PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Revealing Israeli fears of an escalation with the resistance because of the prisoners

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - The Hebrew Kan radio station revealed, today, Thursday, that the outgoing Minister of Internal Security, Omir Bar Lev , stopped the movement of Palestinian prisoners between the wards, which the Prison Service requested to do last August, for fear of a strike. About food and escalation.


According to the radio station, this procedure is contrary to the security procedures used to prevent and detect any new escape attempts.


In response, Bar Lev said that representatives of the Israeli security establishment advised him to do so.


The decision was taken on the 31st of last August, about 3 weeks after Operation Dawn in Gaza, and amid threats from the prisoners to go on strike.

It turned out that the head of the Shin Bet prison branch was in favor of stopping this step for fear of escalation.


In response to what was leaked, the minister-designate, Itamar Ben Gvir, called for tougher measures against the prisoners.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

The "Prisoners' Commission" condemns the withdrawal of nationality from prisoners of Jerusalem and the occupied territories

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs condemned today, Wednesday, the bill passed by the Israeli Knesset a short time ago, as it approved it in the preliminary first reading, which provided for the withdrawal of nationality or residency from prisoners of Jerusalem and the occupied interior who receive allowances from the Authority. Palestinian nationalism.


In a statement, the Commission stated that the occupation, with all its military and political components and apparatus, does not stop launching a fierce attack against the prisoners, as it is not only using methods of repression, torture and violating their rights, but also seeks to remove the political and legal dimension from the prisoners as a cause of national liberation, and an attempt to strip them of their freedom. The character of the struggle, through the enactment of arbitrary laws legislated by the Israeli Knesset "Parliament" that target prisoners from various segments.


She added, "This draft law comes as part of the escalation and strict measures initiated by the so-called Minister of National Security, "Itamar Ben Gvir" against the prisoners, which he began to implement during the past days after his visit to "Hadarim" prison, where during the visit the extremist "Ben Gvir" threatened "By applying new procedures aimed at tightening the screws on the prisoners and making their lives unbearable inside the detention centers."


The Commission affirmed that the people of the captive movement are fully prepared to confront any escalation against them, as they have begun to mobilize publicly by forming national committees from the various factions of national action to confront any abusive measures that the prison administration may implement against them, which may target their daily lives and stability.


PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Al-Aloul: Our people, with all its factions and forces, stand in one trench in the face of the aggression on the Gaza Strip

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Vice President of the Fatah Movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said, "The barbaric aggression against the Gaza Strip will not discourage our people from defending themselves and confronting the Israeli machine of destruction."


Al-Aloul stressed that the occupation will not succeed in bringing our people to their knees, who stand with all their factions and forces in one trench in the face of aggression.


He pointed out that the world's silence on the crimes committed against children, women and the elderly encourages the occupying state to continue its aggression and massacres against our people, but we continue to struggle for our freedom and the restoration of our rights.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Iranian police are investigating a video showing their officers beating a person

Tehran - (AFP) - The Iranian police announced the opening of an investigation into the behavior of some of its members, after the spread of a video tape showing that they severely beat a person in connection with the protests that followed the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini.


Since September 16, Iran has been witnessing protests over the death of Amini, 22, after she was arrested by the morality police in Tehran for not adhering to the strict dress code in the Islamic Republic.


Dozens of people died on the sidelines of the protests, including members of the security forces, and hundreds of others were arrested in the movements that included raising slogans against the authorities, and what officials consider "riots."


A videotape appeared to have been taken from a mobile phone on social media, showing riot police beating a person lying on the ground, using sticks and kicking.


The person tried to cover his head using his hands, while the officers who wore their protective equipment, including a helmet, continued to hit him, while their colleagues stood close to them without interfering.


In what appeared to be a long alley, there were more than ten motorcycles with riot police on board. In the last parts of it, he heard what appeared to be gunfire from afar, before the officers moved away on their bikes, leaving the man lying on the ground motionless.


And the police stated that "an immediate special order was issued to investigate the exact date and place of this incident and to identify those involved," according to a statement published by the official news agency "IRNA" on Tuesday night.


"The police absolutely reject violent and unconventional behaviour, and will deal with those involved in accordance with the rules" in force, the statement added.


On October 14, the Tehran police announced the opening of an investigation into the behavior of one of its officers, after a videotape spread showing him touching a woman's buttocks while trying to arrest her on the sidelines of the protests.


The police confirmed at the time that the incident took place in the center of the capital, and a "special order was issued to deal with this issue," and that "every violation will be dealt with."

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

A study reveals that soccer players are more likely to have brain problems after the age of 65

London - (AFP) - An English study published Friday revealed that soccer players are more likely to develop brain health problems after the age of 65 than other individuals.


The study, called Scores, by researchers at the University of East Anglia, relied on online tests to remotely assess cognitive functions and monitor deteriorating brain health.


About 145 professional soccer players participated, including former Crystal Palace striker Mark Bright and former Norwich duo Jeremy Goss and compatriot Ewan Roberts.


The study included 55 former footballers aged 65 or over, and their results were compared with 27 non-football players in the study group aged 65 and over, as well as with a control group of thousands of participants who were combined from other studies and underwent the same tests.


According to the results of the study, former soccer players between the ages of 40 and 50 perform better than the rest of the participants, but the trend reverses with age.


"When they were 65, things started to go downhill," said Dr. Michael Gray, who led the study.


