WATANI International
28 August 2011
The killing of Egyptians with Israeli fire has generated a state of wrath, conspicuously witnessed on Facebook.
In the aftermath of the killing, a new group whose members describe themselves as Israel haters and seekers to liberate Palestine was formed under the title of “Volunteers for war against Israel”. Its membership swiftly swelled to some 70,000 volunteers, and it was pledged on the page that a date was to be set to start the war against Israel. Some members suggested a logo: a fist surrounded by barbed wire under which would be written the group’s name “Volunteers for the war against Israel”.
Another page was set up under the title “I am a volunteer in the Egyptian army in case of war on Israel”; some 40,000 Egyptians joined. The page message: “To whoever thinks of harming our great nation Egypt; to every Arab Muslim or Christian who still embraces patriotism; to whoever rejects humiliation; to whoever desires to regain the age of glory and pride; to every mother who sleeps and her children in her bosom: this is the time for men to act.”
The new pages, with ever-increasing members, are meant to convey a message to Israel; to propagate scary psychological warfare.