Today, Thursday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE , directed the provision of three million dollars to support the reconstruction of the town of Hawara , south of Nablus, and those affected by the recent events caused by settlers in the town.

The initiative will be implemented by the Department of Municipalities and Transport, in cooperation with the Emirati-Palestinian Friendship Club, as part of the UAE's humanitarian efforts to support the Palestinian people.

The Department of Municipalities and Transport held a meeting to discuss the mechanism for implementing the initiative and providing support, in the presence of His Excellency Muhammad Ali Al-Shurafa, Head of the Department, and the Palestinian delegation, which included both His Excellency Moein Dmaidi, Mayor of Hawara Municipality, Jalal Odeh and Muhammad Abdul Hamid, members of the Municipal Council, and Ammar Al-Kurd, President of the Emirati-Palestinian Friendship Club, as well as The meeting discussed enhancing prospects for joint cooperation in the field of municipal work between the two sides.

Al-Shurafa welcomed the Palestinian delegation, stressing the interest of the UAE leadership in supporting the Palestinian people and contributing to the redevelopment of the affected area in Hawara.

The United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon ( UNIFIL ) announced Thursday that its units "did not notice" anyone crossing the southern border into Israel, the day after the latter announced that it had killed a "terrorist" suspected of infiltrating from Lebanon.

And the Israeli occupation army announced, on Wednesday, that it had killed a person, Monday, in northern Israel, who was carrying an explosive belt, in the town of Yara, when an explosive device exploded near the Megiddo intersection, wounding an Israeli settler.

The preliminary investigation showed, according to the Israeli army, that "the terrorist apparently infiltrated from Lebanese territory into Israel earlier this week," adding, "An extensive investigation is underway about the operation, and within its framework, the extent of Hezbollah's involvement in it is being examined." According to the military.

UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti said, according to a statement published by the official National Information Agency, "UNIFIL has seen media reports stating that a person infiltrated into Israel from Lebanon," pointing out that "UNIFIL has not noticed any crossing of the Blue Line in recent days."

He quoted the head of the UNIFIL mission and its Commander-in-Chief, Major General Aroldo Lázaro, urging "the parties to exercise restraint, maintain stability, and use UNIFIL's coordination and liaison mechanisms to avoid misunderstandings and reduce tensions."

The UNIFIL force has been present in Lebanon since 1978, and it includes about ten thousand soldiers and is deployed in southern Lebanon to separate Israel and Lebanon after several conflicts.

The international force hosts at its headquarters in Naqoura periodic meetings that include representatives of the Lebanese and Israeli sides, dealing with the situation along the blue line drawn up by the United Nations to serve as the border between the two countries.

There was no official comment from Hezbollah yet on the Israeli army's announcement, which did not reveal the suspect's identity. The army is interrogating a driver whom the suspect asked to pick him up, before he was intercepted on the road.

Lebanon and Israel are officially at war. Lebanon witnessed a bloody war in the summer of 2006, which began with the abduction of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah members. During the war, 1,200 people were killed in Lebanon, most of them civilians, and 160 Israelis, most of them soldiers.

After the war, the Lebanese army was deployed along the border, and there was no longer any overt armed presence of Hezbollah on it.
It is scheduled to discuss the UN Security Council Thursday Resolution 1701, which was adopted in the year 2006 and calls for a "permanent cease-fire" between Israel and Lebanon.

Israeli media indicated that Israel would denounce the meeting as a "new violation" of Resolution 1071, which stresses the importance of extending the control of the Lebanese government over all Lebanese territory and that there should be no weapons without the approval of the Lebanese government and no authority other than the authority of the Lebanese government.

Zipline, a company that specializes in delivering packages by drones, demonstrated on Wednesday a new type of drone that allows its services to be provided in cities more dense than those in which it can operate so far, and thus enables it to expand to a larger number of markets in the long term.

She explained that the new "B2" drone is equipped with propellers that allow it to stop in the air.

Once it reaches its destination, it releases another device called "Droid", which is a small drone equipped with propellers, containing the package that is supposed to be delivered, and can land and take off vertically.

The American company hopes that its innovation will enable it to carry out “very silent and precise deliveries, even in strong winds,” as the director of the engineering department, Josef Mardal, told AFP.

As for the current model, "B1", which will continue to be used, it has only one fixed wing, which therefore requires dropping the package from the air by means of a parachute.

The current aircraft requires a landing area equal to two parking spaces, while the B2 requires only the surface of a picnic table.

The new march also has a faster speed, but it can deliver within a radius of 16 kilometers instead of 90.

Zipline plans to perform more than 10,000 test flights this year before launching its new drones commercially.

And the company indicated in a statement that it has so far carried out 500,000 commercial deliveries by “B1” all over the world, from the United States to Japan, passing through Rwanda, as its drones allow the delivery of medicines to hard-to-reach rural areas.

“Demand for deliveries has increased over the past decade,” said company co-founder and CEO Keller Renaudo Clifton, but the company still uses “human-driven one-ton gas trucks to deliver packages that generally weigh less than 2.2 kilograms.”

"It is slow and very harmful to the planet," he added in the statement.

Zipline expected that its deliveries would reach one million by the end of this year, and that their annual number in 2025 would exceed the number of flights of most airlines.

Today, Thursday, the Israeli occupation forces stormed land belonging to the families of the two prisoners, Osama and Malik Mahmoud Sabri, in the center of Qalqilya , and detonated a body in the ground using a robot, and the sound of the explosion was heard from a far place.

Al-Quds.com correspondent in Qalqilya reported that the occupation brought the two captives, Sabri, to the site of the explosion, claiming that there was a body inside the ground.

It is noteworthy that the two prisoners, Malik and Osama Sabri, were previously detained in the occupation prisons for two and three years.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that it is "very important" to secure "quickly" ammunition to Ukraine in order to counter the Russian invasion.

"We will decide with our European partners new measures to ensure better and uninterrupted supplies" of munitions to Ukraine at the EU summit next week, Schulz said in a speech to parliamentarians in the Bundestag.

He added that Germany was "ready to open up its supply projects to other member states" of the European Union.

He reaffirmed that the first economic power in Europe "will continue its political, financial, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine as long as it is necessary."

For weeks, Kiev has been asking for more ammunition to defend itself against the Russian invasion, at a time when battles are intensifying in Bakhmut (east).

The Ukrainian army constantly warns of a shortage of 155 mm shells for the guns it uses.

European Commissioner for Industry Thierry Breton recently announced that Europe will move to increase production of munitions destined for Ukraine, including "15 factories in 11 EU countries".

He told Radio Monte Carlo on Monday, "We have to move very quickly, as the tragic war in Ukraine that (Russian President) Vladimir Putin started, is about to turn into a face-to-face trench warfare, and there is of course a race to send the largest amount of ammunition from both sides," noting that the Ukrainians " They depend" on Europe to supply them with ammunition.

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, Chairman of the Supreme Ifta Council , Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, called on food merchants to avoid monopoly and exploitation, raise prices, and be content with easy profit, during the blessed month of Ramadan .

And the Mufti stressed, during his presidency of a meeting of the provincial mufti, today, Thursday, to preserve the sanctity of the month of Ramadan, calling on the owners of restaurants and cafes to close them during the day in Ramadan.

He called on citizens to control and organize alimony according to what is available and what is available, to avoid extravagance and waste, to be keen to inspect the needy and needy families, to help the poor, to pay zakat money to those who deserve it, to increase prayer and supplication, to draw closer to God Almighty by doing good deeds, distributing alms, and upholding ties of kinship.

He stressed the necessity of traveling to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque for its reconstruction, especially during the month of Ramadan, in order to obtain the great reward that God has prepared for its construction and the worshipers in it, especially in light of the sinful incursions into it, and the continuous threats to attack and desecrate it.

The Mufti noted that the time approved in Palestine for Fajr, Maghrib and other times is the daily time of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is approved by the Palestinian Dar Al-Ifta and the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs.

The meeting discussed ways to develop and advance the work of Dar Al-Iftaa, due to its service to our true religion and our dear homeland, and to review the reports and plans that have been developed for that.

Source: The official news agency "Wafa"

أعلن وزير الجيش الإسرائيلي يؤاف غالانت، اليوم الخميس، أن عملية مجدو معقدة وشاركت فيها أطراف عديدة، مؤكداً أنه تم تفادي هجوم أكبر وسنصل إلى من أرسل المنفذ.

وقال خلال جلسة تقييم أمني وجولة له على الحدود مع لبنان، إن التحقيقات لا تزال مستمرة.

وكانت قوات الاحتلال، أعلنت أمس الأربعاء، قتل منفذ عملية وضع عبوة قرب مفترق مجدو في الداخل المحتل، وأدت لإصابة مستوطن.

وبعد أيام من التعتيم الإعلامي، صدر بيان مشترك للجيش الإسرائيلي والشاباك والشرطة الإسرائيلية، أعلن فيه أن قوات الاحتلال حيدت منفذ العملية قرب مفترق مجيدو، وكشفت أنه قدم من لبنان.

The Jerusalemite prisoner, Ahmed Manasra , complained about the difficult conditions of his detention, which he suffers from in isolation in the Ashkelon detention center.

The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs stated that the prisoner, Manasra, addressed the judge of the Occupation Court in Beersheba during a session to extend his isolation three days ago, saying that he had been suffering from severe stomach pain for 45 days, and he was also prevented from receiving any money from his family for the “cantina.” In addition, he is given bad food, contaminated with insects, and rodents live in his cell.

She indicated that the judge of the occupation court responded to him by extending his solitary confinement for an additional 6 months, despite his serious psychological condition, as 36 psychiatric experts had previously asked the president of the occupying state to request his release due to his deteriorating health and psychological condition inside the occupation detention centers.

On the fourteenth of last April, the Occupation Prisons Administration transferred the prisoner Ahmed Manasra from the "Eshel" prison in Beersheba to the isolation section in Ashkelon detention center.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the uninhabited Kermadec Islands at 1:56 pm local time Thursday, about 1,000 km northeast of New Zealand 's North Island, with a depth of 10 km.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, issued a tsunami warning for coasts located 300 km from the epicenter in the southern ocean, saying that "there is a possibility of tsunami waves up to 0.3 meters to one meter above the tide level for some coasts of the Kermadec Islands." .

There is no risk of a tsunami for New Zealand after the powerful quake, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.

Famous Russian dissident Alexei Navalny dedicated his "contribution" to the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature won by a film about him, to those who oppose dictatorship and war.

"This is not my movie, I did not win an Oscar, and I am not in a position to dedicate this award to anyone," Navalny said in a message he sent from his prison and published by his team on Twitter on Wednesday.

