ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Six Thai Navy personnel were killed when their ship sank

Prachuap Khiri Khan ( Thailand ) - (AFP) - Rescue teams recovered six bodies and found a survivor two days after a warship sank in the Gulf of Thailand, the Thai navy announced Tuesday.
And rescued 76 marines who were on board the ship Sukhothai, which sank on Sunday evening at a distance of 37 km off the coast of southeastern Thailand.


And 23 crew members are still missing, according to a spokesman.


Search and rescue efforts continued on Tuesday, with the participation of helicopters, two planes and four Navy ships.


After announcing the recovery of the bodies of four men, the Navy confirmed the death toll had risen to six.


"We will continue our efforts until the end of the mission and the return of our personnel," said Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Navy, Choengchai Chomchongpet, at a press conference in Bangkok.


The Sukhothai had additional personnel on board as it was on its way to participate in a ceremony commemorating the founder of the navy, according to Chungchai, who admitted that the number of life jackets on board was not enough.


For his part, Admiral Chunlathi Navanoograha said the incident was "one of the worst tragedies" in the history of the navy.


The ship was sailing in rough seas and encountered problems after its electronic system failed and water leaked into the cabin.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests three children from the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Saturday, the occupation forces arrested three children from the village of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah.


Security sources said that the occupation forces arrested Alaa Haitham Asfour (11 years), Muhammad Thaer Ghafri (13 years) and Youssef Ahmed Asfour (13 years), after they raided and searched their families' homes at dawn.

OPINIONS

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

The case of the assassination of martyr Sherine Abu Aqleh before the International Criminal Court

Written by: Dr. Abdullah Abu Eid


Introduction: The Palestinian Foreign Minister announced a few days ago that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had submitted to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague an integrated file related to the investigation conducted by the Palestinian Prosecutor in the case of the assassination of the martyr journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh, with all the evidence confirming the involvement of the occupying state and some of its officials in the murder. committing that crime.


In this article, I will try to shed light on the possibility of accepting the Public Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to conduct an international investigation into the case directly, or by assigning a specialized international committee to do so, all in light of the legal rules related to the court and its terms of reference contained in the texts The Statute of the International Criminal Court, and the well-known positions of the Court’s Prosecutor, Karim Khan, especially since about a year has passed since he assumed his job at the Court without moving a finger in the cases brought against Israel by the State of Palestine several years ago after the pre-trial chamber decided The Pre-trial Chamber, that the court has jurisdiction to consider all serious crimes committed in the three regions of Palestine, namely: the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, since early 2021.


What can we expect from the Public Prosecutor of the Court regarding the procedures related to the case of the assassination of martyr Sherine Abu Aqleh:


We will shed light on the procedures that can be expected from the Public Prosecutor of the Court in response to the request submitted by the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the Public Prosecutor to start an investigation related to the murder of martyr Sherine Abu Aqleh.


Before starting to list what can be expected from the Public Prosecutor, we must refer to some legal provisions related to the court’s jurisdiction and how to act in such a situation, which are contained in the Court’s Statute and are beneficial to the Public Prosecutor and the Court, and these can be summarized as follows:


First: Perhaps the most important thing to start with is pointing out that Public Prosecutor Karim Khan assumed his job since the summer of last year 2021, as a public prosecutor of the Criminal Court, that is, since July 2021, but during that year he did not take any action in the cases submitted to the court. from the State of Palestine several years ago, rather ignoring it as if it did not exist, despite the fact that the former Public Prosecutor of the Court, Fatou Bensouda, had advanced quite a bit in those cases after obtaining the green light from the pre-trial circuit, as well as We referred to it above. There is no doubt that all of this can be considered an indication from which we can deduce what will be the position of Attorney General Karim Khan regarding the new request recently submitted by the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


Second: The preamble and first article of the Court’s statute provide for the following important legal rules:


1) The jurisdiction of the court is considered complementary to the jurisdiction of national courts.


2) The Court considers only the most serious crimes that are of international concern. (Articles 1 and 5 of the Basic Law)


3) The court only considers crimes attributed to natural persons and not to states or national, regional and international organizations. (Article 1 and Article 25 of the Statute of the Court)


4) The Court may decide that a case is inadmissible where a State is investigating or prosecuting the case, unless that State is genuinely unwilling or unable to undertake the investigation or prosecution. (paragraph 1 of Article 17)


5) The statute of the court stipulates that the trial does not take place without the presence of the accused in person before the court, and this may encourage Israel not to hand over the accused or the accused to the court, so that the trial does not take place. (Article 63 of the Basic Law).


Therefore, Israel can start a formal investigation claiming that it was late in the investigation until it is sure of the accuracy and validity of the facts and events, thus providing the public prosecutor with an argument and a reason to dismiss the case and refer the matter to Israel to start investigation work, even though the Israeli public prosecutor had officially announced Unwillingness to start an investigation, however, he had announced that he is refraining from the investigation at the present time, in implementation of a decision issued by the Israeli Supreme Court, as a way out to postpone the investigation, a position that is considered a circumvention of the provisions of the Statute of the Criminal Court, and an indication of cunning and deception.


Likewise, the public prosecutor can find other justifications, among those mentioned above, to refuse to open an investigation into the crime, for example, to consider that the killing of one citizen is not considered among the most serious crimes and the most threatening to international peace and security, according to the provisions of Articles 1 and 5 of the law. basic, mentioned above.


The public prosecutor can also claim that any case submitted to the court must include the name of the accused person, his rank, and the names of the official or officials who ordered him to commit the crime or incited him and helped him to commit it. Therefore, he can return the case to the Palestinian Authority, asking it to mention the aforementioned parties, claiming That he cannot investigate such a crime and that the State of Israel is competent to do so, bearing in mind that the State of Palestine, i.e. the state in whose territory the crime occurred, is primarily competent to conduct the investigation of this crime, but the State of Palestine can claim that its territory in which it occurred The acts constituting the crime, it is an occupied territory, and it is unable to conduct the investigation, so it requests that it be conducted by the Public Prosecutor or his representative, or the formation of an international committee to conduct it.


It should be noted here that the State of Palestine has the right to raise its inability to conduct a sound and reasonable investigation that would enable it to know the soldier who took it to know the soldier who fired the bullet that killed the martyr Sherine Abu Aqleh, because it has no control over the situation, and because Israel is an occupying country. The armed force controls the occupied territory and many elements of sovereignty in the territory, which makes the Palestinian Authority and the public prosecutor in Palestine unable to conduct an investigation with any Israeli soldier or employee, so it submits the aforementioned request to the court so that the public prosecutor takes the necessary measures for the investigation In the subject.

Conclusion:


For all the reasons mentioned above, I highly doubt that Attorney General Karim Khan will fulfill the Palestinian request. Rather, it is very likely that he will find one or more arguments to justify his refusal to answer the Palestinian request, and that he will transfer the request to Israel, asking it to conduct the investigation within a specified period ( two or three months, for example).


In addition, there is a possibility that the Palestinian Authority’s request would be rejected, claiming that the killing did not rise to its consideration as “one of the most serious crimes of international concern” as stipulated in Articles 1 and 5 of the Statute of the Court, which is the most likely possibility in my opinion, because of what is known The public prosecutor is biased in favor of some colonial countries, meaning that he is expected to act in accordance with the political pressure exerted on him by some major countries, such as the United States, or from some lobbies with international influence, and this is considered a great possibility.


PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Settlers attack land and steal agricultural equipment in Cyrenaica

Nablus - "Jerusalem" dot com - Ghassan Al-Katout - Today, Wednesday, settlers attacked agricultural land and stole agricultural equipment from it in the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.


The citizen, Iyad Ahmed Amin Hajji, reported that a group of settlers attacked his land near the Al-Masoudia checkpoint, uprooted the fence and iron stakes and stole them.


They also attacked and smashed a mobile room on the ground, and stole quantities of fences and stakes that he was preparing to use from inside the room, in addition to the air conditioner, and fled in their vehicles upon the arrival of the citizens.


