WASHINGTON -- (Xinhua) -- The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the fourth time in a row by 3 quarters amid the worst inflation in 4 decades.

The Fed raised its short-term borrowing rate by 0.75 percentage points, to its highest level since January 2008.

A statement said that the Fed "will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, and the delays with which monetary policy affects economic activity, inflation, and economic and financial development."

The higher rate is expected to hit consumers' wallets, making it more expensive for Americans to pay off debt or obtain mortgages.

Meanwhile, the widely watched consumer price index showed that in September, inflation eased slightly to 8.2 percent year on year, while it rose 0.4 percent month on month.

On the other hand, lawmakers are increasingly calling for the central bank to stop increasing its rate, as critics worry that this will spark a recession.

However, the Fed did not provide any indication that this would change direction. The central bank's goal is to bring inflation down to a set rate of 2 percent, even if these efforts trigger a recession.

At the same time, the labor market remains strong, with plenty of job opportunities and low unemployment.

However , economists expect the possibility of a recession next year, especially if the central bank continues to raise interest rates at such a strong pace.

تبدأ اليوم في عاصمة بلد المليون شهيد والتي أجبرت الاحتلال الفرنسي على الرحيل، اجتماعات الفصائل الفلسطينية من أجل إنهاء الانقسام المدمر واستعادة الوحدة الوطنية الفلسطينية التي من خلالها وفي إطار منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية الممثل الشرعي والوحيد لشعبنا في كافة أماكن تواجده في الداخل والشتات، تحقيق إنجازات كبيرة على طريق تحقيق أهداف شعبنا في العودة وتقرير المصير وإقامة الدولة المستقلة وعاصمتها القدس الشريف.

غير ان هذه المنجزات التي جاءت من خلال التضحيات الجسام التي قدمها ويقدمها شعبنا، مهددة في هذه المرحلة بسبب الانقسام المخزي والذي تستغله دولة الاحتلال للنيل من هذه المنجزات وتصفية قضية شعبنا، خاصة في ضوء الاوضاع الدولية الراهنة التي يبدو أنها تعمل لصالح مخططات الاحتلال في محاولاته مواصلة وتجذير احتلاله وضم المزيد من الاراضي وإقامة المزيد من المستوطنات وزيادة عدد قطعان المستوطنين الذي عاثوا ويعيثون فساداً في الارض الفلسطينية.

ونظراً لهذه الظروف والاوضاع جاءت مبادرة بلد المليون شهيد بقيادة رئيسها عبدالمجيد تبون، من أجل إعادة الاعتبار للقضية الفلسطينية، خاصة وان هذا البلد المناضل سيستضيف القمة العربية الشهر المقبل ووجد أنه من المهم إعادة الاعتبار للقضية الفلسطينية، خاصة في ضوء تطبيع بعض الدول العربية مع دولة الاحتلال رغم أنها تواصل احتلالها وتسفك الدماء الفلسطينية أمام مرأى ومسمع العالم أجمع والذي لا يحرك ساكناً ويكتفي في بعض الاحيان بإصدار بيانات الشجب والاستنكار بطريقة خجولة دون اتخاذ أية خطوات عملية لردع قوات الاحتلال وقطعان المستوطنين.

ورغم ان جميع المحاولات السابقة على الصعيدين الفلسطيني والعربي وحتى العالمي ممثلة بدولة مصر الشقيقة وقطر وتركيا وحتى روسيا، الى جانب أطراف فلسطينية، لانهاء هذا الانقسام السياسي والجغرافي، إلا ان الفشل كان حصيلة هذه الجهود بسبب اشتراطات طرفي الانقسام كل طرف على الآخر، إلا ان هذه المرة والتي جاءت من قبل بلد المليون شهيد، والذي هو مع فلسطين قلباً وقالباً، ربما تنجح جهوده في إتمام المصالحة الوطنية الفلسطينية.

واذا ما احترمت الاطراف الفلسطينية تاريخ هذا البلد ونضالاته وتحقيق انتصاره على الاستعمار الاستيطاني الفرنسي ووقوفه المبدأي الثابت لجانب شعبنا وقضيته، وإصراره على ضرورة استعادة الجانب الفلسطيني لوحدته الوطنية التي هي الطريق نحو تحقيق الانتصارات، فإن النجاح سيكون حليف المبادرة الجزائرية الى جانب أمور أخرى ومن أبرزها تغليب طرفي الانقسام للمصلحة الوطنية العليا على المصالح الحزبية والشخصية.
ان الوحدة الوطنية الفلسطينية باتت ضرورية في هذه المرحلة التي تتكالب فيها الهجمات التصفوية على قضية شعبنا، فهل يستجيب الجانب الفلسطيني لنداءات الوطن والمواطن الذي يدفع الثمن يومياً بسبب جرائم الاحتلال التي لا يردعها سوى الوحدة الوطنية؟!.

Jerusalem - Pal Sport Agency / The Palestinian Cellular Communications Company "Jawwal" hosted at its headquarters in Al-Bireh, the Palestinian Handball Federation to hold the draw ceremony for handball clubs for the 2022 season, which will be held under the auspices of Jawwal.

The meeting was attended by Grace Shami, representative of Jawwal Company, lawyer Marihan Omran, chairwoman of the Disciplinary and Arbitration Committee in the Palestinian Handball Federation, members of the Palestinian Handball Federation, Assistant Secretary-General Muhammad Ziadeh, technical director and development of the federation, Dr. Iyad Abdullah, head of the competitions committee Omar Hanoun, and members of the Palestinian Volleyball Federation. Represented by the president of the federation, Hamza Radhi, the media spokesperson for the federation, Muhammad al-Rantisi and Marouf Shatara, and representatives of the Palestinian clubs: Burj al-Luqluq Club and Azzun Club.

The Secretary-General of the Federation, Muhammad Ziyadah, welcomed the attendees, and thanked the sponsoring company, Jawwal, the pioneer in its permanent and continuous support for the sports process in Palestine. Then Dr. Iyad Abdullah explained the instructions and the system of the league, so that he said that the league for this period will be in the semi-periodic system and asked the clubs to adhere to the approved uniform. He said that the period is short at this stage, so that the league must start quickly during the next week after the end of the cup final match next Friday.

The head of the Disciplinary and Appeal Committee, Lawyer Marihan Omran, gave a full explanation that the basis for violations of sports behavior during matches, whether players, administrators or the public, depends on the availability of the necessary reports from the match observer, the referees’ report and official evidence, video clips, and accordingly decisions are issued after their studies with the Disciplinary Committee And arbitration, and that the aim of this is not specific penalties, but is to control and follow up the sports process to be the true destination of the Palestinian sport.

Then the draw was held for the participating clubs, namely: Asira Al-Shamaliya Club, Artah Club, Salfit Club, Izna Youth Club, Burj Al-Luqluq Association Club, Yasid Club, and Azzun Club.

The matches will extend for a period of seven weeks in order to end the league on the specified date before the end of the current year, and it was agreed to set three days for the matches, which are Friday, Saturday and Tuesday of each week.

Jiuquan (Xinhua) -- China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.

The Gaofen-12 03 satellite was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing time) and successfully entered the planned orbit.

It will be used in a variety of fields, including land surveying, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief.

This is the 425th flight of the Long March series carrier rocket.

RIYADH, (AFP) - A Saudi appeals court has sentenced a Saudi woman to 45 years in prison for "disrupting public order" over social media posts, weeks after another activist was sentenced to 34 years in prison over tweets, the rights group said. A human rights activist examined the case papers on Tuesday.

The Criminal Court of Appeal in Riyadh, which specializes in terrorism crimes, sentenced Noura bint Saeed Al-Qahtani, 45, to prison on charges of “seeking to destabilize the social fabric and national cohesion and disturb the cohesion of society and its public order … through the Internet,” according to what the Democracy Now Foundation for the Arab World (Dawn) reported. ) and is based in Washington.

The foundation said that the verdict against Al-Qahtani was issued "probably during the last week."

Al-Qahtani, about whom not much is known yet, was tried under the Anti-Terrorism and Financing Crimes Law after her arrest in July 2021.

Part of the case papers was seen by AFP, but they could not be independently verified.

It was not immediately possible to obtain comment from the Saudi authorities.

Al-Qahtani has the right to appeal the ruling before the Supreme Court within 30 days of receiving the court's decision, according to the Saudi legal system.

The new ruling comes a few weeks after the prison sentence of doctoral student Salma Al-Shehab, 34, for her conviction on appeal on charges of “providing aid” to opponents seeking to “destabilize the state” due to tweets and retweets on Twitter.

