Mazin Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian American medical researcher born on the outskirts of Bethlehem. He was Assoc. Prof of Genetics at Duke Univ. and Yale Univ., is now Biology Prof at Bethlehem Univ. An active, passionate advocate of non-violence in the struggle for human rights, his effectiveness in efforts for the Palestinians is testified to by the scurrilous attempts to defame him mounted by misguided Jewish organizations. Info about him is in "The Cucumber and the Cactus", at
Dear Mazin,
Today is 11 January, 15 days since the aerial bombing of Gaza began and the 8th day since Israeli ground troops attacked in a massive invasion. I am adding to my open letter an ‘iconic photograph ' used by Khalid Amayreh in an article.
