Gaza
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Gaza “War” Photo taken down
October 15, 2014: Christian Kerr, Gaza “War” Photo taken down, The Australian (Page 2: Print Edition) quotes Dr Andre Oboler. A FACEBOOK posting linking to an article that portrayed a disabled Palestinian child as a victim of the recent strife in Gaza has been removed. The posting, by lobby group Australians for Palestine, appeared with…
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Problems with Gaza casualty numbers gaining recognition
August 12, 2014, Or Ovi Guy Problems with Gaza casualty numbers gaining recognition, article on the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council website. In his article in The Australian (Rise of anti-semitism from this war is no accident, 11 Aug), Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), suggested that the world is beginning…
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Rise of Anti-Semitism From This War is No Accident
This article was published as: Andre Oboler, “Rise of Anti-Semitism From This War Is No Accident“, The Australian, August 11, 2014, Commentary, Page 10. It was also published as: Andre Oboler, “The Useful Idiots’ “Gaza Holocaust”“, The Jerusalem Post – Blogs, August 8, 2014. WHILE no civilian casualties are good, reports are emerging that strongly…
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The Useful Idiots’ “Gaza Holocaust”
This article was published as: Andre Oboler, “The Useful Idiots’ “Gaza Holocaust”“, The Jerusalem Post – Blogs, August 8, 2014. It was also published as: Andre Oboler, “Rise of Anti-Semitism From This War Is No Accident“, The Australian, August 11, 2014, Commentary, Page 10. While no civilian casualties are good, reports are now emerging that…
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The battle against online hate
Source: Peter Kohn, “The battle against online hate”, Australian Jewish News, August 8, 2014 (Page 5) Online anti-Semitism has spiked since the Gaza conflict, with one-sided Australian media coverage of the war driving a flurry of comments in social media, according to the cyber-hate monitoring group. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute…
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Online Pressure of War
August 10, 2014: Andre Oboler, Online Pressure for War, Jerusalem Post, http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Internet-Engagement/Online-pressure-for-war-372898 In my previous article I discussed social media’s role in spreading anti-Semitism as a tool of war. I discussed the manipulation that was leading to anti-racism activists defending growing antisemitism rather than challenging it. This article looks at another danger, the use of social media…
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60 Minutes Unholy War
At around 8pm on Saturday night, Channel Nine’s 60 minutes Australia program posted an announcement on their Facebook page about tomorrow’s program (see it at the bottom of this briefing). The announcement claims “#60Mins brings you both sides from the Israeli Gaza war zone”. Within a few hours of the announcement there had been over 250 comments…
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An antisemitic response to the Hamas-Israel war
(Updated 23rd of July) The Online Hate Prevention Institute is deeply concerned by the increased level of antisemitism being spread on social media as a result of the current conflict between Hamas and Israel. Yesterday afternoon we wrote to a charity based in Victoria after their Facebook page posted an antisemitic image comparing Israeli policies…