Hajji confirmed that this is the third attack carried out by settlers against his land within two weeks, and in a previous attack they stole solar panels, which caused him heavy losses.

OPINIONS

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Occupation and targeting the liberated prisoners

حديث القدس


المراقب للأحداث في الاراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، بل في دولة فلسطين الرازحة تحت الاحتلال، يرى بوضوح ان دولة الاحتلال تستهدف من بين ما تستهدفه في الجرائم التي ترتكبها ضد شعبنا وأرضه وممتلكاته ومقدساته، الأسرى المحررين. الى جانب الاسرى في داخل سجون الاحتلال التي هي عبارة عن سجون اكياس حجرية، أسوأ من سجن الباستيل في عصور الظلام.


فمن يتابع الاحداث والتطورات يلاحظ ان معظم الشهداء الذين استهدفتهم دولة الاحتلال ممثلة بقواتها العسكرية وقطعان المستوطنين هم من الاسرى المحررين.


فأمس على سبيل المثال استشهد شاب من يعبد متأثراً بجراحه التي أصيب بها قبل ايام لدى اقتحام قوات الاحتلال لبلدة يعبد، وهو الشهيد سميح عمارنة من الاسرى المحررين، كما استهدفت دولة الاحتلال قبل ايام معدودة ايضاً الصحفية وراسنة وهي ايضاً اسيرة محررة وكذلك الاسير المحرر ايمن محيسن من مخيم الدهيشة الى جانب الاسير المحرر داود الزبيدي من مخيم جنين، وغير الكثير من الاسرى المحررين الذين لا يتسع المجال لذكرهم في هذه العجالة.


وهذا يعني بكل وضوح ان جميع الاسرى المحررين هم هدف لقوات وقطعان المستوطنين، وكأن الأمر هو عبارة عن انتقام من هؤلاء الذين تم أسرهم ومن ثم تحررهم بعد ان امضوا سنوات في غياهب سجون الاحتلال.


وهذا الامر الذي يتطلب من الاسرى المحررين اتخاذ كافة اجراءات الحيطة والحذر، فقوات الاحتلال وقطعان المستوطنين وبالتعاون مع الجهات الامنية والمخابرات الاحتلالية تضعهم في مقدمة المستهدفين.


واذا ما أضفنا الى ذلك معانيات الاسرى داخل سجون الاحتلال جراء الاهمال الطبي وسوء الاحوال المعيشية داخل هذه السجون التي تفتقر لأبسط مقومات الحياة.


فهذه المعانيات وكذلك اعتداءات قوات السجون وعزل الاسرى وغيرها من الممارسات التي تتعارض مع القوانين والاعراف الدولية، ادت الى استشهاد عشرات الاسرى داخل وخارج السجون، خاصة الذين كانوا يعانون من امراض مزمنة وترفض سلطات الاحتلال تقديم العلاجات اللازمة لهم.


وأسطع دليل على ذلك رفض دولة الاحتلال اجراء عملية جراحية للأسيرة المصابة اسراء جعابيص، رغم التقارير الطبية التي تؤكد ان عدم اجراء عملية جراحية لها ستؤثر على حياتها وتعرضها للخطر.
فأي دولة هذه التي تستهدف الجرحى والمحررين والاسرى، ورغم ذلك فإن أسرانا ثابتين على مواقفهم، ولن تستطيع جميع اجراءات الاحتلال النيل من عزيمتهم وصمودهم وايمانهم بقضية شعبهم.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Martyr Wael Issa Basketball Championship..Khadmat Al-Bureij qualifies for the Golden Square with Gaza Sports


غزة- بلغ نادي خدمات البُرَيْجِ، أحد قطبي اللعبة في قطاع غزة، وأكثر الأندية تحقيقاً للألقاب، المربع الذهبيّ، بفوزه الغالي على نظيره خدمات خانيونس، بنتيجة 110-45، على صالة المرحوم خلف العجلة، ضمن بطولة الشهيد وائل عيسى لكرة السلة للأندية، وسط حضور جماهيري أمَّ السهرة الرياضيّة الرمضانيّة.


وبذلك، تأهل عن المجموعة الأولى إلى جانب البريج، غزة الرياضيّ، وودع خانيونس البطولة.
حكم اللقاء: دوليّ سائد حميد، ومؤمن الجربة، وأحمد شحادة، مسجل سمير الشطلي، ميقاتي حسن الحشاش، ميقاتي "24 ثانية" حسين حمدان.



OPINIONS

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

President's Health: Exposing the System's Crisis and Opportunities for its Reform

بقلم: جمال زقوت
أبرزت الأيام الماضية التي ثار فيها الجدل وانشغل الرأي العام بإشاعات حول صحة الرئيس، مدى هشاشة النظام السياسي الفلسطيني وأزمته المركبة، وهي الحقيقة التي لا يمكن معالجتها بمجرد ظهور الرئيس في هذا الاجتماع أو ذاك. و إن دحض الإشاعات التي مررتها وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية حول وفاة الرئيس، إلا أنه لم يعالج تداعيات الجدل الناجم عن الأزمة الممتدة منذ أوسلو على الصعيدين الداخلي والسياسي.

إن اختزال النظام السياسي فقط بالرئيس، هو مؤشر خطير على ضعف وهشاشة النظام، وليس مؤشر لقوة الرئيس، ومدى قدرته على الإمساك بالحالة الفلسطينية المتهاوية، سيما في ظل انسداد أي أفق سياسي، وتراجع الاهتمام الدولي بالقضية الفلسطينية لدرجة ترك إسرائيل أن تطلق عنان سياستها العدوانية دون أية مساءلة جدية.

يبدو أن الحالة الفلسطينية لم تعد تحتمل ترف الاستمرار في مجرد التشخيص، ولا إضاعة المزيد من الوقت للاجتهاد الفكري في السيناريوهات المتوقعة. فنحن أمام احتمالين لا ثالث لهما، وهو أن نمتلك الشجاعة والإرادة الكافيتين لمعالجة أدران الأزمة ومسبباتها، أو نستسلم لهذه الأدران بأن تفتك بنا نحو مزيد من التفكك والضعف وحتى الاستجداء لتبرير الفشل دون بذل ما يكفي من الجهد لمعالجة أسبابه الحقيقية. إن انحراف النقاش العام وكأنه بين معسكرين متقابلين في مختلف القضايا، لا يعكس حقيقة ممكنات نهوض وأولويات الحالة الشعبية التي أبدعت بالتقاط ما يوحدها من قضايا جوهرية، إلا أن هذه الحالة، و كما كشفت الأزمة الأخيرة تعرضت لهزة وتراجع خطيرين، رغم استمرار قوات الاحتلال ومستوطنيه في استهداف حياة المواطنين وممتلكاتهم ومصادر رزقهم و قدرتهم على الصمود.

الأسئلة التي يجب أن توجه لطرفي الأزمة المهيمنيْن على المشهد الانقسامي بكل تداعياته هي: هل يستطيع أي طرف الانفراد بالمصير الوطني، وأن يحتكر القرار الوطني بهزيمة الطرف الآخر؟ بالتأكيد الجواب لا. وفي حال غاب الرئيس هل تعتقد حماس أنها تستطيع استكمال عملية اختطاف الشرعية التي للأسف وبفعل الانقسام أساساً، اختزلت بالرئيس وحده، فقط لمجرد أنها أي حماس، كانت قد حصلت عام 2006 على أغلبية مقاعد المجلس التشريعي، والذي للأسف تم حله كما تم إلغاء إعادة انتخابه، فأصبح أداة انقسام جديدة بدل أن يكون إحدى مرجعيات الوحدة والحوار الشعبي والبرلماني، ونحن بأمس الحاجة إليه؟ والجواب بالتأكيد أيضاً لا. والسؤال الأخير هل يعتقد من يقدمون أنفسهم لخلافة الرئيس أن بإمكانهم تورُّث الشرعية بمجرد أن يؤشر الرئيس نحو أحدهم، أو حتى لو توافقوا عليه، دون أن يتم ذلك عبر انتخابات عامة رئاسية وتشريعية أو من خلال توافق وطني شامل انتقالي لحين اجراء الانتخابات، وليس كامتداد تلقائي لحالة الانقسام؟ أيضاً الجواب ليس فقط لا، بل ربما تنتقل حالة الانقسام لمرحلة من الصراع متعدد الأوجه تكون فيه إسرائيل هي اللاعب الأكبر في تقرير شؤوننا الداخلية. وحتى لو افترضنا أن ذلك كله قد حصل بعكس ما نعتقد فهل هذا سيعالج جوهر المشكلة ببعديها السياسي الوطني في الصراع مع الاحتلال، والداخلي ومتطلبات اعادة بناء النظام السياسي على أسس ديمقراطية وجوهرها الانتصار لقضايا الناس و تعزيز قدرتهم على الصمود، واستنهاض كامل الطاقات الوطنية في معركة الحرية ؟!