Al-Shehab also has the right to overturn the ruling, according to the case documents, which were seen by AFP at the time.
Saudi Arabia intensified its campaign against activists, weeks after US President Joe Biden met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The move represented a setback for Biden, who had promised during his election campaign to turn the kingdom into a "pariah" state, in light of the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 and its human rights record.

Biden refrained from communicating for more than a year and a half with the crown prince, the de facto ruler of his country, but the war in Ukraine and the record rise in oil prices caused by it prompted Biden to break the western isolation imposed on the Saudi crown prince since the killing of Khashoggi.

Abdullah Al-Odah, research director at the Democracy Now Foundation, which was founded by Khashoggi himself, said, “Just weeks after the shocking sentence issued this month imprisoning Salma Al-Shehab, 34 years, the 45-year prison sentence for Al-Qahtani, apparently for simply tweeting about her views, shows how emboldened the Saudi authorities feel to punish even Less criticism from its citizens.

In a statement, he indicated that it was "impossible not to link the meeting" of the crown prince and Biden in Jeddah with "the escalation in repressive attacks against anyone who dares criticize the crown prince or the Saudi government."

And he told AFP that there have been "many similar cases recently" involving the arrest of people on the background of their posts on social media.

Al-Shehab, a mother of two, who is studying a doctorate on a scholarship from Princess Nora University of Saudi Arabia in the field of dentistry at the University of Leeds in England, was arrested while she was on vacation in Saudi Arabia in January 2021.

A close friend of the Saudi activist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Al-Shehab did not take threats to report her to security "seriously."

Shehab, she said, "didn't think security would be interested in someone with less than 2,000 followers."

These rulings come within the framework of a widespread crackdown targeting activists and human rights defenders in the Gulf kingdom with prison sentences and long-term travel bans.

(Xinhua) -- The third batch of space scientific experimental samples from China's Tiangong space station arrived in Beijing Monday, following the return of the crew of the Shenzhou-14 space mission.
The recovered experimental samples, including three cold packs of rice and Arabidopsis, and a bag with four boxes of uncontained material, were delivered to the Space Exploitation Technology and Engineering Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The seeds of the two aforementioned plants were cultivated for 120 days in Tiangong. Scientists will analyze the effects that microgravity in space has on the samples, according to the academy.
The experiment cabinet for uncontained materials in the station's "Tianhe" core module is the first in China and the second of its kind in the world to be used in orbit. It has been working in space for more than 590 days, during which it completed in-orbit experiments with seven boxes of materials.
The academy said that scientists have obtained a large amount of data through in-orbit experiments, which will help them accelerate the pace of research on the development of new materials on Earth.
The return capsule of the manned spacecraft "Shenzhou-14", which carried the three astronauts: Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuezhe, landed at the "Dongfeng" landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region last Sunday, after completing a mission to the space station that lasted six months.

Washington - (AFP) - Instagram and Twitter imposed restrictions on the accounts of American rapper Kanye West , also known as "Ye", after he posted comments described as anti-Semitic.

A Twitter spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday that Kanye West's account had been suspended for violating the social network's rules.

For its part, a spokeswoman for Meta, the parent company of Instagram, told AFP that the group deleted the contents, without specifying them, from the “Yi” account on the grounds of violating its rules.

Instagram also imposed restrictions on his account, which may include preventing him from posting, writing comments, or sending private messages, according to the same source.

Kanye West, a black artist, has caused a stir on social media since he wore a T-shirt that read "White Lives Matter" during Paris Fashion Week.

And in this phrase is a conversion of the name of the famous "Black Lives Matter" ("Black Lives Matter") movement whose slogan is issued by the anti-racism demonstrations in the summer of 2020 in the United States.

On Instagram, Ye, 45, posted screenshots of conversations he had Friday with rapper Diddy, who criticized the shirt and its message.

"I will use you as an example to show the Jews who asked you to contact me that no one can threaten or influence me," Kanye West wrote. The post was later deleted, but copies of it are still visible online.

Then on Twitter, Kanye West said in a tweet that was later deleted that he intended to attack Jews. The social network indicated that the post violated its rules.
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) accused the rapper of promoting "hatred of Jews".
"Kanye West should find a way to get his point across without resorting to anti-Semitism," she said.
Yi, who suffers from bipolar disorder, is used to causing controversy and was previously banned from Instagram for 24 hours in March, in the midst of his tumultuous divorce from reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
The rapper is also on the verge of parting ways with the brand "Adidas", which said it intends to "re-evaluate" its collaboration with the artist.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Hussein Al-Sheikh, Minister of Civil Affairs, today, Tuesday, held the Israeli government responsible for the disastrous conditions at Al-Karama crossing, "King Hussein Bridge".

Al-Sheikh pointed out in a tweet to him via Twitter, that intensive contacts are underway with Jordan to find solutions to this tragic situation that the Palestinian citizens live through in their movement.

Al-Sheikh called on Israel to take the necessary measures to end this suffering.

Gaza - Media of the Triathlon Federation - The players of the Palestinian Triathlon Federation participated in the third edition of the Fujairah International Triathlon Championship, known as "Triathlon", which was held in the United Arab Emirates during the period from 11/13 November 2022, under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Crown Prince Emirate of Fujairah.

The championship, organized by the Fujairah Club, witnessed a wide international participation of 380 male and female players from 20 countries of different age groups, and the Palestinian player, Abdullah Abu Shabab, achieved second place, and won the silver medal at the level of all categories in the "Sprint Triathlon" race.

The player, Omar Abu Shabab, also achieved first place in the category under 23 years old, and sixth for all age groups participating in the tournament.

It is noteworthy that the players of the "triathlon" team are currently participating in the Olympic preparation program, which is sponsored by the International Olympic Solidarity Program, and under the supervision and follow-up of the Palestinian Olympic Committee.

The President of the Palestinian Triathlon Federation thanked and appreciated the Palestinian Olympic Committee, headed by Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub, and his deputy, Dr. Asaad Al-Majdalawi for their continuous sponsorship and support for the federation's participation in tournaments and foreign participations, which led to the continued improvement of numbers, from one tournament to another.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, President of the Body Building and Fitness Federation, crowned the first winners participating in the various races in the third edition of the Fujairah International Triathlon Championship, which aims to promote and spread the sport of "triathlon" in the Arab sports community.

Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kiev Sunday of committing a "terrorist act" by masterminding and carrying out the explosion Saturday that partially destroyed the Crimean bridge linking Russia and the peninsula, which was followed overnight by bloody Russian strikes on a Ukrainian city.

"The perpetrators and planners are the Ukrainian intelligence services," Putin said during a meeting with the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, according to a video clip broadcast by the Kremlin.

"There is no doubt that this is a terrorist act aimed at destroying Russia's civilian infrastructure of great importance," he added.

This is Putin's first reaction to the explosion, which occurred at dawn on Saturday, at a time when his forces are facing field difficulties in Ukraine.

The Kremlin announced that the Russian president will hold a meeting of the Security Council on Monday.

The Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian special services declined to deny or confirm their responsibility, and President Volodymyr Zelensky contented himself with mocking the issue in a video in which he mocked Saturday the "cloudy" and "hot" weather in Crimea, referring to the fire that broke out on the bridge following the explosion.

During the night, Russian bombing targeted residential buildings in Zaporizhia, killing 12 to 17 people, according to different numbers, three days after a previous bombing that killed 17 people in the city.

The latest toll issued by the local administration indicated that 13 people were killed and 60 injured, including women and children, after a previous toll issued by the municipal council stated that there were 17 dead.

"Absolutely meaningless. Absolute evil. Terrorists and savages. Who issued this order to the one who carried it out. All bear responsibility. Before the law and before the people," the Ukrainian president wrote in his account on Telegram.

He added that this Russian strike "destroyed private residences where people lived, slept without attacking anyone."

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that four cruise missiles and two missiles fired from fighter jets and other anti-aircraft missiles were fired at Zaporizhia.

For its part, the Russian army announced that it had launched strikes with "high-precision weapons" on units of "foreign mercenaries" near Zaporizhia.

The city is located in the vicinity of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been the center of a conflict that has been going on for months, causing it to stop working. The International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Saturday that the plant had lost its last external source of electricity due to the bombings and had now relied on emergency generators only.

In the aftermath of the massive explosion on the Crimean Bridge, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khosnullin announced that divers would inspect the bridge on Sunday to assess the structural damage in it, and to issue "the first results" during the day.

