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2021.06.02 國際新聞導讀-以色列總統選舉今日舉行、以色列組閣今日午夜到期、以色列戰爭中所打的鐵穹攔截飛彈開出10億美金要美國買單、死海消逝中
#以色列第11任總統
赫爾佐格與佩雷茨，將在以色列議會的總統競選中對峙
如果佩雷茨當選了，她將成為以色列第一位女總統。如果是赫爾佐格贏了，赫爾佐格將成為第一位父親之前也擔任過總統的總統。
6/2(三)今天將由 120 名以色列國會議員以不記名投票方式來選出以色列國家第 11 任總統。國會議員也可以投棄票。
議員們將在其父親是第六任總統的猶太移民事務局主席以撒•赫爾佐格(Isaac Herzog)和獲得以色列獎的教育家米利暗•佩雷茨(Miriam Peretz)之間進行選擇，
自2018年開始，赫爾佐格擔任猶太移民事務局主席，主責阿利亞回歸，赫爾佐格與基督徒在這幾年的關係非常良好。
教育家佩雷茨的兩個兒子在以色列國防軍戰役喪生後，因而聲名大噪。
佩雷茨的長子在黎巴嫩戰役中身亡，次子在加薩戰役中身亡。她曾受訪於猶太國家基金會，影片中她說，如今我有兩個家，其中一個就是赫茨爾山，但這裡卻是一個冰冷的家
…現在，我仍然會與孫兒們一起慶祝兒子的生日，日子仍然得過下去，這樣的生活是因為我兒子們的精神永遠與我們同在。」
關於受訪影片連結：
https://youtu.be/6yNwutObgg0
如果當選，佩雷茨將成為以色列第一位女總統。
如果赫爾佐格獲勝，他將成為第一位父親當過總統的總統。
他的父親曾擔任第六任1983-1993總統哈伊姆·赫爾佐克，於1997年逝世葬於赫茨爾山國家公墓；享年79歲。
6/1(二)在西牆禱告後，赫爾佐格和佩雷茨都繼續努力在投票前，盡可能地多與國會議員們會面。
以色列國會的每個派系都授予其國會議員以他們良心的自由來投票，而不是通過派系紀律來約束他們。以色列政黨是沒有一個派系來支持或推出支持的候選人總統。
以色列總統不受以色列國會似如馬術般的交易，存在著暴躁和聯合政治的影響；總統職位更加自主，並具有採取行動的自由度和靈活性，可以撫平以色列政府和以色列政府之間不時出現的困難局面，並且還有以色列國以外的猶太社區。
值得注意的是，這次總統投票，寄予厚望的是，總統除了充當軟化內閣政府之間如藥膏的能力之外，以色列的總統職位還填補了結構性上的破口，因長期以來，全球猶太人在猶太國家中沒有可靠和有效的代表。
幾十年來的民意調查指出，以色列的猶太人與世界各地的猶太人有著「共同命運」之感，但以色列的選舉制度很少有機會在政策和立法中反映出這些情緒。
以色列國會議長亞里夫·萊文(Yariv Levin) 將於週三上午 11:00 (GMT+8 下午4點) 正式啟動投票。
第三張圖示（最右邊）：以色列國會秘書長雅得娜•穆勒•霍洛維茲(Yardena Muller Horowitz) 將按字母順序召集國會議員，在以色列國會全體會議的一個特別投票箱中投票。(Photo Credit: Knesset)
投票將由投票委員會的四名國會議員們計算，分別是：利庫德黨的大衛•比坦(David Bitan)，工黨的艾蜜莉•莫艾蒂(Emilie Moatti)，未來黨的約珥•拉茲沃佐夫(Yoel Razvozov)，沙斯黨的約瑟•泰布(Yosef Taieb)。
如果兩位總統候選人均未獲得超過 61 票多數票，則將進行投票表決。
一旦有獲勝者，議長萊文與副議長雅得娜將會宣布結果。
第11任總統選舉，這是以色列第一次的總統候選人不是現任的國會議員。
新總統將在現任總統魯文·里夫林(Reuven Rivlin)於 7 月 9 日任期結束當日宣誓就職。
#謝謝里夫林總統
里夫林總統深受人民愛戴，他對多樣性和包容性的肯定，他呼籲團結的真誠，他對偏見和分裂的拒絕，以及他與非猶太正統教的猶太人和阿拉伯人建立的橋樑，並為以色列贏得了散居海外猶太人的更多尊重和欽佩。
里夫林總統甚至將他具有歷史性的「希望倡議」擴展到他稱海外散居猶太人為以色列第五個族群，以增加以色列「四個族群：世俗猶太人，各個宗教，猶太正統派，阿拉伯人」之間的社會凝聚力。
國會大樓鬆綁疫情限令
就在總統大選前夕，萊文週二決定終止在以色列國會的冠狀病毒預防限令。進入大樓將不再需要綠色通行證，以色列國會委員會席位之間的隔板將被拆除，議會內的人數將不再受到限制。
大樓內仍需戴口罩。
以色列國會餐廳的資深員工凱文·迪恩 (Kevin Dean)表示，為國會議員與媒體們保留的自助餐廳將於6/2(三)重新開放，並已安排一位新廚師。自助餐廳在過去 15 個月的大部分時間裡都關閉，僅開放外賣服務。
參考新聞：JP, Haaretz
新聞日期：2021/6/1
貝內特和拉皮德深夜談判組建反內塔尼亞胡聯盟
未解決的爭端使聯盟建設陷入困境；里夫林的法律顧問拒絕了貝內特成為總理的挑戰。
通過GIL HOFFMAN
2021 年 6 月 2 日 00:26
Naftali Bennett 和 Yair Lapid 的政府真的會成為潛在的左翼災難嗎？
（照片來源：MIRIAM ALSTER）
廣告
在周二晚上雙方之間的幾起小糾紛仍未解決之後，組建政府以取代本雅明·內塔尼亞胡總理的努力一直持續到最後一天。
準備加入聯盟的八個政黨的代表和六個政黨的負責人周二來到拉馬特甘的 Kfar Hamaccabiah 酒店，以努力在 Yesh Atid 領導人 Yair Lapid 組建政府的任務結束之前解決他們剩餘的分歧週三晚上結束。
Ra'am（阿拉伯聯合酋長國名單）負責人曼蘇爾·阿巴斯（Mansour Abbas）抵達會談並告訴記者，他的政黨將正式成為聯盟的一部分，但不會採取任何投資組合。作為聯盟協議的一部分，巨額資金將用於阿拉伯社區的基礎設施和打擊犯罪。
拉皮德必須在周三晚上 11 點 59 分之前告訴魯文·里夫林總統和以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文，他可以組建政府；否則，任務將交給以色列議會，在那裡任何 MK 都可以選擇在 61 名 MK 的支持下建立聯盟。
一旦拉皮德向里夫林和萊文發表聲明，將有 7 天的時間對議會進行信任投票，然後對新政府宣誓就職。
萊文必須在以色列議會正式宣布成立政府，這為談判各方在周三上午 11 點召開的議會全會之前解決分歧提供了更多動力。
萊文說，只有在拉皮德打電話給他後，他才會決定投票的時間表。但利庫德集團消息人士稱，萊文將與內塔尼亞胡協商，他們極有可能 決定將投票推遲 到法律允許的最後一天，以便對亞米娜施加更大壓力。
Yisrael Beytenu 領導人阿維格多·利伯曼 (Avigdor Liberman) 週二下午在埃拉特舉行的律師協會會議上對與會者說：“我相信，以善意結束談判並告訴總統可以組建政府是可能的。”
他警告說，由於亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特和阿耶萊特·沙克德受到威脅 ，他認為“在華盛頓國會大廈發生了每個人都看到的事情”。
利庫德集團主席佐哈爾稱利伯曼的聲明過於誇張。
“不會有國會大廈發生的事情，”他告訴以色列議會頻道。“我們將恭敬地走向反對派。”
利庫德集團致函總統官邸的法律顧問烏迪特·科里納爾迪-西爾基斯，質疑在拉皮德的任期內是否可以允許亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特組建政府。
作為回應，Corinaldi-Sirkis 表示，根據法律，受託組建政府的以色列議會成員可以像拉皮德一樣擔任候補總理。
利伯曼嘲笑利庫德集團，稱內塔尼亞胡提出了三名黨內領導人輪換總理的機會。
“這要么是個玩笑，要么只是可恥，”他說。
利庫德集團還要求 Corinaldi-Sirkis 要求拉皮德告訴總統聯盟的組成，是否將是一個交替政府，以及誰將擔任候補總理。Corinaldi-Sirkis 接受了這個請求。
在對亞米娜的打擊中，在 3 月選舉中被列入亞米娜議會名單第 13 位的羅妮·薩索弗 (Roni Sassover) 週二宣布，她不支持與左翼政黨組成政府。
薩索弗在推特上寫道，貝內特適合領導這個國家，但正在組建的政府與她的政治世界觀不符。
薩索弗加入了名單上第 10 位的 Shai Maimon 和第 15 位的 Asher Cohen。 名單上第 3 位的斯德羅特市長 Alon Davidi 在選舉後決定繼續擔任市長，而不是進入議會.•
Bennett, Lapid in late-night talks to form anti-Netanyahu coalition
Unresolved disputes take coalition-building down to the wire; Rivlin's legal adviser rejects challenge to Bennett becoming prime minister.
By GIL HOFFMAN
JUNE 2, 2021 00:26
Efforts to form a government that would replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carried over until the final day, after several small disputes between the parties remained unresolved on Tuesday night.
Representatives of the eight parties set to join the coalition and the heads of six of the parties came to Ramat Gan’s Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel on Tuesday in an effort to work out their remaining differences before the end of Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s mandate to form a government ends on Wednesday night.
Ra’am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas arrived at the talks and told reporters his party would formally be part of the coalition, though it would not take any portfolios. Hefty sums will go to infrastructure and fighting crime in Arab communities as part of the coalition agreement.
Lapid must tell President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin by Wednesday night at 11:59 that he can form a government; otherwise, the mandate goes to the Knesset, where any MK has the option to build a coalition with the support of 61 MKs.
Once Lapid makes his declaration to Rivlin and Levin, there will be seven days to hold a vote of confidence in the Knesset and then swear in the new government.
Levin must formally announce in the Knesset that a government had been formed, which gave more impetus to the negotiating parties to resolve their differences before the Knesset plenum convenes at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Levin said he would only decide on the timetable for the vote after Lapid called him. But Likud sources said Levin would consult with Netanyahu, and they were very likely to decide to postpone the vote until the last day permitted by law to put more pressure on Yamina.
“I believe that with good will it is possible to conclude the negotiations and tell the president that the government can be formed,” Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman told participants at the Bar Association conference in Eilat on Tuesday afternoon.
Due to the threats to Yamina leaders
Naftali Bennett
and Ayelet Shaked, he sees “happening what everyone saw happen in the Capitol in Washington,” he warned.
Likud faction chairman Miki Zohar called Liberman’s statement a wild exaggeration.
“There won’t be anything like what happened at the Capitol,” he told the Knesset Channel. “We will respectfully go to the opposition.”
The Likud wrote to the legal adviser of the President’s Residence, Udit Corinaldi-Sirkis, questioning whether Yamina leader Naftali Bennett could be permitted to form a government during the mandate of Lapid.
In response, Corinaldi-Sirkis said the Knesset member entrusted with forming a government can serve as alternate prime minister, as Lapid will, according to the law.
Liberman mocked the Likud, saying Netanyahu had offered a prime-ministerial rotation of three party leaders.
“This is either a joke or just shameful,” he said.
The Likud also asked Corinaldi-Sirkis to require Lapid to tell the president the makeup of the coalition, whether it will be an alternating government and who will serve as alternate prime minister. Corinaldi-Sirkis accepted that request.
In a blow to Yamina, Roni Sassover, who was slated in the 13th slot on Yamina’s Knesset list in the March election, on Tuesday announced she did not support the formation of a government with left-wing parties.
Bennett is fit to lead the country, but the government being formed does not match her political worldview, Sassover wrote on Twitter.
