לא, זה נראה לי בסדר גמור. אחרת הם פשוט לא מבינים. חוץ מזה, מגיע להם מייל הרבה יותר נוקשה מזה...
From: Merav Shmueli
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:23 PM
To: Dana Bittan
Subject: RE: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
האם זה נוקשה מדי? השתדלתי להיות מנומסת למרות שמגיעה להם סטירה.
Dear Vikki and Jennifer,
Thank you for this information and for your efforts.
At this stage we cannot commit to the continuation of this initiative. The main reason has to do with changes in our unit's staff (Dana is leaving the unit, I am ending my
term as Acting Coordinator – at the moment it is unclear who will be able to lead this project, and what the priorities of the unit are going to be).
Also, I feel that more work is required in terms of the contents of the seminar (we did not feel that the case study that you developed is very relevant for what the prosecutors
here are dealing with).
I am happy to keep in touch and to let you know if and how we can proceed, as soon as things here become clearer. In the meantime, please do not continue your discussions
of technical issues with Felicity.
All best wishes,
Merav,
From: Viktoria Kristiansson
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 9:02 PM
To: Jennifer Long; Merav Shmueli
Cc: Cochav Elkayam - Levy ([email protected]); Dana Bittan; Dalia Avramoff/Prak
Subject: Re: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Merav and Dana,
We hope that everyone is safe and doing well today. In order to include a greater number of participants, we are communicating with Felicity regarding technological
capabilities and capacity. As soon as we can determine this, we can set another date for the session. In addition, we may modify the materials to accommodate for the additional participants and probably extend the session to 120 minutes, if technology allows.
What are your thoughts on a longer session?
Ideally, from the US, we will include several prosecutors, a researcher, law enforcement, a survivor/victim service provider, but, again, that depends on timing
and technology.
Thank you for your continued working relationship with AEquitas. We truly value this mutual learning opportunity.
Vikki
From:
Jennifer Long <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2014 1:45 PM
To: Merav Shmueli <[email protected]>, Viktoria Kristiansson <[email protected]>
Cc: "Cochav Elkayam - Levy ([email protected])" <[email protected]>, Dana Bittan <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Merav and Dana,
I agree that this is the best solution. We are thinking of you and hoping that you remain safe. When we get in the office tomorrow, we will work to identify a
new date and strategize to identify technology that can accommodate all of the participants. We will be in touch soon.
All the best,
Jennifer
Jennifer Gentile Long, JD
Director
AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women
1100 H Street, NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20005
202-558-0029 (Tel)
202-596-4223 (Cell)
202-393-1918 (Fax)
The information in this email (including any attachments hereto) does not constitute legal advice
and is being furnished strictly for informational purposes without any representations or warranties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no attorney-client relationship is being created with the recipient by virtue of this email or otherwise.
From:
Merav Shmueli <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 10:41 AM
To: "Viktoria Kristiansson ([email protected])" <[email protected]>, Jennifer Long <[email protected]>
Cc: "Cochav Elkayam - Levy ([email protected])" <[email protected]>, Dana Bittan <[email protected]>
Subject: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Vikki and Jennifer,
After consulting with the prosecutors, we decided to
postpone the video conference scheduled for tomorrow.
As you know, the situation in Israel is very problematic these days, and some of the prosecutors had to make much effort in order to travel to Jerusalem. They
were expecting to have a dialogue with practicing prosecutors who work on similar cases. They all understood that this was the main purpose of the discussion. It would be problematic to have them all travel in such a time for a discussion that may not be productive.
Under these circumstances, we all feel that it is best to postpone the discussion.
We are now leaving the office, so we can stay in touch via email in the next few days.
Best,
Merav
From: Viktoria Kristiansson
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 4:07 PM
To: Dana Bittan; DanabiFW
Subject: FW: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
From:
Viktoria Kristiansson <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:52 AM
To: Merav Shmueli <[email protected]>
Cc: "Cochav Elkayam - Levy ([email protected])" <[email protected]>, Jennifer Long <[email protected]>, Charlie Whitman
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Merav,
Yes, there are several prosecutors who wanted to be involved in the session. They were very much looking forward to participating in this shared learning experience.
