Hamas Twitter Campaign to Challenge "Terror" Label Backfires

(International Business Times) Lora Moftah - Hamas launched a Twitter campaign Thursday - #AskHamas - to improve its image and refute its designation as a terror organization. Critics wasted no time in using the hashtag to tweet disparaging questions, such as: How do you feel about your leader hiding out in a fancy hotel in Doha while there was a war in Gaza? Do you import the Israeli flags you burn, or do you manufacture them yourselves? Do you feel comfortable launching your social media campaign on a site founded by a Jew? What UN school in Gaza should I send my daughter to, if I don't want her to trip over your stored weapons?


2015-03-17 00:00:00

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