To
Mr. Bill Gates
Chairman and Chief Software Architect
c/o Microsoft

Dear Sir,
Two days ago, Israelis travelling on the main highways in the
Tel-Aviv area were treated to enormous billboards bearing the
Microsoft logo under the text ''From the depth of our heart -
thanks to The Israeli Defence Forces''. On the background of
the Israeli national flag. Microsoft is a major worldwide and
world-famous corporation whose activities overstep national
boundaries and which is committed to promote global
community, increasing trade, and stronger economic
relationships and cultural interaction, which takes pride in
promoting extensive community activities of various kinds
and declares on its website ''We're serious about making the
world a better place;'' and which maintains offices and
conducts active sales campaigns in Israel as well as at
Egypt, Morocco, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Arab and
Islamic countires.

In view of the above, better could have been expected of
Microsoft than disseminating crude nationalistic and
militaristic propaganda at the Israeli, population centers
and effectively lend its public support to the destructive
war recently launched by the Sharon Government -
a war sharply censured by the international community and
controversial among the citizens of Israel itself, We urge
you to take care that this activity is terminated forthwith
and that the estimated tens of thousands of dollars invested
in the abovementioned billboards be used instead to ctivities
aimed at stopping the bloodshed and promotoing and equitable
Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Sincerely Yours,
Adam Keller, Spokesperson
Gush Shalom (The Israeli Peace Bloc)