The movement of cars and trains resumed on Saturday, a few hours after the explosion, which caused the collapse of several parts of one of the tracks of the bridge, which was built at great cost and inaugurated by Putin in 2018, and led to the outbreak of fire in several tank trailers loaded with fuel on part of the railway from the bridge.

In the first stage, ferries handled the transportation of trucks.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Transportation announced that passenger trains from Crimea to Russia were "running according to normal schedule".

The Russian authorities attributed the explosion, which killed three people on Saturday morning, to a truck bomb owned by a resident of the Russian Krasnodar region.

Kiev has repeatedly threatened to hit this bridge, which is used to transport supplies to Russian forces in Ukraine.

Surveillance camera footage circulated on the Internet showed a powerful explosion coinciding with the passage of several vehicles on the bridge, including a truck, which the Russian authorities suspect was the source of the explosion.

Other footage showed a convoy of burning tanker vehicles in the railway part of the bridge, and the collapse of two sections of one of the two lanes of the road.

According to investigators, the attack, which occurred early Saturday morning, killed three people, the truck driver, a man and a woman who were in a nearby car at the time of the explosion, and their bodies were recovered from the water.

And at a time when it is facing difficulties on the Kherson front in southern Ukraine, the Russian army confirmed on Saturday that the supplies of its forces are not threatened.

Since the beginning of September, Russian forces have been forced to retreat at many points on the front. It was especially forced to withdraw from the Kharkiv region (northeast) and retreat in the Kherson region.

In the face of these setbacks in the face of the onrush of the Ukrainian army, reinforced with Western weapons supplies, at the end of September Putin issued a decree calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists and announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, although his forces only partially control them.

On Sunday, the Russian security services (FSB) monitored a "significant increase" in the Ukrainian bombing that targeted the Russian lands bordering Ukraine, killing one person and injuring five others during the past week.

London - (AFP) - The Bank of England raised key interest rates Thursday by 0.75 points to 3 percent, the largest increase since 1989, to counter inflation, which will push Britain into recession that is set to last until mid-2024.

After a regular meeting, the Bank of England said it raised borrowing costs by 0.75 points to 3% - the biggest increase since the 2008 global financial crisis - to adjust for UK inflation, which is expected to soon peak at a four-decade high of around 11%. .

"We have a difficult road ahead," Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told a news conference.

He warned that "the sharp increase in energy prices resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made us poorer as a nation. It is expected that the level of economic activity will be non-existent and may even decline for some time."

The recent increase in interest rates reflects central banks raising interest rates around the world as food prices and energy bills rise.

Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fourth time in a row by 0.75 points - and its chairman, Jerome Powell, suggested that the increase would be higher than expected.

The Bank of England said that inflation in Britain will peak at 10.9% this year, but with such a high level, analysts said the central bank's interest rate could reach 5% in the coming months.

The minutes of its meeting warned of "difficult prospects for the British economy," which "is expected to remain in recession for a long time," dealing a blow to the troubled British government.

The Bank of England said that the economy has contracted since the third quarter and entered a period of technical recession that will continue until the first half of 2024.
The pound sterling fell 2% against the dollar amid expectations of a prolonged recession.

"The typical trade no longer holds because currencies usually go up when the central bank raises interest rates," said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Avatrade.

"Difficult times lie ahead and we will see the economy, the markets and the currency deteriorate in the coming months," he added.

The FTSE 100 index in London improved, losing about half a percent.

The Bank of England's interest rate hike is set to exacerbate the cost of living crisis for millions of Britons as central banks' rate hikes cause retail lenders to raise interest rates on their own loans.

"The central bank has had the unenviable task of combating spiraling inflation amid economic and political uncertainty," said Craig Erlam, an analyst at trading platform OANDA.

UK mortgage payments have also risen in recent weeks after the heavily indebted budget of former British Prime Minister Liz Terrace forced her resignation and led to an emergency purchase of British government bonds by the Bank of England. Her successor, Rishi Sunak, tried to calm the markets by hinting at tax increases in a new budget on November 17, even if such a move hurt the British economy.

"I think everyone knows we are facing a difficult economic outlook and tough decisions will have to be taken," Sunak, the former British finance minister, told parliament on Wednesday.

The annual inflation rate in Britain is 10.1%, the highest level in 40 years.

With the onset of the Covid pandemic in early 2020, the Bank of England cut its key interest rate to a record low of 0.1% and also injected huge amounts of cash into the economy.

The Bank of England began raising interest rates last December, while Thursday's decision was the eighth consecutive increase.
"Importantly, most of the policy tightening over the past year has not yet affected the real economy," the Bank of England's minutes said.

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - Hebrew Channel 12 revealed, this evening, Friday, that the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Aviv Kochavi , will visit an Arab country next week.

The channel did not specify the country that Kochavi will go to at the head of a large delegation of Israeli army officers, only indicating that it is a country he has never visited.

She indicated that he would allow the publication of more details about the visit after Kochavi returns from it.

It is expected that the visit will be to a country among the countries that signed the Abraham Accord of Normalization, which are the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, but Kochavi had previously visited Bahrain only among those countries publicly.

Written by: Attorney Ali Abu Hilal *
The Israeli occupation was not satisfied with the old methods that it used decades ago to facilitate and legitimize the seizure and settlement of Palestinian lands, but rather recently resorted to creating fake graves for Jews in which there are no dead people to achieve this colonial political goal that contradicts international law and decisions of international legitimacy. ..
Recently, fake graves were discovered, planted by the occupation in different areas of the lands of the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem, by distributing huge stones, and placing them closely and parallel to appear as "cemeteries", in order to facilitate the seizure of Palestinian lands. ‏
Jerusalemite human rights organizations and activists stated that the lands of the town of Silwan have been planted with graves since the seventies of the last century, and their area is increasing and expanding with the passage of time, and these days they are distributed in several areas, most notably the neighborhood of Wadi Al-Rababa, Wadi Hilweh, Silwan Hill, Al-Harat Al-Wusta, and Al-Saloudha. These sources added that the occupation authorities began in recent months to convert a piece of land that was used as a parking lot for vehicles into a cemetery by placing “fake graves.” Wadi Hilweh and Wadi Al-Rababah, and the work of leveling the land, laying red soil, and placing huge stones in the place, in addition to hanging a banner in Arabic and Hebrew bearing the name of the cemetery, and threatening to impose financial fines in the event of dumping waste on the site.
It is noteworthy that the cultivation of graves had begun in the "Al-Saloudha" area and the central neighborhood of Silwan, with the construction of graves in them in a separate manner and distributed over the area of the land, but with the beginning of the millennium, it began to plant graves in the Wadi Al-Rababa area, then the cultivation of graves extended in other regions to reach Wadi Hilweh neighborhood "where work is taking place now"...
Jerusalemite activists explained that cultivating fake graves in the lands is a method followed by the Israeli establishment and settlement associations to confiscate and seize empty lands and flats in Jerusalem, specifically in the town of Silwan, thus preventing the residents from benefiting from the lands, investing and building in them, and obstructing the development of Jerusalemite neighborhoods. They stated that cultivating lands with fake graves is a means of confiscating the land, and therefore this cannot be objected legally. Promoting the narration, changing history, and stifling the Arab landmarks in Jerusalem, especially the vicinity of the Old City. At a time when the area of fake graves is expanding, it is clamping down on Muslim cemeteries, removing the tombstones and turning some of them into gardens.
It must be noted that after 1967 and the occupation of Jerusalem, the occupation authorities seized tens of additional dunams of land, and turned them into modern Jewish cemeteries and burial grounds, and new ones that were not there before, and did not contain evidence or remains of dead bones, in order to serve the settlement. Over the past years, the occupation has carried out major falsifications of history, antiquities, geography, and Arab-Islamic names in Jerusalem, in order to legitimize fake Jewish graves and create a Jewish holy area. The planning and implementation of planting fake graves is supervised by the municipality of The occupation, the so-called "Jerusalem Development Authority", the Ministry of Construction and Housing, the "Antiquities Authority", the "Elad" settlement association, the "Nature and National Parks Authority", and the "Jewish burial associations and companies". In addition, the lands on which the fake graves are planted were confiscated after the occupation of Jerusalem and considered among the absentees' property.
Over the past years, its ownership has been transferred to settlement associations and governmental and local authorities, and the new graves area in Silwan is a parking lot for residents’ vehicles, which they were prevented from using, so that these institutions began cultivating graves in them. With the construction of the first stone, the residents objected, demanding that the building permit be shown, so the work was stopped for a temporary period, then the occupation associations completed their work and moved to the adjacent land, leveling them and cultivating graves in them without obtaining permits, claiming that they were cemeteries for Jews and are now being rehabilitated. After that, the fake graves are considered a sacred place in which there is no room for discussion, and there is no need for licenses or entry into the ownership dispute. On the other hand, the same authorities that build fake graves demolish real graves for Muslims after exhuming them and build gardens over their remains.
It is an old and new method aimed at seizing more Palestinian lands, especially in the city of Jerusalem, to change its Arab and Islamic character and identity, and to complete the process of Judaizing it and implanting it with settlements and settlers, in violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and international humanitarian law, and constitutes a war crime that warrants responsibility. International Criminal Court, according to the Statute of the International Criminal Court
* Lawyer and university lecturer in international law. ‏

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli Ministry of Health announced, this evening, Sunday, the discovery of 3 infections carrying the new strain of the mutated Corona virus, BA.2.75.

