LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Liz Terrace vowed Wednesday not to cut public spending while sticking to the tax-cutting mini-budget offered last month that caused turbulence in the British market.

Terrace, making her first appearance in parliament since September 23 when introducing the controversial plan, said she was "absolutely" committed to what she pledged during her campaign to take over the leadership of the Conservative Party by maintaining current spending.

With the currency, bond and other markets fearing additional borrowing to offset the tax cuts, fears grew that Truss would resort to cutting budgets for government departments and return to the unpopular austerity policy of a decade ago.

But Terrace insisted that would not happen. "What we're going to make sure is that debt goes down over the medium term," she told MPs during her second "Questions to the Prime Minister" session in the House of Commons. "We will not do this by cutting public spending, but by spending public money well," she added. She said her policies would "protect our economy".

Terrace has also insisted that its controversial economic package announced by Treasury Secretary Kwasi Kwarting that includes cutting many different taxes will lead to "higher growth and lower inflation".

However, the initial impact of that plan was negative on various levels, as the pound fell to unprecedented levels against the dollar, while government borrowing and mortgage interest escalated. The Bank of England was forced to make several emergency interventions in the bond markets, while the economy contracted unexpectedly in August after posting weak growth the previous month amid a cost-of-living crisis and rising energy bills.

Labor leader Keir Starmer accused Truss of being "lost in denial" and "shirking responsibility" because it refused to acknowledge the economic ramifications of its policies, instead blaming the destabilization of markets on external factors such as the war in Ukraine.

Media reports said the mini-budget - already softened with plans to scrap the higher tax rate - could see further adjustments.

But a spokesman for Trass denied this information and told reporters, "We are committed to the measures that were identified in the growth plan." He added that Truss was "confident that this is the right approach to take to ensure that low or no growth is avoided."

Bangkok (AFP) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks Sunday in Thailand as part of US efforts in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, and as he explores new ideas on ways to restore democracy in Burma.

Blinken is visiting Thailand, his country's oldest ally in Asia, days after a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The United States regards China as its main global rival, but both countries have recently sought to reduce tensions, and Wang and Blinken met Saturday for five hours in Bali.

Before leaving for Bangkok late Saturday, Blinken said his talks with Wang were "constructive," stressing that the world's two largest economies wanted to prevent their competition from spiraling out of control.

President Joe Biden invited Southeast Asian leaders to Washington in May to show the United States' commitment to the region, despite the administration's focus on countering Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Blinken also meets young people from Burma in Thailand, where in February 2021 the army overthrew the elected government and closed the door to the democratic transition that was sponsored by the United States and the country has lived through for a decade.

Biden responded by imposing a large number of sanctions on the military council, but achieved only a limited breach in pressuring the powerful army.

For its part, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) put forward more than a year ago a plan in which the military council participates with the opposition, but without any progress being made so far.

In a common and unfamiliar position with the United States, Wang Yi visited Burma last week and encouraged the junta to talk to the dissidents.

Daniel Kreitenbrink, the top US diplomat for East Asian affairs, said that Blinken would seek to "increase pressure on the regime to cut off its sources of funding" and work to "force Burma back to the path of democracy."

Kreitenbrink described Thailand as an "important partner" in helping restore democracy in Burma.

Blinken was scheduled to visit Bangkok late last year, but he postponed his trip after an outbreak of the Corona virus among the members of his delegation.

Los Angeles - (dpa) - The social networking application company, Snapchat, seeks to provide a completely new feature to restore users' interest in the application in the face of fierce competition from other video and photo platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

The application company, which can automatically delete and destroy images exchanged between users, is testing a very small flying camera to facilitate the capture and exchange of images between users.

"In an effort to make the selfie stick a thing of the past in the age of drone technology, the company is developing Snapchat's built-in Pixie Camera, which is capable of working with several preset flight programs," said Evan Spiegel, co-founder of Snapchat.

The flying camera rotates around the user, takes photos and videos, and places them in the palm of their hand.

Snap says that the price of this flying camera will reach 229 and will be available in the United States and France only at the present time.

The Snapchat application achieved its popularity in the beginning through the feature of automatically destroying images exchanged between users after viewing them. However, this distinctive feature is no longer the case with the emergence of similar features on other social media platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp. Since that time, Snap's management has been trying to develop the application based on AR technologies.

Using augmented reality technology, Snapchat allows users to see digital photos and other items on top of what they can see using their smartphone camera.

Spiegel tells the German news agency (dpa) that he is convinced that the use of augmented reality technology will continue to grow, and many companies are investing in this feature.

By: Gershon Baskin

I have been looking for strategies to try to turn the Israeli-Palestinian conflict back toward a viable and credible peace process that can win support in both communities and internationally. I'd like to share some of my thoughts.
The Oslo framework was envisioned as a two-state solution based on the model of separation (some have called it divorce) in which a Palestinian state would be created on 22% of the land and Israel on the remaining 78%. Because of the Israeli settlements, for that to happen, Israel would have to annex at least 5% of the West Bank and make a 1:1 land swap of land inside the Green Line. While this annexation and land swap may place about 75-80% of the Israeli settlers under Israeli sovereignty, the remaining 70,000-100,000 settlers will be left behind. Meaning that they would either have to return to Israel itself or to the annexed area. It is very unlikely that they will be allowed or choose to remain within the State of Palestine. The expansion of Israeli settlements and Israeli control of land and infrastructure in the West Bank, coupled with the fact that settlers in remote areas are the most ideological and extremist settlers, makes this option very unlikely. Combined with the objection of the majority of Palestinian youth and the majority of Israelis to this option, the Oslo model of the two-state solution seems completely unworkable.

Another paradigm for the two-state solution is the so-called "Two States, One Homeland" now called "Land for All". This model recognizes the importance of the entire land to both peoples, and instead of being based on a model of separation it is based on a model of cooperation. In their statement of principles, they wrote: “Our vision precludes the supremacy of one nation over another. Our vision is equal national and individual rights for everyone who lives in this homeland… Israel and Palestine will be two independent sovereign states with full control over their lands, with borders drawn according to the lines of June 4, 1967.. The two states will establish a joint superstructure of effective and joint institutions that operate on the basis of equality and are agreed upon by the two states...Each state will have full sovereignty over its territory.However, the borders will be open to the citizens of the two independent states...With the borders set for political separation between the two states, but not Demographic or geographic separation…” Therefore, in this model, Israeli settlers can remain where they are as citizens of Israel but as residents of Palestine. Returning Palestinian refugees may be Palestinian citizens but are residents of Israel. This seems far fetched, but it is a model that attempts to deal with the realities on the ground of settlers who, for the sake of peace, should not be removed from their homes.
The fastest model to gain support among Palestinians and foreigners appears to be the one that focuses on citizen rights and less on national self-determination. This model argues that the two-state solution is dead. They claim that the option of dividing the land was rejected by Israeli decisions to continue building settlements throughout the land. It is also rejected by the Palestinians, who see Palestine as more than the West Bank and Gaza. There are those who speak directly about the one-state solution and there are others who do not talk about a solution, but only talk about the urgent need to obtain equal rights. The motto of this model is very simple and hard to dismiss: one person, one vote. The need to protect the national, ethnic and religious identities of both peoples living on the land can be done by mutual agreement through democracy within the basic framework of equal right to equal rights. Both peoples want to protect their identity and their historical connection to the land. Both peoples claim religious ties to the same holy places and it is conceivable that they would be willing to respect these ties if there were a full reciprocity and equality of these rights.
I think there is little point to the classic two-state solution. Most people on both sides don't seem to think that's possible. The international community and those who benefit domestically from the status quo remain its main defenders. I tell these people to either recognize the state of Palestine now or stop talking about the slogan of two states. I say this mainly to the United States and the European Union countries that have not recognized Palestine but also to Japan, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and other large and important countries.
I think serious Israelis and Palestinians need to sit down and discuss other models of federation or confederation (land for all is a confederal model) or other hybrid solutions. I also believe that Palestinians should embrace a global call for full equality (and this includes Palestinian citizens of Israel). The Palestinians' embrace of "one person, one vote" must be part of a real and widespread embrace of a Palestinian commitment to the continuation of nonviolence. This does not mean acquiescence to the reality of the occupation and the absence of political and human rights, which is their current reality. Once the claim for full equality which is the essence of "one person, one vote" is accepted there must be an understanding that ultimately it is a statement of true willingness to live with Israeli Jews in full peace and equality.
Our main challenge is that the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians do not believe that there is any chance in the foreseeable future for peace or even a viable peace process. Public opinion is a good reflection of the utter absence of real leaders on either side who themselves believe in true peace. Public opinion on both sides can and will change when there are leaders on both sides who recognize the legitimate existence of the other and are genuinely willing to discuss and negotiate all claims and possibilities for conflict resolution.

