PALESTINE

Wed 10 May 2023 9:45 am - Jerusalem Time

3 injuries in attacks by the occupation and settlers, east of Ramallah

3 citizens were injured, on Wednesday morning, as a result of the occupation army and settlers attacking them in Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah.


According to the Ministry of Health, two of the injured were shot in the abdomen and thigh with live bullets, and the third had fractures in the knee.

PALESTINE

Wed 10 May 2023 8:26 am - Jerusalem Time

Gaza and its cover... Anticipation is the master of the situation!

A state of anticipation still prevails in the Gaza Strip, and even the settlements in its cover, awaiting what will happen to the situation in light of the failure of the Palestinian resistance until this moment to respond to the massacres of the Israeli occupation committed yesterday, which led to the death of 15 citizens, including children and women, after the assassination of 3 leaders of Brigades Jerusalem, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement.


While studies have been suspended in the Gaza Strip for fear of the lives of students in light of the escalating security situation, schools and universities, up to 40 km from the borders of the Strip, inside Israeli settlements and cities, are still in a state of compulsory suspension for fear of a response by the resistance.


And flying in the Gaza Strip, since yesterday evening, dozens of Israeli aircraft of various types, from reconnaissance marches or attack marches, or warships and various helicopters.


While the occupation soldiers continue to completely hide from the borders of the Strip, up to a distance of 5 km, and prevent any Israeli from approaching them for fear of attacks, either with anti-tank missiles or sniping operations.


Today, the Israeli army will continue the voluntary evacuation of settlers from the Gaza periphery to the central and northern areas of occupied Palestine.


Israel is standing on a "man and a half" awaiting the response of the resistance, which still puts the occupation at a loss.

PALESTINE

Wed 10 May 2023 8:17 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation hands over the body of the martyr Awaid

On Wednesday, the Israeli occupation authorities handed over the body of the martyr Suleiman Ayesh Awaid from Aqabat Jaber camp in Jericho governorate.


Awaid was shot dead by the occupation forces on 04/24/2023.

PALESTINE

Wed 10 May 2023 7:47 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation launched a campaign of arrests in the West Bank

The Israeli occupation forces launched, at dawn and Wednesday morning, a campaign of arrests among citizens in separate areas of the West Bank.


According to local sources, those forces arrested Mahmoud Labib Dawabsha from the town of Duma, Abdullah Nizar Adili, Mahmoud Karim Adili, and Mujahid Yasser Adili from the village of Osrin, and Fadi Mualla from Beita, all from Nablus.


Meanwhile, Riyad Sawafta was arrested from Tubas, Bassel Abu Samri from Tulkarm camp, and Ali Hatnawi from Qabatiya, south of Jenin, all in the northern West Bank.


In Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, Rashad Jaradat, from Sa'ir, Khaled al-Alamy, his two sons Qasim and Qasim, Walid Musif Sabana, and his son Hassan, from the town of Beit Ummar, were arrested.


The boy, Ali Bassam Abu Al-Assal, was arrested from Aqabat Jaber camp in Jericho.




PALESTINE

Wed 10 May 2023 7:39 am - Jerusalem Time

Two martyrs shot by the occupation in Qabatiya, south of Jenin


Two young men were killed, at dawn on Wednesday, by the Israeli occupation forces, who executed them after they were wounded during a new aggression on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, during which one young man was wounded and another arrested.


According to the Ministry of Health, the two martyrs are Ahmed Jamal Tawfiq Assaf (19 years old) and Rani Walid Ahmed Qatanat (24 years old).


Eyewitnesses told Al-Quds.com that special units infiltrated with a Qabatiya vehicle and set up ambushes for wanted persons in the western region. Immediately after their discovery, armed clashes erupted, while the occupation pushed military reinforcements that stormed the area and occupied buildings and set up sniper teams, amid continuing clashes.

According to witnesses, a special unit inside a large vehicle, a refrigerator, suddenly opened fire at the two young men, wounding them, before the vehicle hit the vehicle and the soldiers got out of their vehicle and fired directly at them, killing them both.


After the crime, angry marches took place in the streets of Jenin and the camp, led by resistance fighters, and the participants chanted slogans calling for the continuation of the resistance and revenge for the martyrs.


According to what the uncle of the martyr Rani said, he is a fighter and a liberated prisoner, and he was subjected to several arrest attempts. Immediately after he heard of the storming of Qabatiya, he left the camp and went to participate in resisting the occupation, which he accused of executing him with his colleague Assaf in cold blood.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 11:00 pm - Jerusalem Time

Call for an urgent meeting of the Security Council on Gaza

France and China, the permanent members of the UN Security Council, and the UAE, a non-permanent member of the Council, called today, Tuesday, for an urgent closed meeting of the Security Council, tomorrow, Wednesday, to discuss developments in the Gaza Strip.


