22 jan 2016
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday evening Israel has not responded to a Palestinian initiative for a summit meeting with the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a conversation with Israeli reporters at the PA’s Ramallah headquarters, Abbas said he had sought to initiate a meeting with Netanyahu, but the latter did not respond.
That was two months ago, the Palestinian leader said, adding that since then he hasn’t heard from the Israeli side.
Abbas emphasized the PA would continue its security coordination with the Israeli occupation forces, saying that until this very minute, he has not changed his position on the issue.
He said the aim behind peace talks is to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in accordance with international legitimacy and Palestinians’ aspirations to establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Netanyahu’s office, however, denied Abbas’s claim.
“It isn’t true,” a source in the Prime Minister’s Office said. “It’s an attempt by Abbas to evade responsibility for the lack of talks. Even today, Netanyahu called on Abbas at Davos to come to negotiate without preconditions.”
In a conversation with Israeli reporters at the PA’s Ramallah headquarters, Abbas said he had sought to initiate a meeting with Netanyahu, but the latter did not respond.
That was two months ago, the Palestinian leader said, adding that since then he hasn’t heard from the Israeli side.
Abbas emphasized the PA would continue its security coordination with the Israeli occupation forces, saying that until this very minute, he has not changed his position on the issue.
He said the aim behind peace talks is to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in accordance with international legitimacy and Palestinians’ aspirations to establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Netanyahu’s office, however, denied Abbas’s claim.
“It isn’t true,” a source in the Prime Minister’s Office said. “It’s an attempt by Abbas to evade responsibility for the lack of talks. Even today, Netanyahu called on Abbas at Davos to come to negotiate without preconditions.”
The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces overnight Thursday broke into the Faraa refugee camp, in eastern Tubas city, and cracked down on the Palestinian protesters, sparking violent clashes in the area.
According to local sources, confrontations burst out near the main entrance to the camp, where Palestinian youths gathered in protest at the abrupt sweeps launched by the PA security apparatuses in the camp.
The protesters sealed off the access-road to the camp for fear of further assaults by the PA forces.
The PA troops reportedly summoned reinforcements around the Faraa camp, fanning the flames of the simmering tension in the area.
According to local sources, confrontations burst out near the main entrance to the camp, where Palestinian youths gathered in protest at the abrupt sweeps launched by the PA security apparatuses in the camp.
The protesters sealed off the access-road to the camp for fear of further assaults by the PA forces.
The PA troops reportedly summoned reinforcements around the Faraa camp, fanning the flames of the simmering tension in the area.
Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) MP Yahya Mousa called for prosecuting the director of the intelligence apparatus of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Majed Faraj.
The MP Mousa said, in a statement on Thursday, that he is going to file a memo with the military court in order to prosecute Faraj for his statements which reflect absolute betrayal.
The PA official Faraj made statements to an American newspaper, saying that the PA worked against resistance and foiled over 200 of anti-occupation operations during the Jerusalem Intifada.
MP Mousa called for the dismissal of Faraj and held the PA leadership responsible for the implications of Faraj’s statements on the national level.
Palestinian factions slam Faraj’s statements
Hamas Movement, Jihad Movement, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine have strongly condemned, in a joint statement issued Thursday evening, the remarks made by Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence chief Majed Faraj.
Faraj stated in a recent interview conducted by the US magazine Defense News that the PA security forces had frustrated 200 resistance operations against Israel during the current intifada (uprising) in the occupied territories.
Faraj’s statements constitute a stigma to our people’s struggle and sacrifices and deepen in the same time the internal division, the joint statement said.
These statements reflect the PA monopoly over the national decision, the statement continued.
“Faraj's remarks are contrary to the Palestinian consensus and reflect the PA’s adherence to security coordination between PA and Israeli forces.”
Such a position equates the Palestinian people’s legitimate resistance with terrorism that is widely rejected, the statement concluded.
