Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies

by: Sheridan, Mary Beth. :

Different Causes, Similar Tactics. Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies.

Washington Post Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08


By Mary Beth Sheridan

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08

"The pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations organized in Washington this week represent the emotional culmination of weeks of smaller rallies across the country, indications of how the violence in the Middle East has alarmed many Americans.

The proliferation of demonstrations reflects the strength of Jewish organizations and efforts by much smaller Muslim and Arab American groups to play a bigger role in U.S. politics. Adding to the mix is the power of the Internet, both to pull together rallies and to connect Americans with those suffering in the Middle East

by: Sheridan, Mary Beth. :

Different Causes, Similar Tactics. Internet Used by Organizers of Israeli, Palestinian Rallies.

Washington Post Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page B08

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"Spam campaigns by Mideast groups damage only themselves"

‘You’ve got hate mail’

"Spam campaigns by Mideast groups damage only themselves"

By Michael Moran
MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/news/736217.asp?0na=x227D2G4-

"HonestReporting.com describes itself as "a fast-action Web site dedicated to ensuring that Israel receives fair media coverage."

In fact, it is one of a whole new category of Web sites catering to both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that do what Washington lobbying groups have been doing for decades: general prefabricated mailing campaigns in an effort to sway opinion."

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