We in occupied Palestine continue to be guardedly optimistic evenafter watching the Kafkaesque political "plays" being performed toconfuse the public and keep them in the dark and keep them fightingeach other (democrat versus republican, Sunni versus Shiaa, Muslim vsChristian etc) while the RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER.Remember to follow the money (do so when you see the links below). Butwhat we common people need to do is refuse the baiting, join hands,and think of the environment, sustainability, hope, love, kindness toone another (while yes exposing the myths and challenging the elites).John Kenneth Galbraith wrote "In all life one should comfort theafflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, andespecially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong." This is the dual task we must perform. Thus we continue to tell thetruth (and get arrested for it with charges like incitement) AND buildmodels of resistance economy here locally. To see what we are doing,please join us on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Palestine-Museum-of-Natural-History-1454309858180882/What Jesus can teach today’s Muslimshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/opinion/what-jesus-can-teach-todays-muslims.html[In my humble opinion can also teach all others including Hindus,Buddhists, Jews, Atheists etc. By the way why do we have to capitalizethose words?]Unconstitutional bill defeated in Virginiahttp://palestinelegal.org/news/2017/1/30/virginia-lawmakers-considering-unconstitutional-bill-aimed-at-censoring-palestine-advocacy-1[Zionists cannot stand free speech because they know the truth can bevery powerful and they can never defend their positions in fair andopen debates. Several leading Zionists outright refuse to debate me(some after having lost a debate). They refuse the light of day. Theydo use their pressure behind the scenes (behind the curtains) toinfluence politicians to shut off debate and pledge allegiance toIsrael. But they will fail because truth is coming out whether theylike it or not.]Trump’s Refugee Ban – Made in Israel?http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46431.htm[This is an interesting reading tat is highly well documented. Look atthe evidence provided and judge for yourself] Australians say no to visit of Netanyahuhttp://australiansforpalestine.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/j/8CB620DE75B1B5F2/6463869D1DD70BD7C9C291422E3DE149[I shared clear evidence of the lies of Netanuyahu in my last email.But he is also a war criminal with hundreds of Palestinian children'sblood on his hands. He should be arested and brought beforeinternational judges.]The Times of Israel: Meet the Jews in Donald Trump’s inner circlehttp://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-jews-in-donald-trumps-inner-circle/[of course all are ardent racist Zionist and my Jewish colleagueswould tell you these characters do not represent Jews or Judaism. Butfor good or bad, these individuals who put colonialism and land theftthey profit from ahead of US national interests will be guiding USpolicy at least for four years]Hebron Youth Against Settlements (HYAS) to Hold Week of Open ShuhadaStreet: Events and Protests in Commemoration of Ibrahimi MosqueMassacre Hebron, Palestine February 17, 2017 - Youth AgainstSettlements will use culture, creativity, and resistance for itsannual Open Shuhada Street campaign February 19-25. The campaign ,will include community events, nonviolent direct action, andinternational solidarity actions. 2017 marks 50 years of Israelioccupation and 23 year since the Ibrahimi mosque massacre in Hebron.On February 25, 1994 Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire inthe Ibrahimi mosque killing 29 Palestinians in worship. Since then,Shuahda Street, once the main street and marketplace, has remainedalmost entirely closed to Palestinians. There are 18 permanentlystaffed checkpoints and front doors to Palestinian shops and homes aresealed shut. HYAS Open Shuhada Street campaign, held annually since2010, aims to reopen Shuhada street and end the closures andinequality in Hebron and throughout Palestine and Israel. Thefollowing events below will be held in Hebron between February 19-25.International solidarity actions and educational events will be heldthroughout Europe and the US during the week. February 19 to 24schedule posted here:http://hyas.ps/2017-open-shuhada-street-schedule/[I wrote a book on "Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of Hopeand Empowerment" highlighting the importance of such actions that goback 130 years since the first popular actions against the firstzionist colonies in Palestine]Stay humanMazin QumsiyehA bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at homeProfessor and (volunteer) DirectorPalestine Museum of Natural HistoryPalestine Institute of Biodiversity and SustainabilityBethlehem UniversityOccupied Palestinehttp://qumsiyeh.orghttp://palestinenature.orgJoin me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/mazin.qumsiyeh.9_______________________________________________HumanRights newsletterhttp://lists.qumsiyeh.org/listinfo/humanrights