"Football players over the age of 65 have the worst performance in the areas of reaction, executive functions (which include managing and controlling non-routine situations or performing several things at the same time) or positioning. These are clearly early warning signs of deteriorating brain health.


This new study is in line with findings from a survey conducted by the University of Glasgow that found footballers were three and a half times more likely than the general population to die from a neurodegenerative disease such as dementia or Parkinson's.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Officially.. Barcelona announces the departure of its player

FC Barcelona announced the departure of its player, Oscar Menguiza, this evening, Tuesday, to Celta Vigo, during the current summer transfer period.


Barcelona published a statement on its website, in which it said, "Barca and Celta Vigo have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of the player Oscar Menguiza."

And Barca continued, "Barcelona reserves the right to buy back the player in the future, and 50% of the future sale percentage."


The statement added, "In this way, Menguiza becomes a player in Celta Vigo, knowing that the agreement was reached between the two parties on July 30."

Barcelona did not announce the financial details of the deal or the duration of the contract, but some reports stated that Oscar Mengueza will sign a contract with Celta Vigo for a period of 4 years, and Barcelona will receive a fee of two million euros, while retaining a percentage of the sale in the future.

Barcelona had requested at least 5 million euros for the departure of Oscar Menguiza, but with the player's exit from coach Xavi's plans, Celta Vigo succeeded in pressing during the negotiations to reduce the financial consideration.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

For the fifteenth day.. 30 administrative detainees continue their hunger strike

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - 30 administrative detainees in the Israeli occupation prisons continue, for the fifteenth day in a row, to engage in an open hunger strike, in protest against the policy of administrative detention against them.


The detainees, who are cadres, members and supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, demand an end to administrative detention.


The Front in Prisons organization indicated that the occupation tried to pounce on this step by communicating with some administrative detainees in order to make an offer to them, but they clung to their position, which calls for ending the administrative detention against them.


According to the organization's statement, more detainees will join their comrades in batches until their demands are met.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Detaining the participating delegation and obstructing its arrival.. "Education" organizes a support and advocacy tour for Yatta schools

Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today , the Ministry of Education , through the International and Public Relations Unit, organized a tour of support and support for the Jenba Mixed Elementary School, which was targeted by the occupation army and settlers in the Yatta Education Directorate, in the Hebron Governorate. With the participation of a delegation from the Ministry of Education and representatives of international, diplomatic and human rights organizations, official and media institutions, and civil and community events.


The occupation forces detained the participating delegation. and tried to prevent him from going to school; In a step that reveals the occupier's diligence and continuous targeting of educational cadres in all regions.


The Ministry of Education confirmed that this tour, titled: (Let's Support the Traveler), falls within the context of highlighting the suffering that education in these areas is going through, the continuous violations by the occupation, its targeting of students and educational personnel, obstructing their access to their schools and depriving them of receiving their education in an environmental environment. Safe and stable, pointing out that what happened today in al-Musafer is proof of the daily suffering that education in Yatta and the various Palestinian governorates goes through.


During the tour, the voice of the students was heard, the reality of the needs was identified, the mechanism for following up on meeting them according to the available capabilities, and the necessity of delivering a message to the world was emphasized. The necessity of putting an end to the occupation and curbing its crimes and violations against children, students, educational cadres and parents.


It is noteworthy that Al-Mosafer schools witness daily suffering, as the occupation targets educational staff and students through systematic practices. The most recent of which was the closure of the entrances to the villages of Al Markaz and Janba, in conjunction with the start of the second academic period of the school year, which started on Sunday morning.



PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Updated || Identification of the martyr's identity near "Havat Yehuda" settlement

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - A young man was killed, on Wednesday evening, by a settler's gunfire, claiming that he stabbed another, near the "Havat Yehuda" settlement, which is established on citizens' lands, south of Hebron .


The Civil Affairs Authority informed the Palestinian Ministry of Health of the death of the young man, Sanad Muhammad Othman Samamreh, from Al-Dhahiriya , south of Hebron, by the Israeli occupation forces.


According to Israeli sources, the settler was stabbed several times, resulting in moderate injuries.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Americans out of work due to long-term COVID-19 and struggling to get government assistance

NEW YORK -- (Xinhua) -- Long-term COVID patients in the United States have been abandoned in a system that was time-consuming and difficult to handle even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, US News & World Report reported. Monday.


“People face long waiting times, insufficient legal support, a lack of clear guidance on how to prove their disability, and the challenges of a medical system that does not have a standardized process for diagnosing long-term COVID,” the report quoted health experts and disability advocates as saying.


The report indicated that recent research from the Brookings Institution estimates that between 2 million and 4 million Americans are unemployed due to long-term Covid, adding that a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in September indicates a number closer to 500,000.


The Biden administration has promised to support people with long-term Covid, but advocates for patients say many are struggling to get government help.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Instructing to prepare a plan to legalize a settlement outpost north of Jericho


ترجمة خاصة بـــ”القدس” دوت كوم- أوعزت وزارة الجيش الإسرائيلي، لما يسمى “الإدارة المدنية”، بإعداد خطة لشرعنة بؤرة “عينوت كيدم” في منطقة العوجا شمالي أريحا.

وبحسب موقع صحيفة هآرتس العبرية، فإن وزارة الجيش أبلغت المحكمة العليا الإسرائيلية خلال التماس قدم بشأن عدم شرعية هذه البؤرة، بأنه لا ينبغي هدم مبانٍ فيها لأن الإدارة تعمل على تنظيمها أو ما يعرف بشرعنتها.