The account of the UAE Permanent Mission to the United Nations said on Twitter: "The UAE, France and China called on the Security Council to hold an emergency closed meeting tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, to discuss the worrisome developments in the Gaza Strip."


Today, Tuesday, the occupation forces launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, killing 15 citizens, including 4 women and 4 children.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 9:34 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Shin Bet chief claims: We thwarted an attempt to manufacture and launch rockets from Jenin

Ronen Bar, head of the Israeli General Security Service, the Shin Bet, revealed on Tuesday evening that his forces had thwarted attempts to manufacture and launch rockets from the West Bank towards Israel.


Barr indicated in a press conference that members of the cell from Jenin were arrested and the materials used in the manufacturing process of these missiles were seized, saying: "We have no intention of allowing anyone to turn Afula into a target for missiles."


Barr accused the martyr Tariq Ezzedine, the leader of the Islamic Jihad who was assassinated at dawn, of standing behind this cell, claiming that its members had confessed that he had funded them.


Barr said that Ezzedine was trying to replicate the Gaza experience in the West Bank, by financing Islamic Jihad cells in the West Bank and motivating them to carry out attacks, along with Jihad Ghannam.


The Shin Bet chief sent a threatening message to the Palestinian factions, stating that they are "not immune" from being targeted, and that there is an Israeli willingness to act on all fronts.


For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the operation in Gaza was carried out after an intelligence effort, boasting that his forces had killed 100 Palestinians since the beginning of the year.


Netanyahu indicated that he instructed his forces to remain on alert and prepare for any escalation on any front.


For his part, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the attack in Gaza was carried out after rockets were fired last Tuesday from the Strip, indicating that he had taken a decision to assassinate those behind the attacks.


Gallant accused Jihad Ghannam of being behind a series of serious attacks, pointing out that the operation was carried out after it had fully matured and after intelligence information led to the annihilation of the leaders of Jihad.


He said, "Last night, we proved to everyone that we are able to reach everyone who threatens us. The Islamic Jihad made a grave mistake in believing that it could harm our citizens whenever it wanted. The operation tonight was very important and we are able to reproduce it on other fronts against whoever threatens us."


He added, "We have a huge security force that operates with high capabilities and on all fronts," noting that the Israeli security system is ready for all scenarios, including long-term battles and on several fronts.

Meanwhile, Herzi Halevi, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, said that his forces dealt a blow to the Supreme Command of the Islamic Jihad as a result of intensive and planned work by the army and intelligence, and that within this complex intelligence operation, places where weapons were produced and stored were struck.


Halevy added: "We chose the right time to carry out the operation. Our message: whoever bombs us and abuses our citizens will not be immune."


He continued, claiming: "We have been seeking for some time to reach a truce with Gaza to give our citizens peace, but Islamic Jihad constantly carries out attacks, and therefore we have targeted those who destabilize security and stability, and we will expand our attacks if necessary."

He added, "We will continue our operations everywhere and on every front."



PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 7:56 pm - Jerusalem Time

Updated || The patient with Hebron is Jewish

On Tuesday evening, an Israeli military force wounded a young woman, who later turned out to be Jewish, suffering from mental illness.


And the Hebrew channel, Reshet Kan, reported that the girl was Palestinian and that she tried to carry out a shooting attack at a checkpoint south of Hebron.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 6:40 pm - Jerusalem Time

Netanyahu: Our campaign continues and we are ready for any development

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Tuesday evening, that the current campaign is still in the middle of it, and that his forces are ready for any eventuality or development.


Netanyahu sent a message to the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip at the start of the cabinet meeting, saying: "I advise our enemies not to mess with us. Our principle is clear. Whoever tries to harm us, we will harm him with excessive force."


He added, "Our long arm will reach every terrorist in the place and time of our choosing." according to his expression

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 6:12 pm - Jerusalem Time

Maroof: The Israeli aggression led to the destruction of 11 housing units

The head of the government media office in the Gaza Strip, Salama Maarouf, said that the Israeli aggression on Gaza has led to the complete destruction of 11 housing units, stressing that all ministries and government institutions have raised their level of readiness to deal with the current situation.


Maarouf added, during a press conference held on Tuesday evening, which dealt with the latest field developments, that this aggression began by targeting homes in both Rafah and Gaza City, and then continued with dozens of raids, in which nearly 50 warplanes participated, targeting various locations, infrastructure, and agricultural lands concentrated in the center and south of the Gaza Strip. .


