[yshavurah] Re: revoking Arafat's Nobel Prize
- From: "johanna" <rebiljo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <CB128614@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <yshavurah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:11:37 -0000
Cory, et.al.
I knew there would be folks who would not want to do this. I'm not really
promoting it although I did sign it. I also agree that there are valid
arguments to not revoke Arafat's Nobel Prize. But thought other's might be
interested. So I passed it along.
Johanna
-----Original Message-----
From: Byard, Corydon I <CB128614@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: yshavurah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <yshavurah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:01 PM
Subject: [yshavurah] Re: revoking Arafat's Nobel Prize
>
>The Nobel prize is not a democratic award - never was, never will be! Many
>winners have been charlatans and brigands, including some we think are
>heroes. Revising history is much less useful than working for the future.
>I'd rather bake (and eat) a chocolate cake than regurgitate and chew on
sour
>grapes.
>
>I say let the past be what it will be anyway and focus our energies on
>building the human connections that are the only way to trust and,
>eventually, peace.
>
>Cory Byard
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: johanna [mailto:rebiljo@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:46 PM
>To: yshavurah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [yshavurah] Re: revoking Arafat's Nobel Prize
>
>
>
>Friends,
>
>I don't know how much good internet petitions do. Certainly, checking
their
>veracity is difficult. But this is one some of you may be interested in.
>
>Given the pretty clear evidence of Yasser Arafat's continued support of
>terrorist violence against Israel (this is not a pro/con discussion on the
>merits of Israel/Palastinian actions or statehood), there is a petition
>circulating for the revokation of Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize.
>
>If you are interested in signing, along with over 1,200,000 others, the
site
>is www.revoketheprize.org.
>
>Johanna
>
>
>
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