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2021年4月4日19:52

華盛頓—由25個眾議院共和黨人組成的小組致信喬·拜登總統和國務卿安東尼·布林肯，敦促他們遏制巴勒斯坦權力機構在國際刑事法院對以色列的控訴。

議員在眾議員傑夫·鄧肯（Jeff Duncan）率領的信中寫道：“我們正在寫信懇求白宮和國務院堅持關於濫用國際刑事法院對美國士兵和我們的盟友構成威脅的長期法律。”南卡羅來納州。

國會在2021年通過《聯合撥款法》時，其中包括禁止語言為巴勒斯坦權力機構提供資金援助，以啟動國際刑事法院的司法授權調查，或者積極支持對以色列針對巴勒斯坦人犯下的罪行進行此類調查，信中說。

立法者寫道：“我們認為，這種單方面的法律是在美國旨在幫助雙方實現談判，持久和全面和平的目標面前飛逝的。” “這種措辭清楚地警告瞭如果採取這種行動會帶來的後果，並且自2014年以來一直是我們撥款程序的一部分，每年都有兩黨之間的廣泛共識。”

此外，他們寫道：“巴勒斯坦權力機構明確地違反了該規定的第一個條件，除其他外，於2018年向國際刑事法院提出了正式轉介，”並補充說，它也違反了第二個條件，即“重複提交了聲稱的證據和證據。向國際刑事法院提供材料，並與國際刑事法院檢察官和工作人員進行正式訪問和溝通，積極支持法院的調查。”

信中說：“當我們進入新一屆政府時，我們堅信必須繼續遵守該國既定法律。” “這些承諾包括禁止向巴勒斯坦權力機構提供任何資金援助，以及繼續關閉巴勒斯坦解放組織在華盛頓特區的任務”

他們寫道，美國和以色列都不是《國際刑事法院羅馬規約》的締約國。

他們補充說：“上個月，檢察官和法院預審分庭開始批准並開始對我們最親密的盟友以色列進行調查。” “此舉是對國際法基本原則的攻擊，其中包括對受法治約束的國家（如美國和以色列）的尊重同意，主權和互補性概念。”

信中說：“國際商會有關以色列的舉動以及巴勒斯坦權力機構對其的積極支持，發起，參與和鼓勵，這是和平進程的主要障礙，也是美國對談判達成和解的堅定承諾。”

House Republicans urge Biden to curb ties with PA over ICC complaint

"The Prosecutor and the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court have proceeded to approve and open an investigation of our closest ally, Israel," their letter read.

By OMRI NAHMIAS

APRIL 4, 2021 19:52

WASHINGTON – A group of 25 House Republicans sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to curb ties with the Palestinian Authority over its complaint against Israel at the International Criminal Court.

“We are writing to implore the White House and the State Department to uphold longstanding law regarding the threat posed to American soldiers and our allies by the misuse of the International Criminal Court,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter, spearheaded by Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina.

When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, it included language forbidding funding assistance for the PA if it were to initiate an ICC judicially authorized investigation, or if it were to actively support such an investigation into alleged crimes committed against the Palestinians by Israel, the letter said.

“We believe that this type of unilateral lawfare flies in the face of American objectives to help both parties achieve a negotiated, lasting, and comprehensive peace,” the lawmakers wrote. “Such language clearly warned of the ramifications should such action be taken and has been a part of our appropriations process since 2014, with massive bipartisan consensus every year.”

Moreover, “the PA has unequivocally violated the first condition of that provision by, among other things, submitting a formal referral to the ICC in 2018,” they wrote, adding that it also violated the second condition by “repeated submission of purported evidence and materiel to the ICC, and official visits and communications with the ICC Prosecutor and staff, actively in support of the Court’s investigation.”

“As we enter a new administration, we strongly believe that it is imperative to continue to uphold the established law of the land,” the letter said. “Those commitments include barring any funding assistance for the PA, as well as the continued closure of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington, D.C.”

Both the United States and Israel are not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC, they wrote.

“Last month, the Prosecutor and the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court have proceeded to approve and open an investigation of our closest ally, Israel,” they added. “The move is an attack on the fundamentals of international law, including respect for consent, sovereignty, and the concept of complementarity in the case of countries, like the United States and Israel, that are governed by the rule of law.”

“The ICC move concerning Israel, and the PA’s active support, initiation, participation and encouragement of it, are major impediments to the peace process and America’s strong commitment to a negotiated settlement,” the letter said.

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2017年7月23日，在西岸Elazar定居點的Netiv Ha'avot舉行的儀式上，時任教育部長的納夫塔利·貝內特（L）和耶什·阿迪德（Yesh Atid）主席Yair Lapid舉行了儀式。（Gershon Elinson / Flash90）

據坎特公共廣播公司週日晚間報導，據報導，耶什·阿迪德（Yesh Atid）領導人Yair Lapid和Yamina主席Naftali Bennett在組建聯合政府以免總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）上任的討論中取得了“突破”。

根據希伯來媒體的許多報導，在周六深夜的會談中，拉皮德同意允許貝內特首先擔任總理，這是他們之間潛在的權力共享協議。

這次會議是自3月23日全國大選以來兩黨領導人之間的第一次會晤，隨後本內特於週五與內塔尼亞胡坐下了會議。

根據坎恩的說法，拉皮德在那次會議之後告訴密友，“與貝內特的會談取得了重大進展，我估計我們將能夠與他結盟。”