"But I dedicate all my contribution to this film to the honest and courageous people all over the world who find day after day the strength to confront the monster of dictatorship and its constant companion, war," he added.

Navalny has been in prison for more than two years, following his arrest upon his return to Russia from Germany, where he was treated after he was subjected to a serious poisoning operation in Siberia, which he accuses the Kremlin opposition and the Russian intelligence services of orchestrating.

He was sentenced in March last year to nine years in prison on "fraud" charges that Navalny considers fabricated.

From his cell, Navalny declared his opposition to Russia's military assault on Ukraine, calling on Russians to protest.

Recently, he called on Moscow to respect the 1991 borders that place Crimea within Ukrainian territory, while he was often accused in the past of supporting Russia's annexation of this region in 2014.

The Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Sunday was awarded to "Navalny". This investigative documentary, directed by Canadian Daniel Rohr, depicts the stages of Navalny's political rise, the assassination attempt that he survived and then his imprisonment at a later stage.
Commenting on awarding the film this award, the Kremlin accused Hollywood of "politicizing" cinema.

Palestinian businessmen discussed, with their counterparts in the Republic of Lithuania , in the presence of Minister of National Economy Khaled Osseily, opportunities to establish investment relations in both countries.

During the meeting, which was held in Vilnius, with the participation of the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Finland and the Baltic States, Tayseer Ajouri, and the Director General of International Relations at the Ministry of Economy, Suha Awadallah, the two sides reviewed investment fields in various productive sectors, the privileges and incentives offered by the government to the investor, and the legal environment regulating the economy. Especially after the adoption of the Companies Law, which encourages investment.

The two sides expressed their firm desire to establish investment relations that contribute to stimulating trade exchange between the two countries. This meeting is an important step in exploring investment opportunities and exchanging data and information in the field of investment.

The President of the Vilnius Chamber of Commerce and Industry referred to the tasks of the Chamber and the efforts being made to develop the bilateral relationship, by signing a memorandum of understanding with the Hebron Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in addition to its role in issuing certificates of origin for the sectors that fall within the jurisdiction of the Chamber, including: food, the construction sector, and plastics. .

The Chairman of the Chamber said: "We seek to target the Palestinian market through companies that have relations with Palestine, and to expand business and more partnerships and networking," pointing out that the Chamber is working on an investment environment that encourages the business community. In turn, the Minister of Economy said, "The meetings of Palestinian businessmen with Their counterparts in Lithuania are a strong opportunity for networking, with the primary goal of developing the Palestinian-Lithuanian relationship.

During the meeting, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bethlehem Governorate and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts of Vilnius Province, with the aim of enhancing prospects for trade exchange and bilateral relations between the two parties, encouraging and facilitating cooperation in the fields of trade and services, and exchanging information on economic issues commercially and industrially.

On the other hand, the delegation visited the headquarters of the Lithuanian deposit system for recycling, which is the most advanced in the world, and was briefed on Lithuania's experience in this field, and discussed the possibility of establishing joint cooperation for the benefit of Palestine.

The two parties agreed that a delegation of experts from Lithuania will visit Palestine soon for cooperation in this field. The economic relationship between the two countries and the activation of trade exchange.

The prisoner Zakariya Al-Zubaidi (the Dragon) has been held in isolation for nearly a year and a half. He faces hours and days with a solid steel will. He is used to life between bullets, stones, imprisonment and pursuit. He has lived death many times, when he survived four assassination attempts by the Israeli occupation forces.

Zakariya (47 years) from the Jenin camp, comes from a family that fights by nature, his father died when he was a boy, and his mother, Samira Al-Zubaidi, was martyred in 2002 during the major storming of the Jenin camp, after which his brother Taha was martyred, and on May 15, 2022, his brother Daoud died of injuries He was injured in the camp, and his body is still being held in the refrigerators of the occupation until now, and his family's home was demolished three times.

The occupation forces arrested Zakaria in 2019, after which he and 5 of his comrades (Ayham Kammaji, Munadel Nfeiat, Muhammad and Mahmoud Al-Ardah, and Yaqoub Qadri) were able to snatch their freedom on September 11, 2021, when they dug a tunnel under the fortified Gilboa prison, and escaped from it. And the breath of freedom, thus dealing a qualitative blow that proves the failure of the security occupation system, which it has always praised.

After many attempts, the occupation managed to rearrest the six prisoners, and sentenced them, in addition to their previous sentences, to actual imprisonment for a period of 5 years and a fine of 5 thousand shekels, with a suspension of execution from 8 months to 3 years. In addition to the deliberate abuse against them, through the policy of solitary confinement, and their medical neglect, they were also subjected to several physical attacks and great psychological pressure by the jailers, and this racist series continues to this day.

Returning to Al-Zubaidi’s life before his last arrest, Zakaria was known as the most prominent leader of the Al-Aqsa martyrs in the second intifada in Jenin, and he participated in many operations against the Israeli occupation, and he was accused of being responsible for a bombing in “Tel Aviv”, which killed an Israeli settler and injured 30 others in 2018. 2004, and in this context, a former Shin Bet officer described him as a "street cat", saying: "We have always tried to catch him, but he escaped from our hands, and now he has been re-arrested for once again engaging in terrorist activities."

Al-Zubaidi was elected as a member of the Revolutionary Council in 2016, and later joined the MA program in Contemporary Arab Studies at Birzeit University, but the occupation arrested him in 2019, before discussing his graduation thesis that talked about the experience of the Palestinian persecutor by the Israeli occupation forces between the years 1968-2018, and it came under the title "The Hunter and the Dragon".

Zakaria was able to complete the rest of the chapters of his dissertation inside prison after many complications, and passed the remaining course for him successfully, and he agreed to discuss his dissertation in absentia, without writing the conclusion of the letter. The dragon is open, and Zakaria still has many chapters to write and narrate on the ground, and we are still waiting to hear more heroism and pride, and waiting for the freedom of the dragon that must shine.

The Business and Professional Women Network, in cooperation with the Ministry of Women's Affairs, launched, for the first time, the "Palestinian Women's Summit" initiative on the campus of the Arab American University in Ramallah. Around the world, while the Minister of Women's Affairs, Dr. Amal Hamad, revealed that President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree by law regarding the division of individual rights, as well as the Cabinet's endorsement of the Distinguished Woman Award.

The Chair of the Board of Directors of the Business and Professional Women Network, Dr. Dalal Erekat told Al-Quds.com, on the sidelines of the launch of the Women's Summit, "The network was launched last year, and sought to create a Palestinian women's summit, to be held annually, on a national and comprehensive level."

Erekat added, "Despite the struggles of women and their superiority, the data shows that women have not reached the decision-making positions that are appropriate for them in various sectors, so we hope to create a platform and base for empowered women who have proven their worth in their specializations, and in order to find pressure and advocacy to amend policies and legislation to suit them." The status of women, and to prove that Palestinian women are capable, and in order to represent Palestine at the international level.

With regard to the " Palestinian Women's Summit ," Erekat said: "We hope to come up with a policy paper to be presented to the government through the Ministry of Women's Affairs, and we hope to achieve progress in the field of women's rights and legislation that specializes women and the family, and it is necessary to evaluate ourselves with regard to women and their empowerment." ".

During the summit launch conference, Dr. Dalal Erekat: "The summit is not a fleeting activity, and we hope that it will become a national initiative that will be held annually, to bring about a practical change in the reality of women in Palestine," noting that the summit will be held after Ramallah in the Gaza Strip.
According to Erekat, the Business and Professional Women Network was launched last year, after Palestine was registered with the International Federation of Women, noting that it aimed to advocate for women and establish a network that brings together women and represents Palestine locally and internationally with the aim of developing policies and legislation, and for the network to be an incubator for Palestinian women.

For her part, the Minister of Women's Affairs, Dr. Amal Hamad, said in an interview with "Al-Quds", on the sidelines of the launch of the summit, "The summit brought together the Palestinian elites to talk about the reality of women, and the ministry will work to integrate the recommendations of the summit within the framework of the national plan for the State of Palestine," stressing The need to define the priorities of Palestine and for the donor countries and our partners to understand the priorities of Palestine in line with reality.

During the summit launch conference, Hamad confirmed that President Mahmoud Abbas, on the occasion of International Women's Day, issued, on the ninth of this month, a decree-law regarding the division of individual rights to raise the percentage of women who obtain their legitimate individual rights, so that we have a special inheritance law.

And Hamad continued, the Council of Ministers also endorsed the Distinguished Woman Award and approved the criteria for the award and its moral and financial value according to the various fields, and it will be announced this month, and the award winners will be distributed on the “National Women’s Day”, on October 26, in order to promote Distinguished, pioneering and creative women in all fields.

Hamad stressed that the issuance of new Palestinian laws is very important, as a system of legislation related to family protection has been developed with a purely Palestinian character, in order to pass laws that preserve and protect the dignity of Palestinian women.

Hamad noted that the percentage of women in decision-making positions is low and did not rise to the required level, stressing the need to support women towards reaching decision-making positions, unifying all the efforts of partners in state institutions and civil society institutions to empower women, especially economically, and removing obstacles that prevent their empowerment.

During the summit, two sessions were held to discuss the issue of empowered women in the fields of technology, data, business, media and political decision-making, with the participation of entrepreneurs Mona Dmaidi, Ola Awad, Guevara Al-Budiri, Manal Razik, Hunaida Ghanem, Lubna Katbeh, while the second session discussed the role of donors, international bodies, projects and efforts. The International Women's Empowerment Conference, with the participation of the European Union representative Sven Kun von Burgsdorff, the representative of the United Nations Women's Commission, Maris Gimond, the Italian Consul General Giuseppe Fedeli, and the representative of Norway, Torin Vest.

The Director General of Measurement, Evaluation and Examinations at the Ministry of Education, Muhammad Awwad, confirmed that there are positive indications of the regularity of the educational process in public schools, beginning next week.

Awwad said in a radio interview that there are unremitting efforts being made by civil society institutions, national forces and factions, and the political level, and we hope that they will be crowned with success in ending this crisis, which has reached its 40th day.

He pointed out that a meeting will be held next Sunday to discuss the subject required for the general secondary exams, in a way that achieves justice and equal opportunities for all students in all governorates.

Awwad added, "The general secondary exams are very important for university admission, and there is a fixed schedule that cannot be bypassed regarding the academic year. Local universities may be pressured if the exams are postponed, but what guarantees Arab and international universities?"

Awwad dispelled fears of the threat of not continuing the school year, stressing that there is still ample time to ensure the end of the school year as required and hoped for.

Thursday, Israel is witnessing a new day of mobilization in protest against the judicial reform project, the day after Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented a settlement project that was immediately opposed by the government.

