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| '''The Jewish Internet Defense Force''' ('''JIDF''') is an ] which seeks to remove hateful ] content which "clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism" from the web.<ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia">{{cite blog|title=JIDF Response to Misplaced Pages|url= | '''The Jewish Internet Defense Force''' ('''JIDF''') is an ] which seeks to remove hateful ] content which "clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism" from the web.<ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia">{{cite blog|title=JIDF Response to Misplaced Pages|url= | ||
| http://www.thejidf.org/2008/08/current-response-to-wikipedia.html|publisher=|date=], ]}}</ref> The group has paid particular attention to this type of content on ], ], ], and ]. The organization started as the ] "FACEBOOK: Why Do You Aid And Abet Terrorist Organizations?", which succeeded in removing over 100 ]s with incendiary content by mobilizing its members to report the groups to ] for violating its ].<ref name="arutzsheva_facebook_jewishactivist">{{cite news|title=Jewish Activist Battles For Israel on Facebook|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125783|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> When, according to the JIDF, Facebook refused to remove additional such groups "despite thousands of user complaints over the course of eighteen months", the JIDF " matters in own hands" by seizing control over the ] "Israel is not a country! Delist it from Facebook as a country", described by the JIDF as "one of the most vile, antisemitic, pro-terrorist sites on the internet. Moreover, it was the most active hate group of all----promoting hatred, violence, murder, and genocide...."<ref>{{cite news|title=Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group|url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215331137728&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook: 'Anti-Semitic' group hijacked by Jewish force|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2478773/Facebook-Anti-semitic-group-destroyed-by-Israeli-hackers.html|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> In a response to an earlier version of this Misplaced Pages article, the JIDF emphasized that its focus "is NOT legitimate anti-Israel content, but rather, clearly antisemitic content and content which clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism"<ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> | http://www.thejidf.org/2008/08/current-response-to-wikipedia.html|publisher=|date=], ]}}</ref> The group has paid particular attention to this type of content on ], ], ], and ]. The organization started as the ] "FACEBOOK: Why Do You Aid And Abet Terrorist Organizations?", which succeeded in removing over 100 ]s with incendiary content by mobilizing its members to report the groups to ] for violating its ].<ref name="arutzsheva_facebook_jewishactivist">{{cite news|title=Jewish Activist Battles For Israel on Facebook|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125783|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> When, according to the JIDF, Facebook refused to remove additional such groups "despite thousands of user complaints over the course of eighteen months", the JIDF " matters in own hands" by seizing control over the ] "Israel is not a country! Delist it from Facebook as a country", described by the JIDF as "one of the most vile, antisemitic, pro-terrorist sites on the internet. Moreover, it was the most active hate group of all----promoting hatred, violence, murder, and genocide...."<ref>{{cite news|title=Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group|url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215331137728&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook: 'Anti-Semitic' group hijacked by Jewish force|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2478773/Facebook-Anti-semitic-group-destroyed-by-Israeli-hackers.html|publisher=]|date=], ]}}</ref><ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> In a response to an earlier version of this Misplaced Pages article, the JIDF emphasized that its focus "is NOT legitimate anti-Israel content, but rather, clearly antisemitic content and content which clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism"<ref name="jidf_responsetowikipedia" /> | ||
| Despite the fact that the JIDF fights anti-semitism, it does not fight racism among its own members. A former member of the JIDF alleges that the following conversation occured between himself and another member of the JIDF. | |||
| "(T)eaching that we are better than anyone else is exactly what the Nazis did. We may be God's chosen people, but that doesn't mean everyone else is an animal, and frankly, anyone who actually believes that non-Jews are lesser beings are no better than Nazis, and I want nothing to do with them." | |||
| The reply, which was received in a private message through facebook, was as follows. | |||
| "Comparing the Nazis superiority claim to the Torah's proof is a bit idiotic. When Rabbi Kahane was interviewed once the interviewer asked what made his assertion different from any other groups. He simply replied because the Torah say's we're right. The key difference of course which you must notice is that whereas other groups use this for some form of killing another group we never do." | |||
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The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) is an online organization which seeks to remove hateful anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content which "clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism" from the web. The group has paid particular attention to this type of content on Facebook, YouTube, Google Earth, and Misplaced Pages. The organization started as the Facebook group "FACEBOOK: Why Do You Aid And Abet Terrorist Organizations?", which succeeded in removing over 100 Facebook groups with incendiary content by mobilizing its members to report the groups to Facebook for violating its terms of use. When, according to the JIDF, Facebook refused to remove additional such groups "despite thousands of user complaints over the course of eighteen months", the JIDF " matters in own hands" by seizing control over the Facebook group "Israel is not a country! Delist it from Facebook as a country", described by the JIDF as "one of the most vile, antisemitic, pro-terrorist sites on the internet. Moreover, it was the most active hate group of all----promoting hatred, violence, murder, and genocide...." In a response to an earlier version of this Misplaced Pages article, the JIDF emphasized that its focus "is NOT legitimate anti-Israel content, but rather, clearly antisemitic content and content which clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism"
Despite the fact that the JIDF fights anti-semitism, it does not fight racism among its own members. A former member of the JIDF alleges that the following conversation occured between himself and another member of the JIDF.
"(T)eaching that we are better than anyone else is exactly what the Nazis did. We may be God's chosen people, but that doesn't mean everyone else is an animal, and frankly, anyone who actually believes that non-Jews are lesser beings are no better than Nazis, and I want nothing to do with them."
The reply, which was received in a private message through facebook, was as follows.
"Comparing the Nazis superiority claim to the Torah's proof is a bit idiotic. When Rabbi Kahane was interviewed once the interviewer asked what made his assertion different from any other groups. He simply replied because the Torah say's we're right. The key difference of course which you must notice is that whereas other groups use this for some form of killing another group we never do."
See also
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Arab-Israeli conflict and the Internet
- Internet activism
- Honest Reporting
- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
References
- ^ "JIDF Response to Misplaced Pages". Aug 5, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Jewish Activist Battles For Israel on Facebook". Arutz 7. April 3, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group". JPost. July 29, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Facebook: 'Anti-Semitic' group hijacked by Jewish force". The Telegraph. July 31, 2008.
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External links
- The Jewish Internet Defense Force (Official website)
- The Jewish Internet Defense Force (Facebook group)
- The Decentralist Conservative
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