Israeli Consulate to hold public press conference via Twitter
In what may be a first for any government the world over, the Consulate General of Israel in New York will be holding a public press conference about the war in Gaza via Twitter. On Tuesday, December 30 during the hours of 1-3 p.m. EST, David Saranga, Consul of Media and Public Affairs in New York, will answer questions written in by users of the popular Internet social messaging Web site.
To participate, create an account at Twitter.com and compose a message to user israelconsulate, including the keyword #AskIsrael in your tweets. For example: "@israelconsulate How many troops are now on the ground in #Gaza? #AskIsrael."
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David Shankbone
12/29/08 09:43 PM
It’s a fascinating first.