[Gllug] Fw: [OT][Linux_Egypt] Microsoft thanx the Israeli Defence Army

[Formi]

 Simply,

 Isralies have economic resources, palestines don't.

                                         Formi.


On 21 Apr 2002, Walid Shaari wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 14:01, Mohamed Eldesoky wrote:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Alaa The Great 
> > To: Linux_Egypt at yahoogroups.com 
> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 2:57 AM
> > Subject: [Linux_Egypt] Microsoft thanx the Israeli Defence Army
> > 
> > 
> > >GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/
> > >
> > >[The following letter by Adam keller to Bill Gates speaks for itself. See 
> > >below how you can
> > >help make it into a campaign.]
> > >
> > >To
> > >Mr. Bill Gates
> > >Chairman and Chief Software Architect
> > >c/o Microsoft
> > >
> > >Dear Sir
> > >
> > >Two days ago, Israelis travelling on the main highways in the Tel-Aviv
> > area>were treated to enormous billboards bearing the Microsoft logo under
> > the >text "From the
> > >depth of our heart - thanks to The Israeli Defence Forces" on the 
> > >background of the Israeli
> > >national flag.
> > >Microsoft is a major worldwide and world-famous corporation, whose 
> > >activities
> > >overstep national boundaries and which is committed to promote global
> > >community, increasing trade, and stronger economic relationships and 
> > >cultural
> > >interaction; which takes pride in promoting extensive community activities
> > >of
> > >various kinds, and declares on its website "We're serious about making the
> > >world a better place"; and which maintains offices and conducts active 
> > >sales
> > >campaigns in Israel as well as at Egypt, Morocco, Dubai, Indonesia, 
> > >Malaysia
> > >and other Arab and Islamic countires.
> > >In view of the above, better could have been expected of Microsoft than
> > >disseminating crude nationalistic and militaristic propaganda at the 
> > >Israeli
> > >population centers, and effectively lend its public support to the 
> > >destructive
> > >war recently launched by the Sharon Government - a war sharply censured by
> > >the
> > >international community and controversial among the citizens of Israel
> > >itself. We urge you to take care that this activity is terminated 
> > >forthwith,
> > >and that the estimated tens of thousands of dollars invested in the
> > >abovementioned billboards be used instead to activities aimed at stopping 
> > >the
> > >bloodshed and promotoing and equitable Israeli-Palestinian peace.
> > >
> > >Sincerely Yours
> > >
> > >Adam Keller, Spokesperson
> > >Gush Shalom (The Israeli Peace Bloc)
> > >POB 2542, Holon 58125, Israel
> > >Phone +972-3-5565804
> > >Email  info at gush-shalom.org
> > >
> > 
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