NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) thanked Facebook management for taking immediate corrective action after he made them aware of Israel’s exclusion from their profile options. Now, when creating a background profile on Facebook, users can choose the Israeli flag as their frame.

“As I pointed out to Facebook less than 48 hours ago, Palestine is not even a country, so including Palestine, as they had, and excluding Israel was insulting and sent the wrong message,” said Hikind. “I was fairly certain that Facebook’s upper management, and especially CEO Mark Zuckerberg, were unaware of the issue. I am grateful that thanks to our efforts, Facebook has done the right thing—and quickly.

“There is another lesson in this, too,” Hikind added. “When you see something that’s wrong, don’t just sit there. Speak up!”

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