مرة أخرى، إذا كان واقع الحال يشكل وصفات لاستمرار تغلغل الأدران، وليس تفتيتها أو استئصالها، فإن المنطق والمسؤولية يشيران إلى أن الخيارات المتاحة أمام الشعب الفلسطيني لكسر تلك الحلقة الجهنمية، تتمثل بأن نتوقع من الرئيس الذي نتمنى له كل الصحة والقوة للقيام بما هو مطلوب منه شخصياً، وفي مقدمة ذلك المبادرة لإنقاذ إرادة الفلسطينيين، وتوريثهم الحصانة الوطنية التي تُمكنهم من استعادة مصيرهم بأيديهم، وأن يتوافقوا تحت قيادته كرئيس لكل الشعب الفلسطيني ، وليس لمجرد فريق منه، على خطة طريق تنقله نحو بر الأمان في إطار الموسسات الوطنية الجامعة السياسية منها والحكومية، وذلك بالعودة للديمقراطية التوافقية، و لمبدأ الانتقال السلمي للسلطة عبر الانتخابات العامة الشاملة، والالتزام التام بنتائجها دون إقصاء أي طرف، وبما يُعيد للمؤسسات الوطنية هيبتها ومكانتها التمثيلية الجامعة، وبمشاركة الجميع بعيدًا عن الاقصاء والمحاصصة.

يبدو أن هذا الطريق ليس سالكاً بعد، بل يجري محاولة لوي عنقه من قبل الواهمين على طرفي الانقسام، الأمر الذي يفرض على كل الديمقراطيين والوطنيين التداعي من أجل التحضير لعقد مؤتمر وطني ينطلق من الإرادة الشعبية الشاملة، وأولويات الناس في مختلف تجمعات الشعب الفلسطيني، ليؤسس لمرحلة جديدة هدفها بناء كتلة شعبية، مرجعيتها الأساسية قضايا الإجماع الوطني والقانون الأساسي ومضمون وثيقة إعلان الاستقلال بكل عناوين العدالة الاجتماعية التقدمية التي تضمنتها، وصون الطابع الجبهوي والإئتلاف الشامل لمنظمة التحرير الفلسطينية باعتبارها الممثل الشرعي الوحيد لشعبنا وتطلعاته الوطنية وإنجازاته الديمقراطية، لتتحمل هذه الكتلة الشعبية مسؤوليتها نحو فتح الانسداد الذي أوجدته قوى الانقسام، وحماية النسيج المجتمعي والسلم الأهلي من خطر الانزلاق نحو العنف في معركة الصراع على السلطة. إن القدرة على المضي بهذا الطريق تستدعي من المستعدين للانخراط في هذا الجهد نبذ الفئوية والشخصانية، واحترام التنوع والتعددية، وبأن يتصدر هذه الرؤية قيادات شابة من مختلف الاتجاهات السياسية والقوى والفئات الاجتماعية و النقابات المهنية والحراكات الشعبية الناهضة، سيما من الشباب والنساء، وتلك المخلصة والمجربة، والقادرة على الإسهام في تحرير إرادة الناس.

لطالما جري الحديث عما هو مطلوب، ولكن السؤال الذي علينا أن نواجه أنفسنا به؛ لماذا لم يتحقق ذلك؟ وماهي العقبات التي حالت وتحول دون إطلاق هكذا عملية سياسية بنَّاءة، للانتقال من مجرد الكلام للعمل. هذا ما يجب أن يكون السؤال المركزي بهدف وضع إجابة ملموسة وعملية تفضي إلى بلورة خطة عمل جوهرها اعادة بناء الحركة الوطنية من أدنى إلى أعلى، دون إغفال دور الطليعة أو إدعاء عدم الحاجة له .قد يبدو ذلك عملية شاقة، فترميم حركة المجتمع واعادة بناء نظامه السياسي ليسا بالأمر السهل، سيما في ظل التحديات الكبرى التي تواجهنا وعلى رأسها اصرار حكومة الاحتلال والنظام السياسي في اسرائيل على طمس ومصادرة الحقوق الوطنية لشعبنا، إن لم يكن إلغاء الهوية الوطنية ذاتها، إلا أن عدم وضع كل المناكفات وحالة الشرذمة و التآكل الذاتي جانباً، سيلحق بقضية شعبنا أفدح الأضرار، والتي ستدفع الاجيال القادمة أثمانها ربما لعقود طويلة، والتاريخ حينها لن يرحم أحداً.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Anger in Morocco because of the "cat killer"

Rabat - (AFP) - A video clip documenting the killing of a cat by a dog at the instigation of its owner sparked a wave of resentment in Morocco on social media, with a demand for the girl's imprisonment.


The video shows a young woman inciting a dog to attack a small cat, which led to her death, according to local media, noting that the incident occurred in the city of Fez (north), and that the girl broadcast the tape on social media.


After that, the hashtag “imprisonment for a cat killer” spread on Twitter and Facebook during the past two days, and many bloggers expressed their condemnation of the “torture and killing of cats,” as well as the fact that this was photographed and the pictures broadcasted.


One blogger wrote that the scene was "indescribable", while another called for shaming the "ruthless" girl... If the cat is speechless, let's speak for it!


Bloggers also called on the authorities to intervene to open an investigation and "imprison the cat-killer".


The local "Madar 21" website said that citizens of the city of Fez "filed complaints against the young woman who assaulted the cat with the king's attorney."


Pictures or videos of similar separate incidents have previously sparked great discontent in Morocco over the past years.


Moroccan criminal law punishes with imprisonment between two and six months anyone who "unnecessarily kills or mutilates (...) any of the domesticated animals."

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Actress Olivia Wilde receives legal documents for her two children

Las Vegas - (AFP) - When American actress and director Olivia Wilde received a mysterious envelope while she was onstage in Las Vegas, where she was talking about her next movie, many in the hall crowd thought it was nothing more than a staging of a prank.
However, what she received was actually legal documents sent by her former life partner, actor Jason Sudeikis.
And this happened during her presentation, Tuesday, at the "Cinema Con" forum held in Las Vegas, clips from her upcoming movie, "Don't Worry Darling," and the actress asked, upon seeing the envelope: "This is mine, isn't it?"
"It's very strange. I'm going to open it now," she added. An unknown person quietly placed the envelope marked "Personal and Confidential" on the stage.
"Is it a script? Well, okay. Thanks," the actress continued, looking at the contents of the envelope. Then she went on with her presentation without any mention of this envelope, and many thought it had to do with a new project thus handed over to Olivia Wilde.
But it emerged Wednesday that the envelope actually contained legal documents relating to the two children she has with ex-partner Jason Sudeikis, who stars in the hit TV comedy "Ted Lasso."
A source close to Jason Sudeikis told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday that "papers have been prepared related to the determination of a judicial authority in relation to the two children, Wilde and Sudeikis."
The same source explained that "Sodekis was not aware of the date and place of delivering this envelope because that was the sole responsibility of the concerned company and he would never have allowed it to deliver the documents in such an inappropriate manner."
Neither Olivia Wilde nor her lawyers have commented on what happened.
Olivia Wilde's current life partner, British singer and actor Harry Styles, stars in Don't Worry Darling, a psychological thriller based on The Truman Show and Inception.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

An exhibition of used celebrity sports shoes

Melbourne - (AFP) - A sneaker that American basketball star Michael Jordan used to wear and calls it "Mona Lisa sneakers" is one of the most prominent contents of an exhibition that opened Friday in Melbourne, and it also includes about 100 other pairs of rare sneakers.


