Re: [DebConf Scedule change] "Let's talk about the elephant in the room" DebConf20 in Israel session
Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, 2019-07-26 at 19:18 -0300, Jonathan Carter wrote:
>> Tomorrow morning in "Sala de Videoconferencia", there will be an open
>> discussion regarding political concerns around holding DebConf20 in
>> Israel. Everyone at DebConf is welcome to join this session.
>>
>> Read the full description on the DC19 website for more details
>> :
>> "Let's talk about the elephant in the room":
>> https://debconf19.debconf.org/talks/173-lets-talk-about-the-elephant-in-
>> the-room/
>
>>From that page:
>
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> | We need to have an open discussion about the political message that
> | this project decision sends, and how it affects the people within
> | our community who support the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment,
> | Sanctions) movement against the policies of the Israeli Government,
> | all the while reiterating our support to the individual members of
> | the local organizing team, who are our peers in Debian.
> |
> | A campaign has been brewing for a few weeks, calling on the DebConf
> | Committee and the Debian Community to rescind the decision of
> | holding the project’s yearly conference in Israel.
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The BDS movement is widely described as antisemitic. Why should we
> care about it?
No, it is not widely described as antisemitic, it is anti-zionist. There
is a difference.
--
micah
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