Kabul (AFP) - The supreme leader of Afghanistan and the Taliban, Hebatullah Akhundzada, ordered women Saturday to wear the burqa in public, one of the strictest restrictions imposed on women since the extremist group seized power again last year.

"They should wear chadri (another name for the burqa) in keeping with tradition," said an Akhundzada decree published by the Taliban authorities in Kabul.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - A number of citizens suffocated during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces, which erupted this evening, Thursday, in the town of Dura, south of Hebron.

Local sources reported that the clashes erupted after the occupation forces stormed a number of shops in the "Wadi Abu al-Qamra" area in the town of Dura, during which the occupation soldiers fired tear gas and sound bombs at the citizens, which resulted in a number of them suffocating.

In Jericho, a young man was injured during the clashes that erupted in the "filters" area near Aqabat Jaber camp, south of Jericho.

Local sources reported that an infantry force of the occupation army fired live bullets at the youths, wounding one of them (30 years old) with a live bullet in the foot, after which he was taken to the hospital.

And the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the nurse, Hala Ahmed Halima, was bruised in the face after settlers attacked her with pepper gas and stones in the town of Huwara, while she was on her way to work at Salfit Governmental Hospital.

Jerusalem - The Qudsna Gathering for Sports Federations and Sports is celebrating these days the seventeenth anniversary of its founding, when it was launched in the city of Jerusalem in Ramadan 2005 at the initiative of a group of keen Jerusalemite athletes. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qudsana Gathering, Atta Jabr, confirmed that the gathering is in the process of preparing to launch a youth and community sports festival this summer, which will start from the middle of next May until the end of this year, provided that it includes several tournaments bearing the names of the pioneers of the gathering, including the late Hani Al-Halabi and the first president of the gathering, Imad Okka. Gathering is a summer camp for pioneers this year.

This photo is in the second year of the assembly, specifically in the year 2006, during the meeting of the family of the assembly, where it appears from the right of the picture in the first row standing: Ahmed Al-Bukhari, Musa Al-Khars, Imad Okka, Ali Halabiya, Hassan Bazlamit, Yassin Al-Razem, Saeed Misk, Youssef Fatiha and Nidal Abu Najma. In the second row, sitting from the right: Faris Hijazi, the late Hani Al-Halabi, the veteran Dawoud Al-Mutwali, Dr. Talal Abu Afifa, and Nasser Al-Tutanji.

Rome (AFP) - Rome imposed a fatal draw on its host, Napoli, 1-1, on Monday, in the thirty-third stage of the Italian Football League, thus providing a service to the leaders Milan and its neighbor, Inter, the defending champion. Fiorentina 2-3, and strengthened its chances of competing for the title for the first time since 1990, by leading the capital club from the first minutes of a penalty kick by Lorenzo Insigne until stoppage time, before substitute Stephan El Shaarawy snatched the equalizer and spared the team of Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho the first defeat in the match. The last 12 stages, specifically since stage 21, when it fell at home to Juventus 3-4.

And after Milan, the leaders, beat Genoa 2-0 and its neighbor Inter beat Spezia 3-1 on Friday at the opening of the stage, Napoli found itself required to win in order to stay in the heart of the struggle for the title, especially after falling in the last stage, but it settled for a draw to become 4 behind. Points for the “Rossoneri” and two points for the defending champion, who also has a postponed match.

This tie is certainly a disappointment for coach Luciano Spalletti against his former team, but he has five stages left to try to compensate with the hope that Milan and Inter will stumble. (1-1), as it remained in front of the capital club in the last fourth place that qualifies for the European Champions League, by five points, five stages before the end of the season.

And Rome will be the only remaining team for Italy in the three continental competitions by qualifying for the semi-finals of the “Conference League”, where it will meet Leicester City, England, on the 28th of the current round and the fifth of May back in the capital, facing another difficult task next Saturday when it is a guest on Inter in “ San Siro". And Napoli started the match in the best way by winning a penalty kick that Mexican Hirving Lazano snatched from Brazilian Rodger Ibanez. The referee was late in deciding it and resorting to "VAR", but decided in the end to count it and Insigne executed it successfully (11).

This goal gave the morale boost to Spalletti's men, who were close to a second goal from a double chance for Nigerian Victor Osimhin, who shot in defense, then Lazano, who followed the ball from a narrow angle. Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio shone in blocking it (20). The two halves, while he was at the same distance from his host, following a free kick carried out by Lorenzo Pellegrini, so Osmihin turned the ball with his head and almost deceived his goalkeeper Alex Merritt, but the crossbar deputized for the latter and saved the situation (40). Napoli started the second half by pressing its guest, but without danger, rather it was Roma came close to equalizing through Pellegrini, but Merritt was in the right place to deal with the ball, which was shot from a difficult angle (57).

Roma got another chance through Englishman Tammy Abraham, but he failed to head it into the net even though he was in an ideal position to score (61), then Gianluca Mancini followed it up with a header that passed next to the left post (66). Al-Qaim (70) and North Macedonian Elif Elmas brilliantly blocked by Patricio (72). Roma demanded a penalty kick after Merritt interfered with the intruder Nicolo Zaniolo, but the referee demanded to continue playing without consulting the "VAR", which angered Mourinho and the substitutes of the capital club, what It led to the expulsion of Brazilian reserve goalkeeper Daniel Fuzato (78). Mourinho was not satisfied with the arbitration, telling the "Dazon" streaming platform, "Roma demands the right to allow him to try to win matches... It seems impossible to obtain a positive result."

