The Knesset in Israel has passed an amendment to the counterterrorism law, making regular consumption of terrorist content punishable by up to one year in prison. Human rights groups have criticized the amendment, calling it thought policing. A Palestinian woman was arrested in Israel after uploading a WhatsApp status expressing support for the Palestinian resistance. The video of her arrest went viral. The incident has sparked debate about freedom of expression and the fight against terrorism.
The video shows the moment a Palestinian woman and her husband were arrested in Israel on terrorism charges over her WhatsApp status. https://t.co/oIXyB4Gj4b
This Muslim woman posted a WhatsApp status on Oct. 7th praising Hamas for the terrorist massacre in Israel. She now finds out. She will now serve time in prison for supporting terror. This is how Western policing institutions must deal with these jihadi terror supporters. https://t.co/S0XGHmVpRa
PALESTINIAN WOMEN ARRESTED IN ISRAEL FOR WHATSAPP STATUS IN SUPPORT OF HAMAS Police State https://t.co/misYuKx2Y8
PALESTINIAN WOMAN ARRESTED IN ISRAEL FOR WHATSAPP STATUS SUPPORTING HAMAS https://t.co/okD8cC4yE8
๐จ๐ฎ๐ฑ A Palestinian woman was arrested by ISRAEL after uploading a WhatsApp status expressing support for the Palestinian resistance! https://t.co/YcdwVdyys1
#Israel's Knesset amended a Law to criminalize the "consumption of terrorist publications," which is passive social media use, with a penalty of up to one year's imprisonment. The Palestinian woman in the video was one of the victims of the new law. #Palestine https://t.co/Tspx843t6s
Amendment to Israelโs counterterrorism law is tantamount to thought policing, say human rights groups https://t.co/ZuNrI8TTFE https://t.co/2TVkXG1bkF
Regular consumption of terrorist content will be punishable by a year in prison after the Knesset passed an amendment on the matter to the laws to fight terrorism on Wednesday. @AriellaMarsden reports. https://t.co/sIzJYtWiVw