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;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Has there ever been such a situation as the one in Gaza, where the ruling entity used points of civilian infrastructure (hospitals, office buildings, water/electric/internet infrastructure, even private homes under the beds of children) to hide their stores of weapons, their militants, and enemy hostages (as in the case publicized yesterday of the hostages taken to Shifa Hospital and killed there)?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>If there has been a similar situation, what was able to be done to protect civilian infrastructure while also uprooting the terrorist infrastructure?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I think this needs to be taken into account before ISOC issues any kind of broad denouncement of internet disruptions.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Nina Mishraky | Global Outreach | Israel Internet Association ISOC-IL</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Tel: +972-3-9700900</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="http://www.isoc.org.il/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.isoc.org.il</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'><img border=0 width=200 height=31 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wbHBcIp02bEeqnZ3Y-LGCYvbvzDLwsOz7djjqNurL4hfoAaLN68EEbKO7ibSnIf1dYqXn75SM"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv8964802024yqtfd98239><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 3:13 AM Mike Godwin via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I'm sure Dr. Wiener did not mean to suggest that we here are unaware of what Hamas has done, or to suggest that those who disagree with him are unaware of what counts as "collateral damage."<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Given the unimaginable anguish of so many victims and their families, I'm similarly certain that he did not mean to include the word "simplistically" in such a categorical way regarding those who disagree on whether Internet Society should speak publicly on an immediate question of internet shutdowns. History suggests (to me at least) that expressing principled support of a precise, relevant statement regarding a particular internet shutdown--regardless of the intentions of those who implement it--is something we shouldn't be timid about. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>In this regard, I also find it is helpful to consider "the principle of charity" before posting in response to comments regarding a highly painful and emotionally fraught question, as this issue necessarily has been. Today, for example, I consulted this helpful Wikipedia entry before choosing to respond with this message. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity</a> for my reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I hope this response reads as civil and respectful, and I apologize in advance if it does not, despite my efforts. In any case, I likely have nothing further to add here and so will remain silent on this going forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I thank you all for your patience, and, regardless of what ISOC does, let us continue to find common ground in favor of peace and against the destruction and torment of innocents.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Mike Godwin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 2:22 PM Asaf Wiener via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear ISOC community and Chapter Delegates,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As we extend our deepest sympathies to all innocent civilians affected, we urge the ISOC community and Chapter Delegates to approach this issue with a heightened sense of responsibility and discernment</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ISOC's </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdown-statement" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shutdown-Statement</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> and </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/policybriefs/internet-shutdowns/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Policy Briefings</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> define Internet Shutdown as a "<i>disproportional reaction that often only hides – instead of solving – a perceived problem, and can result in significant collateral damage</i>". The horrors that Hamas unleashed on October 7 surpass anything Israel and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have ever seen. In only one day, with remarkable organization and precision, Hamas and Palestinian militants from Gaza slaughtered, raped, and</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/10/30/morgue-burial-israel-hamas-attack-pkg-sidner-lead-vpx.cnn" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>mutilated</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> at least 1,200 people (including women, babies and the elderly), severely injured over 4,500, and abducted more than 240</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bynldsc11p" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>hostages</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, almost all of them civilians, including</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/world/middleeast/hamas-hostages-israel-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>people with disabilities, chronic diseases, children, grandparents and even a 9-month-old baby</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>With this context in mind, the professional community and the Internet Society cannot simplistically address the Gaza Internet disruptions as an “Internet Shutdown”, which fails to capture the full scope of the crisis, both in factual accuracy and in acknowledging the depth of the humanitarian impacts which are far beyond Internet access issues.  </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As a matter of facts,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/region/1226?from=1695999414&until=1699973814" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>recent data</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> shows only temporary disruptions, in parallel to the ongoing physical warfare to retrieve the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/25-10-2023-who-calls-for-immediate-release--access-to--and-medical-support-for-hostages-taken-by-hamas" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>hundreds of hostages taken from Israel to Gaza which are still completely cut off from the Red Cross</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sincerely, and with hope for better days for all in our troubled region,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ISOC-IL Team</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(More information for the International Internet community is available </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://en.isoc.org.il/about/news-room" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>here</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span>‫</span><span lang=HE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>בתאריך יום א׳, 19 בנוב׳ 2023 ב-19:59 מאת ‪</span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Nazar Nicholas via Chapter-delegates</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=HE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span>‏</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <‪<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</span></a>‏>:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Dear Mike,</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>The position of ISOC on Internet about shutdowns or restrictions is known BUT in thing as big as Israel- Hamas war where ordinary people in Gaza are caught in the conflict; I really MUST invite ISOC to release a statement of condemnation to reinforce its stand on Internet shutdowns or restrictions.</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Nazarius aka Nazar</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 at 18:48 Mike Godwin via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>ISOC already has taken a position against internet shutdowns, and in support of internet access as a basic necessity and right--see, e.g., <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ISOC-PolicyBrief-Shutdowns-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ISOC-PolicyBrief-Shutdowns-2019.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>My personal view is that  it is both (a) consistent with ISOC's longstanding positions and (b) necessary for humanitarian reasons that ISOC take note of and condemn the targeting of infrastructure that has led to shutdown of internet access in Gaza.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Mike Godwin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Member, Chapter Council, ISOC-DC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 9:53 AM Johan Helsingius via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Dear ISOC Palestine,</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I agree that the ISOC community should clearly condemn the use of</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>the internet as a war tool. In this specific case I still have to</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>ask if we have sufficient evidence that the Internet outages are</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>a result of deliberate shutdowns rather than collateral damage</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>from general actions of war.