據報導，拉皮德說貝內特不信任內塔尼亞胡的承諾，並且“超正統派將在其成立後立即加入[我們的聯盟]。” 極端東正教的聯合摩西五經猶太人黨和沙斯黨是內塔尼亞胡的忠實盟友，並就拉皮德在軍事草案上的立場與拉皮德發生了衝突。

擬議中的拉皮德和貝內特之間的權力分享政府將是一個苗條的政府，最多可容納18名部長：右翼貝內特9名，中間派藍白黨的本尼·甘茨和右翼新希望黨的基迪恩·薩爾，9名第12頻道的新聞報導了Lapid和其他位於左中角的消息。

根據坎恩的說法，貝內特“幾乎”同意了這一提議。

Yamina領導人納夫塔利·本內特（Naftali Bennett）和他的妻子吉拉特（Gilat）於2021年3月23日到達選舉時在拉阿納納（Raanana）的投票站投票。（Gili Yaari / Flash90）

然而，第12頻道說，貝內特仍在決定他是否想成為這樣一個政府的總理，還是支持內塔尼亞胡，並可能參加第五次選舉，因為利庫德族領導人似乎沒有任何組成聯盟的途徑。

在不確定的選舉之後，本尼特避免支持內塔尼亞胡或總理的競爭對手，這是以色列兩年來的第四次選舉。在他的右翼亞米納黨獲得七個席位之後，貝內特將他定位為潛在的國王製造者。

這兩個集團似乎都需要亞米納和伊斯蘭教拉姆黨的支持以確保多數席位。拉姆是即將到來的以色列議會中最小的政黨，有四個席位，它說，在周六舉行的政黨會議之後，還沒有決定選誰擔任總理 。

根據第12頻道的另一份報導，援引Yamina酋長的盟友，貝內特希望有一個由內塔尼亞胡（Netanyahu）領導的全權右翼政府，但目前看來這不可能。他的第二選擇將是由內塔尼亞胡（Netanyahu）領導的右翼政府，在伊斯蘭阿拉伯拉姆黨的外部支持下，但這已被宗教猶太復國主義的貝扎萊爾·斯莫特里希（Bezalel Smotrich）排除在外。他的第三選擇是與Lapid和中左派建立夥伴關係，貝內特本人擔任總理。報告說，貝內特在第五次選舉中更偏愛擁有拉皮德的政府。

13頻道的報導說，貝內特同意與拉皮德達成協議的決定可能導致大多數中左翼政黨在周一與魯汶·里夫林總統會面時提名貝內特為總理，以提名執政聯盟的候選人。 。

進入議會的當選各方將於週一與里夫林舉行會議，向總理提出建議。里夫林預計將在周三宣布哪位候選人將被授權試圖組建政府。

除Yamina和Ra'am外，薩爾的新希望組織還沒有宣布將在周一批准哪位候選人，但已排除了Netanyahu和Lapid。

總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡（L）於2021年4月3日在Osnat Mark（R）的馬阿萊·阿杜姆（Ma'ale Adumim）的家中參加Mimouna的猶太摩洛哥慶祝活動（Yonatan Sindel / Flash90）

Yesh Atid（17個席位），Blue and White（8），Labour（7），Yisrael Beytenu（7），Joint List（6），Meretz（6）和New Hope（6）的反內塔尼亞胡集團獲得了57票以色列議會總共有120個席位，需要拉姆的四位議員支持其聯盟才能在以色列議會中佔多數，或者需要右翼Yamina的支持。

利庫德集團（30），沙斯集團（9），UTJ（7）和宗教猶太復國主義（6）的內塔尼亞胡集團將需要Yamina的支持。但這只會給它總共59個席位，除非它依靠伊斯蘭教教士的支持。

斯莫特里希（Smotrich）向貝內特（Bennett）求情；薩爾排除了對內塔尼亞胡的支持

宗教猶太復國主義組織的斯莫特里奇（Smotrich）在周日晚上的新聞發布會上發表講話，敦促貝內特在與里夫林會晤時，建議內塔尼亞胡組成下一屆政府。

他警告說：“您明天提出的任何不適合內塔尼亞胡的建議，都會使我們朝著左翼政府邁出重大一步。”

斯莫特里奇稱貝內特為“我非常親密的朋友”，他說：“他害怕左邊的熊抱給你蒙上陰影。

堅硬的右翼宗教猶太復國主義領袖說：“如果[推薦給總理]（您推薦自己），您將自己造成右翼政府的垮台和左翼政府的組建。”組成聯盟。

2021年3月23日，莫迪因市的宗教猶太復國主義領袖MK Bezalel Smotrich（Sraya Diamant / Flash90）

在一次單獨的現場活動中，薩爾-一位前利庫德部長離開了黨，成立了新希望組織-再次排除了支持內塔尼亞胡擔任總理的可能性。

“我在選舉中明確表示，任何希望內塔尼亞胡留下的人都不應該投票給我。我非常清楚地說，每天，整天……我再次重申：我們不會加入或支持由內塔尼亞胡領導的政府，”薩爾，他的政黨贏得了六個席位。

新希望領導人表示，他希望“組建一個變革政府，以重新連接我們的人民。我們希望有一個政府能夠帶回講真話，誠實和正直的價值觀……而不是一個被內塔尼亞胡受審的利益奴役的政府。”

從左至右：Yesh Atid的黨魁Yair Lapid（Miriam Alster / Flash90）；Yamina黨的主席納夫塔利·貝內特（Naftali Bennett）；和新希望黨負責人基迪恩·薩爾（Yonatan Sindel / Flash90）

