she was sentenced to jail for lying on her naturalization papers. The US appeals court in Cincinatti, Ohio, will be hearing her case Wednesday.
Odeh failed to disclose a conviction she received in Israel, but her lawyers argue she was denied a fair trial; the judge refused to grant her an expert witness on her post-traumatic stress disorder, which potentially would have made her avoid recalling her experience in Israeli prison.
Too many supporters for the courtroom. Waiting for word. #Justice4Rasmea pic.twitter.com/XPXUEzbSzj
— Stop FBI Repression (@stopfbi) October 14, 2015By Hayat Norimine
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