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10 Jul, 2014

#JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies campaign

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Hunter College students Abraham Gutman and Dania Darwish create the #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies Twitter hashtag and Facebook page. The hashtag attracts the attention of outlets like the BBC and Sydney Morning Herald, but some users remain afraid of community backlash and the Facebook page has less than 20,000 Likes in its first two weeks.

We were afraid that a demonstration would become a shouting match between ‘pro this’ and ‘pro that’ groups, we thought that starting a social media campaign would be more productive

8 Jul, 2014

1,500 reservists ‘to arrive in waves’

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As Operation Protective Edge gets underway, a senior Israel Defense Forces official outlines the strength of the force:

Some 1,500 reservists who will arrive in waves. Most of them are commanders and part of the home front command

Residents of southern Israel are warned to stay 15 seconds from bomb shelters at all times, while the military clears for publication that Iron Dome missile defense batteries are in place in strategic positions throughout the country.

7 Jul, 2014

Operation Protective Edge starts

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The Israel Defense Forces launches Operation Tzuk Eitan or Protective Edge. Airstrikes begin on selected targets in the Gaza Strip after 80 rockets are launched in a single day, and sirens are heard as far as as Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Gush Etzion announcing another barrage of 30 long range rockets is on its way in as the operation gets underway. The Israel Air Force begins dropping leaflets in various neighborhoods, telling residents to evacuate as it targets the homes of senior Hamas members.