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Parent Post: Pentagon raises Israel's espionage threat level to 'critical' amid tensions between US, Israel
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rick
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6/7/2026, 10:45:31 PM
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[6 Jewish Facts About Watermelon](https://aish.com/6-jewish-facts-about-watermelon/) "Watermelons have become an anti-Israel symbol. It’s time to reclaim this popular fruit. Watermelons have emerged as the newest front in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Since Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the fruit has become a symbol of Palestinian support and anti-Israel sentiment. As the New York Times notes, “On and off social media, watermelons are being used as a symbol to communicate solidary with Palestinians.… The watermelon emoji appears next to the Palestinian flag in display names on TikTok and X….” The origin of why is murky. The New York Times interviewed a number of anti-Israel leaders and never got the bottom of how watermelons became a symbol of anti-Israel sentiment. People recounted differing versions of a story in which an Israeli soldier angrily told a collective of Arab artists they were forbidden from using any of the colors of the PLO flag (red, green, black and white). In some versions of this now-legendary, unsubstantiated story, the artists cleverly subverted the supposed ban by painting watermelons, which share the same colors as the PLO flag. Today, the Washington Post notes, anti-Israel protestors use watermelons as a code on social media “arguing that these are necessary to avoid their posts being suppressed by tech companies” weeding out posts that call for violence."
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6/8/2026, 3:21:35 AM
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trolling jews is a bonus https://jewishcurrents.org/training-nypd-keffiyeh-watermelon-antisemitism-israel-palestine
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6/8/2026, 2:03:36 PM
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I had no Idea that there was a watermelon connection. I think there's a shekel to be made here. soj. could do a go fund me selling watermelon T shirts and a hat with a simple lego on it.
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