The draft law on judicial reform sparked thousands of protests and demonstrations for more than two months, as its opponents believe that it aims to undermine the judicial authority in favor of the political authority, warning that it constitutes a threat to the democratic system.

Herzog's project maintains the government's argument that the Supreme Court can overturn basic laws, but proposes amendments to controversial points in the reform.

In contrast to the draft currently before parliament, the draft settlement proposes that the court could, under certain circumstances, challenge amendments to laws that are considered the constitution in Israel.

Opponents of the reform project consider that it gives politicians more power at the expense of the judiciary, and that it aims to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing trial on charges of corruption.

Parliament approved earlier this month, in its first reading, another draft law that greatly reduces the possibility of considering the prime minister incapable of performing his job.

On the other hand, Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin consider amending the judicial system as an essential step to restore balance to the branches of power. Netanyahu and his allies consider unelected Supreme Court justices to be politicized and wield more power than elected representatives.

Herzog, who considers his role to be an honorary one, has been working for weeks on a proposal aimed at bringing together the government and the majority on a general law on the matter.

Thursday's protests are scheduled to take place the day after a mobilization day in which thousands demonstrated.

"Anyone who thinks civil war is impossible has no idea how close we are to it but I will not allow that to happen," Herzog said, adding that he is convinced that "the majority of Israelis want an arrangement."

He added that the settlement he proposed "must form the basis for negotiation and to replace the current project."

Before traveling to Berlin, Netanyahu said Wednesday, "What the president proposes has not been accepted by the representatives of the ruling coalition. Some of the main points in his program only lead to an extension of the status quo and do not provide the required balance between the authorities."

Opposition leader former Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Twitter welcomed Herzog's proposal, affirming his intention to "make all (necessary) efforts to avoid economic, security and social erosion that seriously harms national unity."

On Monday, a former justice minister, university president and law professor submitted a settlement proposal to the Law Commission. The head of this committee, Simcha Rothman, considered that this proposal could form "a basis for negotiations."

اقتحام غلاة المتطرفين اليهود للحرم القدسي الشريف والقيام بشعائر تلمودية في رحابه ، صار يوميا تقريبا ولا يجدون من يردعهم او يحاسبهم على هذه الاجراءات المنافية لكل القوانين والمفاهيم الحقوقية والدينية، ولهذا فإنهم يتمادون بهذه الانتهاكات ولا يلتفتون لاي شيء سوى مفاهيمهم الدينية واطماعهم المستقبلية.

ومن المعروف انهم يحفرون الانفاق بشكل واسع وبأماكن مختلفة حول الحرم القدسي وفي رحابه ومحيطه، واحيانا في اسفله. ولقد اشارت عدة منظمات من هذه التي تقوم بالاقتحامات انها ستواصل ذلك بدون توقف او اي اعتبار لأي شيء سوى ما يخططون له.

وللأسف الشديد ، فإن العالم عموما والعرب والمسلمين بصورة خاصة ، يكتفون في احسن الحالات بالتنديد او الادانة الكلامية وهو الامر الذي لم يعد احد من هؤلاء المتطرفين واسرائيل عموما، يستمع او يأبه او يهتم به.

لقد قلنا مرارا وقال غيرنا احيانا، ان هناك ما يثير القلق والمخاوف من هذه الحفريات الخطيرة التي تتواصل وعلى العرب والمسلمين بالدرجة الاولى التحرك الفعلي لمواجهة هذه التحديات والعمل على تجنب نتائجها البالغة الخطورة.

يجب تجنب تدمير العملية التعليمية وهذه مسؤولية الحكومة والمعلمين!!

اصدرت المحكمة الادارية يوم الاثنين الماضي قرارا مستعجلا بوقف الاضراب الذي يخوضه المعلمون في المدارس الحكومية، ورأت مؤسسات المجتمع المدني ان هذا القرار يمثل خطورة على الحقوق والحريات بما فيها الحق بالاضراب ولا سيما ان المحكمة عقدت جلسة سرية ولم تبلغ المدعى عليهم ، اي المعلمين ، ولم تستمع اليهم لكي يفسروا ما يقومون به ويدافعوا عن مواقفهم ومطالبهم، ودعت هذه المؤسسات الى حل الخلاف بالحوار وليس بالقرارات الاحادية التي تتخذها الحكومة، لأن ذلك من شأنه ان يعمق الازمة، ولا بد من اعادة الخصومات التي طُبقت على المعلمين ووقف اية ملاحقات امنية للنشطاء منهم، واعادة الحياة التعليمية البالغة الاهمية ، الى طبيعتها ووقف تدهور الوضع التعليمي للعدد الضخم من ابنائنا وبناتنا، وهذه مسؤولية مشتركة للحكومة والمعلمين في وقت واحد ولا بد من تعاون الطرفين وتجنب الاضرابات المدمرة عموما للعملية التعليمية ومستقبل الطلبة والطالبات.

Written by: Dr. Iyad Al-Barghouti

It is not wise to rely on a single step, or as it is until now, merely announcing that step, and by it we mean the announcement of the Saudi-Iranian agreement related to the return of diplomatic relations between the two countries, to write about its impact on the strategic changes in the region. But the importance of this step, which is taking place between two main parties in the region, who seemed to be in a state of intractable hostility, made it worth the adventure (writing), not only for us and our peoples to know what is going on, but for us and our peoples to contribute to making what is happening real. And in the right direction that we want, which is the direction of positive contribution to the global changes taking place now, represented by the rejection of imperialist domination in all its forms, and work to make the East - our East - a master, free and unified, as the majority of its people wish.

How serious is the Saudi move?
What is reassuring is that this Saudi step for "normalization" with Iran is not an isolated and isolated step, and there are previous harbingers of it that must be read and taken into consideration, without exaggerating its impact, such as the Saudi position on the war in Ukraine, where it took a closer position. To non-alignment, from it to the traditional alignment with America, so it donated to Ukraine nearly half a billion dollars, and at the same time it did not comply with the American sanctions against Russia, nor did it reduce the price of oil, or put pressure on OPEC to do so.

Recently, Saudi Arabia has also arranged its relationship with Turkey and Qatar, and is no longer concerned with the continuation of the war in Yemen, and has changed, even partially, its approaches to the relationship with other countries in the region, or even with the influential countries in the world.

What is clear to us, and without going far - at least until now - to talk about Saudi Arabia's complete withdrawal from the American umbrella, is that Saudi Arabia, which has linked its interests, and even its entire existence, to America since the establishment of diplomatic relations between them in 1933, has begun to see that this positioning is no longer wise. And that its interest requires keeping other doors open, in addition to the American gate, of course.

Saudi Arabia has provided invaluable "services" to America, from an early age. For the sake of America and the imperialist project, Saudi Arabia fought against the project of the Arab nation represented in Nasserite nationalism, materially and intellectually. And for her sake, she put the Wahhabi Islamic project that she led, alongside America and against the Soviet Union and the socialist world, in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and she contributed to the uniqueness of America in sovereignty over the world. And above all, and more important than all of the above, is the Saudi role in the matter of linking the price of oil to the US dollar, as Saudi Arabia was the first to have the “credit” for making the dollar the most important currency in the world, and making it the main force in the hands of the United States to dominate others.

All these "services" provided by Saudi Arabia, and many others, were not met with American "gratitude". In my opinion, the “coincidence” that brought a president like Trump to the presidency of the United States revealed to Saudi Arabia that the “love” for America is from the Saudi side only, and that what is supposed to be the American ally does not appreciate all that Saudi Arabia has provided, and that this ally is meticulous in blackmailing it, politically when It was pressured to enter into the project of the century, which requires normalization with Israel, so Saudi Arabia gave the green light to Bahrain, the UAE and others to do so. As well as financial blackmail when Trump “got” nearly half a trillion dollars from the Saudi king.

Saudi Arabia felt not only all this blackmail, but also the recklessness and humiliation that accompanied it. Trump tells the Saudi king, "You have to pay the money, because you have nothing else... and you will not remain in power for two weeks without us." Netanyahu promises the Israelis full normalization with Saudi Arabia as a foregone conclusion, meaning that Saudi Arabia cannot refuse this.

It is well known that the sovereignty of states is also associated with the dignity of their systems. Of course, this matter is uneven and relative from one country to another, and from one regime to another, especially in our region. I believe that the Saudi regime represented by a new generation of leadership, accompanied by some social and intellectual changes among the Saudi people, has more sensitivity to the concepts of sovereignty and dignity, than the previous ruling generations, and therefore it was necessary for it to think of something of "rebellion".

This coincided with the introduction of the new Saudi regime itself as the leader of the "Arab" project in its new version. Saudi Arabia now sees itself as the leader of the Arab world, as it does not lack the financial capabilities for that, and it also has an ambitious young prince who sees himself as a regional leader, if not more than that.

Whoever presents himself as the leader of a regional project of this magnitude cannot be satisfied with himself being a "follower" with all the clarity that America wants, nor can he accept himself adopting a "sectarian" project that not only puts him in the face of many within his nation. Even in the face of not a simple part of his people. That is what made the Saudi prince invest in the historical opportunity offered by the war in Ukraine, if he really did so, as well as his curtailing the deep-rooted Wahhabi religious institution, which gave Saudi Arabia a “shape” that is no longer acceptable in our time.

From step to approach
The peoples of the region have the right to remain in a state of awaiting how this new Saudi step will develop, as matters are still in their first line. It would be a great disappointment if that first line was her last line. And that the step is nothing more than an attempt to get Saudi Arabia out of the problems it has been stuck with, especially in Yemen, as well as in Saudi Arabia's new approach to normalizing its relations with its neighbors.

There are, of course, conditions for the seriousness of this step, including the need for a different approach towards intra-regional issues, resolving differences through dialogue and not turning it into wars, and by going to Al-Aqsa and recalling history, ideology and everything. This requires Saudi Arabia to enter into a serious dialogue, not only with Iran, but also and first with the representatives of the peoples of the region in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Lebanon, in order to solve the problems of those countries and contribute positively to rebuilding them, consolidating their national unity, and ensuring their stability.

In order for the step to be serious as well, the circle of those concerned should be expanded, meaning that it should not be limited to the level of the ruling regimes, but should be extended to include the elites, intellectuals and peoples, not only in Saudi Arabia and Iran, but also in all the countries of the region. This gives it momentum and immunity to the fluctuations that may take place.

However, the most important evidence of the credibility of the Saudi step towards Iran is the removal of all doubts about its position on normalization with Israel, and its vision of the Palestinian cause, the issue that is the criterion for everything that is happening in our region - at least -. The issue is that without the radical stance towards it and with it, no party, regardless of its sources of power, can become a leader in the region, but rather it cannot claim the right to this leadership.

