AMMAN - (Xinhua) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that millions of children in Syria and Turkey need urgent humanitarian support due to the devastating earthquakes.

UNICEF said in a statement distributed by the organization's office in Amman today (Tuesday) that 4.6 million children live in the affected areas in Turkey, in addition to 2.5 million other children affected, seven days after two devastating earthquakes and more than 1,600 aftershocks occurred in southeastern Turkey and in Syria. This caused widespread destruction and the loss of thousands of lives.

"Children and families in Turkey and Syria are facing unimaginable hardship in the aftermath of these devastating earthquakes," said UNICEF Executive Director Kathryn Russell.

She added that we must do everything in our power to ensure that all survivors of this disaster have access to life-saving support, including safe water, sanitation, nutrition and critical medical supplies, and mental health support for children, not only during this period but also Long term too.

She said the number of children killed and injured during the earthquakes and their aftermath has not yet been confirmed, but the number is likely to reach several thousand and the official death toll has exceeded 35,000 dead so far.

She pointed out that the impact of the earthquakes on children and families in the region was catastrophic, as it left hundreds of thousands of people in miserable conditions, and many families lost their homes and are now living in temporary shelters, often in conditions of extreme cold / where snow and rain add to their suffering.

She said the earthquakes also caused widespread damage to schools and other vital infrastructure, increasing the risk to the well-being of children and families.

In Syria, she said, UNICEF is working to provide much-needed aid to the earthquake-affected population, and the organization has prepared supplies in northwestern Syria and begun distributing them to as many people as possible.

And in Turkey, UNICEF's immediate priority is ensuring affected children and families get the support they desperately need, said Director Russell.

ترجمة خاصة بـ”القدس” دوت كوم- قرر المستويان الأمني والسياسي في إسرائيل، مساء الأحد، إدخال الوقود الخاص بمحطة كهرباء غزة الوحيدة والممول من المنحة القطرية.

وبحسب قناة “ريشت كان” العبرية، فإن القرار جاء بعد تقييم أمني، وبموافقة المستوى السياسي.

وقال مصدر أمني إسرائيلي إنه طالما استمر الهدوء فسيكون هناك مزيد من التسهيلات.

ونقلت القناة عن قنوات عربية أن هناك اتفاقاً على عودة الأوضاع إلى ما كانت عليه قبل الجولة الأخيرة من التصعيد بغزة، على أن تبدأ جولة حوارات غير مباشرة بالقاهرة بين حماس وإسرائيل بشأن الإعمار وصفقة أسرى، إلا أن المصدر الأمني الإسرائيلي قال إن التسهيلات ستبقى في الإطار الإنساني ومرتبطة بالهدوء، وإن ملف إعادة الإعمار وتحسين الوضع الاقتصادي مرتبط فقط بعودة الأسرى والمفقودين.

Stockholm (AFP) - The US Army Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, affirmed on Saturday on board the USS Kearsarge in Stockholm port, the United States' determination to support Sweden and Finland before they join NATO.

The US military official spoke during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersen on the occasion of the "Paltops 22" maneuvers.

"It is important for us, the United States, as well as the rest of the alliance, to show our solidarity with Finland and Sweden through these exercises," General Milley said, referring to NATO's annual naval exercises in the Baltic Sea.

The exercises are scheduled to take place between 5 and 17 June, with the participation of 14 NATO member states, plus Sweden and Finland.

These maneuvers are particularly important this year with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Sweden and Finland to reconsider decades of non-alignment and apply for membership in NATO.

General Milley added that the presence in Stockholm of the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship designed to station ground forces on enemy shores, "demonstrates the United States' commitment to the common cause, the international order and the idea that big nations cannot invade small countries unchecked."

As for Andersen, the imposing presence of the 250-meter-long helicopter carrier and its 1,200 marines in the center of the Swedish capital, "is both a tangible expression of US support and also a powerful political sign at a critical time."

"This shows that the security guarantees that President (US Joe) Biden spoke of when President (Sauli) Niinisto and I visited him at the White House were followed up with concrete measures," she added, referring to her recent visit to Washington with the Finnish president. "We are very grateful," she added.

Gen. Mark Milley met with sailors, airmen, and Marines from the USS Kearsarge, which is equipped with ten Osprey transport aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically like a helicopter and flying like an airplane, six Harrier attack helicopters, and three MH-60 MH-60s. The marine version of the Black Hawk helicopters, and five landing craft.

In response to a question about the message sent by the presence of the American ship in the Baltic Sea, the Chief of Staff of the US Army indicated that the "Baltops 22" maneuvers aim specifically at "training in amphibious attacks and scenarios that may include attacking land invaded by a competitor or an enemy country."

He also indicated that the United States also intends to enhance its participation in other military exercises scheduled in the coming months.

Stockholm and Helsinki's candidacy for NATO membership is opposed by Turkey, which accuses the two countries of harboring "terrorists" from the PKK and its allies.

Both countries are seeking security guarantees before formal membership that would guarantee them unconditional support from allies under Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty, a process that could take months and could be prolonged by Ankara's opposition.
In the absence of a formal security guarantee, the two countries requested an increase in the US military presence in the Baltic Sea and northern Europe.

رام الله- “وفا”- أجرى الرئيس محمود عباس، مساء الأحد، اتصالاً هاتفياً بوزير العدل محمد الشلالدة، بصفته رئيس لجنة التحقيق الرسمية بوفاة المرحوم المواطن نزار بنات، للاطمئنان على سير التحقيق في القضية.

ووجه بالإسراع في إنجاز اللجنة لمهمتها حتى يصار إلى اتخاذ المقتضى القانوني في هذه القضية.

وشدد الرئيس على ضرورة أن تعمل اللجنة بحيادية تامة لتبيان الحقيقة كاملة واحترام حكم القانون.

ومن المتوقع أن تنهي اللجنة عملها خلال يومين.

