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Israel/Palestine

azurnoir

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19. ah your seeming dependence on twitter as a tool of delegitimization

Reply to oberliner (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:23 PM

Mar 2012

of those perceived to be enemies of Israel such as Mustafa Barghouti and George Galloway is quite fascinating indeed myself I find it a bit too questionable to take very seriously at this point in time, even last year I did not pay as much attention to tweets coming out of Egypt as what the press was saying, but I understand IDF/Israel is finding it quite a useful propaganda tool

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George Galloway tweets ‘long live Palestine’ to supporters after landslide U.K. by-election victory [View all] oberliner Mar 2012 OP

Is Galloway an actual Muslim DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #1

Nope. He's a Catholic. LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #7

Nice DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #14

Didn't he convert when he married Amineh Abu-Zayyad? oberliner Mar 2012 #18

I think that it's not just a 'Muslim' issue... LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #2

More generally... LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #8

Thanks for the information about the Respect Party and Galloway's win azurnoir Mar 2012 #9

On the UK forum, neither of these attitudes predominates... LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #10

first that is a repeat of what you said in a previous post that Galloways win was a sign azurnoir Mar 2012 #15

This poster knows what can be found here on DU with respect to Galloway oberliner Mar 2012 #11

yes I did like Galloways taking Colemen to task do you think Galloway was wrong? azurnoir Mar 2012 #16

Yes, I think Galloway was wrong oberliner Mar 2012 #21

Hitch... kewhawaii Mar 2012 #3

It was a fascinating result... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #4

Can he set up a franchise here? izquierdista Mar 2012 #5

Celebrity Big Brother may have helped oberliner Mar 2012 #12

Almost certainly it helped in terms of recognition... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #23

Can Jenny Tonge be far behind ? jimmie Mar 2012 #6

George Galloway Tweets 'Blackburn Triumph', Not Bradford Following Dramatic By-Election Victory oberliner Mar 2012 #13

ah your seeming dependence on twitter as a tool of delegitimization azurnoir Mar 2012 #19

What in the world are you talking about? oberliner Mar 2012 #20

it seems that twitter is the 'new' medium for political news or rumor azurnoir Apr 2012 #28

George Galloway's Respect could help Britain to break the political impasse Jefferson23 Mar 2012 #17

This from the author of "The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad" oberliner Mar 2012 #22

The attitude of DLCers towards Galloway is similar to their approach to Kucinich... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #24

When discussing Galloway.... T_i_B Apr 2012 #27

Some people see it that way, when it suits them. Jefferson23 Mar 2012 #25

Galloway’s religious appeal: more extreme than Santorum’s shira Apr 2012 #26