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| − | '''Terror-Free Oil Initiative''' is a Coral Springs, Florida-based pro-Israel lobby group that claims to have established gasoline filling stations in several US cities, that do not sell oil originating "from countries that do not export or finance terrorism." It states, "We educate the public by promoting those companies that acquire their crude oil supply from nations outside the Middle East and by exposing those companies that do not." | + | '''Terror-Free Oil Initiative''' is a Coral Springs, Florida-based pro-Israel lobby group that claims to have established gasoline filling stations in several US cities, that do not sell oil originating "from countries that do not export or finance terrorism." It states, "We educate the public by promoting those companies that acquire their crude oil supply from nations outside the Middle East and by exposing those companies that do not."<ref>Ref needed</ref> |
| − | The organization shares its address with [[Americans Against Hate]], an organization primarily dedicated to supporting the extreme right in Israel. | + | The organization shares its address with [[Americans Against Hate]], an organization primarily dedicated to supporting the extreme right in Israel. <ref>Ref needed</ref> |
==Modus Operandi== | ==Modus Operandi== | ||
| − | The organization's modus operandi is crude, in your face propaganda: the logo includes the pentagon and twin towers with the flight numbers of the 9/11 planes inscribed on them; an image with Osama bin Laden's face crossed out; the banners alternate between "God Bless America", "We Stand With Israel", "[UK] You are in our prayers", "Support Denmark"; its spokesman appears on TV with an American flag for a tie. | + | The organization's modus operandi is crude, in your face propaganda: the logo includes the pentagon and twin towers with the flight numbers of the 9/11 planes inscribed on them; an image with Osama bin Laden's face crossed out; the banners alternate between "God Bless America", "We Stand With Israel", "[UK] You are in our prayers", "Support Denmark"; its spokesman appears on TV with an American flag for a tie.<ref>Ref needed</ref> |
| − | The organization is pushing a variety of the Clash of Civilization theory which identifies Israel with a West at war with the Arab-Islamic world. | + | The organization is pushing a variety of the Clash of Civilization theory which identifies Israel with a West at war with the Arab-Islamic world.<ref>Ref needed</ref> |
==Anti-Arab Racism== | ==Anti-Arab Racism== | ||
| − | The organization's website includes slogans that gas station owners are encouraged to display, such as "Our oil does not come from the Middle East, Your dollars do NOT finance terrorism." Another, demonstrating the indiscriminate and racially-based nature of the campaign, states "This Gas Station is part of Terror Free Oil Initiative - We do not purchase our oil from '''countries whose regimes or populations''' are hostile to the United States." | + | The organization's website includes slogans that gas station owners are encouraged to display, such as "Our oil does not come from the Middle East, Your dollars do NOT finance terrorism." Another, demonstrating the indiscriminate and racially-based nature of the campaign, states "This Gas Station is part of Terror Free Oil Initiative - We do not purchase our oil from '''countries whose regimes or populations''' are hostile to the United States."<ref>Ref needed</ref> |
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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According to Ali Abunimah: | According to Ali Abunimah: | ||
| − | :In a January 4 article on the extreme right-wing website [[Frontpagemag.com]], Kaufman claimed that newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison "carried much radical Islamist baggage," and he refers to American Muslim groups as "America's live-in enemies." Last December, Kaufman called California Senator Barbara Boxer a "senator for terror" because she bestowed a public service award on a Muslim American community activist who had previously criticized Israeli human rights abuses. Under pressure from Kaufman's organization, Boxer, a staunch supporter of Israel, withdrew the award. | + | :In a January 4 article on the extreme right-wing website [[Frontpagemag.com]], Kaufman claimed that newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison "carried much radical Islamist baggage," and he refers to American Muslim groups as "America's live-in enemies." Last December, Kaufman called California Senator Barbara Boxer a "senator for terror" because she bestowed a public service award on a Muslim American community activist who had previously criticized Israeli human rights abuses. Under pressure from Kaufman's organization, Boxer, a staunch supporter of Israel, withdrew the award. <ref>"Sen. Boxer rescinds award to Islamic activist," Los Angeles Times, 6 January 2007.</ref> |
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==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
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*Ali Abunimah, [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6551.shtml Media fall for pro-Israel hate group's "Terror Free Oil"], ''The Electronic Intifada'', February 13, 2007 | *Ali Abunimah, [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6551.shtml Media fall for pro-Israel hate group's "Terror Free Oil"], ''The Electronic Intifada'', February 13, 2007 | ||
*BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6325319.stm Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol], ''BBC Online'', 2 Feb. 2007. | *BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6325319.stm Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol], ''BBC Online'', 2 Feb. 2007. | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category: Israel Lobby]][[Category: Middle East Watch]] | [[Category: Israel Lobby]][[Category: Middle East Watch]] | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 14 March 2009
Terror-Free Oil Initiative is a Coral Springs, Florida-based pro-Israel lobby group that claims to have established gasoline filling stations in several US cities, that do not sell oil originating "from countries that do not export or finance terrorism." It states, "We educate the public by promoting those companies that acquire their crude oil supply from nations outside the Middle East and by exposing those companies that do not."[1]
The organization shares its address with Americans Against Hate, an organization primarily dedicated to supporting the extreme right in Israel. [2]
Modus Operandi
The organization's modus operandi is crude, in your face propaganda: the logo includes the pentagon and twin towers with the flight numbers of the 9/11 planes inscribed on them; an image with Osama bin Laden's face crossed out; the banners alternate between "God Bless America", "We Stand With Israel", "[UK] You are in our prayers", "Support Denmark"; its spokesman appears on TV with an American flag for a tie.[3]
The organization is pushing a variety of the Clash of Civilization theory which identifies Israel with a West at war with the Arab-Islamic world.[4]
Anti-Arab Racism
The organization's website includes slogans that gas station owners are encouraged to display, such as "Our oil does not come from the Middle East, Your dollars do NOT finance terrorism." Another, demonstrating the indiscriminate and racially-based nature of the campaign, states "This Gas Station is part of Terror Free Oil Initiative - We do not purchase our oil from countries whose regimes or populations are hostile to the United States."[5]
Personnel
- Joe Kaufman - Spokesman
According to Ali Abunimah:
- In a January 4 article on the extreme right-wing website Frontpagemag.com, Kaufman claimed that newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison "carried much radical Islamist baggage," and he refers to American Muslim groups as "America's live-in enemies." Last December, Kaufman called California Senator Barbara Boxer a "senator for terror" because she bestowed a public service award on a Muslim American community activist who had previously criticized Israeli human rights abuses. Under pressure from Kaufman's organization, Boxer, a staunch supporter of Israel, withdrew the award. [6]
Contact
- Website: http://www.terrorfreeoil.org
Articles
- Ali Abunimah, Media fall for pro-Israel hate group's "Terror Free Oil", The Electronic Intifada, February 13, 2007
- BBC, Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol, BBC Online, 2 Feb. 2007.
