Alright, since you learn from it, here is another mistake: http://coteret.com/2010/05/25/the-new-frontiers-of-israeli-public-diplomacy-ctd-finnish-travel-agent-humiliated-after-admitting-that-her-fiance-is-egyptian/
;) 2010/8/13 Yohai Edery <[email protected]> > Hi, > > > > Well…let's start with a basic fact….mistakes happen. We are all human > beings and sometimes we make mistakes…that was obviously one made by the > security at TLV airport… BUT, did you read through all of it and saw what > the Israel Aviation Authority spokesman said??? > > > > Quite from the report you sent: > > > > An IAA spokesperson reported in response: *"This incident is unknown to us > *. We performed a thorough check. *There was no contact made with us or > any other body*. No unusual events were registered at Ben Gurion Airport, > and *we have no idea about this incident*, which, from our perspective, > never happened." > > IAA officials said that root of the problem is that the host organizations > don't bother accompanying their guests to the airport. > > So did it really happened? I don’t know but I am sure that the Wikimania > team in Israel (which I am not part of…let me be clear about it again) will > do his best to make sure each guest will be taken care off. > > On the same note, have you ever visited the UK or the US? Did you see the > way they treat people with so called "Arab appearance"? will it make you say > that we shouldn’t have Wikimania conferences in London or NYC? > > Israeli security officers deals with thousands of tourists from all over > the world every day. Sometime mistakes like this one (if it really happened) > happens, It's great that those incidents are being published (btw, this is > an Israeli newspaper and I have seen the story in the Hebrew version as > well) so we can learn from it and make sure it won't happen again. > > > > Enjoy, > > > > *Yohai Edery* > > *יוחאי אדרי * > > E-mail: [email protected] <http://[email protected]%20> > P Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Maysara Omar > *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:03 AM > > *To:* Wikimania general list (open subscription) > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimania-l] Problematic aspects of hosting the next > conference in Haifa, Israel > > > > Yohai Edery wrote: > > > > Again, accusation bout maltreatment and confiscation of belongings are > *NONSENCE > *I want to remind you that Israel is a full functioning democracy!!! > > > > Could you explain this, then: > http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3931210,00.html > > and could you guarantee that it won't happen even to non VIP youth such as > ourselves, or maybe to Jimmy Wales if the Israeli officials would grant him > VIP status? And is it "nonsense" or fact that the notorious reputation of > the full functioning democracy derives from real incidents? > > > > -- > > Maysara > > "All that is necessary to right action, is right judgment." _Rene > Descartes > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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