Israeli Prime Minister Holds Facebook Chat In Arabic
Those who erroneously blamed Facebook for causing political upheaval in the Middle East, now hear this: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a chat on his Facebook page in Arabic.
Those who erroneously blamed Facebook for causing political upheaval in the Middle East, now hear this: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a chat on his Facebook page in Arabic.
That’s right, Israel’s prime minister reached out to the Arab community via his Facebook page, showing that the social network can facilitate peaceful discussion if the parties involved feel inclined to have such a conversation.
As such, the exercise actually showed the flip side of exactly what we’ve seen in so-called revolutionary situations: Facebook is the medium, not the messenger.
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