Sassover joined Shai Maimon, who was No. 10 on the list, and Asher Cohen, who was No. 15. Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi, who was No. 3 on the list, decided after the election to remain mayor instead of entering the Knesset.•
Gantz 預計將在美國快速訪問期間尋求 10 億美元的 Iron Dome 補貨
國防部長將與勞埃德·奧斯汀和傑克·沙利文會面，在內塔尼亞胡警告他已準備好與伊朗發生衝突後，將拜登政府吹捧為以色列真正的朋友
由雅各布馬吉德 今天，晚上 10:19
2021 年 4 月 12 日，國防部長本尼·甘茨（左）在以色列南部的內瓦蒂姆空軍基地與美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀拳打腳踢。（Ariel Hermoni/國防部）
國防部長本尼甘茨將於週三啟程前往華盛頓，與美國國防部長勞埃德奧斯汀和美國總統喬拜登的國家安全顧問傑克沙利文進行會談，他的辦公室週二宣布。
美國參議員林賽格雷厄姆在周二的新聞發布會上透露，在以色列與加沙恐怖組織之間的 11 天沖突之後，甘茨在訪問期間將向五角大樓提交 10 億美元的請求，以補充鐵穹導彈防禦系統的武器庫。訪問以色列。
“Iron Dome 的表現非常出色，挽救了數以千計的以色列人和數万名巴勒斯坦人的生命，”格雷厄姆說。“我可以想像，政府會同意這一要求，並且它將通過國會。”
隨著以色列和哈馬斯上個月宣布停火，拜登承諾為以色列的防禦系統補充導彈庫存，反對一些進步的立法者要求減少或終止對以色列的軍事援助的呼籲。
國防部表示，在以色列與哈馬斯恐怖組織最近在加沙發生戰鬥後，預計甘茨還將提出以色列確保加沙長期安靜的計劃。
參議員林賽格雷厄姆（R-SC）於 2021 年 6 月 1 日在耶路撒冷大衛王酒店的屋頂上對記者講話（拉扎爾伯曼/以色列時代）
國防部補充說，週四的會議將包括“戰略對話”，討論美國重新加入 2015 年限制伊朗計劃的協議，以及如何保持以色列的軍事優勢和地區穩定。
白宮和五角大樓證實了甘茨的訪問，但沒有提供有關討論重點的信息。
甘茨在與美國打交道時採取了比內塔尼亞胡更溫和的態度，內塔尼亞胡並沒有迴避表示美國重新加入聯合綜合行動計劃，因為 2015 年伊朗交易正式已知，將導致分歧以色列和美國之間。
內塔尼亞胡在周二為摩薩德新任首領大衛·巴尼亞舉行的宣誓就職儀式上堅稱，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或保衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡說，以色列必須“竭盡所能，但要確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己。”
美國堅持認為，兩國在防止伊朗核化方面有著相同的目標，而重返 JCPOA 是確保實現這一目標的最佳第一步。
2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
在內塔尼亞胡發表講話後發布的視頻聲明中，甘茨稱讚拜登政府是以色列真正的朋友。
“在維護其在該地區的安全和安全優勢方面，美國過去是並將繼續是以色列最重要的盟友……以色列已經並將沒有比美國更好的伙伴。即使存在分歧，也將閉門解決，而不是使用可能損害以色列安全的挑釁言論，”他說。
“伊朗對地區穩定和世界和平構成威脅。這是一個煽動恐怖主義並正在推進對以色列國構成危險的核計劃的國家，”甘茨繼續說道。“不過，以色列是該地區最強大的國家。”
Gantz expected to seek $1 billion Iron Dome restock during snap US visit
Defense minister, who will meet with Lloyd Austin and Jake Sullivan, touts Biden administration as true friend of Israel after Netanyahu warns he’s prepared for clash over Iran
By JACOB MAGID Today, 10:19 pm
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, fist-bumps US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel on April 12, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz will take off Wednesday for a snap trip to Washington for talks with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin and US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, his office announced Tuesday.
Gantz during the visit will submit a billion-dollar request to the Pentagon to replenish the arsenal of the Iron Dome missile defense system, following the 11-day conflict between Israel and Gaza terror groups, US Senator Lindsey Graham revealed at a Tuesday press conference while visiting Israel.
“Iron Dome performed incredibly well, saving thousands of Israeli lives and tens of thousands of Palestinian lives,” Graham said. “I would imagine that the administration would say yes to this request and it will sail through Congress.”
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As a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced last month, Biden pledged to replenish Israel’s stock of missiles for its defense system, bucking calls from some progressive lawmakers to reduce or end military aid to Israel.
Gantz is also expected to present Israel’s plan for ensuring long-term quiet in Gaza after the recent fighting there between Israel and the Hamas terror group, the Defense Ministry said.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters on the roof of Jerusalem’s King David Hotel, June 1, 2021 (Lazar Berman/Time of Israel)
The Thursday meetings will include a “strategic dialogue” on the talks for the US to rejoin the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s program, and how to maintain Israel’s military superiority and regional stability, the Defense Ministry added.
The White House and Pentagon confirmed Gantz’s visit but did not offer information on what the focus of the discussions would be.
Gantz has taken a softer approach in his dealings with the US than Netanyahu, who has not shied away from stating that a US re-entry to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the 2015 Iran deal is formally known, would lead to a divide between Israel and the US.
Speaking at Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony for new Mossad chief David Barnea, Netanyahu insisted that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic Republic.
Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.”
The US insists that both countries have the same goal of preventing a nuclear Iran and that a return to the JCPOA is the best first step to ensure that aim.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
In a video statement released after Netanyahu’s remarks, Gantz hailed the Biden administration as true friends of Israel.
“The United States was and will continue to be Israel’s most important ally in maintaining its security and security superiority in the region… Israel has and will have no better partner than the US. Even if there are disagreements, they will be solved behind closed doors and not with defiant rhetoric that could harm Israel’s security,” he said.
“Iran is a threat to regional stability and world peace. It is a country that instigates terrorism and is advancing a nuclear program that is dangerous to the State of Israel,” Gantz continued. “Still, Israel is the strongest country in the region.”
2020年以色列軍品出口額達到83億美元，創歷史第二高
與 2019 年相比，簽署的協議數量激增 15%，大部分交易與亞太地區國家達成
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一枚 SPYDER 地對空導彈在一張未註明日期的照片中進行測試。（拉斐爾先進防禦系統有限公司）
以色列政府週二宣布，2020 年以色列的軍事出口達到 83 億美元，這得益於簽署的協議數量比上一年激增 15%。
儘管擔心冠狀病毒大流行會影響 2020 年的銷售額，但以色列引用了新市場，使銷售額比 2019 年猛增 10 億美元。
這是有史以來第二高的銷售額，僅次於 2017 年的 92 億美元。
國防部長本尼·甘茨在其辦公室發表的一份聲明中援引國防部長本尼·甘茨的話說：“在過去的一年裡，我們一直在努力深化政府與世界各地合作夥伴的協議和合作，我們將繼續這樣做。”
國防部聲明說，與往年一樣，大部分軍品出口都流向了亞洲和太平洋地區的國家。
國防部長本尼·甘茨於 2021 年 5 月 31 日在耶路撒冷向媒體發表講話。 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
政府數據顯示，雷達和預警系統以及彈藥和武器各佔銷售額的 16%，而有人駕駛飛機和航空電子設備佔 13%，觀察和光電設備也是如此。
導彈、火箭和防空系統的銷售額貢獻了 10%。
其他領域包括通信、無人機和情報系統。
亞洲和太平洋地區的銷售額佔 44%，其中 30% 銷往歐洲，20% 銷往北美，4% 銷往非洲，2% 銷往拉丁美洲。
同樣在周二，以色列航空航天工業公司表示已簽署一項價值 2 億美元的協議，向一個未指明的亞洲國家提供無人機技術和服務。
這筆交易是為了出售 IAI 的 Heron 無人機，包括更先進的 MK II 版本。
作為阿塞拜疆的主要武器供應商，以色列在 2020 年因高加索鄰國在有爭議的納戈爾諾 - 卡拉巴赫的鬥爭而受到亞美尼亞的外交抨擊。
根據斯德哥爾摩國際和平研究所（Sipri）的數據，過去五年來，以色列一直是阿塞拜疆最大的武器供應商，銷售額超過 7.4 億美元，領先於俄羅斯。
Israel’s military exports hit $8.3 billion in 2020, second highest-ever total
15% spike in number of agreements signed compared to 2019, with bulk of deals sealed with countries in Asia and Pacific region
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A SPYDER surface-to-air missile is fired in a test in an undated photograph. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.)
Israeli military exports reached $8.3 billion in 2020, buoyed by a 15 percent spike in the number of agreements signed compared with the previous year, the government announced Tuesday.
Despite fears the coronavirus pandemic would impact 2020 sales, Israel cited new markets in allowing sales jumping $1 billion from 2019.
It’s the second highest sales figure ever, behind 2017, when the total hit $9.2 billion.
“During the past year, we have worked intensively to deepen government agreements and cooperation with our partners around the world, and we will continue to do so,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz was quoted as saying in a statement from his office.
As in previous years the bulk of the military exports went to countries in Asia and the Pacific region, the ministry statement said.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
The government figures said radar and early warning systems, and ammunition and armament, each contributed 16 percent of sales, while manned aircraft and avionics accounted for 13 percent, as did observation and optronics.
Missiles, rockets and air defense systems sales contributed 10 percent.
Other areas included communication, drone and intelligence systems.
Sales to the Asia and the Pacific region comprised 44 percent, with 30 percent going to Europe, 20 percent to North America, four percent to Africa and two percent to Latin America.
Also on Tuesday, the Israel Aerospace Industry said it had signed a $200 million deal to supply drone technology and services to an unspecified Asian country.
The deal is for the sale of the IAI’s Heron drone, including the more advanced MK II version.
A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel in 2020 came under diplomatic fire from Armenia over the struggle between the Caucasus neighbors in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), over the past five years Israel has been the top supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, with sales of more than $740 million, putting it ahead of Russia.
以色列簽署2億美元協議 向亞洲國家出售無人機
套裝包括最新版本的 Heron，這是今年以色列航空航天工業無人機設備的第四筆重大交易
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2019 年 11 月 13 日，一架以色列 Heron 軍用無人機飛越以色列南部城市阿什杜德。 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
以色列航空航天工業周二表示，已簽署一項價值 2 億美元的協議，向一個未指明的亞洲國家提供無人機技術和服務。
這筆交易是為了出售 IAI 的 Heron 無人機，包括更先進的 MK II 版本。
“這筆交易的簽署清楚地表達了我們全球客戶對 Heron 無人機系統的操作和技術性能的滿意，”IAI 總幹事 Boaz Levi 說。
據 IAI 稱，Heron 是一種中空長航時無人機，可以執行包括情報收集、監視、目標獲取和偵察在內的任務。聲明說，它在最近在以色列國防軍圍牆守護者行動中與加沙地帶的戰鬥中被廣泛使用。
蒼鷺已在全球 20 多個國家/地區使用。MK II 版本具有改進的操作能力，可以提供與一系列單位的實時通信，包括與現場單位的通信。
據環球商業日報報導，週二的協議是國有 IAI 今年簽署的第四份無人機交易。今年早些時候，IAI 贏得了歐洲邊境和海岸警衛隊 (Frontex) 的投標，並在亞洲簽署了另外兩項 Heron 無人機交易。據Globes稱，前三筆交易的總價值約為1.4億美元。
Israel signs $200 million deal to sell UAVs to Asian country
Package includes the latest version of the Heron, in fourth major deal this year for Israel Aerospace Industries drone equipment
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An Israeli Heron military drone flies over the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on November 13, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
The Israel Aerospace Industry said Tuesday it has signed a $200 million deal to supply drone technology and services to an unspecified Asian country.
The deal is for the sale of the IAI’s Heron drone, including the more advanced MK II version.
“The signing of this deal clearly expresses the satisfaction of our customers around the world, with the operational and technical performance of the Heron UAV system,” said IAI director-general Boaz Levi.
The Heron is a medium-altitude long-endurance drone that can perform missions including intelligence gathering, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, according to the IAI. It was used extensively during the recent fighting with the Gaza Strip in IDF Operation Guardian of the Walls, the statement said.
Herons are in use in over 20 countries around the world. The MK II version has improved operational capabilities and can provide communications with a range of units in real time, including to units in the field.
According to the Globes business daily, Tuesday’s agreement is the fourth UAV deal the state-owned IAI has signed this year. Earlier this year, IAI won a tender by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, and also signed two other Heron UAV deals in Asia. The previous three deals were together worth around $140 million, according to Globes.
新摩薩德首領：即使在談判中，伊朗也在努力實現核武器的“夢想”
大衛·巴尼亞在宣誓就職典禮上說，德黑蘭正在尋求“國際保護的幌子”，因為它正在“邁向大規模殺傷性武器計劃”
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從右到左：2021 年 6 月 1 日，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡總理、摩薩德新任局長大衛·巴尼亞和情報機構即將卸任的領導人尤西·科恩。（Kobi Gideon/GPO）
摩薩德新任負責人大衛·巴尼亞週二警告說，伊朗正在努力實現其獲得原子彈的“夢想”，儘管它正在與世界大國就恢復 2015 年限制其核計劃的協議進行談判。
“我們的安全挑戰非常大，排在首位的是伊朗，”巴尼亞在他作為間諜機構負責人上任的儀式上說，接替即將卸任的間諜大師尤西·科恩。“這需要大聲而明確地說：伊朗正在努力，即使在此時此刻，也在國際保護的幌子下實現其核夢想。”
他說，“在協議的保護下，如果沒有協議，在謊言和隱瞞下，伊朗正在朝著大規模殺傷性武器計劃不斷取得進展。”
Barnea 也以他的暱稱 Dedi 而聞名，他將接替即將離任的導演 Cohen。他曾在精銳的 Sayeret Matkal 突擊隊部隊擔任戰鬥士兵，並在過去的 25 年裡一直在摩薩德工作，包括擔任重要的作戰角色，使他上升到領導處理該組織全球特工的分支機構。
上周宣布對巴尼亞的任命時，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡表示，他的首要任務是“防止伊朗獲得核武器”。
內塔尼亞胡在周二的儀式上說，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或捍衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡說，以色列必須“竭盡全力，以確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己。
2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
內塔尼亞胡說：“對我們最大的威脅是伊朗企圖用核武器武裝自己所帶來的生存威脅。”
他說，面對在與美國建立關係或消滅伊朗之間的選擇，“消除生存威脅佔上風”。
總理指出，在他最近與美國總統喬拜登的談話中，他強調，無論世界大國是否設法恢復 2015 年旨在阻止伊朗獲得核武器的協議，“我們將繼續盡我們所能用核武器來挫敗伊朗的軍備。” 2015年，美國就該協議進行的談判導致內塔尼亞胡與時任總統巴拉克奧巴馬之間的緊張關係。
內塔尼亞胡發表上述言論的前一天，聯合國核監督機構表示擔心伊朗沒有澄清對可能未申報的核活動的質疑，並補充說其濃縮鈾庫存是 2015 年協議規定的限制的 16 倍。
國際原子能機構（IAEA）週一發布的兩份報告是伊朗2月份暫停部分檢查以來的首份實質性報告。
其中一份報告稱，國際原子能機構總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西“擔心該機構與伊朗之間的技術討論沒有取得預期結果”，指的是在可能發生未申報核活動的場所進行的交流。
伊朗國家電視台於 2021 年 4 月 17 日播出了納坦茲核設施的鏡頭。（屏幕截圖/推特）
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出並重新對德黑蘭實施嚴厲制裁之後，伊朗和世界大國正在維也納進行談判，以挽救 2015 年的核協議。
特朗普的繼任者拜登已表示願意恢復該協議。
為此，美國需要重返協議並取消特朗普恢復的製裁，而德黑蘭則必須重新承諾完全遵守自 2019 年以來逐步退出的核義務。 根據 2015 年的協議，濃縮水平原本應該限制在 3.67%，遠低於核武器所需的 90% 純度。
隨著伊朗為 6 月 18 日的總統選舉做準備，恢復 2015 年協議的談判正在維也納舉行。
正在與美國協調的以色列已表示反對恢復原樣，稱需要進一步收緊以控制伊朗的彈道導彈計劃和對恐怖組織的支持。
New Mossad chief: Even as it negotiates, Iran working toward ‘dream’ of nukes
Speaking at swearing-in ceremony, David Barnea says Tehran seeking ‘an international guise of protection’ as it takes strides ‘toward a weapons of mass destruction program’
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From right to left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, new Mossad chief David Barnea and the intelligence's agency's outgoing leader Yossi Cohen on June 1, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
New Mossad chief David Barnea warned on Tuesday that Iran was working to fulfill its “dream” of acquiring an atomic bomb, even as it holds talks with world powers on restoring the 2015 deal limiting its nuclear program.
