BRIERCRIER
May
23, 2014 at The Briar's Restaurant, 512 N. State Rd. of Briarcliff
Manor Rotary Club Meeting.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1430:
Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the
English.
MEETING
LEADER: President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE:
Anne SONG: Sy
PRAYER: Bishop Herzog
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS: 17 Rotarians present. Anne invited to
Atria for lunch Memorial Day and to play piano; Eric's daughter will
play instrument so he will not be in parade; Dr. Bob Maher, his son
will soon marry; Bishop John had chance to meet Senator Schumer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Elinor and Sy will be at Cornell in Ithaca for her 60th reunion
instead of June 6 Rotary meeting; At May 30 Memorial Day Parade, Mark
Seiden's daughter Rachel and friend carried the Rotary banner in the
Memorial Day parade with Sy, Richard Zuckerman, Mark Johnson and Mark
Seiden marching behind. Sy presented the Rotary wreath at the
Briarcliff dead memorial plaque at Law Park, with the ceremonies led
by the American Legion and a marine general giving the Memorial Day
talk.
GUESTS:
None
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT: Sy Yuter on proposed free trade area in Gaza.
SUMMARY OF
TALK
Proposed
free trade area along Gaza coast in Gaza needs Hamas' consent. Hamas,
as a listed terrorist organization, not talked to by U.S. or Israel,
so proposal not presently implementable. But purpose is to put
Palestinians to work at the free sea port and desalination plant,
meaning the end of the blockade by Israel and mostly Egypt. Basic
treaty would be signed by the Multinational Force and Observers
(which overseas Israel-Egypt peace in the Sinai and is led by the
U.S.), Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the
Palestinian Authority representing the West Bank Palestinians. A
below-ground road connects the MFO-led international free port with
the West Bank, which road can be extended to Jordan to give it access
to the Mediterranean.
This
Friday at The Briar's: Kristin Linder on the History of Art.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