Tomorrow, Thursday, about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will start a strike in rejection of the illegal and inhuman practices of the occupation. They have also taken other steps to express their unified positions, their challenge to the prison administration, and their readiness for confrontation, as they did when they wore what the prison administration calls “Shabas.” Many of these steadfast and patient people have entered new years. Like the prisoner Iyad Yasser Masalmeh, who entered his twenty-first year in captivity and is sentenced to life imprisonment four times, as well as Shuaa Jalal Nayef Kamji, who has been detained since 2003 and is sentenced to 25 years in prison, and Yahya Muhammad Suleiman Al-Rifai, who is sentenced to 50 months in prison, and many others, including brothers.
The worst thing about these Israeli practices is the administrative detention, whereby citizens are imprisoned without any charge being brought against them or the term of their imprisonment being determined. The strike of the prisoners, which begins tomorrow, is a unified and strong stance against the practices of the occupation, and it is expected that this strike will expand and the circle of participants in it will expand. Perhaps this occupation will listen. Closed walls and inhuman or legal treatment..!!
Millions of profits.. and what next?!
The Palestine Exchange announced that it had received the interim financial statements for the first half of this year for 47 companies. These data confirmed that the profits of these companies amounted to $200 million. The profits of banks for the same period amounted to approximately 69 million dollars, and other institutions also achieved profits in the millions, although the numbers were certainly lower, and these profits are distributed to shareholders, including a large number of citizens.
These facts confirm, according to Nihad Kamal, the general manager of the Palestine Exchange, the normal stability and the expected performance of these companies.
And the whole people are with stability and economic progress, but everyone wonders where these millions of profits go and why the bulk of them are not invested in serving society, people and the national economy in its various forms, knowing that everyone knows that there are those who invest and provide community services and for economic and political development, but what is required It is more and broader because the vast majority of citizens suffer from difficult economic conditions and harsh living conditions.
We are with these companies and institutions and the services they provide, but we demand something more and broader and commensurate with our circumstances and aspirations for the future and the challenges we face..!!

رام الله- “القدس”دوت كوم- دعت نقابة الصحفيين مساء الأحد، كافة الصحفيين ووسائل الإعلام الفلسطينية والعربية العاملة في فلسطين إلى مقاطعة أخبار الرئاسة والحكومة الفلسطينيتين حتى تحقيق مطالبها.

وطالبت النقابة رئيس الوزراء د. محمد اشتية، وبوصفه وزيراً للداخلية أيضاً، بإقالة قائد الشرطة على خلفية تقاعس الشرطة عن تأمين الحماية للصحفيين الذين تم الاعتداء عليهم ومنعهم من التغطية وتهديدهم من قبل عناصر بالزي المدني، على مرأى من عناصر الشرطة، وذلك أثناء محاولتهم تغطية احتجاجات واشتباكات بالأيدي وقعت مساء اليوم في مدينة رام الله.

وطالبت النقابة كذلك بملاحقة المعتدين على الصحفيين وتقديمهم للقضاء، وتقديم اعتذار واضح للصحفيين، وتعهد باحترام فعلي لحرية العمل الصحفي والتغطية، أيّاً كانت الأحداث وطبيعتها.

وأشارت النقابة إلى أنه حال تواصل هذه الاعتداءات على الصحفيين، فإن لدى النقابة خطوات أخرى ستعلنها في حينه.

ودعت النقابة الأطراف التي تنزل إلى الشارع إلى تحييد الصحفيين، وعدم المس بهم وبعملهم، باعتبارهم ناقلين للحدث وليسوا جزءاً منه، وأكدت أنها ستشرع بالملاحقة الجنائية لكل من يثبت تورطه بالاعتداءات على الصحفيين بأي طريقة كانت.

Washington - (AFP) US President Joe Biden will receive Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersen and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday at the White House, his spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre announced in a statement Tuesday.

The spokeswoman said, "They will discuss the nominations of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, European security, as well as support for Ukraine" in light of the Russian attack on it.

The White House announcement comes as the Finnish parliament has just voted in favor of joining NATO, by an overwhelming majority of more than 95%, allowing the official nomination to be sent to the alliance.

Sweden officially announced its candidacy on Monday, and the Prime Minister spoke on this occasion of a "new era" for this Scandinavian country.

By taking the time to receive the Swedish prime minister and the Finnish president, before departing on a long-scheduled diplomatic tour to Asia, Joe Biden wanted to forcefully express his support for the two countries' accession to NATO.

At this time, Turkey, a member of the alliance in which it has veto power to stop any expansion of the bloc, is threatening to obstruct this process.

Sweden and Finland, which were historically non-aligned, have made a historic turn since Russia invaded Ukraine, which led to a major change in public opinion in the two countries.

With the exception of Ankara, other NATO member states received the news of the two nominations with enthusiasm.

The United States has previously hinted that it will provide security guarantees to the two countries throughout the accession process.

Gaza - "Quds" dot com - Quds Bank provided support to the Right to Live Association in Gaza, and the Rahim Association for Friends of Down Syndrome in Ramallah, in order to support the activities of the associations in serving children with Down syndrome.

The Bank recently donated to sponsor two children from the Rahim Friends of Down Syndrome Association in Ramallah, in order to help them receive occupational and speech therapy for a full year.

The Bank also provided support to the Right to Live Association for the third time in a row, with the aim of ensuring the continuity of providing all services for the benefit of people with Down syndrome in the governorates of Gaza.

Salah Hadmi, CEO of Quds Bank, said: “Quds Bank is always keen to support all segments of society, as people with Down syndrome are an integral part of it, and everyone has the right to live a decent life, and we believe that nothing is impossible and that everything is possible, and we hope Through this support, we can contribute to helping them live a better life and be productive members of society.”

It is noteworthy that the Right to Live Association was founded in 1992 and provides services to people with Down syndrome in the governorates of Gaza, and the Rahim Friends of Down Syndrome Association rehabilitates injured children by integrating them with their peers, in addition to providing them with speech therapy and occupational therapy sessions. ‏

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The head of the Prisoners' Club, Qaddoura Fares , said, "The approval of the legislative ministerial committee of the occupation government on a draft law that requires the execution of prisoners who carry out resistance operations against the occupation, represents the height of extremism and fascism that the occupation has reached."

