Open Letter to OECD re annual tourism conference in Jerusalem

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Dear Friends,

In the Files section of Tourism Scan you will find attached the text
of the Open Letter we have sent to the OECD regarding their decision
to hold their annual Tourism Conference in Jerusalem. We oppose this
decision and the Open Letter discusses this and urges a change of
venue for the Conference.

In solidarity with us, please assist us in widening the advocacy in
the following ways:

1. Send our letter to the OECD with the endorsement of your network/
group/organization on your letterhead, OR, rewrite the Letter as
suitable for you and send it. (It is sufficient to send the letter to
the first four listed in the Open Letter which provides the email
addresses).

2. Send the letter or your version to your own OECD country
representative, if relevant, listed among the addresses.

3. Also send the letter to the relevant/appropriate people in your
government and opposition (if it applies) in your country.

4. Please circulate the letter to the other networks you collaborate
with, requesting them to do as in 1, 2, and 3 above.

5. Please circulate the letter and an accompanying press release to
the media you deal with in your country and beyond.

This advocacy needs to be extended as widely as possible around the
world in the interests of justice in Palestine and Israel.

Thanks for your help and solidarity.

On behalf of ECOT, Kairos Palestine and ATG,

Magdalena Klocek
Coordinator of Research and Communications
Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism (ECOT)
www. ecotonline.org
+66 (0) 53240026