12號頻道周六報導說，里夫林可能會問黨領袖，他們將拒絕與誰坐在一起。該網絡稱，有67位立法者不會拒絕與貝內特成為夥伴，拉比德為66人，內塔尼亞胡為63人，儘管尚不清楚里夫林將決定如何處理此類信息。

魯汶·里夫林（Reuven Rivlin）總統在2021年3月31日在耶路撒冷總統官邸舉行的接受正式選舉結果的儀式上致辭（Yonatan Sindel / Flash90）

13頻道說內塔尼亞胡在周五的會議上告訴貝內特，如果亞米納支持他擔任總理，他將收到59條建議，這足以確保里夫林的任命，因為他聲稱新希望黨的薩爾將棄權，甚至可能拉安也是

據報導，內塔尼亞胡還提議在一年或18個月後輪換貝內特出任總理，並讓亞米娜的派係被納塔尼亞胡的利庫德黨吸收。利庫德否認內塔尼亞胡向貝內特提供了輪換協議。

2021年4月4日22:17

魯汶·里夫林總統將於週二在總統官邸主持選舉進入議會的13個派系，並詢問他們推薦誰組成下屆政府，以及排除誰。

他將按規模從小到大與各派會面，其次是耶什·阿迪德（Yush Atid），沙斯（Shas），藍白，亞米娜（Yamina），聯合托拉猶太教，工黨，伊斯拉爾·貝特努（Yusrael Beytenu），宗教猶太復國主義黨，聯合名單，新希望，梅雷茨（Meretz）和Ra'am（阿拉伯聯合酋長國名單）。

里夫林將在周二宣誓就職時宣布誰將接受任命，或者在星期三宣布誰將接受任命，這要考慮到哪位候選人獲得了最多的建議，但要根據誰可以最好地組建一個穩定的政府來決定。

總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）得到了來自利庫德（Likud），沙斯（Shas），聯合摩西五經猶太教和宗教猶太復國主義黨的52名MK的支持。

反對黨領袖Yair Lapid將獲得他的Yesh Atid，Yisrael Beytenu，Labor，Meretz的45個MK的認可，最有可能獲得Blue and White認可，並可能獲得聯合名單中六個MK的五個。

政治王者納夫塔利·本內特（Naftali Bennett）和曼蘇爾·阿巴斯（Mansour Abbas）在周日深夜仍未決定，本尼特傾向於推薦自己和阿巴斯不認可任何人。新希望領導人吉迪恩·薩爾（Gideon Sa'ar）最終可能會認可貝內特（Bennett）。

薩爾在星期天晚上在維沙夫·阿扎拉（Moshav Azarya）的激進主義者的講話中說：“我正在努力確保建立一個將取代內塔尼亞胡的變革政府，內塔尼亞胡是一個和解政府，它將治愈以色列社會和以色列兄弟之間的關係。恢復真理的價值。”

薩爾說：“新希望不出售政治職位。” “我們不會屈服於我們的價值觀。”

KAN報導說，拉皮德在私人對話中說，與貝內特的會談取得了重大進展。根據報告，拉皮德說貝內特告訴他，他知道不相信內塔尼亞胡的承諾。

引用拉皮德·貝內特的話說：“我們可以和他組成政府。” “ haredim將在成立後的第二天到來。”

但是Shas和UTJ週日表示，他們將反對與Lapid結盟，即使它不是由他領導的。據報導，貝內特已經提議成立一個由Yamina，New Hope，Blue and White，Yesh Atid，Shas，UTJ和Labour組成的聯盟，該聯盟將擁有61個MK，而不包括反哈雷迪派的伊斯拉爾·貝特努和梅雷茨。

宗教猶太復國主義黨領袖貝扎萊爾·斯莫特里希（Bezalel Smotrich）週日在以色列議會的一次演講中警告貝內特（Bennett）不要屈服於左翼壓力。

斯莫特里奇說：“不要阻止成立右翼政府。” “推薦內塔尼亞胡以外的任何人，包括你自己，都可以幫助左派上台。”

勞工領袖梅拉夫·米凱利（Merav Michaeli）週日警告說，藍白兩黨最終可能會加入以內塔尼亞胡為首的另一個政府。她對藍白黨領袖本尼·甘茨（Benny Gantz）週六晚在北部Moshav Menahemya的Ben Yishai家族舉行的Mimouna慶祝活動中發表的講話表示關切。

甘茨說：“如果以內塔尼亞胡為首的極右翼政府組建帶有種族主義成分的平衡政府，而這一平衡將無法保護公民的福祉，那將是一場災難。”

Michaeli指責Gantz “奠定基礎，再次竊取您的選票。” 她說，應該發生的事情是，來自政黨的61名MK表示希望在選舉中取代內塔尼亞胡，應該在“甘茨再次加冕比比之前”組成一個聯合政府。

那些61名MK包括政治王者納夫塔利·本內特（Naftali Bennett）和曼蘇爾·阿巴斯（Mansour Abbas）。

“梅拉夫，選舉已經結束，所以您可以停止亂七八糟的事情，”藍與白在推特上回應。“我們不會坐在內塔尼亞胡的領導之下，我們將盡一切可能將他免職。如果您在Twitter上尋找喜歡的內容，請不要為此付出我們的代價。”

Presidential recommendations for Israel's next gov't to go down to wire

Lapid reports significant progress in talks with Bennett

By GIL HOFFMAN

APRIL 4, 2021 22:17

President Reuven Rivlin will host the 13 factions elected to the Knesset at the President’s Residence on Tuesday and ask them who they recommend to form the next government and who they rule out.