Fares added in a statement: "In practice, the occupation is working today to transform everything it implements on the ground into racist laws that legitimize and perpetuate crime in a more systematic manner, which comes in the context of profound transformations that we have not witnessed before, under a government that is the most extreme on earth." launch".

He continued, "The occupation never stopped practicing this crime, as the field executions, which have doubled since the beginning of last year, in an organized manner, reflected the level of executions that we witnessed in the first and second years of the Intifada."

Fares added, "The Palestinians will continue their struggle, despite the criminal machinery they face, and perhaps the reality is the answer to that. For decades, the occupation has legislated dozens of racist laws and issued hundreds of military orders, which did not discourage the Palestinians from continuing their struggle against the occupation."

He stressed that all the current facts should prompt us, as Palestinians, to re-evaluate our performance in the face of this level of criminality, given the continued absence of a clear national and political plan to confront it.

Fares said, "The dangers of these draft laws affect not only the Palestinians, but all of humanity, and the world that stood with its international legal and human rights system against the death penalty must stop broadcasting more positions that no longer have any value for the Palestinians, without There should be a real deterrent to the occupation.

A few days ago, the (Israeli Knesset) also approved a preliminary reading of a draft law that deprives prisoners of medical treatment and surgical operations.

This draft law comes in light of a major attack launched by the prison administration against the prisoners, and with the recommendations of the extremist (Ben Ghafir).

نابلس – “القدس” دوت كوم- عماد سعاده – القت الشرطة القبض على شخص مشتبه بانتحال شخصية الغير عبر موقع الـ”فيسبوك” والتشهير بأحد المواطنين في نابلس.

وذكرت إدارة العلاقات العامة والإعلام بالشرطة أنه وبناء على شكوى تقدم بها أحد المواطنين للشرطة مفادها قيام مجهول بالتشهير به الإساءة له عبر موقع الـ”فيس بوك”، باشرت المباحث العامة على الفور إجراءات البحث والتحري وجمع المعلومات والأدلة، وقد تمكنت دائرة الجرائم الإلكترونية من تحديد هوية المشتبه به والقبض عليه، وبسماع أقواله اقر بالتهمة المنسوبة له، وقد تم إتخاد كافة الإجراءات القانونية بحقه أصولا.

Jerusalem - (Xinhua) - The Israeli Bureau of Statistics reported (Sunday) that the inflation rate in Israel on an annual basis reached 4 percent last April, the highest rate in nearly 11 years.

The Statistics Department said in a statement that this figure is the highest annual inflation rate recorded in Israel since June 2011, when the inflation rate reached 4.2 percent.
As a result, the inflation rate has moved away from the government target, which ranges from 1 to 3 percent.

The data also showed that since the beginning of 2022, the inflation rate in Israel has increased by 2.2 percent.

The department said that the Israeli consumer price index, a key indicator of inflation, rose by 0.8 percent in April on a month-on-month basis, after recording a 0.6 percent increase in March.

She added that the increase in April was mainly due to an increase in the prices of fresh vegetables by 5.5 percent, in addition to an increase in the prices of clothing by 2.8 percent.
House prices in Israel also recorded a year-on-year increase of 16.3 percent from February to March 2022, which constitutes the highest year-on-year increase in real estate transaction prices in Israel in nearly 12 years, according to the statement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) -- Severe floods in parts of Malaysia have left 56,159 people homeless in five states, government data showed Tuesday.

According to the official news agency Bernama, the affected areas are along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, where 17,326 people from Kelantan state and 37,792 people from Terengganu state have been evacuated to flood relief centres.

The authorities confirmed five deaths from the floods, including a 15-year-old boy.

River waters exceeded the danger level in many areas of the affected states.

Ahmed Azzam Othman, Director of the Fire Safety Division at the Fire and Rescue Department, said that his team is conducting air monitoring to obtain an accurate picture of the flood situation in Terengganu state, as well as conducting similar air monitoring in Kelantan state.

The states of Pahang, Johor and Perak were also affected, with several hundred residents evacuated.

نابلس- “القدس” دوت كوم- رقية سماحنة- الوصول إلى الأماكن التاريخية والتراثية في أزقة بلدة نابلس القديمة وحاراتها ربما يحتاج إلى خارطة أو رموز يتتبعها الزائرون، خاصة لمن يزورونها للمرة الأولى في حياتهم. ومن هذا المنطلق، جاءت فكرة بناء مجسم للبلدة من الحجر والطين والخشب يشتمل على أهم المعالم التاريخية والحضارية فيها، يستطيع الزوار مشاهدته والاطلاع على تفاصيله، وبالتالي اختيار المعلم الذي يودون زيارته والطرق المؤدية إليه.

فكرة المجسم هذه أطلقتها ونفذتها المهندسة نور جردانة (28 عاماً)، وهي خريجة من جامعة النجاح فرع “تصميم داخلي” وموظفة في مركز تنمية موارد المجتمع التابع لبلدية نابلس.

وقد تجسدت الفكرة إلى واقع، وأنجزت جردانة مجسمها الضخم للبلدة القديمة الذي يضم قصوراً ومساجد وكنائس وأزقة وأحواشاً تجسد الواقع الحالي.

وتقول جردانة، التي تبدو فخورة جداً بمشروعها الذي استغرق إنجازه خمس سنوات: إن نابلس مدينة غنية بموروثها المعماري التاريخي، وتحتوي بلدها القديمة على مبان متعددة، تعود إلى حقب زمانية مختلفة، وإنها قد وظفت كل جهودها ضمن محاولة لتوثيق تاريخ هذه المدينة العريقة في فلسطين، وقامت بعمل مجسمات من الحجر للمدينة، التي تزخر بالمواقع التاريخية، لتسهل على الزوار التجول داخلها والتمتع بجمالها.

