Volunteers Needed for Action in Palestine

Action: make Israel accountable for executions.

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(BETHLEHEM) - *Volunteers needed:* We are embarking on a biodiversity survey in some areas of Palestine this summer. We are looking for volunteers interested in field work or laboratory work or both (biology or environment background preferred). Please contact mazin@qumsiyeh.org

Our friend Mousa Abu Maria, along with international solidarity activists were working in agricultural land belonging to residents of Beit Ommar near the Israeli illegal colony of Karmei Tsur, when they were attacked by settlers. Israeli military forces arrived and attacked Mousa, hitting him in the head with a rifle before arresting him. Report, pictures, and updates on website: www.palestinesolidarityproject.org twitter @PalestinePSP.

Israel admits it revoked residency rights of quarter million Palestinians since 1967 http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-admits-it-revoked-residency-rights-of-quarter-million-palestinians-since-1967.premium-1.435778

Announcing the peace cycle 2012 http://www.thepeacecycle.com/

Action: make Israel accountable for executioons. Here is just one case of thousands (but in this case the family is fighting back) http://killingwithoutconsequence.com

Turkish Court Indicts Senior Israeli Military Officials in Murders on Gaza Flotilla http://truth-out.org/news/item/9655-turkish-court-indicts-senior-israeli-military-officials

My Beloved has Many Faces by Nahida the exiled Palestinian
In Palestine, I saw the most beautiful; http://uprootedpalestinians.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/my-beloved-has-many-faces.html

New Jersey’s 9th CD Voters Say No to AIPAC 09jun12 by James M. Wall http://wallwritings.me/2012/06/09/new-jerseys-9th-cd-voters-say-no-to-aipac/

Children and other political prisoners in Israeli jails, a graph http://addameer.org/userfiles/image/Statistics%201%20April%202012.png

Je boycotte les produits israéliens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFUv8d6lfQ

Ilan Pappé: the boycott will work, an Israeli perspective...
"But there is really no other alternative [to supporting the Palestinian civil society tcall to action including BDS]. Any other option—from indifference, through soft criticism, and up to full endorsement of Israeli policy—is a wilful decision to be an accomplice to crimes against humanity." http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/ilan-pappe-boycott-work-israeli-perspective/

Forbes presents: The richest rabbis in Israel

Descendents of the Baba Sali known for working miracles - which seem to include accumulating bills and coins – top the list. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/forbes-presents-the-richest-rabbis-in-israel-1.435748

Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD

A Bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home

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.

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