Exposed - Anti-Israeli Subversion on Wikipedia
May 15th, 2008
Honest Reporting
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia anyone can edit, may strive for pure democracy, but that doesn’t mean it’s always fair. Our colleagues at CAMERA learned this the hard way last month when their effort to fight anti-Israel bias on Wikipedia ended in several members being banned from the site and bad press for the organization. CAMERA’s campaign involved recruiting volunteers and instructing them in the basics of Wikipedia participation. The Palestinian advocacy group, Electronic Intifada (EI), however, branded the effort “a plan to rewrite history” and filed a bitter complaint with Wikipedia administrators, resulting in unusually stiff penalties for the CAMERA volunteers involved.
EI’s chief evidence against CAMERA was a series of private e-mails exchanged by CAMERA staff and their volunteers. An EI staff member infiltrated the group and turned the e-mails over to Wikipedia, claiming they revealed a plot by CAMERA to manipulate Wikipedia and to pass off “crude propaganda as fact.” An investigation followed, resulting in two indefinite bans and several shorter-term bans for CAMERA members.
A closer look at Wikipedia’s inner workings, however, reveals there is more to the story. Research carried out by Social Media expert Dr. Andre Oboler, a Legacy Heritage Fellow at …
UNM Israel Independence Day Celebration
May 6th, 2008
On Thursday, May 8, from 12 - 1 pm
the UNM Israel Alliance and StandWithUs will be having a special celebration on campus for Israel’s 60th Anniversary!
Stop by our booth at the Student Union Building Plaza and listen to live Israeli music — and dance to Klezmer!
Michele Diel of Nahalat Shalom will be leading the dancing, and Cantor Finn Congregation Albert will be providing the live music!
FREE FOOD AND DRINKS!
Take a little break from your studies and worries, and stop by for some lunch and music!
Recording of Ben Gurion’s announcement of the founding of the State of Israel with scenes from the time (Hebrew). English Text
StandWithUs Emerson Fellowship
May 6th, 2008
StandWithUs is looking for student leaders for our prestigious Emerson Fellowship. Fellows will be responsible for running Israel programs, and educating others on campus.
Fellows will receive a stipend for their work. You will also be sent to a training seminar, and be eligible to be sent on leadership missions to Israel, or to intern in our Israel office next summer!
Applications are due by June 1st.
Apply now at Emerson Fellowship
Dani Klein
Campus Director, North America
