The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) was a private, independent, non-violent protest organization representing a collective of activists, operating under the name "Jewish Internet Defense Force" since the 2008 massacre at the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
They were on the cutting edge of pro-Israel digital online advocacy, presenting news, viewpoints, and information throughout a large network reaching millions of concerned citizez globally via email, Facebook, YouTube, RSS feeds, Twitter, and other digital hubs to those with shared concerns for Israel and about about antisemitic and jihadist threats online and off.
Our ACTION ALERTS were well known throughout the Jewish Israel advocacy world, and by the many enemies of Jews (and thus, civilization). TThey led to the removal of thousands of antisemitic and jihadist pages and videos online. Whether it was an antisemitic Facebook page with millions of members, or a YouTube video promoting global jihad, the JIDF was on it, monitoring it, and urging companies to adhere to their own rules and prompting advertisers, the media and governments to pay attention.
They believed in direct action both to eradicate the problems faced online and in creating the publicity to force those with the power to take action.
They worked to bring together different individuals and represented a new generation of Jewish leaders, a new approach, and a real grassroots effort for change, following in the footsteps of people that inspired them, like Ben Hecht and Peter Bergson (Hillel Kook), of the Bergson Group.
The founder of the JIDF (David Appletree) was honored to speak at the WUJS Congress 2009: "Unlocking our Future", alongside the IDF Spokespersons Department. The WUJS represented 1.5 million Jewish students, worldwide. The conference was sponsored by the World Jewish Congress, World Zionist Organization, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israeli Knesset, and others.
Internationally, the JIDF consulted government and non-governmental agencies seeking expertise and insight in to online counter-terror ops, digital community building, and strategies. Their work was featured throughout the international media in publications like Israel National News (Arutz Sheva), the Jerusalem Post, Washington Post, FOX, CNN, USA Today, TIME Magazine, BBC, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Telegraph UK, Jewish News Agency - Argentina, NewsRU Israel - Russia, AM 1370 Baltimore, WNWR 1540 Philadelphia, K-Talk Radio 630 Utah, Ha'aretz, GlobalTV Canada, Jewish Tribune Canadian Jewish News, and in the "Daily Alert" which is prepared for the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and more.
Exposing Antisemitism & Terrorism 2.0
JIDF shuts them down! - Combating hate and terror online
Jewish Herald Voice
December 21, 2009
The Rise and Fall of a Facebook Hate Group
First Monday
November 3, 2008
Hatred & Antisemtism Online
Jewish News Agency - Argentina
September 4, 2008
Facebook und Google Earth: Antisemitismus im Web 2.0
FAZ (Germany)
October 14, 2008
Facebook and Google Earth: Antisemitism in Web 2.0
FAZ (English Translation)
October 14, 2008
Еврейские силы интернет-обороны" атаковали антисемитское сообщество в Facebook
Russian News
August 1, 2008
Anti-Israel Facebook Groups Infiltrated
Canadian Jewish News
August 7, 2008
Israel - Facebook: "Anti-Semitic" group hijacked by Jewish Force
The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism
July 31, 2008
Anti-Semitic group hijacked by Jewish Force
Telegraph UK
July 31, 2008
Fighting back on Facebook
HonestReporting
July 31, 2008
Facebook Smackdown By the Numbers
HonestReporting
July 30, 2008
Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group
Jerusalem Post
July 29, 2008
Jewish Activists Hack Anti-Semitic Facebook Group
Israel National News
July 27, 2008
Jewish Activist Battles for Israel on Facebook
Israel National News
April 3, 2008
Facebook allows hate sites, ignores warnings, says group
BreakingNews.com
December 16, 2008
Solidarity with Israel:
The Arab-Israeli conflict 2.0
5 Towns Jewish Times
December 11, 2009
Blogs, YouTube: the new battleground of Gaza conflict
CS Monitor
January 23, 2009
Gaza crisis spills onto the web
BBC
January 14, 2009
NYT Journalist: Israelis dislike Obama due to Racism
Israel National News
April 17, 2010
NIF Staffer Accuses Israel Of State Terrorism
Five Towns Jewish Times
April 17, 2010
Internet Forces Watching Israel’s Back in Gaza, Global anti-Israel Protests
Chesler Chronicles
December 29, 2008
An online battle for Israel's legitimacy
Ha'aretz
November 16, 2008
Twitter, Facebook users show solidarity with QassamCount
Jerusalem Post
January 4, 2009
Gaza Wars — On Facebook
Jewish Week
December 30, 2008
Against Holocaust Denial:
Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0 (report)
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
September 15, 2009
The rise of Hate 2.0
BBC
June 22, 2009
Call for hate groups to be taken offline
The National (UAE)
June 14, 2009
Facebook Refuses to Ban All Holocaust Denial Groups
Australian Jewish News
May 19, 2009
Is Facebook Changing its Tune on Holocaust Deniers?
