PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

A young man was stabbed in a fight in Kafr Qara

Haifa - "Jerusalem" dot com - A 33-year-old man from the West Bank was seriously injured today, as a result of being stabbed in the village of Kafr Qara, in the interior lands.


The Magen David Adom spokesman said, "The medical teams arrived at the Kafr Qara junction on Street 65, and transferred a seriously injured person to Hillel Yafa Hospital in Hadera, and his condition is unstable."


The Israeli police opened a file to investigate the circumstances of the crime.


According to the police, "a quarrel broke out between the injured and a young man from Kafr Qara, whose identity is known, due to a work dispute, as the suspect stabbed the victim and seriously injured him, after which he was transferred to the hospital for treatment, and the police are conducting investigations into the incident in addition to searching for the suspect." with it".


"Arabs 48"

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Prisoner Khaled Makhamra from Yatta suspends his strike

رام الله – “القدس” دوت كوم – قال نادي الأسير اليوم الخميس، إن الأسير خالد مخامرة من يطا جنوب الخليل، علّق إضرابًا عن الطعام بدأه منتصف أيار الماضي، بعد اتفاق يقضي بإنهاء عزله.

وأوضح النادي أن قرار مخامرة تعليق إضابه يأتي بعد اتفاق يقضي بالاستجابة لمجموعة من مطالبه، علمًا أنه معتقل منذ 2016، ومحكوم بالسّجن 4 مؤبدات، و60 سنة، على خلفية تنفيذه عملية في تل أبيب، برفقة محمد مخامرة، وموسى زين.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

17 migrants were killed and 97 rescued when four boats sank off the coast of Tunisia

Tunisia - (AFP) - At least 17 migrants have died in the sinking of four boats off the coast of central Tunisia, according to what Agence France-Presse learned Sunday from a judicial source, who said that 97 people had been rescued.


"The very dilapidated boats left the coast near Sfax on the night of April 22-23," Murad al-Turki, a spokesman for the city courts of Sfax, told AFP.


The spokesman added, "A woman was rushed to the hospital, but she died in the ambulance, and at least one infant was among the victims."


Al-Turki stated that the initial death toll was 17, many of whom were recovered from the sea, and he did not rule out finding other bodies in the coming days, because according to the testimonies of rescued migrants, "there were between 30 and 32 people in each boat."


A spokesman for the courts of Sfax said that the majority of these migrants hail from Ivory Coast, Mali, Somalia and Nigeria, and expressed his fear that other boats would leave in the coming days "because of the improvement in weather conditions."


Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa arrive in Tunisia with the intention of crossing to Europe across the Mediterranean, often in rickety boats.


Italy is one of the main entry points into Europe for migrants from North Africa, who arrive mainly from Tunisia and Libya, from which the number of departures increased significantly in 2021.


15,671 immigrants, including 584 women, were able to reach Italian soil from the Tunisian coast in 2021, compared to 12,883, including 353 women, in 2020, according to figures from the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights.


In total, more than 123,000 migrants arrived in Italy in 2021, compared to about 95,000 in the previous year, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.


About 2,000 migrants went missing or drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in the same year, compared to 1,401 in 2020, according to the International Organization for Migration.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Bar Association announces the strike tomorrow

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Palestinian Bar Association announced a comprehensive strike tomorrow, Wednesday, before all courts of all types and degrees and before all public and private institutions.


In a statement today, Tuesday, the Bar Association called on all of its members to engage and participate in all mass activities announced by the national forces.


The Syndicate confirmed the suspension of comprehensive work before all courts of all types and degrees, regular, military and administrative, settlement courts and the Supreme Court, on Wednesday and Thursday, including civil, administrative and military prosecutions, official departments, enforcement departments and notaries without any exceptions, except for procedures related to legal periods.


And she said in a statement, "The central sit-in will be inside the Ramallah First Instance and Reconciliation Court, tomorrow, Wednesday, from 1:00 p.m., with overnight stay there."





PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

"The Captive Club": the occupation arrests 13 Palestinian journalists in its prisons

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said today, Thursday, that the Israeli occupation is detaining 13 Palestinian journalists in its prisons, the last of whom was the journalist Amer Abdel Halim Abu Arafa from Hebron, who was arrested on the nineteenth of this July.


In a statement, the club stated that the occupation escalated the pursuit and targeting of Palestinian journalists through a number of systematic abusive tools, most notably arrests. The confrontation in May 2022, the month in which the journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh was martyred by the occupation bullets in Jenin camp.


By arresting journalists, the occupation authorities aim at undermining their role in exposing and exposing their crimes, and restricting freedom of opinion and expression. This broad concept expanded the scope of targeting, especially with the development of tools that enabled the journalist to use it, especially social media, and the emergence of activists alongside journalists who worked to expose its violations.


The Captive Club pointed out that the reality of the occupation imposed over the past decades on the Palestinian journalist to engage in struggle in all its forms and tools as a legitimate right to self-determination and resistance to the occupation, and his struggle is no longer limited to his journalistic work.


Among the journalists are three administrative detainees: Bushra Al-Taweel, Omar Abu Al-Rub, and Ragai Hamad.