Maarouf stated that the occupation was not satisfied with the crime of assassination and bombing, to increase its aggression by tightening the siege on the Gaza Strip by closing the crossings leading to the Gaza Strip, which exacerbates the exacerbation of the humanitarian conditions inside the besieged Strip, and warns of a humanitarian crisis if this closure continues.


Maarouf indicated that government staff and field teams are still working to limit the damage, follow up on the developments of the aggression and deal with its effects.


He stressed that all ministries and government institutions raised their level of readiness and were instructed to activate the emergency plans prepared in advance, indicating that the specialized teams deal with the war remnants that were spotted in the targeted places.


In the context, Maarouf reassured the citizens of the continued work of government institutions in providing their various services, and the availability of basic materials and commodities in sufficient stock.


Maarouf mentioned that consumer protection teams monitor the movement of markets to ensure that prices are not tampered with or that monopolies occur, noting that the Ministry of Economy published a list that included the prices of various commodities.


And he called on all merchants to abide by them under penalty of responsibility, calling on all citizens not to rush to store goods in excess of their usual need.


Maarouf announced that the national number, 109, has been allocated to deal with any emergency cases.


During the conference, Marouf called on the international community to take a clear stand against the aggression.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 5:53 pm - Jerusalem Time

Two martyrs in a new Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday evening, two young men were killed in a new Israeli raid that targeted the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.


According to medical sources, the bodies of two martyrs were recovered from a vehicle targeted by an Israeli reconnaissance plane.


It indicated that two injured people were transferred from a neighboring house in the area that was bombed.


The Israeli army said that it thwarted an anti-tank missile attack by an armed cell in that area.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 5:52 pm - Jerusalem Time

24 children have been killed by the occupation bullets since the beginning of this year

Defense for Children International in Palestine announced today, Tuesday, that the number of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza Strip has risen to 24, since the beginning of this year.


At dawn today, the occupation warplanes launched a series of violent and simultaneous raids on separate areas in the Gaza Strip, killing 13 Palestinians, including 4 children.


In a statement circulated to the media today, Tuesday, the movement affirmed that the international silence and lack of an international will to hold Israel accountable for its crimes is a message of protection and encouragement to proceed with its violations of the rights of Palestinian children, especially under the current fascist Israeli government.


She said that targeting and killing Palestinian children and bombing civilian facilities is a consistent policy of the occupation, and at the highest political and military levels.


It documented the martyrdom of children: Hajar Khalil al-Bahtini (4 years), Mayar Tariq Ezz El-Din (10 years) and her brother Ali (8 years), and Iman Alaa Adass (17 years), in addition to the injury of a number of others.


It is worth noting that the occupation targeted more than 60 children during its aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2021, while it targeted 17 children in its aggression on the Gaza Strip in August 2022.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 3:17 pm - Jerusalem Time

15 years imprisonment for a Jerusalemite minor

Today, Tuesday, the occupation authorities sentenced the wounded, Muhammad Rajab Abu Qutaish (17 years), to actual imprisonment for 15 years, and imposed on him a financial compensation of 258,000 shekels.


It is noteworthy that Abu Qutaish was arrested on 10/22/2022, after being shot by the occupation.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 2:52 pm - Jerusalem Time

Meshaal: The assassination crime will receive a firm response from the resistance forces

The head of the "Hamas" movement abroad, Khaled Meshaal, confirmed today, Tuesday, that what the Gaza Strip witnessed in the early hours of dawn, of the bloody and heinous assassination of a group of the best of our people, the leaders of the "Islamic Jihad", is a treacherous crime against our people, and it will receive a firm response from the forces uniform resistance.

Meshaal added, "The continuation of the Israeli enemy in its criminal policy of shedding the blood of our people, without distinguishing between a child, a woman, and an elderly person, brings back to our minds what our Palestinian catastrophe witnessed, whose seventy-fifth anniversary we are commemorating these days."

He pointed out that the occupation, through this cowardly and bloody assassination, is seeking to restore its eroded deterrent image that it lost during recent weeks through what our heroic resistance fighters inside and outside Palestine showed. According to him.

Meshaal called on the arms of the resistance, at home and abroad, to be on high alert and mobilization to respond to the continuous Israeli aggression without stopping, through a unified decision in which our living forces are launched to undermine this occupation.

