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VOTE: Should Bethany Koval Be Punished For What She Said On Twitter?
Koval, a 16-year-old from Fair Lawn, is having a lot of praise and negativity thrown her way following an anti-Israel tweet she posted.
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Bethany Koval is receiving a lot of support for an anti-Israel Twitter post she put online last month. She is also receiving a fair amount of criticism.
Koval said school officials have reprimanded her about the tweet about Israel that caused a fellow classmate to unfollow her.
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Koval has received a lot of support online from other Twitter users. They’ve encouraged her to speak out in the name of free speech. The tweet has also fostered a lot of pro-Israel/pro-Palestinian responses.
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Koval has since made her Twitter account private.
What do you think? Vote in the poll below and sound off on just how much is too much when it comes to free speech online.
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