Why does Israel want to take a control over Wikipedia ?
A pro-Israel pressure group is orchestrating a secret, long-term campaign to infiltrate the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia to rewrite Palestinian history, pass off crude propaganda as fact, and take over Wikipedia administrative structures to ensure these changes go either undetected or unchallenged.
A series of emails by members and associates of the pro-Israel group CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), provided to The Electronic Intifada (EI), indicate the group is engaged in what one activist termed a “war” on Wikipedia
In the past, CAMERA has gained notoriety for its tactic of accusing virtually anyone who does not toe a right-wing pro-Israel line of bias. The group has even accused editors and reporters of the Israeli daily Haaretz of being “extreme” and participating in “radical anti-Israel activity.” Jeffrey Dvorkin, the former ombudsman of National Public Radio (NPR), frequently criticized by CAMERA for an alleged pro-Palestinian bias, wrote on the web publication Salon in February 2008 that “as a consequence of its campaign against NPR, CAMERA acted as the enabler for some seriously disturbed people,” citing persistent telephone threats he received in the wake of CAMERA campaigns.
Here is a link:
http://www.mister-info.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=10545&format=html
Posted on March 21st, 2010 in Other - Politics & Government |
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:55 am
Since when is a free standing organization automatically equated a democratic government or nation?
In any case they have as much right to edit Wiki according to their opinion as anyone else.
March 24th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Think you answered your own question, can’t say anything bad about the chosen people can we.
March 25th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
they want to influence us to help them destroy palestine so they can get more land
March 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Very funny.
CAMERA is an organization that is an independent media critic, that is openly pro Israel. However, they are not Israel itself nor are they controlled by Israel. Nevertheless, you write in your heading: “Why does ISRAEL want to take a control over Wikipedia ?”
My guess is, in the role of media critics, they feel that Wikipedia’s pages, where Israel is concerned, have been edited by others who have a clear anti Israel bias and want to correct the issue.
In that vein, such a complaint is no different than numerous complaints about Wikipedia that we already know. Namely, ITS NOT RELIABLE.
Now, you are claiming that they are engaged in a secret campaign to “infiltrate” Wikipedia, but considering your source, the “Electronic Intifada”, I suspect that the claim is, at best, highly exaggerated.
In any event, if anyone is interested in what Camera has to actually say in general, their link is here: