Truce in UES mom book battle

PEACE in our time of social media. We’re told that the Facebook group for uptown moms that was brought to the brink of collapse by a fight over a children’s book has reached an uneasy truce.

As Page Six reported, the UES Mommas group was put on ice after all-out war broke out over author Golbarg Bashi’s book, “P is for Palestine.” After escalating hostilities over the weekend of Nov. 18 and 19, moderators of the group, which has some 27,000 members, said they were meeting with Facebook to resolve the crisis, and might have to close the forum.

But we’re told the page is back up and running with a strict new set of rules — some of which might seem more appropriate for the children of the Upper East Side than their mothers — including being “civil and courteous,” “no public shaming,” “no vaccination posts” and “no politics.”

Of the rule about politics, the moderators added: “This is not the forum to discuss the happenings of the political world. Today’s climate is tense and fragile and should you feel passionate about certain topics, please use your personal page to fight the fight. We will not tolerate contentious threads or hateful speech against ANY of our members.”

They also said, “This group is OFF THE RECORD. Nothing posted here, by admins or members, should be published or quoted elsewhere.” (Oops.)

While users say the group is usually used for sharing recommendations and “complaining about Prada diaper bags,” it’s not the first time it has become a hotbed of intrigue. In August, a lawyer for two group members sent cease-anddesist letters to other members who called them “racists” after a conversation about the Charlottesville, Va., protests went off the rails.

This time, the fuss centered on Bashi’s children’s-alphabet book, in which she writes, “I is for Intifada, Intifada is Arabic for rising up for what is right, if you are a kid or a grownup” — which didn’t go over well.