Hamas: Abbas's media law will entrench the national rift
The Hamas Movement has voiced its rejection of the higher media council's law, which was approved by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri warned on Thursday that Abbas's new media law would deepen the national division, describing it as a violation of the powers of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Abu Zuhri expressed his belief that the law was made within the circles of the Fatah Movement, with no participation of journalists from all spectra.
He also said that the law would make the Palestinian journalists' syndicate without any role and turn it into a government tool, pointing out that the law also ignored the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
The law was formulated during recent meetings attended by journalists from Fatah and left-wing groups before it was sanctioned by president Abbas.
The MP Mousa said, in a statement on Thursday, that he is going to file a memo with the military court in order to prosecute Faraj for his statements which reflect absolute betrayal.
The PA official Faraj made statements to an American newspaper, saying that the PA worked against resistance and foiled over 200 of anti-occupation operations during the Jerusalem Intifada.
MP Mousa called for the dismissal of Faraj and held the PA leadership responsible for the implications of Faraj’s statements on the national level.
Palestinian factions slam Faraj’s statements
Hamas Movement, Jihad Movement, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine have strongly condemned, in a joint statement issued Thursday evening, the remarks made by Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence chief Majed Faraj.
Faraj stated in a recent interview conducted by the US magazine Defense News that the PA security forces had frustrated 200 resistance operations against Israel during the current intifada (uprising) in the occupied territories.
Faraj’s statements constitute a stigma to our people’s struggle and sacrifices and deepen in the same time the internal division, the joint statement said.
These statements reflect the PA monopoly over the national decision, the statement continued.
“Faraj's remarks are contrary to the Palestinian consensus and reflect the PA’s adherence to security coordination between PA and Israeli forces.”
Such a position equates the Palestinian people’s legitimate resistance with terrorism that is widely rejected, the statement concluded.
Hamas: Abbas's media law will entrench the national rift
The Hamas Movement has voiced its rejection of the higher media council's law, which was approved by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri warned on Thursday that Abbas's new media law would deepen the national division, describing it as a violation of the powers of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Abu Zuhri expressed his belief that the law was made within the circles of the Fatah Movement, with no participation of journalists from all spectra.
He also said that the law would make the Palestinian journalists' syndicate without any role and turn it into a government tool, pointing out that the law also ignored the Palestinian struggle against the occupation.
The law was formulated during recent meetings attended by journalists from Fatah and left-wing groups before it was sanctioned by president Abbas.
21 jan 2016
Spokesperson for the Palestinian Interior Ministry, Iyad al-Bazm, said on Wednesday evening the statements released by the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence Service on having foiled 200 anti-occupation attacks are proofs of the ongoing PA-Israel security coordination.
Al-Bazm said serious endeavors should be made to put an end to the PA’s “dubious” security policies, which go against all national accords.
“At the same time, we confirm that our security apparatuses took it upon their shoulders to serve the Palestinian people, protect the internal front, and stand as the bulletproof vest for the Palestinian resistance,” he added.
Earlier, on Monday, Majed Faraj, head of the PA General Intelligence Service in the West Bank, said in an interview with Defense News Magazine that Palestinian security forces have foiled 200 attacks against Israelis since the beginning of the current wave of anti-occupation activism in early October.
He added that the PA was working with the Israeli occupation, the U.S. and others to prevent the collapse of the PA and that security coordination with the Israeli occupation is a bridge that can sustain a decent atmosphere until the politicians go back to serious talks.
Faraj widely slammed for his role in protecting Israel's security
Recent remarks made by Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence director Majed Faraj about the role of the PA security forces in preventing resistance attacks against Israeli targets have been widely criticized by Palestinian factions and political forces.
Faraj stated in a recent interview conducted by the US magazine Defense News that the PA security forces had frustrated 200 resistance operations against Israel during the current intifada (uprising) in the occupied territories.
Faraj reiterated his position on the need to preserve the security cooperation between the PA and Israel, and expressed his belief that the resistance operations, which he described as terrorism, would not help the Palestinians to fulfill their dream of having an independent state.