According to a statement by the ministry, in recent days a laboratory examination was conducted for returnees from abroad, and the three injuries were discovered, which are for a person returning from India, and two others from France.

LOS ANGELES - (AFP) - A new trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges of rape and sexual assault began Monday in Los Angeles, as the process of selecting the jury in the court hearing this case began, after the New York judiciary had previously confirmed Dan Weinstein in a file. similar.

The 70-year-old producer of “Pulp Fiction” is serving a 23-year prison sentence issued against him in 2020 for sexual assault and rape in New York.

The new trial almost coincides with the fifth anniversary of the launch of the "Me Too" movement, which sparked the disclosure of his sexual abuse.

Weinstein appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday in a wheelchair, dressed in a dark blue suit and a light blue tie.
It is expected that the jury selection process, which began on Monday under the supervision of Judge Lisa Lynch, will take a full week, the first of this two-month trial.

In the new trial, Weinstein faces accusations from five women who raped or sexually assaulted them in hotels between 2004 and 2013.

In the event that the former Hollywood mogul, who has denied all charges against him, is convicted, he may be sentenced to more than 100 additional years behind bars.

The verdict issued in New York convicting Weinstein in March 2020 and imprisoning him immediately, and the response of the US judiciary to appeal in this regard, was a major victory for the “Me Too” movement.

In all, about 90 women, including stars Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rosanna Arquette, have accused former producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault. However, a number of these incidents, some of which date back to 1977, have expired.
Weinstein is also accused in the UK of committing sexual assaults dating back to 1996.

And the Los Angeles Times revealed that Sybil Newsom, the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who belongs to the Democratic Party, will be among the five plaintiffs against Weinstein in Los Angeles, who will all testify under the pseudonym "Jane Doe".

Newsom's attorney, Elizabeth Feigan, was quoted as saying that her client, "like many other women, was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein during an alleged business meeting that turned out to be a trap."

She added that she "intends to testify during her trial in order to obtain some form of justice for the victims and improve conditions for women." Sybil Newsom, a film producer, previously addressed Weinstein's behavior in an article published in 2017, but she did not go into details of the assaults she spoke about.

Weinstein's attorney, Mark Werksman, told the same newspaper that well-known personalities who participated in "movies and advertisements" will testify at the trial.

The former producer was constantly asserting that sexual relations with the women who were prosecuting him were taking place with their consent.

Werksman told the media in July 2021 that the allegations were "unproven, unfounded and unfounded," stressing that there was no medical-legal evidence or reliable witness to prove them.

Weinstein's new trial also coincides with the premiere of "She Said," which will be held next week at the New York Film Festival, and deals with the New York Times reporter's investigation into Weinstein's sexual assaults.
Before his fall, Weinstein had great influence in Hollywood. At the end of the seventies of the last century, he founded the “Miramax” production company with his brother, and it was sold to “Disney” in 1993, and then they launched “The Weinstein Company”, which achieved great successes, including the movie “Inglourious Basterds” by American director Quentin Tarantino.
Weinstein's films have received more than 300 Academy Award nominations over the years, of which he has won 81.

Written by: Nihad Abu Ghosh
There are signs that call for optimism and predict the possibility of amending the problematic decision regarding the Doctors Syndicate in a way that preserves the democratic, professional and health rights of doctors and the Palestinian society in general. Wide controversy and deep disagreements in the Palestinian society, in light of critical circumstances, the Palestinians were in dire need of solidarity and unity to confront the frenzied Israeli attack on the city of Nablus and all manifestations of resistance and rejection of the occupation.

The prior division between the supporters and opponents of the decision was remarkable. Most of the political forces, trade unions, and civil society institutions, especially human rights organizations, rejected the decision because it constituted a coup against a democratic process that took place only five months ago. Violent in the affairs of an ancient professional union, and siding with a union and political party that had previously participated in the same union elections, against the other party that won the elections. On the other hand, the decision was supported by the union under the pretext of "Palestinization" of the union, siding with the citizens and the patients' right to treatment in the face of the union's "arbitrariness" in its repeated resort to strike decisions.

The Palestinian identity of the union, and with the emphasis on the necessity of finding a union and national solution to the relationship between the two bodies of the union in Gaza and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, publicizing this argument was nothing but a pretext to pass interference in the affairs of the union and a coup against it, otherwise where was this slogan over the course of 28 years of life The Palestinian Authority, and 34 years have passed since the decision to disengage? Where was this orientation when those in charge of the union were from the ruling party, and some of them were named in the recent decision of the constituent body of the Palestinian union? Has the political and legal consequences, financial and pension rights of the members been scrutinized? And what about the ambitions of the occupation in the institutions of Jerusalem and its closure of institutions and the robbery of everything that is Palestinian? The issue of resolving the relationship between some Palestinian and Jordanian trade unions, and everyone knows the courageous and distinguished national role played by Jordanian trade unions throughout its history in supporting the Palestinian people and their national rights and their contribution to securing their steadfastness.

What increases concern about our political and social future is that the decision related to the Medical Syndicate came in the context of an unstoppable torrent of decrees by law, which numbered more than 350 decisions covering all aspects of life. This expansion in issuing decrees by law and resolving all disputes and issues raised by presidential decrees came in The absence of the Legislative Council, and the inability of political forces to influence, despite the fact that the constitutional provision that gives the president the power to issue decrees by law, links this procedure to “a state of extreme necessity that cannot be postponed,” a condition that is not fulfilled in most cases in which these decisions were issued.

This situation has led to the centralization of all executive, legislative and judicial powers in the hands of the President. If we take into account that the President is burdened with major national concerns and concerns that occupy most of his time and attention, from a comprehensive Israeli attack to liquidate our national rights to a complex international situation that the occupying state is investing in to single us out, to A disjointed Arab situation divided into axes and incapable of our support if it does not collude with our enemy, to a long-standing internal division that threatens to turn into secession, to internal living and security crises, in the face of all this, it is impossible for the president to find enough time to scrutinize and scrutinize the various laws and their formulations. Thus, the task of drafting and detailing these laws becomes the task of the circle surrounding the president, which seems to be relishing replacing all components of society, from political forces, popular unions, and institutions of liberation organization to civil society, and all the way to the legislative, judicial, and executive authorities.

It is not necessary for us to agree with the Doctors Syndicate and agree with all its decisions in order to defend it, as many of these decisions, especially the strike, were severe and problematic and caused suffering to groups that were originally weak and marginalized, particularly the sick and the poor. And calm, and it is similar to the debate raised by the teachers’ strikes following their disputes with the Ministry of Education and the government. This leads us to the need to create codes of honor and codes that protect the rights of citizens, patients, students and all groups affected by strikes. The disputes of these unions are with the government and not with the public who benefit from their services, but Respecting the independence of the Medical Association and other unions and non-interference in their affairs remains a major Palestinian human right, each in its own association and its representative framework, and one of the main principles and constants that should not be neglected or waived if we want to preserve a strong and cohesive Palestinian society capable of steadfast in the face of schemes Occupation.

There is a lot that deserves discussion about trade unions, and perhaps the most important thing that should be focused on is the necessity of balancing between the political and trade union demands in the work of trade unions. However, the matter sometimes turns into turning trade unions and federations into an arena for an abhorrent factional partisan struggle that only wants the trade unions to be a political and propaganda front for the party that leads them, and not an institution fighting for the rights and interests of its members.

