Israel urges use of Twitter against Iran

09 December 2009 | 12:00:00 AM | Source: AFP

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Twitter was a favourite media for Iranian demonstrators who had joined opposition protests against the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Twitter.com)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States to use Twitter and other social networking sites to fight against the leadership of arch-enemy Iran.

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"Iran prevents people from freely accessing the Internet," a senior official quoted him telling parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee.
  
"Using the Internet and Twitter against the Iranian regime is something extraordinary that the United States can do," he said.
  
Twitter was a favourite media for Iranian demonstrators who had joined opposition protests against the June re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, claiming the vote was fraudulent.
  
On Monday, protesters gathered in Iran to mark the annual Students Day, with many chanting anti-Ahmadinejad slogans.
  
Ahead of Monday's events, the Iranian authorities cut Internet connections and blocked access to several opposition websites.
  
Israel considers Iran its top enemy after repeated statements by Ahmadinejad that the Jewish state was doomed to be "wiped off the map" and questioning the scale of the Holocaust.
  
Widely considered the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear power, Israel along with much of the West suspects Iran of trying to develop atomic weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear programme, a charge Tehran denies.

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17 Jan 2010 2:20 AEST

boo

From: melb

don't be a twit

I have only 500 characters so i make it to the point. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a lot of blood on his hands just read about him and you understand his history, Is Israel a democratic country it has elections but Palestinians cant vote, is it democratic ?. Israel only exists because of the u.s deep fear of god, when you have state and religion in bed together its only going to turn out bad and it has for the past 60 old years over there. Find out more by a little researching.

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09 Dec 2009 13:03 AEST

Daniel

From: Sydney

Wrong aim is wrong

Israel is not a deomcratic country, not similar to Australia at all. We do not enforce the horrendous socioeconomic sanctions on our ethnic minorities and build walls between their communities to further opress them.

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09 Dec 2009 6:31 AEST

Jeremy

From: Sydney

Wrong aim

I'm not sure that I can make sense out of that rambling comment. But, if the gist is to attack Israel, on this occasion, I think the attack is aimed in the wrong direction. Israel is a democratic country, very similar to ours in the freedom of its citizens and its media. Iran is at the opposite end of the scale - where a thought expressed on the shortcomings of the government and the religious fruitcakes who run it can lead to arrest, torture and death. Twitter away Iranians and good luck to you

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08 Dec 2009 19:56 AEST

m.m.

From: qld

slowly it's enough

Fight and stand up for your own war and believes , then you can't blame someone else or get money from them , so it would be a good idea to stop racism against other people and religions , so you can develop your own country , but as it seems you like still to stir up some diversity which not to many share . Also get rid of your neutron - bomb for starters which my help the neighbour - hood .

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