- The following letter by Adam keller to Bill Gates speaks
for itself. See below how you can help make it into a campaign.
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- To Mr. Bill Gates Chairman and Chief Software Architect
c/o Microsoft
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- Dear Sir,
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- Two days ago, Israelis travelling on the main highways
in the Tel-Aviv area were treated to enormous billboards bearing the Microsoft
logo under the text-
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- "From the depth of our heart - thanks to The Israeli
Defence Forces"
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- on the background of the Israeli national flag.
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- Microsoft is a major worldwide and world-famous corporation,
whose activities overstep national boundaries and which is committed to
promote global community, increasing trade, and stronger economic relationships
and cultural interaction; which takes pride in promoting extensive community
activities of various kinds, and declares on its website "We're serious
about making the world a better place"; and which maintains offices
and conducts active sales campaigns in Israel as well as at Egypt, Morocco,
Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Arab and Islamic countires.
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- In view of the above, better could have been expected
of Microsoft than disseminating crude nationalistic and militaristic propaganda
at the Israeli population centers, and effectively lend its public support
to the destructive war recently launched by the Sharon Government - a war
sharply censured by the international community and controversial among
the citizens of Israel itself.
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- We urge you to take care that this activity is terminated
forthwith, and that the estimated tens of thousands of dollars invested
in the abovementioned billboards be used instead to activities aimed at
stopping the bloodshed and promotoing and equitable Israeli-Palestinian
peace.
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- Sincerely Yours Adam Keller, Spokesperson Gush Shalom
(The Israeli Peace Bloc) POB 2542, Holon 58125, Israel Phone ÷3-5565804
Email info@gush-shalom.org
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- You can endorse the above letter, or compose a text of
your own, and write to:
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- Bill Gates via the following Microsoft addresses: per
email:
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- Microsoft Corporation microsoftcom_contactus@css.one.microsoft.com
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- Mr Waggener Edstrom - Microsoft Public Relations rrt@wagged.com
503-443-7070
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- on the site: Microsoft feedback http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.htm
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- By fax: Microsoft Technology Center - Silicon Valley
Fax Number: (650) 693-8557
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- A full list of Microsoft offices around the world is
available via http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/
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- and more of its public relations officials can be located
via
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- http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.asp
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- NB: "The Wounded Lion" (The Other Israel's
editorial overview by Adam Keller evaluating one year of Sharon rule) is
now online: http://other_israel.tripod.com/ed.html
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