Facebook Israel permanently banned radical radical right-wing activists Michael Ben-Ari, formerly a lawmaker for the Otzma Yehudit party, and Baruch Marzel from its platform for allegedly violating community guidelines.
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"We will not allow organizations and people with violent goals to maintain a presence on Facebook," the social media giant said in a statement.
"We removed Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben-Ari from our platforms for their ongoing support for the Kach and Kahane Chai movements – organizations defined as terrorist organizations according to US and Israeli law."
Ben-Ari blasted the move, saying: "Facebook, through its policy of terrorism support, lending a hand to Hezbollah, Hamas, Haaretz newspaper, and [Ra'am party chief] Mansour Abbas – and they delete my account on false pretenses following complaints from supporters of terrorism on the Israeli Left."
He said: "They deleted a page with 57,000 followers, without a complaint about any specific post. We haven't yet had the last word.
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