وكان المحامي توفيق جبارين رفع نيابة عن الأوقاف الإسلامية ما يثبت ملكيتها للأرض المقامة عليها البؤرة، وأنها أرض خاصة تم مصادرتها بأمر عسكري لأغراض عسكرية عام 1977، ولاحقًا تم إنشاء بؤرة “عينوت كيدم” عليها في وقت لاحق لتكون لاحقًا أرض زراعية خاصة بهذه البؤرة الممتدة على أراضٍ أخرى.

وكانت المحكمة العليا في عام 1979 رفضت إنشاء مستوطنة على أرض خاصة لمصادرة الأغراض العسكرية.

ووفقًا لرد ما يسمى “ممثل الدولة”، في وقت سابق من الشهر الجاري، فإن أولى المباني في البؤرة الاستيطانية أقيمت عام 2004، وأصدرت وحدة التفتيش التابعة للإدارة المدنية بحقها أوامر هدم ووقف بناء، والآن يتواجد 27 مبنى بعضها للاستخدام السكني والآخر للزراعي، وفي عام 2008 تم توقيع اتفاقية بين منظمات استيطانية وسكان البؤرة بإقامة مشروع زراعي بدون مبانٍ، بشرط الحصول على تصاريح من الإدارة المدنية.

وفي الخامس والعشرين من نيسان الماضي، أصدرت وزارة الجيش أوامرها لفحص قانونية البؤرة، وحدود الاستيلاء العسكري على أراضي المنطقة، وجدوى تنظيم المباني فيها، لذلك طلب برفض الالتماس وعدم تنفيذ أوامر الهدم والمصادرة.

ويقول المحامي جبارين إن البؤرة الاستيطانية ليست فقط غير قانونية، بل أن جزء منها خارج المناطق المحددة في الأمر العسكري.

فيما قالت الإدارة المدنية إنها تعمل لتنظيم البؤرة وفق توجيهات المستوى السياسي.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

International concern about the lack of progress in the judicial process of the Beirut port explosion

BEIRUT - (Xinhua) The International Support Group for Lebanon on Wednesday expressed "concern about the lack of progress in the judicial process related to the Beirut port explosion" that occurred on August 4, 2020.


In a statement on the eve of the second anniversary of the tragic explosion, the group affirmed its solidarity with Lebanon and its people and with the families of the victims, the wounded, those who lost their homes or jobs, and those who suffered psychological trauma.


The group called on the Lebanese authorities to "do everything in their power to remove all obstacles that prevent
Conducting an impartial, thorough and transparent investigation into the port explosion.


And she considered that "following up on the judicial track is a necessary requirement to restore the credibility of the Lebanese state institutions, ensure respect for the rule of law, establish principles of accountability, and end impunity."


The members of the group expected that "the Lebanese parliament will adopt legislation that enhances the independence of the judiciary, in line with international standards."


The group indicated that it is following with great concern the severe effects of the economic crisis on all segments of Lebanese society, renewing the call of the Lebanese authorities to "form a government capable of implementing fundamental reforms and completing the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, by implementing Lebanon's obligations and enacting the necessary legislation."


And Lebanese President Michel Aoun assigned, on June 23, the caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, to form the government, based on parliamentary consultations in which the latter won 54 votes, compared to 25 votes in favor of the former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, Nawaf Salam, while 46 deputies abstained from naming anyone. .


Disagreements between the political forces, about two and a half months after the mandate of the new parliament regarding the sharing of ministerial quotas, impede the process of forming a government at a time when Lebanon has witnessed, since 2019, an economic collapse that the World Bank ranked among the worst in the world since the middle of the last century.


The International Support Group for Lebanon also stressed the importance of holding the presidential elections on time.


According to the constitution, the presidential elections are supposed to be held at a date to be determined by the Speaker of Parliament, in the two-month period preceding the end of President Aoun’s term on October 31.


This comes as the investigation into the Beirut port explosion faces several stumbling blocks and obstacles that make it suspended without final indictments, in light of the differences between the political forces regarding the valid reference for interrogating former ministers, who are suspected of negligence.


The judiciary had brought charges of negligence against Prime Minister Hassan Diab at the time of the explosion, former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, former Ministers of Public Works Youssef Fenianos and Ghazi Zuaiter, and former Minister of Interior Nihad Al-Machnouk.


The accused officials denied any wrongdoing, refused to be interrogated as suspects, and accused the judge of exceeding his powers, considering that holding them accountable is the prerogative of the Supreme Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers.


An explosion occurred in the port of Beirut in a hangar that contained, according to the Lebanese authorities, about 2,750 tons of "ammonium nitrate", which had been confiscated from a ship and stored since 2014.


The explosion killed more than 200 people and injured about 6,500 others, in addition to massive material damage in residential and commercial neighborhoods.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Settlers tear and burn the Holy Quran in Hebron

Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - On Monday, settlers tore up and burned copies of the "Holy Qur'an" in the Old City area of Hebron.


According to the Hebron Endowment, the settlers threw the torn and burnt papers from the Qur’an into the “garbage” in the vicinity of the Qaytoun Mosque, near the Ibrahimi Mosque.


And considered that this is a flagrant attack that affects the Islamic religion and the feelings of Muslims.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Launching a conference to endorse the national strategy to end division in accordance with transitional justice standards


Ramallah - "Jerusalem" - The Community Committee for Ending Division , sponsored by the Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Legal Profession and the Judiciary "Musawah", announced today, Wednesday, the date for the launch and convening of its comprehensive national conference under the title "Transitional Justice is the gateway and guarantee for the success of national efforts to achieve reconciliation". And that on the twenty-fifth of the next month.


