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Palestinians' UN Recognition Bid Met with Apathy on Facebook
(Los Angeles Times) Maher Abukhater - Rather than use her Facebook page to coordinate plans with friends to join the rallies for Palestinian UN membership and statehood recognition, recent college graduate Reem Qadan, 21, is posting critical messages dismissing the UN bid as a "tale of collective mismanagement" by Palestinian leaders. Many of her Facebook friends echoed the sentiments and said they planned to skip the rallies. In stark contrast with the flurry of diplomacy and international attention focused on the UN, the mood so far on the streets of the West Bank is surprisingly apathetic and sometimes even a little hostile. "People simply don't care," Qadan said. Giant rallies have been scheduled for Wednesday and Friday. To ensure a good turnout, about 80,000 government workers will be given time off, and some schools will closed.