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OPERATION PILLAR OF DEFENSE: the social media battlefield
Not only is Israel involved in a military offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip, it is also waging an information war via social media sites. The IDF has been extremely active on twitter since the beginning of operation Pillar of Defense and has also released a series of striking poster images which have clearly been designed with Facebook in mind - highlighting the importance of social media in winning the battle for global public opinion Israel #39;s operation, named Pillar of Defense, began when it assassinated a top Hamas commander in an airstrike, after which The IDF issued a tweet on social media site Twitter which said that it recommended Hamas operatives didn #39;t show their faces above ground in the coming days. Militants the al-Qassam Brigades tweeted back saying that Israel had opened the gates of hell. The IDF has been using its Twitter feed to put out real time news on the conflict, including links to videos and photos and even a list of reasons why Israel has the right to defend itself. Both sides are utilising Twitter #39;s hash tagging facility which allows users to create a topic-based feed of information using key words. The IDF has also created a range of posters with slogans that are easily shareable across social networking-site Facebook, which means the latest statistics and updates on the threat to Israel can be published within a matter of minutes. The Israeli Air Force has made leaflets which it has dropped on several locations in the Gaza Strip ...From:JewishNewsOneViews:60 3ratingsTime:01:50More inNews Politics

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