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* https://www.google.com/search?q=arab+map+of+palestine&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a * * * *Anything missing? * *___________________________________________* *Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 [email protected] http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan Anybody who is not paranoid about PHISHing is crazy.* *___________________________________________* *Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 [email protected] http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan Anybody who is not paranoid about PHISHing is crazy.* On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Lee Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for pointing this out. When the original post went by, I didn't > pay it much attention. > > I have two reactions/observations. First, as there is no legitimate > entity known as "Palestine" currently, the term is suspect and provocative. > It's the term given to the region after the Roman conquest and it referred > to a much larger area – including Lebanon, Syria and Jordan - than the tiny > parcels that are now the State of Israel and the disputed territories > claimed by the Palestinian authority. The Roman territory of Palestina, > Ottoman Palestine, the Palestinian Mandate are all historical terms for > pretty much the same area. Under the British Mandate, "Palestinian" > referred to Jewish settlers; the Palestine Post is now the Jerusalem Post > and the Palestine Symphony Orchestra is now the Israel Philharmonic > Orchestra. If you watch the film "Exodus," there is a scene early in the > film where the British officer in charge of the internment camps on Cyprus > calls for the "Palestinian representative" and Paul Newman appears on > behalf of the Jewish community. When the Palestinian people, the > Palestinian Authority, and the many factions claiming to represent their > interests engage in a peace process that results in a two state solution, > they may very well name the new country "Palestine." > > Sadly, many people who claim to support the national aspirations of the > Palestinian people use the term "Palestine" to include the State of > Israel. In other words, the notion of Palestine in the modern context > implies the end of the State of Israel. > > My second point: When someone sends out a report from a fantasy land > called "Palestine" everything they say needs to be taken with a grain of > salt. I've heard many stories about draconian measures Israel wages > against non-Jews/non-citizens living in the occupied/disputed territories. > Some of this material may well be true but often it turns out that the > "facts" are actually half-truths and even complete lies. > > In this case, there does seem to be kernel of truth to the claim, as > evidenced in an article in Haaretz: > > Bashir told Haaretz that most of the Arab-language books sold in Israel > are imported from Lebanon, and that the authorities frequently overlook the > law banning book trade with enemy states. He said the customs authorities > often slap expensive duties on imported Arabic books, so Arab-language > volumes are usually more expensive in Israel than elsewhere in the Middle > East. "Israel bans Lebanese edition of Jewish philosophical work," May 15, > 2012 > > In this case it's a half-truth: Israel bans all trade with "enemy states" > but makes exceptions for books. Israel and Lebanon have been technically > at war since 1948. (One pro-Arab blog claims that Israel has banned books > from Lebanon and Syria since 1939; quite a trick since Israel didn't exist > until 1948.) > > On the other hand, Lebanon bans and criminalizes anything Israeli. The > Diary of Anne Frank is banned there for portraying "Jews, Israel or Zionism > favorably" (Wikipedia). No one is admitted Lebanon if they have an Israeli > stamp in their passport. And Lebanese citizens can be jailed for talking to > Israelis they meet when they are abroad. > > It's unfortunate that the state of war between Lebanon and Israel means > that goods from Lebanon – which is a major publishing center in the Arab > world – means that Arabic books aren't available in Israel. The fact that > Israel makes an exception for books in a mutually hostile situation > suggests to me that Israel is doing exactly the opposite of what the report > claims. And that the Mermelstein piece is essentially a lie and a libel. > > Lee > > On 10/24/13, 11:50 AM, Noreen Wachs wrote: > >> Dear Safranim, >> >> I belong to a library organization called the Hudson Valley Library >> Association (HVLA). Most of the Independent schools in the New York City >> area belong to this organization. They recently send out this blog post >> on their website about libraries in Palestine by Hannah Mermelstein, a >> librarian in the St. Anne’s school in Brooklyn. >> >> I was upset about this post which I felt was very biased against Israel. >> I would be very interested in hearing from other safranim about the >> accuracy of the facts and the political bias expressed in the article. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Noreen Wachs >> >> Librarian >> >> Ramaz Middle School >> >> 114 East 85 Street >> >> New York, NY 10028 >> >> >> Librarians and Archivists to Palestine >> >> Below this note is a guest post by Hannah Mermelstein, a librarian at >> Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn. In the summer of 2013, she led the >> Librarians and Archivists to Palestine >> <http://librarians2palestine.**wordpress.com/<http://librarians2palestine.wordpress.com/>> >> delegation. >> >> Last summer I traveled to Palestine with a group of sixteen librarians >> and archivists in order to connect with Palestinian colleagues in >> libraries, archives, and related projects and institutions and to gain >> mutual benefit through information exchange and skill-sharing. For the >> past ten years, I have been working in Palestine in various capacities, >> including with many delegations, but this was the first time I was >> fortunate enough to be able to merge my two worlds – Palestine and >> librarianship. What I’d like to share with you is some of what I learned >> from Palestinian school librarians and youth services librarians in >> particular, both in the West Bank and inside Israel. >> >> Near Ramallah, in the central West Bank, we spoke with staff from Al >> Bireh Public Library and from the Tamer Institute about the obstacles to >> obtaining quality children’s literature in Arabic. Much of the best >> Arabic kids’ literature these days is published in Beirut, and the >> Israeli government (which