(AFP) - Milan, Italy, and Leipzig, Germany, need a tie to book the last two qualifying cards for the final price of the European Champions League in football, when the first hosts Austrian Salzburg, and the second will be a guest on Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in the last sixth round of the group stage.
Milan occupies second place in Group E, in which Chelsea booked its first card, with seven points, one point ahead of Salzburg, and the same applies to Leipzig, second in Group Six, which secured Real Madrid, the defending champions, with its first card, by three points in front of Shakhtar Danitsk.
12 teams have qualified so far, namely Napoli, Italy, Liverpool, England (Group A), Club Bruges, Porto, Portugal (second), Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Italy (third), Chelsea (fifth), Real Madrid (sixth), Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund (seventh), and Paris. French Saint-Germain and Portuguese Benfica (eighth).
The two Group D cards will be decided on Tuesday evening, after the French Marseille matches (6 points) with English Tottenham (8), and Portuguese Sporting (7) with Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt (7), provided that the finalists’ contract will be completed on Wednesday after the results of the two matches Milan with Salzburg, and Shakhtar Donetsk with Leipzig.
Milan is counting on the second-best winners in the history of the competition (7 titles), on the ground workers and the public to achieve its goal of reaching the final price for the first time since the 2013-2014 season.
The Italian champion revived his hopes of skipping the group stage in the fifth round, when he defeated his host, Dinamo Zagreb, by four goals, and became one point away from catching up with the qualifiers.
But Milan suffered a painful blow in the domestic league by losing to Turin 1-2 on Sunday, its second domestically this season, costing it a drop to third place, six points behind Napoli soaring in the lead.
The Lombard club, which on Monday extended the contract of its coach Stefano Pioli until 2025, hopes to reconcile its fans in the best possible way by reaching the final price of the prestigious continental competition, but its task will not be easy, especially since the Austrian team, in turn, wants to continue its continental career, at least in the European League. Europa League.
Salzburg is two points ahead of last-placed Dynamo Zagreb, who has a difficult task ahead of Chelsea, who is seeking to reconcile its fans after losing 4-1 to Brighton on Saturday in the league.
In turn, Leipzig needs only one point to reach the final price round for the third time in its short history (established in 2009) after the first season 2019-2020 when it reached the semi-finals and 2020-2021 when it exited the final price.
Leipzig is well aware that its loss to the Ukrainian team in the Polish capital, Warsaw, will oust it to the European League competition for the second time in a row, as Shakhtar Donetsk, with six points, beat it in the first leg in Leipzig 4-1.
Leipzig, who inflicted the first loss this season on the king of the competition, Real Madrid, when he beat him 3-1 in the sixth round, seeks to continue his uprising in the competition and achieve his fourth successive victory after losing in the first and second rounds, hoping that the royal club will falter to end the group stage in the lead.
Leipzig is one point behind Real Madrid, which has the record number of titles in the competition (14), and it aspires to restore the winning streak that it missed in the last two matches by losing to the German team and falling into a 1-1 draw against Girona in La Liga.
Real Madrid seems to be an extraordinary candidate to overcome the obstacle of its only Scottish guest, Celtic, along with its compatriot Rangers (Group A), Victoria Plzen of Czech Republic (third) and Danish Copenhagen (seventh), who have not yet tasted victory.
Real Madrid swept Celtic 3-0 in the first round of the competition, and tomorrow's confrontation will be marginal because the Scottish team lost even hopes of competing for the third place that qualifies for the play-off round that qualifies for the Europa League competition.
The struggle for the top spot in Group H rages between Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica when they play outside their bases against Juventus, Italy, and Maccabi Haifa, Israel.
The two teams deservedly booked the group cards by sharing the lead with 11 points from three wins and two draws in their confrontations, with one result 1-1.
Saint-Germain has a superior goal difference over Benfica (+8 vs. +4), and the results of their two matches in the final round will be decisive to determine the group champion.
On the other hand, Juventus seeks to save face and avoid disaster when it hosts the Parisian club after its disappointing exit from the group stage.
The “Old Lady” team faces the danger of going out empty-handed in Continent, as it occupies third place in the group with three points, on goal difference in front of Maccabi Haifa (-3 vs. -9).
In Group G, Manchester City will meet Sevilla of Spain, and Copenhagen of Denmark with Borussia Dortmund in two marginal matches, after the English team secured the lead against the runners-up of the German League, and the Andalusian team ranked third.

بقلم العميد: أحمد عيسى المدير العام السابق لمعهد فلسطين لأبحاث الأمن القومي

خلت الحملة الإنتخابية التي توجه فيها الناخب الإسرائيلي في الأول من تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2022 لصناديق الإقتراع للمرة الخامسة منذ العام 2019 لانتخاب اعضاء الكنيست الخامسة والعشرين منذ تأسيس إسرائيل العام 1948 من الإشارة للموضوع الفلسطيني، إذ كان التنافس بين معسكر نتنياهو والمعسكر المناوئ له هو العنوان الرئيس لحملة المكونات الحزبية للمعسكرين.
إلا أن عدم عزل الجولة الأخيرة للإنتخابات عن السجال الفكري والسياسي المتنامي بين المعسكرات السياسية والفكرية اليهودية في إسرائيل منذ نهاية سبعينات القرن الماضي والذي يبدو أن نتائج الإنتخابات الأخيرة تشيرالى ان هذا السجال قد وصل لنقطة الذروة، تؤكد من جهة ان الصراع مع الفلسطينيين أصحاب البلاد الأصلانيين هو المحرك الرئيس لهذا السجال.
ومن جهة أخرى تؤكد أن المشروع الإستعماري الصهيوني في فلسطين قد وصل الى مآله النهائي بالفشل، وما صعود اليمين الديني الفاشي الأحمق بقيادة كل من بتسلائل سموتريش وايتمار بن غفير إلا إنكاراً لحقيقة الفشل ومحاولة منهم لإصلاح ما أفسده الآخرون من قيادة الحركة الصهيونية في حسم صناعة إسرائيل في المنطقة.
تجدر الإشارة هنا أن الساحة السياسية والفكرية (الصهيونية) في إسرائيل وفقاً للمؤرخ الإسرائيلي المعروف (ألان بيبه) تشهد منذ بداية تسعينات القرن الماضي تبلوراً لثلاثة تيارات صهيونية رئيسية، هما التيار النيوصهيوني، والتيار الصهيوني الكلاسيكي، وتيار ما بعد الصهيونية.
ويضيف (بيبه) أن التيار الأول يزعم أنه يمتلك التفسير الصحيح للصهيونية، كما أنه يؤمن أن إسرائيل قد راكمت من القوة الخشنة ما يؤهلها أن تحسم صناعة الوجود دون الإختباء خلف مفاهيم وشعارات الليبرالية والديمقراطية وحقوق الإنسان، حيث يعتقد هذا التيار أن التمسك بهذه المفاهيم والإختباء خلفها قد شكل كوابح وموانع أمام اكمال تنفيذ المشروع الصيوني في فلسطين، ويتجسد هذا التيار في معسكر نتنياهو، لا سيما في قادة القوة اليهودية سموتريش وبن غفير حيث كان هذا الأخير هو نجم الإنتخابات الأخيرة كما سيكون نجم الكنيست والحكومة لسنوات قادمة.
وفي هذا الشأن يعلن بن غفير قناعته أن الفلسطينيين المواطنين في إسرائيل هم ارهابيون محتملون على الرغم أنهم يشكلون 21% من سكان الدولة، و20% من أطبائها و25% من ممرضيها، و50% من الصيادلة فيها، الأمر الذي دفع توماس فريدمان الإعلامي اليهودي الأمريكي المشهور أن يكتب في مقالته في صحيفة نيويورك تايمز يوم الجمعة الماضي الموافق 4/11/2022، أن إسرائيل التي تعرفها قد انتهت وانها قد دخلت في نفق مغلق.
وينبغي هنا الإشارة ان كتلة سموتريش وبن غفير كانت هي الفائز الأكبر في هذه الجولة من الإنتخابات، إذ حصلت على 14 مقعد من مقاعد الكنيست مقارنة بـــ 6 مقاعد حصلت عليها في الإنتخابات الماضية، ونالت 516146 صوت من الناخبين مقارنة بـــ 225641 صوت في الإنتخابات الماضية، والأمر الذي لا يخلو من دلالة هنا أن غالبية هذه الأصوات قد جاءت من جيل الشباب اليهودي في إسرائيل، فضلاً عن أن 20% من الأصوات كانت من الجيش.
أما تيار الصهيونية الكلاسيكية وفقاً لمجادلة (بيبه) وهو يتمثل في حزب العمل والقوى السياسية الإسرائيلية المحسوبة على اليسار الإسرائيلي، فيرى أن على إسرائيل أن لا تبدو أنها دولة غير ديمقراطية ولا تقيم وزناً للقيم الليبرالية التي يقوم عليها النظام الدولي بزعامة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، إذ أن الخروج على هذه القيم يضعف من قدرة الغرب وأمريكا عن الدفاع عن إسرائيل ليس فقط في المحافل الدولية بل أمام دافعي الضرائب في مجتمعاتها، الأمر الذي دفع هذا التيار الى تطوير استراتيجية سياسية تقوم على ضرورة الإنفصال عن الفلسطينيين، الأمر الذي أسس لاتفاقية اوسلو العام 1993.
وفيما يخص تيار ما بعد الصهيونية فلم يعد قائما في إسرائيل، وهو يتبنى قناعات تستجيب لحقوق الشعب الفلسطيني في الحرية والإستقلال.
وتظهر نتائج الإنتخابات الأخيرة ان التيار الأول قد نجح في الهيمنة على السلطة التشريعية، وأن التيار الثاني في طريقه للإختفاء إذ أن حركة ميرتس التي تمثل الصهيونية الليبرالية لم تتجاوز نسبة الحسم، وأن حزب العمل تجاوز نسبة الحسم بصعوبة وحصل على اربعة مقاعد من مجموع 120 مقعدا، وذلك على الرغم من أنه أسس الدولة، الأمر الذي يعبد الطريق أمام التيار الأول من السيطرة على الجيش والسلطة القضائية ممثلة بالمحكمة العليا والمستشار القضائي للدولة.
وفيما يتعلق بالجيش الذي أسس على أن يكون جيش الشعب وأنيطت به مهمة التغلب على التهديدات الداخلية والخارجية فهو وفقاً لتصريحات رئيس الحكومة الحالي لابيد يوم الجمعة الماضي الموافق 10/11/2022، سيواجه تحديين داخليين في الأعوام القادمة، التحدي الأول هو التصدع الذي يتوسع في نموذجه إذ يعاني من ظاهرة التملص وتزايد نسبة الشباب التي لا تريد التجند، ويكمن التحدي الثاني في الدعوات المتزايدة الى استخدام القوة الخارجة عن القواعد ضد الفلسطينيين.
وفي هذا الخصوص أظهرت نتائج إستطلاع للرأي نفذه ائتلاف الحركات الشبابية في إسرائيل في مطلع الشهر الجاري بمناسبة الذكرى السنوية لاغتيال رئيس الوزراء الأسبق يتسحاق رابين، أن ثلت الشباب في إسرائيل لا يريدون التجند للجيش، ويرى ثلت آخر ان إسرائيل لن تكون موجودة بعد 25 سنة.
ما تقدم يكشف ان المجتمع اليهودي الإسرائيلي قد اكتشف ان مشروع صناعة إسرائيل قد وصل لنهايته بالفشل، وبدل اقراره بهذه الحقيقة فهو يواصل انكارها ويواصل خداع النفس من خلال اللجوء لقيادة حمقاء تعتقد أن توظيف مزيد من القوة ضد الفلسطينيين سيحسم صناعة الوجود، الأمر الذي أدخلها في نفق مظلم وفقاً لقول كل من توماس فريدمان وناحوم برنياع.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli occupation forces raided, at dawn today, Thursday, the headquarters of Palestinian civil and human rights institutions in separate areas of the city of Ramallah .