Second deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Hasan Khreisheh deplored Faraj for bragging about the security collaboration with the occupation against his own people and trying to market himself as a man of peace.
Khreisheh told Quds Press that Faraj's position was contrary to the Palestinian consensus and reflected that the PA would never renounce its relations with the occupation.
He demanded Faraj to talk about what he had done for the protection of his own people instead of speaking proudly about his achievements for the occupation.
For its part, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) condemned Faraj's remarks as a political scandal and a cover-up for the daily murder of Palestinians.
The DFLP stressed the need to stop making what it described as "harmful and irresponsible remarks, which portrays the PA as an agency for the protection of Israel's security."
Al-Bazm said serious endeavors should be made to put an end to the PA’s “dubious” security policies, which go against all national accords.
“At the same time, we confirm that our security apparatuses took it upon their shoulders to serve the Palestinian people, protect the internal front, and stand as the bulletproof vest for the Palestinian resistance,” he added.
Earlier, on Monday, Majed Faraj, head of the PA General Intelligence Service in the West Bank, said in an interview with Defense News Magazine that Palestinian security forces have foiled 200 attacks against Israelis since the beginning of the current wave of anti-occupation activism in early October.
He added that the PA was working with the Israeli occupation, the U.S. and others to prevent the collapse of the PA and that security coordination with the Israeli occupation is a bridge that can sustain a decent atmosphere until the politicians go back to serious talks.
Faraj widely slammed for his role in protecting Israel's security
Recent remarks made by Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence director Majed Faraj about the role of the PA security forces in preventing resistance attacks against Israeli targets have been widely criticized by Palestinian factions and political forces.
Faraj stated in a recent interview conducted by the US magazine Defense News that the PA security forces had frustrated 200 resistance operations against Israel during the current intifada (uprising) in the occupied territories.
Faraj reiterated his position on the need to preserve the security cooperation between the PA and Israel, and expressed his belief that the resistance operations, which he described as terrorism, would not help the Palestinians to fulfill their dream of having an independent state.
Second deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Hasan Khreisheh deplored Faraj for bragging about the security collaboration with the occupation against his own people and trying to market himself as a man of peace.
Khreisheh told Quds Press that Faraj's position was contrary to the Palestinian consensus and reflected that the PA would never renounce its relations with the occupation.
He demanded Faraj to talk about what he had done for the protection of his own people instead of speaking proudly about his achievements for the occupation.
For its part, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) condemned Faraj's remarks as a political scandal and a cover-up for the daily murder of Palestinians.
The DFLP stressed the need to stop making what it described as "harmful and irresponsible remarks, which portrays the PA as an agency for the protection of Israel's security."
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that admitting foiling 200 of resistance operations against the Israeli occupation by the intelligence official of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Majed Faraj, proves the PA’s role in serving Israel.
Hamas’s spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri affirmed, in a statement on Wednesday, that Faraj’s statements prove that the PA’s statements on halting the security coordination with Israeli are just meaningless slogans.
Abu Zuhri pointed out that Faraj’s statements on the importance of the security coordination with Israel mean that protecting the Israeli occupation has become a strong belief to the PA apparatuses.
Hamas called for a national campaign for confronting the PA’s national and moral deterioration, stressing that all those practices will not succeed in ending the Jerusalem Intifada or guaranteeing security for the Israeli occupation.
Zahhar: The security coordination is the culture of negotiators
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahhar has said that the security coordination is the culture of those who negotiate with the Israeli occupation.
Zahhar made his remarks during a festival organized on Thursday by the Hamas Movement in Gaza City.
"This is the policy and culture of traitors, and if half of those operations had been carried out, the occupation would have escaped Palestine," Zahhar stated.
"The negotiators have got a big zero, but the resistance have carried stones, knives and weapons and manufactured rockets despite exile and detention," he said.
The Hamas official was commenting on the recent remarks made by Palestinian Authority intelligence chief Majed Faraj about the frustration of 200 resistance attacks against Israel during the current intifada (uprising).
