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| Palestine, Wal-Mart & HiMY's 5th birthday present |
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| SuperHiMY |
| 12/25/00 at 21:18:27 |
| AsalamAlayKum, When I was 5ive years old, My parents threw a birthday party. At the back of house, we had an old wooden Garage. Just enough for a small car. We rented it to a muslim neighbour. He drove a little old orange volkswagen. He missed my birthday party. Days later, he made up for it by giving one of the best presents... ...I STILL have. A Globe. It was just sooooo coool!!! A Globe! I frankly cannot recall much of my 5th birthday party, but that afternoon in the foyer of our house when the Muslim Man came by to drop off my present...I remember that clearly! I was so fascinated. What is this? The WHOLE planet? Hunh? It's round. It's blue. Here's canada. There's how did I know, I couldn't even read then!! I liked the colours. So, When the following post arrived in my inbox, I re-enjoyed a good memory from a good childhood. InshAllah, Those of you that find a Sam's Club, Should OWN THIS Globe for your children. It may make them VERY happy. And write a letter or send a message to The Chairman of the company for allowing your children to get such a significant present. ----------- From: cair1@ix.netcom.com Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 12:09:32 -0500 (EST) To: cair-net@list.cair-net.org Subject: CAIR-NET: Use of "Palestine" Provokes Attack on Sam's Club Reply-to: cair1@ix.netcom.com In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful ----- AMERICAN MUSLIM NEWS BRIEFS - 12/21/2000 HEADLINES: * USE OF "PALESTINE" PROVOKES ATTACK ON SAM'S CLUB * WRITERS PROTEST ISRAEL'S ATTEMPTS AT CENSORSHIP * REMINDER - MUSLIMS RALLY FOR JERUSALEM IN WASHINGTON, DC * DC-AREA MUSLIMS CELEBRATE END OF RAMADAN FAST ----- USE OF "PALESTINE" PROVOKES ATTACK ON SAM'S CLUB RETAILER EMBROILED IN 'GLOBAL' DEBATE By: SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, The St. Petersburg Times, 12/19/2000 Yasser Arafat has yet to declare a Palestinian state, but "Palestine" exists - at least on globes being sold at Sam's Club stores this holiday season. In the past two weeks, Jewish shoppers from Florida and elsewhere have bombarded the chain with calls and e-mails urging that the globes be yanked from the shelves. "We're getting a lot of questions from members of the Jewish community and we're continuing to look into their concerns with our supplier," says spokesman Melissa Berryhill. The controversy is yet another reflection of the bitter conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land that each side claims as its own. Yet it also shows that on such a highly charged issue, things aren't always what they appear to be, especially in the realm of instantaneous cyberspace communications. The globes themselves are fairly attractive, standing about 2 feet high and made of semi-precious stones inlaid in a mosaic pattern approximating that of countries, continents and oceans. Some place names are printed in white letters; others in a reddish color that doesn't show up as well against the globe's dark background. The flap arose when a Sam's Club shopper - perhaps here in Florida - looked at the globe and didn't see Israel. But the same person did see "Palestine" printed prominently in white, and thus began an Internet chain letter that quickly made its way around the United States... ...Within a short time, Sam's Club had gotten dozens of e-mails from irate Jewish customers, especially in Florida and New York. As many pointed out, Israel is a bona fide country. Palestine is not. Why then was Palestine on the globe and not Israel?... ...Sam's Club, a subsidiary of retailing giant Wal-Mart, is still trying to determine why its Chinese supplier put "Palestine" on the globes in the first place. Although the chain has no plans to pull them from the shelves, "every comment like this from our members helps us get better," says Berryhill, the spokeswoman. "We're aware of the sensitivity and we will take it into consideration as we review our offerings for next year." The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish-American group, was "extremely disturbed" by initial reports that Israel had been replaced by Palestine, says Ken Jacobson, assistant national director. But the organization tempered its reaction after someone took a picture of the globe showing Israel was there all the time. "There is no Palestinian state even though that is exactly what is being negotiated and talked about and seen by more and more Israelis as inevitable," Jacobson says. "At least (the globe) has Israel. It still is not accurate but it's not as bad as we originally thought." Needless to say, Arab-Americans are delighted that a major retailer is selling globes that show Palestine. "We use the term 'Palestinian' on a daily basis," says Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic relations. "There are Palestinian people who live in what's been called Palestine for millennia, and this is not exactly something that happened yesterday. The term 'Palestinian' is a legitimate description of an area and a people..." ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE.) Contact Sam's Club to let them know that Palestine and the Palestinian people DO exist and that you oppose attempts to deny their existence and you support the company's decision to sell the globe. CONTACT: Mr. Tom Grimm President and CEO SAM'S Club 608 Southwest 8th Street Bentonville, AR 72712 TEL: 501-273-4000 FAX: 501-277-7526 E-MAIL: trgrimm@wal-mart.com, skweber@wal-mart.com COPY TO: cair1@ix.netcom.com URL: http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_help.jsp |
| Re: Palestine, Wal-Mart & HiMY's 5th birthday present |
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| Sara |
| 12/27/00 at 22:05:05 |
| Assalam, The second story just about ticked me off! First of all, there is Palestine. israel is not a state,I don't care who says it is. People just assume it's a state. Second of all-I believe that the Palestinians were willing to share but "somebody" decided to be greedy and wanted to take over everything!! And third-is it me or do those jews whine toooo much and just want to be in the spotlight all the time???!!! P.S. By the way Himy-cute birthday story. |
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