2 November 2003

ISFSP Calls on FBI To Vigilant for Potential Domestic Terrorism Issues Related to White Supremacist Communication site.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: pressroom@isfsp.org

With the increasing number of terrorist attacks on Jews and their communities, the International Society for Sephardic Progress (ISFSP) has called upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation to increase their monitoring of the Stormfront White Nationalist Community, a white supremacist Internet communication site and association.

What caught the initial attention of the ISFSP were the 195 references to "Sephardic" Jews on the Stormfront communication boards. Examples of the topics of the communication boards under "Sephardic" were, "Should we expell [sic] the Jews or let them die the slow death of assimilation?," "The myth of the Sephardic Jews in Spain," "Sephardic v. Khazar." Comments on the Stormfront's site range from, "I hope the Jews skip their traditional drinking a Christian baby's blood this season," "Aushwits" [sic]. Death Camp or Club-Med?"," "Jewish blood rituals through the ages" and "The History Of Jewish Human Sacrifice."

A search of the keyword "Jews" demonstrated over 750 conversations about Jewish People, almost every one derogatory, threatening, or just plain anti-Semitic in nature. Persons on the Stormfront White Nationalist Community boards use pseudonyms as Aryan Warlord, Death is Near, DeathOven, deathsquad, Dr. Mengelejewishdeath18, JewMaster2000, JewsAreScum, Knight o'the White Dragon, HammerSkin, HimmlerSS, Hitler110, kaput6million, WaffenSS, Zyklon_B, zionsdeath. There are over 620 pages of members, with an estimated 18,000 members.

The lethal end results of a domestic terrorism attack brought about by a white supremacist organization, should be just as much a concern, as those committed by international groups such as Fatah or Al-Queda. The definition of terrorism contained in Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(d).2 states: "terrorism means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience.

ISFSP feels that the Stormfront communication boards can and probably are being used as an interstate conduit to propagate clandestine information which can be used to commit a crime against non-combatant targets, Jews and their communities. The FBI's vigilance of domestic terrorists should not be dropped in this critical time when we are focusing great attention on international threats.

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The International Society for Sephardic Progress (ISFSP) is a Jewish agency developed to serve the Sephardic community--the descendants of the Jews of historic Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Levant who share both common religious and cultural bonds. Although based in the United States, the ISFSP is an advocacy organization representing Sephardim internationally. The ISFSP also functions to produce high quality Jewish educational projects which will educate the public on the rich Sephardic Jewish communities, past and present.

The ISFSP is a a non-profit organization.

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