Committee member Majed Saqr said, in the committee's statement, which he read during a press conference held at the headquarters of the PRCS in Al-Bireh in conjunction with the Gaza Strip, "The conference comes to endorse the national strategy to end the division in implementation of the standards of transitional justice and good governance, by assigning specialized national figures She works in transitional justice standards committees to accomplish the strategy in a way that embodies national sovereignty and defines the most effective way to get rid of division and strengthen unity.


Saqr added, "Achieving this task is of historical importance and necessity, and its completion requires the participation of all the colors of the Palestinian spectrum, which requires stimulating motivation and expanding participation from all components of society in order to meet the noble goals of the conference, as it is a popular demand that requires the unification of all national efforts, in their diversity and plurality, with will and determination to succeed." Commitment to the collective national strategy, putting it into practice, and prohibiting deviation from it.


On the sidelines of the conference, Rasha Khaddour, a member of the committee and the representative of MUSAWA in that committee, said in an interview with Al-Quds.com, "We are preparing and mobilizing to hold and participate in the conference, and we hope that all societal groups will participate in it, and it is supposed to emerge The conference presented a national plan in accordance with the standards of transitional justice.


According to Khaddour, it is expected that four committees will be formed with the task of formulating a national strategy in accordance with the transitional justice mechanism, achieving reconciliation, and ending the division, explaining that the standards of social justice are: accountability, revealing the truth, compensation, and societal reform.


According to the statement read by Saqr, "This initiative has what is supported by the experiences of many countries and peoples, including countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Arab countries as well. Transitional justice standards have been implemented in national agreements to move from a state of division to a state of unity and have achieved positive results, which will be referred to." The speakers at the conference are inspired by what is positive and fruitful in formulating the national strategy.


The Committee stressed the unity of the goal of the Palestinian people represented in achieving their freedom, independence and right to self-determination, and the need to end the division that constitutes a major obstacle to achieving it, and the importance of concerted efforts to achieve just reconciliation as the reliable tool to embody the Palestinian people’s attachment to their homeland, security and future.


The Committee called on all political parties and forces that signed the Algiers Declaration to expedite its implementation without delay, to strengthen and empower the role of civil society institutions and to activate the role of families, their councils, and youth and women’s unions in achieving reconciliation through their active participation in the National Conference and its decisions and outputs. It also called on all the Palestinian people to actively participate. In its national conference in order to make it a success and implement its outputs in order to strengthen national efforts to end division and achieve reconciliation.


The committee affirmed that it had set a goal of communicating with all components of Palestinian society and organizing a national conference that supports the previous societal efforts aimed at ending the division, and approving a national strategy that implements the foundations and principles of transitional justice and good governance for a peaceful transition from a state of division to a state of unity.


During the last period, the committee was able to communicate with civil society institutions, women's institutions, mayors, and political parties, and came out with recommendations issued in the form of statements and calls for actual commitment to the outcomes of the reconciliation meetings, specifically the Algiers Declaration.


The committee affirmed that it will continue its contacts and activities in a manner that achieves communication with all components of society, and that it will meet with representatives of youth, clubs, professional and labor associations, student unions, writers, media professionals, academics, families of prisoners and public figures, to make its conference a success.


The Community Committee to End the Division emerged from the seventh constituent assembly initiated by the MUSAWA Center in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as a culmination of a series of dialogues it organized in all governorates of the country with the active participation of representatives of various community activities, which started in 2019 and ended on 8/29. /2022 in a joint meeting between the southern and northern governorates, where the Constituent Assembly at that meeting endorsed the initiative of 18 eighteen personalities, thus forming the Community Committee to End the Division, which kept its doors open for those wishing to join it, while the number of members of the Committee in the Gaza Strip reached 11 and in the West Bank, 12 members.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

What did a senior Israeli officer say about his forces' operations in Jenin?!

A translation of Al-Quds.com - Eran Karras, the deputy commander of the so-called Menashe Brigade in the Israeli army , who is responsible for operations in Jenin , described that the conditions in that area are very difficult, especially during the incursions that turn directly into gun battles.


In an interview with Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Karras said: "Jenin is different from all the rest of the West Bank. When we enter it, dozens of people are waiting for us at every intersection. They are armed with various weapons and stones. Everyone participates in the reception ceremony. You have to look from behind a window." You see an old man, perhaps 40 years old, so will he throw a stone? He is not of the right age, you say to yourself, and then you find him throwing a stone. on the convoy."


And he adds: "They are issuing news on the Telegram: the Israeli army is arriving, and people are standing along the road or trying to close the intersections with cars, and this is not only the Jenin refugee camp, people are coming from all neighborhoods in the city, including from the neighboring villages ... in the latest fire event In the Jenin area, the shooter came from Tubas, and when we demolished the house of the terrorist in Ya`bad, young men who came from Jenin opened fire on the force. according to his expression.


In response to a question about what they are armed with, he said: "With everything at hand... they have explosive devices: fire extinguishers filled with explosive materials, they light fuses and then throw them, and they have side charges based on gas canisters that they roll towards the force... last week." We were guarded by a force that carried out a mission. Suddenly, I see 120 people advancing in front of me and throwing stones. One threw a bomb, but it exploded far away from them.”


In response to a question about involving hundreds of soldiers in each operation to arrest a wanted person and whether it is worth it, the Israeli officer said: "If you save the life of one Israeli, he deserves it."

