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President Shimon Peres (AP) Last update - 23:54 29/01/2008 Peres urges world youth to fight anti-Semitism using Facebook By The Associated Press Tags: Yad Vashem, Shimon Peres  Israel's 84-year-old president has a novel idea on how to battle anti-Semitism: Facebook. Shimon Peres told a group of international students on Tuesday at Israel's Holocaust memorial that the popular social networking site was an effective means to counter the spread of hate and incitement on the Internet. "Anti-Semitism is a disease of everyone. Persecuting minorities, discrimination, xenophobia and violence exist in many countries in the world," he told a group representing more than 60 countries, who gathered at Yad Vashem for an international youth conference about the Holocaust. Advertisement "You have the opportunity to teach your friends about the memory of the Holocaust so that these horrors will never be forgotten and will never be repeated." When asked by one of the youths what each of them could do, Peres replied: "Who here has heard about Facebook?" Nearly all in attendance raised their hands. "You can fight anti-Semitism using social networks, like Facebook," he continued. Peres spokeswomen Ayelet Frisch said that Peres met last week with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Peres, who spearheaded the establishment of Israel's cutting edge aerial industry and introduced computers into its military, has long been an active supporter of high-tech ventures. He is currently behind an initiative to install the world's first electric car network in Israel and maintains an active Web site. He also has a blog on Haaretz.com. Peres does not have a Facebook profile, but Frisch said he is considering doing it. Related articles: Peres Online at Haaretz.com On Kabbalah pilgrimage, pop icon Madonna meets Peres In Turkey, Peres gives first presidential address to Muslim legislature President Peres calls for more inclusive definition of Judaism More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Facebook face-off Settlers win right to list country as Israel, not Palestine. Shin Bet.com The covert agency has deployed a new weapon: the blog.   1.   Fight anti-Semitism 18:23  |  Harold Lane 29/01/08   2.   Facebook 18:30  |  Common sense 29/01/08   3.   veddy interesting 18:44  |  al 29/01/08   4.   Racism will always exist, against Blacks, Arabs and Jews 19:36  |  Face it 29/01/08   5.   Anitsemitism 20:29  |  Mark174 29/01/08   6.   Peres the Neville Chamberlain of Oslo gives advice! 20:39  |  Oslo Criminals 29/01/08   7.   Facebook, bad idea 20:40  |  Bertram 29/01/08   8.   Face it - We shall not sit down and wait 20:47  |  Michael Jacobs 29/01/08   9.   Shas MK: Gays are causing Israeli society to self-destruct 21:11  |  Torah book 29/01/08   10.   Bible, best cure for racism 21:27  |  JI aka Yussef Gideon 29/01/08   11.   Jacob was forbidden to marry black women not Abraham and Moses 21:40  |  J Isenhower Y Gideon 29/01/08   12.   Michael Jacobs - You are too funny! 22:19  |  Face it ! 29/01/08   13.   Peres profile 22:30  |  voronsky 29/01/08   14.   #1 Harold Lane - start cleaning your own house 22:45  |  Candida 29/01/08   15.   No thanks!!! 22:47  |  CHGODMK 29/01/08   16.   Bhagavad Gita: The only cure for tolerance 22:59  |  Shiva 29/01/08   17.   No Cure for Jew Hatred 23:24  |  Sharon 29/01/08   18.   More for the Farcebook 23:33  |  Mandela 29/01/08   19.   Using Facebook 23:43  |  graczek 29/01/08   20.   AntiSemitic F.B. groups: Been There, Done That 00:16  |  Jessica Fishbein 30/01/08   21.   Face it - A key role for peace 00:22  |  Michael Jacobs 30/01/08   22.   TRIBAL CHIEF SPEAKS! 00:59  |  BABALLUPA JEW! 30/01/08   23.   loooool pathetic 01:17  |  donnie 30/01/08   24.   forgot to add one thing 01:19  |  Basmallah 30/01/08   25.   ANTI ISLAMO-FACISM SQUAD ON FACEBOOK 01:55  |  rusouljah 30/01/08   26.   Michael Jacobs - True native of the land chose to LIVE there! 02:52  |  MAN 30/01/08   27.   Michael Jacobs - ya 02:58  |  BAB 30/01/08   28.   WORLD YOUTH URGE JEWS TO FIGHT JEWISH APARTHEID 09:31  |  Jarr 30/01/08   29.   MAN/BAB - Symbols and beacons 10:40  |  Michael Jacobs 30/01/08   30.   I suggest that Peres should go and speak with Hamas 12:29  |  Akram Zekaria 02/02/08   31.   FIGHT HATE,HOW WHEN YOU HAVE CONSENTRATION CAMPS 16:42  |  MAROSHKA 02/02/08   32.   A Novel Idea, Mr. Peres 23:15  |  Evan Gildenblatt 17/03/08

Today Online Rightists arrested for storming village of yeshiva terrorist Responses: 158 Next IAF chief: Ground operation needed to stop rocket attacks Responses: 120 Court case reveals how settlers illegally grab W. Bank lands Responses: 100 Facebook face-off: Settlers win right to list country as Israel, not Palestine Responses: 44 Editorial: U.S. pressure for peace is welcome pressure Responses: 55 Rosner's Domain From "Hussein" to "Murray" (WTR) Rosner's Mailbox: I used to believe that you just hated Hillary Jeremiah Wright: did Obama explain enough? If you marry them, you have a better chance of keeping them Poll: Is the "road map" still relevant? More Headlines 22:27 PA downgrades renewed talks to protest settlement construction 21:13 PM: No chance Israel will cede E. Jerusalem areas like Har Homa 21:27 Israel approves lawsuits against PA over suicide bombings 18:19 Facebook face-off: Settlers win right to list country as Israel, not Palestine 19:03 Police to beef up forces over Purim, fearing Hezbollah strike 22:37 Poll: Haniyeh more popular than Abbas after IDF raids on Gaza 19:00 'This post will self-destruct in 10 seconds' - Shin Bet blog goes live 22:01 Argentine Jews commemorate 1992 Israeli embassy bombing 22:40 MKs seek pardon for Omri Sharon 'to sit at father's bedside' 15:40 Olmert accompanies Merkel to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial 19:08 Ex-diplomat: Syria talks could resume soon after U.S. elections 21:03 Jordanian Islamists: Merkel runs risk of igniting `enmity` of Arabs 18:41 Sephardic Chief Rabbi comes under fire over conversions 15:52 Tel Aviv stock exchange loses 9% of its value in 3 trading days 21:25 Arab MK to chief rabbis: Slam rabbinic calls to harm Arabs Previous Editions Select Day 16 mar 14 mar 13 mar 12 mar 11 mar 10 mar 09 mar 07 mar 06 mar 05 mar 04 mar 03 mar

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