[Disarmo] Mazin Qumsiyeh from Palestina [HumanRights] Two actions

[jure LT <glry at ngi.it>]

Prego fare attenzione alle News n. 1 (Paola), e soprattutto 2 (Saudi town that's been under siege and bombing for three
months by its own government), che non ho letto da altre parti.
(Sorry for duplicates)

Jure

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Oggetto:	[HumanRights] Two actions
Data:	Mon, 7 Aug 2017 11:45:04 +0300
Mittente:	Mazin Qumsiyeh <mazin at qumsiyeh.org>
A:	Jure <glry at ngi.it>
CC:	Human Rights Newsletter <humanrights at lists.qumsiyeh.org>

Below are two news items not found in mainstream media and two actions. But
before that I report very briefly that we had another very productive week
with many positive actions despite the negative news and challenges that
face us in Palestine and around the world. We received many delegation to
the Palestine Museum of Natural History and capped the week with a very
special delegation: the Japanese group earth caravan and our volunteers and
visitors (about 60 people half from Japan) had a beautiful interfaith
gathering in memory of Hiroshima day (August 6). Christians, Muslims,
Buddhists, and many others joined hands and pledged to redouble our work so
that such atrocities do not happen again. The dropping of the nuclear bombs
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was nothing short of state terrorism and was not
needed for ending the war as claimed by the US government (google this if
you want more information). But as before what we need to think about is
lighting candles rather than cursing the darkness. We have seven
international and many local volunteers this week who are doing great work.
You can also volunteer:
https://www.palestinenature.org/support-us/volunteer/ ). We received summer
camps who visited the nascent botanical garden and the museum. We did field
work in marginalized areas of the West Bank last week.  We have significant
new data on issues like decline in biodiversity and environmental health.
We submitted more research papers highlighting our findings (see
palestinenature.org/research for published papers).

News not covered in mainstream media:

1) A cross sectional study of the relationship between the exposure of
pregnant women to military attacks in 2014 in Gaza and the load of heavy
metal contaminants in the hair of mothers and newborns  by Paola Manduca,
Safwat Y Diab, Samir R Qouta, Nabil Albarqouni, Raiija-Leena Punamaki.
Published in BMJ Open: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/7/e014035.full

2) Inside the Saudi town that's been under siege (and bombing) for three
months by its own government
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-siege-town-own-citizens-government-kingdom-military-government-awamiyah-qatif-a7877676.html

ACTIONS

1) Sign the petition by Defense of Children International-Palestine to end
collective punishment of Gaza’s Children. An entirely man-made humanitarian
crisis faces the nearly 2 million Palestinians living in Gaza, 43 percent
of whom are under 15 years old. Israel’s 10-year military siege of the tiny
coastal enclave and repeated Israeli military offensives have trapped
Palestinians in dire conditions.
http://www.dci-palestine.org/campaign_end_collective_punishment_of_gaza_s_children_petition


2) Another action for US citizens: some congressmen and senators are
already saying no so our actions make a difference. The Israel Anti-Boycott
Act will criminalize our First Amendment rights to free speech, and silence
a movement that aims to ensure equal, human rights for Palestinians.
https://act.mpowerchange.org/sign/senate-anti-boycott-act

Stay Human

Mazin Qumsiyeh
A bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home
Professor and (volunteer) Director
Palestine Museum of Natural History
Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability
Bethlehem University
Occupied Palestine
http://qumsiyeh.org
http://palestinenature.org
Join me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/mazin.qumsiyeh.9
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