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Sports Federation for All concludes the Jenin Martyrs Sevens Championship


Jerusalem - Media of the Olympic Committee/ The Sports for All Federation concluded the Jenin Martyrs' Sevens Championship for popular teams, which took place at Jenin Services Stadium, with the participation of 24 teams from the North region.


The Martyr Seif Abu Libdeh Club from Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm won the first place, and the Martyr Jamil Al-Amouri team from Jenin governorate came second, and the third came the Al-Hatab Bouquet team from Qalqilya, and the third repeated the Martyr Khalil Talib team.


Mujahid Salameh won the title of best player, Saher Odeh, the tournament's top scorer, and best goalkeeper Moataz Zammour.


Ammar Melhem, a member of the federation, supervised the championship, and from the technical committee, Yassin Salahat and Abu Al-Abd Shibli.


The Sports for All Federation thanked all those in charge of the activity, including the organizers and technicians, who managed the matches, the two referees, Firas Abu Eid and Basil Abu Sariya, and appreciated the effort of the veteran athlete Suhaib Al-Hassan, who continued organizing the tournament’s merits.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Masada forces raid the isolation rooms of the "Freedom Tunnel" prisoners

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Wednesday, forces affiliated with the Israeli occupation prisons authority raided the isolation rooms of the prisoners of the Freedom Tunnel in the isolation of Ramon Prison and the isolation of Ashkelon Prison .


An institution concerned with prisoners reported that the so-called " Masada " forces raided the prisoners' rooms, beat them, and tampered with their belongings.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

singer R. Kelly is in court in Chicago in another sex crime case

Washington - (AFP) - The American R&B star appears again this week before a Chicago court hearing charges of sexual crimes against him.


Monday began the jury selection process for this trial, months after Kelly was sentenced last June to 30 years in prison in a similar case.


A New York court had convicted Robert Sylvester Kelly, 55, of running a "system" of sexual exploitation of girls, including minors, over a period of years. At the end of last June, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.


The Chicago court is considering charges of obstruction of justice, child pornography and illegal sexual activity with a minor.


Kelly is accused of having, along with two former accomplices, obstructed his child pornography trial in 2008 by threatening and bribing a victim not to testify. The jury acquitted him at the end of the trial that day.


But this time the same victim is expected to testify during the four-week trial, knowing that the other defendants are his former manager Darrell McDavid and his former employee Milton "John" Brown.


Kelly's attorney, Jennifer Bongan, asked that anyone who watched the documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly ," which includes conversations with several of his victims, be excluded from the jury, but Judge Harry Linneweber denied that request.


The conviction of R. Kelly in New York is a major stop in the #MeToo movement, as it was the first time that the majority of black women plaintiffs confronted a black artist.
The trial revealed R Kelly's "system" for attracting and sexually assaulting very young girls, with the complicity of his surroundings, similar to mafia activities, according to the Public Prosecution Office. Many of the victims recounted their meeting with their beloved star during the concerts, after which they received a paper with the singer's address and contact numbers on it.
Kelly also faces similar lawsuits in two other states.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

A citizen was killed as a result of a traffic accident in Jenin

Jenin - "Jerusalem" dot com - Ali Al-Samoudi - Rabi' Ahmed Ali Salah (41 years), from the town of Kafrdan, was killed this evening, Wednesday, in a traffic accident at the entrance to the village of Kivert, southwest of Jenin.


Our correspondent in Jenin reported that a traffic accident occurred between a vehicle and a truck at the entrance to the village of Kvert, and the medical staff transferred Salah to Ibn Sina Specialist Hospital, and the doctors later announced his death.


It is noteworthy that the young Salah is married with children, and works in the occupied interior.


Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Squid Game star charged with sexual assault

Seoul - (AFP) - The South Korean judiciary has charged actor Oh Young-soo, one of the stars of the "Squid Game" series, with sexual assault in 2017, the Public Prosecutor's Office told AFP on Friday.


And the 78-year-old actor, last January, became the first South Korean to win a "Golden Globe" award for his role as an apparently weak man in the dark suspense series on "Netflix".


Local reports indicated that the South Korean Public Prosecutor's Office formally charged the actor with touching a woman's body inappropriately in 2017. The actor was released.


An official at the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in the southern suburbs of Seoul confirmed to AFP that the information was correct.
And South Korean media reported that the Ministry of Culture decided to stop an ad campaign in which Oh Young-soo appeared.


It 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 amount of money, and the poor kill each other out of the desire for profit. It has been watched by tens of millions of “Squid Game” since its launch in 2021 and it remains one of the most popular “Netflix” series.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

About $45 billion... Huawei's revenues in the first half of this year

SHENZHEN -- (Xinhua) -- Chinese tech giant Huawei reported revenue of 301.6 billion yuan (about 44.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2022, with a net profit margin of 5 percent, according to the company's semi-annual report issued last Friday.


For the company's three major businesses, the carrier business revenue was 142.7 billion yuan, the corporate business revenue was 54.7 billion yuan, and the hardware business revenue was 101.3 billion yuan, the company added in its report.


"While our hardware business has been significantly impacted, our ICT infrastructure business has maintained steady growth," said Ken Ho, rotating chairman of the company. He added, “Going forward, we will harness trends in digitization and decarbonization to maintain value creation for our customers and partners, and to secure quality development.”

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Yahya Sabakhi signs the statements of the Sawahra club

The Palestinian soccer star, Yahya Al-Sabakhi, joined Al-Kateba Al-Sahouria, after he officially signed for Al-Sawahra Club .


