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− | Welcome to the Israel Lobby Portal on [[ | + | Welcome to the Israel Lobby Portal on [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. |
− | + | Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and various associate portal editors. | |
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+ | '''See an A-Z list of all [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel_Lobby Israel Lobby Portal pages].''' | ||
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Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model describe this phenomenon of organised negative responses to media coverage as "flak"; they argue that powerful governments and corporations can use their influence to pressurise the media into being uncritical of their activities (Herman & Chomsky 1994:28). UK Journalist Nick Davies describes this type of flak as an electric fence which journalists are unable to cross; he says "the most potent electric fence in the world is the one erected on behalf of the Israeli government"(Davies 2008:124). | Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model describe this phenomenon of organised negative responses to media coverage as "flak"; they argue that powerful governments and corporations can use their influence to pressurise the media into being uncritical of their activities (Herman & Chomsky 1994:28). UK Journalist Nick Davies describes this type of flak as an electric fence which journalists are unable to cross; he says "the most potent electric fence in the world is the one erected on behalf of the Israeli government"(Davies 2008:124). | ||
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+ | =====Israeli government and intelligence connections===== | ||
+ | *[[Reuven Erlich]], former spook, what is he doing now? | ||
+ | *[[B'nai B'rith International]] | ||
+ | =====US Lobby===== | ||
+ | *[[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]] what is its role? | ||
+ | *[[American Israel Public Affairs Committee]] | ||
+ | *[[American Enterprise Institute]] | ||
+ | =====UK groups===== | ||
+ | *[[BICOM]] | [[Northern Ireland Friends of Israel]] | ||
+ | =====European lobby ===== | ||
+ | *[[European Friends of Israel]] | ||
+ | =====Israeli think tanks===== | ||
+ | *[[Shalem Center]] | [[Institute for National Security Studies]] | [[Reut Institute]] | [[Jewish People Policy Institute]] | ||
+ | =====Media Pressure Groups===== | ||
+ | [[HonestReporting]] | [[Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America]] | [[Give Israel Your United Support]] | [[Middle East Media Research Institute]] | [[Palestinian Media Watch]] | [[Anti-Defamation League]] | [[Champollion]] | [[Stop the Boycott]] | ||
+ | =====Issues===== | ||
+ | *[[Zionism]] | [[Anti-Semitism]] | | ||
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− | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel Israel] ([http://www.powerbase.info/index.php?title=Special:Recentchangeslinked&target=Category:Israel&days=7&limit=50&hideminor=1 Recent Changes to pages on Israel]) | |
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*Craig Unger, [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/whitehouse200703?printable=true¤tPage=all From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq], ''Vanity Fair'', March 2007 | *Craig Unger, [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/whitehouse200703?printable=true¤tPage=all From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq], ''Vanity Fair'', March 2007 | ||
*James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war Iran: The Next War], ''Rolling Stone'', August 10, 2006 | *James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war Iran: The Next War], ''Rolling Stone'', August 10, 2006 | ||
+ | *Richard Silverstein, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/09/israel-foreign-ministry-media Hasbara spam alert], ''The Guardian'', 9-January-2009 | ||
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