Feldman, Robboy, Cohn - Had you read the followup N&O article that gave
a more complete account of the Chapel Hill meeting, it would have
cleared up the confusion evident in your letter as to exactly who was
being "demonized." Certainly, Council member Maria Palmer made clear her
belief it was the Israelis who were hostile to the local citizens
(including some Jewish) and not the other way around.
http://www.newsobserver.com/.../chap.../article71421847.html
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Here is a YouTube video of Maria Palmer explaining that she walked out
of the meeting because of the hostility of Kenesset member Amir Ohana's
remarks to a local citizen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfHEmYq4Oqg&feature=youtu.be
Miriam Thompson
DIALOGUE NOT DEMONIZE. (Authored by Miriam Thompson, who had technical
difficulty posting to this page. Miriam 's affiliation is given below.)
Our Abrahamic faith partners agree with the Kehillah Synagogue leaders’
plea in their 4/22 letter to the editor, that responded to the recent
Israeli Knesset members’ visit, for the Mayor and Town Council, to model
a strengthened democratic process to better inform and include all
parties in “respectful dialogue and discussion, “ recognizing the wide
views and debate over the Occupation and other forms of oppression
around the world. We call ourselves...See
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WHO DESERVES CHASTISING AND WHO DESERVES AN APOLOGY?
I too wish members of the Jewish faith community had been present at the
meeting between the Knesset members and the Chapel Hill Town Council.
Feldman, Robboy and Cohn would have witnessed something quite different
than what they portray in their April 24 letter to the editor titled ”Do
not demonize.”
I doubt that they would have portrayed our inter-faith peace advocacy
group as “hostile” after hearing our lead spokesman, a retired Episcopal
minister, address the Knesset members as brothers and sisters. I doubt
that they would have judged...See
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