وتشير إلى أن تنفيذ مشروعها جاء ضمن مشروع التطوير الحضري والترويج للموروث الثقافي بالتعاون ما بين بلدية نابلس وجمعية “ليل” الفرنسية.

موهبة وبحث
وتقول إنه بدلاً من خارطة يتجول بها السياح، قامت بانجاز المجسم، مشيرة إلى أن امتلاكها الموهبة مع قيامها بعمليات البحث والاطلاع عن كثب، ووثائق البعثات الأثرية، والقيام ببعض الدراسات، قد مكنتها من إعادة تخيل البلدة القديمة.

وقد تم اختيار أحد القصور التاريخية داخل البلدة القديمة، وهو”قصر عبد الهادي”، ليكون مقراً لأعمال جردانة، فبات القصر مقصداً للزوار والسياح الراغبين بالاطلاع على التاريخ العريق للمدينة.

وتقول جردانة: إن العمل على تجسيد البلدة القديمة الموجودة حالياً سهل إذا تمت مقارنته بالعمل على تجسيد المدينة في الفترات الضاربة بعمق في التاريخ، فكلما عدنا إلى الوراء كان العمل أصعب بكثير.

وتتابع: “كان المطلوب صنع المجسمات لحقب زمانية مختلفة كالكنعانية والرومانية، وكان تجسيد الحقبة الرومانية هو الأصعب كون نظام العمارة يختلف كلياً عن نظام العمارة الكنعانية.

مفهوم قابل للتطوير
وترى جردانة أن مفهوم السياحة يجب أن يتطور باستمرار، وفي زمن كورونا باتت الحاجة ملحة لتنشيط الاقتصاد والحركة السياحية بطرق جديدة ومختلفة، ومع انعدام وجود السياح في المدينة، هناك طرق لشرح أهمية المدينة وتاريخها عبر”الإنترنت”، وبوجود هذه المجسمات التي تلامس الحقيقة أستطيع الشرح لأي شخص في العالم عن المواقع التاريخية والأثرية للمدينة.

وتضيف: تم أيضاً عمل تطبيق للهواتف النقالة يمكن السياح من التجول افتراضياً في تلك المواقع التي يرغبون بزيارتها في فلسطين.

ونتيجة لحالة الطوارئ التي تعيشها فلسطين بسبب وباء كورونا والالتزام بإجراءات الوقاية، عملت جردانة على ابتكار ألعاب للأطفال على شكل رسومات وبطاقات “بازل” وغيرها، تمكنهم من معرفة معالم مدينتهم أو أي مدينة فلسطينية أُخرى.

وتقول: في هذه الأيام ممنوع علينا اصطحاب الأطفال في جولات سياحية وفقاً للبرتوكول الصحي المعمول به من قبل منظمة الصحة العالمية، لذلك قمنا بعمل الألعاب التي تتحدث عن الآثار والتاريخ بطرق مبسطة وتفاعلية، حيث نرسلها إلى الأطفال في منازلهم ليقوموا بحلها أو تلوينها مع عائلاتهم من باب التسلية والمعرفة، وتشجيع السياحة الداخلية أيضاً، حيث سيتشوق الأطفال لرؤية تلك المعالم والآثار التي قاموا بجمعها أو تلوينها عبر اللعبة”.

وتضيف: إن سر نجاح عملها وديمومته ردود الأفعال الإيجابية عما يتم تصميمه حتى بات المركز مقصداً للعديد من السياح، والرحلات المدرسية للتعرف على مدينة نابلس.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - An avid Marilyn Monroe fan Wednesday criticized a private museum that owns a famous dress of the late actress for allowing reality TV star Kim Kardashian to wear it during the "Met Gala 2022" party organized by the Metropolitan Museum in New York last May. This caused "irreparable" damage to it, he said.

Scott Fortner, a collector who runs a website entirely dedicated to Marilyn Monroe, sought proof of his accusations by publishing this week photos of the sparkly beige, crystal-embellished gown Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday Mr. President" to late US President John F. Kennedy in 1962.

The first set of photos shows Marilyn's famous dress as it was before the Met Gala, according to Fortner, while the second set of photos was taken Sunday by a friend of Fortner's at the front of the private "Ripple's" museum in Hollywood, a month after Kardashian appeared in it.
From the comparison of the photos, it appeared that small tears appeared in the fabric of the dress on the back, while on the other side a number of crystal beads were missing or seemed unstable.

The footage and subsequent damage, according to Fortner, to the dress, which was bought by the Ripleys Museum at auction for $ 4.8 million, has sparked widespread criticism on social networks in recent days.

Fortner said on his Instagram account on Wednesday that his blame "is directed at Ripley's, who allowed the dress to be worn."

He added, "If any star had been offered to wear this dress, she would not have missed the opportunity (...). And Kim K. was simply the one who had the opportunity to do so."

"It was Ripley's duty to protect and preserve this historic piece, but he did not. The dress is now damaged beyond repair and would probably have been damaged if" any woman had worn it, Fortner said.

Agence France-Presse on Wednesday did not get any comment from Ripley's on the uproar over the dress.

And the museum had expressed in early May that it was satisfied that Kardashian would wear the "Met Gala" dress that no one had worn since Marilyn Monroe.

On that day, the museum issued a statement confirming that "great care has been taken to preserve this historical piece." He added, "With the help of experts in fashion preservation, archivists, and insurance companies (...) no alterations were made to the dress, and Kim Kardashian wore an exact copy of the dress before participating in the party."

Likewise, Kim Kardashian, who followed a harsh diet in order to be able to wear the historical dress, had no comment on the controversy through her accounts on social networks.

Tokyo - (AFP) - Shinzo Abe served as the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's history, spearheading ambitious economic reforms, building key diplomatic ties and tackling scandals.

Nearly two years after he had to relinquish power for health reasons, it is feared that Abe, 67, may have died after being shot during an election rally on Friday.

