The role of social media in promoting awareness of Palestinian national issues: a content analysis study

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the role of social media in promoting awareness of Palestinian national issues, as a content analysis study of some previous studies that dealt with the sub-themes of our studies. The study found a set of results, most significant: Social networking sites have recently become political and media platforms for politicians, influencing peoples and receiving information from them or about their orientations. It can be considered that social networking sites have become a source of information and have enhanced awareness of the Palestinian issue and its various causes. The study recommended a group of recommendations, and the most significant was: the necessity of carrying out in part several studies that deal with Palestinian issues. Furthermore, to conduct comparative studies between different Arab societies to identify any Arab society that supports the Palestinian issue more, especially in light of the great sympathy of some Arab peoples with The Palestinian issue like Algerian people.