15 mar 2013
Anonymous hacktivists plan to wipe Israel off Internet
One of the images that appeared on Israeli websites during cyber attacks launched by Anonymous Hacktivists in November 2012
Hacktivist group Anonymous is planning a massive cyber attack on the Israeli regime, threatening to “erase” it from the Internet.
“Hacktivists Starting Cyber Attack against Israel on 7th of April,” Anonymous wrote on Twitter, calling on hackers around the world to participate in the second of a series of cyber attacks known as ‘OpIsrael.’
Following the threat, Israeli officials have been reportedly preparing for the potential attack.
“It’s something being organized online over the past few days. What distinguishes this plan when compared to previous attacks is that it really seems to be organized by Anonymous-affiliated groups from around the world in what looks like a joining of forces,” said Ofir Ben Avi, director of an online Israeli organization.
The first OpIsrael was launched by Anonymous during the eight-day Israeli war on Gaza in November 2012.
Some 700 Zionist websites came under repeated cyber attacks, including the regime’s high-profile systems such as its foreign ministry, and the Israeli president's official website.
“We are Anonymous. We are legion. We will not forgive. We will not forget. Israel, it is too late to expect us,” read the hacktivist group’s message to Israeli authorities.
The Israeli ministry for financial affairs reported an estimated 44 million unique attacks on the regime’s websites during the cyber operation.
According to the report, Anonymous posted the online personal data of 5,000 Israeli officials, including names, ID numbers and personal emails following ‘OpIsrael.’
Hacktivist group Anonymous is planning a massive cyber attack on the Israeli regime, threatening to “erase” it from the Internet.
“Hacktivists Starting Cyber Attack against Israel on 7th of April,” Anonymous wrote on Twitter, calling on hackers around the world to participate in the second of a series of cyber attacks known as ‘OpIsrael.’
Following the threat, Israeli officials have been reportedly preparing for the potential attack.
“It’s something being organized online over the past few days. What distinguishes this plan when compared to previous attacks is that it really seems to be organized by Anonymous-affiliated groups from around the world in what looks like a joining of forces,” said Ofir Ben Avi, director of an online Israeli organization.
The first OpIsrael was launched by Anonymous during the eight-day Israeli war on Gaza in November 2012.
Some 700 Zionist websites came under repeated cyber attacks, including the regime’s high-profile systems such as its foreign ministry, and the Israeli president's official website.
“We are Anonymous. We are legion. We will not forgive. We will not forget. Israel, it is too late to expect us,” read the hacktivist group’s message to Israeli authorities.
The Israeli ministry for financial affairs reported an estimated 44 million unique attacks on the regime’s websites during the cyber operation.
According to the report, Anonymous posted the online personal data of 5,000 Israeli officials, including names, ID numbers and personal emails following ‘OpIsrael.’
9 mar 2013
Samira Ibrahim denied State Department award for "anti-Semitic" tweets
The Obama administration is postponing the International Women of Courage Award for Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim because of tweets discovered on her Twitter account. The U.S State Department announced earlier this week that Samira Ibrahim would be among 10 recipients of the International Women of Courage Award presented by Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S First Lady Michelle Obama.
The State Department decided on Friday to hold off on awarding the Egyptian human rights activist because of tweets published on her Twitter account over the past months and described as "anti-U.S." and "support violence against Jews".
An American weekly newspaper had earlier published a report entitled "Michelle Obama and John Kerry to Honor Anti-Semite", after tweet on Ibrahim's Twitter account had welcomed the news about a bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis last July.
In other posts, Samira Ibrahim disseminated Hitler's quote saying that "I have discovered with the passage of days, that no act contrary to morality, no crime against society takes place, except with the Jews having a hand in it."
Ibrahim is one of the real leaders in her country in trying to address gender-based violence and other human rights abuses.
The State Department decided on Friday to hold off on awarding the Egyptian human rights activist because of tweets published on her Twitter account over the past months and described as "anti-U.S." and "support violence against Jews".
An American weekly newspaper had earlier published a report entitled "Michelle Obama and John Kerry to Honor Anti-Semite", after tweet on Ibrahim's Twitter account had welcomed the news about a bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis last July.
