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Facebook transfers Israeli Ma'aleh Adumim residents to 'Palestine'
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by korzac | March 13, 2008 at 03:04 pm
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Facebook decided that the Israeli residents in the West Bank are Palestinians...
Facebook no longer allows members from Ma'aleh Adumim, Ariel, Betar Illit and other settlements over the Green Line to list their hometowns as situated in Israel, but instead provides only a preset location, with their country listed as "Palestine."
"Someone at Facebook is simply prejudging whatever may or may not come about in future negotiations," said Czarny. "Who exactly decided on this computerized transfer of over a quarter-million Jews from Israel to Palestine?" ...see more
In "Facebook in the Middle East", a post fromOctober 11, 2007, I published that Facebook decided that the Palestinians have no country, I quote,
“ War in the Middle East is being waged not only on the ground, but also in cyberspace…
…Facebook has aroused international controversy over the issue of whether or not Palestine constitutes a country…
…The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has flared up on the social networking. Facebook, with over 12,000 users participating in the “Palestine” network and 65,000 users engaged in the Israel network as of Tuesday. Both networks are open to users worldwide….
…”Palestine” appeared on the original list of countries from which users could choose when registering for the site, until Facebook “mysteriously took it away” see more here.
If the situation where not so serious and tense between the Palestinians and the Israelis, it would be a good joke..
UPDATE.
I quote,
..”Last update - 18:19 17/03/2008
Facebook face-off: Settlers win right to list country as Israel, not Palestine.
Complaints by Israeli settlers angry at Facebook for listing them as residents of “Palestine” prompted the popular social networking Web
site to allow users to switch their location back to Israel. Facebook users living in Maaleh Adumim, Ariel and other large settlements in the West Bank protested when the site automatically listed their hometowns as being in “Palestine”. A group of settlers accused the California-based company of having a political agenda.”…
”Facebook users in the Israeli West Bank settlements of Maale Adumim, Beitar Illit, and Ariel can now choose between Israel and Palestine,” Barker said last week in an email to Reuters.”…. “We also offer Hebron in both Israel and Palestine,” Barker said, referring to the major West Bank city which is home to about 150,000 Palestinians and some.”…see more here .
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at 17:45 on March 13th, 2008
korzac, I like this story. It's good stuff. Very interesting story - I am kind of shocked actually. I wouldn't think they'd be allowed to do that.
at 22:19 on March 13th, 2008
In Proverbs 30:22 it is written:
.."Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food"..
...Facebook proclaimed himself ".....king..".
On the legal side the situation is more or less like this, I quote,..."Politically, the West Bank and Gaza Strip is best regarded as territory over which there are competing claims which should be resolved in peace process negotiations. Israel has valid claims to title in this territory based not only on its historic and religious connection to the land, and its recognized security needs, but also on the fact that the territory was not under the sovereignty of any state and came under Israeli control in a war of self-defense, imposed upon Israel. At the same time, Israel recognizes that the Palestinians also entertain legitimate claims to the area. Indeed, the very fact that the parties have agreed to conduct negotiations on settlements indicated that they envisage a compromise on this issue. see here.
amyjudd, thanks for the comment and flag.
at 22:39 on March 13th, 2008
Why not let the site members self identify which country they think is appropriate?
at 01:21 on March 14th, 2008
It seems that Facebook has a zigzagging policy.. and common sense, based on what is good for her members as a social network, is not always taking into consideration.
mtippet, thanks for the comment.
at 03:35 on March 14th, 2008
korzac, I like this story. It's good stuff. Talk about a colonial mindset!
at 11:54 on March 14th, 2008
Pep, continuing your idea.. "Talk about a colonial mindset!"... then Facebook is a sort of New Colonialism of The Internet, creating new states and annihilating other states with 60 millions citizens on his broadband Empire..
Thanks for the comment and the flag.