According to local sources, these forces stormed the headquarters of Al-Haq Foundation, Al-Dameer Foundation, Bisan Center, the office of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and Defense for Children International / Palestine Branch.

The sources pointed out that the occupation forces confiscated the possessions of those headquarters, and issued a military decision banning the opening of these headquarters under the pretext that they are "terrorist organizations" according to Israeli law.

This step comes after Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz decided last night, once and for all, to classify these institutions as "terrorist".

According to the Red Crescent, its crews dealt with a rubber bullet injury, while 33 civilians suffocated as the occupation fired gas bombs intensively during its operations in Ramallah.

Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said, on Tuesday, that the escalation of incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque confirms the occupation's insistence on igniting a religious war in the entire region.

Qassem added, in a press statement, "The ongoing aggression against Al-Aqsa will be met with more resistance, and the Shuafat operation will not be the last."

And he continued, "The stationed men and women stationed in Al-Aqsa are playing a real heroism in confronting the incursions and thwarting the occupation's plans."

Brussels - (AFP) - The European Union on Monday declared Nicaragua's ambassador to Brussels "persona non grata" in response to the expulsion of its ambassador in Managua, EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said.

He said in a statement, "The Council (the body of the European Union) agreed today to declare the head of the mission of the Republic of Nicaragua to the European Union persona non grata."

He added, "He reciprocated the decision of the Nicaraguan government on September 28 to declare the head of the European Union mission to Nicaragua persona non grata. The European Union considers Nicaragua's decision unjustified."

Borrell said he would respond "firmly and equally" to Nicaragua's decision to expel its ambassador to Managua.

"The European Union deeply regrets and rejects this unilateral and unjustified decision," he said, a day after the expulsion of Ambassador Bettina Muschet.

"The European Union also deeply regrets the unilateral, disproportionate and unjustified decision taken by the Nicaraguan government on Friday to sever diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and expresses its firm support for the Dutch government," Borrell said in a statement.

Borrell stressed that "these hostile and unjustified steps will not only affect the bilateral relations between Nicaragua and the European Union and its member states, but will also lead to a growing international isolation of Nicaragua."

The international community continues to denounce the deviation of the regime of Daniel Ortega, who was re-elected in November 2021 for a fourth term in a ballot in which all his potential opponents were absent, arrested, or forced to leave the country.

The European Union and the United States imposed several sanctions on Nicaragua and its officials in the last four years, especially against the backdrop of human rights violations.

Gaza- Ahmed Al-Masharawi: Rafah Services Club, leader of the ranking list, and the winter champion, accepted the result of a goalless tie with its host, Ittihad Beit Hanoun Club, 0-0 at Beit Hanoun Municipal Stadium, within the matches of the fifteenth-fourth round of the second leg in the Premier Division of the General League for the season. Football 2022-2023.

Despite the draw and wasting two points in the title race, Khadamat Rafah remained in the lead with 35 points, achieving a difference of 5 points from its closest pursuers, Ittihad Al-Shujaia, with 30 points, and Ittihad Beit Hanoun, with 16 points, remained in ninth place, equal to Shabab Khan Younis with the same points balance.

The referee of the meeting: Mahmoud Mustafa for the arena, and Mahmoud Abu Hasira, Mahmoud Al-Sawaf, and Muhammad Al-Hasani helped him fourth.

In another Premier Division match, Al-Sadaqa Club achieved a valuable victory over the Palestinian Crescent, with a score of 2-1, at the Palestine International Stadium. Khalil Matar scored for Al-Sadaqa in the 34th minute, and Jalal Abu Youssef in the 61st minute, and for Al-Hilal Muhammad Khalifa in the 90+4 minute. Al-Hilal could achieve a better result, but its attacker, Muhammad Naim Obaid, missed a penalty kick in the 41st minute, which was saved by goalkeeper Ahmed Afana, and the match also witnessed the removal of the referee for his attacker, Muhammad Abu Odeh, in the 80th minute.

Al-Sadaqa raised its score to 19 points in sixth place, and Al-Hilal remained with 17 points in seventh place. The referee of the meeting: Muhammad Al-Nabris, Muhammad Al-Ghoul, Nader Abu Hajres, and Hani Mesmah, fourth referee.

first degree

The top scorer, Ahed Abu Marahel, led his club, Nama Association, to a valuable victory over its host, Al-Nuseirat, 3-1, at the Martyr Muhammad Stadium, within the 15th week in the first division, scoring the hat-trick, and occupying the top scorer in the league. Thus, Namaa raised its score to 32 points, close to the Palestinian Al-Ahly leader, by only two points, who has 34 points, and Al-Nuseirat's family remained in ninth place with 15 points.

The top scorer, Abu Marahel, scored the hat-trick in the 38th, 57th and 90th +2 minutes. While he scored for the host, Muhammad Abu Toha, in the 41st minute. The referee of the meeting: Khaled Abu Al-Khair for the square, and he was assisted by Adnan Huneideq, Fadi Al-Samhouri, and Haitham Laqan fourth.

In another first-class league match, Khadamat al-Shati’, led by coach Imad Hashem, welcomed his fans by defeating Khadamat Khan Younis, led by his new coach, Nabil Saidam, with a score of 1-0 at Khan Younis Municipal Stadium, scored by Anas Abu Steita in the 90 + 1 minute.

Thus, Al-Shati' raised its score to 25 points in fifth place, and Khan Yunis remained with 27 points in fourth place.

The referee of the meeting: Abd al-Salam Abu Sulaysil to the arena, assisted by Muhammad Khattab and Muhammad Badr, and Mahmoud Jarghun fourth.