Among the most prominent journalists sentenced to high sentences in the prisons of the occupation, who were able, over the years of their detention, to produce poetry and literature and contributed knowledge in various fields, despite their deprivation of performing their profession:

The prisoner Mahmoud Issa, who is sentenced to three life terms and (46) years in prison; The prisoner Basem Khandakji, who is sentenced to three life terms, the prisoner Ahmed Al-Saifi, who is sentenced to (17) years, the prisoner Munther Mufleh, who is sentenced to (30) years, and the prisoner Haitham Jaber, who is sentenced to (28) years.


The occupation also continued to harass them, confiscate their knowledge production, and pursue them. Not only that, but many of them were subjected to a policy of solitary confinement.


The Captive Club renewed its call for international human rights organizations to intervene seriously to put an end to the occupation's ongoing violations against journalists, including systematic arrests, and to guarantee their right to exercise freedom of opinion and expression.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Tension in "Ashkelon" prison due to the occupation's delay in visiting Nasser Abu Hamid's brothers

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - A state of extreme tension prevails in the prisoners' section inside the "Ashkelon" prison, as a result of the prison administration's delay in meeting the request of the detainee's brothers, Nasser Abu Hamid , to allow them to visit him in "Ramle" prison.


It is noteworthy that Nasser was in "Ashkelon" prison for years before he was transferred due to his health condition to "Ramle" prison.


His brother Nasr is in "Ashkelon" prison, while his two brothers Sharif and Islam are in "Raymon" prison, and his brother Muhammad is in "Ramle" prison.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

The climate is mild in the mountainous areas and relatively hot in the rest of the regions

رام الله- “القدس” دوت كوم- يكون الجو اليوم الإثنين، صافياً بوجه عام, معتدلاً في المناطق الجبلية إلى حار نسبي في بقية المناطق، ويطرأ انخفاض ملموس على درجات الحرارة لتصبح حول معدلها السنوي العام، والرياح شمالية غربية، خفيفة إلى معتدلة السرعة تنشط أحيانا، والبحر خفيف ارتفاع الموج.

هذه الليلة، يكون الجو باردا نسبيا قي المناطق الجبلية معتدلا في بقية المناطق، والرياح شمالية غربية، خفيفة إلى معتدلة السرعة تنشط أحيانا، والبحر خفيف ارتفاع الموج.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ben & Jerry's decides to hold talks with Unilever about marketing its products in the settlements

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - Ben & Jerry's, the American company, decided to hold talks with the global parent company, Unilever, instead of the lawsuit against it, in order to prevent the marketing of its ice cream in Israeli settlements .

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the company, Ben & Jerry's, decided to complete the talks within two weeks in an attempt to prevent the parent company from continuing with this step.

The American company considers that marketing its products outside the Green Line is not commensurate with its values, as stated in the lawsuit, and that this undermines the social integrity that Ben & Jerry's has built over decades.

About two weeks ago, he revealed arrangements initiated by the international company aimed at selling Ben & Jerry's products in the settlements through an Israeli company.

Unilever sold Ben & Jerry's business interests in Israel to American Quality Products EQP (AQP), which also acquired exclusive rights to the brand's logo in Hebrew and Arabic, but AQP will have to stop using it. English brands, so that they can continue to sell Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israeli settlements after the end of this year, when the Ben & Jerry's ban was due to go into effect.

Ben & Jerry's announced last year that it would stop selling its products in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a reference to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, but plans to continue its operations in Israel.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

The trial of prisoner Khalil Awadeh has been postponed until tomorrow

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - An Israeli court decided, on Wednesday, to postpone the trial of the prisoner , Khalil Awawda from Hebron, until tomorrow, Thursday.


The court had accused Awadeh, based on a file from the Israeli Military Prosecution, of bringing a phone into the Ramla clinic prison.


Awadeh was supposed to be released on the second of this month, based on an agreement that included stopping his hunger strike, which lasted for months, but the occupation manipulated the agreement.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

A slight decrease in unemployment rates in Britain at the end of August

London, (AFP) - The unemployment rate witnessed a new decline in Britain , reaching 3.5 percent over the three months to the end of August, after it recorded 3.6 percent a month ago, and it remains at its lowest level in 50 years, according to National Bureau of Statistics.


But the decline in unemployment reflects the increase in the number of Britons who have left the labor market since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, a phenomenon that has not yet been put to an end in the United Kingdom, unlike the European Union or the United States, according to the Office for National Statistics.


The number of people who are not working due to chronic diseases has reached unprecedented levels, according to the office, while the numbers on waiting lists have increased in the public health system, knowing that the national health system has been underfunded for years.


Faced with inflation of around 10 percent in August, real wages, that is, which takes into account price increases, fell by 2.9 percent, excluding bonuses, during this period.


The number of job vacancies decreased slightly to 1.2 million, after reaching record levels for months in the country, reflecting significant recruitment difficulties.


"Countries all over the world are facing economic challenges, but the statistics out now remind us that the fundamentals of the British economy are still resilient," British Finance Minister Kwasi Quarting said in a statement.


