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obbyists are sort of like Kab- a request for support fbr the Iran
balists: while the rest of us Foreign Oil Sanctions Act, a mea-
may understand the faint sure that AIPAC was pushing.
AIPAC used to mobilize its
outlines of what they do, the
details remain a mystery to all grass-roots network solely
through phone calls, faxes and
but a select few.
But the Internet may be the U.S. Postal Service — "snail
changing all that. Computer net- mail," in cyber-parlance. The Web
working and other interactive offers a much faster and more
technologies are bringing more economical way of spreading the
and more people into the politi- word.
"What the new technology can
cal process, a fact the pro-Israel
lobby is putting to use in the ser- do for pro-Israel grass-roots po-
vice of a strong and secure Israel. litical activism is nothing short
Recently, the American Israel of revolutionary," said Toby Der-
Public Affairs Committee, a showitz, ALPAC's media director.
group known more for its re- Ms. Dershowitz and AIPAC'er
search reports and its schmooz- Jeff Palker designed the site.
ing with legislators in the "ALPAC's efforts are aimed at en-
corridors of the Capitol than its suring that the pro-Israel com-
high-tech expertise, opened a site munity can take full advantage
on the World Wide Web. It may of these remarkable and user-
prove a treasure trove for, Jews friendly technologies."
Serious pro-Israel activists also
interested in serious activism —
and a new way for AIPAC to line can use the AIPAC Web site to
up its troops in the endless leg- read or download detailed AIPAC
research reports, or the group's
islative wars.
The Web, for 'net neophytes, is newsletter, the Near East Report.
All politics is local, as the cliche
that domain within the vast In-
ternet that uses graphics and goes, a fact that AIPAC doesn't
sound to put enormous amounts ignore on its Web site. In one sec-
tion, users are
of information at
presented with a
the disposal of
Site:
map of the Unit-
even new users.
ed States. Click
Every site on
The AIPAC Pro-Israel
on your state,
the Web contains
Cybercenter
and you get
information, but
names and ad-
it also contains
How to get there:
dresses of your
links to related
Set your Web browser to: congressional
sites around the
representatives
world. Go to a li-
http.J/www.aipac.org
and some key
brary, and you're
facts. Click on
confined to the in-
formation contained inside its Maryland, and you'll find that ap-
walls; dial in to the Web, and proximately $480 million of the
every site is a gateway to dozens, overall American aid program is
or hundreds, of other sources of spent right here — "creating jobs
for thousands of Maryland resi-
related information.
The AIPAC site is a good ex- dents!," AIPAC exults.
Click on Michigan, and you'll
ample of how political organiza-
tions can put this new technology find that approximately $348 mil-
to work to enhance their grass- lion of the overall American aid `-'-\
program is spent right here —
roots power.
The AIPAC "CyberCenter for "creating jobs for thousands of
pro-Israel activism" features all Michigan residents!," AIPAC ex-
the usual boilerplate: a descrip- ults.
Click on Florida, ar.d you'll find
tion of the organization and in-
formation about joining, a guest that approximately $416 million
book for visitors, a "what's new" of the overall American aid pro-
section featuring news and poli- gram is spent right here — "ere- _
ating jobs for thousands of -
cy statements.
But the AIPAC site goes fur- Floridians!," AIPAC exults.
Click on Georgia, and you'll
ther: it seeks to use the World
Wide Web, with its vast audience find that approximately $155 mil-
and its instantaneous communi- lion of the overall American aid
cations, to mobilize political sup- program is spent right here —
port from the boondocks that's an "creating jobs for thousands of
essential complement to lobby- Georgians!," AIPAC exults.
AIPAC, obviously, expects
ing on Capitol Hill.
So recently, the AIPAC home many visiting cybernauts to put
page featured an "action needed" this information to use in con-
alert to members on the counter- tacting legislators and making
terrorism legislation that was be- the case for foreign aid. To make
ing considered by the House, and the process easier, the AIPAC site