He will be meeting with the factions in order of size, starting with Likud, followed by Yesh Atid, Shas, Blue and White, Yamina, United Torah Judaism, Labor, Yisrael Beytenu, the Religious Zionist Party, Joint List, New Hope, Meretz and Ra’am (United Arab List).

Rivlin will announce who will receive his mandate either on Tuesday, when the new Knesset will be sworn in, or on Wednesday, taking into account which candidate received the most recommendations but deciding based on who could best form a stable government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the support of 52 MKs from Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism and the Religious Zionist Party.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid will be endorsed by the 45 MKs of his Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu, Labor, Meretz and most likely, Blue and White and possibly five of the six MKs in the Joint List.

Political kingmakers Naftali Bennett and Mansour Abbas remained undecided late Sunday night, with Bennett leaning toward recommending himself and Abbas likely to not endorse anyone. New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar could end up endorsing Bennett.

In a speech to activists at Moshav Azarya on Sunday night, Sa’ar said: “I am working to ensure that there will be a government of change that will replace Netanyahu, a government of reconciliation that will heal relations of brothers in Israeli society and restore values of truth.”

KAN reported that Lapid said in private conversations that significant progress has been made in talks with Bennett. According to the report, Lapid said Bennett told him he knows not to trust the promises of Netanyahu.

“We can form a government with him,” Lapid was quoted saying of Bennett. “The haredim will come a day after it’s formed.”

But Shas and UTJ said Sunday that they would oppose a coalition with Lapid, even it is not led by him. Bennett has reportedly proposed a coalition of Yamina, New Hope, Blue and White, Yesh Atid, Shas, UTJ and Labor that would have 61 MKs and leave out the anti-haredi Yisrael Beytenu and Meretz.

Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich warned Bennett in a speech at the Knesset on Sunday not to give in to left-wing pressure.

“Don’t prevent a right-wing government from being formed,” Smotrich said. “Recommending anyone other than Netanyahu, including yourself, helps bring the Left to power.”

Labor leader Merav Michaeli warned on Sunday that Blue and White could end up joining another government led by Netanyahu. She expressed concern about a statement that Blue and White leader Benny Gantz made on Saturday night at the Mimouna celebrations of the Ben Yishai family in Moshav Menahemya in the North.

“A catastrophe will befall us if a far-right government led by Netanyahu is formed, with racist elements, without a balance that will protect the well-being of the citizens,” Gantz said.

Michaeli accused Gantz of “laying the groundwork to once again steal your votes.” She said what should happen is that the 61 MKs from parties that said they wanted to replace Netanyahu in the election should form a coalition and a government together “before Gantz once again crowns Bibi.”

Those 61 MKs include political kingmakers Naftali Bennett and Mansour Abbas.

“Merav, the election is over, so you can stop the mudslinging,” Blue and White tweeted in response. “We will not sit under Netanyahu and we will do everything possible to remove him from office. If you’re looking for likes on Twitter, don’t do it at our expense.”

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巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯（Mahmoud Abbas）於2021年1月在拉馬拉向巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會主席哈納·納瑟（Hana Naser）遞交了一項選舉法令（照片來源：巴勒斯坦總統辦公室/路透社）

巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯（Mahmoud Abbas）於2021年1月在拉馬拉向巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會主席哈納·納瑟（Hana Naser）遞交了一項選舉法令

（照片來源：巴勒斯坦總統辦公室/路透社）

以色列高級官員周日表示，以色列沒有採取任何行動來阻止或支持計劃於下個月舉行的巴勒斯坦議會大選。

當被問及巴勒斯坦權力機構指責以色列阻止5月22日在東耶路撒冷的投票時，這位官員說：“以色列尚未就此事採取正式立場……但目前，以色列並未採取任何行動阻止選舉。 。”

在1996年，2005年和2006年的上一屆總統和議會選舉中，只有少數耶路撒冷阿拉伯人通過以色列在該市的郵局投票。在2006年最後一次議會選舉中，來自東耶路撒冷的幾名候選人也參加了包括法塔赫和哈馬斯在內的各個巴勒斯坦政黨的候選人。

總理內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）尚未召開關於巴勒斯坦權力機構選舉的政策會議，也沒有以色列的官方政策。

這位官員說，在與外國同行的會談中，以色列人表示關切，從巴勒斯坦權力機構主席阿巴斯的法塔赫黨脫離的眾多名單有可能導致哈馬斯和其他支持恐怖主義的派系獲勝。

這位官員說，美國仍未在巴勒斯坦大選上表達立場，儘管它恢復了對巴勒斯坦人的人道主義援助，因為投票可能削弱阿巴斯並使該地區不穩定。

上週，阿巴斯的政治對手馬萬·巴爾古提（Marwan Barghouti）和納賽爾·奎德瓦（Nasser al-Qudwa）同意在即將舉行的議會選舉之前聯合起來。

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眾議院共和黨人敦促拜登在國際刑事法院的投訴下與巴勒斯坦權力機構保持聯繫

巴勒斯坦消息人士稱，巴爾古提和庫德瓦達成一項協議，在統一的名單上進行選舉，該名單被稱為“自由”（Al-Huriyya，自由）。許多巴勒斯坦人將同盟視為對阿巴斯和法塔赫領導層的重大挑戰。