“Our security challenges are very big and at the top of the list is Iran,” Barnea said at a ceremony marking his entry into office as head of the spy agency, succeeding outgoing spymaster Yossi Cohen. “This needs to be said loudly and clearly: Iran is working, even at this very moment, to fulfill its nuclear dream under an international guise of protection.”
He said that “under the protection of the agreement and without it, with lies and concealments, Iran is making constant progress toward a weapons of mass destruction program.”
Barnea, who is also known by his nickname Dedi, replaces outgoing director Cohen. He served as a combat soldier in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit and has been in the Mossad for the past 25 years, including in prominent operational roles that saw him rise to lead the branch that handles the organization’s agents worldwide.
Announcing Barnea’s appointment last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his top task was “to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.”
Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday, Netanyahu said that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic republic.
Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
“The greatest threat against us is the existential threat which is presented by Iran’s attempt to arm itself with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said.
Faced with a choice between relations with the US or neutralizing Iran, “the elimination of the existential threat prevails,” he said.
The prime minister noted that in his recent conversations with US President Joe Biden he had stressed that whether or not world powers manage to revive the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, “we will continue to do everything we have at our disposal to thwart Iran’s armament with nuclear weapons.” In 2015, the US negotiation of the accord resulted in tensions between Netanyahu and then-president Barack Obama.
Netanyahu’s remarks came the day after the UN nuclear watchdog voiced concern that Iran had not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity, adding that its enriched uranium stockpile was 16 times the limit set out in the 2015 accord.
The two reports issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday are the first substantive reports since Iran suspended some inspections in February.
One of the reports said IAEA director general Rafael Grossi was “concerned that the technical discussions between the agency and Iran have not yielded the expected results,” referring to exchanges on the sites where undeclared nuclear activity may have occurred.
Footage of the Natanz nuclear facility aired by Iranian state TV on April 17, 2021. (Screen capture/Twitter)
Iran and world powers are engaged in talks in Vienna to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal after former US president Donald Trump walked away from it in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran.
Trump’s successor Biden has signaled his willingness to revive the agreement.
For this to happen, the US would need to return to the accord and lift the sanctions reinstated by Trump while Tehran would have to re-commit to full compliance with nuclear obligations it progressively withdrew from since 2019. Under the 2015 deal, the enrichment level was meant to be capped at 3.67%, well below the 90% purity needed for a nuclear weapon.
Talks to restore the 2015 deal are taking place in Vienna as Iran prepares for presidential elections on June 18.
Israel, which is coordinating with the US, has expressed its opposition to returning to the deal as is, saying it requires further tightening to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile program and support for terror groups.
內塔尼亞胡：即使以與美國的摩擦為代價，我們也將抵禦伊朗的威脅
總理表示，以色列將“竭盡全力”阻止德黑蘭獲得核武器；甘茨：分歧應該謹慎解決，而不是“挑釁的言辭”
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2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
以色列總理內塔尼亞胡週二表示，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或保衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡在摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將離任的主任約西·科恩移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞的儀式上說，以色列必須“做一切，但做一切，以確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己”。武器。”
內塔尼亞胡說：“對我們最大的威脅是伊朗企圖用核武器武裝自己所帶來的生存威脅。”
他說，面對在與美國建立關係或消滅伊朗之間的選擇，“消除生存威脅佔上風”。
內塔尼亞胡說，無論伊朗是直接以核打擊中的破壞威脅來威脅以色列，還是以核威脅為後盾的數万枚常規火箭，“這是一種威脅猶太復國主義事業繼續的威脅，並且我們必須無休止地對抗這種威脅。”
總理指出，在他最近與美國總統喬拜登的談話中，他強調，無論世界大國是否設法恢復 2015 年旨在阻止伊朗獲得核武器的協議，“我們將繼續盡我們所能用核武器來挫敗伊朗的軍備。” 2015年，美國就該協議進行的談判導致內塔尼亞胡與時任總統巴拉克奧巴馬之間的緊張關係。
發表評論後，國防部長本尼·甘茨發表聲明，吹捧以色列與美國的關係，並表示應謹慎解決分歧，而不是用“挑釁的言論”。
“美國過去是並將繼續是以色列在該地區維持其安全和安全優勢的最重要盟友。以色列已經並將不會有比美國更好的合作夥伴，”甘茨說。“即使存在分歧，也將閉門解決，而不是用可能損害以色列安全的挑釁言論。”
國防部長本尼·甘茨於 2021 年 5 月 31 日在耶路撒冷向媒體發表講話。 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
演講結束後，甘茨宣布他將於週二晚上前往華盛頓會見美國國防部長勞埃德奧斯汀和國家安全顧問傑克沙利文。他的辦公室發表聲明說，他將討論伊朗問題以及以色列和哈馬斯之間最近的戰鬥以及對以色列國防軍的武器援助。
內塔尼亞胡發表上述言論的前一天，聯合國核監督機構表示擔心伊朗沒有澄清對可能未申報的核活動的質疑，並補充說其濃縮鈾庫存是 2015 年協議規定的限制的 16 倍。
國際原子能機構（IAEA）週一發布的兩份報告是伊朗2月份暫停部分檢查以來的首份實質性報告。
2021 年 5 月 24 日，國際原子能機構（IAEA）總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西在奧地利維也納該機構總部舉行的新聞發布會上。（ALEX HALADA / AFP）
其中一份報告稱，國際原子能機構總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西“擔心該機構與伊朗之間的技術討論沒有取得預期結果”，指的是在可能發生未申報核活動的場所進行的交流。
儘管 IAEA 於 4 月發起了“積極和有重點的努力”以“打破僵局”，但還是得出了結論。
原子能機構表示，其視察工作的結果已經在三個未申報的地點“明確表明存在核材料和/或受核材料污染的設備”，其中大部分活動可追溯到 2000 年代初。
該機構還表示，伊朗未能回答有關 2002 年至 2003 年間可能以金屬盤形式存在天然鈾的第四個地點的問題。
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出並重新對德黑蘭實施嚴厲制裁之後，伊朗和世界大國正在維也納進行談判，以挽救 2015 年的核協議。
美國總統喬拜登於 2021 年 5 月 13 日在華盛頓白宮羅斯福廳發表講話。 (AP/Evan Vucci)
特朗普的繼任者喬拜登已表示願意恢復該協議。
為此，美國需要重返協議並取消特朗普恢復的製裁，而德黑蘭則必須重新承諾完全遵守自 2019 年以來逐步退出的核義務。
在另一份報告中，國際原子能機構表示，伊朗的濃縮鈾庫存大約是 2015 年與世界大國達成的協議中規定的限制的 16 倍。它估計庫存為 3,241 公斤（7,145 磅），但表示無法核實總數。
2015 年交易中規定的限制是 300 公斤特定化合物形式的鈾，相當於 202.8 公斤鈾。
一位了解該問題的高級外交官表示，雖然暫停一些檢查意味著 IAEA 無法提供準確的庫存數字，但其進入申報地點的程度並沒有大幅減少，其庫存估計仍然準確到幾個百分點之內。
自 IAEA 2 月份發布上一份季度報告以來，濃縮鈾的生產速度已經放緩。
在周一的報告中，國際原子能機構估計鈾庫存中的 62.8 公斤已濃縮至 20%，2.4 公斤至 60%。本月早些時候，格羅西表示，伊朗正在以只有尋求核武器的國家才能看到的水平來濃縮鈾。
伊朗在其納坦茲核設施發生爆炸後，將濃縮程度提高到前所未有的 60%，德黑蘭將這一行為稱為以色列的“破壞”。
在這張 2021 年 4 月 17 日製作的圖像中，伊朗伊斯蘭共和國廣播公司、IRIB、國營電視台發布的視頻中，各種離心機排列在伊朗納坦茲鈾濃縮設施的一個大廳裡。（通過 AP 的 IRIB）
根據 2015 年的協議，濃縮水平的上限為 3.67%，遠低於核武器所需的 90% 純度。
最新報告將於下週提交給國際原子能機構理事會。
隨著伊朗為 6 月 18 日的總統選舉做準備，恢復 2015 年協議的談判正在維也納舉行。
Netanyahu: We’ll defend against Iranian threat even at cost of friction with US
PM says Israel will ‘do everything, but everything’ to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons; Gantz: Differences should be solved discreetly, not with ‘defiant rhetoric’
By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 4:30 pm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic Republic.
Speaking at a ceremony at which control of the Mossad intelligence agency was handed over from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.”
“The greatest threat against us is the existential threat which is presented by Iran’s attempt to arm itself with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said.
Faced with a choice between relations with the US or neutralizing Iran, “the elimination of the existential threat prevails,” he said.
Netanyahu said that whether Iran menaces Israel directly with the threat of destruction in a nuclear strike, or with tens of thousands of conventional rockets that are backed up by a nuclear threat, “it is a threat that threatens the continuation of the Zionist enterprise, and we must fight this threat endlessly.”
From right to left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, new Mossad chief David Barnea and the intelligence’s agency’s outgoing leader Yossi Cohen on June 1, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
The prime minister noted that in his recent conversations with US President Joe Biden he had stressed that whether or not world powers manage to revive the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, “we will continue to do everything we have at our disposal to thwart Iran’s armament with nuclear weapons.” In 2015, the US negotiation of the accord resulted in tensions between Netanyahu and then-president Barack Obama.
Following the comments, Defense Minister Benny Gantz released a statement touting Israel’s ties with the US and saying that differences should be solved discreetly and not with “defiant rhetoric.”
“The United States was and will continue to be Israel’s most important ally in maintaining its security and security superiority in the region. Israel has and will have no better partner than the US,” Gantz said. “Even if there are disagreements, they will be solved behind closed doors and not with defiant rhetoric that could harm Israel’s security.”
Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
Following the speech, Gantz announced that he would be traveling to Washington Tuesday night to meet with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He will discuss the Iranian issue as well as the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas and arms assistance to the IDF, a statement from his office said.
Netanyahu’s remarks came the day after the UN nuclear watchdog voiced concern that Iran had not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity, adding that its enriched uranium stockpile was 16 times the limit set out in the 2015 accord.
The two reports issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday are the first substantive reports since Iran suspended some inspections in February.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria on May 24, 2021. (ALEX HALADA / AFP)
One of the reports said IAEA director general Rafael Grossi was “concerned that the technical discussions between the agency and Iran have not yielded the expected results,” referring to exchanges on the sites where undeclared nuclear activity may have occurred.
The conclusion comes despite a “proactive and focused effort” launched by the IAEA in April “to break the impasse” over the sites.
The IAEA says that the results of its inspection work have established “a clear indication that nuclear material and/or equipment contaminated by nuclear material has been present” at three undeclared locations, with most of the activity in question dating back to the early 2000s.
The agency also said Iran has failed to answer questions regarding a fourth site where natural uranium may have been present between 2002 and 2003 in the form of a metal disc.
Iran and world powers are engaged in talks in Vienna to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal after former US President Donald Trump walked away from it in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran.
US President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s successor Joe Biden has signaled his willingness to revive the agreement.
For this to happen, the US would need to return to the accord and lift the sanctions reinstated by Trump while Tehran would have to re-commit to full compliance with nuclear obligations it progressively withdrew from since 2019.
In a separate report, the IAEA said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is around 16 times the limit laid down in the 2015 deal with world powers. It gave an estimate of a stockpile of 3,241 kilograms (7,145 pounds) but said that it was not able to verify the total.
The limit laid down in the 2015 deal was 300 kilograms of uranium in a particular compound form, the equivalent of 202.8 kilograms of uranium.
A senior diplomat with knowledge of the issue said that while the suspension of some inspections meant that the IAEA could not give precise figures for the stockpile, its level of access to declared sites has not been greatly reduced and its stockpile estimate would still be accurate to within a few percentage points.
The rate of production of enriched uranium has slowed since the last quarterly report from the IAEA in February.
In Monday’s report, the IAEA estimated 62.8 kilograms of the uranium stockpile had been enriched up to 20 percent and 2.4 kilograms up to 60%. Earlier this month Grossi said Iran was enriching uranium at levels only seen in countries seeking nuclear weapons.
Iran stepped up enrichment to the unprecedented 60 percent after a blast hit its Natanz nuclear site, an act that Tehran branded “sabotage” by Israel.
In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran. (IRIB via AP)
Under the 2015 deal, the enrichment level was meant to be capped at 3.67%, well below the 90% purity needed for a nuclear weapon.
The latest report will be presented to the IAEA’s board of governors next week.
Talks to restore the 2015 deal are taking place in Vienna as Iran prepares for presidential elections on June 18.
