Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a new game in which players murder Israeli soldiers in an attempt to “free Palestine,” disappeared from Facebook and video game distribution service Steam last week. Nidal Nijm, the game’s developer, tweeted that he removed the game from Steam due to copyright and technical issues.
Nijm tweeted his frustration: “For ALL ZIONISTs… YOU WILL NEVER STOP #FursanAqsaGame.” Steam, Facebook, and other platforms should not readmit this glorification of violence, which sets back the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace and might even inspire actual attacks.
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