Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over ‘hate speech’ policy

Published September 12, 2019 8:42am ET



Ahead of next week’s elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Facebook page has been sanctioned for a post that the company said violated its hate speech policy.

A post on the social media site called for voters to help prevent the formation of a government composed of “Arabs who want to destroy us all — women, children, and men.” The incendiary post created outrage among opposition politicians.

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