Israeli authorities have established a
special unit tasked with monitoring Palestinian social media activity
that "incites violence" against Israelis.
The taskforce, jointly unveiled on Monday
by Israel’s justice and public security ministries, will work in
conjunction with the intelligence services and police, according to
daily newspaper Israel Hayom.
The taskforce will monitor social media
activity and follow up by requesting that websites remove any material
that is deemed to "incite violence."
Israeli officials have frequently blamed
"incitement" on social media platforms for a wave of violence that began
last October in which 196 Palestinians and more than 30 Israelis have
been killed.
Over the same period, Israeli authorities
have closed down several Palestinian media outlets, including the
popular "Palestine Today" TV channel, which was shut last week for
allegedly "inciting violence" against Israelis.
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