Since I had seen that this message appeared in Calcalist, I forward the mail from RMS.
Eddoe -----Original Message----- From: Richard Stallman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 1:17 AM To: Edward Aronovich Cc: yahoo.com Subject: Re: RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel I don't advocate a blanket boycott of Israeli universities, but I am not going to campaign against it either. I see where they are coming from: Israel's occupation policies are horrible. Nonviolent protests are crushed with persistent brutality. (See http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=221897.) Palestinians who are against violence are looking desperately for some method of nonviolent resistance. I can't blame them for it even if I don't agree entirely with the details. Thus, I decided to follow their policies in the trip they organized. I wish I had discussed the issue in advance and avoided having to cancel a plan I had agreed to. I will give at least one talk in Israel, at a non-university venue, and I am hoping more can be arranged. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- My reply was: Thank you for your clarification and I hope that you will enjoy your time in Israel. _______________________________________________ Discussions mailing list [email protected] http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions
