On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Maysara Omar maysara.omar@gmail.com wrote: And now I ask you, what is YOUR position?
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My position, since you asked, is that if we can (and should) hold Wikimania in Egypt, we can also do so in Israel. Just like Wikimedians had to make accommodations with the cultural and political situation in Egypt, so must they do so in Israel. That accommodations must be made is not sufficient reason to undo a decision already announced and planning already begun. The bid team in Israel has said they will provide whatever assistance they can, and I'm sure they will. If some simply can't make it to Israel, then I hope they can make it to the following event.
Nathan