المركز الفلسطيني للدراسات الإسرائيلية
This issue of the Newsletter covers the period 18-21 February 2018. Israeli social media networks were preoccupied with two issues. Most notably, social media activists were taken up by the new investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu.
This issue of the Newsletter covers the period 14-17 February 2018. Israeli social media networks were preoccupied with several issues. These included the investigations with the Prime Minister and police recommendations to bring him to court. For the second week in a row, Israeli social media platforms were taken up by the investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu on grounds of corruption charges.
This issue of the Newsletter covers the period 11-14 February 2018. Israeli social media networks were absorbed in three issues.
Firstly, following investigations, the Israeli police submitted recommendations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be brought to court on grounds of two corruption charges.
This issue of the Newsletter covers the period 08-11 February 2018. On Saturday, Israeli social media networks were preoccupied with the security escalation on Israel’s northern front. Just before Saturday noon, Israel launched airstrikes on several locations in Syria. The Syrian army shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet, leaving the crew with injuries. Prior to the attack on Syria, the Israeli air force brought down a reportedly Iranian reconnaissance plane, which had crossed Israel’s airspace. Since Saturday, this issue has engrossed Israeli audiovisual
This issue of the Newsletter covers the period 5-7 February 2018. Israeli social media networks were taken up by several issues. Mainly, Israeli social media activists were occupied by the operation carried out by 19-year-old Abdul Karim Assi. According to the Israeli police, Assi stabbed and killed rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal in the vicinity of the Ariel settlement. Assi holds the Israeli nationality and lives in Tel Aviv. His mother is an Israeli Jew and his father a Palestinian from Nablus. Israeli social media platforms engaged in incitement against Assi’s family in particular, and against Palestinians in Israel and the West Bank in general.
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"The Limits of the Actual Impact of Recent Protest Petitions on the War: 'Citizen Priorities' Versus 'Security Priorities'"
The Repercussions of the War against Gaza on Israel's Relations with Russia and Turkey: Will There Be Fundamental Changes?
On the collapse of the concept of "moving away from America and the West and replacing them with new friends": "Netanyahu was looking for comfortable political partners, even at the cost of harming Israel's national security."