巴勒斯坦人很高興看到內塔尼亞胡離開，但更擔心貝內特
在拉馬拉，反對派政客表示，如果“更迭政府”成為現實，那對巴勒斯坦人來說絕非如此
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2020 年 9 月 15 日，在約旦河西岸城市拉馬拉，巴勒斯坦人在抗議阿拉伯聯合酋長國和巴林與以色列關係正常化期間揮舞國旗。（Majdi Mohammed/AP）
週一，兩名巴勒斯坦高級政治家在與以色列時報的電話中懷疑，由亞米納酋長納夫塔利·貝內特領導的以色列政府會改善巴勒斯坦的現實。
週一下午，反對本雅明·內塔尼亞胡總理的幾位主要反對派成員宣布承諾組建一個沒有他的政府。
許多巴勒斯坦人不喜歡內塔尼亞胡，將他 12 年的任期視為他們的民族事業達到歷史最低點的年份。
但是，他的直接潛在替代者貝內特是西岸定居點的擁護者，人們普遍認為他更不可能對與巴勒斯坦人的任何讓步持開放態度。
“在個人層面上，他們之間沒有太大區別。也許貝內特會更加極端或激進，”前法塔赫中央委員會成員、巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯的著名批評家納賽爾·基德瓦說。
星期三，法塔赫前官員納賽爾·基德瓦（中左）和馬爾萬·巴爾古提的妻子法德瓦（中右）在約旦河西岸城市拉馬拉登記了即將於 5 月舉行的議會選舉的聯合名單後離開巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會辦公室，2021 年 3 月 31 日。（美聯社 / Nasser Nasser）
根據提議的協議，貝內特將在與 Yesh Atid 首席執行官 Yair Lapid 達成輪換協議中第一次擔任總理，後者是尋求推翻內塔尼亞胡的政黨集團中最大的政黨。然而，兩人尚未達成最終協議。
“在組建新政府的過程中仍然存在很多障礙，”拉皮德週一在向新聞界發表的講話中承認。
領導巴勒斯坦民族倡議的拉馬拉反對派資深政治家穆斯塔法·巴爾古提表示，唯一的亮點是，一旦總理下台，內塔尼亞胡的腐敗案件就可以順利推進。內塔尼亞胡目前因賄賂、欺詐和背信受審。
“唯一積極的事情是內塔尼亞胡離開並受到起訴。但是，一個以貝內特為中心的政府讓我們感到擔憂……這不會是一個有能力締造和平的政府，”巴爾古提說。
基德瓦同意內塔尼亞胡最終下台將是“為了和平和整個地區”的積極發展。
“但與此同時，我們不應該對未來欺騙自己太多，”al-Kidwa 說。“再說一遍，他們兩個基本一樣。”
2017 年 8 月 11 日，巴勒斯坦民族倡議領導人 Mustafa Barghouti 在約旦河西岸伯利恆。 攝影：Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
無法聯繫到巴勒斯坦權力機構主席阿巴斯的發言人置評。
貝內特領導著右翼亞米納黨，該黨將西岸定居者視為其最強大的選民基礎之一。他以前曾領導過定居者市政委員會網絡 Yesha 委員會，並且一直是和平制定和巴勒斯坦建國土地的直言不諱的反對者。他的競選平台包括吞併西岸 C 區，並在該地區其他地區讓巴勒斯坦人“幾乎完全自治”。
在周日宣布決定加入變革集團的演講中，貝內特承認，該聯盟笨拙的政黨名冊在其可以達成一致的範圍內將受到限制，儘管他發誓“這不是一個會執行 [和解] 脫離接觸的政府，也不會交出領土。”
所謂變革集團中的其他政客也表示，他們提議的政府過於脆弱，無法處理有爭議的問題，例如巴勒斯坦國的談判。
“當巴勒斯坦問題最終成為手頭最重要的問題時，它怎麼能擱置呢？逃離這個問題，我們從貝內特和 [國防部長] 甘茨那裡看到的聲明，這一切都不是好兆頭，”巴爾古提說。
然而，如果內塔尼亞胡或貝內特政府獲得通過，至少在一個方面將是史無前例的：它將依賴於保守的伊斯蘭黨 Ra'am 的棄權，這標誌著阿拉伯政黨首次啟用了一項權利翼總理上台。
Ra'am 領導人曼蘇爾·阿巴斯 (Mansour Abbas) 因願意與以色列猶太人右翼合作而在阿拉伯以色列人中引起廣泛爭議。這位伊斯蘭主義者的競選活動是為阿拉伯以色列人在預算和基礎設施方面取得切實的成就，這使他的選區出現了嚴重分裂。
儘管如此，阿巴斯在 3 月的投票中獲得了四項授權，有效地確保了沒有他的支持，任何政府都無法成立。Ra'am 在以色列和哈馬斯之間的敵對行動期間暫停了聯盟會談，但在戰鬥平息後再次恢復會談。
週一晚上，希伯來媒體報導說，阿巴斯幾乎與變革集團達成協議。據報導，阿巴斯的主要要求是為阿拉伯社區增加預算，並廢除 2017 年針對非法阿拉伯建築的法律。
然而，巴爾古提駁斥了拉姆黨領袖曼蘇爾·阿巴斯通過支持以色列右翼會獲得任何好處的想法。
“我認為他的做法不會為以色列境內的巴勒斯坦人帶來任何好處。之前已經嘗試過，但沒有奏效。這裡有種族主義制度，”巴爾古提說。
Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett
In Ramallah, opposition politicians say a ‘change government,’ if it comes to pass, would be anything but that for the Palestinians
By AARON BOXERMANToday, 7:01 am
Palestinians wave national flags during a protest against normalization of ties between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain with Israel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 15, 2020. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)
Two senior Palestinian politicians were skeptical that an Israeli government led by Yamina chief Naftali Bennett would change Palestinian reality for the better in phone calls with The Times of Israel on Monday.
On Monday afternoon, several key members of the opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced their commitment to forming a government without him.
Many Palestinians dislike Netanyahu, viewing his 12-year tenure as years that saw their national cause reach a historic nadir.
But Bennett, his immediate potential replacement, is a champion of West Bank settlements widely viewed as even more unlikely to be open to any concessions with the Palestinians.
“On an individual level, there isn’t a great difference between them. Perhaps Bennett would be somewhat more extremist or radical,” said Nasser al-Kidwa, a former Fatah Central Committee member and prominent critic of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Former Fatah official Nasser al-Kidwa, center left, and Marwan Barghouti’s wife, Fadwa, center right, leave the Palestinian Central Election Commission office after registering their joint list for the upcoming parliamentary election in May, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
Under the proposed agreement, Bennett would take the first turn as prime minister in a rotation agreement with Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid, whose party is the largest in the bloc of parties seeking to topple Netanyahu. The two have yet to come to a final accord, however.
“There are still plenty of obstacles in the way of the formation of the new government,” Lapid acknowledged Monday in remarks to the press.
Mustafa Barghouti, a veteran politician in Ramallah’s opposition who directs the Palestinian National Initiative, said that the only bright spot was that Netanyahu’s corruption cases could go forward without a hitch once the premier stepped down. Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
“The only positive matter would be should Netanyahu leave and be prosecuted. But a government with Bennett at its center is worrying for us…this will not be a government capable of making peace,” Barghouti said.
Al-Kidwa agreed for Netanyahu to step aside at last would be a positive development “for the sake of peace and for the region as a whole.”
“But at the same time, we shouldn’t deceive ourselves too much about the future,” al-Kidwa said. “Again, the two of them are basically the same.”
Palestinian National Initiative leader Mustafa Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank, on August 11, 2017. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
A spokesperson for PA President Abbas could not be reached for comment.
Bennett heads the right-wing Yamina party, which counts West Bank settlers as one of its strongest voter bases. He formerly directed the Yesha Council, a network of settler municipal councils, and has been an outspoken opponent of the land for peace formulation and Palestinian statehood. He has run on platforms that include annexing Area C of the West Bank and giving Palestinians “almost full self-governance” in the rest of the territory.
In a speech announcing his decision to join the change bloc Sunday, Bennett admitted that the coalition’s unwieldy roster of parties would be limited in what it could agree on, though he vowed that “this is not a government that will carry out [settlement] disengagements, nor will it hand over territories.”
Other politicians in the so-called change bloc have also said that their proposed government would be too fragile to deal with controversial issues, such as negotiating a Palestinian state.
“How can such the Palestinian issue be suspended when, ultimately, it’s the most important issue at hand? Fleeing from the problem, the statements we’ve seen from Bennett and [Defense Minister] Gantz, all this does not bode well,” said Barghouti.
If either a Netanyahu or a Bennett government comes to pass, however, it will be unprecedented in at least one way: it will rely on the abstention of the conservative Islamist Ra’am party, marking the first time an Arab party has enabled a right-wing premier to take power.
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas has provoked widespread controversy among Arab Israelis for his willingness to partner with the Jewish Israeli right. The Islamist campaigned on receiving tangible achievements for Arab Israelis in budgets and infrastructure, sharply dividing his constituency.
Nonetheless, Abbas received four mandates in the March vote, effectively ensuring that no government could arise without his support. Ra’am suspended coalition talks during the hostilities between Israel and Hamas, but resumed them again once the fighting subsided.
On Monday night, Hebrew media reported that Abbas had nearly struck a deal with the change bloc. Abbas’s key demands, according to the reports, were for additional budgets for Arab communities and for a 2017 law targeting illegal Arab construction to be annulled.
Barghouti dismissed the idea that Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas would gain anything by supporting the Israeli right, however.
“I don’t believe his approach will achieve anything for the Palestinians inside Israel. It’s been tried before and it didn’t work. There’s a racist system here,” Barghouti said.
隨著標誌性湖泊的消退，國家允許死海工程抽水更多
水務局批准明年開採 4.45 億立方米，高於去年的 4.39 億立方米，令環保人士失望
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2018 年 2 月 2 日死海工程的視圖。 (Issac Harari/Flash90)
水務局似乎屈服於巨頭以色列化學品有限公司 (ICL)，頒發年度許可證，允許其死海工廠從因過度抽水而後退的標誌性鹽湖中提取比去年更多的水。
當局將允許死海工程在 2021 年抽水 4.458 億立方米，高於去年的 4.39 億立方米——這是政府許可決定抽水的第一年。
根據水務局要求的信息，未來幾年將額外授予該公司數百萬立方米的水，以補償由於蒸發池底部滲漏和死海鹽度增加等原因造成的水損失，這本身部分是商業抽水的結果。
死海每年都在後退約 1.2 米（4 英尺）。約旦河歷來是死海的主要水源，現在被以色列、約旦和敘利亞改道用於農業和其他用途，所有這些國家的人口都在不斷增長。
死海曾經到達恩戈地海岸現在擱淺的碼頭。（Nadav Lensky，死海天文台，以色列地質調查局）
ICL 從死海中提取三分之二的商業開發水（其餘來自約旦工廠），將其轉移到蒸發池，用於生產礦物質，主要是鉀肥。該公司曾表示，其活動造成了死海 9% 的萎縮。環保倡導組織 Adam Teva V'Din 將這一數字推向了接近 30%。死海工廠在使用後會回收大約一半的水。
死海工廠的景色，2018 年 2 月 2 日。死海工廠是位於以色列死海沿岸 Sdom 的以色列鉀肥廠。（伊薩克·哈拉利/Flash90）
就在不到兩年前，經過長時間的競選，Adam Teva V'Din 說服海法地方法院命令水務局頒發生產許可證。該組織的希望是，許可證將用於減少可能抽取的水量。
在那之前，ICL 一直在隨意抽水，沒有許可證，並且根本沒有為它使用的水付費，因此沒有節約的經濟動力。（它仍然不支付水費。）
在法院裁決之前，水務局一直袖手旁觀，只是在訴訟開始後溫順地嘗試通過其在 2016 年與該公司簽署的自願準則來行使一些權力。
2019 年 8 月，海法法官羅恩·索科爾寫道，許可證將允許政府對死海的商業運營進行適當的監督，並確保私人活動不會損害公共利益。
“非淡水的水源也具有公共重要性，對環境保護、自然和國家發展具有重要意義，”他在判斷中寫道。“保護死海作為水源具有重大的公共意義。如果不加以保護，就會損害環境，損害旅遊和工業利益，損害周圍土地，破壞生態平衡……”
死海沿岸曾經被海水覆蓋的污水坑。（Meir Abelson，以色列地質調查局）
Adam Teva V'Din 經濟、環境和自然資源部主任 Leehee Goldenberg 表示，死海工廠被允許抽取的水量大大阻礙了其努力。
“裁決確定，《水法》適用於死海，他們需要獲得許可證才能繼續工作。分歧在於條件。我們認為他們應該減少抽水。這是一個令人失望的決定。”
Leehee Goldenberg，Adam Teva V'Din 經濟、環境和自然資源部主任。（禮貌）
在過去的 50 年裡，死海的撤退已經暴露了超過 300 平方公里（115 平方英里）的海床。今天，該地區佈滿了大約 7,000 個落水洞——當鹹水和淡水之間的鹽水退去，淡水溶解岩石，導致上面的土地落入時，就會形成洞穴。
建築物、農業區和海灘已被廢棄，開發項目被擱置。在約旦方面，據報導，用於商業開採礦物的蒸發池中出現了孔洞。
死海每年需要額外的 700-8 億立方米的水才能保持目前的水位，需要超過 10 億立方米的水才能將其恢復到海平面以下 410 米（1,345 英尺）的位置。 1995 年。
死海工程還欠一個主權財富基金的巨額資金，以確保以色列公民——不僅僅是投資者——從以色列的天然氣富礦和該國自然資源的開採中獲益。
Eytan Sheshinski 教授於 2020 年 7 月 15 日在耶路撒冷主權財富基金的以色列議會委員會發表講話。 (Adina Velman/Knesset)
去年，負責對開採該國自然資源的公司徵稅的政府委員會負責人 Eytan Sheshinski 教授表示，擁有死海工程特許經營權的 ICL應該被迫償還債務與國家。據估計，這將達到數億謝克爾——否則，當特許經營權在 2030 年續約時，將被排除在考慮之外。
ICL 由該國最大的控股公司 Ofer 家族的以色列公司控制。它使用從死海或內蓋夫沙漠其他地方開采的溴、磷酸鹽、鎂和鉀肥生產肥料、金屬和其他化學產品。
State allows Dead Sea Works to pump more water, even as iconic lake recedes
Water Authority greenlights extraction of 445 million cubic meters in coming year, up from 439 million cubic meters last year, to disappointment of environmentalists
By SUE SURKES Today, 11:16 pm
A view of the Dead Sea Works on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
The Water Authority appears to have caved to the giant Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) by issuing an annual license that allows its Dead Sea Works factory to extract more water than last year out of the iconic salt lake that is receding due to overpumping.
