SWR separates from presenter Helen Fares after anti-Israel postings. Fares “repeatedly expressed extreme political positions on her private social media account’ Fares will therefore no longer moderate SWR's digital dialogue format “MixTalk’ The broadcaster explained that SWR has clear rules for dealing with statements on social media..
The app in question is the “No Thanks” app. Its Palestinian developer stated in an interview with "Al Jazeera" that he had programmed the app after the death of his siblings in order to "do something" for people in the Gaza Strip.