Twitter banned a group that praised the two bombings in Jerusalem on November 23.
The Jerusalem Post reported that social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong tweeted to Twitter CEO Elon Musk that a group called the Jisr Collective media group has been “promoting and celebrating violence against the Jews.” Cheong’s tweet included screenshots of tweets from the Jisr Collective, one of which said “the resistance has spoken” with a video of the bombings and another saying, “How many billions of dollars do the imperialists want to spend for these spectacular moments?” on top of a photo of a burning bus. Another screenshot showed the Jisr Collective tweeting that Mizrahi Jews are “traitors” for allying with “white supremacist Zionists,” adding that “we all know what happens to traitors.” Musk replied to Cheong that the Jisr Collective’s tweets are “not ok” and the group has since been banned from Twitter.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted that he was “glad” that the group was banned from Twitter, but there are more groups that need to be removed from the social media platform. “We need consistent, transparent policies,” Greenblatt wrote. “If there’s a new approach to antisemitism on the service, why are Khamenei, PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and Hamas still allowed to tweet?”
Glad @elonmusk removed JISR from @twitter, but pulling down one account isn't enough. We need consistent, transparent policies. If there's a new approach to antisemitism on the service, why are Khamenei, PIJ and Hamas still allowed to tweet? https://t.co/PzuPS8hdup
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 27, 2022
The Simon Wiesenthal Center tweeted that the removal of the Jisr Collective was “important.” “Let’s hope @elonmusk’s decision here becomes new @Twitter policy,” they wrote.
Important. Let’s hope @elonmusk’s decision here becomes new @Twitter policy. https://t.co/B3eaH69CuG
— SimonWiesenthalCntr (@simonwiesenthal) November 28, 2022
The Post report also noted that Jisr Collective has previously advocated for “armed ‘resistance’” and has praised the Mapping Project, a website that lists various Jewish institutions in Massachusetts on a map as among groups that need “dismantling.”