The authority will allow the Dead Sea Works to pump 445.8 million cubic meters during 2021, up from 439 million cubic meters last year — the first year during which pumping was determined by a government license.
Additional millions of cubic meters will be awarded to the company over the coming years — subject to information the Water Authority has requested — to compensate for losses of water for reasons such as seepage through the floors of its evaporation pools and increasing salinity of the Dead Sea, which itself is partly a result of the commercial pumping.
The Dead Sea is receding by around 1.2 meters (four feet) every year. The Jordan River, historically the main source of water for the Dead Sea, is diverted for agricultural and other uses by Israel, Jordan and Syria, all of which have growing populations.
The Dead Sea used to reach up to this now-stranded jetty on the Ein Gedi shore. (Nadav Lensky, Dead Sea Observatory, Geological Survey of Israel)
ICL, which extracts two-thirds of the commercially exploited water from the Dead Sea (the rest by a Jordanian factory), diverts it to evaporation pools for the production of minerals, mainly potash. The company has said that its activities cause nine percent of the Dead Sea’s shrinkage. The environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din puts the figure closer to 30%. Dead Sea Works returns about half of the water it pumps after use.
Just under two years ago, after a long campaign, Adam Teva V’Din convinced the Haifa District Court to order the Water Authority to issue production licenses. The organization’s hope was that the licenses would be used to cut the quantities of water that may be pumped.
Up until that point, ICL had been pumping at will, without a license and had not paid at all for the water it was using, such that there was no economic incentive to save. (It still does not pay for the water.)
Until the court ruling, the Water Authority had stood by, trying only meekly, after the start of the legal action, to exert some authority via voluntary guidelines it signed with the company in 2016.
In August 2019, Haifa Judge Ron Sokol wrote that a license would allow proper governmental supervision of commercial operations at the Dead Sea and ensure that private activity did not harm the public interest.
“Water sources that are not freshwater are also of public importance, of importance to environmental conservation, to nature and to the country’s development,” he wrote in his judgment. “Preservation of the Dead Sea as a water source is of great public significance. If it is not preserved, there will be harm to the environment, to interests of tourism and industry, the land around it will be damaged, so will the ecological balance…”
Sinkholes along a stretch of the Dead Sea coast that used to be covered with saltwater. (Meir Abelson, Geological Survey of Israel)
Leehee Goldenberg, director of the Economy, Environment and Natural Resources Department at Adam Teva V’Din, said the quantities of water that the Dead Sea Works was being allowed to pump significantly set back its efforts.
“The ruling determined that the Water Law applies to the Dead Sea and that they require a license to continue their work. The disagreement is with the conditions. We think they should reduce pumping. It’s a disappointing decision.”
Leehee Goldenberg, director of the Economy, Environment and Natural Resources Department at Adam Teva V’Din. (Courtesy)
The Dead Sea’s retreat has exposed more than 300 square kilometers (115 square miles) of seabed over the past 50 years. Today that area is peppered with some 7,000 sinkholes — cavities that form when the saltwater between salty rock and freshwater recedes and the freshwater dissolves the rock, causing the land above to fall in.
Buildings, agricultural areas and beaches have been abandoned and development projects put on ice. On the Jordanian side, holes have reportedly opened in the evaporation pools used to commercially extract minerals.
The Dead Sea needs an additional 700-800 million cubic meters of water annually just to stay at its current level, and more than 1,000 million cubic meters to bring it back up to 410 meters (1,345 feet) below sea level, where it was in 1995.
The Dead Sea Works also owes considerable amounts of money to a sovereign wealth fund to be established to ensure that Israeli citizens — not only investors — reap benefits from Israel’s natural gas bonanza and from extraction of the country’s natural resources.
Prof Eytan Sheshinski addressing a Knesset committee on the sovereign wealth fund, Jerusalem, July 15, 2020. (Adina Velman/Knesset)
Last year, Prof. Eytan Sheshinski, who has headed government committees on taxing companies that exploit the country’s natural resources, said that ICL — which holds the franchise for the Dead Sea Works — should be forced to settle its debts with the state. This is estimated to run into hundreds of millions of shekels — or else be excluded from consideration when the franchise comes up for renewal in 2030.
ICL is controlled by the Ofer family’s Israel Corporation, the country’s largest holding company. It makes fertilizers, metals and other chemical products from bromine, phosphate, magnesium and potash taken from the Dead Sea or mined elsewhere in the Negev Desert.
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#以色列第11任總統
赫爾佐格與佩雷茨，將在以色列議會的總統競選中對峙
如果佩雷茨當選了，她將成為以色列第一位女總統。如果是赫爾佐格贏了，赫爾佐格將成為第一位父親之前也擔任過總統的總統。
6/2(三)今天將由 120 名以色列國會議員以不記名投票方式來選出以色列國家第 11 任總統。國會議員也可以投棄票。
議員們將在其父親是第六任總統的猶太移民事務局主席以撒•赫爾佐格(Isaac Herzog)和獲得以色列獎的教育家米利暗•佩雷茨(Miriam Peretz)之間進行選擇，
自2018年開始，赫爾佐格擔任猶太移民事務局主席，主責阿利亞回歸，赫爾佐格與基督徒在這幾年的關係非常良好。
教育家佩雷茨的兩個兒子在以色列國防軍戰役喪生後，因而聲名大噪。
佩雷茨的長子在黎巴嫩戰役中身亡，次子在加薩戰役中身亡。她曾受訪於猶太國家基金會，影片中她說，如今我有兩個家，其中一個就是赫茨爾山，但這裡卻是一個冰冷的家
…現在，我仍然會與孫兒們一起慶祝兒子的生日，日子仍然得過下去，這樣的生活是因為我兒子們的精神永遠與我們同在。」
關於受訪影片連結：
https://youtu.be/6yNwutObgg0
如果當選，佩雷茨將成為以色列第一位女總統。
如果赫爾佐格獲勝，他將成為第一位父親當過總統的總統。
他的父親曾擔任第六任1983-1993總統哈伊姆·赫爾佐克，於1997年逝世葬於赫茨爾山國家公墓；享年79歲。
6/1(二)在西牆禱告後，赫爾佐格和佩雷茨都繼續努力在投票前，盡可能地多與國會議員們會面。
以色列國會的每個派系都授予其國會議員以他們良心的自由來投票，而不是通過派系紀律來約束他們。以色列政黨是沒有一個派系來支持或推出支持的候選人總統。
以色列總統不受以色列國會似如馬術般的交易，存在著暴躁和聯合政治的影響；總統職位更加自主，並具有採取行動的自由度和靈活性，可以撫平以色列政府和以色列政府之間不時出現的困難局面，並且還有以色列國以外的猶太社區。
值得注意的是，這次總統投票，寄予厚望的是，總統除了充當軟化內閣政府之間如藥膏的能力之外，以色列的總統職位還填補了結構性上的破口，因長期以來，全球猶太人在猶太國家中沒有可靠和有效的代表。
幾十年來的民意調查指出，以色列的猶太人與世界各地的猶太人有著「共同命運」之感，但以色列的選舉制度很少有機會在政策和立法中反映出這些情緒。
以色列國會議長亞里夫·萊文(Yariv Levin) 將於週三上午 11:00 (GMT+8 下午4點) 正式啟動投票。
第三張圖示（最右邊）：以色列國會秘書長雅得娜•穆勒•霍洛維茲(Yardena Muller Horowitz) 將按字母順序召集國會議員，在以色列國會全體會議的一個特別投票箱中投票。(Photo Credit: Knesset)
投票將由投票委員會的四名國會議員們計算，分別是：利庫德黨的大衛•比坦(David Bitan)，工黨的艾蜜莉•莫艾蒂(Emilie Moatti)，未來黨的約珥•拉茲沃佐夫(Yoel Razvozov)，沙斯黨的約瑟•泰布(Yosef Taieb)。
如果兩位總統候選人均未獲得超過 61 票多數票，則將進行投票表決。
一旦有獲勝者，議長萊文與副議長雅得娜將會宣布結果。
第11任總統選舉，這是以色列第一次的總統候選人不是現任的國會議員。
新總統將在現任總統魯文·里夫林(Reuven Rivlin)於 7 月 9 日任期結束當日宣誓就職。
#謝謝里夫林總統
里夫林總統深受人民愛戴，他對多樣性和包容性的肯定，他呼籲團結的真誠，他對偏見和分裂的拒絕，以及他與非猶太正統教的猶太人和阿拉伯人建立的橋樑，並為以色列贏得了散居海外猶太人的更多尊重和欽佩。
里夫林總統甚至將他具有歷史性的「希望倡議」擴展到他稱海外散居猶太人為以色列第五個族群，以增加以色列「四個族群：世俗猶太人，各個宗教，猶太正統派，阿拉伯人」之間的社會凝聚力。
國會大樓鬆綁疫情限令
就在總統大選前夕，萊文週二決定終止在以色列國會的冠狀病毒預防限令。進入大樓將不再需要綠色通行證，以色列國會委員會席位之間的隔板將被拆除，議會內的人數將不再受到限制。
大樓內仍需戴口罩。
以色列國會餐廳的資深員工凱文·迪恩 (Kevin Dean)表示，為國會議員與媒體們保留的自助餐廳將於6/2(三)重新開放，並已安排一位新廚師。自助餐廳在過去 15 個月的大部分時間裡都關閉，僅開放外賣服務。
參考新聞：JP, Haaretz
新聞日期：2021/6/1
貝內特和拉皮德深夜談判組建反內塔尼亞胡聯盟
未解決的爭端使聯盟建設陷入困境；里夫林的法律顧問拒絕了貝內特成為總理的挑戰。
通過GIL HOFFMAN
2021 年 6 月 2 日 00:26
Naftali Bennett 和 Yair Lapid 的政府真的會成為潛在的左翼災難嗎？
（照片來源：MIRIAM ALSTER）
廣告
在周二晚上雙方之間的幾起小糾紛仍未解決之後，組建政府以取代本雅明·內塔尼亞胡總理的努力一直持續到最後一天。
準備加入聯盟的八個政黨的代表和六個政黨的負責人周二來到拉馬特甘的 Kfar Hamaccabiah 酒店，以努力在 Yesh Atid 領導人 Yair Lapid 組建政府的任務結束之前解決他們剩餘的分歧週三晚上結束。
Ra'am（阿拉伯聯合酋長國名單）負責人曼蘇爾·阿巴斯（Mansour Abbas）抵達會談並告訴記者，他的政黨將正式成為聯盟的一部分，但不會採取任何投資組合。作為聯盟協議的一部分，巨額資金將用於阿拉伯社區的基礎設施和打擊犯罪。
拉皮德必須在周三晚上 11 點 59 分之前告訴魯文·里夫林總統和以色列議會議長亞里夫·萊文，他可以組建政府；否則，任務將交給以色列議會，在那裡任何 MK 都可以選擇在 61 名 MK 的支持下建立聯盟。
一旦拉皮德向里夫林和萊文發表聲明，將有 7 天的時間對議會進行信任投票，然後對新政府宣誓就職。
萊文必須在以色列議會正式宣布成立政府，這為談判各方在周三上午 11 點召開的議會全會之前解決分歧提供了更多動力。
萊文說，只有在拉皮德打電話給他後，他才會決定投票的時間表。但利庫德集團消息人士稱，萊文將與內塔尼亞胡協商，他們極有可能 決定將投票推遲 到法律允許的最後一天，以便對亞米娜施加更大壓力。
Yisrael Beytenu 領導人阿維格多·利伯曼 (Avigdor Liberman) 週二下午在埃拉特舉行的律師協會會議上對與會者說：“我相信，以善意結束談判並告訴總統可以組建政府是可能的。”
他警告說，由於亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特和阿耶萊特·沙克德受到威脅 ，他認為“在華盛頓國會大廈發生了每個人都看到的事情”。
利庫德集團主席佐哈爾稱利伯曼的聲明過於誇張。
“不會有國會大廈發生的事情，”他告訴以色列議會頻道。“我們將恭敬地走向反對派。”
利庫德集團致函總統官邸的法律顧問烏迪特·科里納爾迪-西爾基斯，質疑在拉皮德的任期內是否可以允許亞米納領導人納夫塔利·貝內特組建政府。
作為回應，Corinaldi-Sirkis 表示，根據法律，受託組建政府的以色列議會成員可以像拉皮德一樣擔任候補總理。
利伯曼嘲笑利庫德集團，稱內塔尼亞胡提出了三名黨內領導人輪換總理的機會。
“這要么是個玩笑，要么只是可恥，”他說。
利庫德集團還要求 Corinaldi-Sirkis 要求拉皮德告訴總統聯盟的組成，是否將是一個交替政府，以及誰將擔任候補總理。Corinaldi-Sirkis 接受了這個請求。
在對亞米娜的打擊中，在 3 月選舉中被列入亞米娜議會名單第 13 位的羅妮·薩索弗 (Roni Sassover) 週二宣布，她不支持與左翼政黨組成政府。
薩索弗在推特上寫道，貝內特適合領導這個國家，但正在組建的政府與她的政治世界觀不符。
薩索弗加入了名單上第 10 位的 Shai Maimon 和第 15 位的 Asher Cohen。 名單上第 3 位的斯德羅特市長 Alon Davidi 在選舉後決定繼續擔任市長，而不是進入議會.•
Bennett, Lapid in late-night talks to form anti-Netanyahu coalition
Unresolved disputes take coalition-building down to the wire; Rivlin's legal adviser rejects challenge to Bennett becoming prime minister.
