YOUTUBE DUMPS HOLOCAUST MEMORY ACCOUNT

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YOUTUBE DUMPS HOLOCAUST MEMORY

'Is there an agenda going on? If so, what is it?'

Bob Unruh

A Christian ministry whose YouTube channel permanently was dumped over its reports on contemporary terror and violence, and then suddenly reinstated when WND asked YouTube about the action, says now one of its interviews about the Holocaust was censored by the branch of Google.

And then it was reinstated after WND asked YouTube for the reason.

The video was a rerun of an interview about a Holocaust survivor, Anita Dittman, that was just fine when it first was posted in June, but then was determined a “violation” of community standards.

“Is YouTube anti-Semitic? Why would they want to silence information about a Holocaust survivor? Why does this violate ‘community standards’?” asked Jan Markell, of Olive Tree Ministries, which had posted the interview.

“Why do I see beheadings and bestiality on YouTube, but the story of an aged Holocaust survivor must be removed? Is there an agenda going on? If so, what is it?” she asked. “This ministry is being targeted for some unexplainable reason. Is it because we tap in Michele Bachmann regularly? I do not hear of other ministries undergoing this kind of an exam and retribution.”

She said just recently her group had been “warned” of a commentary about Harry Potter and his connection to, or contradiction of, Christianity. The second “problem” was a highlight about the plight of Christians under persecution in the Middle East. Then came the opinion about a Holocaust survivor.

“Hardly controversial; hardly dangerous; hardly a threat to anyone,” she said.

The interview that YouTube rejected, and later reinstated, is here. Listen to it yourself:

The notice from YouTube to Markell said the "community" flagged the video as inappropriate. The company did not respond to a WND request for comment. But it did reactivate the video, Markell confirmed.

"After reviewing the content, we’ve determined that the videos violate our community guidelines," the YouTube notice had said.

WND had reported only days earlier on the decision by YouTube, in a similarly scenario, to suspend the Christian ministry's channel permanently – and then its quick reinstatement when WND asked about the censorship.

See the book and movie that resulted when Jan Markell of Olive Tree had a conversation with Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman about her experiences.

That earlier interview was with Tom Doyle about his book, "Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where it's Not Safe to Believe."

A YouTube spokesperson told WND at that time, "When it's brought to our attention that a video or channel has been removed mistakenly, we act quickly to reinstate it."

Markell told WND she was shocked and stunned when contacted by WND with word of the restoration, but very glad that her ministry's work once again was available to supporters through YouTube. She confirmed to WND all material that had been blocked during that episode had been restored.

But she did express some concerns about how the situation developed.

Markell, who founded Olive Tree in 1982 and also has written eight books for prominent Christian publishing houses, has produced a dozen DVDs and works with well-known leaders such as Nonie Darwish and her Arabs for Israel, Joel Rosenberg and Hal Lindsey. She said when the earlier dispute arose that she followed the YouTube appeal process and was rejected.

The program that had triggered the YouTube action earlier, she explained, simply talked about Christian persecution in the Middle East and how Christians are overcoming.

It's just a fact that Muslims are the persecutors, she pointed out.

The web company's online information warns about pornography, obscenity, graphic content, threats and other issues that appear not to apply in Markell's case.

Regarding "hateful content," YouTube explains it is a "delicate balancing act."

"We don't support content that promotes or condones violence against individuals or groups based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity, or whose primary purpose is inciting hatred on the basis of these core characteristics. … If the primary purpose is to attack a protected group, the content crosses the line," YouTube says online.

See the book and movie that resulted when Jan Markell of Olive Tree had a conversation with Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman about her experiences.

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