Within this, it will be important for Saudi Arabia to take a serious stance against normalization with Israel, as the claim of American pressure on it for this is no longer sufficient to explain it, and it is no longer convincing to anyone, especially to the Arab peoples, and first of all to the Saudi people themselves.

It seems that Saudi Arabia has intelligently and positively noticed the changes taking place in the world. The world order dominated by America, which many believed was the "end of history", is changing. The United States is no longer the undisputed master of the world. Its hegemonic grip no longer holds all the details of the world, states and peoples, with the same force it had during the last three decades, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It seems that the multipolar world order, in which China and Russia, as well as Iran play a major role, is taking shape more quickly than many expected. Therefore, Saudi Arabia must move forward in investing this historic opportunity for the benefit of its people and the peoples of the region, and to contribute to creating a more stable and just world... Also, elites, especially intellectuals in the Arab world and the East in general, must work to consolidate awareness of the values of solidarity and unity between its people, because in that guarantee is the basis for the success of its liberation project.

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* Palestinian academic residing in Ramallah

Written by: Alaa El Deek

Our world is living in difficult political, civil, economic and social conditions, and tangible challenges that threaten global peace and security are afflicting us, all as a result of the formation of a unipolar system after the end of the Cold War, which seeks to strengthen military, economic, cultural and media influence with the aim of controlling the entire international system. Since the formation of this unilateral regime that praises freedoms and the defense of human rights with the aim of benefiting from them as resounding slogans to pass its colonial project, it has committed many massacres and wars against humanity and entire peoples, killing and displacing millions of people in various parts of the earth within simple years, in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia, and others, in order to create a turbulent and unstable world, and thus impose its imperial hegemony effortlessly.

On the other hand, the emergence of the People's Republic of China came in conjunction with the aspirations of peoples to get rid of colonialism and occupation of any kind and source. China does not have a colonial or imperial culture. Chinese politics is linked to ethics, and China is biased towards the oppressed, the oppressed and the oppressed, and China seeks to create a pluralistic world order that is more moral and just. And humanity, away from the unilateral system that was formed after the Cold War. The current Chinese policy is based on respecting the other and respecting his culture, not a military and imperial culture to control others, and this is what makes people reassured and continues to strengthen their relations with China.

And based on the development of Chinese foreign policy towards others, especially in the Middle East and North Africa region, where this policy was characterized by reform and openness, cooperation, understanding and coordination of efforts, achieving security, peace and sustainable development, and reaching a new pluralistic world based on mutual respect and respect for the sovereignty and rights of states and non-interference in the affairs of Others, regardless of the strength, size and wealth of each, with the aim of achieving mutual benefit and a common destiny for all without exception. Accordingly, China put forward many initiatives, ideas and proposals, with the aim of strengthening and crystallizing Chinese foreign policy towards others, so that Chinese politics and diplomacy have become “initiatives” to achieve global security and development.
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the "Belt and Road" initiative with the aim of strengthening and strengthening ties between China and the three continents: Asia, Europe and Africa, through the maritime belt and the overland Silk Road two thousand years ago, extending from the Sultanate of Oman to the Arabian Peninsula, Petra and Jerusalem, etc. This is followed by reaching Europe, and then passing through Egypt to reach the African continent, through a network of roads, ports, airports, infrastructure projects, and investment projects in all fields, especially in the fields of energy and technology. The aim of this initiative and the Chinese economic and investment perspective is to achieve stability, understanding and cooperation between all parties in order to achieve security and sustainable development for the benefit of all.
China wants to achieve understanding and cooperation between all parties in the Middle East in order to achieve stability and prosperity. It believes that contradictions and conflicts do not serve anyone. China wants a stable and prosperous Middle East that serves everyone, not just the Chinese. Everyone, China offers initiatives and solutions to achieve this goal. Contrary to American foreign policy, for example, which wants a torn, weak and flabby Middle East, in order to serve its interest and the interest of its allies, foremost of which is Israel, with the aim of tightening hegemony and control in the region politically, economically and militarily, without consideration and concern for the interests and rights of others, and the best evidence for this is the indifference to wars and conflicts in The region, supporting the allies by sending equipment and armies to impose a fait accompli policy, as well as ignoring the Palestinian political rights and the rights of the Arab peoples that are guaranteed by humanitarian and international norms and conventions, and who are still suffering from the oppression and injustice of the policy of occupation and colonialism supported by America and its allies.
In 2017, China proposed the "Four Points" initiative with the aim of resolving the Palestinian issue according to a political solution based on international legitimacy decisions, as this Chinese initiative and vision seeks to achieve political support for resolving the Palestinian issue by promoting and embodying the political goals of the Palestinian people, by establishing an independent and independent Palestinian state. Sovereignty and self-determination of the Palestinian people in accordance with international law and relevant resolutions. China is realistic and against the Israeli occupation and with the national rights of the Palestinians, and with the determination of the fate of the Palestinian people. Its policy is firm and moral with those rights, because it suffered from occupation and is well aware of what it means for a people to lose their land and homeland, so China will remain with truth and justice and against occupation and colonialism in reality and truth and not Only in theory. China also believes that the Palestinian issue is the key to security, peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East region. Therefore, this comprehensive vision is a serious, constant and continuous effort on the part of China to solve the Palestinian issue, especially in light of the complex circumstances that plague it as a result of the continuation of the unilateral policy of the Israeli occupation towards imposing The policy of the fait accompli on the ground, the refusal to achieve and embody the political and sovereign rights of the Palestinian people, as well as the result of the US administration's disregard for a radical solution to the Palestinian issue and continued support for Israel by all means. Accordingly, China is striving steadfastly and effectively to find a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue with allies, friends and supporters of Palestinian rights, despite the US and Israeli position refusing to resolve this issue.

In 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during his visit to Egypt, put forward a number of ideas and proposals in order to support and make the political solution to the Palestinian issue a success, the most important of which are: strengthening the influence of the Palestinian National Authority, and achieving and strengthening Palestinian national unity. Chinese-Palestinian relations have been solid and strong for decades, and diplomatic relations, economic cooperation relations, and trade exchange between the two countries have developed significantly and effectively, and there is a development in cultural and media relations and the exchange of ideas and information as well. Therefore, Chinese support is constant and effective with all available means and capabilities towards the Palestinian institution and the Palestinian people. There is no doubt that the Israeli occupation hinders the success of the Chinese development, economic and commercial role towards the Palestinians in the required manner, because there is no actual Palestinian sovereignty over the borders, regions, and so on.

On the Palestinian side, the internal Palestinian division still casts a shadow over the Palestinian arena, which may affect the positions of friendly countries that support the solution of the Palestinian national issue in regional and international forums and events, especially since regional conflicts, alliances and polarizations have become negatively affecting the achievement of Palestinian national unity, in light of The absence of a real Palestinian national will to achieve this.

In April 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the "global security" initiative with the aim of facing challenges that would destabilize security and stability in the whole world, and strive to maintain global security in order to reach mutual benefit and a common destiny for all, and its most important clauses: China calls for the need to adhere to common security Comprehensive and sustainable, by respecting and protecting the security and safety of every country, by promoting cooperation, understanding and joint dialogue, as well as respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all, given that all countries are equal members of the international system, there is no rich or poor, weak or strong, and also everyone must Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, as the policy of unilateralism contradicts those principles, so it must be rejected and not dealt with, and everyone must preserve the legitimate security interests of all countries, as there is no guarantee of the security of one country at the expense of the security of another, and also dialogue and a peaceful solution must be adhered to between All parties, in the event of a dispute or dispute or the like, wars and sanctions are not an ideal way to resolve disputes, and finally China is committed with all parties in the international system to work seriously to resolve all issues and disputes regional and international, with the aim of preserving a secure, stable and prosperous world.

Accordingly, China has sought with determination and real will to maintain "active diplomacy" towards regional disputes and international issues that still cast a shadow over destabilizing the security and stability of the world as a whole, and the Middle East region in particular.

For example, China recently sponsored a Saudi-Iranian dialogue in Beijing, between 6-10 March, in response to an initiative by President Xi Jinping, inviting the Saudi and Iranian sides to resume dialogue and bilateral relations and build bridges of trust and understanding, for the benefit of the two countries. The two countries and all parties in the region and the Middle East, in a way that serves a solution to all outstanding issues in the region. Accordingly, Riyadh and Tehran agreed to resume official diplomatic relations between them by reopening embassies and representations within two months of the date of signing the agreement, and activating committees in order to consolidate and follow up what was agreed upon, noting that Saudi-Iranian relations have been severed since 2016, which has affected the entire region. At that time, there was a state of contradiction, rivalry, and conflict between different currents, peoples, and states.
In conclusion, we can say that China possesses consistent and effective diplomacy for the sake of a stable and prosperous Middle East. The alliances between China and those countries are based on the political, economic, cultural and media benefits of the people, and are not colonial or imperial alliances with the aim of controlling or conspiring against anyone to achieve unilateral interests at the expense of others. Therefore, the people stand with these collective initiatives and reassure them, because the purpose behind their emergence is to fight the unilateral colonial-imperialist ideology in favor of the oppressed and weak peoples, such as the Palestinian people who are still suffering from occupation, oppression and injustice.

What is required from the Arab world is that the Arab countries accelerate their efforts to support the Chinese position and role in the rapprochement that took place between Iran and Saudi Arabia under Chinese auspices and initiative, with the aim of creating an atmosphere of stability and calm in the Middle East region, especially at that sensitive stage in which the region suffers from many conflicts, contradictions and differences. And also that the Arab countries open a page of dialogue, understanding and joint collective action between all the warring and conflicting Arab parties and poles, in order to create the atmosphere for a joint Arab-Chinese action entitled achieving "security, stability and prosperity". Accordingly, the Arabs must embrace the Palestinian issue again as a central and fundamental issue in the region, and strive seriously with China and its allies to resolve it in accordance with international law and relevant resolutions, and demand the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative, and call on all Arabs not to weave formal or informal relations or contacts with the Israeli occupation state. At the expense of the Palestinian right.

As for the Palestinians, what is required is the completion of the internal Palestinian national reconciliation with the aim of strengthening the firm and effective Chinese position towards resolving the Palestinian issue, as well as completely avoiding betting on the American position, which does not differentiate anything in the colonial and imperialist thought from the occupying thought of Israel. Also, for Palestine to seek immediately to build a strategic alliance with China in all fields and at all levels, its title: joint action and a common destiny.

* Researcher on Chinese affairs and international relations / Institute of Middle East Studies, Shanghai University for International Studies.