He continued, "I read something written by a responsible person who said that the league title will be decided if the referees make mistakes against the three clubs competing for the title. Well, I say that the league can also be decided if mistakes are made in favor of the teams competing for the title." Osimhin managed to deliver the fatal blow to the “wolves” team from a quick counterattack after a long and elaborate pass from Elmas, but the Nigerian hit the side netting (80). 1 + 90). And it seems that El Shaarawy, who entered the 75th minute, has become a specialist in the goals of the last seconds, as all his three goals in the league this season came after the 90th minute (against Sassuolo 2-1 in the 90 + 1 minute in the third stage and against Milan In the eleventh stage, 1-2 in the minute 3 + 90). And after he was a contender for the title after more than 25 stages had passed, Atalanta became threatened even with continental non-participation next season by receiving a third successive defeat, this time at home against Hellas Verona with two goals by Federico Ceccherini ( 2+45) and Dutchman Ton Kopemainers (55 by mistake in his own goal), compared to a goal by Giorgio Scalvini (82).

The balance of the coach’s team, along with Yero Gasperini, who left Thursday the “Europa League” competition, was frozen by losing at home to German Leipzig, 0-2, in the first leg, after a 1-1 tie, at 51 points in eighth place, 7 points ahead of fifth Roma and 5 from Fiorentina and Lazio. sixth and seventh respectively.

CARACAS - (AFP) - Venezuela and Colombia announced that they will exchange ambassadors, more than three years after severing relations between them.

This came after the new leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro came to power.

In Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro announced that former foreign minister Félix Plasencia had presented his credentials to the Colombian government and "will soon be in Bogotá" where he will assume the position of ambassador.

For his part, Pietro said in a video clip, "In response to the Venezuelan government's appointment of the ambassador who will be responsible for the normalization of relations between the two countries, I decided to appoint Armando Benedetti as Colombia's ambassador to Venezuela." and Benedetti, a former senator.

Caracas severed diplomatic relations with Bogota in 2019 when right-wing former Colombian President Ivan Duque did not recognize Maduro's re-election and in return supported opposition leader Juan Guaidó's declaration of himself as Venezuela's interim president.

Maduro has also repeatedly spoken of Duque's alleged plans to overthrow him.

In addition to the exchange of ambassadors , the process of normalizing relations between the two countries includes the full reopening of the common borders. Caracas and Bogota will also restore their military relations.

"We will continue, step by step, at a steady pace, to move forward towards restoring and rebuilding political, diplomatic and commercial relations," Maduro said.

Petro, the first leftist president in Colombia's history who was elected on June 19, had previously announced during his campaign that he would restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela as soon as he took office on August 7.

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported today, Wednesday, that the Israeli army decided to suspend its military training in Masafer Yatta in Hebron, during the visit of US President Joe Biden.

According to the newspaper, the exercises will stop today, Wednesday, and tomorrow, Thursday, but he will be able to resume them after Biden leaves the region.

Yesterday, the Israeli army responded to an urgent petition submitted by the people of the area through human rights organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court, to stop the exercises after bullets hit a house in the area, stating that the house was outside the shooting range, about 3 kilometers away, and that the exercises could not be stopped.

Tashkent (Xinhua) - More than 4,000 people have been hospitalized in three days in Uzbekistan , due to illnesses caused by the ongoing heat wave since July 17, the press service of the Uzbek Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

It is expected that the record heat wave will continue in this country with an extreme continental climate located in Central Asia throughout the week, and the temperature will reach between 45 and 47 degrees Celsius in the southern part and desert areas of the country.

The ministry said that extreme heat poses a threat to the health of people suffering from chronic diseases, while advising people not to go out during the day unless necessary, drink more fluids, avoid fatty foods, and eat more fruits and vegetables.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Palestinian delegation concluded its participation in the European Ministerial Conference on Environment and Sustainable Education , which was held in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, with wide participation, and in the presence of about 1,000 participants, including ministers and representatives of European and Arab countries, European and international organizations, researchers and community organizations. The conference was hosted by the Government of Cyprus with the support of the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and other partners.

The conference discussed ways to enhance the overlap between the environmental and educational dimensions, and education for active citizenship. In order to enhance the active presence of community members in facing environmental challenges and mechanisms to reduce behaviors harmful to the environment through a targeted educational effort.

The delegation of the Palestinian Ministry of Education , headed by the Assistant Undersecretary for Student Affairs, Sadiq Al-Khadour, the Director of the Teacher Creativity Center, Rifaat Al-Sabah, and the Director of the Educational Development Unit at the A.M. Qattan Foundation, Dr. Nader Wahba, two working papers and specialized interventions that shed light on the reality of the Palestinian experience in the fields of education, sustainable development, sectoral strategic plans, and activities at the level of infrastructure; To support qualitative and participatory education with all civil society organizations to develop environmental self-sustainability.

The delegation also focused on the issue of injustice in the issue of sustainable development, and the practices of the Israeli occupation in standing in the way of sustainable development in all fields.

On the sidelines of the conference, the delegation held a series of meetings with delegations of the participating countries and international institutions active in the fields of education, youth and the environment, where prospects for cooperation with those parties were discussed.

The Ministerial Conference concluded with the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration affirming the commitment of countries to transition to a green economy with sustainable infrastructure at its core. Emphasizing the need for more and stronger Education for Sustainable Development Advancement of Education for Sustainable Development and implementation of multilateral environmental agreements.

Berlin (AFP) - Bayern Munich bandaged its European wounds and put its hand on the tenth title in a row by defeating its host Armenia Bielefeld 3-0 on Sunday in the thirtieth stage of the German Football League, which witnessed Leipzig's rise to third place by defeating its host Bayer Leverkusen 1- Zero. It is the fourth consecutive victory for Bayern Munich and the 23rd this season, so it strengthened its position in the lead with 72 points, regaining the nine-point difference from its direct chaser and its guest in the next stage next Saturday in the “Classicer” Borussia Dortmund, who was the most generous and helpful guest of Wolfsburg 6-1 Saturday in Bayern Munich, who left empty-handed on Tuesday from the Champions League competition at the hands of Villarreal in the quarter-finals, has the opportunity to win the tenth title in a row at home and in front of its fans in the next stage if it beats its traditional rival Borussia Dortmund in the thirty-first stage. , Gaith will widen the difference to 12 points, three stages before the end of the season. We're a bit disappointed after we got out of the tournament."

Joshua Kimmich said, "I had a hard time dealing with it. It's still on my mind." Seventh in the Spanish League. Kimmich stressed the necessity of winning the Bundesliga title next Saturday, and said, "We definitely want to snatch it against Dortmund." Tenth, with friendly fire, when Danish international defender Jakob Laronsen scored by mistake in his team's goal. Armenia Bielefeld managed to equalize through Japanese midfielder Masaya Okugawa, but the goal was ruled out for offside after resorting to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The captain saved the giant goalkeeper Manuel Neuer scored his own goal by narrowly deflecting a header from the Austrian Manuel Bertel from close range, before the defense dispersed it (45 + 4).

