----- Original Message ----- From: "Gelbard Family" <gelbard12@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Tommy Sands returning to Israel Dear all, I debated long and hard whether to respond to this email. In the end I decided that maybe we're all sick of HOTs and something fresh would be a good idea! So here goes... I personally was offended by the message that Tommy Sands "will be touring in Israel and Palestine...". As far as I know, there is no such entity called Palestine. Maybe Laurie meant the "Palestinian Authority", which is not the same thing. I am deliberately refraining from stating my political views on the subject, and I strongly object to ETNI being used to make political statements, even if they seem innocuous. ETNI has always been apolitical, as far as possible, and I think that it should stay that way. I have the utmost respect for Laurie as an educator, and don't mean to attack her, or her views, but politics should not be a part of our correspondence here. Sara Gelbard ----------------------------------------------- ** The ETNI Rag ** http://www.etni.org/etnirag/ Much more than just a journal ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------