Proposed Israeli law bans "words that sound like Nazi"

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From: <freedman@research.haifa.ac.il>
Date: 12 January 2012 07:59
Subject: [Segel-plus] banning words that sound like 'Nazi'

Hi,
I’ve just written the following letter to Haaretz, but I post it here as a warning, to help keep
readers of segel-plus and their children from going to prison due to ignorance of an impending law.
Here’s the letter and the information you’ll need to keep you and your children safe:
 
To the editor,
I’ve just read that our illustrious lawmakers have proposed legislation that would not only outlaw the public use of the term ‘Nazi’, but
also “words that sound like the term "Nazi.” This could present a problem. Toys R Us, for example, advertises a game called Potsy,
which, they say, “encourages key motor skills with hands on pretend play cooking fun.” I don’t guess our children will be prevented from playing the
game, but they would certainly want to be careful not to name it while playing. But this is a minor problem compared to another I foresee.
For example, if, after the passage of this law, an Israeli citizen is asked if he has seen a certain movie, he had better think twice before
answering, “No, I did not see that movie.” This could land him in jail for generations.
 
One simply can’t be too careful these days,
Bill

[Just Jerusalem] Call to action: JNF in the service of the settlers -- קריאה לפעולה: קק"ל בשירות המתנחלים - משפחת סומרין מסילואן בסכנת פינוי מיידית

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סיפורם של הפלסטינים המתגוררים בסילואן, בשייח ג’ראח ובשכונות נוספות במזרח ירושלים, הוא סיפור אישי ולאומי כאחד. בעוד הם נאבקים על הזכות להישאר בביתם ולחיות את חייהם, הם גם עומדים בחזית המאבק; המאבק נגד מחיקת זהותה הפלסטינית של ירושלים המזרחית, ונגד המאמץ – לו שותפים המתנחלים והרשויות – לחסל כל סיכוי להסדר מדיני בירושלים.

ב-20 השנים האחרונות פועלת הקרן הקיימת לישראל להעברת נכסים פלסטינים במזרח ירושלים לידי המתנחלים. עשרות דונמים של קרקע ובתים בהם גרו עשרות פלסטינים בסילוואן פונו בהליכים משפטיים שונים ע”י קק”ל – והועברו למתנחלי עמותת אלע”ד.

בימים אלה ממש, שלוש משפחות פלסטיניות נוספות עלולות לאבד את ביתן.

איך קק”ל פועלת בשירות המתנחלים? קראו כאן - והפיצו הלאה!

בעוד פחות משבוע, ב-28 בנובמבר, תגורש משפחת סומרין מביתה אשר בשכונת ואדי חילווה בכפר סילואן. בית המשפט נתן את פסק הדין בהעדר הגנה מצד המשפחה. פינוי משפחת סומרין יהיה הפעם הראשונה מזה חמש שנים בה יתבצע גירוש משפחה מביתה בסילואן.

נישול משפחה פלסטינית מביתה בלב השכונה הפלסטינית סילוואן, וכניסת מתנחלים במקומה, באחד המקומות הרגישים ביותר במזרח ירושלים עלולה לסכן את היציבות בעיר ואולי אף באזור כולו.

ב-28/11 מצטרפים למאבק של תושבי סילואן – ועוצרים את הפינוי!

1. משמרת מחאה בסילואן: יום שישי הקרוב, 25/11, בשעה 12:30
נעמוד בסולידריות עם תושבי סילואן, במחאה נגד גירוש המשפחה מביתה.
המשמרת תתקיים ליד בית משפחת סומרין, בצמוד לאתר “עיר דוד” של עמותת אלע”ד
לפרטים: דורית 0525596500.

 

2. סיורים קרובים:

יום שני, 28/11 - הסעה מירושלים: 18:30 מארומה הר הצופים; הסעה מתל-אביב: 17:30 ממסוף אל על

יום חמישי, 1/12 - הסעה מירושלים תצא בשעה 18:30 מחניון גן הפעמון

לפרטים והרשמה: צבי, 0524718490 או zvibenninga@gmail.com

 

3. הצטרפו למשמרות בבית משפחת סומרין

המשמרות יחלו ב-28/11.

להרשמה: מוריאל 0543157781, או מאיה 0528701145.

