PALESTINE

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:06 pm - Jerusalem Time

The "teachers' movement" gives the government 24 hours to cancel all penalties

The teachers' movement gave the Palestinian government 24 hours to cancel all penalties issued against male and female teachers, stressing that this is the last opportunity to revive the institutions' initiative and implement its provisions.


He said in a statement issued by him, on Tuesday evening, "The apparent confusion in the names that appeared to the public has lost its prestige. Among the names are retirees, non-strikers, and employees in the directorates, which made the case a naive matter."


The movement called on male and female teachers not to deal with or sign any official books that come from the directorates and the ministry, stressing that any teacher receives any official notification or judicial decision issued against him.


He also called on the media and all society to assume their responsibilities in supporting their just cause, as the matter has become a matter of homeland and steadfastness.


He emphasized the continuation of the strike tomorrow with the go-to, fingerprint proof, and then leave, in response to the government's outright transgression against the law and the constitution.

PALESTINE

Tue 14 Mar 2023 8:53 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israel threatens the factions and other parties by exploiting the internal political situation

The Hebrew Channel 12 reported, on Tuesday evening, that Israel had conveyed messages to Palestinian parties and others active in the Middle East, through mediators and various parties, warning them against exploiting the internal political crisis to carry out attacks.


According to the channel, Israel threatened that the response would be harsh.


In the context, the channel claimed that Hezbollah , along with Iran , has recently been working to transfer large sums of money to armed groups that are active in Jenin in particular, in addition to Nablus, to carry out attacks inside Israel.


The channel quoted Palestinian sources - as it claimed - that the Israeli army arrested two Palestinians who had received a sum of money from an official in the "Fatah" movement to restructure and revitalize armed cells belonging to the movement that were operating in Nablus previously.


Regarding the bombing in Megiddo yesterday, the channel said that the incident almost ended in a more catastrophic way, noting that the investigations indicated that the used explosive had a composition different from that used by the Palestinians.


The Hebrew Channel 13 reported that fragments of the explosive hit a vehicle other than the one in which the explosive exploded.

PALESTINE

Tue 14 Mar 2023 8:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ghoneim: The Israeli occupation targeted the water-rich areas from the beginning

The head of the Water Authority, Mazen Ghuneim , confirmed that the Israeli occupation, from the beginning, targeted water-rich areas, controlling about 95% of the water in the western aquifer and more than 70% of the eastern aquifer, and others.


This came during a lecture by Ghoneim, which targeted officers in the Military Training Authority for Security Forces in the city of Jericho, today, Tuesday, at the invitation of the head of the Military Training Authority, Major General Mahmoud Haroun, under the title "Towards a sustainable water sector for the present and future of our country."


Ghoneim referred to the water losses as a result of the occupation’s control and annexation of some of the main springs, such as: Al-Qilt, Al-Farah, Al-Auja, Fasayel, Al-Sakot, Ayoun Al-Maleh, Al-Hilweh Al-Fawqa and Al-Tahta, which constitutes a loss estimated at 10 to 15 million cubic meters annually, in addition to the constant threat to the springs located in The city of Jericho, which is considered the main source of drinking and agriculture, and the accompanying loss of the only outlet for water tourism, as well as its control over the Al-Fashkha springs, whose discharge rate ranges between 60-80 million m3/year.


Ghoneim said that the continuation of the Israeli occupation and its control over Palestinian water resources, and in light of environmental changes, requires continuous and accelerated work to develop the available and new water resources to meet water needs.


He touched on the challenges facing the water sector, which reflect negatively on achieving water security, foremost of which is the political challenge represented by the occupation's control of water resources, settlement expansion, as well as Israel's obstruction of projects in Area C, which constitutes more than 64% of the Palestinian territories.


He pointed to another group of challenges, such as the economic and institutional challenge, and the natural challenge represented by the high demand for water with the increase in population inflation, the effects of climate change and others, in addition to social and environmental challenges.



PALESTINE

Tue 14 Mar 2023 7:13 pm - Jerusalem Time

The death of a child after falling from a height in Hebron

لقي طفل مصرعه، مساء اليوم الثلاثاء، بعد سقوطه من علو، أثناء تعليق زينة شهر رمضان.


وأفادت مصادر صحفية، بأن الطفل براء فخري الشوامرة الذي بيلغ من العمر 9 أعوام، لقي مصرعه بعد سقوطه عن علو أثناء تعليق زينة شهر رمضان.

ARAB AND WORLD

Tue 14 Mar 2023 6:42 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ukrainian official: Kiev does not have the resources for a counterattack

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Ukraine is short of skilled forces and ammunition and casualties are mounting.


A senior Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post that Kiev does not have the resources to launch a major counterattack in the coming months because Ukraine lacks skilled forces, ammunition and other equipment.


"If you have more resources, you attack actively," according to the official, who spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity. "If you have less resources, you defend more. We will defend. That's why if you ask me personally, I don't believe in our big counterattack. I'd like to believe in that, but I look at the resources and ask, 'With what?' Maybe we'll get some local hacks." .”


The official said Ukraine did not have "the people or the weapons" to launch a counterattack. “And you know the formula: When you're on the offensive, you lose two or three times as many people. We can't afford to lose that many people,” the official said.


The newspaper also spoke to a Ukrainian battalion commander who went by the name Kopol, who described a "bleak situation" on all fronts. Kobul said his battalion had previously withdrawn from the town of Solidar, near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and came under Russian control in January.


His battalion of 500, Cobol said, lost 100 killed and about 400 wounded, resulting in a full turnover. Soldiers with no combat experience and very little training are now being sent in. "I get 100 new soldiers," said Cobol, "but they don't give me any time to prepare them. They say, 'Take them into battle.' They just drop everything and run. That's it.; Do you understand why? Because the soldier doesn't shoot. I ask him why, and he says, "I'm afraid of the sound of a shot."


The "Washington Post" report stated that Ukraine has sent an influx of recruits to replace more experienced soldiers who have been killed or wounded. As more Ukrainian men who did not volunteer feared being called up to fight, he said, Ukrainian security services closed Telegram accounts that were helping Ukrainians avoid sites where the authorities were distributing conscription coupons.


According to the newspaper, Kobul said that the Ukrainian forces are also fighting with very little ammunition. He said, "You are on the front lines." "They are closing in on you, and there is nothing to shoot with."


The Washington Post says: "The Kiev Independent recently spoke with Ukrainian soldiers who said they were fighting without much ammunition, training and support."


Ukraine suffered heavy losses in its battle to defend Bakhmut, but it is secretive about the numbers of casualties. The newspaper quotes a German official as saying that Ukraine suffered 120,000 soldiers (between dead and wounded), but the number may be much higher.


Despite the harsh conditions of the Ukrainian forces, Kiev still sent untrained soldiers into what became known as the "meat grinder" of Bakhmut.


The newspaper quoted Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner Group, as saying on Sunday that Ukraine was "supplying endless reserves" and that fighting was getting fiercer as Russian forces tried to advance into the western part of the city.

PALESTINE

Tue 14 Mar 2023 4:54 pm - Jerusalem Time

An Israeli report reveals a failure to deal with potential earthquakes and produce a Corona vaccine

A new Israeli report, the results of which were published on Tuesday evening, raised the fears of the Israelis and the Palestinians of the interior, of the damage that might befall them in the event of an earthquake .


According to the report published by the so-called "State Comptroller" in "Israel", Mattanyahu Engelman, most of the buildings in the northern region, including Safed , Tiberias and others, are exposed to severe damage in the event of an earthquake.


The report indicated that most of the buildings that were prepared for engineering fortification were not done, including schools in some areas of the north.


He stated that a possible collapse of bridges and roads in the event of a severe earthquake might cause difficulties in evacuating the wounded.


The report touched on many issues, including the failure of the Israeli Biological Institute to develop a vaccine and antibodies for the Corona virus , due to the wrong estimates of those in charge of the project.






Tue 14 Mar 2023 4:29 pm - Jerusalem Time

Mark Zuckerberg announces that Meta will cut 10,000 additional jobs

Mark Zuckerberg , chairman of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Tuesday that the company will cut 10,000 additional jobs, after a first wave that included the dismissal of 11,000 employees in early November.


Zuckerberg said in a statement that the giant company, based in Menlo Park, California, will eliminate five thousand current vacancies, in which people will no longer be employed.

ARAB AND WORLD

Tue 14 Mar 2023 2:03 pm - Jerusalem Time

Taiwan displays its first explosive drone

Taiwan revealed on Tuesday its first explosive drone, similar to an American model used in Ukraine in the war against Russia, amid Chinese military pressure on the island.


The army's "National Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology" introduced the new march, a mobile munition similar to the American "Switchblade 300" aircraft currently used by Ukrainian soldiers in the conflict between their country and Russia.


The institute indicated that this aircraft, manufactured in Taiwan and small enough to be carried in a backpack, can fly in the air for 15 minutes. Like all marches of this type, it can only be used once and self-destructs on the first hit.


Chi Li-bin, head of the military's aviation systems research department, explained that the drone is "lightweight and portable (and (like) a large flying hand grenade)."


He pointed out that Taiwan is also working on developing a new generation of "suicide marches", including larger marches to launch attacks at longer distances.


Relations between China and Taiwan have been strained, especially since Beijing considers the island an integral part of its territory and asserts that it will one day regain it by force if necessary.


Last year, Sino-American relations reached their lowest point in August after then-Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited the island.


In response to Pelosi's visit, Beijing launched massive military exercises around Taiwan.
In October, the Communist Party included in its constitution a reference to its "strong opposition" to Taiwan independence.

