Oded Yaron (Haaretz)
By Oded Yaron (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Trolls Torpedo $120K Honor for Israel Human Rights Group
Israeli right-wing activists are taking credit for preventing the human rights organization B’Tselem from receiving a 100,000 Euro award from the Dutch government. Burmese human rights activist Phyoe Phyoe Aung ranked first in the online voting for the Dutch Human Rights Tulip 2015, the results of which were announced on Thursday. B’Tselem, which had led…
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Fast Forward Update Your Facebook Status — In Ancient Aramaic!
Facebook users are always looking for ways to make their statuses stand out on the uber-popular social network. One user has put a unique spin on the quest for original updates, tapping into the ancient Semitic language of Aramaic to create an entire page in the Canaanite tongue. And now, the person running a new…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Posts Photo on Instagram of Palestinian Boy in Gun’s Crosshairs
An Israel Defense Forces soldier has posted an Instagram photo of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper’s rifle, prompting angry criticism after it was picked up by The Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world over the weekend. “This is what occupation looks like,” representatives of…
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