Watch: Israel threatened with 'electronic Holocaust' on April 7

[Purveyor]

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The hacker group Anonymous said that they will attempt to hack a number of Israeli websites on Tuesday, with cyber attacks possibly beginning on Monday.

In a video originally posted on March 4, a masked person said that the hackers will carry out an "electronic Holocaust" on April 7 as hackers from "around the world unite in solidarity with the Palestinian people."

The video showed images from last summer's Operation Protective Edge, including clips of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

This is the fourth year in a row that Anonymous has threatened Israel with hacking, and attempts have been largely unsuccessful. The group also regularly threatens other governments around the world.

In 2014, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said it had opened a special cyber operations room in preparation for the hacking campaign, but found that the Internet onslaught produced only minor slowdowns on dozens of official sites. The group managed to take the Israel postal service and the Education Ministry websites down briefly and disrupt a handful of private websites. It also published a long list of phone numbers and email addresses belonging to Israeli officials.

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http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-threatened-with-electronic-Holocaust-on-April-7-396287

[guillaumeb]

1. Disgusting name

While I can understand the attempt to disrupt things as a way of demonstrating solidarity, choosing such a horrible name to describe your action can only taint the action. Why not simply call it an electronic boycott, or an electronic blockade?

[KamaAina]

2. Ugh.

I suppose "electronic Kristallnacht" was taken?

[herding cats]

3. Vile choice of language.

Way to show your collective anti-Semitic asses, Anonymous.

[Throd]

4. They're so edgy.

[zappaman]

5. What a dumb fucking thing to call it.

Not a good way to get people on yer side.

[Rex]

6. So...punish the people for their leader being an asshole and reinforce his followers worldview.

Yeah THAT will show em!