Shoshanah, Thanks for letting us know about the outcome this far. I am happy to hear that the proposal was withdrawn. Hope to hear it remains thus after today.
Nancy Poole "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." * -- Albert Einstein* On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Rose Shoshanah Seidman < [email protected]> wrote: > 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] > <[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]> 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] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of > *Shira London > *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 3:03 PM > *To:* [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. 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