An Australian gym named “IDF Training” was temporarily banned from Facebook after the owner “shared” an anti-Semitic post that had been sent to him, and added the hashtag #saynotoracism.
The anti-Semitic post called gym owner Avi Yemini a “pig f**ker” and added “Australia is against israel (sic).”
Apparently someone with whom the post was “shared” did not appreciate the comment, but instead of aiming his disgust at the anti-Semitic goon who wrote it, the anonymous user reported Yemini for posting offensive material.
Facebook suspended Yemini’s account for three days for violation of terms of service.
“I’ve spoken to Facebook explaining that it was in fact his vile message that was in breach of their terms, and that I couldn’t believe that not only are they siding with the racist user, they are penalizing an advocate for understanding and tolerance,” he said.
Yemini is an IDF veteran who served in the Golani Brigade. He now encourages his Melbourne gym members to join the IDF as he teaches “krav maga” – the hand-to-hand combat skills he learned as a recruit. “This is AUTHENTIC Krav Maga,” he writes on his Facebook page. “We train for the worst possible situations, safely and realistically. Don’t be fooled by fakes.”