Date: December 14th 2006

WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN THE NEWS
MAKES YOU WANT TO THROW UP
YOUR HANDS?

A 14 December 2006 Oped posted on
The Electronic Intifada, Electronic Iraq
and Electronic Lebanon websites

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"Stand here on these streets and you will know this is a
civil war." So said CNN's Baghdad correspondent Michael
Ware to the network's viewers on November 27. To
illustrate his point, he read from a diary published on
Electronic Iraq.

Our award-winning websites, The Electronic Intifada,
Electronic Iraq, and Electronic Lebanon bring the voices
of those living through the most frightening and brutal
events to a worldwide audience. We illuminate the cultural
and social creativity and resistance through which people
proclaim their dignity and pursue peace with justice. We
provide sharp, original analysis, often unavailable from
any other source, of the policies and events that fuel the
ongoing tragedies in Palestine-Israel, Iraq, Lebanon and
the wider region.

We want to tell you briefly about what we have achieved
this year, and why your support is so vital as we prepare
for the challenges of 2007.

ELECTRONIC IRAQ

Trusted by grassroots activists and major network
correspondents alike, Electronic Iraq is now an essential
resource for understanding the many dimensions of the
conflict in Iraq. The EI team welcomed back experienced
journalist and eIraq cofounder Jeff Severns Guntzel to
further enhance a site that has filled gaps in coverage of
the conflict since early 2003. eIraq is more committed
than ever to highlighting Iraqi voices, sharing the Iraqi
experience of war in compelling ways, and promoting
critical debate, open discussion and responsible policies.

ELECTRONIC LEBANON

Within hours of Israel's massive assault targeting
Lebanon's people and destroying their painstakingly
rebuilt infrastructure on July 12th, the EI team launched
a dedicated site providing eyewitness accounts, carefully
researched and informed analysis, and multimedia coverage.
Our team, working 24 hours a day, on four continents,
uploaded more than 20 articles a day during the crisis
period, quickly making Electronic Lebanon an indispensable
resource. Significantly, the project presented new voices
which international media quickly incorporated into their
coverage. Electronic Lebanon continues to reveal the
complexity, history, and possibilities of Lebanon, while
examining the negative impact of US and Israeli double
standards on the Lebanese people.

THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

With diaries, like Yousef Alhelou's account of the
aftermath of Israel's massacre of the 'Athamna family in
Gaza's Beit Hanoun, The Electronic Intifada continues to
shatter the wall of silence that surrounds Israel's
dramatic escalation of violence against Palestinians. EI's
comprehensive analysis of the Palestinian legislative
elections and the subsequent economic sanctions imposed on
the Palestinian people by Israel and its allies remains
unrivaled. EI brought to light a new unstated Israeli
policy of expulsion and exclusion from the occupied
territories of Palestinians and others holding foreign
passports months before the story appeared in the
mainstream media. EI's Op/Ed, Israel Lobby Watch and Role
of the Media sections continue to be the best sources for
exposes of the ways world governments and institutions
collude to protect Israel from accountability. Its
Activism News section reports on how solidarity movements
are challenging them.

In addition to CNN, in the last year, the EI websites were
cited by the BBC, CBC, C-SPAN, PBS' News Hour with Jim
Lehrer, MSNBC, Reuters, Associated Press, The Washington
Post, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, The
Nation, The Economist, Christian Science Monitor, The
Chicago Tribune, The Pioneer Press, Chicago Public Radio,
KPFK Pacifica, Flashpoints, CounterSpin, and Democracy
Now! among others.

In just six years, The Electronic Intifada, Electronic
Iraq and -- now -- Electronic Lebanon have achieved a
prominence and following that is unparalleled in coverage
of the region. We cannot do it without the sustained
support of individuals like you who believe that fearless,
independent media are more necessary than ever.

Help us reach our Winter fundraising goal of $40,000 to
start 2007 strong. Our work is demanding all year round,
so the most effective way to support EI's educational
mission is with a monthly recurring donation. That way we
can spend less time worrying about paying bills, and more
time reporting the truth about Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon
and the Middle East.

Sincerely,

Ali Abunimah, Arjan El Fassed, Laurie King, Nigel Parry,
Maureen Clare Murphy, and Jeff Severns Guntzel
on behalf of the EI team


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