Facebook 'sued for $1 billion' over Intifada page said to threaten Jewish lives
Facebook has closed down the 'Third Intifada' page said to threaten Jews with death. But not fast enough, says an American activist who is now suing for $1 billion
The suit has been filed in Washington by Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch in the US, and himself of Jewish origin. Details of the suit, which accuses the defendants of gross negligence and recklessness, were contained in a press release issued by Standard Newswire.
The suit claims the defendants put Mr. Klayman's life at risk, as well as other Jews who are prominent public figures, and asks for compensatory and punitive damages of over $1 Billion
Facebook at first refused to shut down the page on Tuesday, by which time it had almost 500,000 fans . Then Israel's Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein wrote to Zuckerberg, urging him to close it because of its "wild incitement."
The company replied to Mr Edelstein that initially the page was tolerated because it "began as a call for peaceful protest," and moderators removed comments that promoted violence.
However, after publicity for the page, there were more and more direct calls for violence - with eventually the administrators of the Intifada page also participating - and the decision was taken to close it.

Mr. Klayman , known as a strong supporter of Israel, and publicly described as a "Zionist"by radical Palestinians, believed , the damage had been done before the page came down.
He claimed the initial refusal to take down the page was an effort by Zuckerberg and Facebook to increase the social network's net worth based on viewership and use. 
"While Facebook has accomplished a lot of good, it can, as in this instance, be used for nefarious and evil purposes. Defendants Zuckerberg's and Facebook's callous and greedy actions in not taking down the page, but willfully allowing it to stay up for many days, has caused huge damage, for which they must be held accountable, so as to prevent this from ever happening again.
"They must be not only enjoined but also hit in their purse, which is where they understand matters best. "