Child abuse is obviously acceptable according to Facebook Community Standards!

On Facebook there is a video depicting a woman physically abusing a baby, hitting him hard with a pillow as well as her hands. She is pinching him hard, slapping his face and shoving him around roughly, while he is screaming for mercy.

Here is a direct link to the video, but I want to warn you that the content is utterly disturbing.

We are several people who have reported this video as graphic violence, but got the answer that it is not violating the Facebook Community Standards. I got an answer in English, while a friend of mine got hers in German. Every day Facebook's policy police is blocking breastfeeding pictures and educational material like illustrations of vaginas, while women-degrading and sexually explicit material is left untouched.

If this is not graphic violence, I don't know what is! Do they need blood? Death?! The video makes you sick to the stomach and I would personally want someone to trace this poor child and remove him from his inadequate caregiver.

The answer I got from Facebook on my report.

I posted this report on my wall (public post): It includes the screenshot of the answer I got from Facebook and comments from people who have seen it. There is also another link to the video in the commentary.

I have contacted several media sources in order to ask them to draw attention to this issue.

My 5th Shavuot

I just went to my 5th Shavuot dinner at my mother-in-law's. On the 26th of May I have been here for four years. It means that I am going in on my fifth year in Israel! Where did time fly?

On the holiday of Shavuot Jews eat only lost of different dishes with dairy, like milk and cheeses. Actually it is the Jewish holiday that I appreciate the most, culinarily, since me and my mother-in-law don't agree much on how meet is supposed to be cooked, or destroyed beyond recognition. Say no more...

Competition in cyber space...

I am blaming Facebook for the lack of life on this blog. It is so easy to post things over there and most of my friends are there as well, so the blog became kind of superfluous. However, I cannot leave my witty brand name, so I will try to pick up the pace again.

This is Eden. Or Mr Egler as he calls himself! He was born at home, breech presentation, and it was the most amazing and empowering experience! He is almost 14 months old now, and another reason why I don't have peace to write creative blog posts.

I am finally back to science! I work part-time as a lab manager in a plant genomics lab at the University of Haifa. Our group deals with plant genomics; genomics of plant disease resistance; characterization, utilization and conservation of wild cereals. In half a year or so, I will go up to full time to pursue my PhD.

That is enough recap. Laila tov!