controls all borders of the West Bank) does >> not let books in from Lebanon. Even when libraries try to obtain >> Arabic-language books through third parties, the books are often held up >> in Customs for months. Whether they’re ultimately allowed in or not >> seems somewhat arbitrary, and the libraries are required to pay for the >> costs of holding them in Customs. A Swedish librarian who was on our >> delegation commented that at the Madaa Silwan Creative Center in >> Jerusalem, she saw more books translated from Swedish into Arabic than >> originally written in Arabic, and she has more books originally written >> in Arabic in her library in Stockholm than they do at the center! The >> Tamer Institute for Community Education has tried to mitigate the >> negative effects of these Israeli restrictions by co-publishing a few >> titles with publishers in Beirut, and by publishing a few of their own >> as well, but their efforts are not adequate to meet the needs of the >> children they’re serving. >> >> In Haifa, the situation is even more difficult. Although supposedly a >> “mixed city” of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel, Haifa has 22 >> public library branches that primarily serve the Jewish community, and >> only one that serves the Palestinian community. Even this one branch is >> privately funded by an NGO, rather than by the Israeli government. We >> spoke to a number of Palestinian school and public librarians in Haifa >> who, because of difficulty traveling between Israel and the West Bank, >> are largely unable to supplement their collections with books put out by >> the Tamer Institute. Instead, most of their Arabic language books are >> low-quality translations of Hebrew books, effectively denying >> Palestinian citizens of Israel their literary heritage. This must be >> seen in its larger context, librarians told us, in which the Israeli >> government has for decades tried to erase Palestinian identity by >> calling Palestinians inside Israel “Israeli Arabs” or “Arab Israelis.” >> So whereas the availability of quality Arabic children’s literature >> could be a powerful way to preserve Palestinian identity and culture, >> the lack of availability further demoralizes the community. >> >> I’ve shared these stories with a few people upon return from Palestine, >> and they’ve been moved to try to organize book deliveries to Palestine. >> Our delegation has had similar thoughts, but we must be careful how we >> approach this. Librarians in Palestine made it clear to us that they are >> not looking for a charity model. Not only can charity easily be >> accompanied by a colonialist attitude, but it simply won’t work. Large >> shipments of books would be held up at Customs for months, and smaller >> deliveries would do more to make us feel good about ourselves than make >> any significant dent in a system designed to prevent such a project. >> Palestinian libraries in the West Bank and inside Israel face a >> political problem that is at the core of any economic or humanitarian >> problems we might more easily address. But this should not stall our >> work. We are beginning conversations about effective follow-up, and we >> hope others will join us in these efforts. In the meantime, we can >> support some of the amazing organizations that are doing such important >> work on the ground. Here are a few: >> >> The Tamer Institute for Community Education <http://www.tamerinst.org/> >> – based in Ramallah with partners throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip >> >> Lajee Center <http://www.lajee.org/> in Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem – >> youth center that has, among other things, conducted workshops with >> children in which they have written and illustrated their own children’s >> books >> >> Madaa Silwan Creative Center <http://www.madaasilwan.org/> in Jerusalem >> – many amazing programs, including a library. They even published their >> own Palestinian cookbook! >> >> To keep in touch with the delegation: >> >> Our website >> <http://librarians2palestine.**wordpress.com/<http://librarians2palestine.wordpress.com/>> >> – Here you can >> read more and see the statement we put out shortly after we returned. >> >> Like us on Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/**Librarians2Palestine<https://www.facebook.com/Librarians2Palestine> >> >. >> >> Follow us on Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/**Librarians2Pal<https://twitter.com/Librarians2Pal> >> >. >> >> Email >> lapannounce-subscribe@lists.**riseup.net<[email protected]> >> <mailto:lapannounce-subscribe@**lists.riseup.net<[email protected]>> >> to join our (very!) >> low-volume email list. >> >> >> >> __ >> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual >> author >> and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries >> (AJL) >> ==============================**==== >> Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >> [email protected]**state.edu<[email protected]> >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-**state.edu/mailman/listinfo/**hasafran<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran> >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-** >> state.edu/maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html> >> Earlier Listserver: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-** >> state.edu/maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html> >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> [email protected]**state.edu<[email protected]> >> https://lists.service.ohio-**state.edu/mailman/listinfo/**hasafran<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran> >> >> > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ==============================**==== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected]**state.edu<[email protected]> > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-**state.edu/mailman/listinfo/**hasafran<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran> > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/**hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-** > state.edu/maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html> > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/**hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-** > state.edu/maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html> > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected]**state.edu<[email protected]> > https://lists.service.ohio-**state.edu/mailman/listinfo/**hasafran<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran> >
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