Due to technical limitations with the State Department, however, the numbers were limited and then they were unable to link up to the technology because they would have had to travel to off-site locations (and there were complications associated with those
locations and the timing of the session). We adjusted for this by consulting with prosecutors from across the country who contributed case files, barriers encountered, multi-discliplinary/trauma-informed/holistic response strategies, trial strategies, and
more. We are prepared to discuss these cases throughout the session, with the permission of those prosecutors and police. We also have our own in-house experience with these cases, as our attorneys are former violence-against-women prosecutors who collectively
have prosecuted hundreds if not thousands of cases.
I would be happy to talk this through more. Do you want me to call you today, Merav?
Thank you,
Vikki
From:
Merav Shmueli <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:29 AM
To: Viktoria Kristiansson <[email protected]>
Cc: "Cochav Elkayam - Levy ([email protected])" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Vikki,
I must say that this is problematic and disappointing. We were expecting a discussion with American prosecutors who are involved in relevant cases. This was
supposed to be a mutual learning experience. This is how we "marketed" the seminar to the Israeli prosecutors and also to our colleagues from the US Embassy. As far as I understood, that was the main issue in this initiative.
I will have to speak with Dalia and Raheli and get back to you. We may have to postpone the seminar in order to avoid embarrassment.
Best,
Merav
From: Viktoria Kristiansson [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:21 PM
To: Merav Shmueli
Cc: Dana Bittan; Charlie Whitman; Jennifer Long
Subject: Re: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Good morning, Merav,
That is terrific. I am scheduled to call Dalia in about 10 minutes. The U.S. attendees include only Charlie and me, as there were limitations with the State Department
technology and time frame.
Thank you again, and we'll see you tomorrow!
Vikki
From:
Merav Shmueli <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:07 AM
To: Viktoria Kristiansson <[email protected]>
Cc: Dana Bittan <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Dear Vikky,
Thank you.
Following your communication with Dalia, I wanted to let you know that the seminar will take place tomorrow, as planned. Cochav will attend it as well
(we spoke with her).
I am now reading the materials and will email you soon.
Best,
Merav
From: Viktoria Kristiansson [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 3:39 AM
To: Merav Shmueli; Dalia Avramoff/Prak; Dana Bittan
Cc: Charlie Whitman; Jennifer Long
Subject: Final Materials for US-Israel Strategy Session
Hello Merav, Dalia, and Dana,
Attached please find the final materials for the session. Thank you so much for your patience this week as we have finalized the documents!
The first attachment is the complete packet; it contains all documents for the session. The second attachment is simply an extra copy of the PowerPoint slides
in an enlarged size in case the smaller handout in the main packet is too difficult to read.
With apologies, there are two corrections that we would like to make in the fact pattern:
(1) The shelter options should be Beit Hashanti and ELEM.
(2) We just learned that apartment numbers in Israel are numbered consecutively without letters. Thus, the apartment number should be 4, and those down the hall
should perhaps be 5 and 6.
If there are any other changes you would like us to make to materials prior to Monday's session, or anything that you would like to discuss, please let us know.
We are happy to make adjustments in advance and certainly happy to facilitate the discussion in any direction during the session itself.
Again, thank you for your partnership in this project. We sincerely hope for a continued and long relationship between Israeli and US professionals who wish to
combat violence against women by supporting victims and holding offenders accountable.
See you Monday!
Vikki
Viktoria Kristiansson
Attorney Advisor
AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women
1100 H Street NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20005
202-596-4227 (Direct/Cell)
202-393-1918 (Fax)
[email protected]
http://www.aequitasresource.org/
The information in this email (including any attachments hereto) does not constitute legal advice and is being furnished strictly
for informational purposes without any representations or warranties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no attorney-client relationship is being created with the recipient by virtue of this email or otherwise.