消息人士補充說，新名單包括60多名候選人，其中包括Barghouti的妻子Fadwa。

許多法塔赫活動家宣布，他們將投票支持Barghouti-Qudwa提名，而不是支持該派別的官方名單。

法塔赫分裂增加了哈馬斯在大選中獲勝的機會，就像2006年議會選舉中的情況一樣。

本週早些時候，哈馬斯公佈了自己的議會選舉統一名單。

擁有132個席位的巴勒斯坦立法委員會的選舉定於5月22日舉行，而巴勒斯坦權力機構的總統選舉已定於7月31日舉行。

一些巴勒斯坦政治活動家說，法塔赫的動盪可能會促使阿巴斯推遲或取消選舉。

現年86歲的阿巴斯還領導著該組織最高決策機構法塔赫中央委員會。

法塔赫高級官員巴爾古提（Barghouti）因在第二次起義（2000-2005年）中謀殺五人中的角色而在以色列監獄中服刑五個終身，並在監獄中服刑40年。

奎達瓦（Qudwa）在宣布打算參加議會選舉的另一張名為國民民主議會的名單後，最近被法塔赫開除。

法塔赫第三個與議會有關係的議員名單由阿巴斯的競爭對手穆罕默德·達赫蘭（Mohammad Dahlan）領導，阿巴斯的對手在與巴勒斯坦權力機構主席發生衝突後也被法塔赫驅逐出境。

達蘭的支持者向巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會提交了自己的名單。

Israel adopting hands-off approach to Palestinian elections

“Israel has not taken an official stance on the matter… but at the moment, Israel is not doing anything to prevent the election.”

By LAHAV HARKOV, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

APRIL 4, 2021 22:14

Israel is not doing anything to prevent or support the planned election for the Palestinian parliament next month, a senior Israeli official said on Sunday.

When asked about accusations from the Palestinian Authority that Israel is blocking the May 22 vote in east Jerusalem, the official said: “Israel has not taken an official stance on the matter… but at the moment, Israel is not doing anything to prevent the election.”

In the last presidential and parliamentary elections in 1996, 2005 and 2006, only a few Jerusalem Arabs cast their ballots through Israeli post offices in the city. In 2006, the last parliamentary election, several candidates from east Jerusalem also ran as candidates of various Palestinian parties, including Fatah and Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not called a policy meeting on the PA election, and there is no official Israeli policy.

The official said that in talks with foreign counterparts, Israelis have expressed concern that the many lists breaking off from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah Party may result in a victory for Hamas and other factions that support terrorism.

The US has yet to express its position on the Palestinian election, even as it restores humanitarian aid to the Palestinians because the vote could weaken Abbas and destabilize the region, the official posited.

Last week, Abbas’s political rivals, Marwan Barghouti and Nasser al-Qudwa, agreed to join forces ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.

Barghouti and Qudwa struck a deal to run in the election under a unified list called Al-Huriyya (Freedom), Palestinian sources said. The alliance is seen by many Palestinians as a major challenge to Abbas and the Fatah leadership.

The new list consists of more than 60 candidates, including Barghouti’s wife, Fadwa, the sources added.

Scores of Fatah activists announced that they would vote for the Barghouti-Qudwa slate and not for the faction’s official list.

The split in Fatah boosts Hamas’s chances of scoring a victory in the election, as was the case in the 2006 parliamentary vote.

Earlier this week, Hamas unveiled its own unified list for the parliamentary election.

The election for the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council is scheduled to take place on May 22, while the PA presidency poll has been set for July 31.

The turmoil in Fatah could drive Abbas to delay or cancel the elections, according to some Palestinian political activists.

Abbas, 86, also heads the Fatah Central Committee, the faction’s highest decision-making body.

Barghouti, a senior Fatah official, is serving five life terms plus 40 years in Israeli prison for his role in the murder of five people during the Second Intifada (2000-2005).

Qudwa was recently expelled from Fatah after he announced his intention to run in the parliamentary election on a separate list called the National Democratic Assembly.

A third Fatah-affiliated list contesting the parliamentary vote is headed by Mohammad Dahlan, an archrival of Abbas who was also expelled from Fatah after a fallout with the PA president.

Dahlan’s supporters submitted their own list to the Palestinian Central Elections Commission.

耶路撒冷地方法院週一將聽取檢方的開幕詞，以及現任總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）進行的首次公開腐敗審判中的第一位證人。

內塔尼亞胡有望親自出席開幕詞，然後在第一名證人瓦拉前首席執行官伊蘭·葉舒亞（Ilan Yeshua）被召喚到法庭前離開。

檢察官利亞特·本·阿里（Liat Ben-Ari）和耶胡迪特·蒂羅什（Yehudit Tirosh）將與內塔尼亞胡的律師Boaz Ben Tzur和阿米特·哈達（Amit Hadad）對抗，法官是里夫卡·弗里德曼·費爾德曼（Rivka Friedman-Feldman），莫西·巴爾·阿姆（Moshe Bar-Am）和奧德·沙漢姆（Oded Shaham）裁判。

上週，內塔尼亞胡似乎試圖完全放棄參加聽證會，直到他遭到檢方的反對。

上星期三晚，內塔尼亞胡的一位發言人說：“由於總理與宜蘭·伊舒亞沒有任何關係，因此他的在場對聽證會不會有任何貢獻，內塔尼亞胡的律師將要求豁免對伊舒亞的質詢。在與此類似的情況下，這是一個被接受的請求。”

但是，檢察官在回應內塔尼亞胡的律師時說：“檢方認為，對被告內塔尼亞胡存在實質性的要求，以便使開幕詞具有就整個起訴案的地位，無論是從術語上還是從形式上來講被告人直接聽到指控而沒有中間人，並認為是公正的。”