Al-Sabakhi played for more than one club in the Al-Adwaa League, the professional league, the most recent of which was Balata Club and Al-Ammari Club last season.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

The King of Jordan grants journalist "Abu Aqleh" the Medal of Independence

Amman - "Jerusalem" dot com - King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan awarded, on Wednesday, the martyred correspondent of "Al-Jazeera" channel, Shireen Abu Aqleh, a medal in appreciation of her courageous role in performing her duties.


This came during his sponsorship of the national celebration of the Kingdom's 76th independence anniversary, in the courtyard of Al-Hussainiya Palace in the capital, Amman, according to a statement by the Royal Court.


The Court said: "The King bestowed the Order of Independence of the first degree on the martyr journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh, in appreciation of her great role in covering the events as a field reporter, and her distinction in performing her duties with courage from within the occupied Palestinian territories, and conveying the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people." Her brother Tariq Antoun received it. Abu sane.


On May 11, Abu Aqelah (51 years old) was killed by Israeli army bullets while she was covering field events in Jenin camp.


Earlier, King Abdullah described the killing of Abu Aqelah as a crime and an attack on the freedom of the press, while offering condolences to her family by phone. He directed a governmental media institute to allocate an annual master's scholarship for Palestinian women journalists bearing the late woman's name.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

The James Webb Telescope reveals the mystery of a nebula surrounding a dying star

Paris - (AFP) - The James Webb space telescope made one of the first discoveries made possible by its highly accurate observational capabilities, to detect two previously unseen stars in the Southern Ring Nebula surrounding a dying star.


This strange nebula is located in the Milky Way, about 2,000 light-years away from the solar system. It is a giant cloud of gas and dust produced by a star, as it expels some of its matter when it descends, and it contains a lot of gas and little dust.


In the center of the nebula remains the heart of this star, which is called a white dwarf, and it is a very hot and very small star that is difficult to see directly, but its existence can be guessed thanks to the orange rings that surround it, which are traces of the substance that it emitted. It is assumed that the fate of our sun will be similar in a few billion years, as will happen to the vast majority of stars.


But unlike the sun, which will set alone, the white dwarf in the heart of the Southern Ring Nebula is not alone. It was known until now that it has a "companion" star, which is easier to spot than a white dwarf because it is still in its infancy. This companion star is the one that appears the brightest in the center of the dust disk in the images taken by the James Webb telescope, which has been located since last summer, 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.


However, this familiar stellar binary in the Milky Way did not provide a justification for the "atypical" structure of the nebula, as explained by Philippe Amram, from the Marseille Astrophysical Laboratory, who is one of the authors of the study published Thursday in the journal "Nature Astronomy" and includes a detailed explanation of the latest What the telescope observed.


The researcher of the National Center for Scientific Research added that scientists have been seeking, since the discovery of the southern ring nebula by astronomer John Herschel in 1835, to know the reason for its "strange, non-spherical shape."


James Webb's observations contribute to clarifying this mystery, as telescope instruments that have vision at the infrared level, a wavelength invisible to the human eye, provided evidence of the presence of at least two other stars within the nebula.


These two discovered stars are located in the center of the nebula, which extends over a diameter equivalent to 1,500 times the distance from the sun to Pluto.


They are further from the white dwarf than the companion star, but the four stars are generally close enough to each other to interact.

Thus, an "energy exchange" takes place between these stars, which affects the structure of the nebula and explains its distinctive appearance, according to the astrophysicist.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Al-Natsheh: Israel violates the Palestinian leadership and people, and the world must act

Al-Quds, Secretary-General of the People's National Congress for Jerusalem, Major General Bilal Natsheh , said that Israel violates the Palestinian leadership and people by attacking President Mahmoud Abbas "Abu Mazen" on the one hand and storming Palestinian cities and towns on the other hand and spreading killing, destruction and destruction in them, as happened at dawn today in all From Ramallah and Nablus, where the young man Wassim Nasser Khalifa was martyred during the Israeli forces storming the tomb of Joseph.


In a statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Conference on Thursday morning, Natsheh denounced the fierce Israeli attack on President "Bo Mazen" following his statements he made in Germany in response to journalists' questions, in which he considered that our people are subjected daily to fifty "Holocausts".


He said that this attack expresses the buried hatred of Israel, a state and parties, towards President Abbas, who recorded historical stances affirming Palestinian rights and constants, and that there is no compromise on them, regardless of the extent of Israeli oppression and violence and the denial of these rights.


Major General Natshe said that this attack is unjustified and that Israel wants to use it as a pretext for its crimes that it commits on a daily basis against our people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, pointing out that the occupation state has killed about 140 Palestinians, most of them children and youth, since the beginning of this year.


On the other hand, the General Secretariat of the Popular National Congress for Jerusalem denounced the Israeli occupation forces storming the city of Ramallah today and closing a number of Palestinian civil society institutions, which Israel has classified as terrorist organizations.


In its statement, the conference said that the real terrorism is what the occupation authorities are doing in terms of attacking Palestinian institutions and property under the pretext that they are practicing counter activities, stressing that the occupation is the basis of all the afflictions that the Palestinian people suffer from, and with its removal, all causes of conflict will disappear.


The General Secretariat considered that the storming of the city of Ramallah, which is fully subject to Palestinian sovereignty, is the summit of terrorism, aggression and a flagrant violation of international laws and agreements signed with the Palestinian side, stressing that the Israeli government is pushing the Palestinian street into a comprehensive confrontation through its non-stop aggression.


