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ISRAEL HASBARA (INFORMATION) COMMITTEE
MAY 2002 MONTHLY REPORT

AFTER THE FIRST 150 DAYS...

The Israel Hasbara Committee (IHC) was conceived and developed in late November 2001 and commenced operations, providing information and consulting services, 2 January, 2002. During the fifth month of operations the following was achieved.

  • Responses were received from persons in 58 countries on five continents, including 45 states of the United States.
  • Even into the fifth month of operation, the number of volunteers continued to increase daily.
  • As part of the Israel Hasbara Committee policy, all letters of inquiry receive responses, providing information, direction and advice on how to combat anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism. Many letters addressing individual questions are written every single day to persons around the world.
  • In response to members' complaints in several countries, action is being taken to correct gross distortions of the truth and contest anti-Semitism in certain publications.
  • As an integral part of Israel Hasbara Committee policy, all those involved in hasbara are encouraged to work together and pool their resources. This will increase the overall effectiveness in the fight against distortion and misinformation against Israel in the media. To this end, an ongoing series of meetings has been held with a number of parties to explore ways in which such effectiveness might be realized.
  • Work is progressing on launching the new website. The new site address is www.infoisrael.net.
  • On the new website many different articles, both original and reprinted will appear under various sections to assist members and the general public to better understand and combat anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism.
  • The IHC is a volunteer, non profit and totally independent organization and therefore must rely on donations to expand. Information about how to donate will appear on the new website. A growing number of persons have indicated they wish to make donations.
  • Our program to abstract articles is being developed around the world.

DURING THE NEXT 30 DAYS...

  • The new website should be operative during this period.
  • We hope that the automated data bank will be operative shortly.
  • Solicitations will be made to various organizations for funding.
  • Ongoing efforts will be made to form alliances in the hasbara field for greater effectiveness.
  • The process to sort all the many responses from around the world should be more advanced and efficient.
  • Spokespersons around the world are being appointed.

NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS WHEN SENDING CORRESPONDENCE
 Please indicate your name, city, state/province and country on all communication. When someone from the U.S. signs just "Harry" or from England signs just "Jonathan" it is difficult to know how to file such letters. However, if you wish to keep your name confidential that is acceptable.

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME AN AUTHORIZED SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ISRAEL HASBARA COMMITTEE
We are looking for talented and experienced volunteers from around the world, both Jews and non-Jews, who are passionate about Judaism and Israel.

Candidates for consideration need the following:
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Israeli history and Middle East politics
  • Ability to speak clearly and effectively
  • Dignified and polite disposition
  • Two reference letters from persons of standing in your community

Please send your application and references to the IHC office at
E-mail: IHC@topoffice.com,
Mail: P.O. Box 9456, Tel Aviv 61093, Israel
Fax: +972 (0) 3 636-4001



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