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shira

(30,109 posts)
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 04:39 PM Nov 2014

Sick: BDS Group Spreads Photoshopped Image of Concentration Camp Inmates Holding Anti-Israel Poster



...The Facebook page, which boasts over 91,000 members, captioned the shot “Viva Palestine.” At time of publication, the picture has been “liked” by 307 users and “shared” on the social media website by 110 users, including the Central NY Committee for Justice in Palestine.

Many Facebook users expressed disgust over the image, calling it “inappropriate,” “shameful” and asking for the picture to be taken down. One user said, “I find this really disturbing. It’s not a case of ‘not getting it’. How can exploiting and image of other people’s suffering be an acceptable thing to do? Is that not what we’re supposed to be against??”

Another commenter said the picture is not just distasteful but “outright anti-Semitic, incredibly unpleasant, inappropriate and sullies the name of everyone who is trying to oppose Israel’s actions on Palestine.”

Responding to the criticism, the Facebook page claimed the image is intended to teach a lesson. The page’s administrator said: “I am not going to stop posting something because some people do not get it. We have to teach them at some point. If people think we should not post because some people do not get it, we may as well not post anything at all.”

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/28/bds-group-spreads-photoshopped-image-of-concentration-camp-inmates-holding-anti-israel-posters/
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Sick: BDS Group Spreads Photoshopped Image of Concentration Camp Inmates Holding Anti-Israel Poster (Original Post) shira Nov 2014 OP
Disgusting but I wouldn't expect anything otherwise from these people. eom grossproffit Nov 2014 #1
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