ABSTRACT
“Digital activism” or “electronic resistance” are increasingly the space for trans-national and global activism for Palestine. While earlier forms of internet activism focused mainly on the dissemination of information regarding the humanitarian and political situation of Palestinians, recent patterns are showing an orientation towards online political organizing and campaigning, and also towards discussion and criticism of internal and local politics. Digital activism was especially evident after the movement of March 15, 2011 and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions from Israel (BDS) movement, which gave rise to a space of networking between youth in Palestine and those in the diaspora on various actions. There is now clearer evidence that a growing number of Palestinians are consciously using social media as a tool of resistance.
