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Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh's work is regularly published in Axis of Logic's Letters from Palestine. He teaches and does research at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities in occupied Palestine. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Tennessee, Duke and Yale Universities. He is now president of the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People. He published several books of which the most acclaimed "Sharing the Land of Canaan: human rights and the Israeli/Palestinian Struggle" which was also translated to Spanish. He also has an activism book published electronically on his Website. His main interest is media activism and public education. He published over 200 letters to the editor and 100 op-ed pieces and interviewed in TV and radio extensively (local, national and international). He is currently finishing a book on Palestinian civil resistance going back to the beginning of the Zionist project in the 19th century until today.

  • Mazin Qumsiyeh , One State Solution

    Please consider joining this action call and forward to those who you think might join (Israelis and Palestinians). - Mazin Many people of good faith yearn for a future that is a joint democratic pluralistic state that encompasses all of the historic land of Palestine (currently the political entities of... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD , Axis of Logic (Submitted by Author)

    "Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things and he’s been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interest in the region, the Middle East peace efforts; the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing relationship with Israel.… I would not refer to him as a dictator”... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic.,

    Request: My book on "Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of hope and empowerment" will be out in two weeks from Pluto Press.  We are looking for film-makers or aspiring film-makers to take existing large archives of photographs and video footage of popular and nonviolent resistance from the past 130... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    The Arab Defamation League (A.K.A. as Anti-Defamation league of Bnai Brith) is an American Zionist organization which focuses on defending Israeli apartheid policies even when those are harming Jews.  ADL just named the top ten groups in the US that they say are most organized in their "anti-Israel" stances in the... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD , Axis of Logic

    Everything is ordered in Vienna where I gave two talks on the popular resistance in Palestine.  Rows after rows of colorful buildings all with 5-8 floors with housing complexes and offices.  Public transportation and public housing in a socialisty city that seems to function uniformally in many ways.  But ofcourse... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh and Axis of Logic Editors , Axis of Logic

    Editorial Comment: We at Axis of Logic wish to pay tribute to one of our heroes, relatively unknown outside Palestine. Hazem Qumsiyeh was brother-in-law to Mazin Qumsiyeh who works in Palestine and has been an activist and a faithful voice of Palestinians throughout the world by means of his reports... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    June 20, 2010 Israeli occupation forces today in Beit Jala engaged in beatings, burning of fields, and attacking peaceful demonstrators, bystanders, and reporters. Two young Palestinians: Mohammed Masalma and Thaer Mahmoud were injured after severe beatings with hands and clubs (they were both near their homes and not participating in... » read this article
  • Aaron Dearborn reports from the field. All images by Kara Newhouse. Editorial comment by Les Blough , Palestine Monitor

    Editor's Comment: Tonight at 2:30 a.m. Venezuelan time, we received a communique telling us that Mazin has been released by the Israeli gestapo. Here's his message and please note that he even took the time to include links, continuing his work. Have you ever been arrested, insulted, brutalized and interrogated. This treatment... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD. A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home. , Axis of Logic

    Mass outrage in Turkey as they buried the victims of the Israeli massacre dominated the news in the Islamic world. See this amazing video of the funeral: A US citizen was among those murdered: Furkan Dogan, 19 year old, was shot multiple times at close range. The 380 Turkish survivors were... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh , Qumsiyeh.org

    I personally know over 80 of those kidnapped on the freedom flotilla.  It angers us not having any information from all survivors. The only footage received after the vicious attack is brief and released by the Israeli authorities who have otherwise put a complete news blackout. If Israel has nothing to... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    Note: I am available this summer from June 26-July 10 for talks in Southern Europe especially on issues of popular resistance to Israeli apartheid and direct stories from under the colonial occupation. Invitations to speak to groups, universities, and conferences would be considered depending on the tour schedule and first... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    A short description and a 7 minute video on a two-day trip to the Galilee, North Palestine.   It was strangely uplifting to spend two nights and three days in the Galilee, North Palestine. We visited good friends, made new friends, saw 3000 year old olive trees, walked in the... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    They finally released our 10 friends yesterday from Israeli jails on bail pending “trial”.  Those kidnapped from the peaceful march in Bethlehem area on Palm Sunday attended a press conference in Ramallah and passed by Beit Sahour late last night.   Each is to appear in front of a military judge... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD , Axis of Logic

    On Wednesday, the Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall and Settlements in Beit Sahour hosted a gathering of over 100 town people and guests (including Nabil Shaath of Fatah Central Committee) to brief them on what is going on at Ush Ghrab with the military watch tower erected. The discussion... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic (Submitted by the author)

    (Includes 5 videos) The olive young leaves and flower sprouts are denser than ever before.  It promises a great season not only of bountiful agricultural harvest but of bountiful harvest on the activism front. It is true that, as the Palestinian poet stated, if the olive tree knew the suffering... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    I just arrived in the US to give a series of talks on Palestine as part of the 6th International Israeli Apartheid Week (my schedule is below*).  The day I left Palestine was a bizarre/strange day to say the least.  The second Sunday in Beit Sahour to hold events to protest... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    Editor's Note: The video below was published and subtitled by Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD. Mazin is the man who asks the soldiers, "Why are you shooting at them? They are unarmed! This is their village! If you go away, there won't be any problem." - Les Blough, Editor   Settlers come... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    ANNOUNCING: 6th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week in March, 2010 Israeli Apartheid Video Contest PACBI - 2009 BDS Campaign Year In Review The Sixth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week Solidarity in Action: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions March 2010 Apartheid Week Mark your calendars - the 6th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) will take... » read this article
  • Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home , Axis of Logic

    This is a 9 Minute video I just put out on life in the Bethlehem area during Christmas, 2009. It starts with a Jewish guy who joined the demonstration in Al-Masara asking that the soldiers disobey orders and not join in oppressing the Palestinians. In addition to the usual struggles... » read this article
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