In other posts, Samira Ibrahim disseminated Hitler's quote saying that "I have discovered with the passage of days, that no act contrary to morality, no crime against society takes place, except with the Jews having a hand in it."
Ibrahim is one of the real leaders in her country in trying to address gender-based violence and other human rights abuses.
2 mar 2013
Israeli officer writes: “It's a shame the Arab whore didn't die”
Screenshot of Shapiro’s Facebook page along with the offending status message
In response to Monday's attack by a group of Israelis on a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem, Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro posted on his Facebook page,
“Good! It's a shame the Arab whore didn't die [in the attack]”.
The attack took place as the Palestinian woman waited at a light rail station in Jerusalem. A group of Jewish Israelis approached her and began punching and kicking her, then ripping off her headscarf.
A witness to the assault told the Israeli paper Ma'ariv, “There were about 100 Orthodox and yeshiva students who disembarked the tramway and spotted an Arab woman accompanied by an older man. It developed into arguing and yelling, and I don’t know what the content was that everyone jumped on her.” In addition, according to the witness, an Israeli security officer passively watched the attack and smiled as the attackers tore off the woman's religious headscarf.
In response to Monday's attack by a group of Israelis on a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem, Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro posted on his Facebook page,
“Good! It's a shame the Arab whore didn't die [in the attack]”.
The attack took place as the Palestinian woman waited at a light rail station in Jerusalem. A group of Jewish Israelis approached her and began punching and kicking her, then ripping off her headscarf.
A witness to the assault told the Israeli paper Ma'ariv, “There were about 100 Orthodox and yeshiva students who disembarked the tramway and spotted an Arab woman accompanied by an older man. It developed into arguing and yelling, and I don’t know what the content was that everyone jumped on her.” In addition, according to the witness, an Israeli security officer passively watched the attack and smiled as the attackers tore off the woman's religious headscarf.
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the Arab "whore who didn't die”
The Facebook posting by the Israeli officer is just the latest in a string of incidents involving Israeli soldiers posting offensive and disturbing content on social media. Just a week earlier, a photo posted by an Israeli soldier showing a Palestinian child in the crosshairs of a sniper rifle went viral on the internet – but the officer was not charged for posting it. |
According to a recent study by the Israeli human rights group Yesh Din found that out of 103 investigations opened in 2012 into alleged offenses committed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied territories against Palestinians and their property, not a single one has so far resulted in any charges.
From 2009-2011, Yesh Din says in its latest report, just 2.62 percent of investigations led to charges. And from 2005-11, just six percent of criminal investigations launched by the Israeli army’s criminal investigation division against soldiers suspected of criminal violent activity against Palestinians and their property ended with charges being filed.
Former Israeli soldiers with 'Breaking the Silence' have described the 'culture of impunity' among Israeli soldiers, in which brutality is rewarded and extreme acts of violence go unpunished.
Many more of the disturbing photos posted in recent years by Israeli soldiers as 'trophies' on their Facebook pages can be seen at the link below. They include an eight-year old girl with blood all over her face after she was hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet while on the roof of her house, and instead of calling an ambulance, Israeli soldiers decided to detain her and her mother. Another well-publicized photo shows a dead Palestinian boy with blood all over his chest laid out in a position of 'crucifixion'.
From 2009-2011, Yesh Din says in its latest report, just 2.62 percent of investigations led to charges. And from 2005-11, just six percent of criminal investigations launched by the Israeli army’s criminal investigation division against soldiers suspected of criminal violent activity against Palestinians and their property ended with charges being filed.
Former Israeli soldiers with 'Breaking the Silence' have described the 'culture of impunity' among Israeli soldiers, in which brutality is rewarded and extreme acts of violence go unpunished.
Many more of the disturbing photos posted in recent years by Israeli soldiers as 'trophies' on their Facebook pages can be seen at the link below. They include an eight-year old girl with blood all over her face after she was hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet while on the roof of her house, and instead of calling an ambulance, Israeli soldiers decided to detain her and her mother. Another well-publicized photo shows a dead Palestinian boy with blood all over his chest laid out in a position of 'crucifixion'.
