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EFTA01809349 | EFTA01809356 a nation may request assistance from another in such security mattersb as Bahrain had to ask for Saudi assistance in 2011 due to concerns about the disruptive influence of foreigners that wouldappear to heve been greeter national security threats than those faced by Israel from self-proclaimed Westerners aiming to visit Palestinian lands under occupation and use social media to spreadinternational awareness. Saudi Social Media Strategies While the Western approach toward violence caused by social media substantially concentrates on punishment 40 0 separate example of the Saudi govemmentbs social media approach to counterterrorism is the Sakina program, which has achieved considerable success in persuading radically inclined youth toward moderation.41 The program is run by a nongovernmental organization supported by the Interior Ministry Educator Ministry and Islamic Affairs Ministry. Salunabs religious experts deploy social media to hold online discussions in chat moms with people who initially seem to support extremist views. The experts aim to ask online extremist sympathizers why they seem to believe in religious violence and then the experts point out how those views contradict the peaceful teachings ofIslam. Such dialogues via social media have had a multiplier effect against violence due to their perpetual availability online where others can read and share them. Violence in the Kingdom has been drastically reduced since authorities started becoming involved in such social media. Saudi advice has been sought by numerous other Arab countries wishing to structure similar antiviolence social media programs.* One analyst in the West observed that the Sakina program has "international appear as it draws audiences and interaction throughout the Middle East as well as the West andparticularly the United States.43 It thus stands to reason that it asked, Saudi Arabia would be willing to advise Western institutions on structuring effective social media programs to rehabilitate a broad spectrum of violent criminals typically indigenous to and rampant in the Westb not merely limited to terrorists. Coincidentally, by late June/early July 2011, several mainstream Western media (not just social media) reports appeared concerning Googlebs self-proclaimed "idea" to try using social media against extremists. Curiously. Saudi Arabiabs preexisting Sakina program was not emphasized. But at least one of the leaders of the new Google project was formerly with the U.S. Department of State. Is it possible that State Department personnel who now work with social media against extremism may not be aware of highly successful preexisting Saudi social media programs against extremism? It would appear that top individuals in the Kingdom may need to be more high profile in deploying mainstream media to proclaim the success of particular Saudi policies, especially pertaining to broad social media access and effective nonviolence programs. As one mainstream European media source pointed out about the new Google social media antiextremist program. "to solve the problems of violent extremism, clever technology and algorithms are only a sideshow. "44 The Saudi approach to antiviolence programs does not rely on social media programs alone, but further deploys highly qualified experts, along with available rehabilitation programs and incentives for success. Tangentially. given the importance of Palestinian welfare to Saudi national security, the Kingdombs policies may develop in the direction of supporting social media to provide similar success in encouraging Israelis. Palestinians. and other Arabs to get to know each other at least initially over the Internet while discussing sports, photography, and other common interestsbinauchn° 70000 MOW% 45 These den physical intrachons between Palestinians and Israelis tend to be constricted to army checkp0ints 4$ Al least one Faceted( site appears to encourage peaceful coexistence as Israeli President Shirnon Penn and the President of the Palestinian Authonly both posted welcome messages 47 Behold the future of Middle East Peace Conclusion It is worth noting that social media are increasingly being used by Arabs and Israelis to promote communication toward peaceful coexistent.* h eff0rtS deserve SOpp0il as an ev01vin0 part Of Saudi security Policy On social media, Pailiculany if Some Of the many Israelis new Protesting their gavernmentbS economic deprivation 4130 use social mad,a to EFTA_R1_00167753 EFTA01809356
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