I won't be attending Wikimania 2011, but it's not because of any objections
to the policies of the Israeli government, more because I simply won't be
able to get the time off work! In any case, the conference is not being set
up by the Israeli government, it's being set up by a crew of fantastic
Wikimedians who have done a wonderful job of setting up the conference and
making it as accessible as possible for everybody. They deserve to be
congratulated for that, rather than sniped at by anonymous cowards and
newcomers who have never been seen around these parts before.
Cheers,
Craig
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Craig Franklin
<cfranklin(a)wikimedia.org.au>wrote;wrote:
I won't be attending Wikimania 2011, but it's
not because of any objections
to the policies of the Israeli government, more because I simply won't be
able to get the time off work! In any case, the conference is not being set
up by the Israeli government, it's being set up by a crew of fantastic
Wikimedians who have done a wonderful job of setting up the conference and
making it as accessible as possible for everybody. They deserve to be
congratulated for that, rather than sniped at by anonymous cowards and
newcomers who have never been seen around these parts before.
Cheers,
Craig
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:36 PM, <dror1975(a)icqmail.com> wrote:
That's beyond the scope of Wikimania, but Ray, if you do plan to see the
region before or after the conference, you may consider visiting the West
Bank, because the Palestinian economy needs tourism as part as the effort to
make it independent. Just make sure that your insurance covers this region
and all other technical issues. Jordan is also easily accessible from Israel
and worth a visit. Despite the ongoing political conflict, there is economic
cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians (and also Jordanians to some
extent) for the benefit of all sides. Unfortunately this cooperation is
overshadowed by political issues, which are important, but make up only part
of the story. Anyway, don't make hasty decisions about your itinerary,
things are often not as they are seen from a distance.
Dror K
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