He said: "The enemy's attempt to restore his image of deterrence is a failure and despair. The policy of deterrence does not work with a resistant people who have a just cause and a sacred homeland that is sacrificed for all lives and sacrifices. Therefore, the magic will return to the magician, and the enemy will be assured that our people will not be broken by anything, and will not stop the path of resistance until It fulfills its rights and achieves its goals of freedom, liberation, return, and the restoration of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa and all sanctities.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 2:14 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation closes Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood

Today, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces closed the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.


According to local sources, dozens of settlers stormed the neighborhood under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, who closed it and prevented Palestinian citizens from entering or leaving it, in order to secure "the settlers' celebration of the Flame Festival."


The "Feast of the Flame" is a holiday that calls for expanding settlements in occupied Jerusalem in general, and in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in particular.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 2:10 pm - Jerusalem Time

Cancellation of visits to the families of the prisoners tomorrow

The Prisoners' Club said, today, Tuesday, that the visit of the prisoners' families, which was scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, to (Beersheba - Eshel) prison has been cancelled.


In a statement, the club confirmed that the prisoners' families can register to visit the "Ofer Prison", which was previously canceled, and the visit will be on the 29th of this month - May.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 1:51 pm - Jerusalem Time

Settlers fleeing the Gaza periphery

On Tuesday, hundreds of settlers in the Gaza Strip began evacuating their homes to areas described as "safe" in central and northern occupied Palestine.


According to the Hebrew website Ynet, it is expected that 4,500 settlers will leave the Gaza periphery until tomorrow, Wednesday, especially from the town of Sderot.


Residents of the settlements in the Gaza Strip are afraid of massive rocket fire, in anticipation of the resistance's response to the aggression that was carried out against the Strip.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 1:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Pictures || Mass funeral for the martyrs of the Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, large Palestinian crowds mourned the bodies of the Israeli massacre that led to the death of 13 citizens in a series of air raids in separate areas of the Gaza Strip.


The funeral procession for 11 martyrs set off from Shifa Hospital towards the homes of the families of the martyrs in and east of Gaza City, to give them a final farewell look.



The bodies of the martyrs were transferred to the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City, where the mourners performed the funeral prayer for them, before they were buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery east of Gaza City.


While the funeral procession for the martyr leader of the Islamic Jihad, Jihad Ghannam, and his wife, departed from Abu Yusef al-Najjar Hospital towards the house of his relatives to take a farewell look at him, before he was buried in the city cemetery.



During the funerals of the martyrs, the mourners chanted slogans denouncing the occupation, and calling for the resistance to respond to the crimes of the occupation.


PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 1:25 pm - Jerusalem Time

An Israeli force storms "Megiddo Prison"

Today, Tuesday, a large force of "Israeli Elimaz" units stormed "Section 8" in "Megiddo Prison".


According to the Prisoners Authority, the Israeli force transferred three prisoners to the cells.

ECONOMY

Tue 09 May 2023 1:21 pm - Jerusalem Time

The General Assembly of "PADICO" holds its 28th annual meeting

The General Assembly of the Palestine Development and Investment Company Ltd. (PADICO) held its twenty-eighth annual meeting, with the participation of shareholders holding 78.9% of the company's capital.


The meeting included the election of a new board of directors for the next session, as the new board consists of legal personalities and bodies that included Sabih Al-Masry and Bashar Masry, the “Masar” International Investment Company, the Arab Bank, Cairo Amman Bank, the Palestinian Telecommunications Company, Al-Maysarah Company, Al-Nawah Investment Management Company, and Siraj Fund 1, Palestine Technology Transfer Company, and Rawan International Investments Company.


During the meeting, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bashar Masri, presented the Board's report for the year 2022, highlighting the most important achievements and successes achieved by the company.


All topics on the agenda were discussed, as the General Assembly approved the administrative report, the financial statements, and the auditor's report for the fiscal year 2022, in addition to the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors, and the election of Ernst & Young as an auditor for the fiscal year 2023.


During the meeting, Masri said: "PADICO's business, its subsidiaries and allied companies, and its various investments have witnessed remarkable developments and achievements in various sectors, to continue to reap the efforts of the past years, in which it focused on restructuring some investments and subsidiaries and allied companies."


He added, "We, in PADICO, strive to complete a process full of work and giving towards achieving more successes and consolidating our excellence in the vital economic sectors and in the various governorates of Palestine, out of our belief in the need to do everything possible to bring about a real renaissance that contributes to supporting and strengthening the Palestinian economy."


With regard to financial performance, PADICO achieved significant growth in the year 2022, as the profit attributable to the company's shareholders increased from $21.1 million to $24.9 million, with a growth rate of 18%. The volume and value of trading and the number of transactions executed.


