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From: "Islamic Resistance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Hizbollah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 9:27 PM
Subject: defend phase 2
http://members.tripod.com/irsa2001
http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/irsa2000
http://irsa2000.jumpfun.com
We urge you to participate in Phase II of the counterattack against Israeli
sites attacking the Moqawama(Islamic Resistance) sites. Enter these web
pages and
press "defend the resistance". A file will start attacking the Israeli
Websites as long as you are connected to the net. Open as much windows as
you can
http://members.tripod.com/irsa2001
http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/irsa2000
http://irsa2000.jumpfun.com
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Israeli Website Tries to Shut Down Hizbullah's
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/25_10_00/art3.htm
Ranwa Yehia
Israel has set up a website to show both amateur and
professional Internet users how to "attack and destroy
Hizbullah" by just logging onto it.
The site (http://www.wizel.com), which Hizbullah webmaster Ali
Ayoub said sends files that cripple Hizbullah's site, is one of
the reasons one of his Hizbullah websites was shut down earlier
this month.
"It's a very simple yet effective idea based on having people
log on and the website will automatically do the attacking for
them," Ayoub said.
The front page of the website resembles a Star Wars computer
game rather than an Israeli site.
The site's main logo says "ATTACK & DESTROY HIZBALLAH." The
background intensifies the flame designs that rise from the word
"Hizbullah." Just below that, two icons appear, one in English,
the other in Hebrew. Both say "Enter."
Pressing enter, the same logo appears and a description of what
Hizbullah represents to Israelis and their supporters appears.
"Hizbullah is a terrorist organization. It uses the Internet to
justify terrorist acts against Israel. Hizbullah's sites provide
disinformation of facts in Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian
Authority territories," the introduction says.
Following that are instructions on what the site can do: "The
site you entered now provides a tool that will make Hizbullah's
efforts null if enough users activate it."
Ayoub said that "every time a user chooses one of the nine sites
listed on the website, a file is activated to target the site
every second."
The Israeli website's Internet service provider is based in the
United States. Ayoub has already e-mailed the ISP, whose website
is http://www.host4u.net , complaining about the illegal action.
"It's been three days and still no response. This is a battle,
and we're trying not to overstep the legal limit in dealing with
the situation. Our major retaliation is to continue to exist,"
Ayoub said.
The Israeli site addresses both amateur and professional
Internet programmers, and provides details of how to target
Hizbullah websites. In addition to six Hizbullah-related
websites, the Israeli website lists one for Hamas
(http://www.hamas.org), another for the Palestinian [National]
Authority (http://www.pna.org) and another providing information
on Palestine (http://www.palestine-info.net).
The last website listed, (http://www.moqawama.org), is displayed
in red. Below it, also in red, is an explanation that the
website is currently under attack.
"We need to attack the same target for more damage," it says,
also in red.
"The moqawama website is the most difficult to attack. But even
if the Israelis can cripple it, we have back-up plans. Our
strategy is similar to any one adopted during a resistance
operation. We're aware that there's a price to pay," Ayoub said.
He added that Hizbullah's technical team was in a state of "utmo
st technological emergency" to combat the wave of attacks. The
Israeli website has contributed to the crippling of two
Hizbullah websites over the past three weeks, with more than 9
million hits directed at the sites.
The Israeli website indicates that it was established on Oct. 6,
or about the same time Hizbullah websites started to be
targeted.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, the website indicated that it had
received 21,800 visitors since it was set up.
Ayoub sends his clients an e-mail explaining the situation: "We'
re sure, as you are, that such actions are illegal, but this
does not mean that we're in any way incapable of attempting the
same techniques as they're using.
We wish only at this point to bring to your kind attention one
of 1 million illegal actions 'Israel' uses to attain its goals,
and we hope that through your media we can perhaps hope that
something might be done to put a stop to some of 'Israel's'
illegal actions."
Ayoub insisted that Hizbullah's official policy was not to
attack the Israeli website, but to use legal means, such as
complaining to the ISP and holding it accountable for allowing
the attacks.
"However, if our friends and sympathizers want to attack the
Israeli website, they're more than welcome," he said.
This seems to be exactly what is happening. A website, hosted by
a company called Tripod, provides an opportunity for Hizbullah
sympathizers and supporters to counterattack the Israeli
website.
Entitled "Defend the Resistance" the website,
http://members.tripod.com/irsa2000 , provides Internet users
with the opportunity to attack three Israeli websites: the
Israeli government (http://www.israel.org), the Israeli Army
(http://www.idf.il) and the website attacking Hizbullah
(http://www.wizel.com).
"Upon clicking 'Defend the Resistance,' an automatically
programmed file will be ready to stage counterattacks against
some of the 'Israeli' websites which try to hit the resistance's
sites. This counterattack will continue as long as you have
access to Internet," reads the simply designed website in both
English and Arabic.
There is no indication of the source or identity of those
responsible for setting up the website.
Although Ayoub denied that Hizbullah set up the website, he said
he was familiar with it. He added that it was not strange that
Hizbullah sympathizers would want to set up such a
counterattack.
"As long as the attack doesn't wipe us out completely," he said,
"these things will just make us stronger."
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