Hamas’s spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri affirmed, in a statement on Wednesday, that Faraj’s statements prove that the PA’s statements on halting the security coordination with Israeli are just meaningless slogans.
Abu Zuhri pointed out that Faraj’s statements on the importance of the security coordination with Israel mean that protecting the Israeli occupation has become a strong belief to the PA apparatuses.
Hamas called for a national campaign for confronting the PA’s national and moral deterioration, stressing that all those practices will not succeed in ending the Jerusalem Intifada or guaranteeing security for the Israeli occupation.
Zahhar: The security coordination is the culture of negotiators
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahhar has said that the security coordination is the culture of those who negotiate with the Israeli occupation.
Zahhar made his remarks during a festival organized on Thursday by the Hamas Movement in Gaza City.
"This is the policy and culture of traitors, and if half of those operations had been carried out, the occupation would have escaped Palestine," Zahhar stated.
"The negotiators have got a big zero, but the resistance have carried stones, knives and weapons and manufactured rockets despite exile and detention," he said.
The Hamas official was commenting on the recent remarks made by Palestinian Authority intelligence chief Majed Faraj about the frustration of 200 resistance attacks against Israel during the current intifada (uprising).
20 jan 2016
A senior Palestinian official said the Palestinian security forces have foiled 200 attacks against Israelis since the beginning of the current wave of anti-occupation activism in early October, an American magazine reported Monday.
Majed Faraj, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence Service in the West Bank, said in an interview with Defense News Magazine that the PA was working with the Israeli occupation authority (IOA), the U.S., and others to prevent the collapse of the PA.
He said the number of Palestinians supporting extremist ideologies is very marginal, but if Daesh and other extremist groups decide to fight the IOA, they will find sympathy in the Arab street.
Faraj claimed that Daesh was already around the corner.
He said security coordination with the IOA is a "bridge that can sustain a decent atmosphere until the politicians go back to serious talks".
Observers said recent talks on the possible collapse of the PA aims at inflating pressure on the Palestinian leadership to quell the ongoing anti-occupation activism and opt for maintaining the colonial status quo.
Faraj’s attempts to strike a comparison between the Palestinian resistance and terrorist groups comes as part of the ad hominem campaigns frequently waged against Palestinians’ legitimate resistance to the Israeli occupation of their motherland.
Majed Faraj, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence Service in the West Bank, said in an interview with Defense News Magazine that the PA was working with the Israeli occupation authority (IOA), the U.S., and others to prevent the collapse of the PA.
He said the number of Palestinians supporting extremist ideologies is very marginal, but if Daesh and other extremist groups decide to fight the IOA, they will find sympathy in the Arab street.
Faraj claimed that Daesh was already around the corner.
He said security coordination with the IOA is a "bridge that can sustain a decent atmosphere until the politicians go back to serious talks".
Observers said recent talks on the possible collapse of the PA aims at inflating pressure on the Palestinian leadership to quell the ongoing anti-occupation activism and opt for maintaining the colonial status quo.
Faraj’s attempts to strike a comparison between the Palestinian resistance and terrorist groups comes as part of the ad hominem campaigns frequently waged against Palestinians’ legitimate resistance to the Israeli occupation of their motherland.
Israeli soldiers and settlers in Hebron
Both the EU and United States are becoming increasingly public in criticism of Israel's settlement policies.
The European Union finalised its resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Israeli settlements Monday, confirming that the EU considers Israel's borders to be on the 1967 Green Line, and that any agreement made between Israel and member countries would accordingly not apply to settlements.
"The EU expresses its commitment to ensure that – in line with international law – all agreements between the State of Israel and the EU must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967," the resolution reads.
Israeli minister of foreign affairs and prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, worked on a last minute push ahead of Monday's meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, to halt the first draft of the resolution, which would have broadened the distinction between Israel and the territories, and applied it to bilateral agreements between Israel and each of the 28 member states.
"Our intense diplomatic work prevented wording applying to each member state," said an Israeli official.