Tue 14 Mar 2023 11:54 am - Jerusalem Time

An Argentine school allows its students to wear swimwear to face the heat wave

(AFP) - In light of the heat wave that has been sweeping several regions in Argentina for about two weeks, a school in Rosario (north) made an exceptional decision to allow students to wear swimming clothes, so that they can moisturize their bodies during breaks, according to local media. Monday.
On Monday, the temperature reached 38 degrees Celsius in Buenos Aires and other provinces in the northern center of the country, with record temperatures recorded during the current summer in the southern hemisphere, which was classified as the hottest since the start of recording temperature data in Buenos Aires in 1906, and since the year 1961 nationwide.
Several schools closed their doors last week due to problems with air conditioning, or waiting for temperatures to drop as expected in the second half of the week.
Classes were suspended on Wednesday and Thursday in the secondary classes at Francisco Gorochaga School located in Rosario (310 km from Buenos Aires), due to problems preventing the possibility of using air conditioners. However, the administration sought to avoid making a similar decision for primary classes.
The administration said in a letter it sent to the students' parents last week and was reported by the local daily newspaper, "La Capitale," that "we have made a decision that whoever wants from the students can go to school in swimming clothes and sandals, while bringing his own towel and other clothes in case he wants to take off his swimming costume," adding that “The rest periods will be in screened places, with the possibility of using the water hoses for the children to hydrate themselves.”
"This decision should be evaluated from an educational point of view," Principal Marian Sanchez told La Capitale, adding, "We have never seen a similar heat wave in the region, and the school must find a solution in this regard."

OPINIONS

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:33 am - Jerusalem Time

Major General Al-Shobaki free

اللواء فؤاد الشوبكي هو مناضل وطني من الطراز الاول، يستحق من شعبنا والفصائل الوطنية والاسلامية كل التقدير على ما قدمه لشعبه من تضحيات رغم كبر سنه، والذي أطلق عليه أ§سرى الحرية لقب «شيخ الاسرى» حيث كان الاكبر سناً بين أبناء الحركة الأسيرة لحين الافراج عنه أمس بعد أن أمضى ١٧ عاماً في سجون الاحتلال لم تلن له خلال هذه الفترة قناة، بل على العكس من ذلك زاده الأسر إصراراً على التمسك بالنضال لحين احقاق شعبنا لكامل حقوقه الوطنية الثابتة وغير القابلة للتجزئة.
فها هو شيخ الاسرى حراً بين أبناء شعبه وبين قيادته، يؤكد من جديد ان ما أمضاه في سجون الاحتلال، هو ضريبة على كل فلسطيني يؤمن بقضية شعبه، وانه غير نادم على الـ ١٧عاماً التي أمضاها من عمره المديد خلف القضبان وعنجهية الاحتلال والسجان الذي يعتقد هو ودولته بأن الأسر يضعف من عزيمة الأسرى الذين ضحوا بحريتهم من أجل حرية شعبهم.
لقد كان استقبال الشعب والقيادة والفصائل للمناضل الشوبكي استقبالاً يليق بمناضل أشرف على سفينة محملة بالأسلحة والعتاد من أجل نصرة شعبه والتصدي لجرائم الاحتلال خلال انتفاضة الاقصى والذي استباح فيها الاحتلال الدم الفلسطيني الذي ما يزال يستبيحه وينزف لحين احقاق كامل حقوق شعبنا الوطنية الثابتة وغير المنقوصة.
وفي الوقت الذي نشارك أبناء شعبنا والقيادة والفصائل عرسها الوطني في استقبال الشوبكي، فإننا في الوقت نفسه نؤكد على ضرورة مساندة الخطوات النضالية التي تخوضها الحركة الأسيرة من أجل الحفاظ على مكتسباتها التي حققتها عبر تضحيات جسام والتي تحاول ادارة سجون الاحتلال سحبها منها رغم انها لا تساوي الحد الادنى من الحقوق المنصوص عليها في القوانين والاعراف الدولية، الى جانب التضييقات الاخرى التي أوعز بها المتطرف بن غفير وزير الامن القومي ضد الحركة الاسيرة التي تستعد لإضراب شامل عن الطعام وتدعو شعبنا وقياداته لمناصرتها في معركتها النضالية ضد الظلم والتعسف الاحتلالي.
ورغم مضي ٢٨ يوماً على عصيان الحركة الاسيرة إلا ان فعاليات التضامن الشعبي والرسمي معهم ما زالت ضئيلة وتراوح مكانها، الامر الذي يتطلب من الجميع التحرك السريع والواسع لتوسيع دائرة التضامن معهم وعدم تركهم في المعركة لوحدهم، خاصة وان ادارة السجون تقوم بعمليات قمع غير مسبوقة بحقهم في محاولة لإفشال خطواتهم النضالية.
فاللواء الشوبكي وكافة ابناء الحركة الأسيرة من واجبهم علينا ان نحتفل بتحرر أي واحد منهم وفي الوقت نفسه الوقوف الى جانبهم في خطواتهم النضالية، فهم طليعة متقدمة في النضال الوطني ولا يمكن لأحد تركهم فريسة لإجراءات وجرائم بن غفير وادارة السجون وقوات القمع في السجون.
ولا يسعنا هنا سوى ان نبارك للواء الشوبكي تحرره ونتمنى له موفور الصحة والعافية والحياة المستقرة بين أسرته وأبناء شعبه وقيادته الوطنية، فهو قدوة ومثال للمناضل الحقيقي، فرغم رتبته العسكرية إلا انه قدم ١٧ عاماً من عمره في سجون الاحتلال القمعية.

OPINIONS

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:33 am - Jerusalem Time

The objectives of the continuous American pilgrimages to the region

Written by: Rasem Obeidat


The continuous American pilgrimages to the region by military, security and political leaders, starting with National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan, on the 19th of last January, followed by CIA Director William Burns on the 29th of the same month, and then US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the 31st of January. The same month, security, political and military crews of lower grades stayed in the region to follow up the results of the dialogues and tours and give orders and instructions to the affiliated tools, and seek to ensure the security of the entity state, the focus of the American strategy in the region, and perhaps the most dangerous of those tours, is the infiltration and violation of Syrian sovereignty on the fourth of this The month by the Chief of Staff of the US Army, Mark Milley, to eastern northern Syria, to inspect the US occupation bases, and it is clear that the goals of that visit are to prevent rapprochement between Syria and Turkey, which has come a long way, as well as to prevent Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential elections next July from the gateway to the Syrian rapprochement. - Al-Turki, as well as the continuation of the American plundering process with its allies of Syrian gas and oil, and the formation of tribal fronts similar to the Iraqi Awakenings, with the aim of working across the Syrian borders Al-Iraqiya, for blocking the land routes between Iran and the popular crowd in Iraq and between Syria and the southern suburbs in Lebanon, and the continued draining of Syria and Turkey militarily and economically, as well as preventing Arab rapprochement with Syria and the normalization of relations with the Syrian leadership, especially what we witnessed of visits by Arab leaders to Syria after the earthquake Which struck Syria and Turkey, and to achieve this goal, America instructed its ally, the State of the entity, to bomb the Aleppo airport through which humanitarian aid arrives. It was temporarily taken out of service, and this was followed by Mark Milly’s visit to the entity, Egypt and Jordan, as well as the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who accepted his visit to the country On the afternoon of 9/3/2023, the entity visited the American bases in Iraq, and it seems that this is related to preparing the American public opinion and the international community for the possibility of a military strike against Iran targeting its nuclear facilities.

We realize that this continuous American argument has to do with the Iranian nuclear file and the restless anger of the West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as pulling friends and allies over the issue of the war that America is running and supervising with Russia in Ukraine, and lining up behind it in its unholy war against Russia, and perhaps the Palestinian file. The escalation of acts of resistance in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the possibility of an explosion of situations at the gates of Ramadan and Al-Aqsa, and the fear of a wide fire that will break out in light of the “demonization” and marking of the holy month with violence by the leaders of the entity state, is ahead of the Iranian nuclear file in the degree of urgency, although it is less important and dangerous However, the fire erupting from this gate may burn and sweep away with it the Palestinian Authority, which suffers from stagnation and erosion in its political role in favor of its functional role. Likewise, this explosion and the flying sparks that result from it may extend to Washington’s allies who are suffering from unprecedented economic and financial crises. Therefore, he called Blinkin, the state of the entity and the Palestinian Authority, after its approval of the plan of the American general, so security, Jordan and Egypt went down to a meeting in Aqaba, which came after the Nablus massacre on 2/22/2023, which left 11 martyrs and more than 100 wounded, and in conjunction with This summit, the operation of the martyr Abd al-Fattah Harousha, who was assassinated in the Jenin camp, came as part of the massacre that left 6 martyrs and more than 26 wounded, by killing settlers in the town of Huwwara, which was subjected to a holocaust against the background of this operation by the settlers’ bullies, leaving a martyr and burning More than a hundred cars and dozens of homes and property, boasting and proud of this crime of the ministers of Jewish fascism Ben Gvir and Smotrich.

This Holocaust made it difficult for Blinken to reach a security calm, and prevented the progress and implementation of General Wenzel's plan, which was approved by the Palestinian Authority, to regain control of the cities of Nablus and Jenin, that calm revealed the truth of this meeting, that the meeting was not security, but political and included a temporary freeze to discuss residence More settlement projects, and a temporary halt to the demolition of Palestinian homes in Area C and Jerusalem, in addition to stopping the storming of Palestinian cities and towns, where the leaders of the entity state announced that settlements will not stop for a single day, nor a stop to the demolition of Jerusalem homes, nor a stop to the storming of Jerusalem cities and towns.

The escalation and deepening of the political and societal crises of the entity, the widening of the protests in quantity and quality against Netanyahu's policy and the plan to weaken the judiciary, and the entry of the military and security institutions into the line of this crisis, which went beyond being a deep political and societal crisis, but rather a structural crisis in the composition of the entity and the deep national and class difference of settlement, and this hybrid identity For the entity-state, which foreshadows the entity-state entering into a civil war that will accelerate its ruin from within, may push Netanyahu and his lust for the power he clings to, so as not to lose his political and personal future, as a result of the charges pending against him before the "Israeli" judiciary of bribery, breach of trust and mistrust, to launch a unilateral war The side is on Iran, and blowing up the situation at a time that Washington does not want and contradicts its priorities and interests, which may push the region towards an all-out regional war, and therefore the American military, political and security leaders are conducting intensive consultations and meetings with the outskirts of the Aqaba summit, to establish a security calm, by going to the summit Aqaba 2 in Sharm El-Sheikh, which seems to be held may be postponed or cancelled, as the Jenin and Jaba massacres and the subsequent Palestinian response came with a qualitative operation on Dizenkoff Street - Tel Aviv, to "brake" and challenge One of the PA's impulses to go to this summit, which is intended, is for the "Abraham" alliance to work to normalize the annexation of the PA and Jordan to this alliance, so that they go united to the second "Negev Forum" summit in Morocco, in the current month of March, in order to establish a security structure under American supervision. And the leadership of the state of the entity, and the participation of the “Abraham Normalization” alliance, along with Jordan and the Authority.

