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Twitter Users Spend Memorial Day Making Flotilla a Trending Topic

By Jason Diamond / May 31, 2010

If you ever needed evidence that Twitter was the best platform to read dozens of different facts and opinions on politics by a wide array of people, the confrontation between Israel and the pro-Palestinian flotilla should be all you need. As of an hour ago, "flotilla" was the number two trending topic on the social networking site.  The number one tweet as of 11 AM, is by Sarabughazal  (who in her photo is wearing a keffiyeh) tweeting a quote: "your blood reached the shores of Gaza before your aid." Nicholas Kristof has been all over the incident.  One tweet read: "What’s the best term for Israeli attack on #Gaza flotilla w/ int’l peace activists in int’l waters? Senseless? Alison Hoffman of Tablet, attorney Seth Cohen, Daniel Sieradski and Louisa Solomon of The Shondes have also been sounding off; all with varied opinions and news. What are your thoughts?

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  • By kosherkingdom 6/3/10 at 8:20 a.m. UTC

    "these people" uh uh… so only SOME humans count? Swedish authors, Irish nobel peace prize winners, Brits, Yanks, some Jews (with the ‘wrong’ opinion) don’t?

     "With us or against us"… Wait… I thought Bush was out?

    If playing in the same league as Iran, North Korea and Turkey is cool with you- I want more for Israel! 

  • By kosherkingdom 6/3/10 at 8:16 a.m. UTC

    "the continued antagonism of and by enemies of Israel"

     Yup, including me… What gave me away?! *headdesk*
    If you’re into black and white (enemies, cowboy mentality) suit yourself.

  • Ilya Aleksandr
    By Fishman 6/2/10 at 12:35 a.m. UTC

    That "defense" is called equality under law. Until Iran, North Korea, Turkey and other states can ignore international law (c’mone, no such thing exists in reality) Israel can do it too. 

    This flotilla was a clear provocation, nothing more. If these people gave a damn about the Palestinian Arabs they would land in Ashdod, have their cargo checked and then move it through. They chose to play rebel – martyrs  

  • Isaac Kaplan
    By Yitzy 6/1/10 at 11:21 a.m. UTC

    the continued antagonism of and by enemies of Israel?  Yeah, I’m shocked and appalled by that also.   

  • By kosherkingdom 6/1/10 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

    YAY! The I-wanna-be-an-asshole-cause-x-or-y-is defense. Great.

  • Ilya Aleksandr
    By Fishman 5/31/10 at 10:33 p.m. UTC

    . The Turkish army conducts raids into sovereign Iraqi territory, where the Turkish Air Force and Special Forces massacre entire villages of PKK supporters. 

    By the by, the AK party’s recent spat with Jerusalem hasn’t prevented it from purchasing 15,000 Tavor assault rifles from Israel.  

  • By kosherkingdom 5/31/10 at 12:35 p.m. UTC

    My thoughts?

    1) Really shocked. Appalled. 

    2) If everyone is all over this (as they should be), why is Jewcy abstaining?

     

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