Prominent Jewish lawyer threatened by ISIL after falling prey to systemic neo-Nazi plot

[King_David]

A high-profile Jewish lawyer in Australia was threatened by an ISIL affiliated spokesman, who exhorted jihadists to attack a Texas cartoon contest, after the lawyer was targeted in a defamation campaign initiated by neo-Nazis.

In late February, a group of Australian neo-Nazis on an online forum called for an “all-out war” against perceived enemies, including Melbourne lawyer Josh Bornstein. The neo-Nazis targeted Bornstein due to his support for open immigration policies and stronger hate-crime legislation.

In early March, a member of the white supremacist forum commenced an intricate plot to smear Bornstein. The perpetrator described their plan to other forum members on the hate site, stating they used a fake identity, now known to be Bornstein’s, to create a blog on the Jerusalem-based online newspaper, the Times of Israel.

The perpetrator claimed, “Thousands – potentially even millions of people – will read my blog posts thinking that I’m a Jew. Not only do they think I’m a Jew, but they think I’m a Jew with authority.” Then, they asked, “What should I write on my new Times of Israel blog?”

Over the next couple of weeks the figure behind the blog began to post content, compiled by stitching together sections of Bornstein’s authentic published work, in an apparent effort to establish credibility. The Times of Israel allows verified bloggers to post directly to the website without editor’s approval.

Bornstein remained unaware of the plot until the morning of April 10, when he woke to find himself in the middle of a raging controversy.




http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/prominent-jewish-lawyer-threatened-by-isil-after-falling-prey-to-systemic-neo-nazi-plot

[King_David]

1. WOW

[King_David]

2. I am pretty sure this happens far more frequently than we know ,

While Bornstein slept, the perpetrator of the plot had posted a new article on the Times of Israel blog, calling for genocide against Palestinians, supported by Talmudic law. The article, which Bornstein described as “a graphically violent and racist diatribe,” was rapidly spread on social media and decried by many, including author Naomi Wolf, resulting in an online vigilante mob hunting Bornstein.

[guillaumeb]

3. sounds like the right wing perpetrator stole a page from Pamela Geller's book.

At least he did not pay for ads to run on busses in major cities.

[King_David]

4. I think it happens very frequently to smear Jews.

looks like a symbiosis between extreme right and ISIS , smearing Jews as haters of Palestinians.

Extreme right and extreme left meeting up with hatred of Jews.

[guillaumeb]

5. The Israeli government does not help the situation either.

But people should be smart enough to distinguish between the actions of individual Jews and the Israeli government. Unfortunately, many people, not just on the right, are NOT smart enough to make that distinction.

[bemildred]

7. You are right.

But it isn't just Jews. The internets are awash in lies and bullshit, for profit, and for fun.

Obama, for example, is not Jewish, yet he is invading Texas as we speak.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. FBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg

http://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-is-jihadist-is-actually-an-jewish-american-troll-20150911-gjk852.html


Well, at least that riddle has been solved.

[Little Tich]

6. Now I know where the talkbacks on the Jerusalem Post website come from.

That’s good, because most talkbacks are racist, and it would be really bad if they actually came from the Jerusalem Post readers.

[King_David]

8. Never thought of that

But makes sense.

[King_David]

9. Happens all the time on the Internet

Visit enough forums and there's people claiming to be from Gaza or Ramallah that are actually sitting in the USA . IP addresses are easily changes to reflect this.

More frequently there's people claiming to be from Israel and false flag posting , when in reality they are nowhere anywhere near Israel .

The Wild West Internet .

[Little Tich]

10. The internet is a haven for trolls.

Whether they are anonymous or pretending to be someone else, they can cause a lot of grief.