Member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat al-Resheq has strongly denounced Facebook for disabling Palestinian pages describing its measure as a “serious violation of professional ethics that entail its respect for the freedom of expression.”
In press remarks on Thursday Resheq stressed that Israel with its brutal war machine had failed over long years of occupation to suppress the Palestinian people’s voice and prevent them from resisting and defending their rights.
“Any force complicit with the occupation will not succeed in silencing the Palestinian voice on social networking websites and no one will be able to prevent the Palestinian people from expressing their natural right to liberate their land and holy sites and exposing the occupation crimes against stones humans and trees” Resheq said.
The Hamas official urged the Palestinian Arab and Islamic media outlets and social media activists to condemn and confront this unjust and arbitrary campaign launched by Facebook against Palestinian institutions and figures.
Facebook on Wednesday closed the accounts of nine subscribers who run Palestinian news pages belonging to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) al-Ray Agency and 48 News.
Facebook had already blocked and restricted many pages belonging to Palestinian activists and institutions within the context of a deal with the Israeli government to prevent incitement against Israel.
