Social Media on the Wave of Terror Attacks: A Platform for Incitement and Mobilization?

Looking at social media, INSS researcher Orit Perlov analyzes the recent escalation in the Palestinian territories and within Israeli cities. What can be learned from social media about the involvement of Palestinian terrorist organizations in the escalation at the present time? Given that the perpetrators of the recent attacks do not share a uniform profile, does the latest violence represent an organized strategy or program by a number of organizations, or are these attacks merely coincidental? What role did incitement play in the recent attacks, and on what is it based? Does documentation of attacks on the traditional media influence the emergence of new violence? In response to the attacks, why has the IDF chosen to focus on the Jenin area, and based on recent discourse in the Palestinian social media, to what extent can the terror there be contained?