Abe was 52 years old when he became prime minister for the first time in 2006, making him the youngest prime minister in the country's history.

He was seen as a symbol of change and youth, but he also represented the third generation of politicians belonging to an elite conservative family.

At its beginning, his reign was turbulent and witnessed scandals and disagreements, and it ended with his sudden resignation.

After first saying he was stepping down for political reasons, he admitted he was suffering from a disease that was later diagnosed as ulcerative colitis.

Abby was in therapy for months. Upon his return to power in 2012, he said he had overcome the disease with the help of a new drug.

His second term, in which he became the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's history, was dominated at home by his economic strategy, which he called "Abenomics", combining increased budgets, monetary flexibility and structural reforms.

He also sought to increase the birth rate by making workplaces more considerate of fathers and, in particular, of mothers.

He also introduced a controversial consumption tax in 2019 that aims to help fund nursery places for children three and under, as well as to contribute to an overstretched social security system. However, Japan's economy began to decline even before the Corona virus crisis, which wiped out the remaining gains.

His handling of the crisis was seen as slow and confusing, which led to a decline in his support to the lowest levels during his rule.
He was scheduled to remain in the position until September 2020, which would allow him to attend an important occasion in his historic mandate, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed in 2021, but it seems that his health problems managed him again, and in 2020 he announced his resignation due to illness.

On the international stage, he took a firm stance on North Korea, but sought to be a peacemaker between the United States and Iran.
And he made it a priority to build a close personal relationship with Donald Trump, in an effort to preserve Japan's most important alliances, despite the slogan "America First" that the former US president used to raise, and he tried to repair relations with Russia and China.

But here, too, the matter is not without inconsistency. Trump remained determined to force Japan to pay a larger amount for the American forces deployed on its soil.

Tokyo failed to make progress in resolving the issue of the northern islands disputed with Russia, while a plan to invite Chinese President Xi Jinping for an official visit failed, amid rising domestic resentment towards Beijing.

During his tenure, he dealt with political scandals, including accusations of nepotism, which led to a decline in his approval rating, but was unable to harm his authority, due to reasons including the weakness of the political opposition in Japan.

Abe did not repeat a controversial visit in 2013 to a memorial to war victims that sparked widespread resentment in the region and criticism from the United States, and he adhered to a tough line towards South Korea over ongoing disputes from the war period, and continued to push plans to amend Japan's pacifist constitution.

الخليل- “القدس” دوت كوم- توفيت طفلة (6 أعوام)، اليوم الأحد، جراء حادث سير ببلدة الظاهرية جنوب الخليل.

وأفاد الناطق الإعلامي باسم الشرطة العقيد لؤي ارزيقات بأن غرفة عمليات الشرطة تلقت بلاغاً يتعلق بوقوع حادث سير ببلدة الظاهرية، على الفور تحركت دوريات الشرطة إلى المكان للوقوف على ملابسات الحادث.

وأضاف ارزيقات أن الحادث ناجم عن انقلاب ذاتي لمركبة يقودها والد الطفلة، الأمر الذي تسبب بوفاتها، مؤكداً إبلاغ النيابة العامة ومباشرة التحقيق في الحادث من قبل شرطة المرور.

القدس- “القدس” دوت كوم- هدم المواطن محمد علي صيام، اليوم الأحد، مخزناً في حي وادي حلوة في سلوان، تفادياً لدفع “غرامات مالية باهظة” لبلدية الاحتلال في القدس المحتلة.

وقال محمد علي صيام إن بلدية الاحتلال في القدس أمرته بهدم المخزن القائم منذ 20 عاماً، بذريعة البناء دون ترخيص، وذلك بعد أيام من تهديدات له بإحضار البلدية لهدم المخزن، مشيراً إلى أنه اضطر لتنفيذ قرار الهدم تفادياً لدفع غرامات مالية باهظة.

وأوضح مركز معلومات وادي حلوة في القدس أن بلدية الاحتلال صعدت من عمليات الهدم خلال الأسبوع الجاري في المدينة، حيث هدمت منشآت “سكنية، بركسات أغنام، مخزن، منشأة تجارية” في العيسوية وسلوان وجبل المكبر، وبعضها هُدمت بآليات البلدية، وأخرى هدمت بأيدي أصحابها، ومن بين المنشآت “غرفة لشاب من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة”.

ويأتي ذلك في وقت يترقب فيه أهالي حي البستان في سلوان مصيرهم، بعد انتهاء المهلة لهدم 13 منزلاً ذاتياً، وإلا فستقوم بلدية الاحتلال بتنفيذ ذلك في أي وقت، وقرارات الهدم حسب قانون “كامينتس”، حيث لا إمكانية لتجميد قرار الهدم أو تأجيله.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Prime Minister Dr. Muhammad Shtayyeh, the crime of executing the child Odeh Muhammad Odeh Sadaqa, by the occupation army’s bullets in the village of Medya, west of Ramallah.

Shtayyeh said that the perpetrators are persistent in killing, as the child Odeh joined the constellation of martyrs a short while ago in the village of Medea, west of Ramallah, in crimes that claim the lives of children, women and the elderly as a result of the international community's continuation of its dual policies that encourage the perpetrators to continue their crimes.

Shtayyeh offered the family of the martyred child and all the martyrs the deepest condolences and sincere feelings of sympathy

Private translation "Jerusalem" dot com - Extremist Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir said today, Monday, that his chances of being a minister in a government formed by Benjamin Netanyahu are not excluded, and that Likud members do not mind that.

In response to a question by the Hebrew website Ynet about his plans to become a minister or a member of the Knesset for the ruling coalition, he said: "I want to promote the bill to execute Palestinian terrorists, and to grant immunity to Israeli soldiers from any punishments or trials."

Bangkok - (AFP) - US Vice President Kamala Harris and the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada pledged pressure on North Korea during a session of emergency talks they held Friday to discuss Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Hours after North Korea launched a missile that Japan said could target the US mainland, Harris met leaders of close US partners on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Island summit in Bangkok.

