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The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 13, 30.06.2024

Abstract

This research delves into the role of Twitter in the Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly focusing on the use of tweets by the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (MFA). The Israel-Palestine conflict, with its deep historical roots and multifaceted dimensions involving land, identity, and sovereignty, presents a unique case study for examining the influence of social media on conflict dynamics. This study aims to explore how Twitter, a platform crucial to modern political discourse and public opinion formation, is utilized by these official entities to propagate narratives, shape perceptions, and potentially influence diplomacy efforts. By analysing the content of tweets from these official accounts, the study seeks to understand how digital diplomacy through Twitter can act as a facilitator. It considers the broader sociopolitical context, including the influence of mainstream media and international actors, to provide a comprehensive view of X's role in the conflict. The research is guided primary question: How do the Twitter accounts of the Israeli and Palestinian Ministries of Foreign Affairs communicate to Twitter/ X’s users during the October 7 War?

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Filistin-İsrail Çatışmasında Dışişleri Bakanlıklarının Resmi Hesaplarına Odaklanarak X'in "Twitter" Rolü

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 13, 30.06.2024

Abstract

Bu araştırma, İsrail-Filistin çatışmasındaki Twitter'ın karmaşık rolünü detaylı bir şekilde incelemekte, özellikle İsrail Dışişleri Bakanlığı ve Filistin Dışişleri Bakanlığı ve Gurbetçiler tarafından kullanılan tweet kullanımına odaklanmaktadır. İsrail-Filistin çatışması, tarihsel kökenleri derin ve toprak, kimlik, egemenlik gibi çok boyutlu yönleri içeren bir durum olarak, sosyal medyanın çatışma dinamiklerine etkisini incelemek için eşsiz bir vaka çalışması sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, modern politik söylem ve kamuoyu oluşumu için önemli bir platform olan Twitter'ın, söz konusu resmî kurumlar tarafından nasıl kullanıldığını, anlatıların nasıl yayıldığını, algıların nasıl şekillendirildiğini ve potansiyel olarak diplomasiyi nasıl etki edebildiğini araştırmayı hedeflemektedir. Bu resmi hesaplardan gelen tweetlerin içerik yapılarının analizi yoluyla, çalışma, Twitter aracılığıyla yürütülen dijital diplomasi faaliyetlerinin nasıl etki edebileceğini anlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, geniş sosyopolitik bağlamı, ana akım medyanın ve uluslararası aktörlerin etkisini de göz önünde bulundurarak, çatışmadaki X’'in rolüne dair kapsamlı bir değerlendirme sunmaktadır. Araştırma, sosyal medya analizinin ortak zemin bulma potansiyeli ve İsrail ve Filistin Dışişleri Twitter hesaplarının anlatılarının şekillendirmedeki katkılarını sorgulayan soru ile yönlendirilmektedir.

References

  • Allcott, H., & Gentzkow, M. (2017). Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 31(2), 211-236.
  • Bickerton, I. J., & Klausner, C. L. (2015). A history of the Arab Israeli conflict. Routledge.
  • Caplan, N. (2011). The Israel-Palestine conflict: contested histories. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Castells, M. (2008). The new public sphere: Global civil society, communication networks, and global governance. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 616(1), 78-93.
  • Cull, N. J. (2008). Public diplomacy: Taxonomies and histories. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 616(1), 31-54.
  • Finnemore, M. (2003). The Purpose of Intervention: Changing Beliefs about the Use of Force. Cornell University Press.
  • Gelvin, J. L. (2014). The Israel-Palestine conflict: One hundred years of war. Cambridge University Press.
  • Herzl, T. (1896). The Jewish state. Dover Publications.
  • Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media. Business Horizons, 53(1), 59-68.
  • Khalidi, R. (2020). The Hundred Years' War on PALESTINE. A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 Rashid Khalidi Author of Palestinian Identity
  • Kratochwil, F. (1989). Rules, Norms, and Decisions: On the Conditions of Practical and Legal Reasoning in International Relations and Domestic Affairs. Cambridge University Press.
  • Levallois, Clement. “Umigon: Sentiment analysis on Tweets based on terms lists and heuristics”. Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Semantic Evaluation (SemEval), 2013, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Morris, B. (2001). Righteous victims: A history of the Zionist-Arab conflict, 1881-2001. Vintage.
  • Morris, B. (2004). The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem revisited. Cambridge University Press.
  • Nye, J. S. (1990). Soft Power. Foreign Policy, 80, 153-171.
  • Ross, D. (2004). The missing peace: The inside story of the fight for Middle East peace. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Said, E. W. (1992). The question of Palestine. Vintage.
  • Segev, T. (2000). One Palestine, complete: Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate. Metropolitan Books.
  • Tufekci, Z. (2017). Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest. Yale University Press.
  • Tufekci, Z., & Wilson, C. (2012). Social media and the decision to participate in political protest:
  • Observations from Tahrir Square. Journal of Communication, 62(2), 363-379.
  • Twitter (2021). Twitter by the Numbers: Stats, Demographics & Fun Facts. Omnicore.
  • Twitter Developer. (n.d.). API Documentation. Retrieved from https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs
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Primary Language English
Subjects Regional Studies
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Abbas Celik 0000-0002-5862-4102

Nevfel Boz 0000-0001-6109-1610

Khalid El-awaisi 0000-0001-9994-3305

Publication Date June 30, 2024
Submission Date June 8, 2024
Acceptance Date June 30, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Celik, A., Boz, N., & El-awaisi, K. (2024). The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi, 8(1), 1-13.
AMA Celik A, Boz N, El-awaisi K. The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi. June 2024;8(1):1-13.
Chicago Celik, Abbas, Nevfel Boz, and Khalid El-awaisi. “The Role of X ‘Twitter’ in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts”. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi 8, no. 1 (June 2024): 1-13.
EndNote Celik A, Boz N, El-awaisi K (June 1, 2024) The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi 8 1 1–13.
IEEE A. Celik, N. Boz, and K. El-awaisi, “The Role of X ‘Twitter’ in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts”, Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–13, 2024.
ISNAD Celik, Abbas et al. “The Role of X ‘Twitter’ in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts”. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi 8/1 (June 2024), 1-13.
JAMA Celik A, Boz N, El-awaisi K. The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi. 2024;8:1–13.
MLA Celik, Abbas et al. “The Role of X ‘Twitter’ in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts”. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, 2024, pp. 1-13.
Vancouver Celik A, Boz N, El-awaisi K. The Role of X “Twitter” in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict a Focus on MFA’s Official Accounts. Ulisa: Uluslararası Çalışmalar Dergisi. 2024;8(1):1-13.
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