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14 January 2009

Media Release:

Cyber attacks on NZ Peace Movement likely work of Israeli military

For the past several days the Global Peace and Justice website has been down along with several other websites which have material attacking and organising against the massacre in Gaza have been put off line through cyber attacks.

Locally John Minto’s website (www.johnminto.org.nz) with articles on Gaza has been downed, a Peace Movement Aotearoa newsletter affected and facebook pages of local supporters have been removed. Groups overseas have had similar experiences with the London based antiwar website attacked last week.

This is most likely the work of a dedicated unit within the Israeli military which monitors and does its best to close down sites which are effective in organising opposition to Israeli policies.

It is anti-democratic and the last refuge of those who have lost the argument. Needless to say the protests will continue and the protests against Israeli policy will continue.

We take it as a compliment to the effectiveness of our protest actions that they have been targeted in this way.

ENDS

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