Spreading Violence in the digital space: Misleading media Coverage of 2023 Al-Aqsa Flood events as a Model
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https://doi.org/10.58298/842026823Keywords:
digital media, digital political violence, misleading media coverage, Twafan Al-AqsaAbstract
the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October the 7th represented a paradox in the Palestinian political issue and the global media engagement with it. After a long time of international neglecting, these events reinstated the Palestinian issue back into the global media spotlight. As much as this events escalating as much the global media splinted significantly between the Palestinian narrative & the foreign media supported Zionist narrative. However, this foreign misleading media coverage -characterized in selective reporting & distortion of information- played a massive role in legitimizing violence against Palestinians perpetuating cognitive and structural harm, throughout too many tools such as propaganda and hate speech, digital platforms which has manipulated public consciousness & produced one-sided view of reality. Finally, this research examines digital media warfare as a defining feature of modern conflicts and wars, by highlighting its impact on public perception, political attitudes & the opinion shaping in alignment with specific political interests.
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