The three-day exhibition is organized by the giant online auction house, eBay.


"Some of the rarest and most iconic sports shoes in the world," said eBay sports expert Alistair Law, during the opening of the exhibition in Brunswick, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia.


Among the exhibits are the "Air Jordan" shoes that the star wore in 1985, and the expert described it as "Mona Lisa sports shoes", in addition to a similar pair that was sold in 2020 for $ 560,000.
The exhibition also includes Kanye West's "College Dropout Babistas" collection. A pair of the rapper's shoes sold for $1.8 million at auction last year.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

After the salmonella scandal, Ferrero launches an online complaints platform

Paris (AFP) - Ferrero, which was recently forced to recall large quantities of Kinder products, launched an online platform on Saturday to allow people who were victims of salmonella infections in Europe to report it in order to receive compensation.


"We deeply regret to learn that some people may have contracted the infection after consuming one of the Kinder products, which is currently being recalled," the company said in a statement.


In early April, Ferrero was forced to recall a batch of Kinder products manufactured in Belgium and sold in many European countries due to suspected salmonella contamination.


Until the middle of the same month, 150 cases of salmonella had been detected in nine European countries, including France, especially among children under the age of ten.
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes symptoms similar to what people with gastroenteritis suffer from diarrhea, stomach cramps, mild fever and even vomiting. No death has been recorded so far.
"If you believe that these symptoms have had a significant impact on your health, career or personal life, we invite you to fill out a form on our platform," Ferrero wrote in her statement.
"This will help identify people and personalize exchanges with families," a spokeswoman for the group told AFP. "In Britain, for example, Ferrero covered all medical costs," she added.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Deir Al-Balah celebrates its qualification for the first division by sweeping the group with five


Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi: Al-Ittihad Club in Deir Al-Balah celebrated its qualification to the ranks of the big clubs, and its ascension to the first division for the first time in its history from the Central and South Branch Group, by sweeping its team counterpart Rafah, with a score of 5-0 at the Martyr Muhammad Stadium, at the end of the 16th week’s meetings, And the end of the second division championship.

The goals were scored by the star Ahmed Abu Naji – a brace in the 12th and 90th minutes, and the brilliant Muhammad Al-Manayah in the 75th and 84th minutes, and Muhammad Abu Omran in the 75th minute. Deir Al-Balah raised its score to 34 points in the lead, two points ahead of its 32-point pursuer Al-Maghazi, who was denied promotion. Al Jamaa remained in fifth place with 20 points.

In another meeting, with the same degree and branch, bottom club Al-Rabat defeated its rival Al-Qadisiyah, with a score of 2-1 at the Rafah Municipal Stadium, scored by Ahmed Abu Sharaf in the 22nd minute, Muhammad Al-Hawajri in the 28th minute, and for Al-Qadisiyah Ibrahim Abu Silah 45 + 2.

Al-Rabat raised its tally to 14 points in the ninth-last place, behind the services of Deir Al-Balah eighth-penultimate, and Al-Qadisiyah remained in the seventh place with 15 points, difference in confrontations.

Central and South Branch Arrangement

Here is the ranking of the group in the central and southern branches at the end of the tournament. The first and the qualifiers were Deir Al-Balah Union 34 points, the second Maghazi Services 32 points, the third Al-Salah Association 25 points, the fourth Al-Istiqlal 22 points, the fifth collective Rafah 20 points, the sixth Shabab Ma’an 19 points, the seventh Al-Qadisiyah 15 The eighth-penultimate point, Deir al-Balah services 15 points, the ninth-last, Rabat 14 points, and the latter was relegated to the third division.

Arrangement of Gaza and North Branch

As for the group’s ranking in Gaza and the North, the first is Jabalia Services with 25 points, and qualified for the first division, the second is Al-Wefaq with 20 points, the third is Al-Tuffah with 20 points, a difference of 5 goals from it, the fourth is Al-Radwan with 18 points, the fifth is Al-Yarmouk with 14 points, the sixth-penultimate, Al-Zaytoun 11 points, and the seventh - the last, Shabab Al Mughraqa, with 8 points, and the latter was relegated to the third division.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Spain declares 15 autonomous regions a disaster area due to forest fires

MADRID (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Tuesday declared the country's 15 autonomous regions a disaster zone after they were badly affected by forest fires .


This was announced by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during his visit to Valenciana on Monday, and confirmed by government spokeswoman Isabel Rodriguez after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.


In 2022, wildfires will kill three people and temporarily evict 27,500 people from their homes in Spain.


The declaration means that it will be easier and faster for those affected to obtain compensation and grants for recovery.


The affected autonomous regions are Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Murcia, Navarra, Basque Country, La Rioja, and Madrid.


The European Forest Fire Information System, which bases its findings on data provided by the Copernicus satellite, reported that fires in Spain have destroyed 286,635 hectares this year, making it the worst affected country in the European Union.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Launching the e-government services system "My Government"

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - A statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers stated, today, Thursday, that a security examination of the system is currently being conducted to obtain approved international certificates, before making them available to citizens in the governorates of the country, indicating that during this period, citizens can conduct The process of registering on the system via the electronic portal www.Hukumati.ps and going to the service centers of the Ministry of Interior in the directorates to conduct a one-time verification process, as this process forms an essential part to verify the identity of the user and save his data.


The statement added that the government has provided an information center to respond to citizens' questions and inquiries via the toll-free number 135, which will operate from 8 am to 10 pm, and that the system will include many services, including: renewing a driver's license, health insurance fees, property tax, and issuing a land record. Apartment, registration of a new born, certificate of non-conviction, payment of traffic fines, and issuance of a municipal clearance / property / transfer of ownership.




PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

The government decides that public sector employees will participate in the strike tomorrow, Tuesday, while maintaining health and municipal services

The government decides to start regular face-to-face education in higher education institutions with the start of the next academic year 2021/2022

We will go to the General Assembly to issue a resolution condemning the aggression against our people after the failure of the Security Council to take the decision

Allowing fourth-year students to enroll in face-to-face university education for the summer semester, with preparation for face-to-face education starting from the next academic year.

Ramallah - “Jerusalem” dot com - The Cabinet decided to participate public sector employees in the strike announced by the national and Islamic forces tomorrow, Tuesday, as an expression of anger at the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, especially the city of Jerusalem, with the exception of the Ministry of Health, local bodies and service institutions that It will operate under the state of emergency system to continue providing its services to citizens.

At the end of its weekly session today, Monday, the Council approved the start of regular face-to-face education in higher education institutions with the beginning of the next academic year 2021/2022, and allowing fourth-year students to enroll in face-to-face university education for the summer semester.

The Council also instructed government departments to provide all medical and relief needs and supplies to institutions and citizens to support their steadfastness in the face of the brutal aggression inflicted on them by the occupation, and to make the necessary arrangements to send a medical delegation to the southern governorates to join the front ranks in treating our brave wounded, and to supply medical centers and clinics in remote and remote areas. With medical staff and supplies, especially the centers near the points of confrontation with the occupation forces.

The Council decided to coordinate with international bodies to transfer the value of the financial aid provided to the public treasury towards supporting those affected by the aggression on Gaza. He approved the operation of vocational training centers affiliated with the Ministry of Labor after official working hours. It approved terms of reference for conducting an international study on government human resources management.

The Council heard a report on the diplomatic efforts exerted to stop the aggressive war against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, especially the city of Jerusalem, and the broad state of solidarity of the peoples and governments of the world, which was expressed by the words of the delegates of those countries, during which they condemned the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

The Council also listened to a report on the medical and relief aid that the Ministry of Health and all relevant ministries will send to the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing arrangements to send medical personnel to provide treatment for the war-wounded who are overwhelmed by hospitals in the Strip.