It seems that what the former American general Dayton did not succeed in, the American general will not succeed in, so he went down, and although America and the entity state agree on the strategic side, with regard to the Iranian nuclear file, but they differ in the tactical aspect, America still prefers to wait and deal with this file through a series Maximum sanctions and their tightening, but the entity state prefers the military option and tightening sanctions in its Trumpian version, and in my firm belief that hinting at the military option by the entity state alone or with the participation of America is currently excluded, unless Netanyahu commits a foolishness that ignites a regional war, and also I do not think that there will be a truce And cutting time for a safe passage for the month of Ramadan, in light of a Jewish fascism that seeks to escalate and explode the situation, and from here the military option and Netanyahu’s export of his crises remain possible, in addition to that he is unable to curb the Jewish fascist groups that have become in control of the joints of the political decision of the entity state, and therefore Netanyahu may take action Rome burned himself and those in it.
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ARAB AND WORLD

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:32 am - Jerusalem Time

The Saudi Crown Prince announces the establishment of “Riyadh Airlines”

In a step that ushers in a new phase of growth, expansion and competitiveness in air transport services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz , Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Investment Fund, announced the establishment of “ Riyadh Airlines ” as a national carrier. New, to contribute to the development of the air transport sector, and to strengthen the Kingdom's strategic location, which connects three of the most important continents of the world; Asia, Africa and Europe, and work to raise the competitiveness of national companies in accordance with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

Riyadh Air aims to launch flights to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030, and plans to provide exceptional levels of integrated services.

The establishment of “Riyadh Air”, which will be based in the city of Riyadh, comes within the framework of the Public Investment Fund’s strategy to unleash the potential of promising sectors locally to support the diversification of the economy. to 75 billion riyals ($20 billion), and the creation of more than 200,000 direct and indirect job opportunities.

Riyadh Airlines and King Salman International Airport are among the latest investments of the Public Investment Fund in the aviation sector aimed at raising the financial sustainability of the aviation sector system and enhancing its global competitiveness. In order to achieve the goals of "Saudi Vision 2030".

According to the announcement, the board of directors of "Riyadh Aviation" will be chaired by the Governor of the Public Investment Fund, Yasser bin Al-Rumayyan, while Tony Douglas, who has more than 40 years of experience in the transport, aviation and logistics sector, has been appointed as CEO of the company.

OPINIONS

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:31 am - Jerusalem Time

Released prisoner Fouad Al-Shobaki... Noah's Ark has arrived

بقلم: عيسى قراقع



بعد 17 عاماً قضاها في سجون الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، أفرج عن شيخ الأسرى وأكبرهم سنّاً فؤاد الشوبكي أبو حازم، أحد أبطال عملية سفينة الكارين A والتي أطلقت عليها إسرائيل عملية سفينة نوح، ربما لأن طوفان الاجتياحات والجرائم الإسرائيلية التي فاقت التصور خلال الانتفاضة الثانية عام 2000، استدعت سفينة إنقاذ بحرية لنصرة الشعب الفلسطيني وتعزيز صموده في وجه الآلة الحربية العسكرية الإسرائيلية التي اجتاحت الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة قتلاً وتدميراً واعتقالاً، وخلالها ارتكبت مجازر فظيعة ولا زالت هذه الجرائم مستمرة ومتواصلة.
أربعة عشر بحاراً فلسطينياً وعربياً بقيادة الأسير الفلسطيني عمر عكاوي عبروا البحر الأحمر باتجاه البحر المتوسط للوصول إلى الشواطئ الفلسطينية في غزة، أمواج الانتفاضة المشتعلة كانت تدفعها وسط الرياح العاتية، السفينة مسرعة، صوت أبو عمار المحاصر في المقاطعة تحثها على اجتياز كل العقبات الأمنية والطبيعية، صوت الشهداء في مخيم جنين وكنيسة المهد، صوت آلاف المعتقلين والمحاصرين والمنكوبين، صوت القدس المنتفضة في وجه الاعتداءات والاقتحامات، السفينة المحملة بالذخيرة والأسلحة تستجيب لنداء الأرض المحتلة ومخططات تصفية القضية الفلسطينية التي أسفر عنها مؤتمر كامب ديفيد عام 2000، القدس عصية على المقايضة، حق تقرير المصير كفيل أن يحرك الأرض والسماء لتعبر سفينة الإرادة كل المخاضات المظلمة، فإما أميراً وإما حراً وإما الردى.
شيخ الأسرى فؤاد الشوبكي المشرف على العملية كان ينتظر، السفينة نجت من الأقمار الصناعية الأمريكية، ومن أجهزة المراقبة الإسرائيلية، عبرت المحيط الهندي، مسارب في البحر، طرق فوق الأمواج العالية، وكان لا بد من الرد على النيران الإسرائيلية المنفلتة، الطائرات والصواريخ والإعدامات الميدانية، كان لا بد من الرد على هؤلاء الطغاة الذين حرقوا قرية حوارة، كان لا بد من الرد على الجنرال موفاز الذي أراد أن يصهر وعي الفلسطينيين بالحديد والبارود ويعتقل أحمد سعدات ومروان البرغوثي متمنياً أن يكون رماداً في جرة.
الرياح الفلسطينية تقود سفينة نوح إلى وطنها، يحركها الإله والانتماء وصلوات القدس في هباتها المتكررة، وكان لا بد من الرد على اقتحامات شارون وبن غفير والصهيونية الدينية الفاشية للمسجد الأقصى، وكان لا بد من الرد على مذابح جنين ونابلس والخروج من دائرة السلام المخادع الذي وضع كل الشعب الفلسطيني في شباك المصيدة.
سفينة الشوبكي وصلت، تحرر من الأمراض التي زرعها السجن في جسده، ها هو في رام الله يتفقد سفينته العظيمة التي غيرت مسار الانتفاضة، السفينة لا زالت مملوءة بالأسلحة، على ظهرها الآلاف من الشبان المتمردين الجريئين، أجيال لم تغرق في البحر، أجيال تنهض في كل مرحلة، سفينة الوعي الفلسطيني تجتاز الأسلاك الشائكة، تهدم السور الواقي الذي يحيط العقل والروح، إسرائيل هي التي تغرق الآن في ظلاميتها الدينية والعنصرية، تتصدع من داخلها، تدفع الثمن كدولة محتلة، دولة أبرتهايد واستعمار استيطاني، يقودها الحاخام والسيف والنزعة العسكرتارية.
القادة الإسرائيليون والسجانون الذين اعتقلوا الشوبكي، ها هم الآن يعترفون أن دولتهم البوليسية تقودها عصابة وطغاة متوحشون، وأنها تتجه لتتحول إلى دولة دكتاتورية عنصرية، دولة خراب، ويعترفون أكثر أن إلقاء القبض على الشوبكي ورفاقه في البحر لم يوقف السفينة، على متنها شعب عظيم، شعب يقاوم لم يصهره السجن ويغيبه الموت، فسفينة نوح صنعت لحماية الشعب الفلسطيني من الطوفان الإسرائيلي، هي سفينة الحياة، سفينة من وحي الإله.
سفينة الشوبكي وصلت رام الله وأبعد، شيخ الأسرى يشكر البحر وهو يعلن الفيضان في سجون الاحتلال، الأسرى يستعدون لعبور اللجج المتلاطمة، ينتفضون دفاعاً عن كرامتهم وإنسانيتهم وحقوقهم العادلة، سفينة الأسرى تتحرك في كل السجون، ملحمة أخرى لن يستطيع ابن غفير وقوانينه الفاشية أن تخمدها.
شيخ الأسرى فؤاد الشوبكي لا يحسب سنين عمره وفق تقويم السجن، لهذا يخاطبه قائلاً: أيها العمر المتنامي على عجل تريث قليلاً، فأنت أكثر جمالاً ورقة، والسجن ليس هو الأزل، والموت ليس هو القضية، إن التضحيات ومعاني الصمود والشرف الإنساني والوفاء هي تعويض الأحرار عن الزمن الضائع، ويقول: الوقت متوقف ومتشابه، ولكن أحلامنا تنحدر نحو البحر وتصب في الحقول وترتمي في أحضانها، علمني البحر أن الزمن الإنساني لا ينحصر بين القاع والسطح، ولا بين الجدار والصدى، هناك ساعة القلب المشمسة، والشاطئ الذي أراه يقترب ثم يقترب.
سفينة الشوبكي وصلت، ذخيرة ثقيلة من الصبر والإيمان والصمود، سلام على البحر والأسرى، يقول الشوبكي وهو يرفع علم فلسطين فوق السارية.

OPINIONS

Tue 14 Mar 2023 10:26 am - Jerusalem Time

Teachers' strike... A crisis of failure confirms the need for change

Written by: Jamal Zaqout


The government's failure to formulate a logical solution that responds to the teachers' fair demands clearly shows either its turning its back on these real demands, or its inability to achieve that. Where it refrained from implementing the increase in the allowance for the nature of the work, the “profession”, and so that it would start to take effect retroactively from the beginning of this year, and in an attempt to circumvent this agreement and under the pressure of the strike, the government announced its willingness to increase by only 5%, provided that all allowances are studied, including Other government professions within the framework of the Civil Service Law, which the teachers did not accept, as they considered it an attempt to circumvent their demands and the agreement signed, announced and previously approved by the government.

