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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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O’Reilly News reports on Dr Andre Oboler’s research into Political Bias in Google Earth
Caitlyn Martin, Google Earth Delivers Geographic Data, Satellite Imagery, and Political Bias, O’Reilly News, August 29, 2008 Last Friday Media Backspin, the weblog of HonestReporting.com, reported that Google Earth had removed a notation which falsely claimed that the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Yam was built on the ruins of ?Ghawarina, an Arab town which […]
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ZOA Praises Google For Removing False Anti-Israel Propaganda From Google Earth’s Map Of Israel, Zionist Organization of America
ZOA Praises Google For Removing False Anti-Israel Propaganda From Google Earth’s Map Of Israel, Jewish News Today, August 25, 2008. This was a copy of the press release issued by the ZOA. The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds Google Inc. (Google) for rectifying several problems that the ZOA raised with Google’s leadership, regarding Google […]
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An article on Dr Oboler’s work on Google Earth in the Spanish language Agencia Judia Noticias in Argentina
En Israel siguen las denuncias contra el programa Google Earth y su mencion sobre “la catastrofe palestina”, Agencia Judia Noticias (Jewish News Agency – Argentina), July 31 2008 Andre Oboler, profesor de la Universidad Hebrea Bar Ilán y miembro de la ONG “Monitor” que promueve el debate crítico de los derechos humanos dentro del conflicto […]
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Andre Oboler interviewed on the ZOA Middle East report on WNWR – New World Radio, Philadelphia
In this radio interview, WNWR’s ZOA Philly Middle East Report interviews Dr Andre Oboler and the JIDF’s David Appletree on Google Earth, Facebook and YouTube. Broadcast on WNWR, July 9th 2008
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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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Jerusalem Post get’s Dr Oboler’s analysis on the Google Earth ‘Nakba’ dots
Stephanie Rubenstein, Google Earth highlights the ‘Nakba’, Jerusalem Post, July 2nd 2008 Anti-Israel activity on the Google Earth application has been stepped up this week, with the message “Nakba – The Palestinian Catastrophe” now appearing when users scroll over the orange dots that speckle locations across the entire map of Israel. Google spokesperson Jessica Powell […]
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Andre Oboler, Google Earth: A New Platform for Anti-Israel Propaganda and Replacement Geography, Jerusalem Issue Briefs
Virtual Israel, as represented by Google Earth, is littered with orange dots, many of which claim to represent “Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.” Thus, Israel is depicted as a state born out of colonial conquest rather than the return of a people from exile. Each dot links to the “Palestine […]
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Google Earth and the Nakba Dots
Changing the virtual world When Google Earth became a platform for misinformation, depicting Israel as a state born out of colonial conquest, Dr Oboler responded with reports, articles and media coverage. He highlighted the danger to society when powerful new media information resources become platforms for propaganda. His work also highlighted the need to differentiate […]