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Germany’s F.A.Z. focuses on Online Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial with expert commentary from Dr Andre Oboler
The original German Language version of this article was published as: Christoph Gunkel, Facebook and Google Earth: Anti-Semitism in Web 2.0, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 14 2008. This English version was translated by Ricarda Krenn. It was the massacre of seven youths and one adult that turned David into an internet warrior. In March a […]
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Andre Oboler’s article “Hatred and Antisemitism Online”, a Spanish translation was published by Agencia Judia Noticias in Argentina
Originally published in Spanish as: Andre Oboler, Odio y antisemitismo on line (Hatred and Antisemitism Online), Agencia Judia Noticias (Jewish News Agency – Argentina) and in English at Zionism On The Web. Good news in the fight against online hate In February the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism met in Jerusalem. Speaking at the conference […]
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The Jerusalem Post gets Dr Andre Oboler’s analysis on the Jewish Internet Defense Force’s Facebook campaign
Stephanie Rubenstein, Jewish Internet Defense Force ‘seizes control’ of anti-Israel Facebook group, Jerusalem Post, Jul. 29, 2008 The Jewish Internet Defense Force, a group that claims to have 5,000 members worldwide, says it is steadily removing members from a viciously anti-Israel and anti-Semitic group on Facebook, having taken control of the group on Sunday. “Facebook […]
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Young Jewish Diplomatic Leadership Seminar, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This talks at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem was to a group of Jewish leaders in 20s and 30s who had been hand picked by the Ministry for training in diplomacy, the middle east and matters relating to Israels security. My presentation included discuss of Electronic Intifada’s campaign and manipulation of Wikipedia to attack […]
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The Jerusalem Report cover feature on the “Web of Hatred”, including analysis from Dr Oboler
Ziv Hellman, http :// Web of Hatred, Jerusalem Report, Jun. 18, 2008 (cover feature) How pervasive is hatred on the web – and what can be done to combat it? The Website bills itself as “the Internet’s largest scholarly collection of articles on Zionist history.” A seemingly endless list of topics includes “the genocidal plans […]
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Is there a problem officer? Lies, dangers and hate on the information superhighway, AJC
This talk was developed by myself and Avigail Sugerman. Avigail later delivered it to a school audience. The talk includes discussion of the AJC competition “My Israel” which was attacked and the competition website later hacked. In 24 hours the site had almost 800,000 hits – and in the last hours it tipped 1 million […]
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Andre Oboler, Online Antisemitism 2.0. “Social Antisemitism on the Social Web”, JCPA Post-Holocaust and Antisemitism Series
Around 2004, changes in technology created Web 2.0.[1] As technology adapted, so did online antisemitism. With the new “social web” came a new “social antisemitism.” This Antisemitism 2.0 is the use of online social networking and content collaboration to share demonization, conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial, and classical antisemitic motifs with a view to creating social […]
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Facebook Antisemitism 2.0: The “Israel is not a Country” Group
The Israel is not a Country Facebook Group The “Israel is not a country” group was an antisemitic group on Facebook between 2007 and 2008. The group was brought to the attention of experts, policy makers and the public, when Dr Oboler used it to explain the emerging threat of antisemitism 2.0. The “not a […]