Palestinian woman attacked – Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro posts on Facebook: “It’s a shame that the Arab whore didn’t die”
A Palestinian woman waiting at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Monday was attacked and stripped of her headscarf by religious Jewish women, Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported Tuesday.
According to bystanders, a young Jewish woman punched the Palestinian suddenly as she was passing by the station. A friend of the assailant began aiding her in beating the Palestinian, pushing her against the wall, and ultimately ripping off her headscarf.
The Palestinian was accompanied by an old man who tried to push the attackers away to no avail.
The event occurred at about three o’clock in the afternoon. It is unclear whether the incident involved only the two assailants mentioned in witness accounts, or a larger group shown in the photo.
“There were about 100 Orthodox and yeshiva students who disembarked the tramway and spotted an Arab woman accompanied by an older man,” a witness, who photographed the event, told Ma’ariv.
“It developed into arguing and yelling, and I don’t know what the content was that everyone jumped on her.”
According to the witness, an activist named Dorit Jordan Dotan, a municipality security officer passively watched the event and seemed to be smiling. Many residents also stood by.
“The entire time, the guard stood and smiled and did not even try to break up the fight,” a witness said.
Dotan confirmed that the incident took place at the station where a group of young people had just arrived from the train, but seemed to downplay the event by suggesting the attackers were intoxicated.
“Young people drink a lot of wine for Purim. Screams were heard everywhere. A woman tried to fight [the Jewish students] but they yelled at her not to dare touch the Jews and continued to beat [the Arab woman],” Dotan said.
Following publication in Ma’ariv, police launched an investigation into the case.
“It’s a shame that the Arab whore didn’t die”
On the day the report was published, Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro re-posted the article on his Facebook page and issued a chilling endorsement: “Very good,” wrote Shpiro “It’s a shame that the Arab whore didn’t die.”
The message was publicized by Palestinian Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi.
Israeli army and police officers have come under fire in recent weeks for showcasing dehumanizing images of and slogans about Palestinians. The most famous of these is an Instagram photo of Mor Ostrovski, 20, showing the crosshairs of a rifle being aimed at the head of a Palestinian boy.
According to bystanders, a young Jewish woman punched the Palestinian suddenly as she was passing by the station. A friend of the assailant began aiding her in beating the Palestinian, pushing her against the wall, and ultimately ripping off her headscarf.
The Palestinian was accompanied by an old man who tried to push the attackers away to no avail.
The event occurred at about three o’clock in the afternoon. It is unclear whether the incident involved only the two assailants mentioned in witness accounts, or a larger group shown in the photo.
“There were about 100 Orthodox and yeshiva students who disembarked the tramway and spotted an Arab woman accompanied by an older man,” a witness, who photographed the event, told Ma’ariv.
“It developed into arguing and yelling, and I don’t know what the content was that everyone jumped on her.”
According to the witness, an activist named Dorit Jordan Dotan, a municipality security officer passively watched the event and seemed to be smiling. Many residents also stood by.
“The entire time, the guard stood and smiled and did not even try to break up the fight,” a witness said.
Dotan confirmed that the incident took place at the station where a group of young people had just arrived from the train, but seemed to downplay the event by suggesting the attackers were intoxicated.
“Young people drink a lot of wine for Purim. Screams were heard everywhere. A woman tried to fight [the Jewish students] but they yelled at her not to dare touch the Jews and continued to beat [the Arab woman],” Dotan said.
Following publication in Ma’ariv, police launched an investigation into the case.
“It’s a shame that the Arab whore didn’t die”
On the day the report was published, Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro re-posted the article on his Facebook page and issued a chilling endorsement: “Very good,” wrote Shpiro “It’s a shame that the Arab whore didn’t die.”
The message was publicized by Palestinian Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi.
Israeli army and police officers have come under fire in recent weeks for showcasing dehumanizing images of and slogans about Palestinians. The most famous of these is an Instagram photo of Mor Ostrovski, 20, showing the crosshairs of a rifle being aimed at the head of a Palestinian boy.