In response to some shareholders' questions about not distributing dividends, Masri said: "PADICO was established to lead long-term development investments in Palestine, and this requires that the company maintain a solid financial position and sufficient cash flows to enable it to achieve its investment goals in light of the challenges facing the Palestinian economy." Pointing out that the Board of Directors' orientation in the past years required focusing on enhancing investments and increasing the company's profits, which PADICO succeeded in through the stability and increase of its profits, in order to distribute sustainable profits to shareholders in the future.


In terms of the main developments that PADICO witnessed during the year 2022, Masri said: “The year 2022 was full of achievements and successes in all sectors in which the company is active and investing, starting with the communications and information technology sector and the real estate sector, which witnessed the largest activity during the year 2022, and the financial sector, to reach To the industrial and agricultural sector, the tourism sector, the infrastructure and energy sector, and the industrial cities sector.


He also pointed out that PADICO's decision to appoint Abdullah Sabat as its new CEO recently came to draw the features of the next phase, and is in line with the company's strategy based on investing in qualified Palestinian leaders and competencies capable of bringing about further development and growth in it.


Masri stressed that the company's durability and economic stability stem from the integrity of the wise directions and policies approved and led by the Board of Directors for many years with the support and confidence of shareholders, represented in controlling and rationalizing expenses and increasing the efficiency of operations and production, with the aim of strengthening the company's financial position and cash flows, and establishing its position at the forefront of investment companies. leading.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 12:48 pm - Jerusalem Time

Resistance: The occupation will pay the price

Today, Tuesday, the Palestinian resistance vowed to the Israeli occupation and its leaders, who initiated the aggression on the Gaza Strip, to prepare to pay the price.


In a statement, the Joint Operations Room held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the repercussions of its cowardly crime. According to her statement.


PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 12:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israeli official: The assassination was aimed at "Jihad", not "Hamas"

An Israeli political official confirmed today, Tuesday, that the assassination operation in the Gaza Strip was aimed at Islamic Jihad, not Hamas.


After the evaluation session held by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said, "We are striving to neutralize Hamas and avoid a wide escalation, and we have offensive plans and a wide bank of targets that will be used as needed."


He added, "We conveyed messages to Hamas through mediators, both secret and public," stressing that it is impossible to guarantee that Hamas will not join the tour, and the security establishment is ready for that, he said.


The Israeli official confirmed that there are contacts with the mediators, but they are not panting behind the search for calm. According to him.



PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 12:11 pm - Jerusalem Time

Abu Hamza: We will confront the Israeli aggression with firmness and courage

The spokesman for the "Quds Brigades," Abu Hamza, confirmed that they will confront the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip with firmness and courage, indicating that they will be committed to the martyrs.


He said during a speech: "The crime of the occupation will only increase our faith in continuing the option of resistance."


Abu Hamza pointed out that the massacres of the occupation against innocent civilians in their homes will increase our people's adherence to the resistance until the liberation of Palestine. According to him.


He called on the Palestinian people to rally around the resistance.



OPINIONS

Tue 09 May 2023 10:56 am - Jerusalem Time

Syria back

Hamada Pharaohs

Hamada Pharaohs

Opinion Writer

The Iraqi beginnings resulted in the production of the Jeddah conference on 4/14/2023, and the Amman conference on 5/1/2023, and the positive repercussions led to the decision of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers, on 5/7/2023, to return Syria to its position as an active member in institutions The Arab League, as it was and will remain.


Syria's steadfastness in the face of: conspiracies, destructive attacks, the tearing of its people and its land, and this would not have been achieved towards the results of steadfastness and achievements on the ground had it not been for:


1- The cohesion of its political, military and security system, 2- Russia and Iran’s support for it, 3- The imbalance of the political and military opposition forces, from a legitimate civil democratic national opposition that pleads for pluralism and demands to resort to the ballot boxes, and establish democratic values, to turn into an extremist armed opposition led by forces It constitutes an extension of regional parties, or submits to foreign instructions that lack Syrian national and national priorities.


Syria's steadfastness is the foundation that imposed itself, and it will gradually regain the legitimacy of the existence of its political system, and its recognition and acceptance of its options, most likely, despite the stated conditions for a gradual return on the basis of a step by step, or step by step.


Syria stood firm, but it did not yet enjoy the final and complete victory, due to the presence of foreign forces on its soil, and latent extremist organizations that can take the initiative, according to the available conditions, to attack what they can reach along the Syrian-Iraqi-Turkish border.


