e-Palestine

Time has an interesting article on the "e-Palestine" movement that started after the second intifada erupted, in 2000. Instead of using violence, an increasing number of Palestinians are using online activism.

Saif Abukeshek who is from the West Bank city of Nablus but now lives in Madrid says, "It's a way to achieve effective non-violent resistance."Abukeshek helps run Pal-youth.org, an online internet portal connecting Palestinians around the world. He says that their reduced mobility, along with growing internet access, has seen a serge of young Palestinians joining online communities, a movement that sociologists are calling "e-Palestine."Starting out mainly as a way for youths to socialize, young Palestinians are now using chats to discuss the news and politics with one another. To read the article click here.