 

4. כתבו למועצת קק”ל: נוסח ראו כאן 

 

                                                           

וגם תזכורת:

מחר, יום רביעי, 23/11, בשעה 18:00: "אלה לא עשבים שוטים – זו דרכו של הימין הישראלי" | ערב על אלימות פוליטית, בהשתתפות פרופ' זאב שטרנהל. (ראו כאן)

 

                                                               

 

Call to action: JNF in the service of the settlers;
the Sumarin family in Silwan in immediate danger of eviction
!

The stories of Palestinians living in Sheikh Jarrah, in Silwan and in other neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, are stories that are at once personal and national. Even as these Palestinians struggle for their right to stay in their houses and live normal lives, they are also standing at the front of the struggle against attempts to erase Palestinian identity from East Jerusalem, and against attempts by the settlers and the government to destroy all chances of a negotiated political agreement in Jerusalem.

In the last 20 years, the JNF has taken part in the transfer of Palestinian properties in East Jerusalem into the hands of the settlers. Dozens of acres of land and the homes of scores of Palestinians in Silwan have been transfered via legal processes to the JNF, and then passed along to the settler organization, ELAD.

In the coming days and weeks, three Palestinian more families in Silwan are likely to loose their houses.

How does the JNF work in service of thesettlers? Read here – And sent it around to your lists!

In less than a week, on the 28th of November, the Sumarin family will be expelled from their home in the neighborhood of Wadi Hilweh in Silwan. The court ruled in the absence of defense from the family. This eviction will be the first time in five years in which such an expulsion will be carried out in Silwan.

 

The eviction of a Palestinian family from their house in the middle of the highly sensitive Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, and the likely subsequent takeover of settlers, is likely to endanger the public in Jerusalem, and perhaps even in the region.

On 11/28, we are joining the residents of Silwan in their struggle –
and stopping the eviction
!

1. Protest vigil in Silwan: This coming Friday, 11/25, at 12:30 PM

We will stand in solidarity with the residents of Silwan, in a struggle against the expulsion of the Sumarin family from their house. The vigil will take place next to the Sumarin house, which is directly next door to the Visitor Center of the City of David, run by ELAD.

From more information, call Dorit: 0525596500

2. Upcoming tours:

Monday, 11/28: Transport from Jerusalem: at 18:30 from the Aroman Cafe on Mount Scopus, by Hebrew U. Transport from Tel Aviv: At 15:30 from Masof El Al.

Thursday, 1/12: Transport from Jerusalem: 18:30 from the parking lot of Gan HaPaamon (the Bell Garden).

For more information and to sign up, call Zvi: 0524718490 or email him at zvibenninga@gmail.com

3. Help with the 24-hour vigils in the Sumarin House

The vigils will begin on 11/28.

To sign up call Moriel 0543157781 or Maya at 0528701145, or email Moriel him at moriel18@gmail.com.

 

                                                

 

 

To make a secure, tax deductible (in the US) online donation please click here. Bank transfers can be made to: Democracy Defense Fund Ltd. (cc), Bank Hapoalim (#12), Branch 574, 38 Hapalmach st., Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli account number: 12-574-254781, IBAN: IL56-0125-7400-0000-02540-781, SWIFT: POALILIT

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Abraham Fund Autumn Mission: Israel Through a Different Lens November 9-14, 2011


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Autumn Mission: Israel Through a Different Lens

November 9-14, 2011

The Mideast is changing at breakneck speed, and with it the landscape of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. Travel with The Abraham Fund to learn about the reality and hope of Jewish-Arab relations during this time of rapid change...up-close-and-personal.

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*Fee excludes participant's own air travel arrangements, and may be subject

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A chainletter that makes sense?

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From:
Subject: What is ICE

 

 We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign

The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" ( In Case Of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as "ICE."

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference!

Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our

Mobile phones today!

Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest

.

Remember:-


ICE will speak for you when you are not able to.

 

crowdsourcing translations for Egypt Speak2Tweet: Arabic speakers needed

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Subject:        [CrisisCommons] Egypt Speak2Tweet needs help from Arabic speakers
Date:   Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:11:25 -0800
From:   Andrew Lih <andrew@andrewlih.com>
Reply-To:       crisiscommons@googlegroups.com
To:     crisiscommons <crisiscommons@googlegroups.com>

FYI,

Thought CrisisCommons folks would find this interesting:

The task of transcribing phone messages from Google's Speak2Tweet is
being done by the crowd at this Google Spreadsheet:

http://bit.ly/hXUHqS

Please let any CrisisCommons or other Arabic speakers know.

Speak2Tweet described here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/31/google-speak-to-tweet_n_816657.html


-Andrew