PalestineFacts
PalestineFacts.org is an internet site which purports to give "comprehensive source of historically accurate information about the geographic, military and political background to the on-going struggle between the State of Israel and the Arab Palestinians". There has never been a mention on the website of who funds or edits the web-site. Contact information for the web-site is given as "Mogen David Services" in California1
Though undisclosed on its website, Palestinefacts was in fact started as a project of the Jewish Internet Association (JIA) 2 in 2002. JIA described itself as a non-profit 501(c)(3) California Public Benefit Corporation "dedicated to the educational purpose of Providing truthful, positive information to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activity on the Internet".3 Sep 25, 2002 Among the project JIA has supported is the website called Hasbara.com 4 The President of JIA was Chuck Chriss. He is a frequent Contributor to New York Jewish Times, with articles strongly supporting Israel, e.g. defending Israeli settlements "Nothing Settled About Settlements" 12-7-2002 5, 6, 7
By 2004 JIA had merged/changed names to Middle East Facts8, 9
See also
- Jewish Virtual Library
- Middle East Media Research Institute
- DEBKAfile