The teachers had organized a mass demonstration in the city of Ramallah during the month of February, in which thousands, if not tens of thousands, participated, which reflects the strength of their rally around their demands and the movement that leads their movement, and this also shows the extent of popular support for these demands in the face of attempts to incite against teachers and hold them accountable. Responsibility for disrupting the educational process. However, this did not affect the families of the students, and the rest of the society groups that suffer from similar crises.

After the Ministry of Finance procrastinated in adhering to what the government announced again, and as it was said by “presidential directives through the director of the Authority’s intelligence,” to delineate the agreed-upon bonus, i. Procrastinate and try to get around it. In the absence of trust and constructive dialogue, the teachers continued their strike, and the data indicates that additional numbers have joined the strike, especially since their previous salaries have been deducted. Yesterday, Monday, they also organized a protest demonstration and a central sit-in, gathering in a remarkable and unprecedented way in front of the Council of Ministers.

It is with great regret that the government has shown its failure to deal with this crisis over and over again, and it was not helped by seeking help from the security forces, nor by the reprehensible appeals through mosque loudspeakers, simply because this crisis, like others, has shaken confidence and dropped the credibility of the government, which unfortunately abandoned its position and powers, and became applicable to it like “Watch what you see.” This is what happened and is happening in the crisis of the judiciary and the fundamental change that affected its independence, and it is what happened and is happening with the crises that accumulate daily, and put the power in one valley and the people in another valley.

The need for change and unity

Patchwork treatments for these accumulated crises limit the danger of a popular explosion at any moment, at a time when we as a people need to close ranks and prevent a descent into a state of chaos, not through verbal promises, and the continuation of the policy of domination and monopoly of decision-making. The impasse now threatens not only the future of the political system and its national movement, but also our people's resilience and the overall national destiny. Getting out of this impasse is now in the hands of the president to take concrete steps to restore unity, and a comprehensive national consensus on a government of capable national competencies and delegated the powers regulated by the Basic Law, and sets its priorities by strengthening people’s steadfastness and their ability to confront the occupation’s plans to liquidate their cause, and to take the necessary practical steps towards Establishing transitional justice, preparing political climates and administrative procedures that guarantee going to presidential and legislative elections within the framework of a realistic and agreed-upon timetable. The burden is heavy, and the danger to our national destiny is imminent, and confronting it requires a review from everyone, and drawing from previous experiences in a way that unites and mobilizes the energies of our people in all places of their presence towards their basic tasks of freedom and dignity, otherwise history will not be merciful to anyone.

SPORT

Tue 14 Mar 2023 9:46 am - Jerusalem Time

Spain Championship: Substitute Morata gives Atletico a fatal victory over Girona

(AFP) Substitute striker Alvaro Morata gave his team, Atletico Madrid, a fatal victory over Girona, 1-0, on Monday, at the end of the 25th stage of the Spanish Football League .
Morata, who entered as a substitute for Dutchman Memphis Depay in the 62nd minute, scored the winning goal after a corner kick from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann turned from Argentine Angel Correa and the Spanish international striker followed it with his left foot into the net (90 + 1).
The referee initially canceled the goal for offside Morata, but returned to the video assistant referee “VAR” to confirm the validity of Morata’s tenth goal this season in “La Liga”.
Atletico raised its score in third place to 48 points, 3 points ahead of Real Sociedad, which tied 1-1 against Mallorca on Sunday.
“Rojiblancos” went into the meeting, ecstatic from their great victory over Seville 6-1 9 days ago, and before that they drew in the Derby of the capital against arch-neighbor Real 1-1.
Likewise, the men of Argentine coach Diego Simone have not tasted defeat in “La Liga” since January 8, when he fell 1-0 to Barcelona.
For his part, Girona, supervised by coach Michel Sanish Munos, achieved two victories over Almeria 6-2 and Athletic Bilbao 3-2, before losing to Getafe 2-3 in the last stage, only to fall again this evening.
"Rojiblancos" waited until the 21st minute to threaten the host's goal after penetrating the penalty area, as the ball reached from Depay on the right side to Griezmann, to hit the latter from close range, which was blocked by Argentine goalkeeper Paulo Gasaniga.
The Belgian Yannick Carrasco hit a ground ball, which was blocked by the goalkeeper with both hands (26).
Slovenian Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak imposed himself as a star for the second half, after he first blocked a shot from midfield from David Lopes (69), and then another powerful shot from Rodrigo Riquelme with his left foot after a cross pass from Ukrainian Viktor Tsygankov (83), before he snatched Morata. Three point goal.

SPORT

Tue 14 Mar 2023 9:45 am - Jerusalem Time

Italian Championship: Milan also stumbles with a draw with Salernitana

(AFP) - Milan, the defending champion, joined its arch-rivals Inter, Lazio, Roma and Atalanta, by stumbling at home after a 1-1 draw against Salernitana on Monday at the end of the twenty-sixth stage of the Italian Football League .
Milan, ecstatic from its qualification to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012, entered its draw on Wednesday with its English host Tottenham, 0-0, after winning the first leg 1-0. Lazio tied 0-0 with Bologna on Saturday.
But he did not take advantage of this opportunity and failed to compensate for his fall in the last stage against Fiorentina 1-2, contenting himself with a point that raised his tally to 48 in the last fourth place qualifying for the Champions League, a point behind Roma, who in turn lost to Sassuolo 3-4 Sunday, and six to Atalanta. Who lost Saturday, 0-2, to Napoli.
Napoli was the biggest beneficiary, as it was the only one that emerged victorious among the top six, moving away from the lead by 18 points from Inter and approaching an additional step from its first title since 1990.
And in light of Napoli's tweeting far in the lead, the ambition of his pursuers was limited to competing for the other three places that qualify for the Champions League next season.
And the cards may be completely mixed up if Juventus succeeds in the appeal submitted in order to recover the 15 points that were deducted from his balance for accusing him of financial manipulation, as he will raise his balance according to the current arrangement of 53 points, which makes him second.
Milan finished the first half ahead thanks to Frenchman Olivier Giroud from a header after a corner kick executed by Algerian Ismail Ben Nasser (1 + 45), raising his tally to 8 goals in the league this season.
But the guests equalized at the start of the second half through Senegalese Boulay Dia after a cross from Croatian Domagoi Bradarić (61), just before three changes to Milan, who brought in the returning Swede after a long absence Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Belgians Divock Origi and Charles de Kitlar instead of Jiro, the Portuguese Rafael Leao and the Spaniard Ibrahim Dias (62).
Milan thought that he had a chance to regain the lead after the referee awarded him a penalty kick in favor of Bin Nasser after a mistake by Bradarić, but the video assistant referee “VAR” intervened and canceled the penalty kick (70).

SPORT

Tue 14 Mar 2023 9:21 am - Jerusalem Time

Al-Sawahra Club achieves a historic achievement and qualifies for the Professional League

حقق نادي السواحرة، مساء الإثنين، إنجازا تاريخيا وتأهل بشكل رسمي إلى دوري المحترفين لكرة القدم بدءا من الموسم المقبل.

وجاء تأهل نادي السواحرة المقدسي إلى دوري المحترفين لأول مرة بتاريخه بعد فوزه الكاسح مساء اليوم على جاره سلوان المقدسي بخماسية نظيفة، في اللقاء الذي جرى على استاد فيصل الحسيني ببلدة الرام شمال القدس المحتلة.

ورفع السواحرة رصيده إلى 49 نقطة في المركز الثاني بفارق 5 نقاط عن أقرب منافسيه شباب عسكر الذي تعرض لهزيمة مفاجئة أمام إسلامي صور باهر بهدف لهدفين، أما سلوان فأصبح بوضع لا يحسد عليه وأصبح قريبا من الهبوط لدوري الدرجة الثانية مع مركز نور شمس، وشباب الكرمل، حيث أصبح بحاجة للفوز في الجولة الأخيرة على الكرمل وانتظار هزيمة طوباس من مركز نور شمس.

وصعد نادي السواحرة لدوري المحترفين برفقة نادي شباب العبيدية الذي كان قد حسم تأهله يوم أمس.

SPORT

Tue 14 Mar 2023 9:18 am - Jerusalem Time

The Football Association is considering resolving the establishment of the Gaza Cup for the 2023 season, and the Palestinian national team arrives in Iraq


Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi and Al-Quds Sports Correspondent

The Palestinian Football Association in the Gaza Strip is holding a special meeting this week with the participation of its most prominent committees, primarily competitions and player affairs, to resolve its decision to organize the second official tournament for this current football season, 2022-2023, which is the Gaza Strip Cup, after the completion of the first national championship in the Premier League. , first, second, and third, where he will announce his final position on the official announcement of the future of the Sector Cup.

Proposals tended to cancel the cup tournament, for several reasons, most notably the riots that took place in the stadiums and were repeated in league tournaments, and the state of tension that the sports system is going through in the recent period, and the federation’s address to the moment to see its position on participating in the cup tournament, indicated the existence of a small number of The clubs of the second and third degrees do not exceed the number of fingers on one hand. They would like to participate out of 30 clubs. They have the right to participate or apologize for it. The Competitions Committee gives the options for the second and third degrees to participate, while the participation of the clubs of the excellent and first degrees will be compulsory.

Ramadan tournament canceled

The federation committees indicated that there is a tendency to cancel the cup championship for the current season 2023, similar to the previous two seasons. Matters did not stop at that, but there is a tendency by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports to cancel the five-a-side football championship for the sector clubs, and replace it with corporate teams.

official institutions and associations. The committees indicated that postponing the launch of the upcoming Sector Cup until after the blessed month of Ramadan will find great opposition from the clubs, as this will increase the financial burden on them, as the clubs will need more than 40 days of training to prepare for the tournament, which depends on the knockout of one match, in addition to that the clubs Suffering from a suffocating financial crisis in the last three seasons.

Rafah youth camp

The Rafah Youth Club, the champion of the Premier League for the penultimate edition, and the champion of the Sector Cup for the last edition of 2020, is looking to hold an external training camp in the Arab Republic of Egypt in preparation for the next season, with the support of businessmen close to the Blue Club. The camp will also include a recreational period for the team in the capital, Cairo, to relieve One of the pressures that faced the team this season, after its neighbor and arch-rivals Khadamat Rafah crowned the title.