"Although there are initial signs that the labor market" is improving after difficult conditions in recent months, "the labor shortage makes it exceptionally volatile," warned Ruth Gregory, an analyst at Capital Economics.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

"Smile" continues to top the North American box office

(AFP) - The horror movie "Smile", with a deceptive title, topped the North American box office for the second week, raking in nearly $17.6 million, according to the specialized "Experience Relationships" company.


Susie Bacon, daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, plays a therapist who begins to experience unrest after she witnesses a horrific event involving one of her patients.


Sony's new live-action animated musical comedy "Lil' Lyle Crocodile" ranked second with $11.5 million.


Analyst David A. Gross described this result as a "weak start" despite the good reviews of the film, which cast their voices on its characters, including Javier Bardem, Shawn Mendes and Constance Wu.


And in third place, another new work is the comedy thriller "Amsterdam", which got 6.5 million dollars. The film received poor reviews, despite what Gross described as "an impressive array of talent in front of and behind the camera."


This movie, directed by David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook," "American Hustle"), featuring the likes of Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Chris Rock, Taylor Swift, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro. His story revolves around the mysterious murder of an American senator.
In fourth place, down one place from last week, was the movie "The Woman King", which is inspired by historical events. The work generated revenues of $5.3 million. In this work, Viola Davis plays the leader of an army of African warriors.
Fifth place went to Warner Brothers' "Don't Worry Darling" with $3.5 million.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ukraine announces the discovery of the buried bodies of dozens of civilians in the recaptured towns of Donetsk

Kiev ( Ukraine ) (AFP) - The Ukrainian Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday that 78 bodies of civilians had been found buried in two towns recently recaptured by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, in the east of the country.


The Public Prosecution's statement indicated that "many graves were found in the liberated cities of Svyatogersk and Liman," pointing out that 34 bodies were found buried in Svyatogorsk and 44 in Liman.


The Public Prosecution confirmed that some of the bodies found in Svyatogersk bore traces of "violent death", and the charred remains of two people were found in a car.


In Liman, about 110 graves were found, of which 44 bodies were immediately exhumed, including the body of "a one-year-old child and his entire family."


Ukraine accuses the Russian forces of committing many violations, as it discovers, after the withdrawal of these forces, the graves of civilians who were killed or victims of torture and extrajudicial executions.


Russia denies the accusations.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

The United States expects monkeypox cases to continue to rise through August

LOS ANGELES (Xinhua) -- A US federal health official has warned that the number of monkeypox cases in the country will continue to rise until at least August.


As of Friday, a total of 1,814 confirmed cases of the virus had been reported in the country, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


The data showed that New York ranked first in terms of the number of cases, with 489 cases, followed by California, with 266 cases, and then Illinois, with 174 cases.


"Now that we're watching cases closely, I'd like you all to understand that we can expect an increase in cases in the coming weeks" as testing advances and it becomes easier for states to report new cases to the Biden administration, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Friday.


"We know that symptoms of monkeypox usually begin within three weeks of exposure to the virus," Walensky said.


So we expect to see an increase in cases throughout July through August."

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

American website: There is no rest in Gaza, even for the dead

Washington - "Jerusalem" dot com - Saeed Erekat - The American website "Al-Monitor" publishes a report entitled "There is no rest in Gaza, even for the dead". It indicated at its outset that the repeated Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip during the past years led to the destruction of thousands of housing units and killings. Thousands of Gazans.


In light of this, the site says: “The densely populated Gaza Strip is in dire need of new areas to rebuild homes and cemeteries, but the authorities are struggling to accommodate both the living and the dead.


The report noted that the 365-square-kilometer (227-square-mile) Gaza Strip, home to more than two million people, is suffering under deteriorating economic conditions, poor infrastructure, and overcrowding, with no hope for an improvement in the political situation.


And in an interview with the citizen Ahmed Al-Yazji, who lives in the central Gaza Strip: “My father died in the war on Gaza in May 2021, and all members of our family were buried in the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in the center of Gaza City, but in 2021 that cemetery became full, so we could not My father is buried there. We were asked to find another place to bury him near the border, very far from where we live. How are we supposed to visit our father's grave? In the end, we were forced to bury him in the Fallujah cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip."


Al-Yazji added, “There are a lot of vacant government lands in the Gaza Strip, which the government must turn into cemeteries. Burying our dead is a sacred matter for us as Muslims, so the government needs to provide suitable cemeteries for their dead, and they must be close so that families can visit their dead.” Easily. But instead, the government gives the land in central Gaza to its employees."


Al-Jazeera previously published a report on the pressures faced by cemeteries in the besieged Gaza Strip, where even the dead cannot rest in peace. The report notes that last February, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in Gaza closed 24 cemeteries that reached their capacity, noting that it faces a dilemma in finding lands for graves due to the population increase.


In turn, a citizen named Mazen al-Najjar said in an interview with the site: "We are facing a big problem in providing lands for new cemeteries inside the Gaza Strip, amid repeated wars, population growth, and urban sprawl." He added, "We have 64 cemeteries in Gaza, including family and public cemeteries, and we closed 24 of them after they reached their capacity. We have plans to build new cemeteries to compensate for those that have been closed, but to find the land and complete the project we need about four years and a huge budget. No The Ministry of Awqaf can do this on its own. Other bodies including the Ministry of Local Government and Municipalities and the Palestinian Land Authority are all responsible for finding land and providing budgets."


