Published by Diane Warth on 29 April 2010
Mazin Qumsiyeh
29 April 2010
There were many BDS victories recently and it is hard to keep up. 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’s apartheid policies and had to escape from the challenge with help of British police agents. 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).
More videos of the great action of resistance in the village of Al-Walaja where Palestinians and internationals stopped army bulldozers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaF33HVqDpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET–OhJTdC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOfSeEjbJ8Y
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
Video: Israeli soldiers firing on peaceful protesters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LPHHl0KMb4
and here killing Ahmed Dib in popular nonviolent demonstration in Gaza (he bled to death as his injury was in the femoral artery):
http://blip.tv/file/3548946
Palestinian university students commit to sweeping boycotts http://maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=280198
But lest we think Palestinians do well only at popular resistance to their colonizers, here are three inspiring Palestinian stories out of millions:
1) Four brothers find success in besieged Gaza
http://www.truthout.org/four-brothers-find-success-amid-rubble-war58894
2) Palestinian girls invent seeing walking stick for the blind
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/27/92992/palestinian-girls-invent-seeing.html
3) Palestinians in car designer receives praise for innovation
http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/13/saba-motors-what-dell-can-teach-us-about-building-electric-cars/?utm_source=earth2tech&utm_medium=navigation
http://www.examiner.com/x-7226-Electric-Car-Examiner~y2010m4d21-Long-Beach-Grand-Prix-cars-cars-and-some-electrics
But we still have to work on our divisions/divided society and be proud of our accomplishments historically and do more….
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home
http://www.qumsiyeh.org
Popular Committee to Resist the Apartheid Wall and Settlements-Beit Sahour
Professor, Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities
Chairman of the Board, Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People, http://www.pcr.ps
River to Sea
Uprooted Palestinian
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