The largest Facebook group in Norway, dedicated to combating antisemitism, posted the video showing the condition of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, which had been published by Hamas. According to the group, Facebook removed the video and deleted the post, citing concerns that "the video may contain symbols, glorification, or support for individuals and organizations we define as dangerous."
"I don't understand how all the fake images of starving children in Gaza can be shared freely, yet a real video of a hostage genuinely suffering from hunger gets deleted, and on top of that, they're threatening to shut down the Facebook group that fights antisemitism? I'm stunned," On Elpeleg, an Israeli-Norwegian who runs the Facebook group Stopp antisemittisme på NRK–Stop antisemitism on Norwegian TV, told Israel Hayom. The group seeks to counter what it describes as the overwhelmingly one-sided stance of most Norwegian media outlets against Israel.
"The Norwegian media refuses to show images or videos of Israeli hostages being starved by the Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza," said Elpeleg. "This is an attempt to silence us. It's been nearly a full day since the video was published and not a single major media outlet here has covered it. It's like North Korea, they only show what fits the agenda."
The group says the video remains visible on its Telegram channel.
In response, Meta Israel said: "Hamas is designated by the US government as a foreign terrorist organization and is similarly defined by our Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy at Meta. This means that any content produced and disseminated by Hamas is banned from our platforms, and we remove it accordingly."