關於聽到Yeshua的證詞，控方說，對於Netanyahu在場或有權缺席他自己都有法律論據，因為在場的想法是為了保護被告的權利，而不是強加他們的時間。

內塔尼亞胡（Netanyahu）一直努力避免參加聽證會，儘管自去年5月以來已舉行了十幾次審前聽證會，但他只是第三次親自出庭。

一些團體試圖說服他必須合法辭去總理職務，因為預計審判將給他造成沉重打擊。

預計該試驗將在每週一，週二和周三的上午9:00至下午3:30進行每週一次，直到試驗結束–可能會持續一到三年，這可能會引起很大的干擾。

內塔尼亞胡似乎想避免此類指控，並希望保持對他的看法專注於積極的氛圍，例如他對外交事務的管理或冠狀病毒疫苗的推出，而遠離腐敗指控。

迄今為止，檢方和法院對他的出庭表現出靈活性。

但是，預計當主要國家的證人為他的非法命令作證時，內塔尼亞胡將要參加或被迫參加。

NETANYAHU因涉嫌非法影響政府的傳播政策而被賄賂，以換取Bezeq-Walla事件4000案中積極的媒體報導。

在2000年的情況下，Yediot Aharonot-以色列Hayom Affair被指控違反信任，​​因為他試圖降低以色列Hayom的競爭力，以換取Yediot的更多正面報導。

在“非法禮物事件”案例1000中，他被指控違反了接受價值近700,000新謝克爾的昂貴雪茄和香檳的信任。這些禮物是從可能與他有利益衝突的人那裡收到的，他們試圖在商業領域幫助他們。

根據修訂後的起訴書，2013年1月17日至19日-2013年1月22日選舉前幾天-內塔尼亞胡通過信使向瓦拉老闆Shaul Elovitch提出了不少於六項要求，對他的媒體正面影響和負面影響納夫塔利·貝內特（Naftali Bennett）和Bayit Yehudi黨。

內塔尼亞胡-埃洛維奇的所有計劃都導致總理尋求覆蓋，包括據稱貝內特的妻子在一家非猶太餐廳用餐的負面報導，以換取總理幫助埃洛維奇的貝澤克獲得10億新謝克爾（3億美元）的利潤。

Yeshua，以及隨後來自Walla的其他編輯和記者，將詳細描述他們如何實現Netanyahu的要求，其中包括大量對他的競爭對手有利的文章。

他們會說，他們知道，這些變化遠遠超出了其他政客定期與媒體進行的典型的“獲取報導範圍”的安排，一方面，這不會減少競爭對手的報導。

最終，從2013年到2016年12月，有315起內塔尼亞胡涉嫌干擾瓦拉新聞報導的事件。

耶穌基督是打破至關重要的4000號案件的關鍵，因為他提供給警察的信息導致內塔尼亞胡的多名高級助手將州的證人變成反對總理的證人。

預計瓦拉前首席執行官將在大約五天的全天聽證會上作證，然後由內塔尼亞胡的律師和埃洛維奇的律師進行盤問-所有這些很容易成為審判的重點，直到5月中旬。

Prosecution, first witness starts Monday in Netanyahu trial

Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua to be first at witness stand

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

APRIL 4, 2021 22:27

The Jerusalem District Court on Monday will hear the prosecution’s opening statement and the first witness in the first-ever public corruption trial of a sitting prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu is expected to personally attend for the opening-statement portion and then leave before the first witness, former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, is called to the stand.

Prosecutors Liat Ben-Ari and Yehudit Tirosh will face off against Netanyahu’s lawyers Boaz Ben Tzur and Amit Hadad as judges Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shaham referee.

Last week, Netanyahu appeared to try to get out of attending the hearing altogether until he ran into opposition from the prosecution.

Late last Wednesday, a spokesman for Netanyahu said: “Since the prime minister had no connection with Ilan Yeshua, and therefore his presence would not contribute anything in any way to the hearing, Netanyahu’s lawyers will request an exemption from the questioning of Yeshua. This is an accepted request in cases similar to this one.”

However, in response to Netanyahu’s lawyers, the prosecution said: “The prosecution believes that there is a substantive need for the defendant [Netanyahu] to be present for the opening statement, which has the status of opening the entire prosecution case, both in terms of the defendant hearing the allegations directly and without intermediaries, and in terms of the perception of doing justice.”

Regarding hearing Yeshua’s testimony, the prosecution said there were legal arguments to be made both for Netanyahu being present or having the right to absent himself, since the idea of being present is designed to protect the rights of defendants, not to impose on their time.

Netanyahu has sought to avoid attending hearings for his trial, with Monday being only the third time he will show up personally, despite around a dozen pretrial hearings having taken place since last May.

Some groups have tried to argue that he must legally resign as prime minister given the toll that the trial is expected to take on his time.

The trial is expected to run on a weekly basis on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until its conclusion – a potentially major distraction expected to last between one to three years.

Netanyahu appears to want to avoid such allegations as well as to keep perceptions of him focused on positive vibes, such as his management of foreign affairs or the coronavirus vaccine rollout, and away from the corruption allegations.

The prosecution and the court until now have shown flexibility about his attendance.

But it is expected that Netanyahu will want to attend or will be compelled to attend when key state’s witnesses testify against him for illegal orders they are expected to say he gave them to carry out.

