Germany's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it has instituted new social media guidelines and disciplined personnel after anti-Israel tweets were "liked" by the official Twitter account of the German mission to the Palestinian territories.
The German Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that 10 people had access to the @GerRepRamallah account and it wasn't clear who clicked the "likes." The ministry said the account wasn't secured against unauthorized users.
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The multiple "likes" included one for a video praising an attack on Israeli soldiers, and another for an exchange between American white supremacist David Duke and another user about an alleged massacre of Jews.
The ministry said the head of Germany's office in Ramallah, Christian Clages, and others were disciplined. The social media guidance sent to all diplomatic posts clarifies "that even 'likes' are understood as expressions of opinion of the German government" and now require the approval of two people.
The ministry said it "publicly made it clear the contents of the tweets concerned are unacceptable, contradict the attitude of the German government, and are not tolerated."
