"Amid a fragile ceasefire that has been violated several times already, anti-Palestinian disinformation, propaganda and racism continue to spread widely online. Anti-Palestinian disinformation and propaganda is used as a weapon "to justify crimes that are being committed," Jalal Abukhater, policy manager at 7amleh, the Arab Center for Social Media Advancement, told DW Fact check. Since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, Israeli military actions have reportedly killed at least 68,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the enclave's Health Authority."
"According to the Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism (IUAPR), the phenomenon is "a form of anti-Arab racism that silences, excludes, erases, stereotypes, defames or dehumanizes Palestinians or their narratives." While specific definitions and reporting mechanisms differ, multiple organizations that track reported incidents of anti-Palestinian racism say that they have skyrocketed in the wake of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks. Experts note that the phenomenon of anti-Palestinian racism has grown throughout history."
""If you look at literature from 100 years ago, you will find exactly the same stereotypes that are now resurfacing against Palestinians: Arabs or Muslims as irrational and backward." After the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, Arabs and Muslims were increasingly portrayed as dangerous and sympathetic to terrorism, El Idrissi explains. These stereotypes continue to shape public perception and policy."
Anti-Palestinian disinformation, propaganda and racism spread widely online amid a fragile ceasefire that has already been violated. Disinformation and propaganda are used as tools to justify crimes, according to 7amleh. Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks, at least 68,000 Palestinians in Gaza have reportedly been killed, per the Health Authority in the enclave. A UN commission of inquiry and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have found Israel's conduct to amount to genocide. IUAPR defines anti-Palestinian racism as a form of anti-Arab racism that silences, erases, stereotypes or dehumanizes Palestinians. Historical colonial and Orientalist discourse underpins contemporary stereotypes and public perceptions.
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