The statement of the General Secretariat said that Israel is denouncing all political agreements and floundering in all directions, which indicates that it does not want a political solution to the conflict, which is what the Palestinian leadership calls for and the international community demands and supports, while the occupying state has nothing but blood, with which it draws its road map for the future. Which does not carry within it any good tidings for all.


The General Secretariat of the Conference referred to the campaign of ethnic cleansing practiced by Israel in Jerusalem and to the campaign of forcible transfer in strategic locations of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in an attempt to consolidate its illegal colonial occupation, stressing that our people in Jerusalem are steadfast and cling to their land, real estate, and Palestinian Arab identity and will not give up. Despite all the pressures and arbitrary practices of the occupation authorities against them.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Hamas: Comprehensive resistance is the way to deter the occupation

Gaza - "Al Quds" dot com - Hamas stressed today, Thursday, that comprehensive resistance is the way to deter the occupation, repel its aggression and thwart its plans against our land, people and sanctities.

Hamas said in a statement on the eighth anniversary of the " Battle of the Consumed Storm / Aggression 2014", that "our battle with the Zionist enemy continues, by all means, and in every inch of our occupied land, and our people will remain united behind its resistance, united with it, in all stages of struggle, until the conquest of rights, freedom and independence.” according to the text of its statement.

She added, "The crimes of murder, displacement, siege, and racial discrimination committed by the enemy against our people, and the settlement and Judaization projects in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem, and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, are crimes against humanity and a disgrace on the forehead of all those who are silent and neglectful in rejecting and condemning them, and at the same time, they will not succeed in granting The occupation is an alleged legitimacy on our historical land, Jerusalem and the Aqsa, and it will not break the will of our people to continue their legitimate struggle in defense of themselves, their land and their sanctities.

And she continued: "The victorious victory in the battle of the eaten storm, and the subsequent stations of steadfastness, confrontation and deterrence, confirms that the resistance is continuing the era of loyalty to the sacrifices of the free prisoners and the honorable female prisoners, and that the issue of liberating them from the enemy's prisons will remain at the top of its priorities, whatever the sacrifices."

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Maintaining a state of alert.. The cabinet allows the provocative flag march to be organized next week

ترجمة خاصة بـ”القدس”دوت كوم- وافق المجلس الوزاري الإسرائيلي المصغر “الكابنيت”، مساء اليوم الثلاثاء، على أن يتم تنظيم مسيرة الأعلام الاستفزازية التي تشرف عليها جماعات يمينية متطرفة، يوم الثلاثاء المقبل، الذي يصادف الخامس عشر من يونيو/ حزيران، في وقت أبقت فيه قوات الاحتلال على حالة التأهب لسبعة من سراي الاحتياط لما يسمى “حرس الحدود” الإسرائيلي.

وجاء القرار في أعقاب مشاورة قصيرة جرت بين رئيس حكومة تسيير الأعمال الإسرائيلية بنيامين نتنياهو، ووزير جيشه بيني غانتس، بعد أن خرجا من اجتماع “الكابنيت” لدقائق، قبل أن يتفقا على موعد محدد، ويطرحا ذلك على الوزراء، وقيادات الجيش والأمن المشاركين في الجلسة.

ووفقًا للقرار، فإن الجهات المشرفة على المسيرة ستتوافق مع الشرطة الإسرائيلية على مخطط مسار المسيرة.

وسيتم تنظيم المسيرة بعد يومين من أداء حكومة الاحتلال الجديدة في تل أبيب لليمين الدستوري، كما هو مقرر يوم الأحد المقبل.

ونقل ملف المسيرة لـ”الكابنيت” بعد الخلافات الحادة ما بين الأحزاب الإسرائيلية حول إجرائها، في ظل اتهامات اليمين المتطرف للمستوى السياسي والشرطة في تل أبيب بالخضوع والاستسلام لحركة “حماس”.

وكانت حركة “حماس” هددت بأنه في حال جرت المسيرة واقتربت من المسجد الأقصى، فإن الأوضاع ستتفجر مجددًا.

وقدم كبار المسؤولين الأمنيين الإسرائيليين بما فيهم مسؤولي الشرطة تحذيرات من السماح لتنظيم المسيرة في موعدها وبمسارها المخطط له مسبقًا.

وفي ذات السياق، ذكرت قناة “ريشت كان” العبرية، مساء اليوم، أن الجهات الأمنية الإسرائيلية المختصة قررت الإبقاء على 7 سرايا احتياط من ما يسمى “حرس الحدود” تحت حالة التأهب القصوى وعدم عودتهم إلى منازلهم حتى نهاية الأسبوع المقبل، خشيةً من أي تصعيد جديد.

وبحسب القناة، فإن ذلك جاء على خلفية إصرار الجهات اليمينية المتطرفة تنظيم مسيرة الأعلام الاستفزازية بالقدس، مشيرةً إلى أن الشرطة الإسرائيلية تتخوف من تصعيد يشمل القدس وأراضي الداخل.

وأشارت القناة إلى أن هذه السرايا كان تم تجنيدها بداية ما تسمى عملية “حارس الأسوار” بغزة، مشيرةً إلى أنه كان من المفترض أن يسمح لهم بالعودة لمنازلهم.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation cancels the visit of the prisoners of Jenin in "Megiddo", scheduled for tomorrow

Jenin - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Prisoner's Club in Jenin said today, Sunday, that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) informed it that the occupation authorities had canceled the visit of the families of the prisoners of Jenin in "Megiddo" prison, which was scheduled for tomorrow, Monday.


