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06.04.02 The Guardian published an appeal of 125 Western European scientists to ban the scientific links with Israel. A couple of days later Nature published information about this document. This is our response to this appeal.   

(Copy to: Hilary and Steven Rose, UK, Coordinators of the appeal of some European scientist to boycott all academic ties with Israel. E-addresses Адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. Для просмотра адреса в вашем браузере должен быть включен Javascript. and Адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. Для просмотра адреса в вашем браузере должен быть включен Javascript. )

       We accuse you, and other signatories of the above mentioned appeal, which calls for the interruption all scientific cooperation between Europe and Israel as a punishment for her current policy, of openly and intentionally offering help and protection to the most dangerous practitioners of World terrorism: Arafat and his “army”.

       It is remarkable that you were silent during last 18 terrible months when your beloved “freedom fighters” exploded Israeli shops, restaurants and streets, killing close to 400 people. Israeli life became really terrible, but this did not apparently disturb you. You did not send to Israel even a single word of condolences or compassion or express interest in how people are living in Israel and even working under permanent attack of monsters, who are in fact your beloved “freedom fighters". Your corrupted trumpets, like The Guardian and some similar television organs, created mountains of lies, which resemble Goebbels’s anti-Jewish propaganda. The Guardian even published an article by one of its correspondents “Israel has no right to exist” and you were mute. You did not question the right to exist of , e.g. UK or France. And now, after only one week without terrorists attacks targeting civilians you start to worry: the lives of “suicide bombers" are in danger, the terrorist (“freedom fighters”) nest may be destroyed. You immediately understood that they need your help, for without such help, both moral (better to say “immoral”) and material, they can not exist: Israel and even the Arab population would get rid of these gangs in several weeks.

       Your destructive activity is concentrated solely upon Israel, thus openly supporting Arafat and his gangs. Of course, relative to the total number of Western scientists, you constitute a negligibly small group. But you are dangerous, since being able to sacrifice human lives in the name of some abstract ideas, being supported and manipulated by absolutely shameless mass media, you can do a lot of damage. Otherwise you and your appeal would not deserve any response.

       People in Israel have no other choice but to defend themselves and fight back. This is why we support the current military action of the Israeli government as the only possible one at this moment. As soon as the monsters receive even only moral help, they attack. So, that in recent explosions in a bus on the way from Haifa to Jerusalem and in Jerusalem market, which killed some sixteen people, your contribution is not negligible, remember this! As to all your grants, money and so on- you need Israeli scientists not less than they need the grants.

       Have in mind that by fighting World terrorism (of which Arafat and his gang is the most dangerous element) under the barking of mass media, Israel is protecting not only her own, but your future. Look out of your windows, see the power of pro-Arab demonstrations, which foretell your future.

       We suppose that this letter will be distributed among all signatories of your petition.  

PS It is easy to prove that Islamic terrorism is not caused by “occupation”, “oppression”, “desperation” and has nothing to do with the “return to the 1967 borders”. It could be discussed with you had your petition not go too far.  
 

Israel:

M. Amusia, J. Bekenstein (member of Israeli Academy of Sciences), B. Engelman, I. Felner, W. Glaberson, Y. Goldstein, R. Herber, I. Galili, D. Kotlyarevsky, M. Mikhelashvili, M. Perelman, Professors, Drs. I.T. Platzner, M. Tsindlekht, G. Rubinshtein; Hebrew University, Jerusalem,

Drs. I. Segal, O. Yoffe, S. Ehrlich, T. Minster, Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem,

Dr T. Dana-Picard, Jerusalem College of Technology,

Prof. H.G. Mendelbaum, JCT Research & Development Head, Jerusalem,

Prof. U. Sandler, Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem,

Prof. Naftali Schweitzer, JCT, Jerusalem,

Dr. Avraham Shir-el, Director of computing center, Jerusalem college of technology,

Prof. Z. Weinberger, Chairman, Department of Applied Physics, Jerusalem College of Technology

V. Halpern,M. Klinger, V. Sandomirskii, Y. Shlesinger, University Professors, Rehovot,

Dr. V. Ginodman, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan,

Dr. M. Firer, College of Judea and Samaria, Ariel,

Prof. N. Kopeika, Prof. V. Lubin, Prof. K. Preiss, Dr. A. Arch, Dr. M. Klebanov, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva,

Prof. A. Ehrliich, Tel Aviv University,

Professor Emeritus  N. Milgram, Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University,

Professor Emerita Roberta Milgram, School of Education, Tel-Aviv University,

Prof. S. Poliak, Tel Aviv City college,

Prof. V. Rotenberg, Tel Aviv University,

Prof. V. Fainberg, Haifa deputy Major and Technion, Haifa,

Prof. A. Fraenkel, Prof. Y. Levinson, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot.

