London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers
Pastor Dale Morgan
London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers*
The Associated Press
Monday, January 18, 2010; 4:40 AM
LONDON -- The Web site of Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper has been
attacked by Turkish-speaking hackers, its editor said Monday.
The site of the London-based Jewish Chronicle, the world's oldest
continuously published Jewish newspaper, was replaced by a Palestinian
flag and anti-Semitic writings for several hours, editor Stephen Pollard
said.
"Somebody hacked into the site and had a message up for a couple of
hours," Pollard told AP. "It did no damage, as far as we can tell."
The site was still unavailable early Monday. A version of the site
cached by Google showed a large Palestinian flag against a black
background. In a message posted in English and Turkish, a group calling
itself the "Palestinian Mujaheeds" quotes from the Quran and attacks
Jews in anti-Semitic terms.
Pollard said that the attack might be related to the diplomatic feud
that erupted between Israel and Turkey last week, but added: "I don't
want to speculate."
The Turkish government was outraged when Israel summoned its ambassador
last week to express its anger over a Turkish television drama that
depicts Israeli agents kidnapping children and shooting old men.
Israel's deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, denied the ambassador a
handshake and forced him to sit on a low sofa as the cameras rolled.
Israel has since apologized for the incident, which threatened to poison
relations between the traditional allies.
The Chronicle, founded in 1841, has a weekly circulation of about 30,000.