Abstract:
After the latest Israel-Hamas War in 2014; there was another battle taking place between those who support the Hamas and Gaza, and those who support Israel.This research paper discusses that battle which took place in the cyber world on social media. The paper shows how strong was the impact of social media activists and Anonymous hackers who were involved in the psychological warfare side-by-side with the physical one against Israel. The Paper addresses this hypothesis with three main points: the effectiveness of the war of hashtags on both sides and who won this cyber battle, how social media worked as a medium to reveal information during this war, and finally, analyzing the increase in the activities of Anonymous Hacking and their subsequent impact on Israel.
