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Israeli E-leaflets

July 22, 2006 · Mustapha Hamoui

The latest in Israeli snitch-hunting techniques..

First they dropped the leaflets. Now they’re dropping the E-flets.

A website has been making the rounds in Lebanese bloggers’ comments section. The URL and the content at first seem lebanese, with the red, green and white Lebanese flag taking center stage accompanied by bombastic patriotic statements.

Even their message, which is available in Arabic, French and English, at first seems like an authentic “let’s rise against Hezbullah” message. But then it gets tricky when you find a +881 Satellite number hotline instead of a Lebanese number. And of course, a “guarantee of anonimity” and a “cash reward” to seal the deal.

Of course, the whois lookup that I later did on the site was redundant. I was not surprised that the name server was: NS.BARAK.NET.IL