Serge Gnabry strengthened the Bavarian club's lead with the second goal when he received a ball behind the defense from Joshua Kimmich, so he hit it "on the fly" with his right from inside the area and put it inside the goal (45 + 7). 20 goals behind fellow Polish international Robert Lewandowski, the leader. Armenia's goalkeeper Bielefeld Stefan Ortega saved his goal from a third goal by deflecting a powerful shot by Jamal Musiala from close range (76). Creeping from inside the area from Lewandowski, he followed it strong into the goal from close range, scoring his fourth goal this season (85). After a pass from French international Christopher Nkunku. It is the third consecutive victory for Leipzig after defeating Borussia Dortmund 4-1 and Hoffenheim 3-0, and the seventh in his last ten matches during which he suffered one loss against two draws. , and the sixteenth this season, raising its score to 54 points, two points ahead of Leverkusen. Leipzig, ecstatic by qualifying for the semi-finals of the European League competition at the expense of Italian Atalanta, maintained its record without loss in its last 14 matches in various competitions (10 wins against 4 draws). Especially since losing to Bayern Munich 2-3 in the twenty-first stage on the fifth of last February.

Eintracht Frankfurt, ecstatic to qualify for the semi-finals of the European League competition "Europa League" at the expense of Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, continued its disappointing results in the Bundesliga, losing to its host, Union Berlin, 0-2. Nigerian Taiwo Owonyi opened the scoring in the 17th minute, and midfielder Grisha Brommel added the second goal in the 21st minute. It is the second loss in a row for Eintracht Frankfurt, who did not taste victory for four consecutive stages, and the eleventh this season, so its score froze at 39 points in tenth place, while Onion raised Berlin scored 47 points and rose to seventh place, taking advantage of the fall of Hoffenheim in a goalless draw against its guest, Groeter Furth. The Austrian coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, Oliver Glasner, acknowledged the suffering of his team, saying, "The fatigue was evident." He added, "The players tried everything, but we were not in a position to allow We can win here. It was a deserved defeat."

Turin (Italy) (AFP) - Juventus continued its campaign to successfully defend its title by qualifying Wednesday for the Italian Cup final to meet Inter, after renewing its victory over Fiorentina in the second leg of the semi-final 2-0 (1-0 in the first leg). Juventus won the former Fiorentina player, his striker Federico Bernardski and the Brazilian Danilo, who scored the goals of the match in the 32 minutes and 90 + 4. The “old lady” returned with a fatal victory from Florence with a single goal thanks to friendly fire, which was accidentally scored by Lorenzo Venuti in his team’s goal (90 + 1). Juventus entered the match, seeking to continue its campaign in the cup competition, hoping to save its season and avoid going out empty-handed for the first time since 2011.

Juventus bid farewell to the Champions League competition from the final price at the hands of Villarreal, Spain, and occupies fourth place in the league, eight points behind Milan. From his team's hat-trick against his arch-neighbor, Milan, 3-0, after they tied negatively in the first leg. The match began with a pressing attack from Fiorentina, whose attackers were ineffective in front of the goal. , a former Fiorentina player, too, for a quick counterattack, after which he played the ball behind the “Viola” defense to the Spaniard Alvaro Morata, who was alone in the goal, but the Polish goalkeeper Bartolomei Dragowski was on the lookout, before the referee considered it an offside case. A missile shot by the Polish was on the lookout. But many attempts eventually resulted in a goal in the 32nd minute, after a catastrophic mistake by Dragovsky himself, as he got out of his goal wrongly, and the ball reached Bernardi Ski, who shot it straight into the net.

Fiorentina tried to return to the match through several attempts, but goalkeeper Mattia Perrin was present on more than one occasion. The second goal for “Juve” after a cross from Bernardeschi, and he put it in the net, but the referee returned and canceled the goal due to the presence of offside after resorting to the video assistant referee (VAR). The Dutchman, Matthijs de Ligt, almost scored a beautiful goal for the “old lady” with a shot. Strong, settled in the outer net. And Perrin shone again when he prevented Ricardo Sutil from equalizing with a creeping ground shot, before Danilo ended the match with a second goal after the Colombian Juan Cuadrado penetrated into the area and eluded the defense, to pass a perfect ball to the Brazilian, who put it into the net.

Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Permanent Military Court of the Military Judiciary Authority in the Gaza Strip ruled, on Thursday morning, the death sentence against two collaborators with the Israeli occupation .

In its session in Case No. (7/2022), the Military Court ruled against each of: the convicts: (Hussam, A) Askari, born in 1975 AD, resident of Khan Yunis governorate and detained by the Military Prosecution on 7/28/2021, to death by firing squad. to the text of the indictment.

According to informed sources, the first convict is accused of participating in the assassination of the martyr Fadi Al-Batsh, who was assassinated by a Mossad unit in Malaysia years ago.

The convict was also sentenced: (Youssef, B) a civilian, born in 1977 AD, from Gaza Governorate, who is a fugitive from justice, to death by hanging in support of the text of the accusation article, and Article (415) of the Criminal Procedures Law No. 3 of 2001 AD.

The court convicted the aforementioned men of communicating with a hostile foreign entity, contrary to the provisions of Article (131) of the Palestinian Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979 AD.

The court stated that the verdict was issued in presence against the first convict, and in absentia against the second convict, unanimously and subject to appeal.

Hebron: Shabab Al-Khalil team achieved last night the title of the National Mobile League for Palestinian Professionals for the second season in a row, after a draw with its brother Shabab Al-Samou’ with a goal for the same at Al-Hussein Bin Ali Stadium in Hebron, and these are fragments of the match.

* Youth of Hebron reaches point (54), which is a record in the history of the Palestinian league.
* Shabab Al-Khalil achieves the title without any defeat, which is a precedent in the history of the Palestinian Football League.
* Al-Wataniya Mobile Company (Oredoo) has become a good omen for the Hebron Youth Club and its loyal fans, as Al-Ameed team was crowned 3 times under the auspices of the leading company in the world of communications in the Palestinian League.
* The fans, who are in love with the Brigadier General, raised the club’s president, Mithqal Al-Ja’bari, on their shoulders and chanted his name at length, just as they raised the rest of the administration’s members, and cheered the players and their coach individually, each with his name and surname.
* The masses, thirsty for championships and orphaned by the Hebron youth team, rejoiced and persuaded, as their golden throats did not stop for the (90) minutes, as they cheered for Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa and the martyrs, and raised giant banners, as the stands were decorated with them, including a banner for the club’s president, Mithqal Al-Ja’bari, and his deputy, Nader Al-Najjar.

* The Khalili Terrace, my youth group, the fans’ association, the sports committee, and all the club’s cadres were present, ready, and on the pledge and promise, and they cheered on the name of the sports commentator for Palestine TV, Khalil Jadallah, a lot for his objectivity and impartiality in the commentary, far from pretending and being dragged here or there.
* The most prominent thing that drew attention to the stands was the massive raising of the Palestinian flag, which is a clear message that all Palestinians are united behind the flag of the martyrs only.
* The beginning of the second half witnessed a frantic intellectual struggle between the seasoned and resourceful coach, Saeed Abu Al-Taher, and the ambitious young coach, Ali Al-Hawamdeh, in order to prove the right to win and achieve what is required for their two teams.
* The Al-Samou youth team was a strong club for the youth team, and played elaborate short balls, which deserved praise and praise, led by the ambitious coach, former Hebron youth player Ali Younis Al-Hawamdeh, as the team initiated the registration.
* Goalkeepers of the two teams, Rami Hamada and Muhammad Shbeir, were two impenetrable dams that were shattered by the strong attacks and strikes from both teams.
* The youth star of Hebron, the international player, Tamer Siam (the Palestinian football icon), scored the goal of the Hebron youth with specialization, against the giant goalkeeper Muhammad Shbeir, which was the second time and in overtime, similar to the first leg match between the two teams at Dora Stadium.