CS Monitor
May 11, 2009
Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit:
"Tweet4Shalit" Campaign Reaches #2 Spot on Twitter
Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2009
Happy Birthday for Gilad Shalit?
Israel National News
August 7, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tweeting For Shalit
Jewish Week
August 26, 2009
Against "Hate Israel" groups on Facebook:
'Facebook doesn't bar hate content against Jews'
Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2009
Facebook ignores calls to close 'Hate Israel' group
Jerusalem Post
April 22, 2009
Facebook Groups Promoting Hatred of Israel
Jewish News Agency, Argentina
May 9, 2009
Jewish anti-racist activists fight uphill battle with Facebook
Jerusalem Post
May 7, 2009
Against Nasrallah on Facebook
Social media users successfully face down Nasrallah on Facebook
Jerusalem Post
July 29, 2009
Facebook Singling Out Founder of JIDF
Facebook takes down activist who fights antisemitism, terror
Jewish Tribune
October 6, 2009
Internet Activist No Friend of Facebook
New York Jewish Week
September 30, 2009
General
100 Most Influential Jewish Twitterers (JIDF Ranked #1 Jewish NewsWire on Twitter)
JTA
May 1st, 2009
Digital World: Community Organizing 2.0
Jerusalem Post
May 12, 2009
Academic Reports
Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0
Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism Series, No. 86, JCPA
15 September 2009
They worked to bring together different individuals and represented a new generation of Jewish leaders, a new approach, and a real grassroots effort for change, following in the footsteps of people that inspired them, like Ben Hecht and Peter Bergson (Hillel Kook), of the Bergson Group.
The founder of the JIDF (David Appletree) was honored to speak at the WUJS Congress 2009: "Unlocking our Future", alongside the IDF Spokespersons Department. The WUJS represented 1.5 million Jewish students, worldwide. The conference was sponsored by the World Jewish Congress, World Zionist Organization, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israeli Knesset, and others.
Internationally, the JIDF consulted government and non-governmental agencies seeking expertise and insight in to online counter-terror ops, digital community building, and strategies. Their work was featured throughout the international media in publications like Israel National News (Arutz Sheva), the Jerusalem Post, Washington Post, FOX, CNN, USA Today, TIME Magazine, BBC, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Telegraph UK, Jewish News Agency - Argentina, NewsRU Israel - Russia, AM 1370 Baltimore, WNWR 1540 Philadelphia, K-Talk Radio 630 Utah, Ha'aretz, GlobalTV Canada, Jewish Tribune Canadian Jewish News, and in the "Daily Alert" which is prepared for the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and more.