Al-Najjar said: “Repeated wars have increased the demand for new housing and re-housing of the homeless, and the construction of cemeteries is no longer a priority. However, the government is required to provide housing for the dead as well as the living. A development plan should be put in place to allocate land for cemeteries and provide security staff. Today, there are only 30 guards guarding 64 graves, which has led to many violations and abuses by grave robbers."

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

"Education" announces the results of high school for prisoners in the occupation detention centers

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Education held a meeting of the General Examinations Committee; To discuss and approve the results of the general secondary school certificate exam for the year 2022 for prisoners in the occupation detention centers, based on what was stated in the agreement of understanding between the Ministry and the Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs.


The measures taken by the Ministry were reviewed with the Authority, as the positive response was made with the utmost flexibility and high responsibility. In a way that enhances the steadfastness of the detainees and gives them the right to learn and take the exam wherever possible or available; Where he succeeded in the exam (406) of the prisoners.


At the end of the meeting, the Ministry and the Commission paid tribute and appreciation to our brave prisoners behind bars, and congratulated them and their families on this achievement, despite the many obstacles imposed by the occupation with the aim of depriving them of education and living in freedom and dignity.


The Ministry of Education also indicated that the results of the prisoners can be viewed through its website: (www.moe.pna.ps), as well as through the website of the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs (www.Cda.gov.ps), and the score lists will be distributed tomorrow, Monday, in Education directorates.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Al-Kazemi: We are going to the Saudi summit to discuss water, climate and energy files

Baghdad - (dpa) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al -Kazemi said today, Thursday, that we are going to the summit conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we are focusing on the water and climate change file, and partnership on the issue of energy and electrical interconnection, as well as economic partnerships and joint investments.


Al-Kazemi added, during his meeting with a number of journalists and media professionals, that all the files contain "good for the Iraqi people, and great support for investment projects in Iraq. Cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, and the challenges produced by the Corona pandemic, the food security crisis, as well as climate variables will also be discussed."


Al-Kazemi said that any other conversations about the goals of the summit "are an attempt to confuse, and have no validity at all, and it is an attempt to distance Iraq from the prominent role it plays in the region, and for this government to carry out its tasks in serving the people, and bringing investments and support for the benefit of Iraq."


And the Iraqi Prime Minister renewed, "Iraq's position on the Palestinian issue, and that it is firm and clear, and we are not within any axis or alliance in the region, and Iraq maintains its balanced policy with its neighbors and surroundings, based on its national and humanitarian principles."


He said, "This government came in a difficult economic situation and we passed it, and economic indicators from the World Bank confirm that Iraq succeeded in a very short time in crossing this crisis, and we presented a vision for economic reform represented by the white paper."


He explained, "Iraq today is one of the countries most affected by climate change, and we need the help of others, and for this we have taken a decision to cooperate with our brothers and friends in overcoming these challenges."


It is expected that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, will leave Baghdad tomorrow to participate in the Saudi conference, in the presence of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan, in addition to the United States of America, at the official invitation of the Saudi leadership.

ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Iran is holding the second foreign oil tanker in two weeks on charges of fuel smuggling

Tehran - (dpa) - Naval units of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard detained a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf today, Sunday, on charges of smuggling fuel, for the second time that such a measure was taken in two weeks.


The Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Bushehr province, southern Iran, said that the ship was illegally transporting more than 200,000 liters of oil.


Iran's Fars news agency reported that the ship's eight crew members had been temporarily detained.


It was not clear at first which flag the oil tanker was flying.


Two weeks ago, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' naval units in the neighboring province of Hormozgan seized a foreign oil tanker on charges of smuggling more than 220,000 liters of fuel, and temporarily detained its 11-member crew as well.


No details of their whereabouts have been announced yet.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:27 pm - Jerusalem Time

Haniyeh announces the launch of the third phase of infrastructure development projects in sports facilities


Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - Ahmed Al-Masharawi - Abdul Salam Haniyeh , Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, announced the launch of the third phase of infrastructure development projects in sports facilities, as part of the support programs provided by the Council to the Strip, which aims to rehabilitate the eastern facade of the Palestine Stadium. And its restoration, as well as the northern facade, and the wedding hall in the services clubs of Deir Al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and the Palestinian Al-Ahly Club. The development projects also included the hall of a group club in Rafah.


Haniyeh praised the clubs that implemented the summer camps 2022, and thanked the efforts of the Supreme Committee for the Camps, which oversaw the success of the work and the provision of all needs, explaining that this stage will be allocated to youth organizations and specialized camps. This came during the council’s celebration of the conclusion of the second phase of the camps, which targeted 3,000 children. And implemented by clubs in the governorates of Gaza.


Children from the camps participated in the parade line at the Palestine Sports Stadium in the ceremony, which included competitions, poetry, gymnastics, circus, and folk arts, amid the interaction of children.


