One of the members of the International Relations Committee told the committee that the UN was coming with a report on the Gaza engagement of July 2014 sometimes around March and asked the committee to wait until that time to confirm the accusations that the resolution was making and that our group was refuting. It seemed to me that the members of the committee, but one, welcomed this suggestion.
As our colleague Avi Weinryb wrote yesterday evening “Then, Dr. Mustafa Abelwahid spoke up in favor of the resolution, discounting the fact that there was no evidence that the 244 schools the UN says were damaged were targeted intentionally. He didn't win anyone over, and he couldn't get anyone to second a motion to endorse the resolution. At that point, they opted for an easy way out and chose no action.” This morning an important new development was announced in the news that Schabas quits UN Gaza inquiry. Schabas has been a controversial choice because of his previous positions. Hopefully this may help us. Thanks for your interest. Shoshanah Shoshanah Seidman Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies, Northwestern University Library Annual Conference Chair, Association of Jewish Libraries 847-467-2914 From: Arlene Ratzabi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:28 PM To: Rose Shoshanah Seidman Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] ALA Resolution, and HM Elnathan's comment Hi Can you elaborate on the "comments" you allude to? Obviously we all welcome the news but I am curious about what was said to make them withdraw the resolution. Thanks Arlene Ratzabi Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Rose Shoshanah Seidman <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: As of now the outcome is positive. The SRRT leadership withdrew the resolution on divestment at the council meeting II this morning and then Mr. Kagan wasn’t able to convince the members of the International Relations Committee to endorse his resolution on the destruction of schools and libraries in Gaza in 2014 at their meeting this afternoon. He could bring this resolution at the Council meeting III tomorrow morning but it seems very unlikely that he will after the comments made at that meeting. Let’s see what he does in San Francisco at the annual meeting. In the meantime, thanks to all who were concerned and gave of their time and effort. Much, much appreciated. Shoshanah Shoshanah Seidman Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies, Northwestern University Library Annual Conference Chair, Association of Jewish Libraries 847-467-2914 From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shira London Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 3:03 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] ALA Resolution, and HM Elnathan's comment I have already emailed Clare to apologize for hurting her feelings. Her post used the term "occupation" in a way that assumed a universally acknowledged fact, although many of us feel strongly that the word "occupation," without taking any context into account, is often an anti-Israel propaganda tool bandied about by the media. That is why I was surprised that the moderator posted that comment. This is not the first time a hot button issue like this has come up, and I remember reading a post saying that everyone should stay away from politics, so nobody feels offended. In discussing the ALA resolution to divest, we were working together against a pointless and often anti-Semitic action. That is in the spirit of AJL and HaSafran, and I hope there is a positive outcome. Once again, I am sorry that my comment hurt or offended anyone. Shira London Upper School Librarian Beth Tfiloh Upper School Library Baltimore, MD. __ 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]<mailto:[email protected]> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Ha-Safran Archives: Current: 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 AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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