Israel Matzav

'Palestinian Proclamation Day' canceled in California

You will recall that on Monday I reported that Alameda County, California was going to hold a 'Palestinian Proclamation Day' on Tuesday to celebrate the inventors of international terrorism. Sometime on Monday, the County's Board of Supervisors thought better of it, and pulled the item from the agenda due to lots of ordinary people emailing their protests (Hat Tip: Tobin B).

Some emails were short and to the point. But in the end, the grassroots initiative made a difference, to all but Wilma Chan. The supervisors did not anticipate that their routine administrative declaration would have political ramifications, and called it off.

And as we know, hell has no fury like an anti-Zionist scorned.

The following email was sent:

"We would like to update you on the status of Palestinian Proclamation Day in Alameda County, scheduled for tomorrow June 5th, 2012. We have been informed as of late this Monday morning that the issuing of the proclamation was pulled from the Board of Supervisors’ agenda by President Nate Miley.Supervisors were heavily lobbied by the racist rhetoric that is perpetuated through internet blogging, and specifically politicized the event on the following link:http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/06/oppose-palestinian-proclamation-day-in-alameda-county-calif-tuesday.html. Please be advised that this proclamation was and remains a statement to promote Palestinian culture and heritage. We plan to be there to share concerns during public input time. Barbara Lee and Pete Stark’s office have issued a certificate of special congressional recognition and Supervisor Wilma Chan is issuing a commendation for Palestinian cultural day"

Apparently in the "activist to English" dictionary: "heavily lobbied by the racist rhetoric that is perpetuated through internet blogging" can be roughly translated as "grassroots letter writing campaign".

Do you care about tolerance and diversity? Show at at 10:45 am in the Alameda County Administration Building, 1221 Oak Street, Oakland. Lets let the Alameda county Supervisors know that they can celebrate Palestinian culture without denying the heritage of others in the land.

Heh.

Labels: Muslim anti-Semitism, Palestinians

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:35 AM