The watermelon has long been a symbol of protest for Palestinians, and as social media users suspect platforms of censoring content about Gaza, the corresponding emoji is being used in place of ...

An emoji of a red and green watermelon wedge was introduced in 2015, and its use surged on social media during an escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2021, according to The ...

The watermelon has long been a symbol for Palestine, since at least the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza and made it illegal to publicly display the ...

On TikTok, Instagram, and across the internet, the watermelon emoji is used as a symbol of support for Palestine in the Israeli-Hamas war. The Israeli-Hamas war escalated last month after Hamas ...

The watermelon emoji, which was added to keyboards in 2015, is part of this legacy. Shortly after the emoji’s launch, posts about Palestinian culture, sports, and politics began featuring it.

The watermelon emoji is the latest example. Here’s how the watermelon went from being a symbol of protest in the West Bank and Gaza to a global sign of solidarity with Palestinians online.

T he mighty watermelon—whether held in hand, depicted in art, or posted online as an emoji—is a powerful symbol for Palestinians. The fruit has once again cropped up on countless social media ...

The watermelon emoji is the latest example. Here’s how the watermelon went from being a symbol of protest in the West Bank and Gaza to a global sign of solidarity with Palestinians online.

On Instagram, infographics about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are punctuated with the watermelon emoji. In captions of TikTok videos calling for a ceasefire, the emoji replaces words like ...