Second degree

Al-Yarmouk Club achieved a valuable victory over Shabab Al-Maghraqa, 2-0, at Al-Yarmouk Municipal Stadium, within the fourteenth week of the second-division league meetings in the Gaza and North Branches, scored by the star Muhammad Essam Abu Warda in the 20th and 23rd minutes. Thus, Al-Yarmouk raised its score to 11 points in the fifth place, and Shabab Al-Maghraqa remained with 7 points in the seventh-last place.

The referee of the meeting: Ibrahim Al-Daalsa to the square, and Firas Al-Zaanin and Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Khalil helped him, and Hassan Salah fourth.

Rafah Collective - Al-Salah Association

A collective club, Rafah and Al-Salah Association, argued for a positive tie, with a score of 3-3 at Rafah Municipal Stadium, as part of the fourteenth week meetings of the second division league in the Central and South branches. In the 64th minute, Fayez Abu Jaber in the 65th minute, Moataz Abu Ghali scored in the 58th minute, Asaad Al Annabi in the 60th minute, and Ahmed Abu Jazar in the 90th minute.

Thus, Al-Salah Association took the lead with 25 points, equal to Deir Al-Balah Union with the same point balance, and the Rafah group raised its score to 19 points in fourth place.

The referee of the meeting: Youssef Barakat for the square, and Muhammad Al-Yazji and Muhammad Darabi assisted, and Abdullah Abu Oshiba fourth.

Third degree

Al-Ataa defeated Al-Shafei, 2-0, at the Sports City Stadium, within the sixth-penultimate week in the third division league, in the Central and South Branches, and thus, Al-Ataa occupied the top of the list with 13 points, and Al-Shafei remained in the ninth-last place with 3 points. Equal to the fork with the same balance.

The referee of the meeting: Badr Al-Attar to the arena, and Amjad Al-Attar and Mahmoud Abu Zar assisted him, and Adam Hassan came fourth.

Sunday matches

Today, Sunday, in the excellent class, the youth of Rafah and the youth of Jabalia will meet at the Rafah Municipal Stadium, and the youth of Zawaida and Gaza Sports at the Martyr Muhammad Stadium. For the Gaza and North branches, Al-Tufah at Beit Hanoun Municipal Stadium, and Al-Zaytoun and Jabalia Services at Al-Yarmouk Municipal Stadium.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The political advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates , Ambassador Ahmad Al-Deek, said today, Wednesday, that "the ministry is following with great interest the incident of a boat sinking off the Greek coast ."

Al-Deek added in a statement, "The initial information that arrived at the Palestinian embassy indicates the presence of Palestinian citizens on board."

Al-Deek indicated that the Palestinian embassy in Greece is following up this tragic case with the competent Greek authorities to obtain more official information on this issue.

Kiev ( Ukraine ) - (AFP) - Ukraine announced Tuesday that it had returned, after negotiations, the remains of dozens of Ukrainian soldiers, some of whom died in Olnevka prison, which Kiev accused Russian forces of bombing in July.

"Another transfer has taken place: 62 killed heroes have been returned to their country," the Ukrainian ministry responsible for the reintegration of separatist-held areas said on social media.

"The negotiations were difficult, but (...) it was possible to return our soldiers, especially the soldiers from (...) Olnevka," she added.
Russia and Ukraine blamed each other in July for the deadly bombing of the prison where captive soldiers are being held in the Kremlin-controlled Olnevka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, which has since been annexed by Moscow.

Kiev denied targeting civilian infrastructure or prisoners of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called what he called the Russian bombing of the facility a "war crime".

Moscow said the Ukrainians held in the prison included members of the Azov Battalion, which defended the Azovstal steel plant, which was the last bastion of resistance in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol before Moscow took it.

Written by: Vida Mashaer
Editor-in-Chief of "Al-Sinara" newspaper
Nazareth
With the advent of every election, the world will rise before and after the results are announced... We all lived looking forward to midnight on Tuesday, when the real picture begins to unfold, and it is more correct that we lived two hours before it, awaiting the results of the polls... even though we were sure that Netanyahu was on his way back to Presiding over the government, either in alliances with the right or more, while betting that tomorrow the Knesset will be in the worst condition, and that tomorrow will be worse, especially since the next elections will take place in a year or two.
Be optimistic, whether the elections are close or not... There is nothing new under the sun, neither our elections nor our country.
In the end, the Arab citizens of Israel are the biggest losers, because our power in this Knesset is the least, and there is no longer any Arab representative in the Knesset in any Jewish party such as Meretz or the Labor party, and these parties will not support us in the future because our vote for them does not affect on them.
As for the Arab parties, they have lost their status and influence, and they are neither in agreement nor united.. Basically, they have lost the trust and respect of their voters.
The democratic system is not necessarily the best system, especially in the presence of oppressed national minorities, which are ruled by a majority in essence racist elements.
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Give me some clarification...
* All the nights of the world end at the dawn of the next day, except for our nights, which end from your best to the darkest.

KHARTOUM - (Xinhua) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced (Tuesday) the registration of 29 deaths and 516 confirmed cases of dengue fever , out of more than four thousand suspected cases in the country.

"There are 4,104 suspected cases of dengue fever, including 516 confirmed cases and 29 deaths," the ministry said in its latest report on the spread of dengue fever today.

Dengue fever is spreading in nine Sudanese states, most notably North Kordofan, North Darfur and the White Nile.

The Director General of Emergencies at the Sudanese Ministry of Health, Muntasir Othman, acknowledged that Sudan is witnessing the largest spread of fever this year.

"This is happening because of the heavy rains, the accumulation of water, and the lack of logistical materials such as pesticides and mosquito nets," Othman said in a press statement today.

North Kordofan state recorded the highest rate of dengue fever, with 1,270 suspected cases, including 62 confirmed cases and 13 deaths, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Health.

"Efforts to control the spread of the disease are continuing, but we are facing several problems," Amer Adam, director of disease control at the Ministry of Health in North Kordofan state, said in a press statement today.

For his part, the Director General of the Ministry of Health in East Darfur, Abkar Ibrahim Hassan Javon, said in press statements today that "health partners from international and national organizations have expressed their willingness to contribute to combating the carrier of dengue fever."

According to the Sudanese Ministry of Health, the health partners in Sudan and the Global Fund and the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan are adopting a plan aimed at supporting 10.9 million vulnerable people at a cost of $1.94 billion in Sudan in 2022.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA) announced in a report that more than 1.7 million malaria cases were reported across Sudan from January to October.

OCHA quoted the Sudanese Ministry of Health as recording 2,708 suspected measles cases, including 1,038 confirmed cases, and more than four thousand suspected cases of dengue fever were reported.

The UN agency said the rainy season leads to a sharp rise in waterborne diseases.

Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, usually near stagnant water sources or in water storage tanks.

Its most prominent symptoms are severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, fatigue, skin rashes, low blood pressure, and difficulty breathing.

BEIRUT - (Xinhua) - Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said today (Thursday) that the League is fully prepared to do what is required of it to keep channels of dialogue open between the various Lebanese parties to end the political impasse in the country.

This came in a speech delivered by Aboul Gheit at the opening of the 28th session of the "Arab Economic Forum" in Beirut, and in statements he made after two separate meetings with Speakers of Parliament and the caretaker government, Nabih Berri and Najib Mikati.

He stressed that "Lebanon cannot tolerate a prolonged presidential vacancy, and its economic or social situation cannot bear this vacuum, which shakes confidence instead of strengthening it, and negatively affects the chances of economic recovery."

He said, "We must expedite ending the vacancy by electing a new president of the republic who will be an expression of the Lebanese people, with all their sects and political and party affiliations, and a title for the country's unity and a sign of restoring confidence."

The disagreements of the political forces prevented the election of a new president for the country to succeed former President Michel Aoun, despite the parliament holding 10 sessions for this purpose, between the end of last September and the 15th of this December.

Aboul Gheit appealed to the various Lebanese political leaders to pay attention to the seriousness of the moment the country is going through amid a turbulent international circumstance that imposes on the international community a crowded list of priorities.

He added, "This circumstance requires the parties to overcome divisions and contain them, and requires everyone to place the Lebanese interest above all considerations."

He stressed that "dialogue channels must remain open and direct between all political forces and currents, and the Arab League is fully prepared to do what is required of it in this regard."

He pointed out that "the blockage of dialogue and the ease of entrenching behind positions to pass the time, does not represent an effective strategy to address the existing blockage."

