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Eugene

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Mon Jul 11, 2016, 09:36 AM Jul 2016

Relatives of Palestinian attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion in U.S. court

Source: Reuters

Technology | Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:52am EDT

Relatives of Palestinian attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion in U.S. court

JERUSALEM | BY DAN WILLIAMS

A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. (FB.O) for alleged complicity, as part of a suit filed in the United States against the social media giant.

The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-U.S. dual nationals and one visiting U.S. citizen who died in attacks in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or the occupied West Bank between 2014 and 2016, accused Facebook of helping Hamas militants operate.

Asked to comment on the lawsuit, Facebook's Israeli PR firm said the company "does not respond on any issue currently subject to legal procedure".

The private legal initiative follows censure from Israel's security minister over what he deemed the firm's reluctance to help track potential Palestinian militants and curb incitement to violence. In response, Facebook defended its regulations against online abuse.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-facebook-idUSKCN0ZR1G0
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Relatives of Palestinian attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion in U.S. court (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
Good. I hope they win. n/t shira Jul 2016 #1
they'd be better off suing the Israeli government, primary cause of rebellion nt msongs Jul 2016 #2
Sure, because Palestinian terror is Israel's fault. shira Jul 2016 #3
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