Human Rights: Being Positive

Today (Saturday 11-5) we met in Ramallah for a study day to work and organize for a positive future: one democratic secular state in historic Palestine.

(BETHLEHEM) - From now on our posts will have more positive than negative links/stories. But first an unclassified note (time will tell impact): Israeli warplanes attacked Syria. The Palestinian negotiating team submitted its resignation following Israel’s announcement of building thousands of new Jewish colonial settler homes on Palestinian lands and its announcement of thousands of home demolitions for native Jerusalemites. The significance is unknown since it seems these same guys keep going back to “negotiations” and have convinced themselves they have no options (to maintain their salaries). The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Today (Saturday 11-5) we met in Ramallah for a study day to work and organize for a positive future: one democratic secular state in historic Palestine.

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Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD - Popular Committee to Defend Ush Ghrab (PCDUG) "A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home. Mazin has been an Associate Professor of Genetics; Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine since 1999. He previously held a similar position at Duke University. Professor Qumsiyeh has authored over 110 scientific papers in areas of mammalogy, biology, and medicine including mammalian biology and evolution, clinical genetics, and cancer research. He has published over 100 letters to the editor and 30 op-ed pieces in International, national, regional and local papers on issues ranging from politics to environmental issues. His appearances in national media included the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, CNBC, C-Span, and ABC, among others. He is the founder and president of the Holy Land Conservation Foundation and ex-President of the Middle East Genetics Association, and Prof. Qumsiyeh won the Jallow activism award from the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee in 1998. He is author of “Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human rights and the Israeli/Palestinian Struggle” and just published “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of Hope and Empowerment.” Visit Mazin Qumsiyeh's amazing and informative Website to learn more: qumsiyeh.org.