In addition, Haniyeh inaugurated the Al-Jawad Equestrian Club camp on the seashore, while he participated in the conclusion of the Dolphin Club camp dedicated to swimming for children on the autism spectrum, which was held over the past week in the Friendship Club swimming pool. Haniyeh praised the distinction of the camp and the interaction of children, indicating that the second stage One of the camps will complete the image of excellence launched by the Supreme Council.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israeli health records more than 8,000 cases of corona

Today, Thursday, the Israeli Ministry of Health announced that it had recorded 8,252 cases of coronavirus during the last day, after conducting 30,148 laboratory tests.

According to the ministry, 399 patients are in serious condition, including 79 on ventilators.

She noted that 11,101 Israelis have died since the virus began spreading years ago.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests a Jerusalemite who tore up the Israeli flag

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli police announced today, Monday, that they arrested a young Jerusalemite for allegedly tearing up the Israeli flag and throwing it on the ground.

According to a statement by the Israeli police, the young man works in the restoration of a school in Jerusalem and uploaded a video clip on the Internet as he lowered the flag, tore it and threw it on the ground inside the educational institution.

It indicated that the detainee is 19 years old, and he is from East Jerusalem, and he was transferred for interrogation.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

The second phase of athletics kicks off at Yarmouk Stadium with a beach technical staff led by Hashem


Gaza - by Al-Quds Sports Correspondent and Ahmed Al-Masharawi - The Palestinian Athletics Federation, in cooperation with the Relief and Employment Agency and the sports committees in UNRWA schools, launched the second phase of the eye-scanning for the competencies of young people and the category of buds who are good at athletics or sports, on the track of the historic Yarmouk stadium. With the participation of experts in athletics, representatives of the federation and teachers of physical education in the Agency's schools.

Abdullah Al-Masharawi, an observer from the Agency's schools, said that this important stage includes 120 players representing 7 educational areas, including 16 primary and preparatory schools in the Gaza Strip.

He explained that the organizers will organize central tournaments on the sixth of this month at the Yarmouk stadium, which are long and short distance races of up to 2000 meters, 1000 meters, 600 meters, 300 meters, 80 meters, and wheel push and long jump competitions.

For his part, Majed Abu Marahel, representative of the Athletics Association, said that the championships come to reveal the best competencies of players in all competitions, in order to prepare them locally to participate in foreign championships.

Beach technician

This, and the Business Administration Council of the Beach Services Club chose a new technical staff to lead the team during the upcoming winter transfer period, and the staff is headed by technical director Imad Hashem, the former coach of the national team for the beaches, as a replacement for the resigned Jihad Abdel Raouf Al-Soudi, who led the team in the first round, the first round to Fifth place in the first division with 18 points, and the Council hopes to lead the beach in preparation for the return to the Premier League.

sail union

Khaldoun Abu Salim, President of the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation, Executive Director of the Saudi Kayak Federation, Mamdouh Al-Barragh, met at the federation’s headquarters in Riyadh, where they discussed means of cooperation between the federations and the development of kayak sport in Palestine. This sport and the importance of coordination with the President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, to raise the Arab sport of sailing and kayak, to achieve the principle of true competition internationally.

On the other hand, Abu Salim visited the Saudi Olympic headquarters, and met with the Secretary-General of the Rowing Federation, Youssef Al-Julaidan, at the federation’s headquarters, and it was agreed on the first phase, which provides for providing training courses for the Palestinian Federation in the field of beach and Olympic rowing, and benefiting from the existing Saudi expertise in this field to develop Rowing sport in Palestine. At the end of the meeting, Youssef presented the shield of the Saudi Federation to Abu Salim.

Development of sports facilities

The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports started yesterday, Thursday, to develop 3 new sports facilities at a financial value of 25,000 shekels. The facilities include stadiums and sports halls that were approved by the Supreme Council within the third phase of infrastructure development projects for sports facilities in the Gaza Strip. Engineer Ahmed Al-Zinati, Director of the Projects and Institutional Performance Development Department at the Council, said that the projects are vital and serve a large and wide sector of athletes, namely: Al-Mamoura Stadium in Al-Maghazi camp, which was bombed by the Israeli occupation, and the expansion of the wedding hall in Khadamat Al-Bureij Club in the center of the Gaza Strip, and maintenance of the roof of the club hall. The Palestinian National Authority in Gaza.

He stated that the projects will be funded according to the instructions of the Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Abdul Salam Haniyeh, within the approved development programs.

Late Muhanna Boxing Championship

At the end of its agenda for the current year 2022, the Palestinian Boxing Federation is organizing the classification sector championship for the game for the categories of men, youth and juniors, the course of the late Ibrahim Muhanna, one of the founders of the game and the Palestinian stars of the game, next Sunday, the fourth of December, in the halls of the University College of Applied Sciences, where the invitation cards were distributed Legal personalities, sports and game stars in the eighties and nineties, parents and relatives of the players to attend the match. In this regard, the Balance and Referee Committee conducted the weight procedures for each player, to determine their participation according to each category, and the players were distributed to duels according to their weights in a lottery manner.

The expert in the game and the former president of the federation, Ali Abdel Shafi, said that these tournaments reveal the preparations of the players and their preparations for this important tournament, which reveals new faces from the junior and youth categories.

