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Adam. I am sorry I missed you in Ann Arbor. Had I
known you were here, I would have sought you out. Where are you now? Regarding damages, The denial of an employment opportunity
is damages enough. I think we will have an argument for per se
defamation, meaning that we won’t even have to show damages. That
said, I think we can make a case for damages even if it’s not a per se
damages case. As an aside, What a shame that HRW turned you down for nothing
more than their fear that they may lose Jewish funding. I wonder how
objective they can be with respect to Israel. From: adam shapiro
[mailto:adamsop@gmail.com] hey haytahm, heard we were at the same theater the other night - i
was at pommagrantes and myrrh in ann arbor. anyway, do let me know what you think...i can't necessarily
show any particular damages, other than perhaps one thing...i have been turned
down for a couple of jobs specifically because of some of the PR out there
about me - in particular there was a situation with human rights watch. i
am not sure i can get definitive statement that it was because of schlussel,
but perhaps this can be an example of how damages can be caused because of this
kind of libel? basically i was offered a position with HRW, and the offer
was then rescinded when the head of HRW intervened and said that i could not be
hired because it would cost the org. funding in the jewish community... i
might be able to get someone to give me a statement from HRW to that effect.
this was communicated to me orally when it happened. adam On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:49 AM, huwaida arraf <huwaida.arraf@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Haytham, Adam, I wanted to put you two in touch regarding the possible
defamation suit. Haytham, I'm not sure if Adam has the time/energy/finances to
seek a lawyer to take this on, but if you are willing, please communicate as to
what would be required, e.g. what you would need. Best, Huwaida
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