The group took offense at the map — meant to display the shape of Palestine — saying that ... the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, and the watermelon emoji has become a signifier of pro-Palestinian ...

The watermelon emoji is the latest example ... “But when it comes to Palestine, it’s a flag of a colonised people who never saw independence. And because it has been banned, it becomes ...

"Support for Israel (as compared to sympathy for Palestine ... the internet's quick pick-up of the watermelon imagery and subsequent use of the emoji online to get show support of Palestinians ...