Written by: Antoine Shalhat

The "Index of Boys and Youth in Israel" for the year 2022, which the political analyst for Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed some of its data, provides some backgrounds behind what is happening in Israel, which is described as the extreme right-wing government's coup against the established system of government. It is a large-scale indicator that is prepared every six years. The previous one was published in 2016 and the one before that was published in 2010. It is funded by the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation Fund, in cooperation with the Israeli Macro Center for Political Economy. It includes generations from 15 to 24 years old.

Perhaps the first of these backgrounds, and perhaps the most important of them, is that Israeli society itself is qualified for the most part, politically, religiously and culturally, to accept the coup that we are talking about, mainly because of its compatibility, even from a structural point of view, with what it thinks about. It can even be said that it was this adaptation that opened the appetite of the Israeli extreme right, both national and religious, to push this coup to specific borders.

The index also includes Arab boys and youth from the Palestinians of 1948, but this commentary stops exclusively at what it says about Jewish boys and young men. The first thing that catches the eye is that they have become more religious. In the 2016 index, 40% of these boys and men defined themselves as secular (which is similar to those who defined themselves as secular in the 2010 index, while the percentage of those in the 2004 index was about 54%). As for the current indicator, the percentage of those who define themselves as secular is about 34%. The percentage of those who defined themselves as Orthodox Jews in the current index was 22.2% (10% in the 2016 index, 14% in the 2010 index, and 8.5% in the 2004 index). Regarding the percentage of those who defined themselves as national religious (followers of the religious Zionist movement), it reached 26.1% in the current index (15% in the 2016 index, 11% in the 2010 index, and 10.2% in the 2004 index).

With regard to political and party affiliation, the current index showed that 58% of Jewish boys and youth consider themselves to be from the right to extreme right (about 37% in the 2016 index), and that 6.2% consider themselves from left to extreme left (6.3% in the 2016 index). 27.3% consider themselves middle-to-center leaning towards the right (34.2% in the 2016 index), and 8.6% consider themselves middle-to-center leaning to the left (7.9% in the 2026 index).

According to what the index's compiler, Robby Natanzon, told the newspaper, the left no longer exists among the Israeli youth, and it is almost closer to the percentage of error in the index survey than to the actual existence. In addition, the so-called “middle” has declined a lot and is on the verge of extinction.

The index examined the issue of support for gender equality among Israeli society, in order to infer the extent of the penetration of the obscurantist approach based on religious justifications. It showed that the percentage of those who support it among Jewish boys and men is steadily decreasing, and has reached 72.6% in the 2022 index (80.5% in the 2022 index). the 2016 index, and 85% in the 2010 index).

The index also surveyed the extent of the Israeli youth's trust in the legislative (the Knesset) and the judiciary authorities, and showed that the percentage of trust in them deteriorated to less than 30%. On the other hand, there is a noticeable increase in the percentage of trust in the institutions of the religious system, which reflects the strengthening of the trend of religiosity more and more.

These data shed light, first of all, on the true roots of the issue of the rise of the Israeli right, and its continuation of power over decades, not to mention enabling us to foresee where Israel is going, and what is expected from this path, both internally and externally. About "The New Arab"

Written by: Bakr Awaida

During an internet research tour earlier this week on the latest developments in the relationship between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, I was drawn to more than one important development that would draw the attention of observers of the developments of a relationship that has been important over the centuries, like the relations of neighboring countries with each other in all the different continents of the world. Of course, Gaza is not officially a state - at least not yet - but is part of the internationally recognized state of Palestine. Truth be told, this fact is something that has always been confirmed by the “Hamas” authority that has been ruling the Strip since the summer of 2007, although it distances its administration from the official government of Ramallah as far as those who do not want any rapprochement, as if the two are from a different planet. During the research, and based on the premise that every event that means the general public deserves to be given precedence over others, I found myself stopping, first, in front of news published by “Al-Masry Al-Youm” website last Friday, in which it stated that the Rafah crossing witnessed the movement of 6,693 passengers in both directions during the period from the fifth to the ninth of March. The report, written by Khaled Mohamed for the website, expands and includes in detail that 3,163 people crossed into Egyptian territory from the Strip, compared to 3,530 travelers crossing from Egypt to Gaza, during the aforementioned period.

In a context not far from the concerns of the general public as well, reports published by several websites that referred to an important development project taking place in North Sinai caught my attention. For example, Egypt began to modernize the road networks between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and build new roads, including a fourteen-kilometer road that connects Rafah to the Kerem Shalom crossing, where the border triangle between Egypt and Palestine is located, and another that connects Rafah and the Suez Canal directly across the desert. Passing through Sheikh Zuweid, Al-Arish, Bir Al-Abd, and Al-Qantara East, and it will allow access to Cairo without passing through the cities of North Sinai.

Realistically, it can be said: Egypt's economic interests and its strategic security necessities have always required Cairo's keenness to distinguish relations with Palestine in general, and the Gaza Strip in particular, with a clear vision based on unshakable elements, and the visions of people whose agendas may differ at some point do not affect their strength. What, with the requirements of a common destiny relationship originated since ancient times. in this context; It is known that the relationship between Egypt and Gaza predates the modern era by several centuries, as it, by virtue of its geographical location, dates back to the Pharaonic era. essential. Moreover, Gaza was the first Palestinian city that the Islamic Army of Conquest, led by Amr ibn al-Aas, entered in 635 AD, coming to it from Egypt.

Since that distant time, up to the contemporary time, the rule of Gaza passed between the hands of more than one ruler, each of whom belonged to the power that prevailed during a specific stage. It is also known that the rule of the sector, since the loss of most of Palestine in the Nakba of 1948, was entrusted to Egypt, and it remained so until the rest of the Palestinian lands were lost by virtue of the situation that resulted in the 1967 catastrophe. However, the shadows of the ghosts of the Israeli occupation are still looming uneasily when it comes to the full independence of the Gaza Strip.

Such a situation will not negate the fact that the relationship between Egypt and Gaza was, and always will be, a relationship of a common destiny. I was a boy when I witnessed with my own eyes one of the truest examples of this fateful relationship. This happened sixty-six years ago from this day, specifically on Thursday corresponding to the fourteenth of March 1957. On that day, the young Muhammad al-Musharraf climbed the flagpole of the government brigades to lower the flag of the international emergency forces and put the Egyptian flag, in response to ideas that were being proposed at the time regarding the internationalization of the Gaza Strip. After the defeat of the Israeli forces, and the failure of the 1956 British-French-Israeli aggression against Egypt. This relationship of common destiny will remain one of the facts of history and geography that no emergency circumstance will succeed in canceling, no matter how long that circumstance takes. In agreement with the "Middle East"

By: Gershon Baskin

In demonstrations to save Israeli democracy, I carry a sign that says, "No democracy with occupation." It's not a very common sign and at every demonstration some people feel compelled to tell me it's not in the right place. My answer to them is that these words are essential to the struggle for Israel's democracy and if they don't like it, they have to deal with it. For me, this is the crux of my objection. I know that the majority of the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who have taken to the streets are not there because of the occupation. Most Israelis still accept the anomaly in the concept of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. I also once believed that Israel could be a democratic nation-state for the Jewish people. I can't believe it anymore. Many years of systematic discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel. Many years of Israeli occupation and control over millions of Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Many years of talking about the Palestinians as a "demographic threat". Israel is not a democracy and cannot be based on Jewish supremacy, which means the preference for Jewish citizens of Israel. The unfortunate truth is that for 75 years we have maintained a facade of democracy. We can even convince the majority of Israelis that there is real democracy. We can even make the majority of the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development believe that Israel is a democracy. But if we are really honest with ourselves, we all know that democracy and inequality cannot exist together. No honest Israeli citizen can claim that the Palestinian citizens of Israel live as equal citizens of the State of Israel. Israel has never seriously considered issuing a Basic Law of equality for all of its citizens. No honest Israeli can claim that military control over millions of Palestinians without the most basic civil, human and political rights can truly be called democratic. No one on the right wing of Israeli politics has any plan for the future of the Occupied Territories (even if they call it liberated Judea and Samaria) that includes equality and democracy for the Palestinians who live there. Most leftists still cling to the two-state solution, which may be unworkable for the territories, and do not consider any real democratic option, including equality.

Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, more than 900 towns (villages, towns, and cities) have been built for Israeli Jews, but none for Palestinian citizens of Israel except for a small number of towns planned by the government to house Palestinians displaced from their lands and communities of origin by Israel. There are also dozens of Palestinian villages and communities in Israel, some of which predate the establishment of the state, which are not recognized by the government, receive no government services, and are not even included in official maps. Only about 3% of the total land in Israel falls under the authority of Palestinian municipalities, even though Palestinian citizens of Israel make up 21% of the population.

The Israeli government directly controls 93% of the land in Israel and systematically discriminates against Palestinian citizens of Israel in its allocation through official agencies such as the Israel Land Authority and the quasi-governmental Jewish National Fund. Combined with the discriminatory admissions committee law, approximately 80% of state land is off-limits to Palestinian citizens of Israel, who face significant legal obstacles in accessing this land for residential, agricultural, or commercial development. Just drive near the Palestinian towns and cities in Israel and witness the massive traffic. For example, it is very clear that something is very wrong with driving from the beautiful and spacious Zikhron Ya'aqov, south of Haifa, to Fureidis which is more like a Brazilian favela than a place anyone would like to live.

Citizenship and Entry into Israel Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip (including those expelled from the towns and villages that became Israel in 1948) who are married to Palestinian citizens of Israel are denied residency or citizenship. The law forces thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel to leave Israel or live apart from their spouses and families. This law has been renewed every few years since the second intifada in 2000, although there is no real security justification for its renewal. It's all about demographics - which means it's all about racism and discrimination.
The Law of Return allows Jews from anywhere in the world to immigrate to Israel and obtain automatic citizenship, regardless of their family origin, while denying the original Palestinians the right to return to the lands from which they were expelled during the establishment of Israel, which prevents the reunification of many Palestinian families. This also applies to Palestinians living abroad who want to reside in the West Bank or Gaza, not just in Israel.
There are also numerous attempts to systematically erase and deny Palestinian identity and history. This applies to many readers of my articles in Israeli newspapers who claim that I should use the patriarchal term "Israeli Arabs" and not the term I use "Palestinian citizens of Israel". Sorry, but the Arab citizens of Israel are 100% Palestinian, no different from their brothers and sisters in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.

The so-called Nakba Law, passed in 2011, prohibits public funding of institutions and groups involved in activities commemorating the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians during the creation of Israel as a Jewish-majority state in 1948.