* The family of Al-Samou Youth Club was present, as it was welcomed and warmly welcomed by the club's president, members of its administration and club cadres.
* Mayor of Hebron Municipality, educator Muhammad Omran Al-Qawasmeh, and member of the elected municipal council (3 consecutive sessions), Eng. Al-Jabari, were at the forefront of the audience.
* Member of the Board of Directors of the “Al-Qawi” Federation, Salah Al-Ja’bari, and the Secretary-General of the Football Association, Firas Abu Hilal, were at the forefront of the audience.
* The former player of Hebron Youth and the Palestinian National Team, Fahd Al-Attal, was greeted by the gathered fans of Hebron Youth, as well as Captain Khaldoun Al-Halman, as they played for the Al-Ameed team.
* The referee of the arena, Marawan, Zawz, and his assistants, managed the match with great skill, and led the match to the shores of safety.
* The fourth referee of the match, Miss Alaa Osama Amr, drew attention, as she was always present and alert to every old and young.

* The management of Al-Hussein Bin Ali Stadium prepared all the necessary arrangements to host the match in order to properly produce it in light of the huge public presence, so they produced a clean match that is consistent with the reputation of Palestinian football.
* The presence of a large number of veterans of youth (veterans) was noted, such as: Naji Al-Qawasmi, Atta Al-Owaiwi, Ziyad Abu Ramoz, Majed Salah, Hussein Hassouna, Hatem Sinokrot and many others.
* The captain of the brigadier ship and the valve of his safety, Mithqal Al-Jabari, promises everyone to appear in the AFC Cup, God willing.

* When the match referee, the capable young man Marawan Wazouz, blew the final whistle, a wave of hysterical joy erupted in the stands, rejoicing at the precious title.
* All greetings and respect to the Palestinian police, who attended and dealt with striking kindness with the fans, and maintained calm and order in a comfortable manner, which received the approval and admiration of everyone.

الدوحة- (شينخوا) قرر مصرف قطر المركزي مساء اليوم الأربعاء، الإبقاء على سعر فائدة الإيداع والإقراض وإعادة الشراء عند مستوياتها الحالية دون تغيير.

وقال المصرف المركزي في بيان على موقعه الإلكتروني، إنه قام بتقييم السياسات النقدية الحالية لدولة قطر وقرر الإبقاء على أسعار الفائدة الحالية للمصرف والمتعلقة بسعر فائدة الإيداع وسعر فائدة الإقراض وسعر إعادة الشراء.

وأضاف البيان أن أسعار الفائدة الحالية ستبقى عند 5 بالمائة لسعر فائدة الإيداع، و5.50 بالمائة لسعر فائدة الإقراض، و5.25 بالمائة لسعر إعادة الشراء.

وأوضح أن مصرف قطر المركزي يستهدف أن تكون أسعار الفائدة الحالية عند مستويات مناسبة لدعم النمو الاقتصادي.

ولفت إلى أن المصرف سوف يستمر في تقييم الأوضاع الاقتصادية والأخذ في الاعتبار جميع الجوانب التي قد تؤثر على الاستقرار المالي، كما سيقوم بمراجعة سياسته النقدية عند الاقتضاء لمعالجة أي تغيرات في المتطلبات الاقتصادية.

وكان مصرف قطر المركزي أعلن في نوفمبر العام الماضي رفع أسعار فائدة الإيداع 75 نقطة أساس والإقراض 50 نقطة أساس وإعادة الشراء 75 نقطة أساس، ثم عاد ورفعها مرة أخرى في ديسمبر الماضي 50 نقطة أساس لكل منها إلى مستوياتها الحالية، وذلك بناء على المعطيات الاقتصادية المحلية والدولية، وفق بيانات سابقة.

Tbilisi - (AFP) - The Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers held direct bilateral talks, the first between them since the war that broke out in the year 2020 between the two countries to control the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The talks in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, complement an agreement between the two Caucasus countries brokered by the European Union in May to "advance talks" on a peace agreement.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the diplomats "discussed a wide range of issues related to the normalization of relations between the two countries."

During the meeting, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stressed "the importance of a political solution to the Karabakh conflict in order to build lasting peace in the region."

The meeting between the Armenian Foreign Minister and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jihon Bayramov, took place in a tense atmosphere, against the background of mutual accusations between the defense ministers of the two countries, in which each held the other responsible for cross-border shooting from Friday night to Saturday.

After a first war in the 1990s, Armenia and Azerbaijan confronted in the fall of 2020 to control the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which split from Azerbaijan with the support of Yerevan.

The last war resulted in the death of about 6,500 people and ended with a truce brokered by Russia.

As part of the armistice agreement, Armenia ceded large swathes of the territory it once controlled, and Russia deployed a peacekeeping force of around 2,000 military personnel tasked with monitoring compliance with the shaky truce.

In Armenia, this agreement was considered a national humiliation, and several opposition parties have organized demonstrations since mid-April against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is accused of wanting to cede more lands to Baku.

But since it invaded Ukraine in an operation it launched on February 24, Moscow has grown increasingly isolated internationally and is no longer the main mediator in the conflict.

Since then, the European Union has been leading the process of normalization between the two countries, which includes engaging in peace talks, demarcating borders, and reopening communications between them.

The Armenian Prime Minister and the Azerbaijani President met in April and May in Brussels to discuss a peace agreement mediated by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who announced that the next meeting would take place in July or August.

Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous region, and an Armenian majority supported by Yerevan declared its secession from Azerbaijan upon the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, which led to the outbreak of a first war in the 1990s that killed 30,000 people and displaced thousands of Azerbaijanis.

Amman - (AFP) - Jordan on Thursday sent a convoy of humanitarian aid, the first by land to those affected by the earthquake in Syria , according to an official statement.

According to a statement issued by the Hashemite Charity Organization, "The Commission conducted the first land convoys to Syria, in continuation of the implementation of the royal directives to send humanitarian aid to the afflicted brothers following the devastating earthquake."

The statement indicated that the convoy was sent "in coordination with the Jordanian Armed Forces - the Arab Army."

The convoy consists of "seven locomotives carrying medical, food and relief materials (...) to reach the Jordanian-Syrian borders, then they will be delivered to the affected areas and distributed to the beneficiaries of the stricken families."

On Thursday morning, Jordan sent a military plane loaded with humanitarian aid, which arrived at Aleppo airport (northern Syria).

On Wednesday, one of the Royal Jordanian Air Force planes arrived at Damascus airport, carrying medical and humanitarian aid.

On Tuesday, the Kingdom sent a military plane carrying humanitarian aid, medical materials, rescue supplies, and 99 search and rescue personnel, accompanied by 5 doctors from the Royal Medical Services, to Syria and Turkey.

According to the authorities, more aid is being prepared to be sent by air and land to the afflicted in Syria and Turkey.

On Monday, Jordan's King Abdullah II directed his country's government to provide aid to the families of the victims and the injured in Turkey and Syria, following the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries, killing more than 20,000 people.

The king made a phone call on Tuesday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in which he affirmed "the solidarity and support of Jordan, the leadership and the people, with Syria in this disaster," according to an official Syrian statement.

The king affirmed Jordan's readiness to "provide what is necessary to assist in relief efforts."