"We strongly condemn these actions and again call on North Korea to cease any further illegal and destabilizing actions," Harris told reporters as the talks began. "On behalf of the United States, I stress our unwavering commitment to our alliances in the Indo-Pacific region," she added.

Japan reported that the missile landed in its territorial waters.

The launch came after weeks of escalating tension with North Korea, which US intelligence agencies believe is preparing a seventh nuclear test.

A White House statement on the Bangkok talks said the six leaders also warned of a "strong and resolute response" if North Korea conducted a nuclear test.

The statement said the leaders agreed that "the path of dialogue remains open to the DPRK," which they called on to "abandon unnecessary provocations and return to serious and sustainable diplomacy."

In a veiled reference to China, which is the most important lifeline for Pyongyang, the statement called on all UN members to "fully implement" UN Security Council resolutions that imposed broad sanctions on North Korea.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the leaders were also calling for an emergency session of the UN Security Council, where China and Russia in May vetoed a Washington-led effort to toughen sanctions against North Korea.

"It's about the world coming together to condemn North Korea's actions and defend peace and security in our region," Albanese told Australian reporters.

But during the meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida acknowledged concerns that North Korea was ignoring the pressure. "There is a possibility that North Korea will launch more missiles," Kishida said.

South Korean Prime Minister Han Dak-soo stressed that the "blatant" launch should be "never tolerated". "The international community must respond resolutely," Han said.

The meeting is the last in a series of meetings held to discuss the North Korean file.

US President Joe Biden met Sunday with Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Sok-Yul on the sidelines of the Southeast Asian Summit in Cambodia.

The leaders issued a similar warning of a nuclear test, prompting North Korea to denounce the trilateral meeting as evidence of US hostility.

And Friday's meeting showed that the allies will not back down, as three other countries joined their ranks.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he added his voice to allies by "denouncing in the strongest terms" North Korea's "continued and irresponsible actions."

In turn, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged that her country would "continue to respond forcefully," stressing that she understood the "concern" of Japan and South Korea.

Despite the pressure, the Biden administration believes that China remains the country most capable of putting pressure on North Korea.

Biden met Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali and expressed confidence that Beijing shares the same goals regarding North Korea, which is among the world's poorest and most isolated countries.

"I am confident that China does not want North Korea to engage in further escalation," Biden told reporters after the meeting.

Harris is participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) after Biden returned to the United States to attend his granddaughter's wedding.

Biden offered to start a working-level dialogue with North Korea, something Pyongyang showed no interest in.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held three showy meetings with Donald Trump, Biden's predecessor, during which he succeeded in easing tensions but without reaching a lasting agreement.

The United States stresses that it will never recognize North Korea as a nuclear power, while most experts believe that Pyongyang will never give up its arsenal.

Translation by " Jerusalem " dot com - The Hebrew newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, revealed today, Wednesday, an embarrassing incident for Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that almost canceled his meeting with the President of the European Commission , Ursula von der Leyen, minutes before it was held.

According to the newspaper, the journalists who arrived last night to cover the meeting were asked for a security check and an unusual interrogation, as journalists of Palestinian origin refused to undergo this examination and interrogation, which caused such a stir that the delegation accompanying the President of the Commission threatened to cancel the meeting with Bennett if it did not take place. Case resolved.

The newspaper pointed out that attempts to persuade the journalists to submit to the inspection and approval failed, which led to a number of them leaving the place in a state of anger.

European Commission staff told officials in Bennett's office that this was a serious incident that needed to be taken note of.

Bennett's office said that 4 journalists who joined the visit refused to pass the very strict security check, then left the place after 10 minutes, indicating that they were not allowed to enter, and the issue was not raised during the session between the head of Deer Line and Bennett.

سانيا-(شينخوا) افتتحت الدورة الرابعة لمهرجان جزيرة هاينان السينمائي الدولي يوم الأحد الماضي في مدينة سانيا السياحية بمقاطعة هاينان في جنوبي الصين.

وذكرت اللجنة المنظمة للمهرجان أن دورة هذا العام تجذب 3761 فيلما من 116 دولة ومنطقة للتنافس على جوائز جوز الهند الذهبية، مع كون أكثر من 80 في المائة من تلك الأفلام من خارج البلاد.

ومن المتوقع عرض 80 إلى 100 فيلم أثناء المهرجان الذي يعقد بين يومي 18 و25 ديسمبر الجاري، حيث ستقام أيضا 9 منتديات أثناء هذه الفترة.

وقال تشانغ جيون، السكرتير العام للجنة المنظمة للمهرجان، إن المهرجان ملتزم بتقوية التبادلات والتعاون الثقافي الدولي في مجال السينما، وتعزيز تطوير صناعة السينما، وحفز ازدهار صناعة السينما.

وأضاف تشانغ أنه تم ترشيح إجمالي 11 فيلما روائيا و8 أفلام وثائقية و10 أفلام قصيرة للتنافس على الفئات المختلفة ضمن جوائز جوز الهند الذهبية لهذا العام.

ويقام مهرجان جزيرة هاينان السينمائي الدولي، الذي تم إطلاقه لأول مرة في عام 2018 ، برعاية مشتركة من قبل مجموعة الصين للإعلام وحكومة مقاطعة هاينان، وستختتم هذه الدورة من المهرجان في يوم 25 ديسمبر الجاري.

رام الله- “القدس”دوت كوم- اندلعت اشتباكات بالأيدي، مساء اليوم الأحد، بين مسيرتين في مدينة رام الله، إحداهما مؤيدة للرئيس محمود عباس والأخرى احتجاجية على مقتل الناشط السياسي نزار بنات.

ونظمت حركة فتح وقفة على دوار المنارة وسط مدينة رام الله، دعماً للرئيس وتضامناً مع الأسـير المضرب لليوم الرابع والخمسين الغضنفر أبو عطوان، وبالتزامن كانت هناك على بُعد عشرات الأمتار مسيرة على دوار الساعة بالمدينة احتجاجاً على مقتل الناشط نزار بنات.

