jidf presentation to world union of jewish students (wujs)
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JIDF Mission
Lead the FightAgainst Antisemitismand Terrorism on the Web
Coordinate Concerned CitizensAround the Globe
Promote Jewish Pride, Knowledge,and Unity
Advocatefor Israel
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About the Jewish Internet Defense Force
Pro-Israel advocacy
Provide news and information through:
Seek out, expose, and report online content which is against theTerms of Service of internet companies
Focus on material that promotes Islamic terrorism and antisemitism
Direct action to eradicate promotion of hatred and violence online,and creating publicity that will cause internet companies to take theneeded action themselves by enforcing their own Terms of Service
Focus on websites like:
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History of JIDFThe JIDF has been in the making for about 8 years, but came into officialfruition in May, 2008. There were five main turning points:
Start of2nd
Intifada
9/11 The disengagement fromGush Katif (Gaza)
War withHezbollah
Massacre atMercaz HaRav and
Facebook groups whichwent up to honor it
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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JIDF Campaigns
Exposing Antisemitism & Terrorism 2.0 Solidarity with Israel
Tweet4Shalit Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit
Against Nasrallah on Facebook Against "Hate Israel" groups on Facebook
Against Online Holocaust Denial
The JIDF has the flexibility to launch a campaign at a moments notice, and thereach to make it effective. Below are some samples of campaigns and themes,which have caught the attention of the media:
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On the Forefront of Exposing Antisemtism & Terrorism 2.0
Australian Jewish News
BBC
CNN
Canadian Jewish News
Chesler Chronicles
Coordination Forum forCountering Antisemitism
CS Monitor FAZ - Germany
5 Towns Jewish Times
Ha'aretz
HonestReporting Israel National News
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Jewish News Agency(Argentina)
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Jewish Tribune Jewish Week - New York JTA Russian Israel News The National (UAE)
Some Organizations Covering JIDF Activism
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JIDF Solidarity with Israel and the IDFDuring Operation Cast Lead, the JIDF stood in full solidarity.Heres one of many letters we received from IDF soldiers:
Shalom....I was just surfing the net and i fell across your
website. I just want to say that although I had always
dreamed something like this existed, I never thought it did.
I am a soldier with the 101st paratroopers corps Messayat
company of the IDF who just came out of operation Cast Lead,
and the most heart wrenching thing coming out of there was
the amount of hate and lies spread throughout the internet,
specifically Facebook and YouTube.
So I just wanted to personally thank you guys for having the
balls to do something about it. Because as important as it is
to face the enemy in combat, it is equally as important to
face him on the internet, where his lies and hatred spread
like wildfire. So THANK YOU, from myself, the IDF, and the
Jewish people.....
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24-hour Twitter campaign to make#GiladShalit trending topic to raise
awareness prior to his 23rd birthday
Formed a coalition of organizations to help
Succeeded in getting #GiladShalit to trendin #2 position for nearly 24 hours
JIDF Tweet4Shalit Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit
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Exposed many Hezbollah andNasrallah Pages on Facebook
Official Nasrallah page had over
9,000 fans
CreatedACTION ALERTS. Gotword out to thousands of JIDFactivists to report material
Joined forces with MK Avi Dichter
Official Nasrallah Fan Pagedisappeared
More work must be done
JIDF Against "Hate Israel" groups on Facebook
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JIDF Against "Hate Israel" groups on Facebook
In Honor of Israel Independence Day, JIDF launched anACTION ALERT Against "HATE ISRAEL" Facebook Content
While content can hate a political entity or government,Facebook seems to avoid that these groups are havens forantisemitic and jihadist content
While we were successful in getting some groups removed,others remain
This issue is still outstanding. The largest Hate Israel grouphas nearly 90,000 members. It actively promotes Jew hatredand Islamic terrorism Specifically, Hezbollah
More work must be done
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JIDF Against Online Holocaust Denial
Holocaust denial is Jew hatred
Discovered and exposed dozens of groups, and thousands of people promotingand spreading Holocaust denial on Facebook and YouTube
Pointed out the Holocaust denial is illegal in 13 countries
Got Facebook to change policies and make that content unavailable to thosecountries
Inspired international mainstream media coverage of the issue
Facebook took a very unpopular stand, in support of Holocaust denial on theirplatform
Created United Against Holocaust Denial group with over85,000 members
Petitioned advertisers, making them aware that their ads were appearing besidesuch material. Many stopped advertising on Facebook
More work must be done
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JIDF Success; The new generation of Jewish activists
Exposing the issues ofantisemitism and terrorism 2.0
YouTube: thousands of antisemitic and terrorist channels and videosremoved
Facebook: hundreds of antisemitic and terrorist groups, filled with hundredsof thousands of members, removed
Wikipedia & the Media: Fighting anti-Israel bias
Creating the largest petition group against Holocaust denial on the internet
Getting advertisers to remove ads from Facebook in protest of Facebooksstance on Holocaust denial
Creating the largest action network of its kind
And much, much more
but much, much, more must be done...
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Ways to Get Involved with the JIDF
Follow us on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/JIDF
Join JIDF Facebook Fan Pagehttp://facebook.com/thejidf
Subscribe to JIDF Daily Email Alerts
Share our information and action alerts with others
Have your union join forces with us or suggest campaigns
Donate or help raise much needed funds for the JIDF
Promote or use JIDF Media Consultation and AdvertisingServices
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