Itongadol.- Facebook closed Hamas Politburo member and Khaled Meshaal confidante Ezzat al-Rishq\’s Facebook account for the seventh time on Tuesday.
On Monday, the NGO Shurat HaDin filed a law suit against Facebook in a US district court. In a press release, the director of Shurat HaDin, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, said Facebook has bears responsibility for allowing Hamas leaders to use its platform. “This lawsuit should be no surprise to Facebook, which has knowingly provided its social media platform and services to Hamas, its leaders, and affiliates for years.
“Facebook must now be held accountable for its role in facilitating Hamas’s terrorist activity, including the terror attacks that injured and killed the victims in this lawsuit,” she said.
Facebook has recently come under pressure from Israeli leaders to take action against inciters. Gilad Erdan, minister of Internal Security, told Channel 2 on July 3 that Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are partially responsible for the murder of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was stabbed to death by a young Palestinian.
Facebook has said recently that there is no place for encouraging violence on its website and is committed to taking action against inciters.