[ha-Safran]: ALA expresses concern over impact on libraries

2009-03-18 Thread Bernard Katz
David is of course correct in noting the 'bare bones' wprding of the ALA resolution on Dina Carter's death. The next line after the one he quoted is no better: ALA condemns the violence that resulted in the loss of Dina Carter's life - as he said there is no indication as to who was

RE: [ha-Safran]: ALA expresses concern over impact on libraries

2009-03-18 Thread Adas Israel Librarian
Yes, I noticed that, too. I long ago stopped trusting ALA. Madeleine Madeleine Cohen Oakley Director of Library Services Adas Israel Congregation Washington, DC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the

Re: [ha-Safran]: ALA expresses concern over impact on libraries

2009-03-16 Thread David Elazar
The ALA Memorial Resolution Honoring Dina Carter was not very strong stating Dina Carter was killed in the bombing at the Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University on July 31, 2000. No condemnation of the Palestinian terrorists who were responsible for the bombing. If you read the ALA

Re: [ha-Safran]: ALA expresses concern over impact on libraries

2009-03-02 Thread Lee Jaffe
I think the more even-handed treatment by ALA in this case may be a result of the flak they encountered after their last Israel resolution. It makes a good argument to standing up when these things happen: you might not change the outcome of the current outrage but you might affect what

[ha-Safran]: ALA expresses concern over impact on libraries

2009-02-26 Thread Bernstein, Steven (Library)
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