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><br>        </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Julf</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><br><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On 19/11/2023 10:11, ISOC Palestine via Chapter-delegates wrote:</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Dear ISOC community,</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>This past weekend, the internet in Gaza was completely disconnected,</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>impacting all communication services for two days. This disconnection</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>has serious implications for basic human rights, safety, and the</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>livelihoods of Gaza residents. This marks the fourth internet shutdown</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>in the last 40 days, attributed to three main reasons:</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> 1. </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Destruction of over 70% of communication infrastructure due to</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>bombings by the Airforce and tanks.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> 2. </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Prevention of the entry of any diesel, leading to no electricity or</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>power sources for essential communication services.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> 3. </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>A political decision from Israeli officials, who control the</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>international gateway of Palestine.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> *</span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>In the last 40 days, the ISOC community's position does not meet what</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>is expected regarding this intentional shutdown, which violates the ISOC</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>objectives and vision. We urge.*</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On the other side, we are surprised to observe that some ISOC members</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>and chapters support this internet shutdown and promote it on their</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>official websites.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Please note that we do not want to discuss the political issues behind</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>this conflict, which started 75 years ago, as this is not a political</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>platform.</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> *</span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Internet Society *</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> *</span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Palestine Chapter*</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>> <a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</span></a><br>> </span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct:</span><span dir=RTL></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <span lang=AR-SA><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</span></a><br>_______________________________________________<br></span></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</span></a><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct:</span><span dir=RTL></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <span lang=AR-SA><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</span></a></span></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span>_______________________________________________<br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</span></a><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct:</span><span dir=RTL></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <span lang=AR-SA><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124D;background:white'>Nazar Nicholas Kirama</span></b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124D;background:white'>President& Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124D;background:white'>Internet Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tz)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=7 cellpadding=0 width=1687 style='width:361.5pt'><tr><td width=1673 style='width:358.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"new serif",serif;color:#20124D'>...................................................................</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#20124D;background:white'>National Coordinator </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#20124D;background:white'>Tanzania Internet Governance Forum (TzIGF)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:#20124D;background:white'>......................................</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#741B47;background:white'>"Internet i</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#741B47'>s for Everyone"</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>ICT Consultant & Trainer </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>IEEE Member#96674695</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>Certified Business Coach (ICF)   <b>                                        </b>                   </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>T:+255 784 220 877 | +255 748 282 888</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>E:<a href="mailto:E%3Annicholaski@gmail.com" target="_blank">nnicholaski@gmail.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>Professional Affiliations: ||IEEE: Membership#96674695||ICANN|| Web Foundation|| IGF|| Article 19Foundation||Entrepreneurs Wealth Academy|| Tanzania Federation of Green Revolution|| AFRINIC Advocate</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>______________________________________________<br><b>Clubs/Associations Affiliation: Founder Member of Roots&Shoots-<i>The Dr. Jane Goodall's Global Youth Program, </i>member @PMA,IMA WSPCA, WCST, The Internet Society<i>,</i>International Coaching Federation.</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D;letter-spacing:.15pt'>______________________________________</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#20124D'>Joshua1:8 @Haggai 2:8 @Deuteronomy 8:17-18</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124D'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span>_______________________________________________<br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</span></a><br></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct:</span><span dir=RTL></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=RTL></span> <span lang=AR-SA><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank"><span lang=SL dir=LTR>https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</span></a></span></span><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal dir=RTL style='text-align:right;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span dir=LTR></span><span class=yiv8964802024gmailsignatureprefix><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=LTR></span>-- </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=RTL style='text-align:center;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><b><span lang=HE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'>ד"ר אסף וינר | סמנכ"ל רגולציה ומדיניות | איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי</span></b><span dir=LTR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> Dr. Asaf Wiener | VP Regulation & Policy | Israel Internet Association ISOC-IL</span></b><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'>טל': 03-9700900  |  Tel: +972-3-9700900</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=RTL style='text-align:center;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span dir=LTR style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888'><img border=0 width=200 height=30 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wbHBcIp02bEeqnZ3Y-LGCYvbvzDLwsOz7djjqNurL4hfoAaLN68EEbKO7ibSnIf1dYqXn75SM"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=RTL style='text-align:center;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:#202124'>📧</span><span lang=AR-SA style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124'> </span><b><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="https://www.isoc.org.il/newsletter-updates" target="_blank"><span lang=HE>הירשמו לרשימות התפוצה המקצועיות שלנו</span></a></span></b><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center dir=RTL style='text-align:center;direction:rtl;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-SA style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=LTR></span>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):<br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank">https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</a><br>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</a><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><span dir=LTR></span>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):<br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank">https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</a><br>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div id=yqtfd73113><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):<br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank">https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</a><br>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>