27 feb 2013
Gov't and Hamas slam Addameri for labeling West Bankers' ire as chaos
The Palestinian government in Gaza strongly denounced Adnan Addameri, the spokesman for the Palestinian authority security agencies, for labeling the popular anger in the West Bank against the Israeli occupation regime as "chaos." On his facebook page, spokesman for the government Taher Al-Nunu said that the remarks that had been made by Addameri were an affront to the feelings of the Palestinian people.
For his part, senior Hamas official Salah Al-Bardawil stated that Adnan Addameri always talks and acts out of tune with the Palestinian street and the public mood.
Bardawil added that Addameri ignored on purpose the popular rage caused by the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat in an Israeli jail and the worsening incarceration conditions of detainees in general.
"Addameiri seems to have forgotten that Fatah and its prisoners called more than the others for revolting in anger against the Zionist occupation," the Hamas official noted.
He affirmed that Addameri uses Zionist terminology when he describes the Palestinians' anger for their dignity as chaos and violence because he, as a man serving the security of the Zionists, only thinks with a conspiratorial mindset.
"As usual, Addameri and his ilk launch their arranged accusations against Hamas, claiming that it seeks to destabilize the situation in the West Bank, and this indicates that there premeditated intents for more repression and coordination with the occupation in exchange for some poisonous funds," the official underlined.
Addameri's antinational remarks came after the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu asked de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to take measures to calm the situation on the ground in the West Bank and hastened to release the frozen tax funds that were supposed to be channeled to the Palestinian authority in January last year.
For his part, senior Hamas official Salah Al-Bardawil stated that Adnan Addameri always talks and acts out of tune with the Palestinian street and the public mood.
Bardawil added that Addameri ignored on purpose the popular rage caused by the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat in an Israeli jail and the worsening incarceration conditions of detainees in general.
"Addameiri seems to have forgotten that Fatah and its prisoners called more than the others for revolting in anger against the Zionist occupation," the Hamas official noted.
He affirmed that Addameri uses Zionist terminology when he describes the Palestinians' anger for their dignity as chaos and violence because he, as a man serving the security of the Zionists, only thinks with a conspiratorial mindset.
"As usual, Addameri and his ilk launch their arranged accusations against Hamas, claiming that it seeks to destabilize the situation in the West Bank, and this indicates that there premeditated intents for more repression and coordination with the occupation in exchange for some poisonous funds," the official underlined.
Addameri's antinational remarks came after the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu asked de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to take measures to calm the situation on the ground in the West Bank and hastened to release the frozen tax funds that were supposed to be channeled to the Palestinian authority in January last year.
21 feb 2013
Drugs, guns and bound Palestinians: An Israeli soldier's photo album
Golani Brigade soldier apparently smoking a joint with his weapon in a picture posted on Instagram
Days after a Golani Brigade soldier posted a photograph of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of his rifle, a new scandal emerges surrounding an Israeli soldier's online photos.
Israel Defense Forces soldiers’ social-media activity is once again creating a storm on the Internet, just days after a soldier who posted a photograph of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of his sniper’s rifle drew harsh criticism.
The current outrage has to do with a Golani Brigade soldier who posted pictures of himself on Instagram, smoking what he says are joints, while in uniform. The soldier uploaded a second photograph of a bound Palestinian prisoner, and also boasted on Twitter of having killed a Palestinian.
Electronic Intifada first reported on the soldier's photographs and apparently spent time rummaging through the photos he posted online. The site posted a number of his pictures, including one of him half-naked and holding a weapon. The soldier has since blocked his accounts on Instagram and Facebook.
Among the other photos included in Electronic Intifada's report were two with English captions reading “Keep calm and kill people in your mind” and “Keep calm and take over Gaza.” Another picture shows a map of the Gaza Strip with the caption “Soon to be a giant theme park!!”
The report also included the soldier’s response to an Arab user's comment on Facebook, in which he wrote, “For all I care you can comment all my pictures, you’re just a f--king Arab pile of s--t, you even smell like it….”
The IDF Spokesperson responded: “This is a grave incident, which does not represent the IDF. Our investigation of the incident is ongoing and disciplinary action will be taken in its wake. The IDF will continue to act to prevent incidents of this sort, which are not in line with the IDF's values.”
This incident was reported after Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world last weekend posted an Instagram photo of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper's rifle.
