{"id":13385,"date":"2010-04-29T14:45:43","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T20:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=13385"},"modified":"2010-04-29T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T20:45:43","slug":"mazin-qumsiyeh-three-inspiring-palestinian-stories-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=13385","title":{"rendered":"Mazin Qumsiyeh: Three inspiring Palestinian stories and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mazin Qumsiyeh
\n29 April 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

There were many BDS victories recently and it is hard to keep up.\u00a0 But a notable acceleration of the cultural boycott is inevitable now that both Gil Scott Heron and Carlos Santana have canceled their appearances in Israel. The deputy of the Israeli ambassador in London was also reminded of the state\u2019s apartheid policies and had to escape from the challenge with help of British police agents.\u00a0 Hundreds of such inspiring actions occur every day thanks to hundreds of thousands of people who act (silence is complicity and action is an antidote to despair).<\/p>\n

More videos of the great action of resistance in the village of Al-Walaja where Palestinians and internationals stopped army bulldozers<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaF33HVqDpg<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ET–OhJTdC4<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gOfSeEjbJ8Y<\/a><\/p>\n

And here is me explaining to Israeli Occupation Forces in Al-Walaja why their actions represent war crimes: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VGQYz9vz8V8<\/a><\/p>\n

Video: Israeli soldiers firing on peaceful protesters<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0LPHHl0KMb4<\/a><\/p>\n

and here killing Ahmed Dib in popular nonviolent demonstration in Gaza (he bled to death as his injury was in the femoral artery):<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/3548946<\/a><\/p>\n

Palestinian university students commit to sweeping boycotts http:\/\/maannews.net\/eng\/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=280198<\/a><\/p>\n

But lest we think Palestinians do well only at popular resistance to their colonizers, here are three inspiring Palestinian stories out of millions:<\/p>\n

1) Four brothers find success in besieged Gaza
\nhttp:\/\/www.truthout.org\/four-brothers-find-success-amid-rubble-war58894<\/a><\/p>\n

2) Palestinian girls invent seeing walking stick for the blind
\nhttp:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2010\/04\/27\/92992\/palestinian-girls-invent-seeing.html<\/a><\/p>\n

3) Palestinians in car designer receives praise for innovation
\nhttp:\/\/earth2tech.com\/2010\/04\/13\/saba-motors-what-dell-can-teach-us-about-building-electric-cars\/?utm_source=earth2tech&utm_medium=navigation<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-7226-Electric-Car-Examiner~y2010m4d21-Long-Beach-Grand-Prix-cars-cars-and-some-electrics<\/a><\/p>\n

But we still have to work on our divisions\/divided society and be proud of our accomplishments historically and do more….<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
\nA Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home
\nhttp:\/\/www.qumsiyeh.org<\/a>
\nPopular Committee to Resist the Apartheid Wall and Settlements-Beit Sahour
\nProfessor, Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities
\nChairman of the Board, Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People, http:\/\/www.pcr.ps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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