What happened to Syria, Libya, Yemen, and before them Iraq, starting with Somalia and could include Sudan if the clashes continued to do so, so that Khartoum would join the manifestations of the devastation that befell the brotherly countries, and this was only done in the interest of the colony and its destructive expansionist policies intended to support the defections and the forces of extremism with intelligence methods and relations. It is not visible, but it is indicative of its interest in destroying the Arab countries and pushing them towards involvement in division, ruin and loss of balance.


Sins occurred, follies crept in, and lack of awareness prevailed, against the backdrop of normalization with the colony on the basis of narrow interests, to confront Iran or avoid its influence, but they are like those who escape from the temptation and fall under the gutter, and here is the Saudi Arabia initiative to end the boycott with Iran opening a new page based on Mutual respect and good neighborliness, instead of betting on the colony, or on the United States, which is receding from our Arab region for the sake of its interest in South and East Asia and giving it priority.


Three countries surrounding the Arab world: Turkey, Iran and Ethiopia need strong courageous initiatives to protect Arab national interests and reach understandings with them that end the state of conflict and establish common denominators in service of Arab national interests with these three countries.


The return of Syria to its normal position as a member of the Arab body constitutes a shift that has positive repercussions. It will strengthen the position of the Arabs in the face of the colony, and lead to others' respect for the position of the Arabs and their interests.

OPINIONS

Tue 09 May 2023 10:55 am - Jerusalem Time

Major visit to Syria indications and objectives

Rasim Obeidat

Rasim Obeidat

Opinion Writer

Despite all the political and security storms that blew on the region, the destruction of states and the disappearance and departure of leaders, the Syrian-Iranian alliance remained steadfast and unchanged...Syrian-Iranian relations grew and developed in a historical context after the victory of the Khomeinist revolution in 1979, and that relationship has not been shaken in the past. The shadow of the Iraqi-Iranian war 1980-1988, in which America and the Gulf states pushed Iraq to war with Iran, in order to weaken the military capabilities of the two countries, waste their energies and wealth, and dismantle their geography on sectarian and ethnic bases. The late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad had a vision about reasons, causes, and goals That war, different from the vision of many countries of the official Arab regime, which stood by Baghdad in that war, a war that eventually led to an American invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 AD, after it was implicated in the invasion of Kuwait....Syrian-Iranian relations have gone beyond The traditional relations between any two friendly countries, political, economic, cultural and social relations, are expressed in agreements in these fields, in order to rise to the relations of one destiny in a strategic context, so that the two countries stand by each other in the event of an attack or external aggression... Syria stood by Tehran in the 8-year war, and Iran stood by Syria in the black decade that struck Syria in 2011, and in the largest global war of aggression targeted by America, the colonial West countries, the entity state, and a wide range of Arab and Turkish allies and terrorist and ISIS executive tools, local and others From the same product, it was brought in from all corners of the world... in order to destroy Syria, its national identity, its Arab-national affiliation, dismantle it geographically, weaken its army and the central authority, and thus allow the expansion of the American project to dominate the entire Middle East region, and in what produces the state of the entity, as a leading state for the project In the region, the emerging Arab entities are associated with it, after dismantling and assembling the Arab geography, with security alliances.... Iran stood by Syria militarily, politically, economically, logistically, and diplomatically. Rather, it partnered and intertwined its forces with the Syrian forces in terms of security, field and military, which enabled Syria's leadership and army And people from defeating this project that has multiple forces, parties, and goals.

Raisi's visit to Damascus, which came, after thirteen years, for the last Iranian president to visit Damascus, came in light of major changes and developments in the region and the world, which are in the interest of the axis of resistance and the Russian-Chinese-Iranian alliance. Saudi Arabia, which had an Arab and Islamic economic and political weight, was dispelled, as Saudi Arabia, with Chinese participation, went to reconciliation with Iran, as well as Saudi Arabia, which was a spearhead in supporting the hostile project against Syria. We found that it turned around to become the godfather of Saudi and Arab reconciliation with Syria. Saudi-Syrian meetings at the level of ministers Foreign affairs, and consultative summits in Jeddah in the presence of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, and another five-way in Amman with the participation of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Syria, and the goal is to open the way for Syria’s return to the Arab League, and the success of the Arab summit in Riyadh on the 19th of this month, as well as Saudi reconciliation Iranian, it will have its influence in resolving many important files for the region, with Tehran having influence over the Yemeni, Lebanese and Syrian files, as well as Iran is a partner with Russia in seeking to achieve a Syrian-Turkish reconciliation, based on the Turkish withdrawal from the Syrian lands and lifting the cover for the groups Also, this visit came in light of the decline and decline of the American presence and role in the region, and Tehran's endeavor to achieve inter-reconciliation between its countries, based on employing its energies and capabilities to serve its people.

