A Sister for Rafah?

http://www.maarivenglish.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=7708

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Tumult in the United States: Will Rafah be declared a sister city to Madison, Wisconsin? “This is camouflage for anti-Israeli activity”

"A storm is brewing in the United States over a Madison, Wisconsin city council vote next week. Jewish Agency representative in Madison, Shir Yechezkel, told Maariv Online that the idea to forge a sister city alliance with Rafah was raised by a human rights organization whose members are defined as radical left-wing activists.

According to Yechezkel, the organization’s activists are distributing harsh anti-Israeli propaganda in the city, comparing Israeli operations in Rafah to Nazi acts in the Holocaust. Several Jews are among the most prominent activists.

“The organization is, under the guise of humanitarian reasons and civil as well as human rights, attempting to persuade city council members to agree to sign a sister city pact with Rafah”, said Yechezkel. “But a review of the ads distributed by the organization reveals that this is a front for a venomous anti-Israeli campaign”.

As of now, seven of the 21 city council members in Madison support the proposal to make Rafah a sister city. According to Yechezkel, if the left-wing activists succeed in their mission, the city of Olympia will follow suit. Olympia was the home of activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer."

If there's some valid reason Madison and Rafah shouldn't be sister cities, then those folk opposed to it should point them out or shut up. Otherwise they're coming across as being incredibly petty...

Violet...

Rafah be declared a sister city to Madison, Wisconsin

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