Watermelon (Palestinian symbol)

Watermelon logo, often used as an emoji (🍉).[1]

The watermelon (South Levantine Arabic: بطيخ, romanized: baṭṭīkh) is a symbol of Palestinians' public expression in protests and artworks, representing the struggle against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Holtermann, Callie (2023-12-27). "Why the Watermelon Emoji Is a Symbol of Support for Palestinians". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Holtermann, Callie (2023-12-27). "Why the Watermelon Emoji Is a Symbol of Support for Palestinians". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ "Watermelon: A slice of Palestinian resistance". Middle East Eye. 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ Sharon, Jeremy (21 June 2023). "Activists use watermelons to protest police crackdown on Palestinian flags". The Times of Israel.

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