Facebook has recently agreed to change their position and take a position on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. They agreed to the request of a group of Israeli right-wingers to be able to select Israel as an option for those who live in the West Bank Jewish Colonies. Haaretz daily newspaper quoted Brandee Barker, Facebook''s director of communications, saying, " ''Facebook users in the Israeli West Bank settlements of Maale Adumim, Beitar Illit, and Ariel can now choose between Israel and Palestine,'' Barker said last week in an email to Reuters. We also offer Hebron in both Israel and Palestine," Barker said, referring to the major West Bank city which is home to about 150,000 Palestinians and some 400 Israelis."
Fight For Palestine/Voices for Palestine
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We should all sign this petition. One has the option of not having his name displayed.
"In the midst of the negotiation process, Facebook decided to lean towards right wing Jewish settlers who took advantage of the occupation laws to live in an occupied land. This petition is not asking Facebook to sympathize with the Palestinians, but instead it is asking Facebook not to change history by accepting illegal facts made on the ground by force.
ReplyDeleteWe believe that Facebook as a social network, must stay neutral, or at least take the US. Government position from this issue, not a few right-wingers. Facebook''s move is not going to contribute to justice or stability in the region, but it will make many of us unhappy and rethink of our relation with the network."
This petition is not asking Facebook to sympathize with the Palestinians, but instead it is asking Facebook not to change history by accepting illegal facts made on the ground by force.
ReplyDeleteWe believe that Facebook as a social network, must stay neutral, or at least take the US. Government position.