The first thing to note is that, albeit much fewer, this happens every month. If the chart you just saw is the first you know of this (and I\’m betting that, for most readers, it is), then let\’s start with the fact that Jews ongoingly being attacked by Palestinian Arabs apparently does not count as news.
Hey, it\’s just Jews, right? What\’s the problem?
And then we have this, excerpted from the article:
In the wake of the first attacks, Hamas, the militant group which dominates Gaza, published a video online encouraging Arabs to knife Jews and launch a new intifada (uprising). The staged scene, set to dramatic music, depicted two “Jews” bullying Arab children, before an Arab bystander stabs them both.
Other posts praising and encouraging attacks on Israelis have also emerged on YouTube and Facebook, while Twitter hashtags including “Jerusalem Intifada” or “Intifada of the Knives” are gaining traction on Palestinian social media.
Experts have also noticed a marked increase in anti-Arab rhetoric on Israeli social media sites, according to Israel\’s Haaretz newspaper. It says the use of inciteful language among Israelis on the internet soared in the wake of the first stabbing attacks.
Gee, can you believe it? Palestinian Arabs go on a stabbing and killing spree against Jews for the “crime” of being Jews, and Jews are reacting badly to it? What is wrong with those people?
I promise to keep an eye out for further information about how social media is affecting this latest series of provocations – which, if history is any indication, will inevitably lead to more and more of the same until Israel does something significant about it…which will earn serial condemnations by the UN…and, no doubt, the BBC.
Stay tuned.
