NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) thanked Facebook management for taking immediate corrective action after he made them aware of Israel�s exclusion from their profile options. Now, when creating a background profile on Facebook, users can choose the Israeli flag as their frame.

�As I pointed out to Facebook less than 48 hours ago, Palestine is not even a country, so including Palestine, as they had, and excluding Israel was insulting and sent the wrong message,� said Hikind. �I was fairly certain that Facebook�s upper management, and especially CEO Mark Zuckerberg, were unaware of the issue. I am grateful that thanks to our efforts, Facebook has done the right thing�and quickly.

�There is another lesson in this, too,� Hikind added. �When you see something that�s wrong, don�t just sit there. Speak up!�

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