"Several weeks ago, Germany announced its decision to stop all arms sales to Israel. Since then, other countries have followed suit. In response, Israel has canceled its annual multimillion dollar contract for its nationwide DAN buses which were manufactured in Germany, and is looking at other bus suppliers in the U.S., and Japan."

The wording has been the same for the last four years. Some sites that feature this "news" -

Think Israel Web Log - Linda Olmert, February 29, 2004
Think Israel Web Log - Evelyn Hayes, November 2, 2004
Think Israel Web Log - Posted by Marion DS Dreyfus, November 28, 2006 - States "This came from Gigi Markowitz"
askyenta.com 7/6/2006 - labeled "Important, please read !!!" - submitted by "Aaron B."

And several others. Apparently, "Think Israel" posters are the worst offenders in spreading this fiction. They don't bother to read what others have posted at Think Israel. You can type a phrase from the letter in the Google search engine and you will find all of the above posts and about 30 others.

The last time I wrote about hoaxes, I got (unbelievably) some irate letters along the lines of "if it isn't true, then it ought to be true." But it isn't true, and it should not be true. Though the letter insists that the EU is financing terror in the Palestinian Authority, the EU has been boycotting the Hamas government of the Palestinian authority because the Hamas refuse to recognize Israel. The letter calls for a boycott of Carlsberg beer, but Carlsberg has a bottling company in Israel.

If it were true, the idea that an Israeli or Jewish boycott of Europe, called for in this letter, could have a significant economic impact, is ludicrous. A European counter-boycott would all but paralyze the Israeli economy however.

The people who are posting this letter (with the note - "Please send this to at least 10 like-minded people") are doing a lot of harm to Israel. Hoaxes of this sort a vicious and irresponsible sort of e-vandalism.

The hoax letter is below.



The Hoax Letter in Full

Several weeks ago, Germany announced its decision to stop all arms sales to Israel. Since then, other countries have followed suit. In response, Israel has canceled its annual multimillion dollar contract for its nationwide DAN buses which were manufactured in Germany, and is looking at other bus suppliers in the US, and Japan.

The Europeans and their Muslim allies should understand that boycotts work both ways. When we said NEVER AGAIN, we meant it. Europe is stuck in the mentality of 1933 and conditioned to thinking of Jews as defenseless entities. The reality is very different. As long as Europe adheres to and supports its primitive Middle Ages death cult, European products must be off limits.

We continue to call for a complete boycott of travel and products from the following countries France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, and China, due to their support, sponsorship, and/or participation in global Islamic terror. The voting record of the above countries at the UN openly endorses Muslim terror.

Remember, every time you buy a bottle of Evian, a Carlsberg product, a Spanish melon, a Godiva chocolate, a Dior lipstick, a Gucci bag, or a German kitchen appliance, you are financing the next Muslim mass murderer.

The European Union gives over $10 million per month to the Palestinian Authority, knowing full well that the money is funneled to buy, import, and train Muslim terrorists and their weapons of mass murder.

We strongly encourage everyone to buy American and Israeli products instead. Buy Estee Lauder or Ahava instead of Chanel, Dior, and YSL. Tell the salespeople why. Educate the public when you shop.

Europe is underwriting the Arab war to exterminate the Jewish state. We cannot sit idly by while this happens. Make your voice heard and let them feel the sting in their pocketbooks. Let the Europeans know that supporting terror does not pay.

Please send this to at least 10 like-minded people.

Don't even think about sending it to any "like-minded people."

Ami Isseroff