Since going public with their activities in May 2008, the JIDF received a steady stream of international media coverage, which has been broken down by topic, below:
Exposing Antisemitism & Terrorism 2.0
JIDF shuts them down! - Combating hate and terror online
Jewish Herald Voice
December 21, 2009
The Rise and Fall of a Facebook Hate Group
First Monday
November 3, 2008
Hatred & Antisemtism Online
Jewish News Agency - Argentina
September 4, 2008
Facebook und Google Earth: Antisemitismus im Web 2.0
FAZ (Germany)
October 14, 2008
Facebook and Google Earth: Antisemitism in Web 2.0
FAZ (English Translation)
October 14, 2008
Еврейские силы интернет-обороны" атаковали антисемитское сообщество в Facebook
Russian News
August 1, 2008
Anti-Israel Facebook Groups Infiltrated
Canadian Jewish News
August 7, 2008
Israel - Facebook: "Anti-Semitic" group hijacked by Jewish Force
The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism
July 31, 2008
Anti-Semitic group hijacked by Jewish Force
Telegraph UK
July 31, 2008
Fighting back on Facebook
HonestReporting
July 31, 2008
Facebook Smackdown By the Numbers
HonestReporting
July 30, 2008
Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group
Jerusalem Post
July 29, 2008
Jewish Activists Hack Anti-Semitic Facebook Group
Israel National News
July 27, 2008
Jewish Activist Battles for Israel on Facebook
Israel National News
April 3, 2008
Facebook allows hate sites, ignores warnings, says group
BreakingNews.com
December 16, 2008
Solidarity with Israel:
The Arab-Israeli conflict 2.0
5 Towns Jewish Times
December 11, 2009
Blogs, YouTube: the new battleground of Gaza conflict
CS Monitor
January 23, 2009
Gaza crisis spills onto the web
BBC
January 14, 2009
NYT Journalist: Israelis dislike Obama due to Racism
Israel National News
April 17, 2010
NIF Staffer Accuses Israel Of State Terrorism
Five Towns Jewish Times
April 17, 2010
Internet Forces Watching Israel’s Back in Gaza, Global anti-Israel Protests
Chesler Chronicles
December 29, 2008
An online battle for Israel's legitimacy
Ha'aretz
November 16, 2008
Twitter, Facebook users show solidarity with QassamCount
Jerusalem Post
January 4, 2009
Gaza Wars — On Facebook
Jewish Week
December 30, 2008
Against Holocaust Denial:
Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0 (report)
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
September 15, 2009
The rise of Hate 2.0
BBC
June 22, 2009
Call for hate groups to be taken offline
The National (UAE)
June 14, 2009
Facebook Refuses to Ban All Holocaust Denial Groups
Australian Jewish News
May 19, 2009
Is Facebook Changing its Tune on Holocaust Deniers?
CS Monitor
May 11, 2009
Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit:
"Tweet4Shalit" Campaign Reaches #2 Spot on Twitter
Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2009
Happy Birthday for Gilad Shalit?
Israel National News
August 7, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tweeting For Shalit
Jewish Week
August 26, 2009
Against "Hate Israel" groups on Facebook:
'Facebook doesn't bar hate content against Jews'
Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2009
Facebook ignores calls to close 'Hate Israel' group
Jerusalem Post
April 22, 2009
Facebook Groups Promoting Hatred of Israel
Jewish News Agency, Argentina
May 9, 2009
Jewish anti-racist activists fight uphill battle with Facebook
Jerusalem Post
May 7, 2009
Against Nasrallah on Facebook
Social media users successfully face down Nasrallah on Facebook
Jerusalem Post
July 29, 2009
Facebook Singling Out Founder of JIDF
Facebook takes down activist who fights antisemitism, terror
Jewish Tribune
October 6, 2009
Internet Activist No Friend of Facebook
New York Jewish Week
September 30, 2009
General
100 Most Influential Jewish Twitterers (JIDF Ranked #1 Jewish NewsWire on Twitter)
JTA
May 1st, 2009
Digital World: Community Organizing 2.0
Jerusalem Post
May 12, 2009
Academic Reports
Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0
Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism Series, No. 86, JCPA
15 September 2009
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