NETANYAHU IS accused of bribery for illegally influencing government communications policy in exchange for positive media coverage in Case 4000, the Bezeq-Walla Affair.

In Case 2000, the Yediot Aharonot-Israel Hayom Affair, he is accused of breach of trust for trying to reduce Israel Hayom’s competitiveness in exchange for more positive coverage from Yediot.

In Case 1000, the Illegal Gifts Affair, he is accused of breach of trust for receiving expensive cigars and champagne valued at nearly NIS 700,000. The gifts were received from people with whom he may have had a conflict of interest for trying to help them in the business sector.

According to the amended indictment, from January 17-19, 2013 – days before the election of January 22, 2013 – Netanyahu, through messengers, made no fewer than six demands to Walla owner Shaul Elovitch to influence media coverage positively for him and negatively for Naftali Bennett and the Bayit Yehudi Party.

All of the Netanyahu-Elovitch plans led to the coverage the prime minister sought, including negative coverage of Bennett’s wife allegedly eating at a nonkosher restaurant, in exchange for the prime minister helping Elovitch’s Bezeq obtain NIS 1 billion ($300 million) in profits.

Yeshua, and subsequently other editors and reporters from Walla, are expected to give a detailed description of exactly how they went about fulfilling Netanyahu’s demands, which included numerous takedowns of articles that were good for his competitors.

They will say they knew that these changes went far beyond the typical access-for-coverage arrangements that other politicians regularly make with the media, which for one thing, does not lead to reducing coverage for competitors.

Eventually, there were 315 alleged incidents of Netanyahu interfering with Walla’s news coverage from 2013 until December 2016.

Yeshua was key to breaking open the all-important Case 4000, as the information he gave police led to multiple top Netanyahu aides turning state’s witness against the prime minister.

The former Walla CEO is expected to testify for approximately five full-day hearings, followed by being cross-examined by Netanyahu’s lawyers and lawyers for Elovitch – all of which could easily be the trial’s focus until mid-May.

前摩薩德特工涉嫌參與約旦政變-報告

通過耶路撒冷郵報STAFF

2021年4月4日21:06

前摩薩德特工的投資回報率Shpushnik涉嫌參與在約旦的未遂政變，根據約旦報告引述晚報，耶路撒冷郵報的姊妹刊物。

據報導，這位前以色列特工向前繼承人哈姆扎王子提供了一架飛機，以逃離沙特阿拉伯。

週日早些時候，約旦副總理艾曼·薩法迪（Ayman Safadi）表示，哈姆扎王子已與外國政黨保持聯繫，謀求破壞該國的穩定。

軍方周六表示，已就針對美國關鍵盟友“安全與穩定”的行動向王子發出警告。哈姆薩親王后來表示，他正在軟禁中。還逮捕了幾位備受矚目的人物。

薩法迪說：“調查在適當的時機監視了與外國的干涉和通訊，以破壞約旦的穩定。”

他說，其中包括一個外國情報機構，與哈姆扎親王的妻子聯繫，為他們夫婦離開約旦組織了一架飛機。

Former Mossad agent allegedly involved in Jordan coup - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

APRIL 4, 2021 21:06

Former Mossad agent Roi Shpushnik was allegedly involved in the attempted coup in Jordan, according to reports in Jordan cited by Maariv, the Jerusalem Post's sister publication.

According to the reports, the former Israeli agent offered former heir Prince Hamza a plane to escape with from the kingdom.

Earlier on Sunday, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said that Prince Hamza had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country.

On Saturday the military said it had issued a warning to the prince over actions targeting "security and stability" in the key US ally. Prince Hamza later said he was under house arrest. Several high-profile figures were also detained.

"The investigations had monitored interferences and communications with foreign parties over the right timing to destabilize Jordan," Safadi said.

These included a foreign intelligence agency contacting Prince Hamza's wife to organize a plane for the couple to leave Jordan, he said.

國防部長說，涉及前王儲哈姆扎·本·侯賽因的事件是“內政”，稱讚與安曼的安全合作

通過猶大阿里毛 今天下午1:04 1

國防部長本尼·甘茨（Benny Gantz）將於2021年3月14日在耶路撒冷的“ Besheva”組織的年度耶路撒冷會議上發表講話。（Yonatan Sindel / Flash90）

國防部長班尼·甘茨週日表示，以色列準備在必要時為約旦提供協助，此前據稱該週末發生了政變。

甘茨稱此事件為“約旦內部問題”，強調以色列與安曼的緊密安全聯繫。

甘茨說：“強大而繁榮的約旦對我們來說是安全和經濟利益，我們需要盡力幫助他們。”

他說：“但是正如我所說，關於那裡的內部發展，這是一個內部問題。”

國防部長的評論是以色列官員關於涉嫌政變企圖的第一筆有記錄的言論。自從有報導稱政變未遂週六首次報導以來，以色列政府一直在密切監視隔壁約旦的局勢。

週六，約旦安全部隊逮捕了包括高級官員在內的許多人，據稱涉嫌密謀從阿卜杜拉二世國王手中奪取權力。阿卜杜拉二世國王自1999年以來一直統治約旦。涉嫌密謀並聲稱已被軟禁，儘管該國軍方表示他並未被拘留，但被指示“停止一些可能動搖約旦穩定與安全的活動”。

約旦國王阿卜杜拉二世（Abdullah II）與他的同父異母兄弟，當時是王冠的王子哈姆扎·本·侯賽因（Hamzah Bin Hussein）於2001年4月2日大笑（美聯社照片/ Yousef Allan）