The EU has held for many years that a final agreement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be based on a two-state solution, and that Israeli settlements are illegal and undermine peace efforts.
Relations have been strained between Israel and the EU after Netanyahu declared last year, during the Israeli national elections campaign, that the Oslo agreements are finished. While the prime minister later retracted this statement, it didn't manage to improve relations with the EU.
Employing a similar tone, American ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro criticized Israel’s settlements policies during a speech he gave Monday at an Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv.
Ambassador Shapiro said that the US is concerned by ongoing building in the settlements and also criticised the Israeli authorities' lack of investigation into Jewish terrorism in the West Bank.
"Too much vigilantism goes unchecked," the ambassador said, stressing that "at times there seem to be two standards of adherence to the rule of law [in the West Bank]: one for Israelis and another for Palestinians."
Both the EU and United States are becoming increasingly public in criticism of Israel's settlement policies.
The European Union finalised its resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Israeli settlements Monday, confirming that the EU considers Israel's borders to be on the 1967 Green Line, and that any agreement made between Israel and member countries would accordingly not apply to settlements.
"The EU expresses its commitment to ensure that – in line with international law – all agreements between the State of Israel and the EU must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967," the resolution reads.
Israeli minister of foreign affairs and prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, worked on a last minute push ahead of Monday's meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, to halt the first draft of the resolution, which would have broadened the distinction between Israel and the territories, and applied it to bilateral agreements between Israel and each of the 28 member states.
"Our intense diplomatic work prevented wording applying to each member state," said an Israeli official.
The EU has held for many years that a final agreement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be based on a two-state solution, and that Israeli settlements are illegal and undermine peace efforts.
Relations have been strained between Israel and the EU after Netanyahu declared last year, during the Israeli national elections campaign, that the Oslo agreements are finished. While the prime minister later retracted this statement, it didn't manage to improve relations with the EU.
Employing a similar tone, American ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro criticized Israel’s settlements policies during a speech he gave Monday at an Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv.
Ambassador Shapiro said that the US is concerned by ongoing building in the settlements and also criticised the Israeli authorities' lack of investigation into Jewish terrorism in the West Bank.
"Too much vigilantism goes unchecked," the ambassador said, stressing that "at times there seem to be two standards of adherence to the rule of law [in the West Bank]: one for Israelis and another for Palestinians."
18 jan 2016
The Israeli Minister of Finance, Moshe Kahlon, has revealed that a recent meeting was held between him and high-ranking officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to discuss means of ending the Palestinian intifada (uprising).
Kahlon said that he set conditions for providing the Palestinians with economic facilities in several spheres, but set the condition that the PA must denounce the operations carried out by Palestinians against Israelis.
Kahlon said in an interview on the Israeli Channel Two that he had met with Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, and the Minister of Civil Affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh, in his office in occupied Jerusalem, and spoke at length about the procedures the PA should carry out in order to be provided with economic facilities. Kahlon claimed that "these procedures aim at maintaining the security of Israel and facilitating the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank."
Kahlon said that the two ministers requested several demands, including increasing work permits for Palestinian workers to reduce the unemployment rate in the West Bank, and the development of infrastructure in the Palestinian cities and villages, Kahlon in return asked the PA and its president Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the operations carried out by the Palestinians, and to stop “inciting” against Israelis.
The Israeli Channel said that these meetings take place with the knowledge and approval of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli official have repeatedly mentioned in recent remarks the possibility of the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, which observers see as direct and indirect steps the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is taking to push the PA to suppress the intifada.
For his part, the Israeli Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the member of the Israeli mini-security council, Ze'ev Elkin, said that PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, will leave his position soon, then chaos will take place "and we have to be alert for such a possibility”.
The Hebrew newspaper Maariv quoted Elkin on Sunday as saying that "the PA is about to collapse, and we have to understand that".
Elkin added: "The Palestinian people today see that Abbas is useless; this is what brought the Israeli security to a critical situation."
Palestinian security services took actual steps recently to stop the intifada, through the suppression of marches and demonstrations and preventing them from confronting the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the flashpoints, especially at the Beit El area.
