Jody McIntyre writing from al-Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine, 6 September 2010
"Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the nearby illegal Israeli settlement and military base of Halamish. Jody McIntyre interviewed al-Tamimi for The Electronic Intifada.....
JM: Did other villages such as Nilin and Bilin provide inspiration for the movement in al-Nabi Saleh?
BT: Although those villages are important, they are only examples of an idea of resistance that we need to nationalize across all of Palestine, in the hope that every household, at every hour, will be prepared to represent the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
JM: How do you see the future of this movement?
BT: I hope that our experience is learned from across Palestine and that it ignites a third intifada as strong as the first one -- an uprising of civil resistance against the occupation.
JM: What role do you think internationals should play in such a movement?
BT: The presence of internationals is important, but what is far more important is the presence of a Palestinian agenda and leadership, so that the people from abroad can join us in our struggle. Unfortunately, in some places we now have a situation where the foreigners are outnumbering the Palestinians, and this is unacceptable."
"Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the nearby illegal Israeli settlement and military base of Halamish. Jody McIntyre interviewed al-Tamimi for The Electronic Intifada.....
JM: Did other villages such as Nilin and Bilin provide inspiration for the movement in al-Nabi Saleh?
BT: Although those villages are important, they are only examples of an idea of resistance that we need to nationalize across all of Palestine, in the hope that every household, at every hour, will be prepared to represent the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
JM: How do you see the future of this movement?
BT: I hope that our experience is learned from across Palestine and that it ignites a third intifada as strong as the first one -- an uprising of civil resistance against the occupation.
JM: What role do you think internationals should play in such a movement?
BT: The presence of internationals is important, but what is far more important is the presence of a Palestinian agenda and leadership, so that the people from abroad can join us in our struggle. Unfortunately, in some places we now have a situation where the foreigners are outnumbering the Palestinians, and this is unacceptable."
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