Human Rights

This post is also available on my blog where you can leave comments:
https://popular-resistance.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-surprises.html

First thank you to the many of you who wrote to us about the annual report
(and many who decided to donate or contacted us about helping in other
ways). Many in the world were surprised that we do such great environmental
work in very difficult circumstances to say the least (plus the genocide in
Gaza). But we Palestinians are resilient, we do resist oppression on the
one hand and build for a better future on the other (even when Zionists
keep destroying). We have and cherish our life. For those who did not have
a chance, please do read this and do contact us:

Today 26 January 2024 (after 112 days of carnage), the International Court
of Justice issued a decision /injunction with six "provisional" measures
(available here
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20240126-ord-01-00-en.pdf)
amd will continued deliberation. The six provisional measures requested are
an important win for human rights and could be a game changer even as
Israel tried to dismiss them..... more at
https://popular-resistance.blogspot.com/2024/01/icj-rules.html

The reader is directed to this article at Popular Resistance to visualize the suffering of Palestinians.

What is the story with UNRWA? If Israel succeeds in liquidating the
Palestinian cause, will the whole globe be at risk of a global war that
ends humanity? And what does sex extortion and people movement have to do
with it? Read on for this serious subject.....
https://popular-resistance.blogspot.com/2024/01/genocide-sex-extortion-and-people.html

Stay Human and keep Palestine alive

Mazin Qumsiyeh
A bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home
Professor, Founder, and (volunteer) Director
Palestine Museum of Natural History
Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability
Bethlehem University
Occupied Palestine

A zionist on my list (I do have some since my list is large with over
55.000), who sent me threats before, sent me a message today with the
reminder of Deuteronomy 7 from the Bible/Torah: 1 When the Lord your God
brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before
you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites,
Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than
you— 2 and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you
have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with
them, and show them no mercy. 3 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give
your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for
they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods,
and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you. 5
This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their
sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the
fire. 6 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God

If what is currently happening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank took place before October 7, our attention would have been completely fixated on that region in Palestine.

 The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, however, has devalued the important, if not earth-shattering events underway in the West Bank, which is now a stage for the most violent Israeli military campaign since the Second Palestinian Uprising (2000-05).

 As of the time of writing of this article, since October 7, more than 360 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, while thousands have been wounded and thousands more arrested. 

REMINDER: [Day 110 of the ongoing and now accelerating genocide] Israel is
still killing 200-300 civilians daily in Gaza (half of them children) and
injures twice as many daily. People injured have very little medical care
and die regularly of infested wounds or get their limbs amputated with
kitchen knives without anesthesia (1100 children had their limbs amputated
as such). Casualties (injured and killed) are now 3.2% of the 2.3 million
population (equivalent to 11.2 million US victims). Israel continues to
deny humanitarian aid (food, water medicines including anesthesia) with
Egypt's collusion. Famine is spreading especially among the 400-500,000
civilians left in North Gaza (but also in other regions of Gaza). Deaths
are thus accelerating. Diseases (Hepatitis A, Leishmania, intestinal and
skin disorders) are spreading with no treatments. Israel rendered most of
the hospitals and clinics inoperational. Kidney dialysis patients, cancer
patients, and other patients are dying as there are no treatments. Winter
storm arrived today and 1.9 million people have no shelter. 110 journalists

Recording of a webinar hosted by War Industry Resisters and MA Peace action
among others on 18 January 2024 (257 attendees). Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh
addressed the subject of this era: The Israeli genocide continues and so
does Palestinian resistance in all its forms. Huge demonstrations around
the world that call for Palestinian freedom while Western corporate media
conveys an Israeli narrative that portrays the mass murder and injury of
tens of thousands of Palestinians as justified rather than as criminal.
https://www.youtube.com/live/UHUgFIEWr1g

Qumsiyeh and Haidee Clauer. 2023 Weaponizing Israeli National Parks to
ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Palestine Israel Journal. Vol 3/4

Thursday 18 January 2024 3PM EST (10 PM Palestine) Professor Mazin
Qumsiyeh  Talk "Under the gun in Palestine: Genocide, ethnic cleansing, and
resistance."  The War Industry Resisters Network. Register here:
https://secure.everyaction.com/r4R08jSFrUmIft6bA4uxxQ2

Also For those who speak arabic: talk Thursday 18 January 11 AM Palestine
time on environmental impact of war (email me for link)

Saturday Jan 20, 2024 11:00 AM Arizona Time (8 AM Palestine time)
Topic: Resistance in the time of Apartheid & Genocide with Drs. Mazin
Qumsiyeh & Jeff Halper: Via Zoom

The opening session at the International Court of Justice with excellent
initial presentations from the South African Delegation of expert Judges
(of various backgrounds):
Video (4 hours) https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11gf661b3
Case before the ICJ (84 pages) https://www.icj-cij.org/index.php/node/203394

BRIEF ANALYSIS:  The brilliant presentation by the South African Team  is a
very, very strong case in my opinion and the opinion of non-engaged global
legal experts (and anyone who have seen the genocide unfold live). The body
of evidence to be presented is overwhelming and it connects so many

We reached 88,000 Palestinian civilian casualties (29,700 killed and 57,800
injured) in Gaza: that is 3.5% of the population of 2.3 million. That is
equivalent to killing 12.5 million US citizens. And 70% of residential
buildings destroyed!!! If that is not genocide/holocaust, we do not know
what is genocide. On Eastern Orthodox Christmas eve (Saturday 6 January),
we still held our weekly briefing on Gaza (69 attended). Since it is three
months since the carpet bombing of Gaza started, I decided to focus less on
analysis and focus on the people of Gaza. 88,000 casualties and 1.9 million
homeless are not numbers; they are/were great people with dreams, and life.
So I selected few pictures and stories (not seen in Western Media) enough
for a half hour presentation and the latter part of it is also inspiring
stories of Gaza. But it was very emotional and twice I could barely speak.