In internal documents, Facebook admits it erred in nearly half of all Arabic language takedown requests submitted for appeal, arguing, "repetition of false positives creates a huge drain of resources." Such errors are not limited to Arabic as the social media giant remains short on moderators who speak local languages and properly understand cultural contexts.
The White House is threatening to unilaterally impose the opening of a US consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, regardless of Israel's fierce opposition to the move, as well allowing a PLO office to again operate in Washington. But the implications could cause a perilous domino effect.
All is fair in President Alexander Lukashenko’s war on the opposition, including thinly-veiled accusations of Jews being disloyal to the state.
Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel talks to Israel Hayom about the need for a Defensive Shield-style operation to end crime in the Arab sector, work with Ra’am leader MK Mansour Abbas, and the need for Facebook to intervene to stop the spread of anti-vax fake "science."
For Palestinians, a seaport represents a key symbol and critical engine for future development, though Hamas continuing to smuggle materials for the production of rockets remains an obstacle.
Experts in a genre often overlooked in Israel explain what makes Israeli sci-fi unique.
Despite the best efforts of the Shin Bet, neither the full plans nor all the members of Yoel Lerner's Gal underground, which planned to blow up the Dome of the Rock as part of a plot to instate a Jewish theocracy in Israel, are known today.
Despite what some pundits would have you believe, the former prime minister and his then-ambassador to the US never had a falling out with the Obama administration or Democratic lawmakers. Here are the facts.
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, in the running to become the first woman to head the Jewish Agency, discusses some of the main challenges facing world Jewry and what she can bring to the job "as a woman, a Sephardi, a Latin, and a feminist."
Major A., a Druze officer from northern Israel, is in charge of recruiting young members of the sector to the IDF's elite intelligence unit, and describes the "immense satisfaction" he derives from his role.