The Real Story Behind ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ & The Evils Of Hamas
On the “viral” uninformed outrage and selective activism.
In an emotionally charged campaign that went viral yesterday, an AI-generated image depicting tents in a camp arranged to spell out “All Eyes on Rafah” that actually looks nothing like Rafah was shared over 44 million times in less than 24 hours following an Israeli strike targeting Hamas commanders.
While it is not the first time that selective and uninformed social media activism of this kind has ensued based on an anti-humanitarian agenda to cover up a greater evil, what’s even more amusing and concerning is how many people are blindly following this trend without even knowing the full story.
The people blindly supporting the “All Eyes On Rafah” trend on Instagram need to dig deeper and understand why and how a certain unfortunate situation has been created and because of whom.
It is deeply troubling to witness the masses engaging in this trend without a grasp of the complex and harrowing realities of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The situation in Rafah is a grim testament to the brutality of war, but to understand why Rafah has become a battleground, it is important for these social media activists to look beyond the surface.
