The BuzzFeed piece began: “If ever you’re attacked by a knife-wielding terrorist, these seven incredible Israeli innovations could save your life, tried and tested over five months of near-daily Palestinian attacks in Israel.
“They don’t call Israel the Start-Up Nation for nothing.”
A BuzzFeed spokeswoman explained: “The post was deemed political and graphic in nature by our Community team and therefore violated guidelines.
She added that “BuzzFeed is no longer supporting new posts from Community Brand Publisher accounts, which include any accounts with a political, commercial, or promotional agenda.”
Writing on Facebook, Mr Aslan-Levy said the decision was taken “because Jews defending their own lives from Arab terrorism is still a controversial proposition. So it'll be back up on Times of Israel instead soon.”
