Agreed. Thank you, Sara !!! I did not see this at all as propaganda and very much appreciated hearing about an event with thoughtful discussion. Dangerous ? Perhaps I did not read through but I did not see "false claims of genocide and apartheid".
Peace ~Jai . On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would urge all to listen/attend before passing judgement. > We have few opportunities to hear rom and question directly such > individuals with direct experience. > > Perhaps those objecting are familiar with the speakers and would like to > share their experiences so that others might know what to expect? > > Let’s keep an open mind and allow others to judge for themselves. > > Namaste, > Sara > > On Nov 27, 2024, at 12:22 PM, Jonathan Sheffi <jshe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Amen, Forest. Ideological diversity is well and good, but let's please > keep LT apolitical and free from this sort of low-grade propaganda. > ᐧ > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM Forest Brown <forestbrow...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I appreciate your wanting dialogue on this issue, but advertising >> speakers who are sharing false claims of genocide and apartheid is >> dangerous and this isn’t the platform for that. >> >> On Nov 27, 2024, at 9:07 AM, Stephen R. Low < >> steve....@gordianconcepts.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Steve Low >> >> >> >> *From:* Stephen R. Low <steve....@gordianconcepts.com> >> *Sent:* November 27, 2024 9:07 AM >> *Subject:* Exploring the Holy Land Problem: Friday, Dec 6 and Saturday, >> Dec 7 >> >> >> >> *Palestinians, Israeli Jews, and those of us who care about them have >> never faced challenges greater than today’s.* >> >> >> >> *Contributing to this mess has been the Biden administration’s Holy Land >> policies, which have been—shall I be polite and say, “awkward?”* >> >> >> >> *Now, we await a Trump administration, whose 2016–2020 Israel policies >> were so ill-considered and unbalanced, that many believe they helped to >> incite Hamas’s murderous attack on October 7, 2023.* >> >> >> >> *These “realities” pose major challenges for all of us seeking peace, >> equality, and justice in the Holy Land.* >> >> >> >> *Rather than wring our hands in despair, the GRALTA Foundation has >> organized two events to help us shape constructive, outside-the-box >> thinking about how to refine the American people’s understanding of the >> Holy Land Problem and how to advocate for new U.S. Mideast policies that >> will improve conditions and achieve security for all who live there.* >> >> >> >> *Here are two (free) opportunities to hear two internationally-known >> speakers—two experts on the Holy Land’s human rights problem—who can help >> us to answer the question, “Where can we go from here?* >> >> >> >> *Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7:30 PMCommunity Church of Boston565 Boylston St., >> Boston* >> >> *accessible via* >> * the T, between Dartmouth & Clarendon ordiscount vouchers available for >> Back Bay Parking Garage, 199 Clarendon Street.* >> >> >> >> *Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 2:00 PM* >> >> >> *Bemis Hall 15 Bedford Rd., Lincoln, MA* >> >> *park across the street at the “Stone Church”* >> >> >> >> *Please join us for one of these events.* >> >> >> >> *Our speakers:* >> >> >> >> <image002.jpg> >> *Mazin Qumsiyeh **Human Rights Activist, Professor**, Bethlehem & >> Birzeit Universities* >> >> Prof. Qumsiyeh was born and raised in Beit Sahour on the outskirts of >> Bethlehem. His evolving world views have been shaped by living under >> Israeli occupation, the education he received at universities in the Middle >> East and the U.S., and on years of extensive travel throughout the world. >> After obtaining a doctorate in Zoology and Genetics from Texas Tech, Mazin >> trained at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and taught at the >> University of Tennessee, Duke, and then at Yale. He is author of 190 >> scientific papers, hundreds of articles, and several books on topics >> ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity conservation >> to cancer. >> >> After returning to Palestine in 2008, Mazin and his wife Jessie Chang >> founded and run (as volunteers) the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & >> Sustainability and the Palestine Museum of Natural History—both situated on >> the Bethlehem University campus. >> >> >> >> <image004.jpg> >> *Mark Braverman **Executive Director, **Kairos, USA* >> >> Dr. Mark Braverman is a retired clinical psychologist and trauma >> consultant. Raised in a traditional Jewish family, he was steeped in Jewish >> religious observance, Bible study, the Hebrew language, and the Zionist >> narrative. Confronted by the reality of ethnic cleansing and ongoing >> colonial settlement of Palestine, Mark has devoted himself since 2006 to >> working for a future of dignity and peace for all the people living between >> the River and the Sea. >> >> Mark has been closely involved in the international church movement for >> Palestinian rights. He spoke at the launch of the Kairos Palestine document >> in Bethlehem in 2009 and served on the Palestine Ecumenical Forum of the >> World Council of Churches. He is the author of two books and numerous >> journal articles and book chapters on the Kairos movement, ecumenism, >> post-holocaust theology, Jewish and Christian Zionism, and Christian-Jewish >> relations. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Steve Low >> >> >> <002 v-1 Qumsiyeh-Braverman Poster.pdf> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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