Palestinian activist and scientist Mazin Qumsiyeh speaks about his detention for 12 hours at the Jordanian-Israeli-Palestinian border at Allenby Bridge last week before being allowed to enter. He says that he has been ordered to report to authorities at a West Bank settlement, Gush Etzion, on August 9, apparently because of his activities– the same day he is supposed to appear before another Israeli judge on a traffic violation. "I can appear before two colonial officers in one day, on August 9."
From his encounter with security at the border– Qumsiyeh had been in Turkey at a conference on nonviolence:
"What do the Turks know about nonviolence?"
Qumsiyeh: "Like everybody else, some people know about violence and some people know about nonviolence, and some Turks that I was talking to know about nonviolence…."
"They beat our soldiers [on the Mavi Marmara]…"
"I heard a different version of the story… That you guys came down shooting at them. Plus I wasn’t there and you weren’t there, and if you want the evidence, I am happy to send you some videos…"
