Palestinians Join Facebook Revolution Trend
Protesters in Palestine's West Bank and Gaza Strip have been organizing a March 15 demonstration through social media.
Protesters in Palestine’s West Bank and Gaza Strip have been organizing a March 15 uprising through social media, apparently not heeding Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Facebook postings asking citizens how to change government peacefully.
So far it looks like the Palestinian activists are posting status updates and content on walls, more than creating groups or pages with any significant sized followings.
But this seems consistent with the area’s political divide: The militant Islamic group Hamas has governed since 2007, while the Palestinian Authority rules the West Bank, where Israel’s military still has overall control.
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