The Qatari ambassador attends the second round of the World Cup

The Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza called on the masses to increase participation in the decisive second round of the World Cup hosted by the Qatari capital, Doha, through the places it allocated in Gaza and the West Bank, especially that it will be decisive and will determine the qualifier from one of the two sides of the match. Participation of the Qatari Ambassador, Mohammed Al-Emadi, and his deputy, Khaled Al-Hardan.

The Brazilian Ambassador to the Palestinian Territories, Alessandro Warly Candias, participated in attending his team's last match against Switzerland in the World Cup while he was in the Brazil neighborhood in the Rafah governorate in the southern Gaza Strip. He urged after saying: This participation is an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people, especially that the Brazilian people He is very close to the Palestinian people, and he expressed his happiness at visiting the neighborhood, and said: I express my happiness as the ambassador of Brazil in Palestine to see this friendship between Brazil and Palestine.

The hurray in the athlete

This, and the Gaza Sports Club with the players Tariq Al-Hour and Hassan Judeh coming from Al-Zawaida Club, in preparation for the upcoming Premier League second leg as part of its efforts to escape from the bottleneck to the warm safety zone, where it occupies the eleventh place - penultimate.

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Lightning kills at least 18 elephants in India

دلهي – “القدس” دوت كوم – انتشرت على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي مقاطع مروعة تظهر نفوق 18 فيلا بريا على الأقل قيل إنها قُتلت بسبب تعرضها لضربة برق في الهند.

ووفقا للمغردين، فإن الفيلة لاقت مصرعها في إحدى غابات منطقة ناجوان بولاية آسام الشمالية.

ويعمل الخبراء على التحقق من حيثيات نفوق الفيلة، في ظل عدم وجود علامات مرئية تشير إلى السبب الدقيق لما ألم بهم.

ويظهر الفيديو الفيلة ملقاة على الأرض بين الأشجار دون حراك، وبدت علامات غير مألوفة على عيني إحداها، كما لو كانت آثار بكاء.

وبدت بعض الفيلة صغيرة الحجم نوعا ما، ما يشير إلى صغر سنها.

ونقلت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” عن السلطات المحلية قولها إنها عثرت على جثث لأربعة من الفيلة ملقاة في مكان منفصل عن الموقع الذي عثرت فيه على الـ14 فيلا المتبقية.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Netanyahu: The Palestinians just want to get rid of Israel

Translated by Al-Quds.com - Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said last night that the Palestinians do not want to solve anything, they only want to get rid of Israel.


During an interview with the American podcast Peter Robinson, in an interview broadcast last night, Netanyahu called for thinking outside the box in order to solve the Palestinian problem.


He said: "Everyone says that it is not possible to reach the Arab world unless the Palestinian problem is resolved first, but we did that and concluded historic peace agreements with our Arab neighbours."


He added, "It is inconceivable that the historic peace agreements that we concluded with the Gulf states took place without the tacit consent of Saudi Arabia," considering that this creates a basis for hope that the Kingdom will join these agreements.


And he indicated that his goals in the new government are to continue obstructing Iran's work, expanding the circle of peace and concluding other historic agreements, especially with Saudi Arabia.


Netanyahu praised his former ally Donald Trump, who said he was the most friendly president in the United States to Israel, especially since he recognized Jerusalem as its capital, moved the embassy to it and recognized its sovereignty over the Golan Heights.


ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Losses and repercussions of the Turkey earthquake

Kahramanmaraş - (AFP) - A violent 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck large areas of Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, killing more than 50,000 people in the two countries.


The World Health Organization said it was the "worst natural disaster" in the European region in a century.


A month after the disaster, Turkey faces the daunting task of rebuilding devastated cities where tens of thousands of people are buried, and many survivors live in tents or containers.


Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said Saturday that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 45,968, in addition to 4,267 Syrian refugees who fled the civil war in their country. Thousands more have died in Syria.


The earthquake struck 11 Turkish provinces at 04:17 local time, while residents were sleeping in houses not built to withstand strong tremors.


Turkish officials said that 214,000 buildings collapsed after the quake, many of them in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş.


Teams of workers are still clearing rubble in the quake-stricken cities.


About 14 million people, or one-sixth of the country's population, were affected by the disaster.


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 3.3 million people had so far been forced to leave the quake zone. More than 1.4 million people are currently staying in tents and about 46,000 in containers, while the rest have settled in dormitories and guesthouses, according to official figures.


There was growing frustration with the government's handling of the disaster. But Erdogan blamed the harsh winter weather, which covered main roads with ice and snow, damaged a number of roads and stopped operating airports.


In some provinces, including Adiyaman, anger against the government remains high. Survivors told AFP they were left to rescue loved ones trapped under the rubble with their bare hands as there were no rescue teams, soldiers or police for days after the quake.


Some of the survivors recounted that they witnessed the death of their relatives because they were unable to pull them out from under the rubble due to the lack of equipment needed to excavate between the concrete blocks.


Erdogan acknowledged his "shortcomings" and apologized to residents after criticism of his government's handling of the disaster.


"It is not possible for us to be prepared for a similar disaster," he said during a visit to the quake zone.


