7amleh – Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

In 2019, one violent post against Arabs and Palestinians was published on Israeli social networks every 64 seconds. New research from the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media (7amleh) examines how Israeli elections contributed to the rise in violent discourse.

How a proposed new international convention on cybercrime poses a threat to human rights online; 7amleh in Palestine, and other network members sign an open letter to the UN General Assembly.

New research from 7amleh shows two-thirds of Palestinian youth are afraid to express their political opinions online.

In 2018, Israeli authorities arrested around 350 Palestinians on charges of “incitement” because of their online activities.

The most hate and racism in 2018 was directed at Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset and their political parties in Israel during the discussions and passing of the Nation-State Law, which gives rights to only Jewish citizens.

Since its occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967, Israel’s complete control of ICT infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza has impeded development and made Palestinians entirely dependent on the Israeli occupation authorities.

One of the main findings of the research is that gender-based violence in virtual space mirrors the violence in public space.

There’s been a dramatic upsurge in the number of laws being put forth by Israeli legislators that violate the right to privacy, freedom of expression and often exhibit racist and discriminatory features.