Source: New York Times |
For followers of this blog who have already signed the petition we recently initiated [“22-Jun-20: We need your voice, we need your signature: Please sign our petition“], thank you!
This past week, we were gratified by an announcement that some of the leading US Jewish organizations answered our call and have declared their support for our campaign. The announcement, in the form of a media release, is online here.
Like us, those organizations are calling for the United States, which is by far Jordan’s most significant ally, to press the Jordanians to change their stand. Jordan still harbors Ahlam Tamimi, pointedly ignoring all questions and demands about their unjustifiable stance.
The announcement received media coverage in the New York Times, Times of Israel, Breitbart and numerous other news platforms. It has gotten zero coverage to date in the Arab world. But we think that will soon change.
If you have signed, and are willing and able to get others to do the same, you might care to poinnt them to the video clip below:
We want to explain that none of those donations come to us. We certainly did not request them. We have gotten no information about who donated. And of course none of the donation money has come to us – but to be absolutely clear: we do not need it and we do not want it. We assume it’s how change.org makes its money. According to a venture capital source, change.org (“the world’s largest social change platform with over 150 million users in 196 countries“) has raised some $72 million from high profile, extrenely-deep-pocketed backers. In 2016, when it made major changes to its business model (according to this report), the business laid off 100 workers representing 30% of their overall workforce.
If you have suggestions to share with us about the Extradite Tamimi campaign, please be in touch by email: thisongoingwar@gmail.com
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