Former Justice Department chief Emmy Palmore has been appointed to the Facebook Appeals Committee

Former Justice Department chief Emmy Palmore has been appointed to the Facebook Appeals Committee, the body set up by the social network to discuss content censorship decisions, and will serve as one of the committee's 20 founding members, the committee announced today, which operates as an independent body.
Palmore will be one of the first 20 members appointed to the committee. Departing 8200, Flemor has a law degree from the Hebrew University. She began her professional career in 1991 as an attorney at the Carmeli-Arnon Attorney's Office. In 1996, she joined the State Department's Criminal Division, and in 2000 was appointed Director of the Department of Pardons in the Justice Department, a position she held for 14 years. Negotiations to release Gilad Shalit. In February 2014, then-Justice Minister Tzipi Livni chose her to serve as the office's executive director, a position which Palmor held even after taking a job at Ayelet Shaked. She completed her post last September, following the request of the interim Minister of Justice, Amir Ohana.
"It is not obvious that there is an Israeli in the first round of friends or not at all," Palmore said in an interview with Calcalist. "In the end, there will only be 40 members from all over the world, which is not self-evident. It is a great honor for Israel, and for me personally. I really feel I have won."
Palmore was appointed to the committee following a multi-stage process that included identifying candidates through expert inquiries and submitting proposals from the public, screening process for identifying possible conflicts of interest, interviewing with a senior placement company and addressing gender, ethnic, etc. diversity characteristics. "It's a comprehensive process of examination, background, questions on various issues. Consider interpersonal ability, teamwork, decision-making. It's a bit like sorting through the selection process of judges.