Palestinian national youth team

The Palestinian national table tennis team for juniors under 15 years old arrived in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah to participate in the West Asian Federation Championship, which will be held from 13 to 19 March. The Secretary-General of the Federation, Imad Al-Jaal, has completed the necessary procedures to participate in the competition. The delegation is headed by Radwan Al-Sharif, Vice President of the Federation From the West Bank, who will participate in the meeting of the West Asian Federation, and the players Kamel Dofesh, Ahmed Al-Daya, Asaad Erhim, Youssef Dofesh, Abdullah Mushtaha, Abdel-Rahman Ward, and Hassan Abu Shaban.

In turn, Muhammad Salah al-Dalu, President of the Federation, thanked the Olympic Committee, represented by its president, Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub, and Major General Abdul Majeed Hajjah, Secretary-General, for their support of the Table Federation, and for providing what is required for the success of Palestine’s participation in the Iraq Championship.

First class lottery

The Table Tennis Federation, at its headquarters in the Hall of the Prisoner and the Martyr Hassan Salameh, held the draw for the first-class championship for the clubs of the Gaza Strip, in the presence of Adeeb Abu Ghazal, a member of the Federation, head of the Competitions Committee, the tournament director, and a number of representatives of the clubs participating in the tournament. Adeeb Abu Ghazal, Chairman of the Federation’s Competitions Committee and Director of the Tournament, inaugurated the lottery ceremony by reading the items of the regulations and the tournament system, which will be divided into two groups. Al-Radwan Club, Al-Tuffah Club, Al-Qadisiyah Club, Palestine, and Al-Salah Association. The Federation’s National Teams Committee will conduct a competition between the teams of each league group from one role, and the first and second for each group will advance to the next round, while the next stage, which will conduct a one-round league between the four rising teams, will include the champion and his runner-up, and they will rise to the Premier Division while he will be relegated. The last two groups for the second degree. The championship competitions will start on Wednesday at 3:30 pm at the Federation tables in Hassan Salameh Hall, provided that the teams will be present at 3 pm for preparation and warm-up.

Technical performance analysis course

On the other hand, the coaches Muhammad Muhanna and Mazen Al-Katani from the Gaza Strip are participating in the performance and technical analysis course, which is launched by the International Olympic Institute in the Arab Republic of Egypt, in which the football expert Amr Abdo, a performance analyst in the clubs of the Ministry of Interior, the Police Union, Tanta and Porto, lectures with the participation of many Trainers in Egypt, with a duration of 40 training hours. The course has many themes, most notably statistical and numerical analysis, technical analysis, line analysis, heat map analysis, and writing a full analytical report. Muhanna and Al-Katnani are the first coaches to participate in the tournament of its kind, as they have previously appeared in the analytical studios of satellite channels to analyze matches in the Premier League. He works as an assistant coach for Deir Al-Balah Union Club, and Al-Katnani worked as a coach for Al-Tuffah Club.

Proposals to adjust league matches

The Football Association is examining its efforts to control the matches, especially in the recent matches, because the clubs do not concede the results to each other and miss the results, as this has not been officially proven, and doubts remain made by some clubs in a move not to manipulate the results as happens in many tournaments, and among the proposals is to be The Super Cup consists of six clubs, so that the league champion and runner-up are in the semi-finals, in addition to the presence of two teams, the winner of the third-place match and the sixth-place match, and the winner of the fourth-place match and the fifth-place match. Matches, especially since missing matches is a great inconvenience to clubs, and they are numerous, but it is difficult to prove them, as they require evidence and evidence.

SPORT

Tue 14 Mar 2023 9:16 am - Jerusalem Time

Palestinian Nour Al-Sweiti wins the gold medal in the Netherlands Taekwondo Championship

The Palestinian player, Nour Al-Sweiti, won the gold medal in the Netherlands Open Taekwondo Championship, which witnessed the participation of 2030 male and female players.

Al-Suwaiti played in the under-37 kg competitions, and was able to win 5 consecutive matches against his opponents from Belgium, Germany, Poland and Britain.

The President of the Taekwondo Federation, Bashar Abdel-Gawad, congratulated the player and his coach on this achievement, wishing him more successes and achievements in the upcoming competitions.

He pointed out that the Al-Suwaiti player is preparing to participate in the Belgium Open Championship for the game, next week, as a representative of the national junior team.

Tue 14 Mar 2023 8:18 am - Jerusalem Time

Ola pioneer honey with different flavour

Small projects are one of the most important means for the advancement of the economy and self-development, to achieve great results on the individual level, and lead to financial independence, especially for women, because it gives them peace of mind and the achievement of their goals, no one can control the events of life, but women who own their own projects control how to respond No matter how difficult their ambition is, the goals will remain just dreams without working to achieve them and striving to reach them and take control of things. Unlike those who lack economic empowerment, they always fall at the mercy of circumstances.

Many women view work as an essential step that must be taken, and some women view work as just an additional step in their life without any reason. Relying on an independent economic life is very difficult for a woman to find a job that matches her personality, the nature of her family life, and her degree. Increasing skills and certificates so that work is not difficult to be independent of and does not stand in front of you in the search for financial independence for your life.

The first way


Small projects generate opportunities, primarily on the personal initiative and self-efforts of the owner of the project, which will be reflected in the future on achieving a quantum leap in society. Its goal is to achieve itself through a project to manufacture medical and safe body and skin care products that are suitable for adults and children of both sexes.

Ola says: I moved between many jobs, but I did not stay long in a specific job. By my nature, I like to be a pioneer and the queen of myself. I hold the reins more than instructions are imposed on me. Since childhood, I have loved everything related to body, skin and hair care, and I love everything related to beauty and health. The idea of my project began to crystallize in this direction, but I needed someone to hold my hand at the beginning of the path and push me towards the first step, as it is always the most difficult at the beginning of the path, and at An-Najah University a colleague of mine was the one who helped me to take this step and I will not forget his grace as long as I live, he started helping me with books that I need and guide me to the sites that I benefit from, and gradually I started the project.

And she continued: The first step was only by manufacturing glycerin soap only without any other product, from the beginning of 2019 until its middle, and I was doing experiments and throwing them without success until I finally reached the correct formula, according to accurate chemical calculations and many things that I reached according to accurate and specific amounts until I succeeded, after that the subject became much easier after the first experiment, as I knew exactly what references I needed and benefited from, and then I distributed the soap to my relatives and those around me to try it, and I found great acceptance of it and many people benefited from it, then I started selling it, and I started the steps to develop the project.

From making soap to producing thirty different varieties


With passion alone, a person can draw his life as he wants. For every great success and prosperous project, a starting step was the basis for launching, and through it she was able to make a great success, and start a new stage in the world of entrepreneurship to excel and start her project in the first step with one product to work with what she loves and to excel and prove that Women are able to achieve success and excellence in what they love, to reach thirty different products for skin and body care.

And about the steps of development, Ola speaks with a big smile and joy, saying: I decided to start expanding, and since we love perfumes greatly, I entered the field of perfumes by making various aromatic serums, including what is for the hair as a protection from heat, then for the body and to maintain its softness, as well as for children, which causes them allergies, after So I went towards many products, and thank God, thanks to the Lord of the Worlds, I now have thirty diverse and different products, all of which are medical and one hundred percent safe.

And she continued: I depend on all my products on the inclusion of a natural element in it, where the active substance in the product is a natural substance, for example my human lotion is medical. Variety for the skin, such as vitamin E and C serums, moisturizing creams and peelings for the face and body, Moroccan soap, body butter, salt-free shampoo, natural hair oil capsules, and hair-smoothing serums. The essence of the rose rose, which naturally moisturizes the cheeks and lips area, and lip balm. French and Arabic perfumes, house fresheners, and grain concealer. A substance placed on the grains to reduce their size and remove them in a safe way, in addition to a coconut hair bath, in addition to a deodorant, and I consider it at the top with my work and many other products that my memory fails me to talk about all of them.

And she continued: Praise be to God, all the products I have have a demand and demand by virtue of the fact that whoever tries them once returns to them again and tries others, but I consider the deodorant product to be at the top of the products, as its basis is the semi-substance known to reduce the amount of sweat through its effect on the sweat gland to reduce the sweat that is secreted from it and its effect lasts. 24 hours and many challenges occurred with people when they tried deodorant that if the smell of sweat appeared after 23 hours of use, they would return the product and get double its price, and it also works to lighten and whiten the underarm area, which is what distinguishes it from what is in the market, which causes blackness under the armpit And the feedback from customers was very wonderful, and I also put in the products an abundant amount, taking into account that the price is suitable for everyone so that everyone can buy, and my motto is that a little profit brings a big gain, and I have an aromatic serum that gives moisture to the body because its basis is coconut oil that works on Nourishing and restoring the skin, and at the same time, its fragrant aroma of French perfumes that can be spread on the body without chemicals, without causing irritation and sensitivity, because I use medicinal substances in perfumes in a large way, which gives high hydration to the body and It smells refreshing and delicious, and you choose the scent you prefer, such as pepper, jasmine, narcissus, and others. Perfumes are available for both females and males.

And she continued: The shampoo is free of salts with an extract of natural oils such as coconut oil, olive oil, bitter almond, castor, jojoba and nigella sativa oil, which nourishes the hair and at the same time protects the hair follicles from being closed due to the salts being free of them and the acceptance is a lot because most of the problems lie in the smell of sweat and hair care to intensify Moisturizing the body while still smelling fragrant because essential oils remain engraved in the body.


Innovation and experiments


When a person knows his true passion, his life turns into a world of pleasure and happiness. Passion is a person's guide to what he loves, and with it alone he can draw his life as he wants, overcome everything, and experiment with determination to reach what he wants.