The Captive Club stated in a press statement that the date of the visit is Monday, 1/30/2023.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Suspension of the judges' strike, which has been going on for a month in Tunisia

Tunisia - (dpa) - The Coordination of Trade Unions representing the judicial sector in Tunisia announced today, Sunday, the suspension of the judges' strike , which has been going on for a month, and the resumption of work in the courts, starting tomorrow, Monday.


The judges, who have been on strike since June 6, have been protesting against President Kais Saied's decision to dismiss 57 judges from their duties, claiming they were involved in corruption.


President Said, who has fully controlled the executive and legislative powers since announcing the exceptional measures a year ago, issued a decree dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council since last February and establishing a temporary council that is not recognized by the Tunisian Judges Association.


The Coordination of Trade Unions calls on the executive authority to open the door to negotiations to resolve the judiciary crisis and to refer the files of the dismissed judges to the Temporary Supreme Judicial Council to exercise its powers.


It also demands that the Administrative Court decide on appeals against the implementation of Saeed's decisions, while the presidential decree indicates that the president's decision cannot be appealed until after final rulings are issued on the charges against the judges. A number of the dismissed judges have been on hunger strike since June 22 to demand that President Saeed retract his exemption decisions.

President Saeed says that he seeks to cleanse the judiciary of corruption, while the opposition and trade unions accuse him of trying to control the judiciary and move it against his opponents.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:35 pm - Jerusalem Time

Turkey is starting to build homes for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the earthquake, and the death toll exceeds 50,000

(AFP) - Two and a half weeks after the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, Ankara announced the start of building homes for one and a half million people who were displaced as a result of this natural disaster that claimed the lives of nearly fifty thousand people in the two countries.


For his part, President Erdogan, who will run in tough presidential elections next May, has pledged to build new homes within a year. However, experts and engineers in the field of architecture called on the Turkish authorities to give priority to the necessary safety standards in the process of building these new homes instead of rushing into the completion process.


AnnouncementHas the battle of house construction begun in Turkey, which witnessed a strong earthquake more than two weeks ago that claimed the lives of tens of thousands of residents in various regions and in neighboring Syria? After the devastating earthquake that occurred this month, the death toll in Turkey and Syria exceeded 50,000,” according to a final toll.


The same official added, "The authorities (meaning the Turkish authorities) have put out tenders and contracts to complete a few projects. The process is going very quickly," noting, "There will be no complacency in safety standards."


Architectural experts call for safety standards to be respected in the reconstruction of homes in Turkey

For his part, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will run in tough presidential elections next May, has pledged to build new homes within a year. But experts said authorities should introduce safety standards at speed.


Some buildings that were supposed to withstand earthquakes collapsed in the latest quake. Erdogan's government has come under fire for its response to the earthquake's devastation, and for what many Turks see as years of failure to implement building quality controls.


For its part, the United Nations Development Program confirmed that the destruction caused the displacement of about 1.5 million people, and that there is a need to build 500,000 new homes. He also demanded the receipt of 113.5 million dollars out of a total of one billion dollars requested by the United Nations, the international community, last week, with the aim of financing the rubble removal operations.


Meanwhile, Turkey issued new regulations allowing charitable companies and organizations to build housing and workplaces that they donate to the Ministry of Environment and Urban Development for those in need.


50,000 dead in Turkey and Syria, the new toll of the victims of the February 6 earthquake

According to data published by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the earthquake that occurred on February 6 led to the collapse or significant damage to more than 160,000 buildings, including 520,000 apartments, and the lives of tens of thousands in Turkey and neighboring Syria.


With the adoption of the latest death toll announced in Syria, which reached 5,914, the total number of deaths in the two countries rose to more than 50,000. Turkey alone recorded 44,218 deaths, according to the Turkish Disaster Agency on Friday.


The Turkish authorities said that tents were sent to many who became homeless, but those affected spoke of problems in obtaining them. "We live in a tent," said Mike, 67, one of those affected by the earthquake and a father of eight. "There is water above (the tent) and the ground is damp. We ask for more tents and they don't give them to us."


Extracting between 116 million and 210 million tons of rubble

This was stated by Soumaya Karabouchik, a volunteer who provides humanitarian aid near a school located in the town of Hesse, who stressed that "the lack of tents is still the biggest problem" for the survivors of the earthquake.


In a related context, the United Nations announced that 8.8 million people will be affected in Syria as a result of the earthquake that also struck this country, noting that access to the affected areas was difficult at first, but rescue work continued, and the number of victims is still rising with time. While there are no more reports of rescue survivors during the past few days.


As for the rubble left by the earthquake, estimates from the United Nations Development Program range between 116 million tons and 210 million tons of rubble. That is, much more compared to the 13 million tons of rubble left over from the earthquake that struck northwest Turkey in 1999.


20 million people were affected by the consequences of the earthquake, according to the Turkish government

On February 6, two earthquakes measuring 7.7 struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. Shortly after, another earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit the area, followed by more than 9,000 aftershocks, according to Turkish sources.


While aftershocks continued to shake the area repeatedly, which caused panic among the local population, according to the Turkish government, which reported that 20 million people were affected by the consequences of this natural disaster.


While many survivors left the devastated southern region of Turkey, some set up tents, houses made of containers, and other government-sponsored shelters.