Watermelon (Palestinian symbol)

Watermelon symbol, often used as an emoji (🍉)

The watermelon (South Levantine Arabic: بطيخ, romanized: baáš­áš­ÄŤkh) is a symbol of Palestinians' public expression in protests and artworks, representing the struggle against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Holtermann, Callie (27 December 2023). "Why the Watermelon Emoji Is a Symbol of Support for Palestinians". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Watermelon: A slice of Palestinian resistance". Middle East Eye. 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ Sharon, Jeremy (21 June 2023). "Activists use watermelons to protest police crackdown on Palestinian flags". The Times of Israel.