This is a bit OT, but it is a call for help. Something we can all do via email or posting by ‘bloggers. I have already posted it at Jihadwatch.

I am most concerned about the negative publicity the US and Israel get.
Thanks.

From:
Dexter Van Zile
Christian Media Analyst
CAMERA
PO Box 35040
Boston, MA 02135-0001
617-789-3672 Voice
617-851-0912
_http://www.camera.org_ (http://www.camera.org/)
Please help us recruit more Christian letter writers for our
Email Team!

For too long, Israel advocacy has been regarded as a
“Jewish” concern.
To be sure, Israel is a sign of hope and assurance to the
Jewish people in a post-Holocaust world, but non-Jews also
have a stake in Israel’s future. The extremists who seek
Israel’s destruction also exhibit contempt for the United
States and for notions of democracy, tolerance and
religious freedom that are the hallmarks of Western
civilization.
But as hostile as these extremists are to western notions of
free speech and tolerance, they have a deep understanding of
how to manipulate our institutions to their advantage.

In particular, these extremists have proven adept at
manipulating Western media coverage of the Arab-Israeli
conflict in a manner that promotes hostility toward Israel.
When Hezbollah launches rockets at Israeli civilians while
hiding behind Lebanese civilians, Israel is blamed for
firing back and causing civilian casualties. When violence
against Israel increases after it withdraws from places like
the Gaza Strip or Lebanon, Israel – not those who seek its
destruction – is blamed for not making more concessions.
When Hamas, Hezbollah and extremists in Iran chant for the
destruction of Israel and the United States, Western
outlets shrug it off as business as usual in the Middle
East. When Christians leave the Middle East because of the
mistreatment and harassment at the hands of their Muslim
neighbors, churches in the U.S. blame Israel, one of the
very few countries in the Middle East where the Christian
population is increasing, not dwindling.

CAMERA letter writers live up to their obligation as
citizens in a free democracy by insisting that news
organizations accurately cover these threats to Israel and
the West. While letters authored by Jewish writers are
vital to defend the facts, Christian writers bring the
added strength of perceived greater neutrality.

The need for Christian letter writers has become
increasingly apparent to us at CAMERA as we have ramped up
our efforts to monitor the Christian media. For example, we
have been paying close attention lately to articles written
by James M. Wall, a long time columnist at Christian
Century. Rev. Wall routinely omits crucial facts about the
Arab-Israeli conflict. He portrays Israel as an aggressor
nation and downplays Palestinian animosity and violence
toward Israel. He also portrays every ceasefire or hudna
offered by the Palestinians (no matter how poorly it has
been adhered to) as a bona fide peace offer, while
minimizing Israeli offers and concessions.

We are also monitoring National Catholic Reporter, a
magazine that has done an inadequate job reporting on
Muslim anti-Semitism. Additionally, we are regularly in
touch with the Episcopal Church for its one-sided portrayal
of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

To have the greatest impact on Christian magazines and
Christian churches, we need more Christian letter writers.
Letters from Jews to the Church officials and publications
are helpful, but letters from Christians who are members of
these churches are a lot harder for Christian leaders to
ignore. Our goal is to recruit 300 Christian letter writers
by the end of March 2007.

Our request to our current team of letter writers is to ask
your pro-Israel Christian friends to become part of
CAMERA’s letter-writing team. Tell them about CAMERA’s work
and how being a member of the Email Team makes it easy to
be informed and to quickly write an effective letter that
makes a difference. They can join the team by sending us
(letters@camera.org ) an email with their name, address,
phone number and how they heard about the Email Team. OR,
if you give us their name and email address, we can send
them an introductory letter inviting them to join the team.

With thanks,

Dexter Van Zile
Christian Media Analyst
CAMERA
PO Box 35040
Boston, MA 02135-0001
617-789-3672 Voice
617-851-0912
_http://www.camera.org_ (http://www.camera.org/)

Yep,,so am I!

(I am also waiting till they blame it all on Israel).