petition against Arafat receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
Philip Trauring
Nobel Peace Prize Committee who resigned over the nomination of Yasser
Arafat for the nobel Prize is coming to speak on our behalf on November
29th and 30th at Boston University and Harvard University.
Second, please make sure to include a university name or the name of your
home town, whichever applies. If your name is already on the list, please
check to make sure the location is correct, and e-mail me if it is not.
Third, I can't stress how important it is for students to collect
signatures on campuses all over the world. College campuses are our
greatest pool for signatures, so please make an effort to collect
signatures on your campus! If you would like us to send you a poster we are
preparing for putting up at signing tables, please request one via fax. Let
me also **stress** that not only student signatures are requested, so don't
hold back your signature if you are not a student. Organizational
signatures are also accepted.
Below is our new cover letter being faxed with the petition to various
organizations around the world. To sign the petition via e-mail, please
send an e-mail with your name and location to phi...@cs.brandeis.edu with
the subject line set to 'signature'. Fax information is in the cover
letter.
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To concerned organizations and individuals,
Enclosed is a copy of a petition to the Nobel Prize Committee urging that
body to reconsider awarding this year's Peace Prize to Yasser Arafat.
This petition is being circulated to students on campuses worldwide, and to
various political and religious organizations. Please sign your name or
your organization's name to out list of endorsers.
By signing this petition you will show that you are concerned about the
moral fiber of our next generation, and that you protest Yasser Arafat
receiving the world's highest award for peace. How can the world honor one
who ordered the murder of women and children? Are we to forget the souls of
his innocent victims and their families who have suffered as a result of
his actions?
If you struggle with either of these questions, come to Boston on November
29th or 30th and join us in voicing our concerns. We are fortunate to have
arranged for My. Kaare Kristiansen to speak for us. Mr. Kristiansen is a
former member of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee who recently resigned from
that body in protest of Yasser Arafat's nomination.
Please respond and protest this miscarriage of justice.
For more details of My. Kristiansen's visit, please call:
Concerned Students for Humanity(ad-hoc)
(617) 731-1324 or FAX us at (617) 731-0037
Please return the following petition, signed, to the above fax#.
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Appeal to the Nobel Committee
It has been announced that Yassir Arafat will be awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in Oslo, Norway this December. Although he has made a significant
contribution to the current peace process, the majority of his life's work
has defied international standard of humanity. The following is a list of
some of his "accomplishments" en route to this honor:
- May 22, 1970. Nahariya, Israel.
P.L.O. terrorists attack a school bus, murdering seven children.
- September 5, 1972. Munich, Germany.
Eleven Israeli athletes massacred at Munich Olympics.
- March, 1973. Khartoum, Sudan.
Murder of U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Cleo Noel, and assistant George
Moore.
- May 15, 1974. Maalot, Israel.
Schoolhouse attacked by terrorists killing twenty-seven children.
- March 11, 1978. Israel.
P.L.O. terrorists attack a bus killling thirty-seven civilians.
- 1985. Achille Lauro Cruise Liner.
Terrorists hijack cruise liner. Wheelchair bound man shot & thrown
overboard.
- Sept. 6, 1986. Istanbul.
Twenty-two Jews murdered while praying in a synagogue.
Can a man with this history be placed on a list of deserving winners such
as Martin Luther King, Albert Schweitzer, Mother Teresa, and Elie Wiesel?
For the dignity of Arafat's innnocent victims and conscience of humanity,
we, the undersigned request from the Nobel Prize selection committee to
postpone giving this award to Yasser Arafat until:
1) He expresses remorse for his past.
2) Apologizes to the families of his victims.
3) Amend the P.L.O. charter to delete all statements calling for the
destruction of the State of Israel.