The visit carried more than one significance and meaning and more than one file. The delegation that accompanied the Iranian president on the visit was not only political, but also economic, including experts in many fields, as that visit resulted in the signing of 15 memorandums of cooperation in the fields of electricity, oil and informatics. Communications, railways, agriculture and other agreements in other fields, not to mention that the visit resulted in the signing of a memorandum of strategic cooperation for a long period of twenty years or more similar to the strategic cooperation between Tehran and both Beijing and Moscow, and the possibility of forming a joint Syrian-Iranian bank, and a port managed by Tehran. related to oil.

Raisi's visit to Syria must have been the focus of concern, confusion and apprehension among the circles of decision-makers in the state of the entity, including political, military and security leaders, because of what it will have security, political and military consequences and repercussions on the state of the entity, and therefore this visit was received by the escalation of aggression against Syria, through Aerial bombardment of Aleppo airport, and this visit, which also included agreements for armaments and the consolidation of security partnership, was viewed as having come to consolidate the unity of the resistance axis, which we saw how its arenas were activated and the response was with unit fire, in the ten-hour battle that took place on 4/5/2023. By firing rockets from more than one front on the state of the entity, southern Lebanon, the Syrian lands and the Gaza Strip, as a response to the aggression and the continuous incursions into Al-Aqsa by extremist Zionist groups, with the aim of imposing facts that perpetuate its temporal and spatial division and establish sanctity and Jewish life in it through religious subjugation.

The response by the state of the entity to this unified bombing was limited, and Netanyahu, who was always bragging and saying that the response to that would be strong and unprecedented, searched for pretexts to keep the response within a limited, framed and restricted framework, so as not to get involved in a war on more than one arena. Therefore, Netanyahu, who is searching for the restoration of deterrence, found himself deterred, bribed, and lacking more deterrent power.

My boss, who told President Assad that Syria, despite all the odds and storms, had won, and that he had come to the Levant to celebrate the victory of Syria and the axis, stressed that Syria could turn the sanctions into challenging opportunities, just as Iran turned the unjust siege into opportunities and a challenge, and it must be said that the meetings that took place It held a major meeting in the Presidential Palace with many leaders of the Palestinian resistance factions, confirming that the Palestinian cause is a pivotal and central issue for Tehran, and it is the one that stood by Palestine, its cause, its people, and its resistance, in terms of supporting the Palestinian resistance militarily and arming and developing its capabilities and capabilities, not to mention the financial support Economic, logistical and political, and of course support for the Palestinian resistance, was through a partnership with Syria.

The meeting with the leaders of the Palestinian resistance factions and the consolidation of the security partnership with Damascus, and providing it with qualitative weapons, and the meetings that brought together before that the Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Allahian in Beirut with the leader of Hezbollah, His Eminence Sayyed Nasrallah, and many leaders of the Palestinian resistance factions, confirm that the next stage, will not It only witnesses the transition of the Jerusalem axis from the theoretical conceptual aspect of the saying of the unity of the squares to the practical and applied aspect. Rather, the response to the Israeli raids and attacks on Damascus will take a new direction, within the framework of restraining and deterring the enemy from its aggression.

Raisi’s visit to Syria and the political, economic, military and security implications and meanings and Iranian participation in the reconstruction and infrastructure development workshop in Syria, what will follow later is not the same as before the visit, and as the entity’s media said, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi’s visit to Syria comes at an important time. The regional level.. Its message is that we have won and our strategic alliance cannot be broken.

ARAB AND WORLD

Tue 09 May 2023 10:40 am - Jerusalem Time

The Sudanese army confirms the stability of the operational situation in the country, except for clashes in Khartoum

The Sudanese army confirmed, on Monday, the stability of the operational situation in all states of Sudan, except for some clashes with groups of rapid support in areas of the capital, Khartoum.


The Sudanese army said in a press statement today, "The operational situation is stable in all states of the country, except for some clashes with rebel militia groups in some parts of the capital."


"Our forces clashed with a group of rebel militia in the Bahri region, and destroyed four armed vehicles, and the enemy fled," he added.


The army accused the Rapid Support Forces of looting banks and shops and stealing citizens' property in their locations in the residential neighborhoods of the capital.


The statement indicated that the army monitored the movements of rapid support groups, and called on citizens to move away from the areas of clashes and avoid approaching any unknown metal objects until the technical crews arrive to deal with them.


The Rapid Support Forces have not commented on the statement yet.


