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former California KKK leader
who now directs the White
American Political Association
from his home in Fallbrook,
Calif., north of San Diego, set
up a bulletin board on his per-
sonal computer earlier this year,
primarily '"to reach high school,
college and even grade school
youths."
The Californian claims that
youngsters make up the major-
ity of the 25-30 calls he logs
each day. One item on his bulle-
tin board praises callers for
their racist efforts and
encourages them to use com-
puters. Metzger's 17-year-old
son is an officer of the White
Student Union,. a high school
White supremacist group.
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e
adds another wrinkle to the
problem faced by the ADL and
others trying to combat anti-
Semitism. "Because so many
children, some as young as sec-
ond or third grade, are using
computers at home and at
school, there's a very real
chance that this kind of infor-
mation is going to find its way
into some very impressionable
minds," Lobenthal says. The
ADL director feels parents
should monitor computer use in
their homes in much the same
way that they pay close atten-
tion to what their children
watch on television.
Others, like Randall Williams
of the Southern Poverty Law
Center's Klan Watch Project,
don't see computer hate net-
works posing much of a threat
to young hackers. "If I were a
kid who called in to a bulletin
board, I would probably think it
was bizarre and move on to
something else."
There is agreement however,
on another danger created by
the electronic hate phenomenon.
Several bulletin boards carry a
"Know Your Enemy" section
that lists national and regional
ADL offices and names and ad-
dresses of people referred to as
"race traitors" and "ZOG infor-
mers." (ZOG stands for "Zionist
Occupation Government," a
term commonly used by 'anti-
Semites to refer to the U.S. gov-
ernment.)
"When you run an enemies
list it's clearly a form of incite-
ment," Lobenthal says, adding
that because anyone with the
proper equipment can receive
such information, "you're incit-
ing a population that goes be-
yond the traditional anti-
Semites — the ones who attend
meetings and take part in open
demonstrations."
Williams also suspects that in
the not-too-distant future corn-
puters may become accessories
to violence. "That kind of thing
is just an invitation to attack,"
Williams says. "To title some-
thing an 'enemies list' and put
names on it, that's a way of giv-
ing orders subconsciously. And
unfortunately, many of the
people tapping in to the net-
works are receptive to that."
While executives at computer
companies feel such use of their
equipment is inexcusable, they
claim they are powerless to put
a halt to such practices. Accord-
ing to Jim Bradbury, director of
media relations for Texas In-
struments, the responsibility of
the manufacturer lies with the
equipment and not with the
moral values of its user.
So how does one go about
curbing computer hate? For
starters, new legislation is
needed, according to Lobenthal.
"The whole question of computer
transmission represents a social
issue which the judicial and
legislative systems are not cur-
rently capable of addressing,"
the ADL director claims.
Current laws which prohibit
the distribution of anti-Semitic
materials are limited, in most
cases, to printed matter. Action
against radio and television
broadcasts is also possible.
(Last week, the Federal
Communications Commission
granted the ADL permission to
challenge the license renewal
application for KTTL-FM, a
Dodge City, Kan. radio station
which, according to the civil
rights agency, frequently broad-
casts anti-Semitic and racist
programs.)
But the computer hate net-
works effectively circumvent
those laws and regulations by
transmitting the material elec-
tronically.
Technically, they're not violat-
ing any laws currently on the
books. Lobenthal says, "The
Constitution guarantees free
speech and inter-state transmis-
sion of the information posted
on these bulletin boards is
within federal guidelines."
The ADL director says his
organization is, for the time be-
ing, sticking with traditional
methods in dealing with com-
puter hate networks. He cited
public. education and awareness
as a key factor in stemming the
tide.
"I don't know that we have
come up with any unique ap-
proach for combatting this par-
ticular aspect of anti-Semitism."
And that's fine as far as Tom
Metzger is concerned. "We feel
the white supremacist move-
ment is 20 years behind in
terms of technology," the
Californian said recently. "And.
we're going to catch up whether
they like it or not."
❑
Begin Visits
Wife's Grave
Jerusalem (JTA) — Former
Premier Mencahem Begin vis-
ited the grave of his wife Aliza
on the third anniversary of her
death last week. It was one of
his rare ventures from his sub-
urban Jerusalem home where he
has lived in virtual seclusion
since his resignation in Sep-
tember 1983.
Dozens of press photographers
were present at the Mount of
Olives cemetery. Several
Cabinet ministers, Knesset
members and Irgun veterans
joined the ex-Premier.