Media and opposition politicians blamed government institutions, including the disaster management agency, for their slow response.


Likewise, the Red Crescent Society and its president, Karim Qanq, have been criticized for selling tents to earthquake survivors instead of donating them.
So far, no government official has claimed responsibility for the response, and no one has resigned.


Building developers and contractors were blamed for using poor quality materials or not respecting standards, which led to the collapse of a large number of buildings.


The authorities detained more than 200 people, including construction contractors, as part of a wider investigation. Turkish media showed some of the contractors being held at Istanbul airport as they tried to flee the country.


Turkey, which is suffering from severe inflation and a depreciation of the currency, must absorb the economic damage of the earthquake, which the World Bank estimated at more than $34 billion.


This amount is equivalent to four percent of the country's gross domestic product for the year 2021, and does not include the cost of reconstruction, which may reach "twice" the amount, as indicated by the World Bank.


With elections scheduled for May approaching, Erdogan has pledged to provide new housing for the millions of affected people within a year.
The Turkish president relied on the construction sector in the country during his two decades of rule, boasting of a modernization campaign that built roads, bridges and tunnels.


According to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, post-earthquake reconstruction efforts may produce economic gains.
"Increasing production from reconstruction activities may largely offset the negative impact of the disruption of economic activity," the bank said.


Erdogan said this week that the legislative and presidential elections will be held as scheduled on May 14, despite the earthquake.
Last month, the president declared a three-month state of emergency in the quake zone, prompting speculation that the elections might be postponed. It remains unclear how the displaced will be able to cast their ballots.


And it seems that these elections will be the most sensitive for Erdogan, who has been in power, first as prime minister and then as president, since 2003.


The earthquake delayed the opposition coalition's announcement of a candidate, which is expected to happen on Monday. The most likely candidate is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party.
But his candidacy was strongly opposed by the leader of the Nationalist Party in the coalition.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Paris Saint-Germain shows its strength against Montpellier

Paris Saint-Germain continued its strong performances this season, with a wide victory over its guest Montpellier (5-2), yesterday evening, Saturday, in the second round of the French League.


The PSG quartet, Faiallo Sacco, “accidentally” and Neymar Jr. scored “two goals”, Kylian Mbappe and Renato Sanchez in the 39th, 43rd, 51st, 69th and 85th minutes.


While Wahbi Khazri and Chatto scored the visitors' goals in the 58th and 92nd minutes, the Parisians scored for the first time under the leadership of the new coach, Christophe Galtier.

With this victory, Saint-Germain raised its score to 6 points, while its guest's balance was frozen at 3 points.

PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

A slight earthquake struck northern occupied Palestine

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The Israeli Geological Survey announced today, Wednesday, that a slight earthquake struck the Upper Galilee in northern occupied Palestine .

According to the Hebrew Ynet website, the earthquake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale, and was felt by the residents of those areas, such as Hatzur Haglilit, Rosh Yabna, Safed, and others.

It took place 9 kilometers northwest of Hatzor Haglilit.


PALESTINE

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests a young man from Nablus

Nablus - "Jerusalem" dot com - On Friday morning, the Israeli occupation forces arrested the young man, Nasouh Abu Saada, from Nablus.


According to local sources, Abu Saada was arrested from his family's home when the occupation forces stormed it in the old Askar camp, east of Nablus.


During their incursion into the area, the occupation forces were shot at.

ECONOMY

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Monetary Authority, in cooperation with CARE International, is organizing a workshop on funding sources in Nablus

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Monetary Authority , in cooperation with CARE International, organized an awareness workshop in Nablus Governorate, on access to financing sources, with the participation of about thirty women and youth entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from the governorates of Nablus and Jenin, in the presence of representatives of some Banks operating in Palestine.


In his welcoming speech, Mr. Iyad Zitawi, Director of the Financial Stability Department at the Monetary Authority, said that the workshop comes within the framework of a series of meetings aimed at exploring financing options, developing and supporting projects, especially small ones, and enabling entrepreneurial women and youth to access financing provided through banks and specialized lending institutions. Which contributes to the development and sustainability of these projects and the creation of additional job opportunities, thus stimulating and developing the Palestinian economy.


He referred to the efforts of the Monetary Authority in promoting financial inclusion and supporting entrepreneurs, most notably the Financial Inclusion Account, e-wallet services, Manshati platform, Sustainability Fund, and the Regulatory Lab, in addition to the approval of many legislations and instructions that will contribute to creating an environment supportive of creativity and facilitating business and financial services.


In another welcoming speech, Mrs. Buthaina Mazyad, Gender Coordinator at CARE International, touched on the Doroob project implemented by CARE, with the aim of promoting the empowerment and economic prosperity of women and youth (female and male) with limited and medium incomes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


She added that CARE and its partners seek to achieve the goals of the Abder project by working to improve the regulatory and enabling environment for entrepreneurship, and working to address barriers and obstacles that prevent the economic empowerment of women and young men and women, by supporting economic empowerment institutions, service providers, and actors from the public and private sectors. To provide better services to male and female entrepreneurs, taking into account gender differences, and reducing the obstacles they face. Meanwhile, CARE and its partners are building capacity and employment opportunities for women and youth to successfully start, run, and grow sustainable businesses.


