Facebook Removes Dozens of Iranian Disinformation Accounts

These Pages and Groups were shut down based on their behavior, not the content they posted. In each of these cases, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for Facebook’s action.

Twitter Suspends Accounts of Hezbollah and Hamas

Twitter’s decision to suspend accounts affiliated with terror organizations came after a bipartisan group of US Congressmen last week demanded the removal of all accounts affiliated with Hezbollah and Hamas

Uri Geller: Boris Johnson Used my Positive Energy Spoon to Beat Corbyn

While Uri Geller was being tested to become a CIA psychic weapon, Golda Meir, despite being armed with his energy spoon, failed to predict the most devastating war in Israel's history.

Jewish Comic Gets Death Threats over Kobe Bryant Jokes

"He got away with rape because all the Hollywood liberals who attack comedy enjoy rooting for the Lakers more than they dislike rape ... What a great day!"

Facebook Shuts Down New Jersey Group Accused of Peddling Anti-Semitic Tropes

“ ‘Rise Up Ocean County’ has been operating under the pretense of opposing overdevelopment; in reality, the group was dedicated to disparaging Orthodox Jews, using ugly tropes that have plagued society for too long," said Avi Schnall, executive director of Agudath Israel’s New Jersey office.

German Bill Cracks Down on Facebook, Twitter Hate Speech

"The harassment, verbal abuse and belittling of Jews has become normal in some European societies today — that is a deeply worrying trend."

Watch: Chinese Touched by Mass Jewish Prayer at the Wall for their Health

China's international radio has covered the heartfelt reaction. Enjoy.

Friday Night Naftali Bennett’s Twitter Account Was Hacked

The statement foreign content was immediately deleted, and the account password was changed.

Inspired by Coronavirus Doom, Repentant Thief Returns Ancient Missile to State Agency

He did it, he said, in light of the coronavirus crisis, and his feeling that “the end of the world is nigh.”

Watch: Traffic at Ben Gurion International Kept to a Minimum

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Mel Brooks PSA: Stay Away from the Elderly

I could give it to my dad, who would give it to Carl Reiner, who would give it to Dick Van Dyke and a whole generation of comedians would be wiped out."

Daily Stormer Webmaster ‘Zoombombing’ Jewish Webinar, Exposing Swastika Tattoo

Andrew Auernheimer, whose mother told Newsweek he has Jewish relatives on both sides of his family, is nevertheless the webmaster for The Daily Stormer. 

UPDATE: Twitter Suspends Ambassador Michael Oren’s Account, Then Gives It Back

We are trying at this time to find out why Oren's account was suspended.

IAC, Idan Raichel, David Broza, Raise $325,000 in Virtual Concert to Support Healthcare Workers

The concert is in addition to the IAC’s community efforts to support healthcare workers.

Bar-Ilan U. Introduces Podcast App Bar-Da’at

A new podcast app launched by Bar-Ilan University features talks and lectures in English and Hebrew by faculty members on scores of topics.

Facebook Removes 398 Accounts Linked to Iranian Disinformation Networks

Campaigns that seek to manipulate public debate on social media originated in Iran and focused on a wide range of countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, the US, UK and Zimbabwe.

Facebook Names Ex-Member of Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Party to New Board

We cannot be removed by Facebook,” they penned in a “New York Times” opinion piece. “Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has also personally committed to this arrangement.”

Gap Fibs About the Reason It Took Down ‘Camp Shirt’ that Looked Like, Well,...

Are the folk over at the Gap catalog clueless about the events of 1939-1945?

Dozens of Nigeria’s Igbo Jews Join Shavei Israel’s Zoom Webinar

"They have been apart for a long time because of the Coronavirus so it was great for them to see each other and know they're all okay, to bring them together in this way.”

Israel Celebrates 500K Followers on its Farsi Instagram Account ایران اسرائیل را دوست...

More than 1.5 million Arabic speakers from 22 Arab countries also follow Israel in Arabic on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Facebook Removes Viral Fake Post of IDF Soldier with Knee on Bloodied Suspect’s Neck

The fake post was first exposed by popular Israeli-Arab social activist Yoseph Haddad.

Trump Twitter-Blocks Plan to Remove Confederate Generals’ Names from 10 Military Bases

This was the second public conflict between Secretary Esper and the president, after last week Esper publicly broke with Trump in a press briefing.
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The youths were released by police on Saturday morning, on condition that they stay outside Hebron for five days.

ADL Joins with Other Civil-Rights Groups in Calling for July Boycott of Facebook

“We hope this campaign finally shows Facebook how much their users and their advertisers want them to make serious changes for the better,” said ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Why Facebook Cut Trump’s ‘Nazi’ Ad and Why Obscure Referencing Is So Dangerous in...

The red triangle has long since become popular, hip if you will, fashion choice of the left.

Haifa U. Study Reveals Extreme Anti-Semitism on TikTok

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BLM Co-Founder: White-Skinned Jesus Statues Must Also Come Down

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