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Trump: 'I use Social Media not because I like to, but...'
US President explains the reason for his frequent use of Twitter: 'Fake News Media.' 'Many stories and reports are pure fiction!'
Who closed Ahed Tamimi's Twitter account?
Supporters of female terrorist Ahed Tamimi claim her account was closed at 'Zionists' behest.'
Argentine TV celebrity fired over anti-Semitic tweets
Ursula Vargues tweets that 'Jews control the media,' then says she 'did not want to hurt anyone.'
London Mayor: Cancel Trump's visit
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on British government to cancel any official state visit by Trump following Twitter incident.
MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’: Trump is mentally ill, has dementia
Popular TV hosts hit back at President Trump after president mentioned 2001 death in Scarborough's office.
Twitter to allow 280-character tweets
Twitter to double the number of characters allowed in a tweet.
Twitter adds safeguards after Trump's account is taken down
Twitter says it added safeguards to prevent security lapses after worker deactivates Trump’s account for 11 minutes.
Trump's Twitter 'disappears'
Twitter employee deactivates Trump’s personal Twitter account for 11 minutes on their last day of work.
Scaramucci Twitter account doubles down on Holocaust deaths poll
Poll asking how many Jews died in Holocaust reposted by Twitter account associated with former WH communications director despite outcry.
PA mission to Colombia calls for Israel's destruction
Official PA mission to State of Colombia tweets quote from Arafat saying Arab goal is end of Israel. 'We don't want peace. We want WAR.'
Report: Scaramucci feels fallout from Twitter Holocaust survey
Former communications director for Donald Trump's speaking tour canceled after Twitter survey asking how many Jews died in Holocaust.
Netanyahu to Iran: Delete your Twitter account
Israeli PM calls on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari to delete his Twitter account.
South African Jews sue local politician
Jewish community of South Africa files lawsuit against local politician over offensive tweets about the Holocaust.
Jewish Senate candidate's Twitter hacked, shows David Duke likes
Jewish Republican candidate for US Senate discovers Twitter account hacked after it shows her liking posts by former KKK leader David Duke.
Obama is King of Twitter
Former US President Obama quotes Nelson Mandela on Twitter, gets record number of 'likes.'
Twitter removes some anti-Semitic posts spray painted at HQ
Israeli satirist gets some results as Twitter starts removing posts he spray painted at their German headquarters after ignoring complaints.
Satirist spray-paints anti-Semitic tweets on Twitter offices
Israeli-German satirist spray-paints anti-Semitic tweets on Twitter's German headquarters after Twitter fails to remove them.
The 'animal' Netanyahu didn't want the world to see
Prime Minister calls Halamish butcher a 'beast' in a Hebrew tweet - but a 'reprehensible person' in English.
Shaked: No room for two parties
Justice Minister refers to possibility that National Union may split from Jewish Home Party. 'We must remain as one party.'
Watch: Trump 'bodyslams' CNN
President Trump 'slams' CNN with Tweet featuring footage from a 2007 appearance on Wrestlemania.
Trump blasts 'crazy', 'psycho' MSNBC hosts
After MSNBC hosts suggest Trump mentally ill, president unleashes twitter rant against 'crazy Mika' Brzezinski and 'Psycho Joe' Scarborough.
MK Glick: My wife needs your prayers
"Two years ago she asked for prayers for me. Now, following a severe stroke, she needs your prayers," writes MK Glick on Twitter.
Did Trump acknowledge he's being investigated?
Trump appears to acknowledge on Twitter that he is under investigation in Russia case, his lawyers clarify he didn't.
Arabella Kushner: I like Israel more than I like ants
Ivanka's daughter likes fidget spinners, Israel, and wants to join the Marines. Meanwhile, haters slam both Arabella and Ivanka.
White House Deputy Spokesman sends odd Tweet
Many eyebrows raised in consequence of Tweet from Sara Huckabee-Sanders's Twitter account; explanation was soon forthcoming.
UKIP candidate: The Israelis are Nazis in mentality
Anti-Semitism watchdog unearths British nationalist politician's tweets justifying Holocaust, comparing Israel to Nazis.
Swedish Institute blocks Israeli ambassador on Twitter
Citing hate speech, Sweden ‘unfriends’ Israeli ambassador, other critics on Twitter.
Left-wing MK compares Haifa ammonia tanks to Nazi gas chambers
MK Yael Cohen-Paran blasts Netanyahu for intervening to keep ammonia plant in Haifa open, compares facility to Nazi death camps.
