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The Electronic Intifada (ei) is a not-for-profit, independent online publication which covers the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective, aimed at combating the pro-Israeli, pro-American spin its editors believe exists in mainstream media accounts.[1] EI was founded by Ali Abunimah, Arjan El Fassed, [2] Laurie King and Nigel Parry. [3]
Readership
EI sees over one quarter of a million visits a month, with surges during crisis periods. Following Israel's Operation Summer Rains in Gaza on June 27th, 2006 and it's war on Lebanon launched on July 12th, 2006, EI saw one million visits in one month. During Operation Defensive Shield in March/April 2002, EI saw over three-quarters of a million visitors in one month.[citation needed]
Bassaleh News Network (BNN)
The Bassaleh News Network is an online magazine by EI publishing satirical material about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Middle East in general. The name means "The Onion" in Arabic. BNN has not been updated since late 2006. [4]
Reception
A writer for the Jerusalem Post described EI as a "...very professional, user-friendly and well written...the Palestinian CNN."[1] A Jewish Telegraphic Agency reporter called EI a "cyberpropaganda" site which "may contribute to a better understanding of the Palestinian cause," but "is too biased to be of much use to mainstream publications."[2]
Alexander Cockburn stated "There are a number of excellent news outlets for those who want unjaundiced reporting.... The Electronic Intifada...is trusted."[3] Gerald M. Steinberg, the Director of the Program on Conflict Resolution at Bar Ilan University and head of NGO Monitor, described Electronic Intifada as "an explicitly pro-Palestinian political and ideological Web site"[4] that hosts "anti-Israel propaganda."[5]
CAMERA and Wikipedia
In an April 2008 article on Electronic Intifada, e-mails purported to have been sent between CAMERA members were published, which laid out a plan to cooperate with prominent Wikipedia editors to promote a Zionist viewpoint and oppose pro-Arab viewpoints on Wikipedia. A Wikipedia user reportedly advised the group that "One or more of you who want to take this route should stay away from any Israel realted [sic] articles for one month until they [sic] interact in a positive way with 100 wikipedia [sic] editors who would be used later to vote you as an administrator."[6][7]
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a progressive media criticism organization based in New York City, writes "CAMERA's emails are particularly insidious in that stealth and misrepresentation are presented as the keys to success."[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hannah Brown, "Surfing the Net: Virtual war", The Jerusalem Post, September 27 2002
- ^ Gil Sedan, "Mideast cease-fire doesn't extend into cyberspace", June 29, 2001
- ^ Alexander Cockburn, "Torture Them", The Nation, December 11 2000
- ^ "Human Rights Watch needs watching", Gerald M. Steinberg, The Jewish Week, March 25 2005
- ^ "Ken Roth's blood libel, Jerusalem Post, August 26, 2006
- ^ "Pro-Israel group's plan to re-write history on Wikipedia." [1]. Electronic Initifada. 21 April 2008.
- ^ http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2008/04/23/tecnologia/1208961786.html
- ^ FAIR: "Electronic Intifada: A Pro-Israel Group's Plan to Rewrite History on Wikipedia"
External links
- Electronic Intifada Official Website