Signed,
Aish HaTorah
American Students To Activate Pride(ASAP)
Betar/Tagar
Bnei Akiva of Sydney, Australia
The Coalition for Jewish Concerns-Amcha
Concerned Students for Humanity
Congress of Racial Equality
Freeman Center For Strategic Studies
Information Regarding Israel's Security(IRIS)
Israel Action Network
Jewish Action Initiative
Project Genesis
Religious Zionists Association(RZA)
South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS)
South African Institute of Young Leaders (SAIYL)
The Sephardic Congregation of Newton, MA
Students Against Indifference
Zionet
Zionist National Alliance
Dr. Joseph Abeles Highland Park, NJ
Marjorie Abend-Wein
Cheryl Abbott Dartmouth College
Craig Ackermann University of Texas at Austin
Lawrence Ackerman Bates College
Shifrah Adler Alon Shvut, Israel
Steve Adler Alon Shvut, Israel
Yael Adler
Aaron Akman Edison, NJ
Prof. Edward Alexander University of Washington
David Alperovich Boston University
Benjamin Altman Monash University, Australia
Charles Ancer South Africa
Roy Astrachan Harvard University
Joel F. Atkin York University, Canada
Rani Averick Highland Park, NJ
Alexander Avidan Jerusalem, Israel
Jose Avilia Chicago, IL
Doron Avizov Boston University
Alex Avtsin Technion Institute of Technology, Israel
Judy Balint New York, NY
Meron Behar
Pazit Ben-Av Rockville, MD
Yoel Ben-Avraham Toronto, Ontario
Nativ Ben-Meir Durban, South Africa
Linda Bennett Greenbrae, CA
Olga Bentsman Boston, MA
Reuven Ben-Yair University of Texas at Austin
Debra Berger Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Deborah Bergman
Jerry Berkowitz Boston University
Yehuda Berlinger Tekoah, Israel
Ari Berman Boston University
Roy Bernstein Cape Town, South Africa
Rachel Bialik Oberlin College
Naftoli Biber Melbourne, Australia
Hillel Bick Melbourne, Australia
Didier Bloch Singapore
Paul Blumstein Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Jeffrey Bober Boston University
Michael Braten New York, NY
Micha Larry Braun Concordia University, Canada
Sarah Brauner Bates College
Shalom Bresticker Herzlia, Israel
Martin Brown Israel
Avraam Budman Needham, MA
Prof. Alexander Burcat Technion Institute of Technology, Israel
Erica Carson University of Texas at Austin
John Chambers University of Texas at Austin
David Charlap Arlington, VA
Asher Chaznchuk Sunnyvale, CA
Batia Chaznchuk Sunnyvale, CA
Melissa Chen Harvard University
Janet Coats University of Washington
Elijah Cocks Dartmouth College
Michael Coen Cambridge, MA
Abby Drew Cohen Dartmouth College
Adi Cohen Mcgill University
Rebecca Conant Oberlin College
Dr. Seth Corey University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Joseph J. Cox University of Pennsylvania
Sam Cramer Mt. View, CA
Dave Curwin Newton, MA
Toby Curwin Newton, MA
Erick Dahan
Jeffrey Daman University of Pennsylvania
Babak Danesh-Panahi Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Elizabeth Sarah Davis Seattle, WA
Rena Davis Columbia University
Mariano de Beer Georgetown University
Suzanne Decker Philadelphia, PA
Jason Deich Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Delman New York, NY
Ann Dershowitz West Orange, NJ
April Dershowitz West Orange, NJ
Shira Dershowitz Stern College
Congressman Peter Deutsch D-Florida
Joseph Devyor Chicago, IL
Lori Dicker Boston University
Jonny Dickson Queens' College, Cambridge, England
Ezra Dweck Los Angeles, CA
Chester Edelman Brooklyn, NY
Marvin Edelman Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Shlomit Edinger Columbia University
Jonathan Eisenstein University of Texas
Jason Elbaum London School of Economics, England
Ari Epstein Cambridge, MA
Joan Epstein Cambridge, MA
Amichai Joshua Erdfarb Alon Shvut, Israel
Miriam Erlichson Boston University
Gabriela Espinoza Harvard University
Dov Estroff University of Georgia
Steve Faiwiszewski West Orange, NJ
Liora Faliks Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zev Farkas Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Prof. Avi Federgruen Columbia University
Shalom Feigelstock Bar-Ilan University
Miriam Feigenbaum Yardley, PA
Rabbi David Felsenthal New York, NY
Gennady Feygin University of Toronto, Canada
Maurice Fingher Jerusalem, Israel
Herman Finkler University of Texas at Austin
Brett Firfer University of Texas at Austin
David Fischer Providence, RI
Stephanie Fischer Brandeis University