ADL: Jared Kushner a growing target of online anti-Semitism
Anti-Defamation League says white supremacists see Kushner as prime target for hate and anti-Semitic remarks.
Obama spied on Trump – and you read it here first
'Punch a Zionist' tweeter quits last student post
McGill student who tweeted “punch a Zionist today” resigns from Student Society legislative council.
David Duke calls to 'Shut down' Synagogues
KKK leader's Twitter account briefly taken down over anti-Semitic post, reinstated a day later.
Ahmadinejad joins Twitter despite having banned it
Iran's former president joins Twitter after acting to ban it while in power.
Obama denies wiretapping Trump during elections
Former Obama adviser says no president can order a wiretap, restrictions put in place to protect citizens from 'people like Trump.'
Arizona Jewish teacher resigns over anti-immigrant tweets
Teacher at Jewish day school in Scottsdale resigns over Twitter posts in which she said that immigrants should be shot.
American writer suspended over offensive tweet on Trump's son
Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich suspended indefinitely after offensive tweet about Trump’s 10-year-old son causes an uproar.
Army Radio broadcaster:'I would also run over a policeman'
Army Radio broadcaster Hen Elmaleh was fired after expressing sympathy on her Facebook page.for terrorist who murdered policeman in Negev.
Trump doubles down on 'Nazi' tweet at news conference
President-elect defends tweet comparing the leak of a dossier containing allegations about him to the actions of Nazi Germany.
Lawsuit claims Twitter directly connected to terror
A groundbreaking new lawsuit demonstrates how Twitter helped ISIS operatives coordinate Paris and Brussels attacks.
Pakistan's defense minister criticized over threat to Israel
Officials in Pakistan’s government criticize defense minister for threatening Israel over a fake news story.
Families of Pulse shooting victims sue Facebook, Twitter, Google
Families of June's Orlando shooting victims file lawsuit against sites for promoting, funding ISIS terror.
Journalist apologizes for offensive Trump tweet
Journalist Julia Ioffe fired by Politico after posting a crude joke on Twitter about Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka.
Online social media networks say they will curb terror content
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube say they will partner to curb the spread of terrorist content online.
Twitter grants verification to Muslim Brotherhood organ
Twitter granted verification to English mouthpiece of Muslim Brotherhood despite condemnation of Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
Arab world celebrates fires in Israel
“Israel is burning” becomes a popular hashtag on Twitter as Arabs rejoice in Israel's fires.
American actor leaves Twitter in protest
James Wood leaves Twitter, says Twitter 'censored' alt-right users.
Twitter suspends some alt-right accounts
Twitter has suspended the accounts of several members of the alt-right.
Trump continues to criticize media on Twitter
Donald Trump criticizes mainstream media in 3 tweets in 30 minutes.
ADL pegs spike in harassment of reporters to Trump followers
ADL task force tracking online harassment of journalists credits supporters of Trump with the lion’s share of anti-Semitic tweets.
Israel's president to take questions on Twitter
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to hold a question-and-answer session on his English and Hebrew Twitter accounts.
Newsweek editor posts anti-Semitic invective following criticism
Editor for Newsweek Middle East posts classic anti-Semitic expressions in response to pro-Israel critics.
The re-branding of Donald Trump
ADL praises Twitter for shutting down accounts promoting terror
Anti-Defamation League welcomes Twitter's move to suspend more than 300,000 accounts that promoted terrorism.
Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for terror
Twitter, known for its easy-access policies, defends itself against accusations that the company is a mouthpiece for terror.
'Neo-Nazis are emailing me links to Haaretz op-eds'
Top American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg clashes with news outlet Haaretz on Twitter over what he calls their 'cartoonish anti-Israelism'.
Trump trashes Bloomberg on Twitter, calls him 'little'
Donald Trump lashes out against former New York Mayor on Twitter, calls him “little” and terms his mayoral stint a “disaster.”
'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot attacked as 'Zionist' on Twitter
Israeli actress Gal Gadot comes to prominence as 'Wonder Woman' trailer spreads online; some Twitter users don't like her 'Zionism'.
Coulter asks if Sanders supporters were 'gassed'
Conservative political pundit Ann Coulter under fire for asking on Twitter if Clinton had Bernie Sanders supporters gassed.
WikiLeaks removes anti-Semitic tweets
WikiLeaks removes tweets that described some of its Jewish critics as "establishment climbers."