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…
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…
THREAD: In the past 24 hours, Israel has killed at least 60 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including journalists, civil defense workers and families seeking shelter in schools. Israel’s genocidal assault is destroying Palestinian lives and wiping out entire communities.
Yesterday, Israel bombed a UN school in Khan Yunis and killed at least 20 Palestinians forced from their homes by Israel’s relentless attacks.
In the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Israel killed a journalist, 5 civil defense workers, and an entire family, leaving rescuers digging through the rubble for survivors.
THREAD: A California county has divested from Caterpillar Inc. over its complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide, marking the first time a US county has officially divested from a corporation in support of Palestine.
Alameda County—a county in California that includes the city of Oakland—will divest $32 million from Caterpillar Inc., the construction equipment manufacturer that supplies heavy machinery to the Israeli military.
The Israeli military uses Caterpillar equipment, most notably Caterpillar’s armored bulldozers, to destroy Palestinian homes and build illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land in violation of international law.
THREAD: 5 things to know about the @amnesty report finding Israel Is committing genocide in Gaza
1. Amnesty International’s report provides extensive evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as defined under international law.
2. The report examines Israel’s violations in Gaza from October 2023 through July 2024 in detail by analyzing:
- Visual and digital evidence
- Statements by Israeli officials
- 212 interviews with victims, witnesses, and others
🚨 THREAD: Israel’s killing of humanitarian workers is a deliberate part of its genocide.
Since it began committing genocide in Gaza, Israel has killed at least 338 humanitarian aid workers.
On Saturday alone, Israel killed humanitarian aid workers from Gaza Soup Kitchen, @WCKitchen, and @SavetheChildren.
Israel has killed humanitarian aid workers while they were in clearly-marked aid vehicles, at food distribution sites, and even while delivering food on routes that were previously coordinated with the Israeli military.