Asal says: At the beginning of my career, it took me months to be able to produce one product for one reason, which is the limited information and sites that can be used. For example, it was not available to me in large quantities. Over time, this information became available to me, and I became the one who gave it to people. At the present time, I need a whole week to list the work steps and the formula is ready. After that, I work on it, and the work needs another week, then I try the product myself, in addition to giving it to those who are very close to me to try it, and more. I have a skin type to make sure of its effect, and this needs three weeks. Of course, certain chemical tests are done on it, which we cannot do without, such as viscosity, density, its effects on the body, the pH, and others.

And she continues: In the beginning of 2019, I allocated a corner in my kitchen to work in, and with time I sought and rented a place in which I allocated a room in which to be my laboratory and put my equipment in it and do work in it, and this is by the grace of God, in the same place where I live and do everything with my own hands to be confident in my products and I can give the customer the product according to his need The opposite of someone helping in the work, as the temperature of a material, for example, causes it to decompose, so I like my work to be only with my hands because it is a handmade product and I am satisfied with myself because the business owner is more keen than others on his work in addition to because his passion for his own work is completely different from the employee's passion.

The reason for naming it "Misk soap & more"


Everything in this life has a specific reason that pushes us towards it, and every success has great steps and efforts that are made for it, and behind every successful project is a name that has been associated with it and known through it, and within this name is a specific reason for launching it from the project, and this is what was behind naming Ola for her project “Misk soap& more .

Ola says: I am like any mother. I have children who are seven years old and Misk two years old. At the start of the project, I was still pregnant with my daughter Misk, and I had decided with my husband the name we would give her. My products are natural, so it will be appropriate and after my daughter, and at first I was facing the problem of coordination between work and children, but my husband was very cooperative with me, as well as my mother, may God protect her. They helped me a lot with children to save time and focus on my work. The conditions are favorable in terms of my surroundings, and when I make compositions, I work in a large amount and keep them according to safe conditions. When there are orders, I fill orders only without working on making compositions every day.

difficulties


The ability to overcome difficulties and turn them into mere stumbling blocks that will soon be overcome is a task that is not easy in any beginning and project, and Ola has the patience and clarity of vision of what she intends to do and the ambition to change her reality and succeed in her project. Regarding some of the difficulties and obstacles that give success a distinctive flavor and great happiness, and about the difficulties that did not stand in the way of the development of work, she says: At the beginning, Dr. Omaid Amira stood with me with my project and preferred him to me until the last day of my life. And you looked at the question asked, “Why do you want to work?” I am by nature ambitious and I love work. I did not study and learn because I only care about my family and not be productive. I would like to reach a stage that one day my name will be mentioned publicly in front of my children and they will be proud of me and I will be their role model. The first difficulty is how to provide raw materials, especially since the beginning of my work was in small quantities, and most of them wanted to sell in large quantities, and it took me time to be able to find sources of raw materials, after that the cans that I used It was not easy to secure the materials and their prices were high, and I was subjected to great exploitation by merchants, but in the end I was able to reach a permanent source at a reasonable price and in the quantities that I need permanently, but I still face the problem of electronic marketing, because I am not well versed in social media, in addition to the fact that specialized companies ask for imaginary sums. Direct Marketing I have a great ability to persuade because the materials I make and I know completely their quality and passion for my work and I can deliver the information correctly.

She concluded her speech by saying: The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Work is worship.” Why do we confine our lives to four walls and to our children when we can raise our children even when we work? The only difference is our conviction about ourselves that changes with work. By myself and proud of myself as long as I develop myself, the society’s view of me will be as I see myself, so we have to be proud of myself and whoever has the opportunity to develop himself practically must prove his existence in his name to have an impact after I die, and we must always start our steps with the lowest costs and God will be with us It helps us and guides us. We must not fail and confine ourselves between walls. Negative thoughts will affect us and our negative energy will increase, and this is clearly reflected in the upbringing of children in a big way if the mother has negative energy and will destroy them psychologically without realizing it. One thing, either we take advantage of it and leave, or we waste it and stay in our place, and it is nice to leave a beautiful impact among people.

PALESTINE

Mon 13 Mar 2023 10:40 pm - Jerusalem Time

The Supreme Administrative Court decided to stop the teachers' strike, and the movement confirms the continuation of the strike

The Supreme Administrative Court issued an urgent decision, today, Monday, to stop the open strike from work in public schools announced by teachers working in public schools under the so-called "teachers' movement", as well as teachers who abstain from work, according to the administrative lawsuit filed today by the Ministry of Education under No. 59/2023.


For his part, the Unified Teachers Haram said that the comprehensive strike continues, and it is not possible to return to schools unless all the provisions of the Independent Authority Agreement are implemented, and the government must restore the discounts immediately and without conditions, and we affirm that taking any arbitrary action against any teacher on strike in the coming days will be met by all teachers with an immediate response.

PALESTINE

Mon 13 Mar 2023 9:36 pm - Jerusalem Time

Herzog: The situation is very difficult and worrying

قال الرئيس الإسرائيلي يتسحاق هرتسوغ، مساء الأحد، ‘ن الوضع صعب ومقلق للغاية، وأنه وصل لدرجة خطيرة جدًا بفعل حالة الانقسام السياسي.


وحذر هرتسوغ في كلمة قصيرة له هذا المساء، من العواقب السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والأمنية لما يجري.


ودعا جميع الأحزاب الإسرائيلية إلى ضرورة التقارب وإيجاد حلول، مشيرًا إلى أنه يبذل جهودًا كبيرة من أجل إيجاد صيغة صحيحة للتوازن.

PALESTINE

Mon 13 Mar 2023 9:18 pm - Jerusalem Time

Batfish invade the shore of the Gaza Strip

Dozens of batfish have spread on the shores of the Gaza Strip after they got caught in the nets of fishermen in the poor coastal enclave.


Dozens of citizens gathered in Gaza City to watch the rare fish that migrate during the months of March and April of each year and pass near the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, according to the fishermen.


Fisherman Bashir Shuwaikh explains how he was lucky enough to catch more than ten fish, each of which weighs between 200 and 300 kilograms, and the price per kilogram is approximately $4.


"Every year, quantities of batfish come out. This is the season when the weather is hot. Each boat catches a certain number of fish," he added.


He continues, "Most people in Gaza know this fish and love it very much. Today, I sold a large amount of it and took a whole fish for my family."


The price of one batfish ranges between $200 and $400.


Since 2007, Israel has imposed a tight sea, land and air blockade on the Strip, which has a population of more than 2.3 million Palestinians, most of whom suffer from poverty and unemployment.


Israel determines the permitted fishing area for Palestinian fishermen in the Mediterranean, which often ranges between 6 and 15 nautical miles, and it reduces it according to the repercussions of the security situation.


The Oslo Accords signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in 1993 limited the fishing area to 20 nautical miles, provided that this area is entirely under the control of the Palestinians.


More than 70,000 citizens of Gaza live by fishing, and about 4,000 fishermen work in the Strip.


The numbers of batfish, of which there are two species, are declining and they are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.

Mon 13 Mar 2023 9:12 am - Jerusalem Time

Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Prize winner for literature, dies at the age of 88

Novelist Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994, who was distinguished for his writings outside the well-established traditions in Japan, has died at the age of 88, according to what the Kodansha publishing house announced on Monday.


Oye "passed away of old age in the early hours of March 3," the publishing house said in a statement, adding that he was buried at a family funeral.


Uwe, who was known for his pacifist and anti-nuclear views, considered himself from a generation of writers "deeply wounded" by World War II "but nonetheless full of hope for a new birth."


Influenced by French and American literary culture, his spiritual stories touch on various issues, from concepts of disability to the difference between village traditions and big city life.

PALESTINE

Mon 13 Mar 2023 8:42 am - Jerusalem Time

What was before Hawara is not the same as after it.. Israeli collapse on all fronts, and Netanyahu does not control his government

Well-informed Israeli sources confirmed, on Monday, what was reported by the Hebrew Channel 12 last night, about the existence of a crisis in relations with the Emirates , despite the denial of the Prime Minister in Tel Aviv, Benjamin Netanyahu .


And the Hebrew channel reported that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed decided to freeze important deals with Israel due to the political situation, including a sensitive security deal to buy defense systems.


This morning, the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Israeli political sources familiar with relations with the UAE, saying that there is a real cause for concern in terms of relations with the Arab country.


The sources said: "Relations at the tactical level are good and have not been damaged, and there is some progress in civil issues, but there are differences on many political and security issues."


A senior Israeli official described what is happening as a "collapse on all fronts," noting that the damage to the relationship will take years to heal.


Another senior Israeli official said, "The United Arab Emirates is just one example of this collapse, which came after a record warming in relations... There are other countries distancing themselves from Israel or at least freezing communication."


He added, "It is not limited to the fact that the United States did not invite Netanyahu to visit the White House. There is an understanding among the international community that Netanyahu does not control the government and is led by Smotrich and Ben Gvir. The event in Hawara was like a crossroads. The understanding was that Netanyahu They remain calm, and suddenly they see that the area is burning under the noses of the army."

Sun 12 Mar 2023 2:56 pm - Jerusalem Time

Panthers return to India after an absence of 70 years

Indian authorities released a pair of Namibian cheetahs into the wild, according to what was announced Sunday by the Minister of Environment, Bhupinder Yadav, as part of a project to reintroduce this type of animal to the Asian country after its extinction more than 70 years ago.


"The two cheetahs are doing well," Yadav wrote on Twitter, after they were released in Kono National Park in central India, where they spent months in a cage to enable them to acclimate.


The two cheetahs, Oban and Asha, are the first batch to be released from eight cheetahs that arrived from Namibia last September, following the approval of the Indian Supreme Court in 2020 to import African cheetahs "to a carefully chosen place" on a trial basis.


Another 12 cheetahs arrived in India in the past month, and authorities hope the cheetahs will multiply after their release, reaching 100 within 10 years.


The authorities said that the transfer of cheetahs from Namibia to India is the first of its kind to take place from one continent to another.
India previously included Asian cheetahs, but an Indian prince killed the last of them in 1947, then in 1952 this species was officially declared extinct.


African leopards, a different subspecies from the Asian leopard, were released in Kono National Park, which is known for its vast grasslands and abundance of prey.

