The Arab world is furious: Last Thursday, on the first day of the month of Ramadan, the international French channel “France 24” posted on its official account on the Facebook Post network a greeting to the Muslim faithful in honor of the beginning of the fast. But one small mistake ignited the social networks in the Arabic language, and caused thousands of reactions and a severe blitz against the channel.
In the post that caused an uproar, it was written: #In Jerusalem, #Mosul, #London, the Muslim world celebrates the beginning of #Ramadan, the holy month dedicated to fasting and prayer.” Alongside the caption, photos were also published such as the market in Mosul in Iraq, the market in the city of Sidon in Lebanon, holiday decorations in London and photos More from Somalia, Pakistan and Egypt.At the same time, a picture of the Temple Mount was also published, with the inscription next to it: “Jerusalem, Israel”.
The angry reactions were not long in coming, when many users responded that “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine, not Israel”, “Channel ‘France 24’ please correct the capital of Palestine, you have a historical error”, on the channel ‘France 24’ do you think that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel? ” and “Jerusalem is in occupied Palestine.” Many other users harshly attacked the media channel, writing in addition: “Where is Israel? We Muslims know that this is Palestine” and “Jerusalem is located only in Palestine”. However, despite the harsh criticism against the channel, the post on the Facebook page remains as it is.