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[[Israel Under Fire]] is a social media operation in support of Israel's campaign in Gaza run by students at the [[IDC Herzliya]]. According to ''The Age'', the operation is staffed by some 400 student volunteers, and supported by the Israeli Government and the Israeli Defence Forces]].<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
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[[Israel Under Fire]] is a social media operation in support of Israel's 2014 campaign in Gaza run by students at the [[IDC Herzliya]]. According to ''The Age'', the operation is staffed by some 400 student volunteers, and supported by the Israeli Government and the [[Israel Defence Forces]].<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref> According to the ''Jerusalem Post'', the operation was launched by the IDC Student Union on 10 July 2014, the first day of Operation Protective Edge.<ref name="JP15714!>Lidar Gravé-Lazi, [http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=362804 IDC fights war on another front], ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
  
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==Precursors - Establishing the State Cyber Advocacy paradigm==
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At the beginning of Operation Cast Lead in December 2008, the US-based pro-Israel advocacy organization [[Stand With Us]] and the [[Sammy Ofer School of Communications]] at [[IDC Herzliya]] established a situation room for coordinating online networked activities alongside the website [[Help Us Win]].<ref>Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker,
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[http://herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3035Newmediafinal.pdf 'State Cyber Advocacy'], Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010, p.25.</ref> This work was co-ordinated with the Israeli Foreign Ministry.<ref>Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker,
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[http://herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3035Newmediafinal.pdf 'State Cyber Advocacy'], Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010, p.26.</ref>
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This experience was subsequently the basis of a paper presented to the 2010 Herzliya conference by scholars from the IDC's [[Asper Institute for New Media Diplomacy]].<ref>Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker, [http://herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3035Newmediafinal.pdf 'State Cyber Advocacy'], Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010.</ref>
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A similar operation was run out of IDC Herzliya during the 2012 Pillar of Defence operation in Gaza.<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref> On that occasion, it was initiated by [[Yarden Ben-Yosef]], [[Karen Yoseph]], and [[Lidor Bar David]].<ref name="JP15714!>Lidar Gravé-Lazi, [http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=362804 IDC fights war on another front], ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
  
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==Precursors==
 
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A similar operation was run out of IDC Herzliya during the 2012 Pillar of Defence operation in Gaza.<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
 
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==Structure==
 
==Structure==
 
Subunits within Israel Under Fire include:
 
Subunits within Israel Under Fire include:
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*a talkback team that, according to volunteer [[Igal Raich]], trawls social media “looking for inconsistent facts like ‘Israel constantly kills women and children’”.<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
 
*a talkback team that, according to volunteer [[Igal Raich]], trawls social media “looking for inconsistent facts like ‘Israel constantly kills women and children’”.<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
  
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==Doctored Images==
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On 15 July 2014, the ''New York Times'' reported:
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::One widely-shared image posted by Israelis using the #IsraelUnderFire tag, apparently showing a devout Muslim protester holding placards that read “Stop Hamas Terrorism on Israel” and “Free Gaza From Hamas,” appears to have been created by digitally manipulating a genuine news photograph of a November 2012 protest in Sarajevo.<ref name="NYT15714>Robert Mackey, [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/world/middleeast/young-israelis-fight-hashtag-battle-to-defend-israelunderfire.html?_r=0 Young Israelis Fight Hashtag Battle to Defend #IsraelUnderFire], ''Open Source'', ''New York Times'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
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The paper showed a screen cap of the doctored image in a tweet by [[Nisan Zeevi]].<ref name="NYT15714>Robert Mackey, [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/world/middleeast/young-israelis-fight-hashtag-battle-to-defend-israelunderfire.html?_r=0 Young Israelis Fight Hashtag Battle to Defend #IsraelUnderFire], ''Open Source'', ''New York Times'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
==People==
 
==People==
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*[[Lidor Bar David]]<ref name="NYT15714>Robert Mackey, [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/world/middleeast/young-israelis-fight-hashtag-battle-to-defend-israelunderfire.html?_r=0 Young Israelis Fight Hashtag Battle to Defend #IsraelUnderFire], ''Open Source'', ''New York Times'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
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*[[Karen Yoseph]]<ref name="JP15714!>Lidar Gravé-Lazi, [http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=362804 IDC fights war on another front], ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
 
*[[Igal Raich]] - volunteer in 'the Advocacy room'<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
 
