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Haifa)...
Gerald

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Maysara=
 Omar <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:maysara.omar at gmail.com">maysa=
ra.omar at gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I believe that Israel is not an appropriate place in which=
 to hold a conference such as wikimania for all the reasons mentioned above=
, and i believe that it is fair to reconsider the decision, and i hope that=
 we, along with the wikimedia foundation, and along with the israeli partic=
ipants too, will find reason to address the issue with view to fairness and=
 practicality.<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>=A0While you are entitled to your op=
inions and beliefs, I don&#39;t believe this is the proper forum for them. =
There was a bidding process for hosting Wikimania, and Haifa was the best o=
f the entries.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What you are doing here is second guessing the Wikimani=
a Jury, which I believe is unfair. If your concerns were valid, I&#39;m sur=
e they would have been raised and addressed in the bidding process. That ac=
tually would have been the right time to raise such questions, when no deci=
sions had yet been made.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now, there are impediments that might prevent people fr=
om attending, but all of</div><div>the concerns you raise are beyond the sc=
ope of the organizers to address. If you wish to be constructive, I would w=
elcome your thoughts and ideas for ways to allow more Wikimedians to attend=
 Haifa, or to reform the selection procedure so that these issues are broug=
ht up during that process.</div>
<div><br></div><div>From a former member of the Toronto Wikimania bid team =
(who lost to Haifa)...</div><div>Gerald</div></div>

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