Subject:
Leaked document reveals pro-Israel propaganda tactics


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UPDATE FROM THE
ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

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25 April 2003 -- 7.01AM US CST
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Israel Lobby Watch:
LEAKED DOCUMENT EXPOSES PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY'S MANIPULATION OF US PUBLIC Introduction by Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 April 2003

The Electronic Intifada has obtained, and today publishes in full, a document prepared for pro-Israel activists by the public relations firm The Luntz Research Companies and The Israel Project. The document spells out the tactics that Israel and its US advocates should use to maintain
support for Israel and its hardline policies.

The document, entitled "Wexner Analysis: Israeli Communication Priorities 2003," counsels pro-Israel advocates to keep invoking the name of Saddam Hussein, and to stress that Israel "was always behind American efforts to rid the world of this ruthless dictator and liberate their people." Despite his solid support for Israel and Ariel Sharon, the
document warns pro-Israel advocates not to compliment or praise President Bush. At the same time it acknowledges that Yasser Arafat has been a great asset to Israel because he "he looks the part" of a "terrorist." The installation of Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian prime minister, and potential
replacement for Arafat, comes "at the wrong time," because he has the potential to improve the image of the Palestinians, and that could put the onus on Israel to return to negotiations. The document advises supporters of Israel to appear to affect a "balanced" tone, but admits that in
arguing for Israel's policies, the illegal "settlements are our Achilles heel," for which there is no good defense.

 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1395.shtml

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