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health , Dr. Wael Al-Sheikh with a delegation from the Medical Aid Society for the Palestinians. Developing a breast cancer treatment program.

Al-Sheikh said that the meeting, which was held today, Thursday, at the Ministry's headquarters in Ramallah, also discussed strengthening the capabilities of the staff working in the breast cancer treatment unit at Rafidia Hospital, developing protocols for treating the disease in Palestine, and implementing awareness campaigns for early diagnosis of it.

The meeting was attended by Acting Director General of Hospitals from the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Khatib, and oncologist Dr. Mahmoud Nasura, Director of International Cooperation, Maria Al-Aqraa, and Coordinator of Technical Affairs in the Office of the Undersecretary, Prof. Abdel Raouf Saleem.

From the Aid Foundation: Melanie Quinn, Director of Programs at Medical Aid for Palestinians in London, Dr. Jane Mack, a specialist in plastic surgery for breast cancer in Britain, and Dr. Saed Ramzi, a breast cancer surgeon, Aisha Mansour, Director of the Office of Medical Aid for Palestinians, Maha Khatib, Director of Programs, and Hana Al Qaisi, Programs Coordinator at the Association.

Ramallah - “Jerusalem” dot com - The Housing Bank in Palestine announced the results of the draw on the annual grand prize for savings accounts for the month of December 2022, which amounts to one million shekels. She is a mother and runs a nursery and kindergarten in Nablus.

The prizes were handed over at a ceremony held by the Bank in the Nablus branch, where the Regional Director Osama Herzallah handed over the grand prize to the winner, congratulating her and thanking her for her trust in the Housing Bank and for choosing him to save her money.

Herzallah confirmed that the award comes within the bank's vision to reward its customers who chose the Housing Bank to be their first and preferred bank and put their trust in it due to the comprehensive and distinguished banking services it provides to them. These awards also express the bank's appreciation for its saving customers, as the bank always seeks through these Incentive campaigns encourage existing customers to save and increase the balances of their savings accounts, as well as non-customers to open new savings accounts at any of the bank's branches and give them great opportunities to win one of the many prizes offered by the bank to the holders of these accounts.
Herzallah indicated that the savings account prize campaigns launched by the Housing Bank have been going on for years, and the year 2023 will have a share of it, with a campaign that will be present with strength that carries with it distinguished prizes presented to a large number of winners, as preparations are underway to launch them during the month of March of the year 2023, so stay tuned for the best for the clients of the Housing Bank Campaigns and valuable prizes we promise you.

It is worth noting that the total cash prizes presented by the Housing Bank in Palestine for savings accounts for the year 2022 amounted to 2,320,000 shekels for 56 winners, noting that the campaign worked to provide a weekly prize throughout the campaign period of 10,000 shekels per week for one winner, and a prize of 100,000 shekels per month for one winner. As well as a prize in the middle of the year worth 250,000 shekels for one winner, and the grand prize at the end of the year is one million shekels for one winner.

During the campaign, the bank presented consolation prizes of 50,000 shekels to ten winners in June, at a rate of 5,000 shekels for each winner, and 50,000 shekels to ten winners in December, at a rate of 5,000 shekels for each winner, bringing the total consolation prizes to 100,000 shekels.

The Housing Bank allows existing and new customers wishing to participate in the annual savings account prize campaigns to open savings accounts in any of the bank's branches spread across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and allows customers who have existing accounts with the bank to transfer from their other accounts to their own savings account through the housing application. ISKAN Mobile or Iskan Online.
It should be noted that the Housing Bank is one of the pioneers in issuing annual savings account awards, and that the Bank, in every campaign, emphasizes its interest in its customers who have savings accounts. Multiple and distinct banking.

Sharm El-Sheikh - (dpa) - Sudanese Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim said that his country will start implementing plans to privatize companies owned by the army, and that it is in talks with Middle Eastern countries to help finance the underfunded Sudanese economy, according to Bloomberg News.

The minister added in an interview that the Sudanese government is still on its way to closing many of the 650 state-owned companies and privatizing others, despite the military coup that took place last October, which derailed the democratic transition.

And Ibrahim continued on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the Islamic Development Bank in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that all commercial companies will be offered for public subscription, except for those that produce weapons, and this will happen soon.

The minister's remarks come as Sudanese military leaders prepare to hold direct talks with civilian politicians and activists next week, for the first time since last October.

The government is seeking to obtain sources of financing after the issuance of decisions by the United States, the European Union and the World Bank to suspend billions of dollars in aid.

The minister referred to talks that Khartoum is holding with Gulf countries, such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. He hoped that these talks would bear fruit, saying that it was difficult to talk about specific amounts.

Rome - (dpa) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that cereal prices continued to rise in global markets during the month of May.

The FAO said in a statement that international wheat prices rose last month by 5.6 percent for the fourth month in a row, bringing the average increase to 56.2 percent compared to the average increase last year.

The FAO added that this sharp increase in wheat prices is due to the export ban announced by India amid concerns about crop conditions in several major exporting countries, as well as lower production prospects in Ukraine due to the war.

The FAO indicated that the international prices of coarse grains declined by 2.1% during the month of May, but they are still at high levels of 18.1%. compared to last year's levels.

The FAO Food Price Index decreased slightly last May compared to April at 157.4 points, but it is still at high levels of 29.2% compared to last year's levels.

The FAO explained that the vegetable oil price index declined last May, while it remained "significantly higher than its level a year ago."
The FAO noted that the dairy price index witnessed a slight decline, the first in eight months, but it is still at high levels of 16.9%. compared to last year's levels.

The FAO concluded its statement by noting that the meat price index rose by 0.5% in May compared to April, reaching an all-time high "driven by the sharp rise in global poultry meat prices".

غزة- تَوّجّت جامعة الإسراء بغزة، نجم كرة الطاولة في القطاع أحمد النجار بكأس بطولة كلنا مع الأسرى لكرة الطاولة الفردي بفوزه على منافسه محمد الرفاعي، بنتيجة 3-1 في المباراة النهائيّة والقوية التي جرت على طاولات مقر الجامعة الرئيس بمدينة الزهراء، بحضور د. أحمد الحساينة نائب رئيس الجامعة للشؤون الإداريّة والماليّة، ود. علاء مطر نائب الشؤون الأكاديميّة، ود. عطا الجزار مدير شؤون الطلبة، وخبير اللعبة الحكم الدولي محمد صمامة، وحشد من الهيئتين التدريسية والإداريّة والطلبة.
وجرت البطولة التي شارك فيها 32 لاعباً وطالباً من طلّاب كليات الجامعة كافة، بتنظيم قسم الأنشطة الطلابية بإشراف اتحاد اللعبة، واتحاد الرياضة للجميع، تزامناً مع يوم الأسير الفلسطيني الذي يصادف 17 نيسان.

وفي الحفل الختاميّ، أكد د. مطر حرص الجامعة على الارتقاء بالرياضيّ الفلسطينيّ من جهة وتنمية قدرات الطلبة من جهة أخرى، مشيداً بالتعاون الذي يبديه اتحاد اللعبة، لنشر اللعبة والكشف عن الكفاءات.