"This is what occupation looks like," representatives of Breaking the Silence, a group of IDF combat veterans who aim to raise public awareness of what happens in the territories, said on the group's Facebook page. "This is what military control over a civilian population looks like."
The advocacy group said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was displayed in the organization's first public exhibit in 2003.
"There, too, an Israeli soldier aimed a weapon at a boy and took a picture with his camera as a memento, a gesture of an endless feeling of power that is connected to control over another people," read the Breaking the Silence Facebook page. "Ten years have passed. The devices and the applications have changed; the ways in which pictures are shared has changed. The feeling of excessive power and the clear contempt for human life and human dignity have remained."
The soldier, whose actions "are not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values," according to the army, has since deleted his Instagram account.
Days after a Golani Brigade soldier posted a photograph of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of his rifle, a new scandal emerges surrounding an Israeli soldier's online photos.
Israel Defense Forces soldiers’ social-media activity is once again creating a storm on the Internet, just days after a soldier who posted a photograph of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of his sniper’s rifle drew harsh criticism.
The current outrage has to do with a Golani Brigade soldier who posted pictures of himself on Instagram, smoking what he says are joints, while in uniform. The soldier uploaded a second photograph of a bound Palestinian prisoner, and also boasted on Twitter of having killed a Palestinian.
Electronic Intifada first reported on the soldier's photographs and apparently spent time rummaging through the photos he posted online. The site posted a number of his pictures, including one of him half-naked and holding a weapon. The soldier has since blocked his accounts on Instagram and Facebook.
Among the other photos included in Electronic Intifada's report were two with English captions reading “Keep calm and kill people in your mind” and “Keep calm and take over Gaza.” Another picture shows a map of the Gaza Strip with the caption “Soon to be a giant theme park!!”
The report also included the soldier’s response to an Arab user's comment on Facebook, in which he wrote, “For all I care you can comment all my pictures, you’re just a f--king Arab pile of s--t, you even smell like it….”
The IDF Spokesperson responded: “This is a grave incident, which does not represent the IDF. Our investigation of the incident is ongoing and disciplinary action will be taken in its wake. The IDF will continue to act to prevent incidents of this sort, which are not in line with the IDF's values.”
This incident was reported after Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world last weekend posted an Instagram photo of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper's rifle.
"This is what occupation looks like," representatives of Breaking the Silence, a group of IDF combat veterans who aim to raise public awareness of what happens in the territories, said on the group's Facebook page. "This is what military control over a civilian population looks like."
The advocacy group said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was displayed in the organization's first public exhibit in 2003.
"There, too, an Israeli soldier aimed a weapon at a boy and took a picture with his camera as a memento, a gesture of an endless feeling of power that is connected to control over another people," read the Breaking the Silence Facebook page. "Ten years have passed. The devices and the applications have changed; the ways in which pictures are shared has changed. The feeling of excessive power and the clear contempt for human life and human dignity have remained."
The soldier, whose actions "are not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values," according to the army, has since deleted his Instagram account.
19 feb 2013
Israel soldier posts photo of Palestinian boy in cross-hairs of sniper rifle
An Israel occupation soldier has published a photograph of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the cross-hairs of a sniper's rifle, prompting angry criticism after it was picked up by The Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world.
Haaretz newspaper quoted a number of veterans in the Israeli occupation army as saying "this is what occupation looks like."
The veterans said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was published in 2003.
The soldier, who posted the photo on the online photo-sharing website Instagram, has since deleted his Instagram account.
The Israeli military said the soldier's commanders had been notified and the issue would be dealt with.
Another soldier got two weeks detention for posting a picture of him standing next to cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees on Facebook.
IDF soldier posts Instagram photo of Palestinian boy in crosshairs of sniper rifle
Another soldier gets two weeks in military jail for posting his picture on Facebook next to bound and blindfolded detainees.
An Israel Defense Forces soldier has posted an Instagram photo of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper's rifle, prompting angry criticism after it was picked up by The Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world over the weekend.
"This is what occupation looks like," representatives of Breaking the Silence, a group of IDF combat veterans who aim to raise public awareness of what happens in the territories, said on the group's Facebook page. "This is what military control over a civilian population looks like."