By GIL HOFFMAN
JUNE 2, 2021 00:26
Efforts to form a government that would replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carried over until the final day, after several small disputes between the parties remained unresolved on Tuesday night.
Representatives of the eight parties set to join the coalition and the heads of six of the parties came to Ramat Gan’s Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel on Tuesday in an effort to work out their remaining differences before the end of Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s mandate to form a government ends on Wednesday night.
Ra’am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas arrived at the talks and told reporters his party would formally be part of the coalition, though it would not take any portfolios. Hefty sums will go to infrastructure and fighting crime in Arab communities as part of the coalition agreement.
Lapid must tell President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin by Wednesday night at 11:59 that he can form a government; otherwise, the mandate goes to the Knesset, where any MK has the option to build a coalition with the support of 61 MKs.
Once Lapid makes his declaration to Rivlin and Levin, there will be seven days to hold a vote of confidence in the Knesset and then swear in the new government.
Levin must formally announce in the Knesset that a government had been formed, which gave more impetus to the negotiating parties to resolve their differences before the Knesset plenum convenes at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Levin said he would only decide on the timetable for the vote after Lapid called him. But Likud sources said Levin would consult with Netanyahu, and they were very likely to decide to postpone the vote until the last day permitted by law to put more pressure on Yamina.
“I believe that with good will it is possible to conclude the negotiations and tell the president that the government can be formed,” Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman told participants at the Bar Association conference in Eilat on Tuesday afternoon.
Due to the threats to Yamina leaders
Naftali Bennett
and Ayelet Shaked, he sees “happening what everyone saw happen in the Capitol in Washington,” he warned.
Likud faction chairman Miki Zohar called Liberman’s statement a wild exaggeration.
“There won’t be anything like what happened at the Capitol,” he told the Knesset Channel. “We will respectfully go to the opposition.”
The Likud wrote to the legal adviser of the President’s Residence, Udit Corinaldi-Sirkis, questioning whether Yamina leader Naftali Bennett could be permitted to form a government during the mandate of Lapid.
In response, Corinaldi-Sirkis said the Knesset member entrusted with forming a government can serve as alternate prime minister, as Lapid will, according to the law.
Liberman mocked the Likud, saying Netanyahu had offered a prime-ministerial rotation of three party leaders.
“This is either a joke or just shameful,” he said.
The Likud also asked Corinaldi-Sirkis to require Lapid to tell the president the makeup of the coalition, whether it will be an alternating government and who will serve as alternate prime minister. Corinaldi-Sirkis accepted that request.
In a blow to Yamina, Roni Sassover, who was slated in the 13th slot on Yamina’s Knesset list in the March election, on Tuesday announced she did not support the formation of a government with left-wing parties.
Bennett is fit to lead the country, but the government being formed does not match her political worldview, Sassover wrote on Twitter.
Sassover joined Shai Maimon, who was No. 10 on the list, and Asher Cohen, who was No. 15. Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi, who was No. 3 on the list, decided after the election to remain mayor instead of entering the Knesset.•
Gantz 預計將在美國快速訪問期間尋求 10 億美元的 Iron Dome 補貨
國防部長將與勞埃德·奧斯汀和傑克·沙利文會面，在內塔尼亞胡警告他已準備好與伊朗發生衝突後，將拜登政府吹捧為以色列真正的朋友
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2021 年 4 月 12 日，國防部長本尼·甘茨（左）在以色列南部的內瓦蒂姆空軍基地與美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀拳打腳踢。（Ariel Hermoni/國防部）
國防部長本尼甘茨將於週三啟程前往華盛頓，與美國國防部長勞埃德奧斯汀和美國總統喬拜登的國家安全顧問傑克沙利文進行會談，他的辦公室週二宣布。
美國參議員林賽格雷厄姆在周二的新聞發布會上透露，在以色列與加沙恐怖組織之間的 11 天沖突之後，甘茨在訪問期間將向五角大樓提交 10 億美元的請求，以補充鐵穹導彈防禦系統的武器庫。訪問以色列。
“Iron Dome 的表現非常出色，挽救了數以千計的以色列人和數万名巴勒斯坦人的生命，”格雷厄姆說。“我可以想像，政府會同意這一要求，並且它將通過國會。”
隨著以色列和哈馬斯上個月宣布停火，拜登承諾為以色列的防禦系統補充導彈庫存，反對一些進步的立法者要求減少或終止對以色列的軍事援助的呼籲。
國防部表示，在以色列與哈馬斯恐怖組織最近在加沙發生戰鬥後，預計甘茨還將提出以色列確保加沙長期安靜的計劃。
參議員林賽格雷厄姆（R-SC）於 2021 年 6 月 1 日在耶路撒冷大衛王酒店的屋頂上對記者講話（拉扎爾伯曼/以色列時代）
國防部補充說，週四的會議將包括“戰略對話”，討論美國重新加入 2015 年限制伊朗計劃的協議，以及如何保持以色列的軍事優勢和地區穩定。
白宮和五角大樓證實了甘茨的訪問，但沒有提供有關討論重點的信息。
甘茨在與美國打交道時採取了比內塔尼亞胡更溫和的態度，內塔尼亞胡並沒有迴避表示美國重新加入聯合綜合行動計劃，因為 2015 年伊朗交易正式已知，將導致分歧以色列和美國之間。
內塔尼亞胡在周二為摩薩德新任首領大衛·巴尼亞舉行的宣誓就職儀式上堅稱，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或保衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡說，以色列必須“竭盡所能，但要確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己。”
美國堅持認為，兩國在防止伊朗核化方面有著相同的目標，而重返 JCPOA 是確保實現這一目標的最佳第一步。
2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
在內塔尼亞胡發表講話後發布的視頻聲明中，甘茨稱讚拜登政府是以色列真正的朋友。
“在維護其在該地區的安全和安全優勢方面，美國過去是並將繼續是以色列最重要的盟友……以色列已經並將沒有比美國更好的伙伴。即使存在分歧，也將閉門解決，而不是使用可能損害以色列安全的挑釁言論，”他說。
“伊朗對地區穩定和世界和平構成威脅。這是一個煽動恐怖主義並正在推進對以色列國構成危險的核計劃的國家，”甘茨繼續說道。“不過，以色列是該地區最強大的國家。”
Gantz expected to seek $1 billion Iron Dome restock during snap US visit
Defense minister, who will meet with Lloyd Austin and Jake Sullivan, touts Biden administration as true friend of Israel after Netanyahu warns he’s prepared for clash over Iran
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Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, fist-bumps US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel on April 12, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz will take off Wednesday for a snap trip to Washington for talks with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin and US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, his office announced Tuesday.
Gantz during the visit will submit a billion-dollar request to the Pentagon to replenish the arsenal of the Iron Dome missile defense system, following the 11-day conflict between Israel and Gaza terror groups, US Senator Lindsey Graham revealed at a Tuesday press conference while visiting Israel.
“Iron Dome performed incredibly well, saving thousands of Israeli lives and tens of thousands of Palestinian lives,” Graham said. “I would imagine that the administration would say yes to this request and it will sail through Congress.”
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As a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced last month, Biden pledged to replenish Israel’s stock of missiles for its defense system, bucking calls from some progressive lawmakers to reduce or end military aid to Israel.
Gantz is also expected to present Israel’s plan for ensuring long-term quiet in Gaza after the recent fighting there between Israel and the Hamas terror group, the Defense Ministry said.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters on the roof of Jerusalem’s King David Hotel, June 1, 2021 (Lazar Berman/Time of Israel)
The Thursday meetings will include a “strategic dialogue” on the talks for the US to rejoin the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s program, and how to maintain Israel’s military superiority and regional stability, the Defense Ministry added.
The White House and Pentagon confirmed Gantz’s visit but did not offer information on what the focus of the discussions would be.
Gantz has taken a softer approach in his dealings with the US than Netanyahu, who has not shied away from stating that a US re-entry to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the 2015 Iran deal is formally known, would lead to a divide between Israel and the US.
Speaking at Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony for new Mossad chief David Barnea, Netanyahu insisted that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic Republic.
Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.”
The US insists that both countries have the same goal of preventing a nuclear Iran and that a return to the JCPOA is the best first step to ensure that aim.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
In a video statement released after Netanyahu’s remarks, Gantz hailed the Biden administration as true friends of Israel.
“The United States was and will continue to be Israel’s most important ally in maintaining its security and security superiority in the region… Israel has and will have no better partner than the US. Even if there are disagreements, they will be solved behind closed doors and not with defiant rhetoric that could harm Israel’s security,” he said.
“Iran is a threat to regional stability and world peace. It is a country that instigates terrorism and is advancing a nuclear program that is dangerous to the State of Israel,” Gantz continued. “Still, Israel is the strongest country in the region.”
2020年以色列軍品出口額達到83億美元，創歷史第二高
與 2019 年相比，簽署的協議數量激增 15%，大部分交易與亞太地區國家達成
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一枚 SPYDER 地對空導彈在一張未註明日期的照片中進行測試。（拉斐爾先進防禦系統有限公司）
以色列政府週二宣布，2020 年以色列的軍事出口達到 83 億美元，這得益於簽署的協議數量比上一年激增 15%。
儘管擔心冠狀病毒大流行會影響 2020 年的銷售額，但以色列引用了新市場，使銷售額比 2019 年猛增 10 億美元。
這是有史以來第二高的銷售額，僅次於 2017 年的 92 億美元。
國防部長本尼·甘茨在其辦公室發表的一份聲明中援引國防部長本尼·甘茨的話說：“在過去的一年裡，我們一直在努力深化政府與世界各地合作夥伴的協議和合作，我們將繼續這樣做。”
國防部聲明說，與往年一樣，大部分軍品出口都流向了亞洲和太平洋地區的國家。
國防部長本尼·甘茨於 2021 年 5 月 31 日在耶路撒冷向媒體發表講話。 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
政府數據顯示，雷達和預警系統以及彈藥和武器各佔銷售額的 16%，而有人駕駛飛機和航空電子設備佔 13%，觀察和光電設備也是如此。
導彈、火箭和防空系統的銷售額貢獻了 10%。
其他領域包括通信、無人機和情報系統。
亞洲和太平洋地區的銷售額佔 44%，其中 30% 銷往歐洲，20% 銷往北美，4% 銷往非洲，2% 銷往拉丁美洲。
同樣在周二，以色列航空航天工業公司表示已簽署一項價值 2 億美元的協議，向一個未指明的亞洲國家提供無人機技術和服務。
這筆交易是為了出售 IAI 的 Heron 無人機，包括更先進的 MK II 版本。
作為阿塞拜疆的主要武器供應商，以色列在 2020 年因高加索鄰國在有爭議的納戈爾諾 - 卡拉巴赫的鬥爭而受到亞美尼亞的外交抨擊。
根據斯德哥爾摩國際和平研究所（Sipri）的數據，過去五年來，以色列一直是阿塞拜疆最大的武器供應商，銷售額超過 7.4 億美元，領先於俄羅斯。
Israel’s military exports hit $8.3 billion in 2020, second highest-ever total
15% spike in number of agreements signed compared to 2019, with bulk of deals sealed with countries in Asia and Pacific region
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A SPYDER surface-to-air missile is fired in a test in an undated photograph. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.)
Israeli military exports reached $8.3 billion in 2020, buoyed by a 15 percent spike in the number of agreements signed compared with the previous year, the government announced Tuesday.
Despite fears the coronavirus pandemic would impact 2020 sales, Israel cited new markets in allowing sales jumping $1 billion from 2019.
It’s the second highest sales figure ever, behind 2017, when the total hit $9.2 billion.
“During the past year, we have worked intensively to deepen government agreements and cooperation with our partners around the world, and we will continue to do so,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz was quoted as saying in a statement from his office.
As in previous years the bulk of the military exports went to countries in Asia and the Pacific region, the ministry statement said.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
The government figures said radar and early warning systems, and ammunition and armament, each contributed 16 percent of sales, while manned aircraft and avionics accounted for 13 percent, as did observation and optronics.
Missiles, rockets and air defense systems sales contributed 10 percent.
Other areas included communication, drone and intelligence systems.
Sales to the Asia and the Pacific region comprised 44 percent, with 30 percent going to Europe, 20 percent to North America, four percent to Africa and two percent to Latin America.
Also on Tuesday, the Israel Aerospace Industry said it had signed a $200 million deal to supply drone technology and services to an unspecified Asian country.
The deal is for the sale of the IAI’s Heron drone, including the more advanced MK II version.
A major supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, Israel in 2020 came under diplomatic fire from Armenia over the struggle between the Caucasus neighbors in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), over the past five years Israel has been the top supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, with sales of more than $740 million, putting it ahead of Russia.
