Tag Archive for anti-Israel bias

Under public scrutiny Facebook backsteps on Anti-Israel Hate Pages

 

Only after being exposed by Shurat HaDin, a pro-Israel NGO law center, Facebook admits “mistake” and finally removes one anti-Israel hate-page after having previously removed equally inciting anti-Palestinian page.

By Paul Miller

 

In an email sent Wednesday afternoon to the Haym Salomon Center, Facebook rescinded its initial decision that a page that incited hatred and violence against Israelis met “community standards.”

Facebook founder and remarkably also Jewish, Mark Zuckerberg. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

“As you may have noticed, we have now taken down both those pages as we made a mistake earlier,” a Facebook spokesperson explained in the email. Continue Reading »

Palestinian ‘incitement doll’ focus of British Parliamentary debate

 

Israel accused of using disproportionate force against Palestinian children throwing stones & calls to prepare a ‘black list’ of Israelis who detain & interrogate Palestinian children.
Pro-Israel MK Andrew Percy displays a rock-throwing ‘incitement doll’ seized by Israel as an example of Palestinian inciting children to violence.

By Itamar Eichner & Yaniv Halili

 

The rock-throwing “incitement dolls” seized by Israel at Haifa port last month were at center stage of a British parliamentary debate Wednesday initiated by a Member of Parliament known for her hostility to Israel.

British MP Andrew Percy holding an “incitement doll”

Sarah Champion of the Labour Party called on the British government to prepare a “watchlist” of Israeli officials suspected of war crimes and investigate them when they come to the United Kingdom. Continue Reading »

WATCH: Israeli NGO proves: Facebook discriminates against Jews & Israelis

 

view videoShurat Hadin opens two Facebook pages, both equally inciteful, but Facebook removes only the page that incites against Palestinians, the other “did not violate the social network’s terms of service” when reported for inciting against Jews.

By Ido Ben Porat

 

The non-profit Shurat Hadin-The Israel Law Center organization has conducted an investigation which proves unequivocally that Facebook discriminates against Israelis.

Anti-Semitism and Incitement to violence flourishes on Facebook - Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Anti-Semitism and Incitement to violence against Israel and Jews flourishes on Facebook – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The investigation included an experiment in which two fictitious Facebook pages were set up, with one inciting against the Palestinians and the other inciting against Jews and Israelis. Continue Reading »