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Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh
Founded a number of laboratories and organizations on human rights
Previously at Duke and Yale University, now Bethlehem University.
محمية أم التوت
محمية وادي القلط
محمية وادي الزرقا العلوي
Rare Plants
Fertile Crescent is �first human agriculture
Holy Land:
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ZIONISM:
Lt. Col. George Gawler: “Tranquilization of Syria and the East: Observations and Practical Suggestions in Furtherance of the Establishment of Jewish Colonies in Palestine, the Most Sober and Sensible Remedy for the Miseries of Asiatic Turkey” (1845) and “Emanicipation of the Jews Indispensable for the Maintenance of the Protestant Profession of the Empire; and Most Entitled to the Support of the British Nation” (1847)
Theodor Herzl: A Zionist colony in the Middle East could serve as a "rampart of Europe against Asia, an outpost of civilization against barbarism."
Sent two Rabbis to Palestine 1897 and the reported via telegram ‘The Bride is Beautiful but She is Married to another man”
Palestinians now restricted to �8.3% of the land in an Apartheid System
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Settler colonialism
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Ghada Karmi and Ellen Siegel in 1973 and 2011
Heavy price �paid since 1948
Besan Helase’s last Message:
She shared on Instagram "I'm a Third year medical student, I have dreams that I have not yet achieved And I have yet to walk a long way. I have a loving and warm family that I love and that loves me. I am able to write, but after a few seconds/minutes/hours I will not...
Besan and her family were forced to displace their home on a truck to safety place.
Bisan, her mother, brother, Omar, and elder sister, Marah, were martyred by a the Z!on!st Army targets on the truck.
Jamal AlDurra: Lost son Muhammad 23 years ago and lost another son 2023
Shaima Saidam: Graduated top Palestinian high school grade for 2023
Mayar and Ali: Young Brother survived
Destruction of cultural heritage
Universities
Threats
Climate Change
Habitat Destruction
Pollution
Overexploitation
Invasive species
+ Settler Colonization
Challenges: Mega projects
SEA
… 2010: 1.20m wide near Dead Sea
1350mcm/yr 🡪 20mcm/yr
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Jabal AbuGhneim in 1997 and how it was transformed to the colony of ‘Har Homa’
Research that is applied towards environmental justice
Scenarios forward
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Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS)
Vision:
Sustainable human and natural communities
Motto:
Respect For ourselves, for others, and
for nature
(impact oriented)
Mission: Research, Education, Conservation
Fieldwork
Collections (now >11,000 specimens – fauna, flora, heritage)
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03/01/2024
Animal Rehabilitation
Food sovereignty
Cooking on the Biogas stove
PALESTINE ACTION FOR THE PLANET
Children Programs
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Palestinian Civil Society Call to Action 2005
Boycott
Form of pressure through non-cooperation.
Consumer actions include academic, cultural, sports, and product boycott.
Divestment
The selling of stocks or bonds from a company profiting from unjust practices. This is done by institutional investors like churches and universities.
Sanctions
Economic and diplomatic restrictions imposed by governments against other governments.
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�Elbit, Quickstep, Bisalloy and other weapons manufacturers: protests growing against defence manufacturing in Australia
�Adani: manufactures drones and weapons with Israeli companies in India and exports to Israel
�BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and other oil majors: provide the oil that Israel uses to fuel its tanks and other military vehicles. Israel just awarded a new gas license to BP off of Gaza.
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