The advocacy group said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was displayed in the organization's first public exhibit in 2003.
"There, too, an Israeli soldier aimed a weapon at a boy and took a picture with his camera as a memento, a gesture of an endless feeling of power that is connected to control over another people," read the Breaking the Silence Facebook page. "Ten years have passed. The devices and the applications have changed; the ways in which pictures are shared has changed. The feeling of excessive power and the clear contempt for human life and human dignity have remained."
The soldier, whose actions "are not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values," according to the army, has since deleted his Instagram account.
The IDF said the soldiers' commanders have been informed of the incident, which it said would be investigated.
In a separate incident, the Infantry Corps soldier who took a picture of himself standing next to cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees and posted it on Facebook was recently sentenced to 14 days in a military prison, the army said. The photo was removed from Facebook.
A criminal investigation was initially opened by the army, the IDF said, but has since been closed because the soldier who posted the photo on Facebook has already been sentenced and has not committed a criminal offense.
A similar decision was reached two years ago, when a similar photograph by a female soldier posing next to bound Palestinian detainees caused controversy in Israel and abroad. At the time, the deputy state prosecutor decided that the incident was subject to disciplinary proceedings but not criminal ones.
Haaretz newspaper quoted a number of veterans in the Israeli occupation army as saying "this is what occupation looks like."
The veterans said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was published in 2003.
The soldier, who posted the photo on the online photo-sharing website Instagram, has since deleted his Instagram account.
The Israeli military said the soldier's commanders had been notified and the issue would be dealt with.
Another soldier got two weeks detention for posting a picture of him standing next to cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees on Facebook.
IDF soldier posts Instagram photo of Palestinian boy in crosshairs of sniper rifle
Another soldier gets two weeks in military jail for posting his picture on Facebook next to bound and blindfolded detainees.
An Israel Defense Forces soldier has posted an Instagram photo of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper's rifle, prompting angry criticism after it was picked up by The Electronic Intifada and other news sites around the world over the weekend.
"This is what occupation looks like," representatives of Breaking the Silence, a group of IDF combat veterans who aim to raise public awareness of what happens in the territories, said on the group's Facebook page. "This is what military control over a civilian population looks like."
The advocacy group said the image shows that not much has changed in the decade since a similar photograph taken by a soldier was displayed in the organization's first public exhibit in 2003.
"There, too, an Israeli soldier aimed a weapon at a boy and took a picture with his camera as a memento, a gesture of an endless feeling of power that is connected to control over another people," read the Breaking the Silence Facebook page. "Ten years have passed. The devices and the applications have changed; the ways in which pictures are shared has changed. The feeling of excessive power and the clear contempt for human life and human dignity have remained."
The soldier, whose actions "are not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values," according to the army, has since deleted his Instagram account.
The IDF said the soldiers' commanders have been informed of the incident, which it said would be investigated.
In a separate incident, the Infantry Corps soldier who took a picture of himself standing next to cuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees and posted it on Facebook was recently sentenced to 14 days in a military prison, the army said. The photo was removed from Facebook.
A criminal investigation was initially opened by the army, the IDF said, but has since been closed because the soldier who posted the photo on Facebook has already been sentenced and has not committed a criminal offense.
A similar decision was reached two years ago, when a similar photograph by a female soldier posing next to bound Palestinian detainees caused controversy in Israel and abroad. At the time, the deputy state prosecutor decided that the incident was subject to disciplinary proceedings but not criminal ones.
18 feb 2013
‘Anonymous’ hacks 600,000 Israeli email accounts
In the latest action targeting Israel, the international computer hacking network known as ‘Anonymous’ has claimed credit for publishing the personal information, including encrypted passwords, of over 600,000 Israelis as part of its ‘Operation Israel (#OpIsrael) on Friday.
In November 2012, Anonymous published a video announcing the launch of a campaign called #opIsrael to hack Israeli websites and emails to try to bring an end to Israeli policies that it claimed were in violation of international law.
