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At the bottom of the page you will find links to some media reaction. -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Stallman
To: Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:31 PM
Subject: I have to cancel the speeches at universities

The funds for my travel to Israel are coming from Palestinians who
invited me to give talks for them.
They are unhappy that I offered to give talks at Israeli universities, and say they won't buy the
tickets if I'm going to do that.
So I can go, and cancel these speeches, or not go, and cancel these speeches.

I think it is best if I go, and give the speeches they originally
invited me to give.

I am sorry for the disappointment this will cause.

--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.

Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/


-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Aronovich
To: Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:17 AM
Subject: RE: I have to cancel the speeches at universities

I am not disappointed that you will not give the talks - That is your legitimate right. When we had the same goals we set it and now we do not. That might happen and
even though it is not pleasant it is not totally unacceptable.

However, personally I start to doubt your truthfulness about freedom. Boycotting the Israeli Universities since you get funds from Palestinians means that you
accepted the Palestinians proprietary license. Neither you nor them want to help their neighbor. That is the meaning of what you are doing.
Oh boy, you should really re-consider the meaning of freedom given the agreements you make.

You chose the "Free beer" giving up the "Free of speech" and that disappoints me very much since it has to do with the genuinity implementation of your own presented
ideas.

Farewell,
Eddie

Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 10:20:32 -0400
From: Richard Stallman
To: Edward Aronovich
Subject: Re: I have to cancel the speeches at universities


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However, personally I start to doubt your truthfulness about freedom.
Boycotting the Israeli Universities since you get funds from
Palestinians means that you accepted the Palestinians proprietary
license.
To criticize my actions is anyone's right.
However, what you are doing is stretching my views into something else (which didn't come
from me) and claiming that makes me a liar.
That is not valid.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.

Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/




Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:17:14 -0400
From: Richard Stallman
To: Edward Aronovich
Cc:
Subject: Re: RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel


I don't advocate a blanket boycott of Israeli universities, but I am
not going to campaign against it either. I see where they are coming
from: Israel's occupation policies are horrible. Nonviolent protests
are crushed with persistent brutality. (See
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=221897.)

Palestinians who are against violence are looking desperately for
some method of nonviolent resistance. I can't blame them for it
even if I don't agree entirely with the details. Thus, I decided
to follow their policies in the trip they organized.

I wish I had discussed the issue in advance and avoided
having to cancel a plan I had agreed to.

I will give at least one talk in Israel, at a non-university venue,
and I am hoping more can be arranged.


--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/

The Marker: החרם הפלסטיני מגיע להיי-טק: אבי הלינוקס ריצ'רד סטולמן לא יגיע לישראל
Calcalist: בעקבות דרישה פלסטינית: מייסד תנועת התוכנה החופשית לא ירצה בארץ
Haaretz: ריצ'רד סטולמן ביטל הרצאות בארץ בשל לחץ פלסטיני
Globes: חרם: ריצ'רד סטולמן ביטל ביקור בישראל בגלל הפלסטינים
Haaretz (engligh version): Free software campaigner Richard Stallman cancels Israel lectures due to Palestinian pressure
Globes (engligh version): Palestinian pressure causes Linux founder to cancel Israel visit
Calcalist: סטולמן ל"כלכליסט" על ביטול הביקור בארץ: "מדיניות הכיבוש היא איומה ונוראה"