The Council decided to harness all capabilities and assistance to alleviate the suffering of our people in the Strip, as the Prime Minister instructed all ministries to quickly provide relief aid to those displaced from their homes by the aggressive war.

The Prime Minister instructed the Minister of Local Government to provide all the municipalities’ needs through the Local Authorities Development and Lending Fund, and to work immediately to provide all operating expenses for those municipalities, especially the supply of mechanisms that remove rubble with diesel, and all maintenance requirements for drinking water and sewage pipes, as well as all transportation expenses. Waste.

The Council of Ministers decided to allow face-to-face education for fourth-year students in universities during the next summer semester, while maintaining the instructions for regular working hours, as is the case in the current semester, while ensuring adherence to preventive measures in accordance with the Ministry of Health protocol.

The council also decided to return to face-to-face education for universities during the new academic year, which will begin next November, in light of the continued provision of vaccinations to educational staff in schools and universities.

The Council expressed its appreciation for the statement issued by the national and Islamic forces announcing the comprehensive strike tomorrow, as an expression of anger at what our people throughout the country, especially the southern governorates, are exposed to from an aggressive war, stressing the participation of public sector employees in the strike scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, with the continuation of the work of the Ministry of Health, local bodies and institutions. Which provides services under the state of emergency system to continue providing services to citizens.

The Prime Minister had described the war waged by Israel against our people in the West Bank as a genocide that was broadcast live, during which homes were demolished on the heads of their inhabitants of women, children and the elderly, stressing at the same time that Israel cannot maintain security and occupation at the same time. He called on the United Nations to issue a resolution declaring the illegality of all the actions of the Israeli occupation state against our land and people, and that there be punitive measures against it.

The Prime Minister said at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah today, Monday, that it is no longer enough to issue statements of denunciation and denunciation of these crimes against our people, and that friendly countries should summon their ambassadors in Israel for consultations, at least, as an expression of their rejection of the continued Israeli aggression. On the Gaza Strip, and preventing any Israeli from entering any Arab country, except for stopping any commercial deals with Israel, and linking any international assistance to it, especially from the United States and Europe, to Israel's respect for human rights.

He added: “Entire families exterminated and demolished their homes over the heads of their occupants as a result of the brutal raids that distributed death, terror, destruction and body parts in the wreckage of demolished buildings and destroyed streets, and these bloody scenes and pictures of children whose clothes dripping with blood died before they saw it, and it is one of the greatest crimes that are punishable.” international law".

He pointed out that there are programmed crimes that are broadcast live, and no one in the world can say that he has not seen or heard, and the International Criminal Court sees and hears, and it must expedite its procedures, stressing that every day in which the cessation of aggression is delayed means renewal of the license to kill that it carries out. Israel is against our people, and it must stop immediately.

He explained that all ministries were asked, and under the direction of President Mahmoud Abbas, to expedite the provision of medical and relief supplies to our people in the Strip, and we are working with our Egyptian brothers and international humanitarian organizations to secure their entry immediately, and our contacts with our Egyptian and Jordanian brothers included facilitating transit procedures for any aid destined for the Strip, With arrangements to open the Rafah crossing, especially to treat the wounded.

He pointed out that “today, a shipment of medicines, equipment and medical supplies that our people and medical staff requested in Gaza is being prepared, and a thousand units of blood donated by our people will be sent here, and a medical delegation of specialists will be sent to help preserve the lives of our people there, and UNRWA has been contacted And the operation of the Palestinian refugees “UNRWA”, to find out the needs of shelters for those whose homes were demolished.

And the Prime Minister added: We follow what is happening every moment, and we call on the international community to intervene to stop the aggression, but Israel has not responded to anyone until this moment.

He also addressed the youth’s outreach in support of our people in the city of Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip against the policies of killing, displacement, ethnic cleansing, attacks on Al-Aqsa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and insulting taboos, as “most of the speakers in the Security Council condemned it, which we called for its convening for the second time, in order to stop the aggression immediately.” .

The Prime Minister welcomed the fair words in the session, which were said against Palestine, expressing his regret at the Council's failure to reach a unified position condemning the attacks and stopping them immediately.

In this regard, the Prime Minister said: We will go to the General Assembly to issue this decision, as no one has the right to veto there, and there will be a Quartet meeting today for the second time at the level of delegates, and another meeting of European foreign ministers to discuss the aggression against Palestine.

The Prime Minister saluted the peoples who rose up in the Arab and international capitals in solidarity with our people against the aggression, and said: The message of this global solidarity is one, which is that the Palestinian issue is present in the minds and hearts of the world, peoples and governments, and that today it once again tops the list of priorities of global political and diplomatic activity. And that Palestine is the center of conflict, the heart of peace and the heart of war.

And he continued: Israel cannot combine its occupation and its crimes against us with obtaining free peace and security, and on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, it becomes clear every day that the world must present a political project for a solution based on international legitimacy and international law in order to end the occupation and establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital and right Return of the refugees.

The Prime Minister concluded his speech by saying: Today, our people embody a complete unity of geography, identity, and the unity of pain and suffering, and despite the occupation's attempts to obliterate identity and falsify history, we will defeat this injustice that will not last.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation closes secondary roads in Hawara, south of Nablus

Nablus - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces closed secondary roads in the town of Hawara , south of Nablus, with earth mounds.


According to press sources, a bulldozer belonging to the occupation forces closed off secondary roads inside the town of Hawara, amid the deployment of the occupation soldiers on the main road.


The occupation forces also forced a number of shop owners to close their doors.

OPINIONS

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

A racist Israeli law criminalizes raising the Palestinian flag

Written by: Attorney Ali Abu Hilal


In a step that reflects the consolidation of the apartheid regime and apartheid in the Israeli political system, the Knesset Plenary Assembly approved, last Wednesday, 1/6/2022, in a preliminary reading, a bill banning the raising of the Palestinian flag in institutions funded by the Israeli occupation government, including universities. With the support of 63 Knesset members and the opposition of 16


The Prime Minister of the occupation government, Naftali Bennett, and the right-wing deputies in the Israeli government coalition voted in favor of the law proposed by the Likud Party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, knowing that the opposition refuses to vote in favor of the laws of the coalition, including laws of a security nature.


Following the vote on the law, Netanyahu said, in a video statement accompanied by the initiator of the bill, Knesset member Eli Cohen (Likud), "Today the Israeli flag won; we are bringing Israel back to the right." He added, "We passed the law with a majority." Overwhelming, the flag law, this is an important day for the State of Israel and for the future of the Jewish state.” Cohen said that the ratification of the law is “an important step to restore sovereignty. In the State of Israel there is only one national flag.”


This racist step comes in light of the escalating Israeli aggression against the Palestinian flag, as the Israeli occupation forces suppress all activities that witness the raising of the Palestinian flag in the 48 areas and the occupied city of Jerusalem and the West Bank, while terrorist settlers have launched, for days, attacks on villages and towns. Palestinian vehicles pass through it, and they work to remove Palestinian flags from its streets


The raising of Palestinian flags at Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Universities in Beersheba, in two demonstrations organized by Arab students on the occasion of the Nakba, aroused the ire of the right inside the government and in the opposition, who made racist statements against Arabs and Palestinians.


Earlier, the municipality of Ramat Gan lowered a banner that included the flags of Palestine and Israel, which were hung as a propaganda banner, and written on it in both Arabic and Hebrew that "our future is to live together", in a central location in the city overlooking the network of central "Ayalon" streets. The Israeli media caused an uproar following the hanging of the banner, which was installed against the background of the Knesset vote on the bill banning the raising of Palestinian flags in government-funded institutions, especially in educational institutions, in retaliation for raising the Palestinian flag at the universities of Beersheba and Tel Aviv. ..