The campaign, according to Anonymous, is for the “children and families in Gaza that are suffering as a result of the policies of the Israeli government.” In addition to assaults on Israeli websites, the hacker group also provided Gazans with communications tools in the event their Intrnet connections were to be severed during the Israeli assault on Gaza in early December 2012.
As part of the campaign, hackers took down the Israeli military spokesperson’s website, and hacked into the Israeli Prime Minister’s site. The group managed to steal passwords, erase databases and deface websites of these and other Israeli government agencies as well as private groups.
The email provider that was hacked in Friday’s attack, Walla!, told Australia’s SC Magazine that they are working on “'hermetically' sealing off user details in Walla! Accounts”.
In November 2012, Anonymous published a video announcing the launch of a campaign called #opIsrael to hack Israeli websites and emails to try to bring an end to Israeli policies that it claimed were in violation of international law.
The campaign, according to Anonymous, is for the “children and families in Gaza that are suffering as a result of the policies of the Israeli government.” In addition to assaults on Israeli websites, the hacker group also provided Gazans with communications tools in the event their Intrnet connections were to be severed during the Israeli assault on Gaza in early December 2012.
As part of the campaign, hackers took down the Israeli military spokesperson’s website, and hacked into the Israeli Prime Minister’s site. The group managed to steal passwords, erase databases and deface websites of these and other Israeli government agencies as well as private groups.
The email provider that was hacked in Friday’s attack, Walla!, told Australia’s SC Magazine that they are working on “'hermetically' sealing off user details in Walla! Accounts”.
19 jan 2013
Resheq: Facebook administration biased
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has denounced the administration of the Facebook social network for removing his page without giving any reasons.
He described the step in a statement on Saturday as “unjustifiable and unethical”.
Resheq charged the Facebook administration with “bias” and “unprofessionalism” when it comes to Palestinian legitimate rights.
He affirmed that removing his page would not succeed in silencing him or cutting his communication with others.
Facebook activists had noticed that Resheq’s page, which enjoys 27000 likes, was abruptly removed from the social network for the second time in a year.
Facebook removed the pages of a number of Hamas leaders including Resheq by the end of January 2012 in a step described then by those leaders as “arbitrary”.
He described the step in a statement on Saturday as “unjustifiable and unethical”.
Resheq charged the Facebook administration with “bias” and “unprofessionalism” when it comes to Palestinian legitimate rights.
He affirmed that removing his page would not succeed in silencing him or cutting his communication with others.
Facebook activists had noticed that Resheq’s page, which enjoys 27000 likes, was abruptly removed from the social network for the second time in a year.
Facebook removed the pages of a number of Hamas leaders including Resheq by the end of January 2012 in a step described then by those leaders as “arbitrary”.
2 jan 2013
Hamas's refugee affairs department launches its English website
The Refugee Affairs Department of Hamas announced on Tuesday evening, the launch of its English website.
The Department director, Abdullah Hassouna, said that the main objective of the website is to convey the voice of the Palestinian refugees in the world to the foreign media and to the institutions that are interested in their cause, in an attempt to expand the circle of international attention to the refugees' issue.
He stressed that the Hamas's refugee affairs department will make all efforts in order to achieve progress in the issue of refugees.
Hassouna has also revealed that the Department is planning to launch other websites in other languages in order to convey the voice of the Palestinian refugees to the entire world.
The Refugee Affairs Department has launched several years ago a website in Arabic language. It has also created pages in social networking sites (as in Facebook and Twitter) and has been contacting many researchers and concerned institutions, Hassouna said
The department's English website is: www.drah.ps
The Department director, Abdullah Hassouna, said that the main objective of the website is to convey the voice of the Palestinian refugees in the world to the foreign media and to the institutions that are interested in their cause, in an attempt to expand the circle of international attention to the refugees' issue.
He stressed that the Hamas's refugee affairs department will make all efforts in order to achieve progress in the issue of refugees.
Hassouna has also revealed that the Department is planning to launch other websites in other languages in order to convey the voice of the Palestinian refugees to the entire world.
The Refugee Affairs Department has launched several years ago a website in Arabic language. It has also created pages in social networking sites (as in Facebook and Twitter) and has been contacting many researchers and concerned institutions, Hassouna said
The department's English website is: www.drah.ps
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