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| + | :The institute was founded in 1979 by [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], a prominent rightist and Israeli ambassador to the United States, who named the organization after his brother Jonathan, who died in the Entebbe airport raid in 1976. Its propaganda function and its design to influence U.S. and other Western opinion makers were suggested by its opening offices in Washington, D.C., and New York, as well as in Jerusalem. Its main activity from its birth was the organization of conferences, carefully designed to bring in sympathetic leaders, experts, and journalists to get across the message: the PLO is a terrorist organization. and the Soviet Union is its parent and supporter. | ||
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| + | :The names of the institute's board of directors are not made public, but the organization serves as a virtual arm of the Israeli state.<ref>In pursuing his M.A. thesis, which focused on the institute, Philip Paull found that there was no published information on its officers or board. Written inquiries elicited responses that contained some names, but admittedly not all. See Paull, 'International Terrorism;' p. 58. </ref> Institute officials told Dial Torgerson of the ''Los Angeles Times'' that while the organization was privately financed, the 1979 conference was being run 'with the assistance of the Israeli government.'<ref>Ibid., p. 32. </ref> [[Brian Crozier]], a participant in the 1979 conference, wrote in the ''National Review'' that the committee organized to sponsor the conference included [[Menachem Begin]], '[who] heads the Committee, followed by [[Moshe Dayan]]. . . and most of the famous names in Israel's brief history.'<ref>Quoted in ibid., p. 33. </ref> | ||
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The [[American Friends of the Jonathan Institute]] was created in New York City in 1977.<ref name="guidestar">Guidestar [http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-1082994/american-friends-jonathan-institute.aspx American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], accessed 31 August 2012</ref> Its mission statement stated its orientation: | The [[American Friends of the Jonathan Institute]] was created in New York City in 1977.<ref name="guidestar">Guidestar [http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-1082994/american-friends-jonathan-institute.aspx American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], accessed 31 August 2012</ref> Its mission statement stated its orientation: | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 31 August 2012
According to the account of Edward S. Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan in 1989:
- The institute was founded in 1979 by Benjamin Netanyahu, a prominent rightist and Israeli ambassador to the United States, who named the organization after his brother Jonathan, who died in the Entebbe airport raid in 1976. Its propaganda function and its design to influence U.S. and other Western opinion makers were suggested by its opening offices in Washington, D.C., and New York, as well as in Jerusalem. Its main activity from its birth was the organization of conferences, carefully designed to bring in sympathetic leaders, experts, and journalists to get across the message: the PLO is a terrorist organization. and the Soviet Union is its parent and supporter.
- The names of the institute's board of directors are not made public, but the organization serves as a virtual arm of the Israeli state.[1] Institute officials told Dial Torgerson of the Los Angeles Times that while the organization was privately financed, the 1979 conference was being run 'with the assistance of the Israeli government.'[2] Brian Crozier, a participant in the 1979 conference, wrote in the National Review that the committee organized to sponsor the conference included Menachem Begin, '[who] heads the Committee, followed by Moshe Dayan. . . and most of the famous names in Israel's brief history.'[3]
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The American Friends of the Jonathan Institute was created in New York City in 1977.[4] Its mission statement stated its orientation:
- American friends of the Israel Defense Force whose objective is the support and encouragement of educational & cultural activities aimed at increasing public awareness of jewish history, the values of judaism, the role of the state of israel as the spiritual center of the jewish people, the dynamics of conflict & peace in the middle east and the origin of the potential solutions for acts of terrorism in the world.[4]
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Notes
- ↑ In pursuing his M.A. thesis, which focused on the institute, Philip Paull found that there was no published information on its officers or board. Written inquiries elicited responses that contained some names, but admittedly not all. See Paull, 'International Terrorism;' p. 58.
- ↑ Ibid., p. 32.
- ↑ Quoted in ibid., p. 33.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guidestar American Friends of the Jonathan Institute, accessed 31 August 2012