Georgia:

Professors V. Chagulov and M. Namtalashvili, Center of Crystallography, Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi,

Prof. G. Gugunava, Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi

Prof. A. Kozlov, Tbilisi State University.

Germany:

Dr. Yu. Genenko, Technishe Universitet, Darmstadt.

Mexica:

Prof. O. Gelman, Mexican National Astronomy University.

Serbia and Chernogoria:

Prof. A. Ajzinberg, University of Belgrade, Belgrade,

Prof. D. Davidovich, VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade.

Russia:

Prof. B. Altshuler, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, "Right of Child" NGO of the Russian Research Center for Human Rights, Moscow,

E. G. Bonner, Human rights activist, Widow of A. Sakharov, Moscow,

V.L. Ginzburg, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Member of Russian Academy of

Sciences,

E. L. Feinberg, Member of Russian Academy of Sciences,

V.I.Ritus, Correspondent-Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, all from Institute of Physics, Moscow,

Professors B. M., Bolotovsky, Yu.N. Vavilov, V. A. Volkov, A. M. Leontovich, G. I. Merson, I. I. Royzen, all from Institute of Physics, Moscow,

Prof. E. G. Drukarev, Nuclear Physics Institute, Petersburg,

Prof. V. R. Shaginyan, Nuclear Physics Institute, Petersburg,

Dr. G.I. Leviev, ISSP RAS, Chernogolovka.

U.S.A.:

Prof. M. Frank-Kamenetskii, Boston University, Boston,

Prof. A. Grinberg, Bell Labs (retired) New York,

Prof. L. Kadanoff, University of Chicago, Chicago,

Prof. A. Lisyansky, CUNY, New York,

Prof. S. T. Manson, Georgia State University, Atlanta,

Prof. L. Muratov, West Virginia University,

Prof. E. Parilis, California Technology, affiliated,

Prof. M. M. Schlesinger, General Motors Academic Research Fellow

Prof. T.E. Schlesinger, Associate Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering,

Co-Director GM-CMU Collaborative Research Lab

Prof. M. Schurr, Washington University.

Prof. M. I. Stockman, Georgia State University, Atlanta,

Entirely 75 names from 7 countries

 

An introduction to MAOF
Haim Goldman

Dear Friends,

Would you believe that the undersigned has anything in common with

-- Professor Victor Davis Hanson (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University),
-- Dr Charles Krauthammer, (Washington Post, Time, The Weekly Standard),
-- Caroline Glick (Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post),
-- Jonathan Tobin (Executive Editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent).

Amazingly, the editors of the MAOF website decided that the missives of the undersigned are worthy of translation and posting along the articles written by these distinguished authors.

The first letter was published without the consent of the undersigned.
However, after thorough examination of the laudable attitude of MAOF and of the excellent contents of the website, the undersigned had most graciously granted his permission for publication of his missives in both English and Russian.

“Analytical Group MAOF” [1] is an organisation founded about ten years ago by Russian-speaking Jewish intellectuals. The attitude of MAOF is definitely pro-Zionist -- unambiguously and unapologetically.

One of MAOF’s primary purposes is providing information and analysis about Middle-Eastern and world affairs as well as about Israel’s history, values and dilemmas. In addition to extensive publication activity in various media, MAOF also organises excursions and seminars. While the vast majority of the contents of the MAOF website is in Russian, texts originally written in English are provided in the original [2] as well as in Russian.

There are arguably about 250 millions of Russian-speakers worldwide and many of them do not read English. The indisputable motivation for the author’s permission was to grant those millions of disadvantaged people the grand benefit of reading the author’s ruminations. If the author is ever maliciously accused that his tacit motivation for authorising the publication was his craving to be listed along with the above-mentioned distinguished writers, his plea will definitely be “nolo contendere”.

The editors of MAOF expressed their gratitude by granting the undersigned a privilege that no other author got – the opportunity to review and correct the Russian translation before publication. The original letters of the undersigned are at [3] and their Russian version is at [4]. At of today, only two letters are posted but several other letters are pending translation.

You are kindly ENCOURAGED TO RECOMMEND the MAOF website to your friends and colleagues worldwide, particularly those who speak Russian. Those who do not enjoy the benefit of proficiency in the exquisite Russian language can find many thought-provoking and inspiring articles about Middle-Eastern and world affairs in the English section [2].

Sincerely,

Haim Goldman
28.10.2006

REFERENCES:

[1] http://maof.rjews.net
[2] section.php3? sid=37&num=25
[3] authorg.php3? id=2107&type=a
[4] authorg.php3? id=2166&type=a