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[[BoycottThePost.org]] was a group that appeared to have similar aims and operating methods to Eye On the Post regarding the Washington Post's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. BoycottThePost.org was described in an article for WorldNetDaily.com as "a grass-roots organization of professionals and lay people based in the Washington, D.C., area". In 2002, reported the article, BoycottThePost.org called on Post subscribers to halt their subscriptions during the week of June 10 to June 17 to "protest the paper's skewed coverage on Israel". The WorldNetDaily article adds that "pro-Palestinian groups" had mobilized for "a counteroffensive to what they see as an orchestrated effort by Jews to sway public sentiment".<ref>Diana Lynne, [http://70.85.195.205/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27785 U.S. press embroiled in Middle East conflict], WorldNetDaily.com, 30 May 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009</ref>
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[[BoycottThePost.org]] was a group that appeared to have similar aims and operating methods to [[Eye On The Post]] regarding the Washington Post's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. BoycottThePost.org was described in an article for WorldNetDaily.com as "a grass-roots organization of professionals and lay people based in the Washington, D.C., area".  
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In 2002, BoycottThePost.org called on Post subscribers to halt their subscriptions during the week of June 10 to June 17 to protest the paper's "skewed coverage on Israel".<ref>Peter Hebert, [http://www.eyeonthepost.org/The_Big_Stink_About_Media_Bias.pdf The big stink about media bias], Washington Jewish Week Online Edition, 6 June 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009</ref> 
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The WorldNetDaily article added that "pro-Palestinian groups" had mobilized for "a counteroffensive to what they see as an orchestrated effort by Jews to sway public sentiment".<ref>Diana Lynne, [http://70.85.195.205/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27785 U.S. press embroiled in Middle East conflict], WorldNetDaily.com, 30 May 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009</ref>
  
 
As of December 2009 BoycottThePost.org no longer seems to exist and its domain name is up for sale.<ref>See [http://www.boycottthepost.org/ www.boycottthepost.org]</ref>
 
As of December 2009 BoycottThePost.org no longer seems to exist and its domain name is up for sale.<ref>See [http://www.boycottthepost.org/ www.boycottthepost.org]</ref>
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*[[Peter Hebert]] - advisory committee member<ref>Peter Hebert, [http://www.eyeonthepost.org/The_Big_Stink_About_Media_Bias.pdf The big stink about media bias], Washington Jewish Week Online Edition, 6 June 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009</ref>
  
 
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BoycottThePost.org was a group that appeared to have similar aims and operating methods to Eye On The Post regarding the Washington Post's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. BoycottThePost.org was described in an article for WorldNetDaily.com as "a grass-roots organization of professionals and lay people based in the Washington, D.C., area".

In 2002, BoycottThePost.org called on Post subscribers to halt their subscriptions during the week of June 10 to June 17 to protest the paper's "skewed coverage on Israel".[1]

The WorldNetDaily article added that "pro-Palestinian groups" had mobilized for "a counteroffensive to what they see as an orchestrated effort by Jews to sway public sentiment".[2]

As of December 2009 BoycottThePost.org no longer seems to exist and its domain name is up for sale.[3]

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  1. Peter Hebert, The big stink about media bias, Washington Jewish Week Online Edition, 6 June 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009
  2. Diana Lynne, U.S. press embroiled in Middle East conflict, WorldNetDaily.com, 30 May 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009
  3. See www.boycottthepost.org
  4. Peter Hebert, The big stink about media bias, Washington Jewish Week Online Edition, 6 June 2002, accessed 14 Dec 2009