As hundreds of thousands of Israelis take to the streets feeling like a rope is about to choke off their basic freedoms and destroy their democracy, we may finally have reached our "wake up moment". The ultimate goal of the current Israeli government's anti-democratic agenda is not to weaken the Supreme Court so that it can rule without any interference. Their goal is to allow them to annex the West Bank and implement policies that have the potential to lead to another Nakba - first against the Palestinians in the West Bank and then, or in parallel, with the Palestinian citizens of Israel. The current laws being passed will give the government the power to pass additional laws that will make it almost impossible for Palestinians to be elected to the Knesset, unless they accept the basic tenets of Zionism - that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people and that Palestinians have no right to a collective national identity - not only in Israel itself But even in the West Bank and of course in East Jerusalem.

While many Israelis have finally awakened to the distortions of our democracy and the threats facing us all, they may now also be awakening to the need to confront the central core of our existence. As a modern liberal society there must be full equality for all those who live under the same system.

Written by: Hamada Pharaoh

For every Palestinian prisoner in the colony’s detention centers, there is a story, narration, sacrifice, and an act of resistance, raising the head, for the Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, as a price for freedom and independence, and restoring dignity, rights, homes, land, and what is on them to their owners, whether they are steadfast residents on the land of their homeland, which they have no homeland other than, or if they are Among those who have been displaced and expelled, who have suffered from alienation and are still looking forward to returning, as there is no alternative to their land and property in Palestine.

Fouad Al-Shobaki, one of these detained prisoners, spent his entire 17-year arbitrary sentence in the colony's detention centers, and they released him after the end of his sentence.

Fouad Al-Shobaki with Marwan Al-Barghouti, the most prominent Fatah activist who paid the price for the bombing of the second intifada in 2000, participating in its activities, and even leading it, in response to the decision of the Palestinian President, in response to the failure of the Camp David negotiations.

In July 2000, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat participated in the Camp David negotiations in the face of Yehud Barak, the head of the colonial government, under the auspices of US President Clinton. Hebron.

The Camp David negotiations lasted from 12 to 17 July 2000, but they failed and did not achieve what was required to address the issues of the final stage related to Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security, water and other titles for completing Palestinian independence.

Abu Ammar returned from Washington with his conviction that the Israelis and Americans did not and will not respond to the minimum requirements of Palestinian rights, the non-completion of the Israeli withdrawal and the reluctance to respond to the issues of Jerusalem, the refugee valley and the removal of settlements, so he decided to activate the struggle.

Abu Ammar returned carrying a description launched by the American-Israeli coalition that he is "not a partner in making peace and settlement in accordance with the Israeli expansionist interests, and he refuses to submit to the demands of the colony and Washington and its unfair conditions."

Abu Ammar decided to cooperate and coordinate with Ahmed Yassin and the leaders of Hamas, and direct attention and priority towards combative action against the colonial forces and their tools. She is the one who carried out these operations, and this is why Sharon described him to US President Bush in April 2004, as like a revolving door, on the one hand working to carry out operations against the Israelis, and on the other hand condemning them, and for this he paid the price and was assassinated by Sharon with the consent of US President Bush.

Marwan Al-Barghouti was the leader of Fatah in implementing and programming the struggle, and Fouad Al-Shobaki was Abu Ammar’s channel and tool for smuggling weapons across the sea to Palestine. He was put on trial for arms smuggling and supplying the fighters with their needs. He served his sentence and gained his freedom a few days ago, bearing the suffering of the prisoners and the joy of freedom that does not stop.

(AFP) - The Egyptian football poles, Al-Ahly and Zamalek, face the danger of early exclusion from the African Champions League competition, as the first faces its host, Coton Sport, Cameroon, and the second comes to the Algerian youth club, Belouizdad, in the fifth round of the group stage.
On the other hand, the defending champion, Moroccan Athletic Wydad, is looking forward to continuing its victories and achieving its qualification to the quarter-finals, and thus catching up with its rivals, Raja, who reserved the first seat in the quarter-finals.
Al-Ahly, the runner-up of the previous edition and the record holder with the number of titles (10 titles), does not have his fate in his hands, as he moves to the Cameroonian city of Garoua to face its host, Cotton Sport, on Friday, in the second group competitions, where he needs to win and nothing but him, in addition to his supplication that the result of the second match in the group be poured. Between Al-Hilal of Sudan and its guest, Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa, in his favor.
Sundowns secured early qualification by leading the group with ten points, following its crushing victory over Al-Ahly 5-2. Al-Merreikh comes second with nine points, the Egyptian Genie third with four points, and Cotton Sport without points.
Al-Hilal is waiting for Al-Ahly to stumble, before meeting the Sudanese champion in a decisive match in the last round, while Al-Hilal is sufficient to win any result over the South African champion to ensure passage to the quarter-finals.
Al-Ahly Swiss coach Marcel Koller, whose position became threatened after the humiliating loss, regained the services of his player, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, and the Swiss called on the team’s players to show determination, persistence, and not give up.
And he stressed that Al-Ahly must play to win in Cameroon, stressing during a session with his players that Al-Ahly is a great team and must continue to perform with determination, persistence and enthusiasm, even if he is subjected to harsh results, similar to his last meeting with Sundowns.
The assistant coach of the home team, Ernest Agbor, said, "Our motives will be greater, and we will play to improve the club's image, and we will do everything in our power, and we will play a serious match against Al-Ahly, we have no absences, and we will play the match with a full team."
Al-Hilal hopes to benefit from the ground workers and the public to ensure its qualification by beating its guest, Mamelodi, at the “Blue Jewel” stadium in Omdurman, on Saturday.
The South African team, seeking its second title after 2016, revealed that a large number of its players are threatened with absence due to injury, and coach Rolani Mokoena stated that his team is playing to win, "because he wants to continue his record of consecutive matches without defeat, and his calculations are all related to achieving victory in all confrontations."
As for Al-Hilal coach Florent Ibenge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he said, "I expect that the Sundowns coach will tell his players that you must win in all matches, and we will also play to win."

Zamalek will go through a difficult journey to the Algerian capital to face its host, Shabab Belouizdad, at the “5 July” stadium, on Friday, in the fourth “Arab” group, while the Tunisian Esperance will meet with the Sudanese Mars.
Esperance leads the group (9 points) against Belouizdad (6 points), while Zamalek came third (4 points) and Merreikh fourth (4 points).
The ′′ White Castle ′′ team needs to win its next two matches against Belouzdad youth and then against Mars to ensure that it officially qualifies for the eight rounds, while it will find itself outside the championship in case of loss.
Veteran striker Mahmoud Abdel Razek "Shikabala" and Mohamed Abdel Shafi are absent from the squad of Portuguese coach Gisualdo Ferreira.
Zamalek prepared for the meeting with a loss against Enppi in the league, and the fate of the Portuguese coach was at stake, and therefore the match may be decisive for Ferreira's future.
The Algerian team is looking forward to repeating its victory over its Egyptian opponent, after it was knocked down in the first round, with a clean goal.
Al-Taraji hopes to return from the “Benina Martyrs” stadium in the Libyan city of Benghazi, with a qualifying point, when it arrives at the Sudanese Mars on Friday.
After three consecutive victories, the “Bab Souika” team suffered a first loss against Zamalek 1-3 in the last round.
Esperance coach Nabil Maaloul realizes that the meeting will be difficult, as he will play on artificial turf and in front of a team that does not seem easy and is full of good players, especially Brazilians Alex da Silva, Paolo Sergio and coach Heron Ricardo.

Moroccan Wydad seeks to catch up with the qualifiers to the next round, when it is a heavy guest on Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, in Group A.
Wydad leads the standings with nine points, ahead of Algeria’s second JS Kabylie (7 points), while Angola’s Petro Atletico ranks third (4 points), and Vita Club ranks fourth (3 points).
“Wydad El Omma” achieved four victories and a draw in its five matches since Spain’s Juan Carlos Garrido took over the supervision of the team instead of Tunisian Mahdi El Nafti, and is looking forward to continuing its positive results after it defeated Ittihad Tangiers by three in the local league.
Garrido misses a few of the team's most prominent stars, including midfielder Ayman Al-Hassouni, but he relies on the columns of the squad, goalkeeper Ahmed Reda Al-Taknaouti, full-back Yahya Atiyatallah, and midfielder Yahya Gebran, to Senegalese striker Pauly Sambo, who finds the way to the net heavily under Garrido's supervision.
The Spanish coach considered that the victory over Tangiers liberated the team. He added, "We travel comfortably, and we will face Vita Club free from pressure and in a good mental state."
JS Kabylie hopes to settle its qualification by defeating its guest, Petro Atletico.
In the third group, Raja Athletic seeks to achieve a fifth successive victory when it faces its Ugandan host Vipers on Saturday in Luanda, while Tanzanian Simba plays with its guest Houria of Guinea in Dar es Salaam.

