Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine says Instagram account ‘permanently deleted’
The student group which helped organise the Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment, sparking a worldwide movement to end Israel’s war on Gaza, says it had 124,000 followers before Instagram took its account down.
Posting on X, the student group shared a screenshot of the notification it received from Instagram saying it could not request “another review” of the decision, which was reportedly made because it didn’t follow Instagram’s “Community Guidelines”.
Instagram is owned by Meta, which has long faced accusations of suppressing pro-Palestinian voices on Facebook and other platforms.
As the school year is just about to begin, Columbia SJP has been permanently banned from Instagram. Our account was permanently deleted at 124k followers at the same time as our backup account, and when we made a new page it was deleted within 2 days.
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) August 26, 2024
Israeli protesters block Tel Aviv highway
Israeli protesters have staged a demonstration on the Ayalon Highway, which runs north to south past Tel Aviv, calling on the government to bring home the captives from Gaza.
Video of the rally shared by Israel’s Army Radio shows dozens of protesters lined up across the highway, blocking it, while holding up large banners and photos of Gaza-bound captives.
For much of the war, Israel’s government has been rocked by domestic protests – many attended by captives’ relatives – against its handling of the war and demanding that it strike a ceasefire deal that would see captives returned from Gaza.