Commenting on the two demonstrations in Beersheba and Tel Aviv; The Israeli Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, said that he is considering withdrawing budgets from Ben-Gurion University because of its authorization for the demonstration of Arab students to commemorate the Nakba. Prof. Daniel Haimovich, for organizing the event commemorating the Nakba


With the preliminary approval of the law, it will be discussed in one of the Knesset committees to prepare a final version for it and put it through three readings in the committee as well as in the plenary for its approval and promulgation so that it becomes a binding and enforceable law. ‏


The masses of our Palestinian people in the Palestinian territories in 1948 rejected the draft law, and the student movements considered attempts to enact the law as an expression of political bankruptcy and the escalation of fascism and racism towards Palestinian Arab students in universities, and the Palestinian Arab minority in general in the country, and emphasized that the Palestinian flag is a national symbol. Through raising it and commemorating the Nakba and other national activities, we aim to consolidate the idea that a just solution to the Palestinian cause will not be without recognizing the historical injustice that befell the Palestinian people in 1948, stressing that preventing the raising of the Palestinian flag is a denial of all international conventions and norms, and an infringement of freedom Expression, freedom of demonstration and freedom of thought. ‏


Commenting on the law, Representative Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint List, said, “This is the flag of the Palestinian people, raised by thousands of children on the anniversary of the Nakba every year, and this is what scares you. From today onwards, you will see the flag of Palestine more and more.”


The Palestinian flag has become a symbol and a title for the entire Palestinian people, both inside the homeland Palestine and in the countries of emigration, asylum and diaspora, and this is what the Israeli occupation, apartheid and apartheid regime cannot tolerate. That is why we find attempts by Israel, the "occupying power", to criminalize and punish those who raise it in mass rallies, even if It was on the coffins of the martyrs, and this reflects the escalation and growth of racism and hatred towards the Palestinian people, their flag and their identity with the occupation government, and its legislative, executive, judicial, military and security institutions, as well as the herds of settlers and extremist right-wing terrorist groups. ‏


* Lawyer and university lecturer in international law

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Arafat grew up... the last maker of mobile wooden carts in Nablus still clinging to his profession

Nablus - "Jerusalem" dot com - Saja Jayousi / Madar for Press and Media - In the famous blacksmith market in the old town of Nablus, and among a group of commercial and handicraft shops, you notice a unique shop with wooden planks leaning on its walls, and next to it are some saws and simple machines for cutting wood. In the shop, you find an old man putting the finishing touches on what his hands made of a mobile wooden cart for a customer.


Hajj Nashat Arafat says that for 60 years he has been preserving his profession in the manufacture of wooden carts that are used for portage purposes or for selling purposes as a mobile cart.


He adds that he inherited this profession from his father when he was ten years old, and since then he has been sticking to this rare profession, and he has become the last manufacturer of this type of vehicle in the city, indicating his keenness to teach his son Raed to the same profession when he was fourteen years old. In order to preserve this inherited and endangered profession.


Arafat says that the manufacture of vehicles needs raw materials such as wood, nails, glue, and wood-cutting machines, so that the wooden panels are assembled with each other, after cutting the wood in proportion to its size, and fixing it with glue and nails, and then installing the wheels, and painting them with specific, recognized colors. .


He says that making these carts requires effort and time. In the past, it took a week to finish making one cart due to the manual work. Today, it takes no more than two days to make the cart, and this is due to the availability of modern machines that help him in the industry.
Arafat added that these carts are necessary for those who work as porters or for street vendors.


He points out that citizens' interest in purchasing vehicles is seasonal, but he continues to work on maintaining customers' vehicles on a permanent basis.


Arafat talks about several challenges he faces in his profession, foremost of which is the high price of wood, which drives up the prices of vehicles and the inability of customers to buy them, especially since they are either poor or have limited income.


Due to the decline in the demand for such vehicles, Arafat introduced making stairs, wooden windows, and coffins for the dead to his profession so that he could continue working and secure the necessities of life for his family.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Serbia extends its agreement to obtain Russian gas at reduced prices

Belgrade - (AFP) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced Sunday that Serbia has signed an agreement to obtain Russian gas shipments at reduced prices for three years.


"It's the best deal ever in Europe," he added, after a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.


Serbia, a candidate to join the European Union, has remained close to the Kremlin since the invasion of Ukraine. And if Serbia condemned the Russian aggression in the United Nations, it refused to join the European sanctions against Moscow, which continues to supply gas at preferential prices.


With this new agreement, Serbia's complete dependence on Russia was reaffirmed, especially since Moscow owns the largest stake in the Serbian national oil and gas company.


The details of this new contract, especially in terms of prices and volume of gas shipments, will be announced "in the coming days" after a meeting with Gazprom's leaders, according to the Serbian president's expression.


"We will have a safer winter in terms of gas supplies," he said in a televised press conference.


Currently the bill is "almost three times lower than anywhere in Europe, and this winter it will be 10 to 12 times lower," he says.


The country currently receives 6 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia's Gazprom at a price of 251 euros per thousand cubic metres.


Aleksandr Vucic also indicated that he had discussed with Vladimir Putin the possibility of increasing storage capacity in his country.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Signing a memorandum of understanding between the Syndicate of Technological Informatics Sciences and Masar International Group

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Syndicate of Technological Informatics Sciences and Masar International Group signed a memorandum of understanding today, Wednesday, for cooperation in joint activities in the field of technology and informatics sciences.


The signing took place in the presence of the President of the Syndicate of Technological Sciences, Dr. Maysoon Ibrahim, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masar International Group, Bashar Al-Masry, in the city of Rawabi.


The memorandum aims to strengthen and support the Palestinian technology sector and its development on several levels, by offering various activities, events and programs that contribute to strengthening the trade union and technology body.


Commenting on her, Ibrahim said: "Our presence today in Rawabi to sign this memorandum indicates one fact, which is that Massar International Group is today considered a leader in the technology sector through its companies and investments, and we clearly seek to benefit from this experience that the group has honed."


She added, "The union today is the body that represents an important segment in our Palestinian society, and we aim through this memorandum to provide this segment with programs, activities and events that work to develop it and enhance its knowledge to be able to form a clear and evident imprint in supporting the technological sector."


Ibrahim praised the role played by Mr. Bashar Al-Masry through the Masar Group, and his continuous support for various sectors, in addition to his many initiatives that he offers to serve the Palestinian community, which work to improve the Palestinian economy and open horizons and job opportunities for young people.


In turn, Al-Masri said: "The world today lives in a time of technology and technical progress, and to keep pace with the world, we have to be pioneers in this sector with the best and experience of our children, because of its importance in promoting the advancement of our Palestinian economy and the development and advancement of the citizen's life."


He also appreciated the union's efforts and its role in supporting the technological sector despite its recent age, wishing them success.


It is worth noting that this memorandum comes in addition to several memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements implemented by Masar International Group as part of its plans to support various sectors in Palestine.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Egyptian President directs the establishment of large markets to control prices

Cairo - (dpa) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed a study of establishing large markets within Cairo and Giza, with the aim of controlling prices until the end of the year.


Al-Sisi said, during the inauguration activities of Egypt's Future Agricultural Project today, that the state is responsible for controlling product prices until the end of the year, stressing the importance of integrating the work of state institutions, civil society and chambers of commerce until the global economic crisis ends.


He added that he directed a study of vacant, unexploited lands in the governorates to establish markets, stressing the state's readiness to move in a rapid program through which wholesalers would enter instead of buying goods from the transit markets, Nasr City, Heliopolis or Al-Marg.


Al-Sisi called on the Egyptian Minister of Defense to present this plan to him soon, indicating that 10 or 15 markets can be established in Cairo and Giza in vacant, unexploited areas to control prices.


The Egyptian president announced that the state is now making dryers to place corn in silos and store it in order to benefit from corn throughout the year and create added value for it.
Al-Sisi said, "The expansion of greenhouse projects aims to provide job opportunities and provide agricultural crops for local consumption."
He added, "I am in a challenge to meet the country's demands, and I will know how to do this," stressing that "meeting the demands of the people and the country is a pledge that I adhere to and seek to implement."
Al-Sisi emphasized that experience has proven that the private sector is capable of achieving its tasks with high efficiency, pointing to the state's need to provide 900,000 annual job opportunities.
In turn, the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Al-Sayed Al-Qaseer, said that the current agricultural production volume indicates the possibility of achieving self-sufficiency, adding that Egypt will provide food for its people and achieve self-sufficiency.
He continued, "We set strategic goals until 2030, the most prominent of which was preserving the available economic resources," referring to the pursuit of horizontal expansion to increase the volume of agricultural production.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Angelina Jolie meets displaced Ukrainians

Kyiv (AFP) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), made a surprise visit to Lviv in western Ukraine on Saturday, where she spoke with displaced people and was seen in a cafe.


