US EditionYouTube quietly erased more than 700 videos showing Israeli human rights violations
YouTube removed over 700 videos from three Palestinian rights groups after US sanctions linked to their cooperation with the International Criminal Court, human rights advocates say.
- On Tuesday, YouTube terminated the accounts of Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, which posted over 700 videos alleging Israeli violations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
- The removals followed a US sanctions-triggered review after the US government imposed sanctions in early October for cooperation with the International Criminal Court , a YouTube spokesman said.
- The removed material included over 700 videos posted by Al-Haq, Al Mezan and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, featuring investigations into killings, torture, and a documentary on children killed on a Gaza beach; some videos remain visible elsewhere.
- Human rights advocates said the deletions silence Palestinian voices, remove evidence without warning, and affected NGOs warned terminating channels limits their mission and audience reach.
- The ICC is investigating Israel for genocide, while archivists warn digital evidence is fragile, making deletions especially harmful for accountability efforts, Alex Foley said.
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YouTube deletes hundreds of videos by Palestinian rights groups
Video sharing platform YouTube has taken down over 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations due to US sanctions against Palestinian human rights groups. The videos come from Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, and include videos analysing Israel's killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and testimony of Palestinians tortured by Israeli forces, among others. The …
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Aletho NewsErasing evidence: Over 700 videos of Israeli crimes wiped off YouTube
The Intercept reported that YouTube deleted the channels of three Palestinian human rights groups, namely Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and PCHR, after US sanctions tied to their work with the ICC, erasing hundreds of videos documenting Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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