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whose livelihood is inextricably
entwined with Israel's economy,"- he
wrote.
He called upon the Ann Arbor city
council to invest and have close ties
with Israel.
The PSI letter has since been pre-
sented to all Ann Arbor city council
members, said Kaufman.
Moot Issue?
Coleman said he is seeking support from
local human rights organizations before
going to the council with the letter.
Although he's not a member of any
organized Ann Arbor human rights
group, he said he is part of a small ad hoc
group, "an assortment of pacifists, Jews,
Christians, Muslims and others, who feel
divestment is a good tool to start a serious
discussion about human rights and what's
happening to the Palestinians."
His group is looking for invitations to
speak to shuls, churches and mosques
about divestment, he added.
Claire Tinkerhess, clerk of the
Religious Society of Friends at the
Quaker House Community in Ann
Arbor, said Coleman had "apparently
been meeting with a small ad hoc
group from the organization to discuss
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She said
he brought a resolution supporting
divestment to the Friends weekly
meeting on Nov. 18.
"We discussed the resolution, but
made no decision to support it," she
said. "We did agree to continue dis-
cussing it within our community, but
we make decisions using consensus, so I
would say that we are far from endors-
ing the particular resolution the group
presented to us. I would predict that we
will want to fully educate ourselves and
consider a variety of perspectives on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict before taking
any particular action."
Barbara Fuller, staff member of the
Interfaith Council for Peace and
Justice, another Ann Arbor human
rights organization, said support for
the resolution is "up in the air," and
they are waiting to see what the
Friends organization decides first.
"Our Middle East task force looked at
the letter last week, and initially agreed
with it," she said. "But our steering
committee wants to know what form
the amended letter would take before
throwing support behind it."
Mayor Hieftje said any Israel divest-
ment resolution has little chance of
turning up on the council agenda. He
wouldn't put it on the agenda and, as
far as any other council member doing
so, he said, "I can't imagine it." EI
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