Danyel Fisher Washington University in St. Louis
Devora Fishman Palo Alto, CA
Alex Flaxman Johns Hopkins University
Ruth Fleck University of Texas at Austin
Simmy Fleischer Chicago, IL
Aviezri Fraenkel Rehovot, Israel
Yakir Franklin Sydney, Australia
Gedaliah Friedenberg City University of New York
Allan Friedman Urbana, IL
Eric Friedman University of North Texas
Gavin Friedman Cape Town, South Africa
Renee Friedman Emory University
Bernard Frieder
Brenda Frieder
Michael Freund Columbia Business School
Sarah Freund New York, NY
Jeanne Fromer Columbia University
Byron Funk Los Angeles, CA
Liat Funk Los Angeles, CA
Mark Funk Los Angeles, CA
Reva Funk Los Angeles, CA
Igal Galperin Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ronald Gans Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jenelle Eisenstein Garner Kiev, Ukraine
Elana Gartner Oberlin College
Kenneth Gazzaway University of North Texas
Aaron Geist University of Western Ontario
Joshua Geist Toronto, Canada
Zev Gensler Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael Ghanooni University of Pittsburgh
Allison Gilman Cornell University
Francine Glazer Kean College
Stephanie Glick Jerusalem, Israel
Steven R. Glickman Basking Ridge, NJ
Ari Goldberg University of Texas at Austin
Colin Goldberg
Jeri Goldberg Lauderhill, FL
Judith Goldberg New York, NY
David Goldreich Pittsburgh, PA
Andy Goldscheid Austin, TX
Daniel Goldstein University of Pennsylvania
Prof. David Goldstein University of Texas at Austin
Josh Goldstein Yeshiva Har Etzion, Israel
Louis Gordon Ra'anana, Israel
Michelle Gordon Ra'anana, Israel
Leah Granof University of Texas at Austin
Cantor Abraham Green Oakhurst, NJ
David Greenberger Cornell University
Gilad Greenberg Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jonathan Greenfield Seattle, WA
Nancy Greenfield Seattle, WA
Boris Grinfeld Hoboken, NJ
Neil Groll Cape Town, South Africa
Lorne Grossman University of Western Ontario
Mike Grynberg Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Trent Guthrie Williams College
Benjamin Gutman Yale University
Zara Tepper Haimo Palo Alto, CA
Ben Hammer University of Pennsylvania
Prof. Israel Hanukoglu Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Jonathan Harris Cambridge, MA
Dr. Muriel Harris Purdue University
Howard Hecht Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tali Herman Columbia College
Alexander Herrera Austin, TX
Michael Herskovitz Teaneck, NJ
Jacques Hertz Boston University
Lisa Hines University of Texas Medical School
Alan Hirsch Palo Alto, CA
Barbara Hochman Middletown, NJ
Sarah Hoffert University of Maryland
Chaim Hollander Yeshiva University
Karen Holtz Nesher, Israel
Becca Horwitz Baltimore,MD
Roy Innes
Rachel Jablonka Tufts University
Laurence Jacobs University at Buffalo
Joel Janofsky Ramapo College of New Jersey
Emily Jasen Oberlin College
Chelsey Johnson Oberlin College
Murray Kahl
Benjamin Kaminer Waban, MA
Prof. Shmuel Kantorovitz Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Stephanie Diane Lorber Karger Newton, MA
Chavi Karkowsky Yale University
Steve Karras University of Texas at Austin
Don J. Katcoff Bar Ilan University, Israel
Bryan Katz Johns Hopkins University
Meira Katz
Mark Ira Kaufman Silver Lake, OH
Oren Kaye Cornell University
Gili Keshet Sunnyvale, CA
David Kessler Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Devorah Kessner Brandeis University
Dr. Igor Khalfin Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Mikhail Khusid Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexander King Sheffield University, England
Mitchell Klausner Sharon, MA
Sherman Klausner Chicago, IL
David Klein Boston, MA
Jeffrey Klein Rutgers University
Lesley Klein University of Cincinnati
Jason Kleine McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Jonathan Klem Chicago, IL
Sam Kochmann University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Grigorij Kogan Ottawa, Canada
Hillel Korin
Naomi Korn Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pesach Kornreich University of Texas at Austin
Miriam Kramer Queens College
Itzhak Kremer Maaleh Adumim, Israel
Bob Krovetz University of Massachusetts
Sara Elizabeth Kruger Bryn Mawr College
Amanda Kudler Brown University
Joseph Landes Brandeis University
Yaffa Landis Brandeis University
Philip Ledereich Pittsburgh, PA
