THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL SYMBOLS AND HASHTAGS ON THE PALESTINE-ISRAEL WAR PHENOMENA IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Arina Himatul Husna

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This study discusses the impact of virtual symbols and social media in the digital age, especially on the Israel - Palestine war. This topic is important to see the humanitarian movement in defense of Palestine voiced in various countries with cultural and linguistic differences bridged by the connectivity of visual symbols and hashtags of social media users. In particular, the impact of virtual symbols and hashtags has been a subject of discussion in the global community of political analysts such as researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. This phenomenon has its dynamics, some researchers consider that digital phenomena cannot affect global politics. On the other hand, massive social media users not only spread influence in cyberspace but also encourage humanitarian movements in the real world. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods using Qualitative Data Analysis Software (Q-DAS). The software used in this analysis is the Nvivo12 application. The results include several things, first, virtual symbols and hashtags on social media also affect the global politics of individual actors in the global community. Second, hashtags are used to share information on support movements to Palestinians around the world. Third, this movement on social media sparked protests in various countries.  

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