Israel backed by army of cyber-soldiers

[billbuckhead]

Israel backed by army of cyber-soldiers
From Yonit Farago in Jerusalem

WHILE Israel fights Hezbollah with tanks and aircraft, its supporters are campaigning on the internet.
Israel’s Government has thrown its weight behind efforts by supporters to counter what it believes to be negative bias and a tide of pro-Arab propaganda. The Foreign Ministry has ordered trainee diplomats to track websites and chatrooms so that networks of US and European groups with hundreds of thousands of Jewish activists can place supportive messages.

In the past week nearly 5,000 members of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) have downloaded special “megaphone” software that alerts them to anti-Israeli chatrooms or internet polls to enable them to post contrary viewpoints. A student team in Jerusalem combs the web in a host of different languages to flag the sites so that those who have signed up can influence an opinion survey or the course of a debate.
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"cybersoldiers"?

[chimpymustgo]

1. Seems we do have some strident new apologists around here.

DU is a very different place than it once was. Hopefully, they'll go away soon.

[Lars39]

2. got one here now running up his post count.

[Dover]

3. Interesting side story ...

Don't know if it could be found here with a search, but there was a story posted a few weeks ago about a young Jewish man who was murdered (I believe it was in D.C.). He was a political campaign 'volunteer' for the Dem presidential wannabe, Warner (N.C.). This young man was a rising political star in Britain and for some reason came to the U.S. to work for Warner. His main credentials were that he was very active on campuses in Britain and Israel (and may have worked for WUJS or it's equivalent in Britain), trying to get support for Jews by playing the "anti-semite abuses" card. He also was trying to get British Jews to associate their religious identity with Israel to strengthen ties. He worked for a major PR firm that focused on Jewish/Israel issues as well.

Not sure of the connection exactly, other than the efforts at persuasion regarding Israel. But thought I'd bring it up.

[acmejack]

4. No kidding!

I wouldn't have noticed...

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Not to mention politicians of both parties.

[Bucky]

6. Damn. I wanted a story about RoboCop-like cyborgs exterminating humans

It's a sophisticated PR machine instead. They're cyber-propagandists, not cyber-soldiers. Don't get my hopes up like that, please.