National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's tweet — 'For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry…' — accumulated 17 million views on X (formerly Twitter). The platform flagged the post as violating its rules but kept it accessible due to public interest, according to the Abu Ali Express channel.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's Friday tweet — 'For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry. All of Lebanon must burn!' — reached 17 million views on X by Saturday, according to the Abu Ali Express channel. The platform determined the post violated its content rules but left it online, citing the public interest in preserving it.
The tweet drew sharp domestic and international backlash over the weekend, as The Zioneer reported Friday. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demanded all of Ben Gvir's social-media posts receive pre-approval. The UK Foreign Secretary said the minister 'rightly' faced sanctions for the remark. X's decision to maintain the post despite flagging a violation adds a platform-level dimension to the ongoing political controversy around the minister's rhetoric.
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