以色列簽署2億美元協議 向亞洲國家出售無人機
套裝包括最新版本的 Heron，這是今年以色列航空航天工業無人機設備的第四筆重大交易
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2019 年 11 月 13 日，一架以色列 Heron 軍用無人機飛越以色列南部城市阿什杜德。 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
以色列航空航天工業周二表示，已簽署一項價值 2 億美元的協議，向一個未指明的亞洲國家提供無人機技術和服務。
這筆交易是為了出售 IAI 的 Heron 無人機，包括更先進的 MK II 版本。
“這筆交易的簽署清楚地表達了我們全球客戶對 Heron 無人機系統的操作和技術性能的滿意，”IAI 總幹事 Boaz Levi 說。
據 IAI 稱，Heron 是一種中空長航時無人機，可以執行包括情報收集、監視、目標獲取和偵察在內的任務。聲明說，它在最近在以色列國防軍圍牆守護者行動中與加沙地帶的戰鬥中被廣泛使用。
蒼鷺已在全球 20 多個國家/地區使用。MK II 版本具有改進的操作能力，可以提供與一系列單位的實時通信，包括與現場單位的通信。
據環球商業日報報導，週二的協議是國有 IAI 今年簽署的第四份無人機交易。今年早些時候，IAI 贏得了歐洲邊境和海岸警衛隊 (Frontex) 的投標，並在亞洲簽署了另外兩項 Heron 無人機交易。據Globes稱，前三筆交易的總價值約為1.4億美元。
Israel signs $200 million deal to sell UAVs to Asian country
Package includes the latest version of the Heron, in fourth major deal this year for Israel Aerospace Industries drone equipment
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An Israeli Heron military drone flies over the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on November 13, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
The Israel Aerospace Industry said Tuesday it has signed a $200 million deal to supply drone technology and services to an unspecified Asian country.
The deal is for the sale of the IAI’s Heron drone, including the more advanced MK II version.
“The signing of this deal clearly expresses the satisfaction of our customers around the world, with the operational and technical performance of the Heron UAV system,” said IAI director-general Boaz Levi.
The Heron is a medium-altitude long-endurance drone that can perform missions including intelligence gathering, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, according to the IAI. It was used extensively during the recent fighting with the Gaza Strip in IDF Operation Guardian of the Walls, the statement said.
Herons are in use in over 20 countries around the world. The MK II version has improved operational capabilities and can provide communications with a range of units in real time, including to units in the field.
According to the Globes business daily, Tuesday’s agreement is the fourth UAV deal the state-owned IAI has signed this year. Earlier this year, IAI won a tender by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, and also signed two other Heron UAV deals in Asia. The previous three deals were together worth around $140 million, according to Globes.
新摩薩德首領：即使在談判中，伊朗也在努力實現核武器的“夢想”
大衛·巴尼亞在宣誓就職典禮上說，德黑蘭正在尋求“國際保護的幌子”，因為它正在“邁向大規模殺傷性武器計劃”
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從右到左：2021 年 6 月 1 日，本傑明·內塔尼亞胡總理、摩薩德新任局長大衛·巴尼亞和情報機構即將卸任的領導人尤西·科恩。（Kobi Gideon/GPO）
摩薩德新任負責人大衛·巴尼亞週二警告說，伊朗正在努力實現其獲得原子彈的“夢想”，儘管它正在與世界大國就恢復 2015 年限制其核計劃的協議進行談判。
“我們的安全挑戰非常大，排在首位的是伊朗，”巴尼亞在他作為間諜機構負責人上任的儀式上說，接替即將卸任的間諜大師尤西·科恩。“這需要大聲而明確地說：伊朗正在努力，即使在此時此刻，也在國際保護的幌子下實現其核夢想。”
他說，“在協議的保護下，如果沒有協議，在謊言和隱瞞下，伊朗正在朝著大規模殺傷性武器計劃不斷取得進展。”
Barnea 也以他的暱稱 Dedi 而聞名，他將接替即將離任的導演 Cohen。他曾在精銳的 Sayeret Matkal 突擊隊部隊擔任戰鬥士兵，並在過去的 25 年裡一直在摩薩德工作，包括擔任重要的作戰角色，使他上升到領導處理該組織全球特工的分支機構。
上周宣布對巴尼亞的任命時，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡表示，他的首要任務是“防止伊朗獲得核武器”。
內塔尼亞胡在周二的儀式上說，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或捍衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡說，以色列必須“竭盡全力，以確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己。
2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
內塔尼亞胡說：“對我們最大的威脅是伊朗企圖用核武器武裝自己所帶來的生存威脅。”
他說，面對在與美國建立關係或消滅伊朗之間的選擇，“消除生存威脅佔上風”。
總理指出，在他最近與美國總統喬拜登的談話中，他強調，無論世界大國是否設法恢復 2015 年旨在阻止伊朗獲得核武器的協議，“我們將繼續盡我們所能用核武器來挫敗伊朗的軍備。” 2015年，美國就該協議進行的談判導致內塔尼亞胡與時任總統巴拉克奧巴馬之間的緊張關係。
內塔尼亞胡發表上述言論的前一天，聯合國核監督機構表示擔心伊朗沒有澄清對可能未申報的核活動的質疑，並補充說其濃縮鈾庫存是 2015 年協議規定的限制的 16 倍。
國際原子能機構（IAEA）週一發布的兩份報告是伊朗2月份暫停部分檢查以來的首份實質性報告。
其中一份報告稱，國際原子能機構總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西“擔心該機構與伊朗之間的技術討論沒有取得預期結果”，指的是在可能發生未申報核活動的場所進行的交流。
伊朗國家電視台於 2021 年 4 月 17 日播出了納坦茲核設施的鏡頭。（屏幕截圖/推特）
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出並重新對德黑蘭實施嚴厲制裁之後，伊朗和世界大國正在維也納進行談判，以挽救 2015 年的核協議。
特朗普的繼任者拜登已表示願意恢復該協議。
為此，美國需要重返協議並取消特朗普恢復的製裁，而德黑蘭則必須重新承諾完全遵守自 2019 年以來逐步退出的核義務。 根據 2015 年的協議，濃縮水平原本應該限制在 3.67%，遠低於核武器所需的 90% 純度。
隨著伊朗為 6 月 18 日的總統選舉做準備，恢復 2015 年協議的談判正在維也納舉行。
正在與美國協調的以色列已表示反對恢復原樣，稱需要進一步收緊以控制伊朗的彈道導彈計劃和對恐怖組織的支持。
New Mossad chief: Even as it negotiates, Iran working toward ‘dream’ of nukes
Speaking at swearing-in ceremony, David Barnea says Tehran seeking ‘an international guise of protection’ as it takes strides ‘toward a weapons of mass destruction program’
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From right to left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, new Mossad chief David Barnea and the intelligence's agency's outgoing leader Yossi Cohen on June 1, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
New Mossad chief David Barnea warned on Tuesday that Iran was working to fulfill its “dream” of acquiring an atomic bomb, even as it holds talks with world powers on restoring the 2015 deal limiting its nuclear program.
“Our security challenges are very big and at the top of the list is Iran,” Barnea said at a ceremony marking his entry into office as head of the spy agency, succeeding outgoing spymaster Yossi Cohen. “This needs to be said loudly and clearly: Iran is working, even at this very moment, to fulfill its nuclear dream under an international guise of protection.”
He said that “under the protection of the agreement and without it, with lies and concealments, Iran is making constant progress toward a weapons of mass destruction program.”
Barnea, who is also known by his nickname Dedi, replaces outgoing director Cohen. He served as a combat soldier in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit and has been in the Mossad for the past 25 years, including in prominent operational roles that saw him rise to lead the branch that handles the organization’s agents worldwide.
Announcing Barnea’s appointment last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his top task was “to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.”
Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday, Netanyahu said that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic republic.
Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
“The greatest threat against us is the existential threat which is presented by Iran’s attempt to arm itself with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said.
Faced with a choice between relations with the US or neutralizing Iran, “the elimination of the existential threat prevails,” he said.
The prime minister noted that in his recent conversations with US President Joe Biden he had stressed that whether or not world powers manage to revive the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, “we will continue to do everything we have at our disposal to thwart Iran’s armament with nuclear weapons.” In 2015, the US negotiation of the accord resulted in tensions between Netanyahu and then-president Barack Obama.
Netanyahu’s remarks came the day after the UN nuclear watchdog voiced concern that Iran had not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity, adding that its enriched uranium stockpile was 16 times the limit set out in the 2015 accord.
The two reports issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday are the first substantive reports since Iran suspended some inspections in February.
One of the reports said IAEA director general Rafael Grossi was “concerned that the technical discussions between the agency and Iran have not yielded the expected results,” referring to exchanges on the sites where undeclared nuclear activity may have occurred.
Footage of the Natanz nuclear facility aired by Iranian state TV on April 17, 2021. (Screen capture/Twitter)
Iran and world powers are engaged in talks in Vienna to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal after former US president Donald Trump walked away from it in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran.
Trump’s successor Biden has signaled his willingness to revive the agreement.
For this to happen, the US would need to return to the accord and lift the sanctions reinstated by Trump while Tehran would have to re-commit to full compliance with nuclear obligations it progressively withdrew from since 2019. Under the 2015 deal, the enrichment level was meant to be capped at 3.67%, well below the 90% purity needed for a nuclear weapon.
Talks to restore the 2015 deal are taking place in Vienna as Iran prepares for presidential elections on June 18.
Israel, which is coordinating with the US, has expressed its opposition to returning to the deal as is, saying it requires further tightening to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile program and support for terror groups.
內塔尼亞胡：即使以與美國的摩擦為代價，我們也將抵禦伊朗的威脅
總理表示，以色列將“竭盡全力”阻止德黑蘭獲得核武器；甘茨：分歧應該謹慎解決，而不是“挑釁的言辭”
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2021 年 6 月 1 日，總理本傑明·內塔尼亞胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 在將摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將卸任的局長 Yossi Cohen 移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞 (David Barnea) 的儀式上發表講話。 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
以色列總理內塔尼亞胡週二表示，如果被迫在與美國減少摩擦或保衛國家免受伊朗核威脅之間做出選擇，以色列將選擇對抗伊斯蘭共和國。
內塔尼亞胡在摩薩德情報機構的控制權從即將離任的主任約西·科恩移交給他的繼任者大衛·巴尼亞的儀式上說，以色列必須“做一切，但做一切，以確保在任何情況下伊朗都不會用核武器武裝自己”。武器。”
內塔尼亞胡說：“對我們最大的威脅是伊朗企圖用核武器武裝自己所帶來的生存威脅。”
他說，面對在與美國建立關係或消滅伊朗之間的選擇，“消除生存威脅佔上風”。
內塔尼亞胡說，無論伊朗是直接以核打擊中的破壞威脅來威脅以色列，還是以核威脅為後盾的數万枚常規火箭，“這是一種威脅猶太復國主義事業繼續的威脅，並且我們必須無休止地對抗這種威脅。”
總理指出，在他最近與美國總統喬拜登的談話中，他強調，無論世界大國是否設法恢復 2015 年旨在阻止伊朗獲得核武器的協議，“我們將繼續盡我們所能用核武器來挫敗伊朗的軍備。” 2015年，美國就該協議進行的談判導致內塔尼亞胡與時任總統巴拉克奧巴馬之間的緊張關係。
發表評論後，國防部長本尼·甘茨發表聲明，吹捧以色列與美國的關係，並表示應謹慎解決分歧，而不是用“挑釁的言論”。
“美國過去是並將繼續是以色列在該地區維持其安全和安全優勢的最重要盟友。以色列已經並將不會有比美國更好的合作夥伴，”甘茨說。“即使存在分歧，也將閉門解決，而不是用可能損害以色列安全的挑釁言論。”
國防部長本尼·甘茨於 2021 年 5 月 31 日在耶路撒冷向媒體發表講話。 (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
演講結束後，甘茨宣布他將於週二晚上前往華盛頓會見美國國防部長勞埃德奧斯汀和國家安全顧問傑克沙利文。他的辦公室發表聲明說，他將討論伊朗問題以及以色列和哈馬斯之間最近的戰鬥以及對以色列國防軍的武器援助。
內塔尼亞胡發表上述言論的前一天，聯合國核監督機構表示擔心伊朗沒有澄清對可能未申報的核活動的質疑，並補充說其濃縮鈾庫存是 2015 年協議規定的限制的 16 倍。
國際原子能機構（IAEA）週一發布的兩份報告是伊朗2月份暫停部分檢查以來的首份實質性報告。
2021 年 5 月 24 日，國際原子能機構（IAEA）總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西在奧地利維也納該機構總部舉行的新聞發布會上。（ALEX HALADA / AFP）
其中一份報告稱，國際原子能機構總幹事拉斐爾·格羅西“擔心該機構與伊朗之間的技術討論沒有取得預期結果”，指的是在可能發生未申報核活動的場所進行的交流。
儘管 IAEA 於 4 月發起了“積極和有重點的努力”以“打破僵局”，但還是得出了結論。
原子能機構表示，其視察工作的結果已經在三個未申報的地點“明確表明存在核材料和/或受核材料污染的設備”，其中大部分活動可追溯到 2000 年代初。
該機構還表示，伊朗未能回答有關 2002 年至 2003 年間可能以金屬盤形式存在天然鈾的第四個地點的問題。
在美國前總統唐納德特朗普於 2018 年退出並重新對德黑蘭實施嚴厲制裁之後，伊朗和世界大國正在維也納進行談判，以挽救 2015 年的核協議。
美國總統喬拜登於 2021 年 5 月 13 日在華盛頓白宮羅斯福廳發表講話。 (AP/Evan Vucci)
特朗普的繼任者喬拜登已表示願意恢復該協議。
為此，美國需要重返協議並取消特朗普恢復的製裁，而德黑蘭則必須重新承諾完全遵守自 2019 年以來逐步退出的核義務。
在另一份報告中，國際原子能機構表示，伊朗的濃縮鈾庫存大約是 2015 年與世界大國達成的協議中規定的限制的 16 倍。它估計庫存為 3,241 公斤（7,145 磅），但表示無法核實總數。
2015 年交易中規定的限制是 300 公斤特定化合物形式的鈾，相當於 202.8 公斤鈾。
一位了解該問題的高級外交官表示，雖然暫停一些檢查意味著 IAEA 無法提供準確的庫存數字，但其進入申報地點的程度並沒有大幅減少，其庫存估計仍然準確到幾個百分點之內。
自 IAEA 2 月份發布上一份季度報告以來，濃縮鈾的生產速度已經放緩。
在周一的報告中，國際原子能機構估計鈾庫存中的 62.8 公斤已濃縮至 20%，2.4 公斤至 60%。本月早些時候，格羅西表示，伊朗正在以只有尋求核武器的國家才能看到的水平來濃縮鈾。
伊朗在其納坦茲核設施發生爆炸後，將濃縮程度提高到前所未有的 60%，德黑蘭將這一行為稱為以色列的“破壞”。
在這張 2021 年 4 月 17 日製作的圖像中，伊朗伊斯蘭共和國廣播公司、IRIB、國營電視台發布的視頻中，各種離心機排列在伊朗納坦茲鈾濃縮設施的一個大廳裡。（通過 AP 的 IRIB）
根據 2015 年的協議，濃縮水平的上限為 3.67%，遠低於核武器所需的 90% 純度。
最新報告將於下週提交給國際原子能機構理事會。
隨著伊朗為 6 月 18 日的總統選舉做準備，恢復 2015 年協議的談判正在維也納舉行。
Netanyahu: We’ll defend against Iranian threat even at cost of friction with US
PM says Israel will ‘do everything, but everything’ to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons; Gantz: Differences should be solved discreetly, not with ‘defiant rhetoric’
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a ceremony to hand over control of the Mossad intelligence agency from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, June 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic Republic.