約旦政府正式否認它挫敗了哈姆扎（Hamzah）的政變，但表示，“一些王子的舉動被用來瞄準約旦的安全與穩定，”據政府經營的報紙《 Al-Rai》稱。

以色列和約旦在1994年實現了和平，儘管偶爾出現外交緊張和多數巴勒斯坦約旦居民對以色列的普遍同情，但仍建立了深厚的安全關係。

喬丹是一個和平的鄰居，具有非同尋常的戰略意義。我們將採取必要的措施來維持這種關係，這種關係已經持續了大約30年。”甘茨在周日的電話簡報會上對記者說。

國防部長指出，約旦在冠狀病毒大流行中表現不佳，有數千人死亡，最近感染率上升。上個月，在政府醫院的醫務人員忽略了呼吸器中氧氣的耗盡，導致多名患者死亡之後，全國各地發生了抗議活動。鑑於大流行，沙特阿拉伯也面臨著嚴重的衰退。

“我們將竭盡所能，在經濟和健康方面為他們提供幫助，以幫助他們度過所面臨的挑戰。這不僅是我的決定，也是我希望總理辦公室和國家安全委員會做出的決定。”甘茨說。

週末，美國和沙特阿拉伯也表示支持約旦國王阿卜杜拉二世。美國國務院發言人內德·普萊斯（Ned Price）表示，華盛頓“密切關注”有關約旦高級官員被捕的報導。

“我們……與約旦官員保持聯繫。阿卜杜拉國王是美國的重要夥伴，他得到我們的全力支持。”

鄰國沙特阿拉伯也對安曼的事態發展作出了迅速反應。

它說：“沙特王國強調全力支持約旦哈希姆王國……以及阿卜杜拉二世國王和侯賽因王儲為維護安全與穩定所採取的決定和措施。”

哈姆扎（Hamzah）是已故國王侯賽因和他的美國妻子皇后努爾（Queen Noor）的長子。他與阿卜杜拉（Abdullah）正式有良好關係，並且是接近部落首領的受歡迎人物。

阿卜杜拉根據侯賽因垂死的願望任命了他的同父異母兄弟皇太子，但在2004年，他剝奪了他的頭銜，並將其授予自己的長子侯賽因。

多年來，阿卜杜拉（Abdullah）和哈姆扎（Hamzah）沒有表現出任何公開競爭。

Defense minister says incident involving former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein is an ‘internal matter,’ hails security cooperation with Amman

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Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday said Israel was prepared to assist Jordan as necessary following an alleged coup attempt there over the weekend, in the first official comments from Jerusalem about the issue.

Gantz referred to the incident as an “internal Jordanian issue,” stressing Israel’s close security ties to Amman.

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“A strong and flourishing Jordan is a security and economic interest for us, and we need to do what we can to help them,” Gantz said.

“But as I said, regarding the internal developments there — that’s an internal issue,” he said.

The defense minister’s comments were the first on-the-record remarks by an Israeli official about the alleged coup attempt. The Israeli government has been monitoring the situation in next-door Jordan closely since reports first emerged Saturday of the alleged attempted coup.

On Saturday, Jordanian security forces arrested a number of people, including high-level officials, allegedly suspected of plotting to take power from King Abdullah II, who has ruled Jordan since 1999. Abdullah’s half-brother, former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, was implicated in the plot and claimed to be under house arrest, though the country’s military said he had not been detained but was instead instructed to “stop some activities that could be used to shake the stability and security of Jordan.”

Jordan’s King Abdullah II laughs with his half-brother, then-crown prince Hamzah Bin Hussein, right, on April 2, 2001 (AP Photo/Yousef Allan)

The Jordanian government officially denied that it had thwarted a coup by Hamzah but said that “some of the prince’s actions were used to target Jordan’s security and stability,” according to the government-run newspaper Al-Rai.

Israel and Jordan made peace in 1994, forming a deep security relationship despite occasional diplomatic tensions and a general antipathy by the majority-Palestinian Jordanian population to Israel.

“Jordan is a peaceful neighbor, with extraordinary strategic importance. We will do what is necessary to maintain that relationship, which has lasted some 30 years,” Gantz told reporters on a phone briefing Sunday.

The defense minister noted that Jordan has fared poorly through the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands of deaths and a recent spike in infections. Last month saw protests across the country after medical personnel at a government hospital ignored depleted oxygen levels in respirators, resulting in the deaths of several patients. The kingdom has also faced a significant recession in light of the pandemic.

“We will do whatever is needed to assist them economically and in terms of health to help them get through the challenges they are facing. This is not only my decision but I hope one made by the Prime Minister’s Office and the National Security Council,” Gantz said.

The United States and Saudi Arabia also expressed support for Jordan’s King Abdullah II over the weekend. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington was “closely following” the reports on the arrests of top Jordanian officials.

“We are… in touch with Jordanian officials. King Abdullah is a key partner of the United States, and he has our full support,” he said.

Neighboring Saudi Arabia also reacted swiftly to the developments in Amman.

“The kingdom stresses its full support for the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan… and for the decisions and measures taken by King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein to safeguard security and stability,” it said.

Hamzah is the eldest son of late King Hussein and his American wife Queen Noor. He has good relations officially with Abdullah and is a popular figure close to tribal leaders.

Abdullah had appointed his half-brother crown prince in line with Hussein’s dying wish, but in 2004 stripped him of the title and gave it to his own eldest son Hussein.

Abdullah and Hamzah have not displayed any open rivalry over the years.

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