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Because #FacebookCensorsPalestine, thousands of activists are calling on Facebook’s @OversightBoard to #DropEmiPalmor and stop the suppression of Palestine and Palestinian voices:
In 2016, a Facebook delegation met Israeli Minister Ayelet Shaked and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan—who spearheads the fight against the BDS movement—with the aim of improving “cooperation against incitement.”
aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/p…
What makes this extra special is that Shaked herself is an inciter to violence against Palestinians.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abun…
Following the meeting, Facebook began a censorship rampage against Palestinians. Israeli officials boast that Facebook complies with 95% of their requests for removing content. theintercept.com/2017/12/30/fac…
Meanwhile, 7amleh reports a racist post is published by Israelis against Palestinians every 46 seconds with little to no consequences.
7amleh.org/2017/02/07/7am…
In May, over 50 Palestinian journalists and activists woke up to find their Facebook accounts deleted by Facebook for "not following our Community Standards." No specific reason was given for the mass deactivation. middleeasteye.net/news/facebook-…
Last month, Facebook took down the Gaza Health Ministry page, an important source of information, just as the number of coronavirus cases in Gaza began to grow. electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abun…
Facebook’s censorship prevents Palestinian voices from being heard, making Facebook complicit in Israel’s efforts to hide its human rights violations from the world. To learn more, visit: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/stop-censori…
#FacebookCensorsPalestine #DropEmiPalmor

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