Mr. Muhannad Salous, Head of the Financial Inclusion Department, gave a presentation on the Monetary Authority's efforts to enhance financial inclusion in Palestine and to deliver banking services to all segments of society, most notably electronic payment services and its modern technological means to complete financial transactions.


Mr. Mahmoud Barhoum, who is in charge of supervising the Sustainability Department, gave an explanation about the Sustainability Fund, which is supervised by the Monetary Authority, and its financing programs, which includes a program dedicated to providing financing for small, very small and micro projects owned by women, youth and marginalized groups, and the mechanism for obtaining financing for projects. through the fund.


During the workshop, working groups were held with the participation of entrepreneurs, the Monetary Authority and banks, and a discussion took place between the participants, speakers and representatives of banks, about the mechanisms, conditions and guarantees that must be available to obtain financing through the micro-projects program of the Sustainability Fund. The attendees’ inquiries were answered and solutions were provided to them to facilitate their access. to funding sources.


It is worth noting that this workshop is part of a series of awareness workshops, implemented by the Palestinian Monetary Authority in cooperation with international institutions and civil society institutions, with the aim of enhancing women's access to financial inclusion services and their benefit from gender-sensitive financial and banking services.


ARAB AND WORLD

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

The West is facing difficulties in isolating Russia internationally after two months of war

Paris - (AFP) - Is Russia "more isolated than ever"? Two months after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden's assertion seems a distant hope, with part of the international community still reluctant to condemn Moscow.


"There is a very clear isolation of Russia from the Western bloc, especially because of the successive series of sanctions that have complicated trade and financial exchanges," Sylvie Mattelli, deputy director of the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), confirms.


"However, the situation is completely different with regard to Russia's isolation on the international scene, with a number of countries adhering to extreme caution and refusing to bow to Western pressure," the French researcher adds.


The Russian military offensive, which began on February 24, sparked immediate condemnation from the Europeans and Americans, who promised Moscow to isolate it and impose "unprecedented" sanctions on it.


In the following weeks, NATO and European Union airspace were closed to Russian aircraft, and the United States banned oil and gas imports from Russia. At the same time, Russian banks were excluded from the international payment system SWIFT.


However, the picture is different outside the Western bloc. On March 2, at the United Nations General Assembly, India and South Africa, in particular, abstained from voting on a draft resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine.


In Latin America, Brazil and Mexico refuse to participate in the sanctions.
"There is a growing number of countries that want to assert their independence despite their desire for closer cooperation with the West and their need for Western support," Chris Landsberg, professor of international relations at the University of Johannesburg, told Washington Post columns.


For his part, former Chilean ambassador to India and South Africa Jorge Heine said, "Condemning the invasion of Ukraine is one thing, waging an economic war against Russia is another, and many countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia are not ready to take this step." He added that those countries "do not want to be pushed to take a position that contradicts their interests."


This is the case of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have so far avoided taking a stand against Russia.


India also adhered to the same position, considering that "the war imposed an unwelcome choice between the West and Russia, a choice that it avoids at all costs," explains Shivshankar Menon, advisor to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


In an article published in early April titled "Wishes of a Free World: Are Democracies Really United Against Russia?", Menon asserts that "the United States is an essential and indispensable partner in the context of India's modernization, but Russia remains an important partner for geopolitical and military reasons."


On the ground, the Western powers are sparing no effort to increase pressure on Moscow.


The pressure has reached UNESCO, as some forty countries have called in recent months to move the venue for the Heritage Committee's meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Russia in June.


Finally, a compromise was reached with the announcement of postponing the annual meeting to an unspecified date, and this may mean that Russia can host the meeting once the military offensive ends.


The same pressures were brought to bear on the G20, but Indonesia, which it chairs, refused to exclude Russia from it in the name of neutrality.
The absence of short-term effects of Western economic sanctions on the ongoing conflict also does not help convince wavering states.


"Yes, the sanctions are harsh, but they do not deter (Russian President Vladimir) Putin from extending his siege of Mariupol... or bombing other cities," said Judy Dempsey, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment in Europe.


"If the goal was to pressure Putin into withdrawing from Ukraine, it clearly didn't work," Sylvie Mattelli adds.


It will take a few more months to gauge the impact of the sanctions on the Russian economy in the medium and long term.


"The situation of the Russian economy will be more clear in June and July," Alexey Vedev, a financial analyst at the Russian Gaidar Institute, said, noting that "the economy is still operating on the basis of its reserves."


"These reserves are shrinking, but as long as they are still there, the sanctions will not be fully felt," he added.

SPORT

Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

A second bronze for the Palestinian military team in the Arab Taekwondo Championship

Tunisia - "Al Quds" dot com - The military team player, Mohamed Ghazzawi, won today, Sunday, the bronze medal in the Arab Taekwondo Championship.


This is the second medal for Palestine after Al-Asadi's bronze yesterday.


Ghazzawi participated in the 68-kg weight competition, and won the first fight against an Omani player, but lost in the semi-finals to a player from Algeria, to settle for the bronze medal.