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Article
Supremacy of Social Media in the Hebron Shooting Incident
Author(s)
Yaron Katz
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DOI:10.17265/2160-6579/2018.03.005
Affiliation(s)
Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel
ABSTRACT
The controversy in the case of Elor Azaria, an Israeli
soldier who shot a Palestinian assailant in the Palestinian city of Hebron, after
he was wounded and neutralized, led to a highly emotional public debate threatening
a major crisis in the government and society. The incident divided the Israeli public
and its leaders, with some expressing outrage over the killing of an incapacitated
man, and others supporting even the most extreme response to a stabbing attack.
The research argues that the role of governments in preventing exposure of security
information was badly shaken following the inability to control information, as
the incident was recorded on a mobile phone and uploaded to social media. As demonstrated
in this case, local organizations have assumed a new prominence by providing information
that previously had been limited by local authorities. The research is looking at
the question of who was superior in the Hebron shooting incident: the army, the
government, public opinion, traditional media or social media. The conclusions in
this case are clear-cut: Social media dominated the entire process and determined
its outcome, which was obvious once the video was uploaded on the Internet.
KEYWORDS
social media, Israel, Hebron, shooting, army, public opinion
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