"The truth will never find its way to your TV."
How sadly true.
UPDATE #2: Yesterday on her blog, Caroline Glick was reporting YouTube's removal of the video. YouTube silences Latma, removes We Con the World
But today she is reporting the following:
Thanks to Ed Morrisey at Hot Air, our video was reposted at Eyeblast.
Also, our friends at WeJew have kept up their copy. You can embed both.
She continues:
"We'll have more versions for your download pleasure tomorrow morning. Meantime, our friend Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs has her own idea for how to evade the YouTube attempt to take us down. Check it out here.I suppose after a week and more than 3 million views, it's hard to make something disappear.
UPDATE #1: According to the UK's Guardian, the Israeli government has been forced to apologize for this video. It turns out that the video was distributed by the Israeli government press office. Here's the story ...
Israel forced to apologise for YouTube spoof of Gaza flotillaWow! I didn't realize that any government agency could have a sense of humor!
The Israeli government has been forced to apologise for circulating a spoof video mocking activists aboard the Gaza flotilla, nine of who were shot dead by Israeli forces last week.
The YouTube clip, set to the tune of the 1985 charity single We Are the World, features Israelis dressed as Arabs and activists, waving weapons while singing: "We con the world, we con the people. We'll make them all believe the IDF (Israel Defence Force) is Jack the Ripper."
It continues: "There's no people dying, so the best that we can do is create the biggest bluff of all."
The Israeli government press office distributed the video link to foreign journalists at the weekend, but within hours emailed them an apology, saying it had been an error. Press office director Danny Seaman said the video did not reflect official state opinion, but in his personal capacity he thought it was "fantastic".
Government spokesman Mark Regev said the video reflected how Israelis felt about the incident. "I called my kids in to watch it because I thought it was funny," he said. "It is what Israelis feel. But the government has nothing to do with it."
The clip features a group led by the Jerusalem Post's deputy managing editor Caroline Glick, wearing keffiyehs and calling themselves the Flotilla Choir. The footage is interspersed with clips from the recent Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound aid ship, the Mavi Marmara.
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