Herman Rosenbaum
8th July 2002, 20:23
I hope that you will join Rosalie and me in signing this petition.
Herman
To sign on to the petition supporting the University of California's
investments in the State of Israel, please click onto the following link:
http://www.ucjustice.org/frmSign.aspx
This petition, created by Jewish undergraduates at UC Berkeley in
consulation with Jewish community leadership, protests the current
divestment campaign and the harm it will bring to Israel. Please take a
moment to send this to your friends and colleagues, and ask them to express
your support for Israel during these difficult times by adding their
signatures. The text of the petition follows.
Thank you, Deborah
The UC Justice Campaign
Petition to Oppose Divestment from Israel
We, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA faculty, staff, students and alumni/ae who
support peace in the Middle East, oppose the misguided divestment petition
calling for punitive actions by the US government and our university against
the State of Israel.
We have diverse opinions on how peace in the Middle East can be achieved,
and widely differing views of the policies of the current Israeli
government.
We are unanimous, however, in our condemnation of this petition as a
one-sided and counter-productive attempt to delegitimize Israel. No less
than the Palestinians, Israel has a right to exist free from violence. To
place blame solely on Israel for the current situation, and to demand
unilateral concessions without showing any concern for the safety and
well-being of its citizens, is unjust. Reasonable people should work for a
peacefully negotiated solution based upon respectful dialogue, rather than
single out Israel for partisan attack.
The divestment petition does not support peace negotiations between Israelis
and Palestinians -- indeed, the word "peace" does not even appear in it; it
does not support the citizens of Israel in the face of an endless stream of
suicide bombings, car bombings, and shootings; it does not offer aid to
Palestinians who have lost property and dignity in the conflict. It makes no
mention of the widespread desire within Israel for a long-term and just
solution, nor of previous attempts to achieve a peaceful settlement.
Instead, the petition assigns blame to Israel alone, and calls for
abandonment and disengagement at this critical time.
We therefore denounce the divestment petition; we appeal to our colleagues
who signed it to reconsider, urging them to contribute to the cause of true,
lasting peace by acting in a constructive rather than destructive manner;
and we call upon the Regents of the University of California to repudiate it
and deny its demands.
For more information, please go directly to the petition:
http://www.ucjustice.org/frmSign.aspx
Deborah Louria
Regional Director
Jewish Community Relations Council
401 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94610
510 839-2900, ext 211
Herman
To sign on to the petition supporting the University of California's
investments in the State of Israel, please click onto the following link:
http://www.ucjustice.org/frmSign.aspx
This petition, created by Jewish undergraduates at UC Berkeley in
consulation with Jewish community leadership, protests the current
divestment campaign and the harm it will bring to Israel. Please take a
moment to send this to your friends and colleagues, and ask them to express
your support for Israel during these difficult times by adding their
signatures. The text of the petition follows.
Thank you, Deborah
The UC Justice Campaign
Petition to Oppose Divestment from Israel
We, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA faculty, staff, students and alumni/ae who
support peace in the Middle East, oppose the misguided divestment petition
calling for punitive actions by the US government and our university against
the State of Israel.
We have diverse opinions on how peace in the Middle East can be achieved,
and widely differing views of the policies of the current Israeli
government.
We are unanimous, however, in our condemnation of this petition as a
one-sided and counter-productive attempt to delegitimize Israel. No less
than the Palestinians, Israel has a right to exist free from violence. To
place blame solely on Israel for the current situation, and to demand
unilateral concessions without showing any concern for the safety and
well-being of its citizens, is unjust. Reasonable people should work for a
peacefully negotiated solution based upon respectful dialogue, rather than
single out Israel for partisan attack.
The divestment petition does not support peace negotiations between Israelis
and Palestinians -- indeed, the word "peace" does not even appear in it; it
does not support the citizens of Israel in the face of an endless stream of
suicide bombings, car bombings, and shootings; it does not offer aid to
Palestinians who have lost property and dignity in the conflict. It makes no
mention of the widespread desire within Israel for a long-term and just
solution, nor of previous attempts to achieve a peaceful settlement.
Instead, the petition assigns blame to Israel alone, and calls for
abandonment and disengagement at this critical time.
We therefore denounce the divestment petition; we appeal to our colleagues
who signed it to reconsider, urging them to contribute to the cause of true,
lasting peace by acting in a constructive rather than destructive manner;
and we call upon the Regents of the University of California to repudiate it
and deny its demands.
For more information, please go directly to the petition:
http://www.ucjustice.org/frmSign.aspx
Deborah Louria
Regional Director
Jewish Community Relations Council
401 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94610
510 839-2900, ext 211