وخلال هتاف المسيرة المحتجة على مقتل نزار بنات بهتافات تدعو إلى حل السلطة ورحيل الرئيس محمود عباس، حدثت اشتباكات بين المشاركين في المسيرتين بالأيدي، فيما تمت مهاجمة الصحافيين وتحطيم العديد من كاميراتهم ومصادرة جوالاتهم الشخصية.

وصباح الخميس الماضي، أُعلن مقتل الناشط نزار بنات بعد ساعات من اعتقاله في مدينة الخليل، وتشهد مدن الضفة الغربية احتجاجات على مقتله، وكان أقواها في مدينة رام الله، حيث فرّقت الأجهزة الأمنية مرات عدة مسيرات احتجاجية على مقتل بنات، وتم الاعتداء على المتظاهرين وإصابة عدد منهم وكذلك الاعتداء على الصحافيين.

من جهة أُخرى، قمعت الأجهزة الأمنية، مساء اليوم، مسيرة جماهيرية احتجاجاً على مقتل الناشط الفلسطيني نزار بنات.

وانطلقت المسيرة من مخيم الدهيشة وهي ترفع الأعلام الفلسطينية وصور بنات، فيما ندد المتظاهرون بمقتله وطالبوا بمحاسبة الفاعلين وبرحيل النظام، وجابت المسيرة شوارع مخيم الدهيشة ومن ثم الشارع الرئيس وصولاً إلى مقرات الاجهزة الامنية في بيت لحم، وألقى الشبان الحجارة والزجاجات الحارقة باتجاه المقرات، وقد خرج العشرات من العناصر الأمنية إلى الشارع وردوا بإطلاق قنابل الصوت والغاز باتجاه المتظاهرين، حيث تسببت المظاهرة بإغلاق الشارع الرئيس أمام حركة السير، ما أدى إلى اكتظاظ شديد في الحركة المرورية.

وقال نشطاء شاركوا في المسيرة إنها كانت سلمية، وهدفت إلى إعلاء الصوت الغاضب ضد جريمة الاغتيال، لكن أجهزة الأمن جابهتها بقوة شديدة.

يشار إلى أن الفعاليات المختلفة كانت قد فتحت بيت عزاء بالناشط بنات في محيط صرح الشهيد، حيث قال أيمن الأحمر: إن الدعوة للعزاء كانت لمدة ثلاثة أيام تنتهي مساء اليوم، وهي عبارة عن تعبير غاضب بسبب الجريمة، وقد أمّ العزء العديد من مختلف الفعاليات التي استنكرت الجريمة وطالبت بفتح تحقيق محايد فيها.

New Delhi - (AFP) - The Indian authorities prevented a female photographer from traveling to the United States to receive the Pulitzer Prize , according to what close to the young winner said, in an additional example of Kashmiri journalists who are subject to travel bans.

Sana Irshad Mato was among four Reuters journalists who won this year's prestigious award for photojournalists.

The 28-year-old journalist has won acclaim for her reporting on life in Indian Kashmir, a disputed territory in the Himalayas that has been militarized and insurgent for decades.

Immigration authorities stopped her at New Delhi airport on Tuesday and prevented her from leaving India, while two of her colleagues were allowed to travel.

Mato later posted a tweet on Twitter showing a picture of her travel ticket with the words "cancelled without any infringement of rights."
Mato, who is also a member of the prestigious Magnum Foundation, regretted the move, which was marred by a "unique occasion".

"I was arrested without any reason while the others were allowed to leave," she told AFP. "Maybe this is related to my being from Kashmir."

This is the second time that a photojournalist has been banned from leaving India this year.

In July, Manu was stopped in the same way at the same airport when she was preparing to travel to Paris to launch her book at a meeting place in the city of Arles, in southeastern France.

India has sought to extend its control over Kashmir, which neighboring Pakistan also claims full sovereignty over, which constitutes a constant source of tension between the two neighboring countries, which have nuclear military capabilities.

Thousands of people have been killed since the start of the rebellion against the Indian regime in 1989, and more than half a million soldiers are still constantly stationed in the region.

بكين- (شينخوا)- قالت وزارة التجارة إن الصين أكملت إرسال لقاحات وأدوات حقن لمكافحة مرض فيروس كورونا الجديد (كوفيد-19) إلى 66 دولة ومنظمة دولية واحدة حتى يوم الأحد، وسط جهود لتقديم اللقاحات وتعزيز التعاون الدولي.

وقال تشيان تشون يينغ، المسؤول بالوزارة، اليوم الاثنين، إن وزارة التجارة، إلى جانب الهيئات الحكومية ذات الصلة، ستضمن تسليم اللقاحات إلى البلدان المستفيدة في أسرع وقت ممكن.

وأوضح أن الصين تنظم وتنفذ أعمال مساعدات اللقاحات لـ88 دولة وأربع منظمات دولية.
وأوضحت البيانات الرسمية أن البلاد صدّرت لقاحات فيروس كورونا إلى أكثر من 40 دولة وتعهدت بتقديم الدفعة الأولى من 10 ملايين جرعة لقاح إلى (كوفاكس)، وهي مبادرة دولية تهدف إلى تعزيز الوصول العادل للقاحات.

كما شجعت الوزارة أربع شركات مصنّعة للقاحات، ومنحت تصريحا للتسويق المشروط للقاحات، لتوسيع الصادرات بنشاط وتعزيز التواصل والتعاون مع منظمة الصحة العالمية و(كوفاكس).

وقال ماو جيون فنغ، المسؤول بوزارة الصناعة وتكنولوجيا المعلومات، في مقابلة اليوم “حتى الآن، نفذت ثلاث شركات صينية إنتاج لقاح بشكل مشترك مع ثماني دول، والآن هم بصدد مناقشة قضايا التعاون مع عشر دول”.