Leonid Lev Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sam Leventer Cornell University
Chaim Pesach Levin Philadelphia, PA
Dana Levin Rutgers University
Yakir Levin Alon Shvut, Israel; Memphis, TN
Yury Levin Sunnyvale, CA
Shana Levine
Daphne Levin-Plotnik Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Jason Levitz Johns Hopkins University
Prof. Raffi Lev-Tzion Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Melissa Levy Tufts University
Miriam Levy Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rachel Levy Dartmouth College
Prof. Simon Levy Boston University School of Medicine
Ronit Levy-Nathansohn Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Janet Lieberman Dartmouth College
Lauren Rae Lieberman Dartmouth College
Leiah Lightstone London School of Economics
Rebecca Lipman University of Texas at Austin
Denis Litwak Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Jacob Livni New York, NY
Lisa Loewenthal Columbia University
Mikhael Lugassy
Eve Lyons Reed College
Igor Lyubashevskiy Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erin Catherine MacDonald Dartmouth College
Aleksandr Malchik Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tal Malkin Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laurence Maller Encino, CA
Jonathan Mallin University of Michigan
Harry Mamaysky New York, NY
Sarah Manaker Dartmouth College
Ron Mandel Yeshiva University
Elizabeth Manheimer Hebrew University; University of Texas
Michael Maschler Hebrew University, Israel
David Matthews Chicago, IL
Vadim Matskin Waltham, MA
Jennifer McCullough Dartmouth College
Daniel L. Meltzer Boston University
Robert Mendelow Tel Aviv, Israel
Joy Mendleson Halifax, NS, Canada
Rica Mendes Oberlin College
Prof. Ely Merzbach Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Rami Metal Kew Garden Hills, NY
Hillel Meyers Rolling Meadows, IL
David Miller Burlington, VT
Jason Miller East Lansing, MI
Stephen Miller Newton, MA
Tamar Milstein McGill University, Canada
Alan Mizrahi Massachussets Institute of Technology
Oren Moked Boston University
Dorina Mordukhovich-Feygin Toronto, Canada
Dr. Leora Morgenstern Hawthorne, NY
Ron Moritz Cleveland, OH
Jason Moses University of California at Riverside
Mekhal Moses Boston University
Felicia Moss Massachussets Institute of Technology
Sharon Motzkin Boston University
Prof. Philip Mulivor State University of New York
Aharon Naiman University of Maryland
Ronit Nathansohn
Dr. Colin Naturman Cape Town, South Africa
Sally Neff Oberlin College
Dr. Nathan Netanyahu University of Maryland
Adira Netzel Georgia Institute of Technology
Erik Neuenschwander University of Texas
Rebecca Newman Boston University
Chayim Newmark Washington University
Dr. Joel Orr Chesapeake, VA
N'omi Orr Chesapeake, VA
Karri Palovuori Finland
Ian Papierno
Paul Papierno Cornell University
Jennifer Pell Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ervin Peretz University of Texas
Dr. Eric Perlman College Park, MD
Shlomo Pick Bar Ilan University, Israel
Seth Pilevsky Boston University
Alison Plough Bradley University
Yehuda Poch Toronto, Canada
Rabbi Dale Polakoff Great Neck, NY
Prof. Eli Pollak Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Erica Pollack Boston University
Prof. Moshe Pollak Hebrew University, Israel
Lisa Pogoda Dartmouth College
Vanessa Porudominsky Boston University
Joshua Posamentier University of North Texas
Ross Posnock University of Washington
Prof. Kenneth Preiss Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
David Proektor Haifa, Israel
Gregory Prokter San Jose, CA
Henry Prow
Prof. Joseph Rabani Hebrew University, Israel
Zev Raden Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joseph Ramek San Jose, CA
Brad Rappaport Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Louis Rappaport Greenbrae, CA
Joshua Reed Oberlin College
Carolyn Dawn Reid Hebrew University
Robert Rich University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Rickles Chicago, IL
Barry Rodin West Orange, NJ
Prof. Jonathan Rogawski University of California at Los Angeles
Ira Rosen Highland Park, NJ
Michael Rosen Yeshivat Har Etzion, Israel; Berkeley, CA
Naomi Rosen Columbia University
Amy Rosenberg Boston University
Jeffrey Rosenberg State University of New York at Albany
Tom Rosenfeld Efrat, Israel
Levi Rosenhand Worcester, MA
Alain Rosenthal Jerusalem, Israel
Sally Rosenthal Dartmouth College