PALESTINE

Sun 12 Mar 2023 11:36 am - Jerusalem Time

Wide Palestinian condemnation of the crime of the occupation in Nablus

On Sunday, Palestinian factions and personalities condemned the new occupation crime in Nablus , which led to the death of 3 young men.


The head of the National Council, Ruhi Fattouh, held the fascist occupation government responsible for the crime of executing the three young men.


Fattouh said, in a press statement, that the occupation erects death barriers at the entrances to Palestinian towns, to kill citizens in cold blood, under false pretexts and allegations, to justify daily field executions.


He added, the repetition of executions in the same way and at the occupation military checkpoints proves the bloody mentality of the occupation forces, and that they have explicit instructions for killing and physical liquidation under the cover and approval of the Israeli political level.


The international community and human rights organizations demanded the formation of international commissions of inquiry on the executions at "apartheid" checkpoints and the death of Palestinian civilians, and the trial of the leaders of the occupying power.


While the "Fatah" movement mourned the three martyrs, and said, "This heinous crime committed by the occupation army confirms that the occupation government is seeking to escalate the situation, an attempt through that to export its internal crises."


She added: The policy of the so-called "mowing the grass" practiced by the occupation will not work, nor will it intimidate our people, who will continue their struggle, until the establishment of their independent, sovereign state, with Jerusalem as its capital.


Fatah called on the international community to intervene immediately. And curbing the criminal-bloody tendency of the occupation regime, blaming the occupation for the responsibility and repercussions of its crimes.


For its part, Hamas said that the occupation committed a new crime against our Palestinian people in the city of Nablus, in the context of its Nazi policy against our people.


Hamas added, in a press statement to its spokesman, Hazem Qassem: This blood will be a curse on the occupation and fuel for the escalation of the great uprising in the West Bank. like he said.


And he continued: The equation of responding to the crimes of the occupation is present, as it was in the operation of the martyr Al-Moataz Billah Al-Khawaja, so the crimes of the occupation will not go unpunished. According to him.


Meanwhile, Tariq Ezz El-Din, the media spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement for the West Bank, said that the execution of the three martyrs is a new heinous crime recorded in the record of the occupation.


Ezz El-Din asserted, "These Zionist crimes against our people and their resistance prove every day that the terrorist occupation government declares total war on our people and uses all heinous methods that require a response to it in all ways and means." like he said.


He added, "The Nazi occupation government bears responsibility for its crimes, and our people's resistance will remain steadfast on its path, and will not back down, regardless of the sacrifices, as the occupation will inevitably come to an end."


While the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said, "This new massacre will not weaken the will of the resistance, and that the masses of our people, with all their resistance formations, will pay the enemy the price for its crimes."

She added, "Our people will make their way towards liberation and return."

OPINIONS

Sun 12 Mar 2023 10:53 am - Jerusalem Time

Secular Zionism in the face of religious coup

الأحد... وكل يوم أحد

الأحد... وكل يوم أحد

Opinion Writer

Written by: Lawyer Ziyad Abu Ziyad


Judaism was born in the Holy Land, the cradle of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While the Christian religion is linked to the Old Testament (the Torah) and considers it an extension of it, Islam requires every Muslim to believe in God, His books, and His messengers, meaning that Islam recognizes the previous religions, unlike Judaism, which does not recognize the other two religions, Christianity and Islam. In any case, Judaism for us is one of the monotheistic religions, and it is incomprehensible to view it as a race or nationality.


Although the Zionist movement was based on the merger between the Jewish religion and the concept that the Jews are a nationality, and presented itself as a national liberation movement for the Jews, the Zionist movement was not born from the cradle of religions and did not succeed in gaining the support of the Jews in all parts of the world, as evidenced by the fact that the vast majority Some of the Jews of the world did not engage in the Zionist movement and did not adopt the ideology of returning to the Promised Land, and contented themselves in a large part with emotional or financial support for Israel. And there are religious Jewish groups such as Neturei Karta that do not recognize the state of Israel and consider its establishment an attack on the will of God because it is not permissible to say to the Jews a state until after the coming of Christ and the establishment of the Jewish state at his hand.


In any case, the Zionist movement was not born, as I said, in the Holy Land, but rather in Central and Eastern Europe, the regions in which the anti-Semitic movement arose and flourished. There is no doubt that anti-Semitism played a major role in the birth of the Zionist movement, which was born with the motive of getting rid of anti-Semitism on the one hand, and its idea was inspired by the successes achieved by the European colonial movement in the countries of the world and was a source of inspiration for the fathers of the Zionist movement in the late nineteenth century.


Zionism is alien to the cradle of the three religions
The fact that everyone must realize is that the Jews of Eastern and Central Europe have no ethnic connection with the Jews of the Levant, but rather they are mostly from the Kingdom of the Khazars, whose people were a mixture of Turks, Finns, and Mongols (semi-Mongols). At the end of the eighth century AD, the king of the Khazars, his nobles, and a large number of From his people from paganism to Judaism, and with time, until about the ninth century, all the inhabitants of the Khazar kingdom became Jews. Many historians believe that no less than 92% of all Jews in the world descend from the Khazar dynasty historically and have no connection with the Jews of the East.


What I would like to say is that the Jews of Eastern and Central Europe, who produced the Zionist movement, have no ethnic connection with the Jews of the Holy Land. Land. There is no doubt that the Eastern Europeans, with anti-Semitic and racist motives, welcomed the birth of this movement and supported it in order to get rid of the Jews and expel them from their countries to the next Jewish state on the way. Here, the interest of the Jews to escape from the oppression of anti-Semitism met with the interest of the anti-Semites who wanted to get rid of the Jews.


There is no doubt that the fathers of the Zionist movement have succeeded with great success in mobilizing large numbers of Jews, creating a collective spirit among them, and linking them to the concept that Judaism is nationalism, that not every Jew has to be religious, and that one can be a secular Jew or even an atheist as long as he Born of a Jewish mother.


Although the Zionist movement rode the wave of religion to justify the claim to the "Promised Land" and claimed for itself the name of a national liberation movement, the key remained in the hands of the religious, as the conversion to Judaism cannot take place through civil or secular institutions, but rather through conversion to Judaism at the hands of A religious reference, and the entry of a strict Judaization process in which whoever wants to convert to Judaism is subjected to a religious brainwashing process that ends up purifying him from the "abomination of Gentiles" - non-Jews - and branding him with the Jewish religion. The funny thing is that after the process of Judaization is completed at the hands of the strict religious rabbinic, one can, after acquiring the characteristic of a Jew, become secular or an atheist and still carry a Jewish title and become one of God’s chosen people and have the right to the Promised Land regardless of where he came from in the world. Or from any ethnic or religious background.
The Zionist movement succeeded in achieving its colonial settlement program in part of the land of Palestine in 1948, and then was able to complete its conquest of all of Mandatory Palestine from the river to the sea.


Religious coup against secular Zionism
Although the Zionist movement was established as a secular movement that seeks to establish a secular, democratic Jewish state, it was unable to impose this pattern of thinking on all the Jews who joined under its banner, especially after the European Jews coming from Europe began to attract Jews from the Arab world, North Africa and other regions from the world to benefit from the labor force despite the different cultures, concepts and social customs, which created a state of alienation and a sense of social injustice and oppression against the Jews of the East.


However, the 1967 war and the influx of Arabs from the occupied lands into the labor market in Israel relieved the pressure on the Oriental Jews and even raised them a degree above the Arabs, and they began to reflect the racism and class discrimination that they suffered from at the hands of the Ashkenazim in the past, on the Arabs who became the lowest in degree.


This social transformation, which the occupation of 1967 contributed to creating within Israeli society, soon had political results on the Israeli scene represented in the increase in the influence of Oriental Jews in political life, and this culminated in the right-wing coup that took place in 1977 under the leadership of Polish Menachem Begin, who inflamed the feelings of Eastern Jews He embraced them in the bloc of right-wing parties, which was later known as the Likud, and Israel became for the first time a right-wing government led by Menachem Begin, in which some eastern Jewish leaders were allowed to emerge, such as David Levy.


In addition to this political transformation in Israel and the dominance of the national right in government since the late seventies, there has been a steady growth in the influence of religious parties and a gradual disengagement between them and the "liberal" Jews. The nationalist right and the religious right had an increasing influence in school and yeshiva programs. Most of the education ministers were from the Likud extremists, and the budgets allocated to the religious frameworks known as the "Yishfa" increased, and thus Israel entered a period of religiosity and religious extremism. There is no doubt that the failure of the political process with the Palestinians in 2000/2001 and the outbreak of the second intifada and the accompanying armed operations and bombings, and the promotion of the saying that there is no Palestinian partner, also contributed greatly to strengthening right-wing and religious Israeli extremism and racism against Arabs.


Successive coups in the Israeli arena
Over the past 75 years, since its establishment in 1948, Israel has witnessed a series of transformations, the most prominent of which was the right-wing political coup in 1977. Then another less dramatic transformation followed, in 2006 when Benjamin Netanyahu led a more right-wing coup against Arik Sharon and forced him to leave his Likud house. And the formation of a new party that did not live long, which is the Kadima party.


Today, in the year 2023, Israel is witnessing the most dangerous coup in its history and in the history of the Zionist movement. After the early Zionists thought that they could ride the horse of religion and use it to claim what they called the historical right of the Jews in the Promised Land, we find today that the religious Jews are leading a coup against the secular Jews who established Israel as a secular democratic state. The battle that we are witnessing today through the so-called legal reform is only the beginning of laying the foundations for a religious Presbyterian state that does not believe in man-made laws and does not recognize what is called democracy and considers that the supreme legal jurisdiction is the laws of the Torah.


There is no doubt that the success of these so-called "reforms" will mark the beginning of the end of secular Zionism and the institutionalization of the state of Jewish law. Such a state, like all theocratic regimes that appeared and quickly disappeared, and some of them recently in our Arab world, does not recognize pluralism, does not believe in participation, and is based on the principles of exclusion and appropriation of power. The strange thing is that the hypocritical Western world, which fought and is fighting Islamic movements with their various names and describes them as terrorism and obscurantism, does not say a word against their Jewish counterparts.


