• Declaring war on Hamas via twitter #WeBeBombinBitches #Israel #Bombs #SuckItHamas #yolo
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[QUOTE]Israel launched an offensive this morning on "terror sites and operatives in the Gaza strip, chief among them Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets." Except that's not what the release said: it said, "terror sites and operatives in the #Gaza strip, chief among them #Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets." Because this announcement was made on Twitter. The Israeli Defense Forces has a spokesperson, and that spokesperson has a Twitter feed, and that Twitter feed is where information from the Israelis is being disseminated.It's a mix of news ("The IDF has seriously damaged Hamas' long-range missile capabilities (40 km/25 mi range) & underground weapons storage facilities.") and argument in favor of the strike ("Israelis living near the #Gaza Strip have been living under fire for the past 12 years."). It's run extremely blandly and competently, like whoever's behind the feed was hired after proving their worth as the social media manager of Oprah Magazine. It hits all the right notes: hashtags, links to videos and articles, original photos. Hell, there's even a custom hashtag (#PillarOfDefense) created specifically for this event. It'd be a very well-run Twitter campaign, except it's not announcing a new cellphone--it's announcing a barrage of missile strikes against a neighboring territory. Those pictures are of bombing sites. The videos are of Israeli generals explaining the bombings, or even videos of the bombings themselves. That hashtag? It's only #PillarOfDefense in English. In Hebrew, as Gawker found out, it's #PillarOfCloud--"a Biblical reference to the form God adopted in order to protect the Children of Israel and strike terror into the heart of Egyptians." And instead of Microsoft playfully interacting with Apple, or Domino's and Pizza Hut trading zingers about pizza, we have @AlQassamBrigade, the Twitter account of the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian political party/terrorist organization Hamas, tweeting back: IDF ✔ @IDFSpokesperson 14 Nov 12 We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead. Alqassam Brigades@AlqassamBrigade @IDFSpokesperson Our blessed hands will reach your leaders and soldiers wherever they are (You Opened Hell Gates on Yourselves) 14 Nov 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite Remember when Twitter was silly? When it was about what you ate for lunch, or when it was a launching pad for comedians, or an irritating tool for self-promotion? It's not that anymore. Now it's the place where one of the strongest militaries in the world tells us what they're bombing today. It's where the IDF and Hamas interact. You're no longer being asked to retweet if you love Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-11/israel-declares-war-hamas-twitter-hamas-responds-twitter-welcome-2012"]Original Source[/URL]
That's kind of eerie.
like I posted in the other thread they're doing it on facebook as well [img]https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530861_3247480503299_1215786753_n.jpg[/img]
brb bombing some people #yolo
Wooh indoctrination [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/yotj.001.gif[/IMG]. So, what does the Israeli kids learn in school regarding the Palestinians? I wouldn't be surprised if it's heavily biased, even border-lining to the same level as what kids were taught in Germany during WW2. Trust me, that were some pretty clever yet still intense indoctrination that happened there.
If they prove to be so much of a constant problem then why doesn't Israel put them in some sort of camp...oh wait.
biggest twitter beef ever
Vorspiel @Gaza, #BYOB #BringYourOwnBombs
[QUOTE=Van-man;38453452]Wooh indoctrination [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/yotj.001.gif[/IMG]. So, what does the Israeli kids learn in school regarding the Palestinians? I wouldn't be surprised if it's heavily biased, even border-lining to the same level as what kids were taught in Germany during WW2. Trust me, that were some pretty clever yet still intense indoctrination that happened there.[/QUOTE] In school, it's very balanced according to my Israeli family and friends. It's mostly what people you hang with and the media that are to blame for many xenophobes in Israel.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38453366]like I posted in the other thread they're doing it on facebook as well [img]https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530861_3247480503299_1215786753_n.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That would be 3 rockets per day
[QUOTE=Marbalo;38463886]Education in Israel is surprisingly two-sided. Both the fuckups of the Israelis & Jews, [I]and [/I]the Palestinians are mentioned respectably. Teachers who slip some one-sided propagandistic bullcrap are often brought to the attention of the school staff by other students, and I even heard of a teacher being fired for teaching strictly kids blatant historic lies. He was a substitute teacher though, so I don't think it made it to the news. Happened in 2008.[/QUOTE] what about IDF training though
congrats israel you're acting like a 15 year old as if you weren't despicable enough already
About the pillar of cloud, god didn't used it to strike fear and terror in the Egyptians, it was more showing the Israelites the Cana'an, it was pretty much their GPS. And about the education in Israel, it is really balanced, and I can say that most of the youth really cares and involved in those kind of things, whenever you see an Israeli says something in the line of "yeah we'll bomb the shit out of those fucking arabs", he's mostly stupid, so, well, that's not the mainstream opinion. Remember, we are humans too, we are not monsters who will eat an arab child the moment we can, most of us just want to live in peace. The war is not between Israel and the Palestinians, the war is between the Israeli government and the Hamas, and to tell the truth, I won't trust the government with watering my flowers. So, please, when you see an Israeli, instead of saying "You're an asshole!", just say "Your government are assholes!", he will probably agree with you.
Netanyahu is such a cunt, I just saw a clip of him talking about the current situation.. "ITS OUT DUTY AND WE ARE ENTITLED TO DEFEND ISRAEL, HE HAD ALOT OF BLOOD ON HIS HANDS".
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38453366]like I posted in the other thread they're doing it on facebook as well [img]https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530861_3247480503299_1215786753_n.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] and Israel keeps the Palestinians in what is effectively a concentration camp. Nobody right, so stop gallivanting around like you're in the clear.
