The iGaza iPhone app is in the news - it gets a shout-out in a story on the Jerusalem Post site about a project aiming to catch up with what two pro-Israel developers admit is the more social-media savvy pro-Palestine effort.
A pilot project, Like For Israel is designed to be a tool for pro-Israel activists around the world, regardless of political views, to connect, share information and meet.
The pair says they launched after noticing an absence of pro-Israel supporters and activists in worldwide social media circles. If there was any voice at all, they say, it was disorganized and disengaged from other sources.
That disconnect, Hachamov says, was reflected in what he finds is a growing voice in support of the deligitimization of Israel. "We feel as social media guys, it's not ... equal currently between what Israel hasbara is doing, and what the Palestinians are doing."...
...The prevailing notion of delegitimization "is really a strategic threat,"
...Hachamov takes his hat off to Palestinian supporters, who he says are adept at promoting their message through social media. "They're doing great stuff recently," he says. He gave the example of iGaza, an app developed for iPhone. more
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