The success of this new phenomenon in Israel will mean that secular Jews and those who believe in democracy, even if it is for Jews only, will find themselves sooner or later either forced to flee from extremist Jewish religious persecution or to stand side by side with the Arabs and fight against this coming madness, with The fragility of this assumption, however, deserves consideration by both parties.


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OPINIONS

Sun 12 Mar 2023 10:51 am - Jerusalem Time

Palestinian Women Summit

Written by: Dalal Saeb Erekat

In conjunction with International Women's Day, the Palestinian Women's Summit will be launched on the fifteenth of March, an initiative of the Palestinian Business and Professional Women Network (BPW Palestine). To represent Palestine efficiently locally and internationally. The network was launched in March 2022 after Palestine registered with the International Federation of Women. For more information about the network and federalism, please visit the www.bpw_pal.org page and the Facebook page.
BPW Palestine

The Palestinian Business and Professional Women Network (BPW) is launching the Palestinian Women’s Summit initiative for the first time in cooperation with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, hoping that it will become a comprehensive national annual initiative to bring about practical change in the reality of women in Palestine by highlighting the Palestinian achievements and competencies that women represent in various sectors of academia. Law, engineering, medicine, science, technology, business, media, innovation, design, literature, art, data, politics and all areas in which Palestinian women have been able to excel in various ways.


This year marks the 23rd anniversary of United Nations Resolution 1325, and this resolution urged all parties to take the necessary measures in matters related to women's participation in decision-making processes.


October also marks every year the anniversary of the "Palestinian Women's National Day", which was adopted by the Ministry of Women's Affairs within the framework of the Palestinian government's plan to work to empower Palestinian women and enhance their role. The Basic Law and national policy agendas clearly state that the vision for Palestine is to promote gender equality. It also explains that women's participation in formal institutions needs to be strengthened and stresses the importance of including women's experiences and perspectives in official discussions about the occupation and its consequences. With the advent of the eighth of March, we view these dates and decisions as a turning point for the development of women’s rights, as they reflect the first official and legal documents issued by the Security Council in which the parties to the conflict are required to respect women’s rights and support their participation in peace negotiations and in reconstruction and reconstruction, and this is what the Ministry of Women’s Affairs built on. Celebrating the Palestinian Women's Day. Despite all this, from a practical point of view, women's participation rates are still not commensurate with their competence, and we still need to shed more light on women who play key roles in our society, as women's participation at the highest levels of decision-making has become an urgent necessity to achieve progress, prosperity and the desired unity.


The month of March is an opportunity for review and evaluation, to ask ourselves and our partners, what have we done towards women? What have we done with the political participation of women? Let's see where we have come from decisions and legislation and their application to protect half of society and empower women in various fields?


In order to answer these questions and to celebrate women and prove their distinction, the Business and Professional Women Network (BPW) and the Ministry of Women's Affairs are pleased to organize a summit that we hope will be annual and inclusive, this time from Ramallah, and soon in the Gaza Strip to bring together all partners to organize a national summit entitled Palestinian women.
The summit will be held in the style of Davos Dialogue:


The first discussion session highlights empowered women in the fields of technology, data, business, media, law and political decision-making.


The second discussion session sheds light on the role of donors, international agencies, projects and international efforts to empower women in Palestine.


Location: Arab American University - Al-Rayhan / Ramallah


When: Wednesday 11:30-3:30


The time has come to gather these successes under one umbrella, and we envision achieving this through the Palestinian Women's Summit initiative, which sheds light on young Palestinian women leaders and creators from many angles and different sectors. Be with us under one roof to unify the voice of Palestinian women in an attempt to gather female leadership models capable of making the positive social, economic and political change that Palestine and its people deserve.


This is an invitation to every empowered woman who is able to make a change, and an invitation to everyone who believes in the importance of the role of women to attend the first Palestinian Women's Summit on the anniversary of International Women's Day.

SPORT

Sun 12 Mar 2023 8:39 am - Jerusalem Time

CAF Champions League: A humiliating loss for Al-Ahly against Mamelodi 2-5, complicating its qualification, and Wydad is close

(AFP) - The ancient Egyptian Al-Ahly held the task of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the African Champions League in football, after suffering a severe loss at Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa, 5-2, on Saturday, in the fourth stage of the group stage, at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.
While Moroccan champion Wydad Athletic Club approached the quarter-finals, after achieving its third successive victory in Group A, at the expense of its Angolan host Petro Atletico 2-0 in Luanda.

Al-Ahly’s balance froze at four points from four matches in the second group, which was topped by Sundowns with ten points, compared to 9 for the Sudanese Hilal. Sundowns, who tied 2-2 with Al-Ahly in the first leg, secured their qualification for the quarter-finals, to join Moroccan Raja.
Al-Ahly, the record holder for the number of times to win the continental title (10), has two matches left with Coton Sport of Cameroon, bottom of the standings without points, and Al-Hilal, so that the fate of the Cairo team will not be in his hands after stumbling in three matches so far.
Scored for the Chilean Marcelo Allende (4), Themba Zwane (24), Tebuho Mokoena (40) and Namibian Peter Shaluleli (72 and 88), and for Al-Ahly Mohamed Sharif (13) and South African Percy Tao (61).
Al-Ahly coach Marcel Köhler said that his team wanted to take risks in the second half and come back after falling behind 1-3. "I think we did not deserve to win today against a big team like Sundowns," he said.
He added, "We were very bad in the first half, and in the second we wanted to take a risk and return to the result, but Sundowns took advantage of the mistakes with counterattacks, scored goals and held Al-Ahly's position in the group."
The pressure of the landowners resulted in an early goal by the attacking midfielder Allende with a powerful shot from outside the area, to the right of veteran goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy (4).
And from a mistake in passing to the Sundowns defenders, the ball reached the Algerian Ahmed Al-Kandoussi, who passed it to the uncensored Mohamed Sharif, who shot it to the right of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams (13).
The Sundowns players continued their offensive pressure in search of restoring the lead, taking advantage of the Al-Ahly defense confusion, in front of the movements of the midfield trio Allende, Cassius Mayola and New Maima, and in front of them was the annoying Shalulili.
And from a corner kick that was diverted by Tunisian Ali Maaloul, Motobi Mavala's header rebounded to Zawani, who was alone in the goal, and he hit it to the right of the goalkeeper (24). And from a repeated mistake in the middle of Al-Ahly stadium in pressing and controlling, Mokoena took advantage of the rebound from the defense and hit it powerfully, which settled in the upper right corner (40).
Tao returned with an effort to dodge Mokoena, penetrated into the penalty area from the left, then hit the ball into the net (61). Sundowns responded with a fourth goal from an organized attack, as Maima passed inside the area to the unmarked Shalulili, who shot it powerfully to the right of the goalkeeper (72).
And from a counterattack, goalkeeper Williams passed a long ball that reached Chaluli, dodging Mohamed Abdel Moneim and hitting it into the net (88). The left post saved Tau's header from a cross by substitute Amr Al-Suleya (89), so the match ended with a big victory for Mamelodi 5-2.

Wydad renewed its supremacy over Petro Atletico with two clean goals at home and among its fans, achieving its seventh victory over it in the history of their ten matches, in exchange for an orphan victory for the Angolan team.
The goals of the meeting were scored by Democratic Congolese Arsene Zola (59) and Senegalese Poly Sambo (90 + 1).
And “Wydad Al-Umma” put its first feet in the quarter-finals, as it raised its score to 9 points at the top of the first group, against the Algerian JS Kabylie (7 points), the winner over Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fourth, 2-1 (3 points), and Petro Atletico came third with four. points.
In the first match, the two teams started the meeting with defensive reservations, especially on the part of the Moroccan team, with preference for the host team seeking to revive its hopes, which pressed a lot, but did not create a danger in the goal of Moroccan international goalkeeper Ahmed Reda Al-Taknaouti.
The champion of the last edition, who aspired to his fourth title historically, relied on fast counters, and Jalal Al-Daoudi executed a direct free kick, which was saved by goalkeeper Hugo Marquez (13).
The international full-back, Yahya Atiyatallah, tried to miss the Angolan goalkeeper from a free kick as well, but Marquez hardly pushed it off the goal line (33).
The Brazilian Petro's top scorer, Thiago Azolao, almost surprised the Technaoti with a long shot, but he blocked it, and it bounced back to Gilberto, to hit defender Amin Farhan, then the crossbar, and Jaredi tried to return it to the goal, but the Congolese defender of Wydad, Arsene Zola, threw himself and saved her with a commando (35).
And the performance of the Moroccan team improved after the break, as the Spanish coach, Juan Carlos Garrido, made some adjustments to his squad without making any substitutions, as the defensive reservation continued, and the Angolan team almost snatched the lead when the Brazilian Willian Soares lifted the cross from a corner kick to reach defender Quinito facing the goal. So he turned it with his head over the goal strangely (57).
Wydad was able to reach the host’s net when Yahya Gebran kicked a corner kick, so he played it crosswise, but goalkeeper Marquez misjudged it, and Congolese Democrat Arsene Zola easily converted it into the net (59).
Garrido made offensive substitutions to take advantage of the spaces in the speedy counterattacks, as he pushed the Libyan Moayad Al-Lafi and Abdullah Haymoud, and the Brazilian Gleeson hit the ball from a direct free kick that bounced off the left post of the Technaouti goal (81).
Saif Al-Din Bohra responded with a long shot that was blocked by the crossbar (87), and from the rebound, Gleeson hit again a powerful ball that was blocked by the Moroccan goalkeeper with difficulty (88).
And from a quick rebound, Bohra led it from the right side, then sent a perfect cross ball to Senegalese Poly Sambo, and he headed it into the goal (90 + 1).
In the second match, JS Kabylie turned their backs with a goal scored by Marouf Chaki (55) to a 2-1 victory scored by Musa bin Zayed (63) and Masimisa Knight Salem (86).