(AFP) - Real Madrid, Spain, and Napoli, Italy, once again beat their guests, Liverpool, England, and Eintracht Frankfurt, and completed the quarter-finals of the European Football Champions League, with the first winning 1-0 and the second 3-0 on Wednesday in the second leg of the final price.
And if Real is accustomed to reaching this role with its record of 14 titles in the competition, Napoli will play it for the first time in its history.
The lottery will be drawn on Friday, when it will be open, with confrontations between clubs from the same country and clubs that were together in the group stage allowed.
Real and Napoli joined Manchester City and Chelsea, Benfica of Portugal, AC Milan and Inter of Italy, and Bayern Munich of Germany.
At the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium, Real renewed its victory over its guest, Liverpool, with the goal of Frenchman Karim Benzema, after he swept him 5-2 in England in the first leg.
The English club's knot continued against its Spanish counterpart, and it failed to take revenge on the team that dropped it in last season's final in Paris.
Liverpool entered the match realizing that the task was very difficult after its humiliating loss at home in the first leg, despite its two-goal lead, before conceding for the first time in its history five goals at home in European competitions.
Liverpool also fell to the Royal Club in the final of the 2018 tournament, leaving the English team without any victory against Real Madrid in the last eight matches (7 defeats and a draw).
The last victory of the Reds against Real goes back to the two final price matches in the 2008-2009 season, with a total of 5-0 (4-0 and 1-0).
And while the task of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti's team is getting more and more difficult to defend his title in the Spanish League, due to his nine-point distance from his rival Barcelona, knowing that they meet Sunday in El Clasico at the Camp Nou, he is looking to continue his career in his beloved championship.
"We did our job in the first leg and respected them in the second leg," Benzema said. "It was a great match with a lot of momentum. These are high-level matches, they are never easy and it's all about the details".
And he continued, "It can be said that we have mastered our lesson. When you have the opportunity, you should translate it, and we were able to do that," referring to what he suffers from in his ankle by saying, "It is a mild pain, a blow, nothing serious."
Regarding the focus on the Champions League, he said, "In order to prepare for the Champions League, we must not give up anything in the Spanish League. We will go there (to Barcelona on Sunday) to win and try to catch up with them. Nothing is finished."
As for Liverpool, after recovering from its shocking loss at home against Real Madrid, it achieved a resounding victory after that in the league over rivals Manchester United 7-0, before returning to the cycle of shaky results by losing to humble Bournemouth 0-1, to drop to sixth place.
He will end his season without a title after leaving the England Cup and now the Champions League, and he will wage an intense struggle in the league to qualify for the continental competition next season.
Benzema scored the only goal of the match after the ball reached him from his compatriot Eduardo Camavinga in the depths on the outskirts of the area, he tried to shoot it, it collided with Dutch defender Virgil van Dyck to reach the Brazilian Vinicius Junior inside the area, he tried to follow it “on the fly” low, but he slipped and managed to pass it purely despite harassment From Van Dyck to the Frenchman on the goal, he easily followed it into the net (78).
Napoli achieved a historic achievement after reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, by defeating its guest, Eintracht Frankfurt, 3-0.
The meeting was held without the presence of the fans of the German guest in the stands of the “Diego Armando Maradona” stadium, by decision of the local authorities, but that did not prevent them from traveling to southern Italy and clashing with the police, with the support of fans of the local competitor, Atalanta, according to the media.
And after winning the first leg outside the bases 2-0, coach Luciano Spalletti's team renewed its supremacy over the German team, which is competing in the main continental competition for the first time, as a result of winning the "Europa League" title last season.
As usual, Nigerian Victor Osimhen was the key to Napoli's victory by scoring a goal in each half (2 + 45 and 53), raising his tally to four goals in the Champions League and 23 in 28 games in all competitions this season, before adding Poland's Piotr Zelensky III from a penalty kick ( 64).
Osimhen said after qualifying, "It is wonderful to make history with this victory, and I am proud that I contributed to it. We want to continue in this way. I think I played a good match and the team played a great match against a difficult team."
In response to a question about the possibility of winning the Champions League, "We will continue to dream, we have the team to do it. I think we are on the right track. We have a great coach. We will see what the future holds for us, I think we have a good opportunity."
And Napoli confirmed that what he is achieving locally and moving steadily towards winning the Italian League title for the first time since 1990, with an 18-point lead over his closest pursuers, is not a coincidence, but was accompanied by this continental achievement.
In a city that had not dreamed of glory since the days of the late Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona, Osimhen and Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia came to ignite the enthusiasm of the Naples fans again and give them hope not only to win the local league title, but also to achieve the miracle of winning the Champions League title.

Written by: Attorney Ibrahim Shaaban

The many Palestinian trade unions of different names, including doctors, engineers, lawyers and teachers, have entered into numerous confrontations with the current Palestinian government at different stages of time and still are. .

It seems that the system of public rights and freedoms and their provisions stipulated in the Basic Law of 2003 in its second chapter have become an effect after an eye in the eyes of the current government. No one pays any attention to it and gives it any importance in the application, as if it were ink on paper. Rather, this human rights system has become linked to the politician's mood, his political interest, and his interpretation of it. If he wanted, he took it and if he wanted, he neglected it and did not act on it with various arguments and pretexts, the simplest of which is the argument of the broad and supreme Palestinian interest.

The Palestinian Basic Law, which is like a constitution, stipulated in its second article that the people are the source of authorities and that the principle of the rule of law is the basis of governance in Palestine (Article Six), and that human rights and basic freedoms are binding and must be respected (Article Ten), and that trade union organization is a right that regulates the law Its provisions (Article 25, Section 3), and that the right to strike is exercised within the limits of the law (Article 25, Section 4), and that Palestinians have the right to form syndicates, associations, federations, leagues, clubs, and popular institutions in accordance with the law (Article 26, Section 2).

On top of this and that, the Charter of Civil and Political Rights of 1966 and the Charter of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966, to which the State of Palestine acceded, explicitly and clearly stipulated the right to strike and to form professional and trade unions, especially in Article 8 of the last charter and Article 22 of the first charter.

In evidence of this and drawing inspiration from these references and sources and what was previously practiced before and after Oslo as a binding custom, the current Palestinian Prime Minister stated upon assuming his duties that public rights and freedoms are sacred and may not be infringed upon. Many were optimistic, especially on the many professional trade union levels and in light of the many constitutional texts. However, the daily authoritarian government practices, as a result, pointed to an isthmus and a gap between application and theory, and between the authoritarian government concept and the trade union professional concept.

We must not forget that the Palestinian trade unions and their complex historically played a pivotal role in the struggle of the Palestinian people to resist the Israeli occupation and its military rule. Together with the national forces, they founded what was called the National Steering Committee at the time, and they also founded the Higher Education Council, which sponsored Palestinian universities while they were in their infancy. It is no secret that professional unions with student councils in universities (doctors, pharmacists, engineers, lawyers, dentists, and agricultural engineers) contributed to, drew, and implemented elections as a democratic means at a time when democracy escaped the time of military occupation, to take power in a union, student council, club, or association. These unions remained as a lever of democracy and used free, fair and transparent elections to represent their general assembly and defend their professional interests. It goes without saying that these trade unions have their own laws, subsidiary legislation, public bodies, boards of directors, and budgets that are independent of the executive authority, i.e. from the government and its administrative decisions.

Therefore, it has its own decisions, visions, and policies, and a financial liability that is separate from the government, and may even conflict with the government and its policies sometimes.

This clearly happened during the last period of time, when the interests of the elected conflicted with the interests of the appointed.

In the absence of presidential elections, and in the absence of the legislative and national council elections, and in the absence of elections for political frameworks, there is nothing left but the elections of professional associations with their different names as a facade for Palestinian democracy and its free elections, with the student councils not being overthrown. Not only that, but the Palestinian legal structure remained frozen at the point at which the last legislative council ended, despite the changes that occurred in Palestinian society.

For example, the president, through his powers through Article 43 of the Basic Law, enacted hundreds of necessary (temporary) legislation, which we call a transgression (decisions by law) on various issues, although it is not a necessity that does not tolerate delay and accepts postponement in its content, but unfortunately he did not enact legislation for trade unions The workers who fell or were removed according to Labor Law No. 7 of 2000, despite the intention to enact it at the time. Likewise, the president did not enact legislation necessary to establish a teachers' union, although our neighbors in Jordan worked to enact such a law, despite their previous strong objections to its enactment. Hence, we had a legislative vacuum, and we had a trade union movement. It is inconceivable for such a large number of teachers to remain without professional representation of their interests, and without a union that constitutes a legal framework for them. At the same time, it is unreasonable to say that the government or the Ministry of Education is the representative of teachers and is keen on their interests, in the absence of a budget approved by a legislative council, and a parliament that monitors the work of the government and holds it accountable, but rather overthrows it and withdraws confidence from it, weak public opinion oversight, and organizations Human rights do not affect government decisions.

This article is not devoted to a historical account of the confrontations that took place between professional unions and their demands, and we add the Teachers Syndicate to it bypassing it. But the essential matter is how can a government that represents its people collide legally and practically with a segment of this diversity, professionalism and popularity with its long history of struggle. Rather, how can a government whose members are mostly enlightened professionals not sympathize with the just demands of this wide segment that plays and has played a very important and patriotic role, while people like them are getting paid exponentially for their limited demands. These are demands that could have been responded to and achieved despite all the different circumstances and crises.

Public utilities, at the core of which are trade unions, emanate from their public bodies and their elected boards of directors. And it does not need the weapons of boycott and strike or waving them, in order to achieve these interests, as it is more useful to achieve them through productive and transparent negotiations under the rule of law, and without condemnation or threat from any party even if it is supported by the various security forces, as those born in storms do not fear wind blowing!!!

Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi

Nama Association and Al-Aqsa Sports Club qualified for the first group, and Al-Radwan Sports Club and Al-Qadisiyah for the second group, at the end of the first assembly of the first-division championship, the second classification of the sector clubs in the tournament launched by the Palestinian Table Tennis Federation on the halls of the martyr and captive Hassan Salameh in its permanent headquarters in the Nusseirat camp in the center Gaza strip.

The launch of the tournament, which comes with the conclusion of the Premier League – the course of the late Saeed Nassar, the former mayor of Nusseirat, as well as the classification matches, was attended by Adeeb Abu Ghazal, head of the Federation’s competitions committee, tournament director, assistant supervisor Yasser Aslim, a number of participating club departments, and a crowd of fans and fans. popular backgammon game.

The start of the first gathering

The first gathering of the tournament witnessed 19 matches in both groups, while 6 matches remain to conclude the group stage meetings, where two clubs will advance from each group, and the federation will organize, among the four teams that will qualify for the second stage, another league tournament from one round to determine the two promotion cards to the Premier Division. .

In the first group, the struggle is taking place for the first and second places between Al-Aqsa Club, and it has 4 victories, and it has one match left with the Nama Association Club, and the Nama Club has 3 wins, and it has two matches remaining, the first with Al-Aqsa Club, and the other with the Police Union.

With regard to the second group, Al-Radwan topped without any defeat, followed by Al-Qadisiyah Club with one defeat, while the relegation of the Khan Younis Club from the second group was decided, pending the last arrangement of the first group to accompany those who will be relegated with the Khan Yunis Club to the second division.

This and the Competitions Committee in the Game Federation set on Thursday 3/16/2023 at 3:30 pm to complete the first group meetings to determine the group champions and the team that will be relegated to the second degree.

The referee of the meetings: the referees are Dooley Muhammad Samama, Dooley Imad Al-Jaal, Dooley Abdel-Hadi Abu Shamala, and the referee Omar Salmi.

The Hebrew newspapers, issued Thursday, focused on the details published by the Israeli army about the detonation of a side bomb at the Megiddo intersection, killing the perpetrator of the operation, who was found to have come from Lebanon and was carrying an explosive belt and in possession of a bomb and weapons.

According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, until this moment, the extent of Hezbollah's involvement in the attack was not known, although direct suspicions indicate that the Shiite organization was already involved in it, or at least was aware of it prior to its occurrence.

She pointed out that it was not clear why the bomber who planted the device and activated it there, why he chose to try to return to Lebanon while he still had an explosive belt and a weapon, noting that his killing seemed to have prevented another attack, and perhaps prevented days of escalation with Lebanon, which is the front that maintains On the quiet since 2006.

The newspaper saw that the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah , has been seeking revenge for a long time for the attacks that led to the killing of leaders and members of his party and caused the destruction of important targets for him, in addition to the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh in 2008, and therefore he wanted revenge because he feels that the ground is currently shaking from under the feet of the president. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

And the newspaper says, it is possible that Nasrallah sees at the present time that Netanyahu is weaker than ever and will refrain from embarking on a military adventure even if Israelis are killed in the attack, and that any response by Netanyahu will fuel Israeli public opinion against him in the event of a confrontation and he will be accused of dragging The Israelis went to war to escape from his current plan to weaken the judicial system.