[QUOTE=goon165;38467838]and Israel keeps the Palestinians in what is effectively a concentration camp. Nobody right, so stop gallivanting around like you're in the clear.[/QUOTE] Bro he was just pointing out that they were doing that on facebook. Calm your tits. I hate The Regime too, but shit dude. Tits need calming in here.
[QUOTE=Irkalla;38468016]Bro he was just pointing out that they were doing that on facebook. Calm your tits. I hate The Regime too, but shit dude. Tits need calming in here.[/QUOTE] No they don't. Calling it a 'concentration camp' is not going too far. [quote]con·cen·tra·tion camp Noun: A place where large numbers of political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities are imprisoned, esp. in Nazi Germany and occupied...[/quote]
like if you think palestinians are genetically inferior to israelis share if you love showering day care centres in white phosphorus don't comment if you love justin bieber!!
i find it funny that people thought it was hilarious and awesome when the US did it vs the terrorist leader who offered donations for hurricane sandy, but now that it's israel it's ridiculous and awful hint: it always was and always will be fucking ridiculous for a state to engage in diplomacy & war over [I]fucking [B]twitter[/B][/I]
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;38468557]i find it funny that people thought it was hilarious and awesome when the US did it vs the terrorist leader who offered donations for hurricane sandy, but now that it's israel it's ridiculous and awful hint: it always was and always will be fucking ridiculous for a state to engage in diplomacy & war over [I]fucking [B]twitter[/B][/I][/QUOTE] What's wrong about talking about stuff over Twitter? Sorry I just don't see how bad it could be.
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;38468557]i find it funny that people thought it was hilarious and awesome when the US did it vs the terrorist leader who offered donations for hurricane sandy, but now that it's israel it's ridiculous and awful[/QUOTE] The extent of the social-media propaganda and campaigns is unprecedented, in this case. [editline]15th November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Vintage Thatguy;38468698]What's wrong about talking about stuff over Twitter? Sorry I just don't see how bad it could be.[/QUOTE] Twitter is not a diplomatic channel. It is also restricted to 120 characters, we shouldn't have diplomatic messages being reduced to a mere 120 characters.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;38468725]The extent of the social-media propaganda and campaigns is unprecedented, in this case. [editline]15th November 2012[/editline] Twitter is not a diplomatic channel. It is also restricted to 120 characters, we shouldn't have diplomatic messages being reduced to a mere 120 characters.[/QUOTE] Every Spartan leader there ever was would like to have a talk with you.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;38468725]The extent of the social-media propaganda and campaigns is unprecedented, in this case. [editline]15th November 2012[/editline] Twitter is not a diplomatic channel. It is also restricted to 120 characters, we shouldn't have diplomatic messages being reduced to a mere 120 characters.[/QUOTE] It does not have to be limited to 120 characters, I've seen many diplomats simply do a (CONT) at the end of their tweet. It works and it gets their message out. I'm fairly sure it doesn't matter how they get their opinion across, aslong as it gets across. They aren't breaking any rules.
[QUOTE=Vintage Thatguy;38468698]What's wrong about talking about stuff over Twitter? Sorry I just don't see how bad it could be.[/QUOTE] i find it distasteful to put international relations in the same sphere as a guy saying he's going to beat the shit out of someone. it cheapens a very important process, and basically equates the two. it's straight out of fucking idiocracy, really [editline]15th November 2012[/editline] equating international politics with celebrities is a joke, equating international politics with some bitch talking about buying shoes is a joke, equating international politics with trending topics is really just a joke some things are meant to be separate and professional. twitter is not professional.
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;38468784]i find it distasteful to put international relations in the same sphere as a guy saying he's going to beat the shit out of someone. it cheapens a very important process, and basically equates the two. it's straight out of fucking idiocracy, really[/QUOTE] threats of violence are against twitters rules though. Plus I'm betting that any real contact with Israel and AlQassam brigade spokesperson would lead to an arrest.
[QUOTE=Vintage Thatguy;38468698]What's wrong about talking about stuff over Twitter? Sorry I just don't see how bad it could be.[/QUOTE] you don't see anything wrong with major international diplomatic messages being broadcast on the same site where you can type "yolo" in the search bar and find millions of drunk teens blogging about how much they hate their parents? it completely removes any legitimacy from the message, it's like carving "HEY HAMAS. LETS TALK PEACE <3 ISRAEL" in a bathroom stall for the world to see
[QUOTE=Kopimi;38468819]you don't see anything wrong with major international diplomatic messages being broadcast on the same site where you can type "yolo" in the search bar and find millions of drunk teens blogging about how much they hate their parents? it completely removes any legitimacy from the message, it's like carving "HEY HAMAS. LETS TALK PEACE <3 ISRAEL" in a bathroom stall for the world to see[/QUOTE] So basically your saying because some idiot types something in on the same site as some professional typing a formal message in automatically makes it unprofessional? I've seen/heard this logic before, oh wait its the same thing as people saying guns are bad because people use them to kill people.
[QUOTE=laserguided;38468807]threats of violence are against twitters rules though. Plus I'm betting that any real contact with Israel and AlQassam brigade spokesperson would lead to an arrest.[/QUOTE] are you joking lol subtweeting and shit like that happens 24/7
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;38468872]are you joking lol subtweeting and shit like that happens 24/7[/QUOTE] Not joking, there is a report function for a reason.
[QUOTE=laserguided;38468869]So basically your saying because some idiot types something in on the same site as some professional typing a formal message in automatically makes it unprofessional? I've seen/heard this logic before, oh wait its the same thing as people saying guns are bad because people use them to kill people.[/QUOTE] prime logic. [editline]15th November 2012[/editline] just like i wouldn't use a gun to say hello to someone i wouldn't use twitter to conduct state level business
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