IP: Internet War leads to ATT Boycott

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> 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/