من جانبه، أشاد صمامة بالتنظيم المميز للبطولة والتفاعل الكبير من قبل الطلبة المشاركين في الجامعة، مؤكداً على استعداد الاتحاد ولجانه للتعاون مع الجامعة لإقامة مزيد من البطولات، وفي الختام جرى توزيع الكؤوس والجوائز على الفائزين.

Written by: Jamal Zaqout

Social manifestations have been growing in the Palestinian society for quite some time, showing the direct danger to the disintegration of the social contract, and reflecting the extent of weakness, fragility, or even the absence of the authority and its role in enforcing the law, which sometimes reaches the point that some elements and agencies charged with enforcing the law voluntarily abandon this role in the face of “power.” The claimants of the "religious authority" who work day and night to eliminate the faltering authority in most cities of the West Bank.

The failure of the official institution to carry out its duties entrusted to it constitutes the main reason for its loss of prestige, which represents the essence of just and effective authority. These two elements of the philosophy of governance are now absent in the behavior and structure of the official civil and security institution, which unfortunately in the eyes of the general public does not enjoy legitimacy and respect. Change may restore hope to people.

This situation constitutes a fertile environment for many local authorities and their social and perhaps political agendas, which are working to the best of their ability to exploit this void resulting from the absence of the law and the absence of its enforcement institutions. This explains the events that took place recently in a number of regions and universities, the most recent of which was what happened at An-Najah University, and the repeated attempts to take the law by hand, by attacking, beating and distorting the claim of "divine guardianship" over people's behavior and personal freedoms. This chaos, which has reached the level of suspicion of "collusion" or the silence of some elements of the security establishment during these events, or even its abandonment of protecting citizens when they were beaten and injured in a restaurant in Ramallah, as happened a few days ago, of course, in addition to the ongoing violations by the authority. Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which was the armed attack on the residents of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr, north of Beit Lahiya, which resulted in the injury of a number of citizens.

The official institution's feeling of weakness and lack of confidence in its role is what explains its succumbing to the "dark fundamentalist" discourse on the one hand, or the participation of some elements of its security institution in a number of manifestations of chaos in which the law is taken by hand on the other hand.
The social tensions that deepen the crisis between the official institution and the people cannot be dealt with by the security grip, inasmuch as it requires a restoration of consideration for the foundations of justice, law, and the institution of the judicial authority, whose independence, impartiality, and prestige have also been and are being undermined, which seriously deepens the loss of confidence in it, and increases the manifestations of Attempts to take the law in hand.

The manifestations of chaos and dark fundamentalist rhetoric that quickly turn a legitimate popular protest against high prices into a demagogic demonstration against feminist and human rights institutions that fight for the freedom of society and women from occupation and oppression, and call for equality among all citizens, including between women and men, under pretexts and allegations that these institutions It encourages "social chaos", at a time when the national authority, which committed itself before its people first and the world second to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), stands aside in the face of all forms of incitement to which feminist activists and the entire feminist movement are subjected, and in front of an attempt The imposition of an intimidating discourse comes in the context of attempts to impose an "occult authority" that is parallel to or alternative to the authority of law.

The main danger to the official institution is represented, in addition to the fundamentalist chaos, in the chaos resulting in part from the struggle of the dominant group over power and the capabilities of society and its preoccupation with the arrangements for what could be called "the succession of the caliphate", or the completion of the coup control that has extended for fifteen years, at a time when it is accelerating Society's disengagement from the entire ruling political class that dominates the divisive scene with its two wings, without any third party stepping forward to provide practical answers to protect the social fabric and the national destiny of our people and their cause.

These and other manifestations remind us of what was happening fifteen years ago in the Gaza Strip, due to the weakness and isolation of the national authority at the time, and it cannot be dealt with by the force of the security grip or the practice of violence, as it is a reflection of the manifestations of the disintegration of the social contract, the failure of the political program, and the marginalization and replacement of public opinion. With a handful of misleading beneficiaries and the confusion that this generated on the national identity and the tearing of the university institution. What we need is an official position emanating from a deep awareness of the necessity of revision so that pride does not lead them to sin, just as the national and progressive forces and personalities, including those opposed to the authority, must shoulder their responsibilities at this pivotal moment that comes at the moment of the strategic Israeli attack on our cause with the aim of bringing it to its knees. Our people, investing in a state of weakness and containment of power, which imposes on everyone the need to hold a broad national meeting or what can be called a popular conference that defines the societal pillars required to be preserved in order to get out of the impasse around our necks, foremost of which is the protection of the social fabric and the maintenance of civil peace, and the overall progressive and democratic achievements What our people have already achieved in the course of their long struggle for freedom and independence.

It is true that the time for change has come, but chaos and selfishness are enemies who have accumulated the ability to bring about the required and gradual change, which corrects the compass and path of the national struggle to get rid of the occupation, and what that requires in terms of protecting freedoms and the national social fabric, and upholding justice, the rule of law and the constitutional rights of citizens, and in Foremost among them are their economic and social rights, their right to political participation and the election of their representatives. Otherwise, "we shall all be eaten as a white ox is eaten."

The idea of establishing the movement for the sake of homeland, justice and democracy "Wa'ad" was a promising and serious attempt that attracted serious attention at the time from various social sectors and in most regions. Public life, including from some of those who claim to be keen on democracy and change, but the need for this idea still exists. Is it possible to go back to it and draw lessons from that experience with what it has and what it has towards the possibility of contributing to a renaissance that establishes with all other sincere efforts to crystallize a broad national democratic movement whose core function is to protect society and enhance its steadfastness and national immunity? The answer, of course, is to draw all those who are zealous about preserving the diversity of society and its intellectual and political pluralism, restoring hope for future generations, and always moving away from claims of monopolizing virtue and truth.

Bethlehem - "Jerusalem" dot com - Najeeb Farraj - The Israeli occupation forces isolated the prisoner, Shadi Issa Maali (44 years), from the Dheisheh refugee camp, in a solitary cell in the Negev desert prison, as part of the continuous pursuit of family members to pressure his son Jad to hand over Himself.

The story of the young man, Jad (20 years), goes back to about a month and a half ago, when the occupation forces raided his family’s house in the camp, destroyed its contents, and tried to arrest him, but they did not find him in the house, so they arrested his grandfather and uncle Jihad to pressure him to turn himself in, and after hours they were released under clear threat. That if Gad did not turn himself in, they would find him murdered.

A week later, the occupation soldiers stormed the house again, repeating their act of vandalizing the house, arresting his uncle Omran and detaining him for hours, threatening him similarly, before storming him again and arresting his two brothers Jihad and Maali, then his other brother Alaa after being kidnapped by a special force from his workplace.

Jad's family received many phone calls from the occupation intelligence officers, who constantly threatened the family, amid other measures, including throwing leaflets warning camp residents against providing assistance to Jad and his companion Laith al-Atrash.

According to Maali’s family, these procedures reached the conclusion that the occupation forces isolated the prisoner Shadi in the cell, by a decision of the Israeli intelligence, and there has been no news of him from the family since Eid al-Adha, as the family is prevented from visiting him or obtaining any information about him, as a form of pressure that is masterful. It has the occupying forces.

And when the four brothers of Shadi were arrested, six of them became imprisoned, in addition to Shadi and Muhammad, who was arrested about 20 years ago, and was sentenced to life imprisonment for 21 times, on charges of belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. As for Shadi, who has been in administrative detention for more than 20 months, he previously He has spent about 18 years in prison, half of which is under administrative detention, claiming that he is one of the cadres of the Popular Front, and the arresting forces target him for continuous prosecution at frequent intervals.