The newspaper drew attention to the statements of Marwan Issa, deputy commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas , who said that any change in the current situation at Al-Aqsa would lead to an earthquake in the region, which indicates that Hamas also does not intend to condone any damage to Al-Aqsa Mosque now and in other words if it tries. The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa during the "Jewish Passover", as this may lead to a fire in the area.

The newspaper believes that the possibility of escalation on several fronts may have become more evident, and that the Netanyahu government's continuation of its plan may lead to a major escalation.

In another report, the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said that the Israeli army does not yet know whether the port has infiltrated from above or underground, but its infiltration is considered a catastrophic failure that illustrates the extent of neglect of the security wall for many years in the face of the growing power of Hezbollah.

And she indicated that successive Israeli governments had rejected for years plans submitted by the Israeli army to build a new and appropriate wall on the border with Lebanon, noting that only last year a partial project was launched and a budget was allocated for it to build a new wall, but not all of the border area was covered.

She indicated that the Israeli army did not rule out that the port had infiltrated from an underground tunnel, and therefore did not know the exact point of infiltration, and that it might have used a glider under the cover of the large forest on both sides of the border, or through the sea.

The Israeli army has not yet known the actual time of its infiltration, and its failure to use the explosive belt in its possession and its ease of killing dozens of Israelis at any time, and its failure to resort to that, raises questions in the security system.

She pointed out that all intelligence methods failed this time to access prior information about such an event, and only contacting the Shin Bet and creating a quick intelligence picture of the scene of the bomb explosion helped determine the location of the perpetrator's move and kill him, which prevented a more deadly attack.

For its part, the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz said that elements in Lebanon, whether from Hezbollah or the Palestinian organizations, and perhaps both, want to pour fuel on the fire in the West Bank , in addition to the acute internal political crisis in which Israel is mired, and with that the risks of an escalation are increasing. a broader regional one, which may not necessarily be under the control of the parties involved.

It showed that the characteristics of the explosive device led to the hypothesis that this device was smuggled to Israel after it was manufactured in Lebanon, and not coming from the West Bank.

She indicated that this was the first attack by the Lebanese element inside "Israel" after many years, where in 2002, in a joint operation with Hezbollah, elements of the Islamic Jihad infiltrated from Lebanon and killed 6 Israelis in a shooting operation near the border, and in 2012 it was revealed A network of arms and drug smugglers received large quantities of C4 explosives used by Hezbollah, and explosive devices were discovered in Nazareth that may have been smuggled for use by others before they were received.

She believed that knowing who was behind the attack was linked to the developments of the intelligence investigation, especially since the perpetrator was killed, and it is not known whether he carried out the operation by planning on his own, or whether someone is standing behind him and wants to send a message.

The newspaper estimates that Israel's lack of reaction on the ground, in addition to Netanyahu's departure on a short official visit to Germany today, reinforces the assessment that the event will be contained, and that this may be due to the fact that the device did not lead to the killing of Israelis, which would have required it to respond.

And it believed that the event requires an in-depth investigation among the Israeli army, and to examine how the bomber infiltrated without anyone noticing, in addition to investigating the ability of the bomber to move 10 hours between the detonation and until reaching it, considering that it is necessary to fix the defect that occurred and that there be a quick treatment. And comprehensive, because any further attacks may undermine the sense of relative security for the residents of the north, and the success of such operations may lead to an Israeli response that ends in an unplanned deterioration of the situation.

For its part, the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom says that Nasrallah's assessments that Israel will not respond as it happened after the kidnapping of the two soldiers in 2006, is what prompted him to encourage the attack, whether he was standing behind it or supporting it, taking advantage of the Israeli internal conditions, in addition to the political developments in the region after the reconciliation. Saudi-Iranian, and Syrian-Turkish relations, which Russia seeks to reform.

The newspaper said: “All lines are interconnected, and it is seen as the weakness of Israel on the one hand, and the weakness of the Joe Biden administration on the other, and the latter’s turbulent relations with Netanyahu, which creates an opportunity for Israel’s enemies and Washington’s opponents in the Middle East, to do what is in line with their interests.”

And she adds, "Across the Arab world, Israel has begun to be treated somewhat like international credit rating agencies. It is still strong, but it has begun to erode from within," considering what happened in the Megiddo incident as a wake-up message from Netanyahu and his government.

While the Hebrew Maariv newspaper said that the attack is a red alert on the map of security threats, and indicates that the Iranians and their supporters such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Jihad, are working with full force to take advantage of the division in Israel to further undermine the current reality.

She added, "Acts of terror, especially in the heart of the State of Israel under the rule of the right-wing government, increase division, frustration and chaos in Israel, and all this while benefiting from the disintegration of the Palestinian Authority, which with every hour loses more and more of its legitimacy among the Palestinian public." according to her expression.

And she believed that these facts encourage the Iranians to pump more money for the benefit of the Palestinian armed cells, which is the way in which the “Tik Tok” youth cells were born, which work intermittently with Iranian encouragement and money, such as “Araben Al-Aswad”, which managed to drag the Israeli army into carrying out counter- and security operations. Widespread in the Palestinian territories in light of the collapse and imbalance of power.

She referred to the increase in Iranian influence and Tehran's efforts to strengthen the link between Gaza, the West Bank and Hezbollah, by establishing several armed cells in the West Bank to carry out various attacks. As the Hebrew newspaper says.

The administration of a public hospital in the city of Lyon, in southeastern France , sued an employee of the burial authority on suspicion of photographing dead bodies and publishing the footage on social media.

A statement from the "Ospice Civil de Lyon", which includes 13 public hospitals, stated that it "received a report over the weekend about photographs taken by an employee of the funeral service at the Croix-Rousse hospital."

The authority confirmed that "an administrative investigation has been conducted since Monday into these reprehensible and unacceptable behaviors."

The local newspaper Le Progres reported that the concerned employee had posted on social networks pictures of dead bodies in the hospital's mortuary department.

Soon, an Instagram user named Marvin L. mentioned the name of the first employee, reposted some of her photos, and called on his followers to inform the Hospital Authority about her. It is not yet clear what made her do it.

While the authority expressed its "strong condemnation of these acts," it indicated that the concerned employee was immediately suspended from work and subject to disciplinary procedures.

And the Public Prosecution Office in Lyon told Agence France-Presse that, following the filing of the lawsuit, it had opened "an investigation on charges of infringement of privacy by taking, recording or transmitting pictures."

The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Eissa, announced today, Wednesday, that 11.7 million tourists visited Egypt during the year 2022, up from 8 million in 2021.

During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Issa said, "The number of tourists who visited Egypt during the past year 2022 amounted to 11.7 million," according to a statement by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which it published on its official Facebook page.

Eight million tourists visited Egypt during the year 2021, according to a previous statement by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, while about 3.7 million tourists visited it in 2020, and 13.1 million tourists in 2019.

The Egyptian minister added, "There are estimates that this year will witness a growth in incoming tourism by 28%, which contributes to bringing the number of tourists to 15 million."

The largest number of tourists was recorded in Egypt in 2010, when 14.7 million tourists visited, with revenues at that time amounting to $12.5 billion.

Eissa explained that incoming tourism to Egypt in January and February witnessed a growth of 35% compared to the corresponding period last year.

He referred to a set of important measures taken by the Egyptian state to increase the incoming tourist movement to Egypt, including facilities for obtaining tourist visas, and pointed to improving the legislative environment for the tourism sector and issuing new legislation.

He noted that the hotel capacity witnessed a development during the period between 2018 and 2022, and this development continued significantly from December 2022 to February 2023.

The Egyptian tourist expert, Mohamed Karem, commented on the increase in the number of tourist arrivals during the past year, saying that Egypt is one of the important tourist destinations in the world, and the return of the number of tourists who visited it to rise is a good thing.

Karem told Xinhua that Egypt did not rely only on beach and cultural tourism during the past period, but also attracted many other types of tourism, including festivals, conferences and Nile tourism, all of which contributed to the flow of tourism to Egypt.

However, the Egyptian expert saw that his country had not yet reached the tourist status it deserved, and pointed to several reasons that led to the decline in tourism in Egypt in recent years, such as the Corona virus crisis and the Ukrainian crisis.

He expected an increase in the number of tourists to Egypt during the coming period, especially that Cairo participates in many international tourism exhibitions such as the Berlin Tourism Exchange and others.

The second national airline in Saudi Arabia intends to place an order for the purchase of new aircraft before launching its first flights in early 2025, the CEO of the company confirmed to AFP on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Riyadh Airlines , which was officially launched on Sunday, announced that it had placed an order for 39 long-haul 787 Dreamliners and raised the possibility of purchasing an additional 43 aircraft.

The order is part of a larger agreement that includes the other national carrier based in Jeddah, with a total of 121 aircraft.

Thus, it is the fifth largest order in terms of value received by Boeing, and the White House estimated it at about $ 37 billion.

"These aircraft are now being assembled in the United States and delivered to us on a schedule that allows us to be ready to enter service in early 2025," Tony Douglas, former president of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, told AFP.

The new carrier intends to submit "other orders during the year" to build a "large" fleet that would allow it to "launch flights to more than 100 destinations," according to the CEO.

On the possibility of concluding contracts with Airbus, the CEO of Riyadh Aviation praised the advantages of the European aircraft manufacturer, saying that "the same strict measures and certainly the same global manufacturers will be on the table" when issuing future tenders.

Saudi Arabia is pursuing ambitious aviation goals as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging "Vision 2030" reform, including more than tripling annual air traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade.

The fledgling company aims to make the capital, Riyadh, an international aviation hub, to compete with regional hubs such as Dubai and Doha.

And last November, Saudi officials announced plans to build a new airport in the capital, which is supposed to accommodate 120 million passengers by 2030 and 185 million passengers by 2050.

Some analysts note that the regional market is "saturated", but argue that the two Saudi carriers, compared to their competitors Emirates Airline or Qatar Airways, have the potential to count on a domestic market of about 35 million people.

The CEO of the company said, "Riyadh Airlines will be an international, regional and national airline even within Saudi Arabia itself, and therefore we will reach all points of the network."

"This is the kingdom's declaration of intent. It's the sign of Riyadh. It's about making the hub in the capital and enabling the kingdom to better communicate with the world and, just as important, improving the world's connection to the kingdom," he added.

"The company is expected to contribute to the growth of the non-oil gross domestic product of the Kingdom by a value of up to 75 billion riyals ($20 billion) and to create more than 200,000 direct and indirect job opportunities," the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

About 73,000 people applied for the job Tuesday night through the company's website, according to Douglas.