"Likes" for Peace: Can Facebook Promote Dialogue in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

Mor, Yifat; Ron, Yiftach; Maoz, Ifat

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dc.contributor.author	Mor, Yifat	de
dc.contributor.author	Ron, Yiftach	de
dc.contributor.author	Maoz, Ifat	de
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-13T13:40:15Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-13T13:40:15Z
dc.date.issued	2016	de
dc.identifier.issn	2183-2439	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/47272
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the ways in which social media is used to promote intergroup dialogue and reconciliation in the context of the protracted, ethnopolitical conflict between Israeli-Jews and Palestinians. We focus on content analysis of posts and comments on a Facebook page named "Tweeting Arabs" which was established and is administered by Palestinian citizens of Israel. This page states that its’ main goal is to publicize opinions, thoughts and beliefs of Palestinians, enabling the moderate voice to be heard and encouraging dialogue between Israeli-Jews and Palestinians. The analysis is based on a data set containing posts and comments collected from “Tweeting Arabs” since the page was founded in November 8th 2014 and until December 4th 2014. This data set contains 85 posts which gained a total of 9657 "likes", and 461 "shares", as well as 3565 comments and replies to these posts. Our findings reveal that while posts that presented the narrative of Palestinian suffering were mostly followed by negative comments from Israeli-Jews, posts that brought up the Palestinian moderate and peace seeking voice elicited higher Jewish–Israeli acceptance and sympathy. The research adds to our understanding of Facebook as a dialogue provoking platform that enables users from different ethnopolitical groups in divided and conflicted societies to perform peacebuilding actions. (author's abstract)	en
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.title	"Likes" for Peace: Can Facebook Promote Dialogue in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Media and Communication
dc.source.volume	4	de
dc.publisher.country	MISC
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy	en
dc.subject.classoz	Interactive, electronic Media	en
dc.subject.classoz	Interpersonal Communication	en
dc.subject.classoz	Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik	de
dc.subject.classoz	interaktive, elektronische Medien	de
dc.subject.classoz	interpersonelle Kommunikation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Dialog	de
dc.subject.thesoz	computervermittelte Kommunikation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	computer-mediated communication	en
dc.subject.thesoz	politische Einstellung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	ethnischer Konflikt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Soziale Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	interaktive Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	social relations	en
dc.subject.thesoz	dialogue	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Vorurteil	de
dc.subject.thesoz	political attitude	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Palästinenser	de
dc.subject.thesoz	palästinensisch-israelischer Konflikt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	group	en
dc.subject.thesoz	facebook	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Israeli	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Facebook	de
dc.subject.thesoz	soziale Beziehungen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	political conflict	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Inhaltsanalyse	de
dc.subject.thesoz	interactive media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Digitale Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Stereotyp	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Gruppe	de
dc.subject.thesoz	social media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	interpersonelle Kommunikation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Palestinian	en
dc.subject.thesoz	stereotype	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Palestinian-Israeli conflict	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Israeli	de
dc.subject.thesoz	ethnic conflict	en
dc.subject.thesoz	interpersonal communication	en
dc.subject.thesoz	content analysis	en
dc.subject.thesoz	prejudice	en
dc.subject.thesoz	digital media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	politischer Konflikt	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.source.pageinfo	15-26	de
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dc.source.issuetopic	Peacebuilding in the Age of New Media	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i1.298	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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