Sick Facebook poll asks users to ‘vote’ for whether they support Israel or Palestine with ‘likes’ and ‘hearts’ for each side
Clickbait poll with cartoon flags threatens to trivialise complex conflict
A TWISTED poll inviting social media users to 'vote' between Israel and Palestine has appeared on Facebook.
Under the title "Israel vs Palestine - Who do you support?" keyboard warriors were asked to click the 'like' symbolic for Israel or the 'heart' symbol for Palestine.
It led to over a hundred thousand 'votes' and a stream of divisive comments from supporters of the two peoples.
The poll by clickbait page EBUZZ threatens to trivialise the longstanding and bloodied conflict.
Israel has adopted a controversial settlement policy on Palestinian land, while Arabs have been accused of endangering the security of the Jewish state.
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Publicity-seeking polls have become increasingly popular on the 1.8 billion-member social media site.
They often exploit controversial topics to encourage users to view a particular page.
EBUZZ even asked users to share its Israel vs Palestine poll with a cartoon flag of their preferred 'winner'.
Comments under the poll included deeply antisemitic and anti-Islamic messages.
The EBUZZ page, which appears to be based in Israel, has over 20,000 followers.
Facebook has said that while it cannot comment on specific cases, the poll does not breach community standards.
UK-based charity Children of Peace, which promotes friendly relations in the region, slammed the poll.
A spokesperson told The Sun: "We cannot support any social media activity or poll that might sow the seeds of further division, does not work for peace and reconciliation or that might encourage antisemitism and islamophobia".
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