Furthermore, those servicers still maintain security coordination and exchange of information with the Israeli intelligence apparatuses about many activists and resistance cells which the Israeli occupation arrested then announced that the PA security agencies helped in the provision of information about them without any denial by those agencies.
The current Jerusalem intifada has erupted in the beginning of last October, and escalated significantly through the increase in the stabbing, run-over and shooting operations. The attacks resulted in the martyrdom of 161 Palestinians and the injury of thousands, in addition to the killing of 27 Israelis.
Kahlon said that he set conditions for providing the Palestinians with economic facilities in several spheres, but set the condition that the PA must denounce the operations carried out by Palestinians against Israelis.
Kahlon said in an interview on the Israeli Channel Two that he had met with Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, and the Minister of Civil Affairs, Hussein al-Sheikh, in his office in occupied Jerusalem, and spoke at length about the procedures the PA should carry out in order to be provided with economic facilities. Kahlon claimed that "these procedures aim at maintaining the security of Israel and facilitating the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank."
Kahlon said that the two ministers requested several demands, including increasing work permits for Palestinian workers to reduce the unemployment rate in the West Bank, and the development of infrastructure in the Palestinian cities and villages, Kahlon in return asked the PA and its president Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the operations carried out by the Palestinians, and to stop “inciting” against Israelis.
The Israeli Channel said that these meetings take place with the knowledge and approval of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli official have repeatedly mentioned in recent remarks the possibility of the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, which observers see as direct and indirect steps the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) is taking to push the PA to suppress the intifada.
For his part, the Israeli Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the member of the Israeli mini-security council, Ze'ev Elkin, said that PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, will leave his position soon, then chaos will take place "and we have to be alert for such a possibility”.
The Hebrew newspaper Maariv quoted Elkin on Sunday as saying that "the PA is about to collapse, and we have to understand that".
Elkin added: "The Palestinian people today see that Abbas is useless; this is what brought the Israeli security to a critical situation."
Palestinian security services took actual steps recently to stop the intifada, through the suppression of marches and demonstrations and preventing them from confronting the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the flashpoints, especially at the Beit El area.
Furthermore, those servicers still maintain security coordination and exchange of information with the Israeli intelligence apparatuses about many activists and resistance cells which the Israeli occupation arrested then announced that the PA security agencies helped in the provision of information about them without any denial by those agencies.
The current Jerusalem intifada has erupted in the beginning of last October, and escalated significantly through the increase in the stabbing, run-over and shooting operations. The attacks resulted in the martyrdom of 161 Palestinians and the injury of thousands, in addition to the killing of 27 Israelis.
Hamas spokesman Husam Badran categorically denied there were meetings underway in the Qatari capital Doha between his Movement and officials from Fatah to end the inter-Palestinian rift.
Badran stated on Sunday that the report which was published by a local newspaper about reconciliation meetings between Hamas and Fatah officials in Doha were untrue.
The spokesman, however, affirmed that his Movement were making serious efforts at all levels to end the national division.
He also said that the leadership of Hamas was seeking recently to reach a national consensus on al-Quds intifada (uprising) against the Israeli occupation.
Al-Quds newspaper claimed there had been intensive contacts between top Hamas and Fatah officials for months to end the division in the Palestinian arena
Badran stated on Sunday that the report which was published by a local newspaper about reconciliation meetings between Hamas and Fatah officials in Doha were untrue.
The spokesman, however, affirmed that his Movement were making serious efforts at all levels to end the national division.
He also said that the leadership of Hamas was seeking recently to reach a national consensus on al-Quds intifada (uprising) against the Israeli occupation.
Al-Quds newspaper claimed there had been intensive contacts between top Hamas and Fatah officials for months to end the division in the Palestinian arena
PLC First Deputy Speaker Ahmad Bahar demanded lifting the siege on Gaza Strip as well as backing up the Palestinian people and their Just question.
In celebrating the graduation of 800 officers by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza on Sunday, Bahar called on the Palestinian Authority and its security forces in the West Bank to halt the security coordination with Israel.
