A pro-Israel group’s attempt to take on the far-right in an online debate has backfired, after abusive and antisemitic comments forced them to take down the video.
The Israel Advocacy Movement pulled its live stream featuring ‘Alt-right’ activist Mark Collett, in which guests discussed whether Zionists should “support a white ethno-state”.
Speaking to Jewish News, Joseph Cohen, who runs IAM, said “the volume and ferocity of anti-Jewish racism expressed in the debate and by the audience was unlike anything we’ve experienced in over a decade, the views were so extreme they violated YouTube content guidelines.”