Since April 15, Sudan has been witnessing bloody clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which, according to the statistics of the Sudanese Ministry of Health, have killed more than 550 people and injured about 5,000.


The fighting also led to the displacement and refuge of thousands of Sudanese to safe areas in Sudan and to neighboring countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia and Chad, according to UN statistics.

ECONOMY

Tue 09 May 2023 10:18 am - Jerusalem Time

Saudi Aramco announces a 19% decrease in profits in the first quarter of 2023

Saudi Aramco announced on Tuesday that it achieved a net profit of $31.87 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $39.5 billion in the same period of 2022, a decline of 19.25 percent, due to the decline in oil prices.


The giant Saudi company announced that its net profit amounted to 119.54 billion riyals ($31.87 billion) in the first three months of the year, compared to 148.03 billion riyals ($39.5 billion) in the same period last year.


She attributed "this decline mainly to the decline in crude oil prices."

ECONOMY

Tue 09 May 2023 10:06 am - Jerusalem Time

The United States and the UAE announce the collection of $ 13 billion for the Agricultural Innovation Fund

The United States and the United Arab Emirates announced Monday that funding for a global initiative aimed at creating greener, climate-resilient agriculture has increased to $13 billion.


This amount means that the Agricultural Innovation for Climate Initiative, launched in 2021, has now surpassed its $10 billion target for the COP28 climate talks the UAE hosts in November and December.


"Climate change continues to affect long-term farming practices in every country, and a strong global commitment is necessary to address the challenges of climate change head on," US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a statement.


Vilsack and his Emirati counterpart, Maryam bin Mohammed Al Muhairi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, will host the "Agricultural Climate Innovation" summit in Washington this week.


"It is interesting that out of 13 billion dollars, 10 billion comes from the government and 3 billion comes from the private sector," Al-Muhairi said.


Between a quarter and a third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food systems, from factors such as deforestation to make way for farmland, methane emissions from livestock, energy costs associated with supply chains and the energy consumers use to store and prepare food.


At the same time, climate change threatens food security around the world, as global warming increases the frequency of heat waves, droughts and extreme weather events.


Ongoing projects include the development of more modern and green fertilizers that require less fossil fuel to create, and a return to so-called “regenerative agriculture” practices that restore soil biodiversity, thus improving yield and sequestering carbon while reducing the need for fertilizer.


Meanwhile, AI-enhanced tools are being developed to pull data from sources including satellites and ground-based sensors to estimate the amount of carbon in any given plot of land, which could help farmers improve soil quality.


On the conference agenda are efforts to adopt more efficient agricultural techniques and shift to crops that require less water in some climate-affected regions.


"Black farmers, indigenous farmers and low-income farmers need access to this innovation as well," said climate activist former US Vice President Al Gore during the summit's opening session.


US climate envoy John Kerry and ministers from Britain, the European Commission, Australia, Kenya, Mexico and Panama are scheduled to address the conference.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 10:06 am - Jerusalem Time

Shtayyeh and the presidency condemn the Israeli aggression on Gaza

Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said, "The Israeli aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip is organized state terrorism, an attempt to export the internal crisis, and a practical translation of the doctrine of killing, arson, and genocide, which those in power in Israel have always professed."


He added in a statement: "This aggression is an extension of the catastrophe that befell our people in 48, and the continuous aggression against cities, towns, villages, and camps in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, the latest of which was the storming of the city of Nablus this morning."


Shtayyeh called on the United Nations, which is preparing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, for the first time in its history, to condemn the aggression on the Strip and the continuing massacres against our people, and to unify standards in dealing with the crimes committed by the leaders of Israel, and not to allow them to escape punishment.


For his part, the official spokesman for the presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, condemned the dangerous Israeli escalation against our people, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for this dangerous escalation that drags the region into the square of violence, tension and instability.


Abu Rudeineh warned the American administration against allowing the Israeli occupation authorities to persist in their continuous crimes against the Palestinian people, especially as they affect children, women and sanctities.

PALESTINE

Tue 09 May 2023 9:35 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation claims to have thwarted two stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and Nablus

The Israeli Border Guard forces claimed, on Tuesday, that they had thwarted two stabbing attacks in occupied Jerusalem and Nablus.


According to a statement by those forces, they arrested a Palestinian last night in the Old City of Jerusalem after he moved suspiciously, before he was stopped, searched, and found in his possession "scissors" with which he planned to carry out a stabbing operation.


A young man from Arraba in Jenin was arrested, claiming that he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the intersection of Yitzhar settlement, south of Nablus.