Jeffrey Rosner Boston University
Jonathan Ross Teaneck, NJ
Tova Roth Far Rockaway, NY
Dr. Steven Roth University of Chicago
Yosef Rothstein Yeshivat Har Etzion, Israel
Elisheva Rovner Brandeis University
Brock Rozen Los Angeles, CA
Mark Rozen Los Angeles, CA
Sitvanit Ruah Rehovot, Israel
Michael Rubin Boston University
James Rudd University of Washington
Jordana Rudnikoff Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
Edward Ruvinski Wellington, New Zealand
Jason Ryker Sydney, Australia
Rafael Saar Columbia University; Antwerp, Belgium
Gershon Sabol Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Zohar Sachs Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Hershel Safer Newton, MA
Eric Safern New York, NY
Dr. Agneza Safranj Takasaki, Japan
Chuenchom Sangarasri Dartmouth College
Jodi Scarpa Dartmouth College
Glen Schaff Center For Space Research, MIT
Eric Scheier Johns Hopkins University
Rachel Schermer Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Daniel Schloss Bronx, NY
Jeff Schneiderman Maale Michmas, Israel
Stan Schuldiner University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Schulster Darmstadt, Germany
Congressman Charles Schumer D-New York
Eyal Schwartz Georgia Tech Research Institute
William Schwartz New York University
Mervyn Schwedt Potomac, MD
Nancy Segal Califronia State University at Fullerton
Ophira Segal Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Shayna Sevrinsky Boston University
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Emily Shaffer Manchester, NH
Rebecca Shankman Bates College
Sarit Shapira Austin, TX
Alex Shapiro Houston, TX
Bernard Shapiro Houston, TX
Judy Shapiro Houston, TX
Daniel Sharvit Montreal, PQ, Canada
Daniel Shechori Jerusalem, Israel
David Sherman Thornhill, Ontario
Eliahu Shilo Australia
Yuval Shimony Urbana-Champaign, Illinois; Haifa, Israel
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Lena Shore Jerusalem, Israel
Steven Shore Jerusalem, Israel
Roman Shuf Queens College
Philippa Sibley Coventry University, UK
Marcelo Sihman Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Shoshana Silverstein Boston University
Francesca Simkin Princeton University
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Daniel Skaist Jerusalem, Israel
Lisa Skinner Baltimore, MD
Stephen Skinner Baltimore, MD
Chaim Slamowitz New York, NY
Daniel Slamowitz New York, NY
Robin Slamowitz New York, NY
Stephen Slamowitz New York, NY
Michael Snowbell Toronto, Canada
Ilia Sokolinski Cambridge, MA
Kathryn Sorokin Muhlenberg College
Dr. Stuart Sprague University of Chicago
Mark Steinberger Ballston Lake, NY
Michael Eric Stern Michigan State University
Ellyn Stewart Oberlin College
Chaya Strasberg Yeshiva University
Simcha Streltsov Boston University
Benjamin Svetitsky Tel Aviv University, Israel
Laura Tam Dartmouth College
Jonathan Tamir Boston, MA
Judy Tamir Boston, MA
Aaron Joshua Tapper Johns Hopkins University
Sara Tartakovska Haifa, Israel
Gil Teitelbaum Flushing, NY
Rachel Teitelbaum Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mia Tepper University of Pennsylvania
Ari Trachtenberg University of Illinois
Mark Trencher West Hartford, CT
Philip Trauring Brandeis University
Julia Tulchinskaya Boston University
Rick Turkel Columbus, OH
Shana Tweedy University at Buffalo
Yael Valier Bryn Mawr School of Social Work
Nimrod Vered Coventry Univ., UK; Moshav Mismerat, Israel
Elan Vorzman University of Texas at Austin
Leah Waintman York University
Francis Waldman Fair Haven, NJ
Rabbi Avraham Walfish Tekoah, Israel
Daniel Walker Knoxville, TN
Marshall Wallach Palo Alto, CA
Jeff Warren Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Frank Wiedemann Menlo Park, CA
Joel Wein
Ellis Weinberger Exeter, Devon, U.K.
Michelle Weinberger Boston University
Cantor Beth Weiner
David Weiner
Rabbi Avi Weiss New York, NY
Zvi Weiss Edison, NJ
David Werdiger Melbourne, Australia
Daniel Whiteson Rice University
Rena Whiteson Los Alamos, NM
Joshua Wise Cambridge, MA
Aaron Wittenberg Indiana University
Hannah Wolfish Baltimore, MD
Mosheh Wolfish Baltimore, MD
Yaakov Wolfish Baltimore, MD
Prof. Eli Yablonovitch University of California at Los Angeles
Ann Yushinsky Haifa, Israel
Oren Zebaida University of Texas SW Medical School
Doni Zivotofsky Reading, PA
David Zlotkin Boston University
Amy Zwas Barnard College