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IP: Internet War leads to ATT Boycott
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:46:21 -0500
Please note that I have little knowledge of the believability f the site !!! djf
From: "smiles" <fsmiles () 613 org> To: <farber () cis upenn edu> Boycott of AT&T underway in the USA from http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/israelwire/ (IsraelWire-10/30) As a direct result of the news that the US telecommunications giant AT&T was being contracted by the Israel Defense Force to assist in efforts to control the ongoing cyber war in Israel, anti-Israel elements in the United States are undertaking efforts to persuade persons to change their long-distance telephone carrier and send letters of protest to AT&T. Persons opposed to Israel's response to the ongoing Arab violence and attacks over the past month has indicated the IDF's official website (http://www.idf.il/ ) was "justifying Israel's killing of innocent Palestinians by Israeli security forces." The IDF called upon AT&T after hackers in the ongoing war that is gaining momentum in Israel, downed its site. On Sunday morning, pro-Israel elements were credited with knocking out the site of the Hizbullah guerilla organization, while last week, the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also downed by hackers. It was also confirmed that the official Knesset website came under attack. Israel's largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), Netvision, is working around-the-clock to improve security and build an appropriate firewall. Netvision houses the sites that were attacked last week and increased hacking activities from both sides of the political fence are expected as the violence in Israel continues. http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/israelwire/
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