Become a Member
Israel

Facebook suspends Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair for calling for Palestinians to be expelled from Israel

He was blocked from the platform for 24 hours on Sunday

December 17, 2018 09:34
Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in November 2017
A 2015 recording of Yair Netanyahu discussing his father's involvement in a major business deal reportedly led to scrutiny from US anti-bribery officials
2 min read

Facebook has temporarily suspended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son from the platform after he shared a post calling for Palestinians to be expelled from the country.

Yair Netanyahu was blocked from the platform for 24 hours on Sunday after it removed a post by him in which he called for the deaths of two Israeli soldiers killed last week by Palestinian gunmen to be avenged.

He shared a screenshot of the post, which was in violation of Facebook’s community rules.

It is not the first time his controversial posts have been removed by Facebook.