Bahar underlined that the Jerusalem Intifada is going on despite all conspiracies against it. He called on Egypt to stand by the side of the Palestinian people and to open Rafah crossing for the sake of ending the suffering of Gazan people.
For his part, the director of the general training directorate Mahmoud Salah said the ministry of interior has rebuilt the human power destroyed by the Israeli army seven years ago when Israel targeted its officers, members and minister.
Salah pointed out that the Quds Troops graduated 800 officers including 50 female members after fulfilling the requirements and being capable of confronting challenges.
In celebrating the graduation of 800 officers by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza on Sunday, Bahar called on the Palestinian Authority and its security forces in the West Bank to halt the security coordination with Israel.
Bahar underlined that the Jerusalem Intifada is going on despite all conspiracies against it. He called on Egypt to stand by the side of the Palestinian people and to open Rafah crossing for the sake of ending the suffering of Gazan people.
For his part, the director of the general training directorate Mahmoud Salah said the ministry of interior has rebuilt the human power destroyed by the Israeli army seven years ago when Israel targeted its officers, members and minister.
Salah pointed out that the Quds Troops graduated 800 officers including 50 female members after fulfilling the requirements and being capable of confronting challenges.
15 jan 2016
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu said that Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) violates Israel’s interior laws as it causes “unbearable noise.”
During a meeting with the Likud bloc in the Knesset, Netanyahu claimed that “Arab towns must abide by the law of the land and fulfill their obligations to the state and society.”
This includes, Netanyahu continued, refraining from polygamy, which is practiced by Muslim-Arabs, stopping the noise caused by the Adhan, voiced five times a day by Muslim-Arab mosques, and halting construction without permit.
“I am not prepared to accept two States of Israel, a state of law for most of its citizens and a state within a state for some of them, in enclaves in which there is no law enforcement.”
There is no religious text that allows disturbing people by loudspeakers, according to his claims.
He also pointed to polygamy in Arab towns, claiming that “women’s rights organizations remain silent over this practice.”
During a meeting with the Likud bloc in the Knesset, Netanyahu claimed that “Arab towns must abide by the law of the land and fulfill their obligations to the state and society.”
This includes, Netanyahu continued, refraining from polygamy, which is practiced by Muslim-Arabs, stopping the noise caused by the Adhan, voiced five times a day by Muslim-Arab mosques, and halting construction without permit.
“I am not prepared to accept two States of Israel, a state of law for most of its citizens and a state within a state for some of them, in enclaves in which there is no law enforcement.”
There is no religious text that allows disturbing people by loudspeakers, according to his claims.
He also pointed to polygamy in Arab towns, claiming that “women’s rights organizations remain silent over this practice.”
Bassim Ayub al-Akhras 22
A Palestinian resistance fighter from the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, died during his participation in a training camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry, Ashraf al-Qudra, said one of al-Qassam fighters, identified as 22-year-old Bassim Ayub al-Akhras, died in an accident during the drills.
Local sources confirmed the piece of news, saying Bassim, a native of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, died during exercises in a training camp in Gaza. No further details were provided on the incident.
Similar past incidents have taken away the lives of a number of Palestinian youths in the besieged coastal enclave. Several more youngsters continue, however, to join the armed resistance group, as their dream to live independently and freely in a sovereign Palestinian State has risen above all fears and risks.
A Palestinian resistance fighter from the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, died during his participation in a training camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry, Ashraf al-Qudra, said one of al-Qassam fighters, identified as 22-year-old Bassim Ayub al-Akhras, died in an accident during the drills.
Local sources confirmed the piece of news, saying Bassim, a native of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, died during exercises in a training camp in Gaza. No further details were provided on the incident.
Similar past incidents have taken away the lives of a number of Palestinian youths in the besieged coastal enclave. Several more youngsters continue, however, to join the armed resistance group, as their dream to live independently and freely in a sovereign Palestinian State has risen above all fears and risks.