"For all of us, this visit was a surprise," Lviv region governor Maxim Kozitsky wrote on Telegram, accompanying the post with photos and videos of the actress playing with children and posing with volunteers.


In a hospital, she visited children injured in the April 8th bombing in front of the Kramatorsk station in the east of the country, which was attributed to Russia and killed more than 50 civilians, according to the governor.


Angelina Jolie spoke with Ukrainians who had to flee combat zones and volunteers providing psychological assistance to the displaced at Lviv train station.
More than 7.7 million people have left their homes since the Russian invasion began on February 24, but remain in Ukraine, according to the International Organization for Migration. More than 5.4 million Ukrainians have fled their country.
The actress was seen in a casual outfit, a gray jacket and a backpack in a cafe in Lviv, where she was photographed by Ukrainian Maya Pedoritska, who posted the clip on Facebook.
"I'm drinking my coffee and watching Angelina Jolie in Lviv, she's so beautiful," she wrote in a comment on the video.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Washington offers a $10 million reward for finding six Russian hackers

Washington (AFP) - The United States said it is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of six Russian military intelligence agents accused of carrying out devastating cyberattacks against companies around the world in 2017.


Last October, a grand jury in a US federal court indicted agents of the Russian Military Intelligence Unit 74455 for their role in a series of cyberattacks, some of which affected the Ukrainian energy network.


The US State Department accuses these individuals of also being involved in an information attack in 2017 that targeted a number of companies around the world and damaged computers in hospitals across the United States, causing losses estimated at one billion dollars.


Given the likely presence of the accused in Russia, their extradition cannot be requested.
The Kremlin denied the accusations, describing them as an "anti-Russian" campaign.
Russian military intelligence has been accused of a large number of cyber attacks around the world, some of which are related to the US presidential campaign in 2016.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

The National Beverage Company and Sariyat Ramallah sign an agreement to renew the sponsorship of the women's soccer team


بيتونيا: وقعت شركة المشروبات الوطنية كوكاكولا/كابي وسرية رام الله، اتفاقية لرعاية الفريق النسوي لكرة القدم التابع للسرية، للعام التاسع على التوالي، لمدة عام كامل. وجرى توقيع الاتفاقية في مقر الشركة الكائن في بيتونيا، بحضور السيد عماد الهندي المدير العام لشركة المشروبات الوطنية، وجاد قندح نائب رئيس مجلس إدارة سرية رام الله، وخالد عليان المدير التنفيذي لسرية رام الله، وعلاء عيساوي منسق الدائرة الفنية والعلاقات العامة في شركة المشروبات الوطنية.


وعبر الهندي عن اعتزازه بتوقيع هذه الاتفاقية لرعاية الفريق النسوي لكرة القدم التابع لسرية رام الله، قائلاً ” إننا في شركة المشروبات الوطنية نفخر بدعم هذه المؤسسة التي لها تاريخ عريق، ورصيد كبير من الإنجازات على صعيد الأنشطة الرياضية، والثقافية، والاجتماعية، لمختلف الفئات العمرية لمجتمعنا، بما فيها فئة الشباب والاطفال، مبيناً أن توظيف طاقات الشباب وتوجيهها بشكل سليم هو استثمار للنهوض بمجتمعنا الفلسطيني، مؤكداً ان المشروبات الوطنية ستواصل دعمها دعم الفريق النسوي لكرة القدم التابع لسرية رام الله”.


وأضاف الهندي إلى أن المشروبات الوطنية تولي اهتمامها وحرصها في توفير متطلبات الفرق الرياضية بشكل عام، وذلك لتشجيع الرياضة النسوية الفلسطينية والارتقاء بها نحو الافضل، لذا جاءت رعاية فريق آنسات السرية لكرة القدم هذا العام، كونهن أثبتن دائماً جدارتهن واستطعن أن يحققن أفضل النتائج على صعيد الدوري النسوي لكرة القدم، متمنياً لهن مزيداً من التقدم والنجاح على هذا الصعيد.


وأكد الهندي على عمق الشراكة الاستراتيجية التي تجمع المشروبات الوطنية بسرية رام الله، والتي امتدت مسيرتها لسنوات طويلة من العطاء والثقة المتبادلة، آملا بأن تسهم رعاية المشروبات الوطنية في تشجيع الشباب من كلا الجنسين في الاتجاه نحو ممارسة أنواع مختلفة من الأنشطة الرياضية، والفنون، لا سيما المشاركة في الفعاليات المجتمعية والكشفية التي تقوم بها سرية رام الله.


من جانبه ثمن جاد قندح عالياً جهود شركة المشروبات الوطنية على تجديد رعايتها للفريق النسوي لكرة القدم، ودعمها المتواصل لسرية رام الله بشكل خاص، وكافة المؤسسات المجتمعية، والرياضية، والثقافية في محافظات الوطن، لأنها بحاجة لكل الدعم في ظل الظروف التي تمر بها بسبب تفشي وباء كورونا، داعياً كافة الشركات، ومؤسسات القطاع الخاص بضرورة توفير احتياجات المؤسسات الرياضية، والثقافية، والاجتماعية، والوقوف إلى جانبها ومساندتها لضعف امكانياتها المادية في هذه الأوقات الصعبة التي نشهدها.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Foiling the first drug smuggling operation during the World Cup in Qatar

Doha - (AFP) - The Customs Administration of Hamad International Airport has thwarted the smuggling of tramdol and narcotic cannabis, coinciding with the start of the FIFA World Cup, the Qatari authorities announced Monday.


The gas-rich Gulf state, which is very strict in combating drug trafficking and consumption, will host the first World Cup in the Middle East since Sunday, with more than a million people expected to visit until the final on December 18.


The Customs Administration wrote on Twitter, "The Customs Administration of Hamad International Airport thwarted the smuggling of tramdol and narcotic cannabis."


And she added, "The customs officer suspected the traveler's luggage, and when they were searched, 1990 tablets of tramdol were found, as well as the narcotic hashish, which weighed 464.5 grams."


A Qatari official told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that the concerned traveler, about whom no information was provided, will appear before the Public Prosecution.


The penalties imposed in Qatar for drug possession, consumption, or trafficking are very harsh, and include long prison terms, heavy fines, and expulsion of foreigners from the country.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation suppresses those celebrating the victory of the Moroccan national team in Jerusalem

Jerusalem - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli occupation forces suppressed, this evening, Saturday, those celebrating the Moroccan national team's qualification for the semi-finals in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, who gathered in the Bab al-Amoud area.


And press sources reported that the occupation police and its cavalry teams assaulted the citizens, tried to break up the celebration by force, and pursued them in the vicinity of Damascus Gate all the way to Salah al-Din Street.