وأوضح أن الصين ستواصل تشجيع مصنعي اللقاحات على نقل التكنولوجيا إلى المزيد من الدول النامية، مضيفا أن الصين ستدعم أيضًا هذه الشركات في التقدم للحصول على ترخيص منظمة الصحة العالمية لمزيد من خطوط الإنتاج وأشكال الجرعات.

The Palestinian national baseball team qualified for the final of the West Asian Federation Championship, in a historic achievement for the Football Association.

Our team reached the final match after achieving a huge victory over Bangladesh in the semi-finals, with a score of 14-3, as follows: (5-3), (2-0), (2-0), (0-0), and (5). -0).

This is the first foreign appearance and participation of the Palestine baseball team since its establishment in 2017.

The Palestine baseball team had achieved a wide victory over its Sri Lankan counterpart, 10-0, at the end of the first round matches, to confirm its eligibility to lead its group.

Our team, which is participating for the first time in a foreign championship in this game, consists of players living in America, in addition to some players from the Gaza Strip, led by a coaching staff consisting of coach Abdel Rahman Al-Ghoula, and assisted by Ayman Abdullah and Kayed Yassin.

Helsinki - (AFP) - The Finnish Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that it had granted an authorization to export military equipment to Turkey after suspending its export since the fall of 2019, due to Turkey's launch of a military operation in Syria.

The ministry's special adviser, Rika Petkanen, told AFP that the export license relates to steel that will be used to make armor.

"No commercial export licenses have been issued to Turkey since October 2019," Petkanen added.

The resumption of licenses to export military equipment is one of the conditions set by Ankara to give the green light to Finland and Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Stockholm lifted the suspension of exporting this equipment to Turkey at the end of September.

This announcement comes after Ankara on Tuesday postponed talks with Sweden and Finland about their accession to NATO, coinciding with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's condemnation of Stockholm for allowing a demonstration during which a far-right activist burned a copy of the Qur'an in front of the Turkish embassy in Sweden.

The Finnish Defense Minister's decision was immediately criticized by one of the parties involved in Prime Minister Sanna Marin's government.
Left Alliance party leader Lee Anderson said on Twitter that her party "does not support exporting defense equipment to countries at war or violating human rights. We believe Finland should not grant an export license to Turkey."

Jordan - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Council of Ministers decided, in its session held today, headed by Dr. Bishr Al-Khasawneh, to approve the procedures for appointing 100 employees in the Jerusalem Endowment Department, with the exception of the department's instructions for attracting, selecting and appointing employees, in preparation for appointment to the newly created jobs. .

The decision comes within the framework of the continuous Jordanian support, led by His Majesty King Abdullah II, for the Jerusalem Endowments Department and its efforts to take care of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, and within the framework of the Hashemite guardianship of the holy sites.

Source / Ammon News

Tunisia - (AFP) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar confirmed Monday, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, that his country is sending messages of "reassurance", but excludes an apology, following criticism that considered President Kais Saied's speech regarding immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries "racist". .

Tunisian President Kais Saied stressed on Tuesday that "urgent measures" should be taken to stop the flow of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to his country, stressing that this phenomenon leads to "violence and crimes."

Saied's remarks came while he chaired a meeting of the National Security Council at the Carthage Palace on Tuesday, "dedicated to urgent measures that must be taken to address the phenomenon of the influx of large numbers of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Tunisia," according to a statement by the Tunisian presidency.

Many NGOs denounced the speech as "racist and hateful", and the African Union denounced it and considered the president's remarks "shocking" and called on member states to "refrain from any racist hate speech".

"It is a tendentious interpretation of the statements of the higher Tunisian authorities on this matter. A few days have passed since this happened and we must now remain calm, and messages of reassurance have been sent through official and other channels," the foreign minister told AFP.
And he continued in the context of his speech, "No, the issue of apology is not raised, we did not harm anyone."

According to official figures reported by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, Tunisia, with a population of about 12 million, has more than 21,000 citizens from sub-Saharan Africa, most of whom are in an illegal situation.

"For legal immigrants, no problem. On the contrary, we want more," the minister added. As for "illegal immigrants, they are invited to return to their homes, but with respect for their rights and dignity."

Following Said's strongly worded rhetoric, a number of NGOs and witnesses reported an escalation of attacks against African migrants in Tunisia.

"We should not confuse individual behavior with what the authorities do. The authorities take all measures to protect all migrants in Tunisia, whether they are legal or illegal," Ammar said.

The minister, who has been in office for three weeks, justified Saied's speech, saying that "the Tunisian authorities have the right to alert when illegal immigrant flows increase, with all the consequences that may ensue."

Said's statements about the existence of a "criminal arrangement prepared since the beginning of this century to change the demographic composition of Tunisia" in order to "settle irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa" in the country, reinforced comparisons with what is known as the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory, which is defended in France by the right-wing. Extremist Eric Zemmour.

Ammar commented, "It is just one element (of the discourse), why did the commentators focus on this element to make it central? Even if this study was found, where is the problem with that? It is not the Tunisian authorities that produced it."

Ammar added, "There were testimonies in video clips, I do not want to mention them because I do not want to participate in the development of this debate, but there were testimonies given by immigrants from sub-Saharan countries and they said + here we are at home and so on + I do not even want to talk about that".

The majority of migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrive in Tunisia, some of whose coasts are less than 150 kilometers from the Italian island of Lampedusa, and then try to migrate illegally to Europe by sea.

Some NGOs consider Tunisia, whose coast guard regularly intercepts migrant boats bound for Europe, to be a key player in monitoring migration routes in the Mediterranean.

The minister continued, "We are in a difficult situation between the north and the south. When we say that there is a problem, they accuse us of racism. Do you see how unfair that is?"

He also denied accusations by non-governmental organizations and the opposition that Said's discourse on immigrants aims to distract public opinion from the deteriorating living conditions and the tense political situation with a series of arrests in political circles.
"Of course not... These are their interpretations... This is not the reality," he concluded.