Shadi was arrested four times in ambushes set up by the Special Units, disguised as civilians, in more than one location and place in Bethlehem Governorate.

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli cabinet, the cabinet, voted on Wednesday on the agreement to demarcate the maritime borders with Lebanon .

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, all the ministers voted in favor of the agreement, except for Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who abstained from voting.

Shaked's office said in a statement, "The vote that took place today was not a vote on the agreement itself, but on the prime minister's declaration at the end of the cabinet session... Shaked supports her position that she does not support the agreement, and she will oppose it in the Knesset."

According to the site, Acting Prime Minister Naftali Bennett voted in favor of the agreement, although it was previously reported that he would refuse to sign it.

Bennett said in a tweet to him via Twitter, that the border demarcation negotiations took place during his presidency of the government, and that he voted on them today because they do not represent harm to Israel, nor do they achieve achievements for Lebanon, and therefore they are acceptable.

While a statement by the Cabinet said after the vote: "There is an importance and urgency to reach a maritime agreement with Lebanon during this period."

During the session, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and Intelligence Division Chief Aharon Haliva presented the updated intelligence review to the ministers and spoke about the security need for the agreement as well as the security assessments.

The agreement will be presented to the Knesset for a vote.

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The occupation authorities claim that the attack on the funeral of the martyr Sherine Abu Aqelah was necessary, and an Israeli police investigation justified the use of force and assault on those who were carrying the coffin, and the deceased almost fell to the ground as a result of this inhuman behavior.

In another context, the occupation authorities rejected the precautionary decision and the appeal to reject the decision to demolish about 17 houses in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and in addition to that, they issued demolition notices and stopped building houses in different areas of the West Bank, including the city of Jerusalem , and closed several roads to prevent citizens from reaching their lands that were destroyed. The occupation authorities plan to confiscate it.

Among the worst of these practices is the occupation forces storming the city of Jenin and its camp, which led to the death of three young men who were in a car and the wounding of several others, and they announced worthless pretexts for all these practices.

The occupation forces also provide protection to all extremists who continue to storm the Holy Mosque and perform religious rituals in its vastness. The Israeli government has prepared a Judaization project that suffocates East Jerusalem . Its plan starts from Al-Anbiya Street in the west of the city, all the way to Bab Al-Amoud area in East Jerusalem , and Sultan Suleiman Street to the most important and largest street in East Jerusalem , which is Salah Al-Din Street. This plan aims to deepen the connection between East and West Jerusalem , on the one hand, and strangle the Palestinian national economy, on the other hand.

Of course, the plans for expansion and settlement also, and in the Jordan Valley in particular, come within the framework of the campaign to eliminate any possibilities for the establishment of a Palestinian state, which is what they dream of and fear nothing but our presence in this land and our adherence to our rights and our future despite all these challenges.

And it remains a last word for all Arab and Islamic countries, and we see their senior officials fighting with speeches and statements and doing nothing on the ground, on the contrary, we see some of them hastening to normalize with this occupation despite all its practices!!

Jerusalem - "Jerusalem" dot com - Clashes broke out this evening, Wednesday, between young men and the Israeli occupation forces in several towns in occupied Jerusalem .

And local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the Ein Al-Lozeh neighborhood in Silwan, fired tear gas canisters at the place, and raided and searched a house.

The clashes also extended to the town of Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, and the town of Sur Baher, southeast of occupied Jerusalem.

In the context, the Israeli occupation forces assaulted citizens at the Shuafat refugee camp checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem, who went out to protest against the closure of the camp. They fired rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades, and arrested a young man after assaulting him.

Shuafat camp is witnessing a state of civil disobedience declared by the camp residents as a result of the occupation forces closing the checkpoint five days ago.

حديث القدس

مع تأكيد زيارة الرئيس الاميركي بايدن لاسرائيل والاراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة ، كثر الحديث عن حل الدولتين والطلب الفلسطيني من رئيس الادارة الاميركية اثناء الزيارة الوفاء بوعده خلال فترة الدعاية الانتخابية وورود تأييد واشنطن لحل الدولتين في البرنامج السياسي للرئيس الاميركي اثناء ذلك ، في حين نرى ان هذا الحل آخذ بالتلاشي يوما بعد آخر ان لم يكن قد تلاشى فعلياً.

وهذا التلاشي مصدره دولة الاحتلال الاسرائيلي التي ترفض السلام وتواصل الاستيطان ومصادرة وضم وقضم الاراضي، وزيادة عدد المستوطنين في الضفة الغربية المحتلة، الى جانب ضم القدس واعتبارها عاصمة دولة الاحتلال، وغيرها من الممارسات والانتهاكات التي حالت وتحول حاليا على تحقيق هذه الرؤية التي هي رؤية اللجنة الرباعية وبالتالي رؤية دولية.

فلم يبق من اراضي الضفة الغربية سوى القليل القليل في ضوء التوسع الاستيطاني السرطاني والضم غير المعلن وبالتدريج لمنطقة الاغوار ، الامر الذي يحول دون تنفيذ هذه الرؤية ، من خلال الاعتماد على الولايات المتحدة او الرباعية الدولية.

فرؤية الرباعية الدولية مضى عليها عدة سنوات ورفضت دولة الاحتلال تنفيذها ، بل عملت على ضم ومصادرة المزيد من اراضي الضفة وتصاعد وتيرة الاستيطان والبؤر الاستيطانية بدعم من الحكومات الاسرائيلية المتعاقبة ، دون ان يتم فرض هذه الرؤية على دولة الاحتلال ، بل انه تم اعطاؤها الوقت الكافي للقضاء على حل الدولتين وبالتالي فإن كثرة الحديث عن هذا الحل والاعتماد على ادارة بايدن وسواها اصبح بدون معنى.

وساهم الانقسام بصورة او بأخرى في مواصلة دولة الاحتلال سياساتها في الضم والتوسع ورفض السلام ، لأن الجانب الفلسطيني منقسم على نفسه والعديد من قواه وقياداته تغلب المصالح الشخصية والحزبية على المصلحة الوطنية العليا، وهو ما يعني تغليب التناقض الداخلي على التناقض مع الاحتلال والتناقض الاساسي ، مما دفع ويدفع دولة الاحتلال لاستغلال ذلك، بل العمل على تعميق هذا الانقسام المدمر لتواصل سياسة النهب لأن احتلالها اصبح مربحا على جميع الاوجه.

ان المطلوب حاليا هو توحيد الساحة الفلسطينية ، لمواجهة سياسات الاحتلال التي اصبحت تتمادى الى درجة لا تطاق، بل ان القضية الفلسطينية والحل المنشود بات في خطر حقيقي ان لم يكن قد تم وأده من قبل دولة الاحتلال التي ترعاها الولايات المتحدة والعديد من الدول الغربية.

كما ان التطبيع العربي مع دولة الاحتلال ساهم هو الاخر في عنجهية دولة الاحتلال ومحاولات وأدها للقضية الفلسطينية واختراع عدو اخر هو العدو الايراني بدلا من العدو الاساسي وهو دولة الاحتلال ، بل التحالف معها لمواجهة ما يسمونه الخطر الايراني.