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Meta’s clampdown on Palestine speech is far from ‘unintentional’
A report on the social media giant validated Palestinian experiences of censorship in May 2021, but missed how those policies are biased by design.
By
Marwa Fatafta
October 9, 2022
Israel indicts Palestinian journalist over ‘incitement’ in Facebook posts
Lama Ghosheh is currently under house arrest after becoming the latest casualty of Israel's anti-incitement laws targeting Palestinians.
By
Oren Ziv
September 13, 2022
Who gets to speak out against their occupier on social media?
Social media giants are taking action to protect Ukrainians' free speech as they resist a military occupation. Why aren't they doing the same for Palestinians?
By
Mona Shtaya
March 22, 2022
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The source of Palestinian incitement
Israelis are right, there is dangerous incitement among Palestinians. Here’s what they can do to fight it. The controversy over the Hebron shooter is the gift that keeps on giving. By Saturday, we have already stood to learn that the star of last week’s show will not be charged with murder, that a large part…
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Rami Younis
April 2, 2016
The IDF is putting Palestinians on trial for Facebook posts
Roughly 150 Palestinians have been put on trial in Israeli military courts for alleged incitement on Facebook. Now, the army and Shin Bet are having a hard time proving what incitement is, and often times just give up. Instead of releasing suspects as its own courts order, the army is putting them in administrative detention.…
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March 16, 2016
Dear Arab men, leave us women out of your holy wars
An Arab teacher was recently attacked and fired for screening an ‘immodest’ film for his students, all in the name of protecting women’s ‘honor.’ This is the kind of article I am hesitant to publish in Hebrew or English. But out of my wholehearted belief that there are Jews in this world who can be…
By
Samah Salaime
March 1, 2016
Arab women are breaking the silence over sexual violence
Following a wave of violence against Arab women in Israel comes a revolutionary initiative that allows women and teenagers a safe space to share experiences of sexual violence. By Inna Michaeli A new initiative is providing Arab women and girls a safe space to share experiences of sexual assault and harassment. The website, Tusukteesh (Arabic…
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December 13, 2015
Israel’s military gov’t stopped publishing info in Arabic
The Israeli army unit that administers the occupation has not updated its website for over five months. Instead, it religiously updates its Facebook page with impressive stats and jazzy graphics — in English only. What’s going on? “Last week there were a total of 6,735 crossings between Gaza and Israel,” COGAT, the administrative arm of…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
December 1, 2015
As tensions run high, Arab workers pay the price
As a result of the latest round of violence, Arab workers are becoming subject to harassment, boycotts, and arbitrary dismissals. By Maha Shehade Switat These are days when calling for the boycott Arab workers and “expelling” them from their workplace is received with open arms. These are days when cities refuse Arab workers entry into…
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November 4, 2015
Exclusive: The IDF is monitoring what Israeli citizens say on Facebook
Did you post the word ‘demonstration’ in Hebrew on Facebook? The army is keeping an eye on you. Did you use the word ‘Al Quds’ in Arabic in a WhatsApp conversation? You may have just been flagged as a terrorist. How the IDF contracts private tech companies to monitor Israeli citizens on social media. By…
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July 15, 2015
Imprisoned for incitement on Facebook? Only if you’re Arab
Racist and inciting Facebook statuses by Israeli Jews have become commonplace on the Internet. Yet not a single Israeli has ever been sent to prison for publishing a status on social media. By John Brown* and Noam Rotem We do not live in a state where people are equal before the law. This is a…
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July 10, 2015
Israel invites you to ‘like’ the occupation on Facebook
COGAT’s new Facebook page will not hide the fact that with every ‘like’ it receives, the occupation becomes more permanent in our minds. A few weeks ago, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit launched its own Facebook page. COGAT, which operates under Israel’s Ministry of Defense, controls the blockade of the…
By
Amjad Iraqi
June 21, 2015
WATCH: Soldiers taunt, set dogs on Palestinian teen
Israeli army decries video showing soldiers taunting and setting dogs on Palestinian, despite it being IDF policy. A leaked video showing a 16-year old Palestinian being attacked by two canines, while being held by two IDF soldiers, was posted on Facebook on Monday by former Knesset member and far-rightist Michael Ben-Ari (who later removed it).…
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Mairav Zonszein
March 2, 2015
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