FREE PALESTINE! END THE OCCUPATION! STOP THE MURDER OF PALESTINIANS NOW!!!! #GAZA
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Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 20, 2012Hackers have taken over the Twitter account of Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, using the account to tweet out emphatic and sometimes obscene messages about the action in Gaza. Various rumors are circulating about whether the hacker group Anonymous is involved, but nothing has been confirmed.
His Facebook account was also hacked. (Update, 8:23 pm ET: It is now back to normal.)
Benjamin Netanyahu is a Zionist murdering psychopath. FREE PALESTINE!!!! STOP THE MURDER. END THE OCCUPATION!! SUPPORT HAMAS. #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 20, 2012
BOYCOTT ISRAELI PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE. END THIS MASS MURDER OF PALESTINIANS. END THE WAR. END THE OCCUPATION. ZIONISM WILL BE DESTROYED #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
WE NEED PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE WORLD IS NOT BLIND TO THE LIES OF ISRAEL. STOP THE BOMBING OF PALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
ISRAEL < STOP KILLING PEOPLE YOU FUCKING TWATS!!!!
FREE PALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
and to my sociopathic wife Judy > FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE IS THE ONLY WAY TO ACHIEVE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
I FULLY SUPPORT PALESTINE AND DENOUNCE THE ZIONIST ISRAELI REGIME. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE NEED PEACE!!! #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
Who can bare to see the horror, the deaths of children and innocent people trying to protect their occupied land? STOP THE WAR #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
FREE PALESTINE FROM ISRAELI MURDERERS. END THE OCCUPATION. BRING DOWN THE WALL. SEND SUPPLIES, MEDICINE AND FOOD.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
CALLING PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. BOYCOTT ALL ISRAELI GOODS. PROTEST EVERYWHERE AGAINST THIS UNJUST WAR AND OCCUPATION. #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
ORGANIZE YOURSELVES. STOP BELIEVING THE POLITICALLY BIASED MEDIA! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR IMPACT ON OUR PLANET. #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN PALESTINE. STOP THIS WAR NOW!!! END THE OCCUPATION. #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
THE MEDIAS LIES DON'T WORK ANY MORE. THEY ARE TRANSPARENT. IT'S THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WHO HAVE THE POWER. #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
WE ARE THE PEOPLE. END THE WAR. END THE OCCUPATION. FREE PALESTINE AND STOP THE OCCUPATION. #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
PALESTINE WE LOVE YOU. #GAZA #FREEPALESTINE—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
WE THE PEOPLE WANT LASTING PEACE, PALESTINE TO BE RECOGNIZED BE FREE.
END THE OCCUPATION. STOP THE ATTACKS #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
Update: Russia Today is reporting that the hacker group Anonymous is responsible:
#Anonymous hacks #Israeli deputy PM's Facebook, Twitter to voice support for #Gaza on.rt.com/r33pg8—
RT (@RT_com) November 21, 2012
But this appears to be incorrect. A different group of hackers, Z Company Hacking Crew, is claiming responsibility. Someone has changed the background image on Shalom’s Twitter page to the following:
Someone is leaving comments at the Russia Today article (linked above) insisting that Z Company Hacking Crew deserves credit.
Regardless of who is responsible, some Twitter users are delighted:
Much respect to cyber warriors @YourAnonNews for your support to #gaza, You guys are amazing! Now can you take down Israel's missle defense?—
Agent99 (@TheRealAgent99) November 21, 2012
pretty hilarious stuff happening with Israel's Vice Prime Minister's twitter account! @SilvanShalom You've been hacked war criminal!—
Nidal A. (@palestinevoiced) November 21, 2012
LOLOLOLOL!!! RT @haaretzcom: #Anonymous hactivists hijack Israeli Deputy Prime Minister @SilvanShalom's Twitter account htz.li/RS5okn—
Michelle (@Michelle9647) November 21, 2012
I love @SilvanShalom's new tweets..hack was the best thing that could possibly happen to his account. lol #OpIsrael #FreePalestine—
Anonyknuubbel (@Knuubbel) November 21, 2012
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As of 8:27 pm ET, the hackers still have control of Shalom’s account:
PALESTINIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST THE ZIONIST ATTACKS AND ILLEGAL OCCUPATION. #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
Benjamin Netanyahu is a Zionist murdering power crazed psychopath, supported by global psychopathic political elite. #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
Do not believe the media. They are controlled by the global elite. We think for ourselves. We see the lies. We see the truth. #FREEPALESTINE—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
We want an end to all illegal occupations and wars. This is our planet and we have the power. We are the people. #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
GET OUT OF PALESTINE > ISRAELI ZIONISTS! STOP THE ATTACKS! END THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT PEOPLE!! POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #FREEPALESTINE #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ELITE DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE. THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR WEALTH AND POWER! WE HAVE THE POWER NOW. WE ARE THE PEOPLE! #GAZA—
Silvan Shalom (@SilvanShalom) November 21, 2012
Update:
Hackers also managed to break into Shalom’s YouTube account and post a video highlighting their recent exploits.
CONFIRMED. Official YouTube Account of Israeli Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom have been hacked | #OpIsrael #Anonymous http://t.co/BxgRMzEK—
Ikram Mardhani (@IkramMardhani) November 21, 2012
Update: Shortly after 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, the hackers’ tweets and background image were deleted from Shalom’s Twitter account. The obscene banner image is still on Shalom’s account as of 9:40 a.m.
Update:
The hacked banner image has been removed. Shalom has not tweeted about the hacking.