He stressed that "preserving civil peace and security in Lebanon is the duty of every Lebanese in these delicate circumstances."

Aboul Gheit addressed the economic difficulties in Lebanon and their social, humanitarian and security repercussions, and said that they are worrisome, pointing out that the majority of the Lebanese people struggle not to fall into the abyss of poverty, and the unemployment rate touches 30%, while the living difficulties push the best young minds to emigrate.

Aboul Gheit stressed that the reforms required to get Lebanon out of the crisis have become a necessity that cannot be postponed, especially in light of the exacerbation of the food and energy crises, and the conditions the global economy is witnessing that have made the situation more difficult, which constitutes an incentive to accelerate reform.

He called for completing the terms of the initial agreement that Lebanon reached with the International Monetary Fund last spring by approving the necessary laws, in preparation for reaching a final agreement that contributes to achieving economic recovery and opens the way for a greater flow of international aid.

Since 2019, Lebanon has witnessed an economic collapse, which the World Bank ranked among the worst in the world since the middle of the last century, as the country suffers from political, economic, living and health crises.

Los Angeles (AFP) - Two major productions shared the "Emmy" TV awards on Monday, as HBO's "Success" won the award for best drama series, while the Korean "Squid Game" (squid game) entered the history of the competition by winning it. A group of rewards, most notably those allocated to the best actor, as it was awarded to his hero, Lee Jong-jae.

The creator of "Succession" Jesse Armstrong said in a speech after receiving the award that it was an "important week" for the ruling royal families, referring to the coincidence of the victory of his series, titled "Succession", with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of her son Charles to the throne as her successor. "Obviously our accession (to the throne) got a little more votes than Prince Charles did," he joked.

“Success”, which previously won the most prestigious award in 2020, won three other awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Role (for Matthew Macfadyen). Murdoch).

Despite its twenty-five nominations, the American series shared the most prominent awards with the South Korean series "Squid Game", which turned into a phenomenon and was considered a harsh criticism of the excesses of the capitalist system, as it depicts characters from marginalized groups in South Korea who participate in traditional games for children with the aim of winning a huge sum of money.

The “Netflix” series, which achieved great public success, won six awards, and opened a new page in the history of the “Emmy” awards, paralleling their importance on television to the Oscars in cinema, thanks to his award for best actor in a drama series for his hero, Lee Jong Jae, which made him the first winner of this award for a work. in a language other than English.
With this achievement, “Squid Game” dedicated the growing success of South Korean cinema, after it was preceded by the movie “Parasite” by director Bong Joon Ho, to snatch the Oscar for Best Film in 2020.

"I don't think I wrote a page of history myself, it was you guys who opened the doors to Squid Game," said Hwang Dong-hyuk, after winning the best directing award for "Squid Game." "We made history together and I really hope 'Squid Game' won't be the last Korean drama to win the Emmy Awards."

In the Drama Series category, Zendaya won the Best Actress Award for her role as a drug-addicted teenager in "Euphoria", as in 2020.

Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" repeated last year's feat by winning Best Comedy Series. Jason Sudeikis, who plays an American football coach who is given an unexpected assignment within an English soccer team, also won the award for best actor in a comedy series.

Among the miniseries, "The White Lotus", a tragicomedy about hypocrisy in a luxury hotel in Hawaii, won 10 awards, including the award for best production in this category, which rewards works presented in one season. Michael Keaton won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in this category, for his role in the series “Dubsic”, which deals with the issue of fatal addiction to opioids in the United States.

And unlike Will Smith's slap at the Oscars presenter, Chris Rock, there were no surprises during the "Emmy" award ceremony, which was held for the first time since the pandemic in attendance on a stage and was presented by the American comedian Kenan Thompson, the star of "Saturday Night Live".

The most notable moments of the celebration were those that made it possible to highlight the diversity on the screen in order to reflect Hollywood's efforts in recent years to improve in this field.

The audience was moved by the song "Endangered Species" (meaning "Endangered Species") by African-American jazz singer Diane Reeves, performed by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph as she accepted the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Abbott Elementary".

Singer Lizzo won an award for a reality TV show in which she uses buxom dancers to accompany her on stage. "When I was a little girl, all I wanted was to see myself in the media. Someone fat like me, black like me, beautiful like me," she said to applause as she wore a red tulle dress.

"We've made a lot of progress, but we still have a lot of work to do," said actress Geena Davis, who won an award for her institute's efforts to achieve greater diversity. "Television can often directly influence how people view themselves and the value they see themselves as," she stressed.

Washington - (dpa) - The famous digital currency Bitcoin continues its rise, as it exceeded the level of 31 thousand dollars per unit, after its decline at the end of last week, to record the largest cryptocurrency in the world today, Monday, an increase of 5.4% to 31553 dollars.

The lesser-known digital currency, ether, rose by 5.6%, and Solana, Avalanche, and Cardano rose by 11%, with investor confidence levels improving in the cryptocurrency market.

Bloomberg news agency quoted Matte Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, as saying, "Bitcoin's foundations and related technical elements have improved over the past few days. Although it seems premature, most dealers envision the end of this extended decline" for cryptocurrencies.

The performance of the cryptocurrency market could improve with the release of US inflation data later this week. And if the inflation rate declines, the opportunity will improve for the US Federal Reserve (Central Bank) to ease the pace of tightening monetary policy, according to Greenspan.

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey 's divided political opposition was supposed to agree on Monday on a common candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year hold on power, via the ballot box.

However, the catastrophe of the earthquake that killed more than 35,000 people in Turkey and Syria led to the postponement of a meeting that was scheduled in this regard, and cast doubts over the date of the elections in May.

In this context, sources of the ruling party and the opposition are actively promoting that Erdogan will postpone the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14, in the wake of the worst disaster that Turkey has witnessed in modern times.

"This will change things, not only for the government but for the opposition as well," says Berk Esen, assistant professor of political science at Sabanci University in Istanbul.

Likewise, experts believe that the earthquake and any delay in voting could be factors that change the political landscape, which may represent new opportunities and risks.

Thus, Erdogan's opponents have more time to reach a consensus after the Monday meeting was postponed to an unspecified date, in light of their inability to agree on a candidate for more than a year.

Analysts believe that they should use the time wisely, trying to capitalize on public anger in light of the massive scale of the devastation, without appearing to seek political gain from the tragedy.

In this context, Anthony Skinner, a political risk advisor, says, "The terrifying events have given the political opposition new ammunition against the government - ammunition driven by popular anger and resentment."

Erdogan has not said a word about the elections since the earthquake, but he appears on television several times a day, consoling the survivors and comforting the nation.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, a former civil servant who enjoys tepid national support and heads Turkey's main secular party, has long been seen as the frontrunner to take on Erdogan.

Meral Aksener of the nationalist "Good" party rejects this idea, and seems to support the popular opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, instead.

"The opposition was in a very precarious position," says Eisen, with many divisions. He adds that the most likely scenario is that Kilicdaroglu will become the opposition candidate because "it will be very difficult" for someone else to lead a large-scale electoral campaign at a time of national mourning.

Experts consider that elections in May are out of the question, but they could take place in June, which is the last date for holding them according to the constitution.

Erdogan cannot postpone the elections to a later date, without amending the constitution. Therefore, he needs a two-thirds majority in Parliament, or 400 votes, noting that he and his allies on the far right have 333 votes, which means that he will need the opposition to support a longer delay.

Sinem Adar, a fellow at the Center for Applied Turkish Studies in Berlin, says that one of the pillars of the opposition's strategy should be ensuring elections are held by June.

This comes as Aksener is pushing for elections in June.

In this context, she told reporters last week, "It is our duty as politicians to hold these elections."

But the opposition was also divided in its response to the earthquake. Aksener chose to remain silent and avoid the quake-hit areas in the early days, while Kilicdaroglu visited the affected areas seeking to console the victims.

He attacked Erdogan, accusing him of failing to prepare Turkey for earthquakes.

He also appeared on Saturday with the pro-Kurdish leader in earthquake-hit Diyarbakir, which is the only province that did not vote for Erdogan's coalition in the 2018 elections.

For their part, the opposition mayors of Istanbul and Ankara published pictures of municipal employees assisting in rescue efforts, removing rubble and providing hot food to survivors.

As for Aksener, she said she waited 72 hours to avoid being an obstacle to rescue efforts.

Adar says that the earthquake may lead to sharp divisions in the ranks of the opposition, and this is evident in the differences over the candidate and the roles that each party will play.

Although Eisen warns against focusing too much on the different reactions after only a week has passed, he believes that they show a lack of coordination between the opposition parties.