*[[Igal Raich]] - volunteer in 'the Advocacy room'<ref name="TheAge18714">Matthew Hall, [http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/israeli-propaganda-war-hits-social-media-20140717-ztvky.html Israeli propaganda war hits social media], ''The Age'', 18 July 2014.</ref>
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*[[Emanuele De Benedetti]]<ref name="JP15714!>Lidar Gravé-Lazi, [http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=362804 IDC fights war on another front], ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
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*[[Tal Yaffe]]<ref name="JP15714!>Lidar Gravé-Lazi, [http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=362804 IDC fights war on another front], ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 July 2014.</ref>
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*[[Tomer Amsalem]]<ref name="EI1472014">Ali Abunimah, [http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israel-student-union-sets-war-room-sell-gaza-massacre-facebook Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook], ''The Electronic Intifada'', 14 July 2014.</ref>
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*[[Inbal Deutsch]]<ref name="EI1472014">Ali Abunimah, [http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israel-student-union-sets-war-room-sell-gaza-massacre-facebook Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook], ''The Electronic Intifada'', 14 July 2014.</ref>
  
 
==Related Accounts==
 
==Related Accounts==
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*Website: [http://www.Israelunderfire.com www.Israelunderfire.com]
 
*Twitter [https://twitter.com/israelunderfire israelunderfire]
 
*Twitter [https://twitter.com/israelunderfire israelunderfire]
 
*Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/IsraelUnderFireLive IsraelUnderFireLive]
 
*Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/IsraelUnderFireLive IsraelUnderFireLive]
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==Related Powerbase resources==
 
==Related Powerbase resources==
 
*[[IDC Herzliya]]
 
*[[IDC Herzliya]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, 17 July 2014

Israel Under Fire is a social media operation in support of Israel's 2014 campaign in Gaza run by students at the IDC Herzliya. According to The Age, the operation is staffed by some 400 student volunteers, and supported by the Israeli Government and the Israel Defence Forces.[1] According to the Jerusalem Post, the operation was launched by the IDC Student Union on 10 July 2014, the first day of Operation Protective Edge.[2]

Precursors - Establishing the State Cyber Advocacy paradigm

At the beginning of Operation Cast Lead in December 2008, the US-based pro-Israel advocacy organization Stand With Us and the Sammy Ofer School of Communications at IDC Herzliya established a situation room for coordinating online networked activities alongside the website Help Us Win.[3] This work was co-ordinated with the Israeli Foreign Ministry.[4] This experience was subsequently the basis of a paper presented to the 2010 Herzliya conference by scholars from the IDC's Asper Institute for New Media Diplomacy.[5]

A similar operation was run out of IDC Herzliya during the 2012 Pillar of Defence operation in Gaza.[1] On that occasion, it was initiated by Yarden Ben-Yosef, Karen Yoseph, and Lidor Bar David.[2]

Structure

Subunits within Israel Under Fire include:

  • A team that translates messages from Hebrew into 30 languages
  • A graphics team creating charts and images to be distributed via Facebook and Twitter.
  • a video editing department
  • a talkback team that, according to volunteer Igal Raich, trawls social media “looking for inconsistent facts like ‘Israel constantly kills women and children’”.[1]

Doctored Images

On 15 July 2014, the New York Times reported:

One widely-shared image posted by Israelis using the #IsraelUnderFire tag, apparently showing a devout Muslim protester holding placards that read “Stop Hamas Terrorism on Israel” and “Free Gaza From Hamas,” appears to have been created by digitally manipulating a genuine news photograph of a November 2012 protest in Sarajevo.[6]

The paper showed a screen cap of the doctored image in a tweet by Nisan Zeevi.[6]

People

Related Accounts

Related Powerbase resources

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matthew Hall, Israeli propaganda war hits social media, The Age, 18 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lidar Gravé-Lazi, IDC fights war on another front, Jerusalem Post, 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker, 'State Cyber Advocacy', Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010, p.25.
  4. ↑ Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker, 'State Cyber Advocacy', Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010, p.26.
  5. ↑ Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Gregory Asmolov & Alex Gekker, 'State Cyber Advocacy', Working Paper, Herzliya, 2010, 31 January-3 February 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Robert Mackey, Young Israelis Fight Hashtag Battle to Defend #IsraelUnderFire, Open Source, New York Times, 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ali Abunimah, Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook, The Electronic Intifada, 14 July 2014.
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