OPINIONS

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

June 1967 setback and persistence

Written by: Prisoner Yasser Abu Bakr


The war of 1967 AD, known as the “June setback” for the Arab nation, or what is called the “Six Day War” for the Israelis, is a war, attack, and severe military clashes that took place between the occupying power and each of: Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. In the period between the fifth of June and the tenth of it in the year 1967 AD; As a result, Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.
The sweeping Israeli aggression or this offensive war by the occupation resulted in the issuance of Security Council Resolution No. 242, the convening of the Arab Three No’s Summit in Khartoum, the displacement of most of the residents of the Suez Canal cities in Egypt, as well as the displacement of most of the residents of Quneitra Governorate in Syria, and the displacement of tens of thousands of people The Palestinian people from the West Bank, erasing entire villages, and opening the door to settlement/colonialism in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Politically, the painful setback awakened and shook the Arab conscience, and alerted the national feeling to the danger that now threatens the entire Arab and Islamic nation. This was reflected in the Arab movement, which took practical directions for what was called removing the effects of the setback, supporting positions of steadfastness, supporting the Palestinian revolution up and down, and relying on the efforts of the Arab nation, until the victory of the entire nation was achieved in the glorious October/Ramadan war of 1973 AD.
In the other fact that clearly shows that the setback in 1967 AD was one of the most important reasons for the establishment of the revolution and the heroic Palestinian resistance led by the Palestinian Liberation Movement - Fatah, with whom President Gamal Abdel Nasser met at the end of 1967 after he was prevented from meeting. In this historic meeting, Nasser called for setting fires in the region. Yasser Arafat said to him, “Rather, I will ignite a revolution.” This is what happened when the immortal leader Yasser Arafat and his heroic companions entered Palestine and ignited the Palestinian revolution and resistance, which became the true savior of the Arab nation from a state of despair, despair, and brokenness.
On the other hand, as the Palestinian Information Center states: The form, method, and goal of the Zionist aggression revealed to the whole world the Israeli and Western allegations that were begging for international sympathy, and obtaining its support, by claiming that Israel is weak in front of the Arabs who threaten it; What won the Arabs international sympathy helped them later isolate Israel globally, and had a major role in changing the strategic bases of the two sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

But militarily: the Arab forces suffered very heavy losses in the June aggression by forces and means, but that, on the other hand, and as a result of the bitterness of the setback, prompted the people of the Arab nation, its governments, and its armed forces to work tirelessly in order to rebuild combat capacity and readiness, just as the Palestinian revolution, with its operations that exceeded thousands, paved the way For the victory of the Ramadan war.
We remember the June 1967 war to know that the path is long, and that the issue of the refugees and the displaced is one, and with their return hope is fulfilled. There is no separation between the refugees from 1948 and 1967 AD. Both of them must return to their country, Palestine. On the anniversary of the Nakba, despite the bitterness, the revolution was the real savior and the great lever of the nation, which is what We need the same today, and with different circumstances, as we see the dispersion of the entire Arab nation between axes and groups, between impatience and whims, and economic and authoritarian interests, and between fascination with the West and submission to the Israeli, which makes hope pinned to the forelocks of the horses of the entire nation and the Arab peoples, whose time has come for them to wake up from their long slumber while they follow The West is blindly humiliated.
As for our internal level, the time has come for the Palestinian Arab to wake up and understand that his steadfastness on his land and his unity is his ultimate weapon, and that his joint struggle program is his lifeline. Neither Eastern nor Western, but Arab and independent Palestinian hands that mobilize the nation so that Palestine can raise its flag on the mosques, churches and walls of Jerusalem, as the immortal martyr Yasser Arafat, may God have mercy on him, used to repeat with all the prophets, saints and martyrs.


Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Picasso, the unfaithful husband, bowed tenderly before his daughter, Maya

Paris - (AFP) - The granddaughter of the famous painter Pablo Picasso, Diana Widmeier Picasso, considers the unprecedented exhibition dedicated to her mother Maya, the first daughter of the icon of modern art, which is hosted by the Picasso Museum in Paris until the end of December, as a "diving". Really intimacy.


The exhibition constitutes an unprecedented journey into Picasso's family world, as it includes in its first pavilion about ten colored paintings by Maya, small, among them "Maya with a doll" (1938), "Maya with a doll and a horse" (1938) and "Maya in a sailor's uniform" (1938). ) and "Maya in a Boat" (1938) and "Maya in the Apron" (1938).


The painter's granddaughter, the curator of the exhibition along with a specialist in Picasso's work, Emilia Filippo, points out that "it is the first time that the paintings completed between 1938 and 1939 and spread throughout the world are collected."


After seeing these paintings that open the exhibition, visitors watch a short film that introduces them to the heart of family life that Picasso was keen to protect.
Highlighted in the exhibition is Picasso's attachment to his first child, who was born on September 5, 1935. Her birth was kept secret, as it was the result of the painter's relationship with Marie-Therese Walter, who is 28 years his junior.
And the name Maya is actually the way little Maria used to pronounce her name, which Picasso chose for her after his sister, who died when he was fourteen.
Diana says Maria "has been her father's best friend and best friend all her life, and the only person with access to his private studio" at any time of the day or night.
Through exhibits about Picasso's vacations with his daughter in the south and their going swimming or attending bullfights, the exhibition shows how Maya became an outstanding assistant to her father at the age of twenty during the 1955 film "The Picasso Mystery" by Henri-Georges Clouzot, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes a year later.
Diana points out that a number of drawings, paintings, poems, sculptures, and pictures that bring the painter together with his daughter are testament to this "relationship" and show the strong bond that brought Picasso together with his "family (...) that is atypical for that era, not for the painter." She asserts that Picasso was a "modern man" and a "loving father".
Diana speaks of her grandmother's "coded presence" in many of the paintings because Picasso was "still married to Olga [Khokhlova] when he met her".
It also deals with the "changes" that Picasso faced "after meeting Dora Maar, which destabilized the family relationship."

Picasso was very caring for his four children: the eldest Paolo from his relationship with Olga Khokhlova, and Maya. and Claude and Paloma, born of his relationship with Françoise Guillot.
The exhibition includes a series of drawings prepared by the artist for Maya and with her, when she was four years old in Royan during the first year of World War II in 1939, including, for example, coloring books to which Picasso added characters, and still life drawings that Maya evaluated as "10 out of 20". silhouettes of small animals and a stage for cut-out paper puppets, as well as wooden puppets.
Letters, intimate items, clothes and deeply personal objects are in a final section of the exhibition, says Diana Widmeier Picasso, likening the exhibits to a "family archeology" that reveals a little-known side of Picasso: his superstitious influence and his relationship to death and the unseen world.
He even “kept clipped hair and nails to protect them from bad guys,” adds the young woman, who recently published a book on the subject entitled “Magic Picasso” (about Gallimard), co-written with her by anthropologist Philippe Charlier.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemns the Israeli incitement campaign against Al-Khan Al-Ahmar

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned, on Monday, in the strongest terms, the heinous campaign of incitement by ministers, members of Knesset, and extremist settlers to demolish the village of Al-Khan Al-Ahmar , east of occupied Jerusalem, including calls to storm it and attack citizens and those in solidarity with them.


In its statement, the ministry considered that this new, old, colonial, racist plan with distinction aims to implement huge settlement projects in the area extending from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea in what has become known as (E1), with the aim of completely isolating Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings and flooding it with more huge settlement blocs, which confirms The government of Netanyahu and his extreme right-wing coalition is a government of settlements and settlers, and its program is based on an attempt to liquidate any opportunity to implement the principle of the two-state solution.


The ministry expressed its strong rejection of the attempt by some political and media parties in the occupying state to make an arbitrary link between the random settlement outpost that was established on the lands of Jurish, south of Nablus, and the village of Al-Khan Al-Ahmar, stressing that Al-Khan Al-Ahmar is an integral part of the homeland and the Palestinian territories, while settlement in all its forms, including Random outposts are void, illegal and illegal according to international law.


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed its strong refusal to solve the problems of the Israeli government and its internal crises at the expense of the just and legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people.


The ministry called for a firm international, American and European position and pressure on the Israeli prime minister to stop the implementation of the eviction and demolition of Al-Khan Al-Ahmar, and to take the necessary measures to ensure that this racist expansionist colonial project is not implemented.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:19 pm - Jerusalem Time

Germany freezes Russian funds worth 143 million euros

Berlin - (dpa) - Three months after the start of the Russian war against Ukraine, Germany froze funds amounting to about 143 million euros from major Russian businessmen and other persons on the European Union's sanctions list.


And the German Ministry of Finance announced today, Monday, that shortly after the start of the war, the value of the frozen funds amounted to only 342 thousand euros until the end of February.


As of May 23, the value of Russian funds frozen in Germany amounted to about 142 million and 990 thousand euros.


According to the data, Germany relies on the European Union's regulation already drawn up by the Union in 2014 in the wake of Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea peninsula.