Syria – Until last week, Facebook followed the lead of the United Nations, Britain, the United States and the European Union, which all regard the Golan Heights as occupied territory.
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As a result, Facebook members in Israeli-controlled parts of the Golan found that they were automatically designated as residents of Syria when they submitted biographical details to their profiles.
That automatic designation angered Jewish settlers in the region who use the website and they set up a protest group entitled “Facebook, Golan residents live in Israel, not Syria,” which attracted over 2,500 members.
The protest was spearheaded by Honest Reporting, a watchdog which monitors the media for what it considers to be biased reporting against Israel.
The campaign proved a success and since last week residents of the largely Jewish settlements and towns of the Golan are now automatically designated as residents of Israel.
According to al-Quds al-Arabi, an Arabic-language newspaper based in London, Syria has launched a campaign calling for a boycott of Facebook because of the decision.
Access to the website will also be restricted in Damascus as a result of the move.
Syria has blocked access to popular websites such as Youtube in the past.
The power of the Arab boycotters and press is huge, and they have been calling the shots in the Middle East for the longest of times. The Arab world has changed every fictional fact into an accurate one is hurting us yidden on a daily basis.
Syrians can use a proxy to log into facebook like many workers do while at work. All you doing is requiring an extra 5 secs.
The Arabs always threaten boycott when the truth is shown, its about time to call their bluff
Boo Hoo! I mean seriously, is anyone going to really miss them? I say stay out of Facebook! No one wants you there. Facebook did fine years before they ever heard of that website, back when it was just for college AMERICAN folks…
sounds like a textbook example of “cutting off one’s nose to spite their face”
LOL I’m sure Facebook will suffer tremendously because of the lack of Syrian activity.
why call them “settlers” – they are RESIDENTS OF THE GOLAN
Lets call the Syrians bluff and let them all get off of facebook. I dont think F’book should care. I know I certainly dont!
#4 Do you need a proxy to log into facebook from work or appear to log in from another country? Contact me : fleishik gmail .com
Actually facebook is in the top 10 most popular websites in the Arab world