Speaking at a ceremony at which control of the Mossad intelligence agency was handed over from outgoing director Yossi Cohen to his replacement David Barnea, Netanyahu said Israel must “do everything, but everything, in order to ensure that under no circumstance Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons.”
“The greatest threat against us is the existential threat which is presented by Iran’s attempt to arm itself with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said.
Faced with a choice between relations with the US or neutralizing Iran, “the elimination of the existential threat prevails,” he said.
Netanyahu said that whether Iran menaces Israel directly with the threat of destruction in a nuclear strike, or with tens of thousands of conventional rockets that are backed up by a nuclear threat, “it is a threat that threatens the continuation of the Zionist enterprise, and we must fight this threat endlessly.”
From right to left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, new Mossad chief David Barnea and the intelligence’s agency’s outgoing leader Yossi Cohen on June 1, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
The prime minister noted that in his recent conversations with US President Joe Biden he had stressed that whether or not world powers manage to revive the 2015 deal that aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, “we will continue to do everything we have at our disposal to thwart Iran’s armament with nuclear weapons.” In 2015, the US negotiation of the accord resulted in tensions between Netanyahu and then-president Barack Obama.
Following the comments, Defense Minister Benny Gantz released a statement touting Israel’s ties with the US and saying that differences should be solved discreetly and not with “defiant rhetoric.”
“The United States was and will continue to be Israel’s most important ally in maintaining its security and security superiority in the region. Israel has and will have no better partner than the US,” Gantz said. “Even if there are disagreements, they will be solved behind closed doors and not with defiant rhetoric that could harm Israel’s security.”
Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
Following the speech, Gantz announced that he would be traveling to Washington Tuesday night to meet with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He will discuss the Iranian issue as well as the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas and arms assistance to the IDF, a statement from his office said.
Netanyahu’s remarks came the day after the UN nuclear watchdog voiced concern that Iran had not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity, adding that its enriched uranium stockpile was 16 times the limit set out in the 2015 accord.
The two reports issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday are the first substantive reports since Iran suspended some inspections in February.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria on May 24, 2021. (ALEX HALADA / AFP)
One of the reports said IAEA director general Rafael Grossi was “concerned that the technical discussions between the agency and Iran have not yielded the expected results,” referring to exchanges on the sites where undeclared nuclear activity may have occurred.
The conclusion comes despite a “proactive and focused effort” launched by the IAEA in April “to break the impasse” over the sites.
The IAEA says that the results of its inspection work have established “a clear indication that nuclear material and/or equipment contaminated by nuclear material has been present” at three undeclared locations, with most of the activity in question dating back to the early 2000s.
The agency also said Iran has failed to answer questions regarding a fourth site where natural uranium may have been present between 2002 and 2003 in the form of a metal disc.
Iran and world powers are engaged in talks in Vienna to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal after former US President Donald Trump walked away from it in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran.
US President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s successor Joe Biden has signaled his willingness to revive the agreement.
For this to happen, the US would need to return to the accord and lift the sanctions reinstated by Trump while Tehran would have to re-commit to full compliance with nuclear obligations it progressively withdrew from since 2019.
In a separate report, the IAEA said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is around 16 times the limit laid down in the 2015 deal with world powers. It gave an estimate of a stockpile of 3,241 kilograms (7,145 pounds) but said that it was not able to verify the total.
The limit laid down in the 2015 deal was 300 kilograms of uranium in a particular compound form, the equivalent of 202.8 kilograms of uranium.
A senior diplomat with knowledge of the issue said that while the suspension of some inspections meant that the IAEA could not give precise figures for the stockpile, its level of access to declared sites has not been greatly reduced and its stockpile estimate would still be accurate to within a few percentage points.
The rate of production of enriched uranium has slowed since the last quarterly report from the IAEA in February.
In Monday’s report, the IAEA estimated 62.8 kilograms of the uranium stockpile had been enriched up to 20 percent and 2.4 kilograms up to 60%. Earlier this month Grossi said Iran was enriching uranium at levels only seen in countries seeking nuclear weapons.
Iran stepped up enrichment to the unprecedented 60 percent after a blast hit its Natanz nuclear site, an act that Tehran branded “sabotage” by Israel.
In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran. (IRIB via AP)
Under the 2015 deal, the enrichment level was meant to be capped at 3.67%, well below the 90% purity needed for a nuclear weapon.
The latest report will be presented to the IAEA’s board of governors next week.
Talks to restore the 2015 deal are taking place in Vienna as Iran prepares for presidential elections on June 18.
巴勒斯坦人很高興看到內塔尼亞胡離開，但更擔心貝內特
在拉馬拉，反對派政客表示，如果“更迭政府”成為現實，那對巴勒斯坦人來說絕非如此
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2020 年 9 月 15 日，在約旦河西岸城市拉馬拉，巴勒斯坦人在抗議阿拉伯聯合酋長國和巴林與以色列關係正常化期間揮舞國旗。（Majdi Mohammed/AP）
週一，兩名巴勒斯坦高級政治家在與以色列時報的電話中懷疑，由亞米納酋長納夫塔利·貝內特領導的以色列政府會改善巴勒斯坦的現實。
週一下午，反對本雅明·內塔尼亞胡總理的幾位主要反對派成員宣布承諾組建一個沒有他的政府。
許多巴勒斯坦人不喜歡內塔尼亞胡，將他 12 年的任期視為他們的民族事業達到歷史最低點的年份。
但是，他的直接潛在替代者貝內特是西岸定居點的擁護者，人們普遍認為他更不可能對與巴勒斯坦人的任何讓步持開放態度。
“在個人層面上，他們之間沒有太大區別。也許貝內特會更加極端或激進，”前法塔赫中央委員會成員、巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯的著名批評家納賽爾·基德瓦說。
星期三，法塔赫前官員納賽爾·基德瓦（中左）和馬爾萬·巴爾古提的妻子法德瓦（中右）在約旦河西岸城市拉馬拉登記了即將於 5 月舉行的議會選舉的聯合名單後離開巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會辦公室，2021 年 3 月 31 日。（美聯社 / Nasser Nasser）
根據提議的協議，貝內特將在與 Yesh Atid 首席執行官 Yair Lapid 達成輪換協議中第一次擔任總理，後者是尋求推翻內塔尼亞胡的政黨集團中最大的政黨。然而，兩人尚未達成最終協議。
“在組建新政府的過程中仍然存在很多障礙，”拉皮德週一在向新聞界發表的講話中承認。
領導巴勒斯坦民族倡議的拉馬拉反對派資深政治家穆斯塔法·巴爾古提表示，唯一的亮點是，一旦總理下台，內塔尼亞胡的腐敗案件就可以順利推進。內塔尼亞胡目前因賄賂、欺詐和背信受審。
“唯一積極的事情是內塔尼亞胡離開並受到起訴。但是，一個以貝內特為中心的政府讓我們感到擔憂……這不會是一個有能力締造和平的政府，”巴爾古提說。
基德瓦同意內塔尼亞胡最終下台將是“為了和平和整個地區”的積極發展。
“但與此同時，我們不應該對未來欺騙自己太多，”al-Kidwa 說。“再說一遍，他們兩個基本一樣。”
2017 年 8 月 11 日，巴勒斯坦民族倡議領導人 Mustafa Barghouti 在約旦河西岸伯利恆。 攝影：Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
無法聯繫到巴勒斯坦權力機構主席阿巴斯的發言人置評。
貝內特領導著右翼亞米納黨，該黨將西岸定居者視為其最強大的選民基礎之一。他以前曾領導過定居者市政委員會網絡 Yesha 委員會，並且一直是和平制定和巴勒斯坦建國土地的直言不諱的反對者。他的競選平台包括吞併西岸 C 區，並在該地區其他地區讓巴勒斯坦人“幾乎完全自治”。
在周日宣布決定加入變革集團的演講中，貝內特承認，該聯盟笨拙的政黨名冊在其可以達成一致的範圍內將受到限制，儘管他發誓“這不是一個會執行 [和解] 脫離接觸的政府，也不會交出領土。”
所謂變革集團中的其他政客也表示，他們提議的政府過於脆弱，無法處理有爭議的問題，例如巴勒斯坦國的談判。
“當巴勒斯坦問題最終成為手頭最重要的問題時，它怎麼能擱置呢？逃離這個問題，我們從貝內特和 [國防部長] 甘茨那裡看到的聲明，這一切都不是好兆頭，”巴爾古提說。
然而，如果內塔尼亞胡或貝內特政府獲得通過，至少在一個方面將是史無前例的：它將依賴於保守的伊斯蘭黨 Ra'am 的棄權，這標誌著阿拉伯政黨首次啟用了一項權利翼總理上台。
Ra'am 領導人曼蘇爾·阿巴斯 (Mansour Abbas) 因願意與以色列猶太人右翼合作而在阿拉伯以色列人中引起廣泛爭議。這位伊斯蘭主義者的競選活動是為阿拉伯以色列人在預算和基礎設施方面取得切實的成就，這使他的選區出現了嚴重分裂。
儘管如此，阿巴斯在 3 月的投票中獲得了四項授權，有效地確保了沒有他的支持，任何政府都無法成立。Ra'am 在以色列和哈馬斯之間的敵對行動期間暫停了聯盟會談，但在戰鬥平息後再次恢復會談。
週一晚上，希伯來媒體報導說，阿巴斯幾乎與變革集團達成協議。據報導，阿巴斯的主要要求是為阿拉伯社區增加預算，並廢除 2017 年針對非法阿拉伯建築的法律。
然而，巴爾古提駁斥了拉姆黨領袖曼蘇爾·阿巴斯通過支持以色列右翼會獲得任何好處的想法。
“我認為他的做法不會為以色列境內的巴勒斯坦人帶來任何好處。之前已經嘗試過，但沒有奏效。這裡有種族主義制度，”巴爾古提說。
Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett
In Ramallah, opposition politicians say a ‘change government,’ if it comes to pass, would be anything but that for the Palestinians
By AARON BOXERMANToday, 7:01 am
Palestinians wave national flags during a protest against normalization of ties between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain with Israel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 15, 2020. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)
Two senior Palestinian politicians were skeptical that an Israeli government led by Yamina chief Naftali Bennett would change Palestinian reality for the better in phone calls with The Times of Israel on Monday.
On Monday afternoon, several key members of the opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced their commitment to forming a government without him.
Many Palestinians dislike Netanyahu, viewing his 12-year tenure as years that saw their national cause reach a historic nadir.
But Bennett, his immediate potential replacement, is a champion of West Bank settlements widely viewed as even more unlikely to be open to any concessions with the Palestinians.
“On an individual level, there isn’t a great difference between them. Perhaps Bennett would be somewhat more extremist or radical,” said Nasser al-Kidwa, a former Fatah Central Committee member and prominent critic of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Former Fatah official Nasser al-Kidwa, center left, and Marwan Barghouti’s wife, Fadwa, center right, leave the Palestinian Central Election Commission office after registering their joint list for the upcoming parliamentary election in May, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
Under the proposed agreement, Bennett would take the first turn as prime minister in a rotation agreement with Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid, whose party is the largest in the bloc of parties seeking to topple Netanyahu. The two have yet to come to a final accord, however.
“There are still plenty of obstacles in the way of the formation of the new government,” Lapid acknowledged Monday in remarks to the press.
Mustafa Barghouti, a veteran politician in Ramallah’s opposition who directs the Palestinian National Initiative, said that the only bright spot was that Netanyahu’s corruption cases could go forward without a hitch once the premier stepped down. Netanyahu is currently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
“The only positive matter would be should Netanyahu leave and be prosecuted. But a government with Bennett at its center is worrying for us…this will not be a government capable of making peace,” Barghouti said.
Al-Kidwa agreed for Netanyahu to step aside at last would be a positive development “for the sake of peace and for the region as a whole.”
“But at the same time, we shouldn’t deceive ourselves too much about the future,” al-Kidwa said. “Again, the two of them are basically the same.”
Palestinian National Initiative leader Mustafa Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank, on August 11, 2017. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
A spokesperson for PA President Abbas could not be reached for comment.
Bennett heads the right-wing Yamina party, which counts West Bank settlers as one of its strongest voter bases. He formerly directed the Yesha Council, a network of settler municipal councils, and has been an outspoken opponent of the land for peace formulation and Palestinian statehood. He has run on platforms that include annexing Area C of the West Bank and giving Palestinians “almost full self-governance” in the rest of the territory.
In a speech announcing his decision to join the change bloc Sunday, Bennett admitted that the coalition’s unwieldy roster of parties would be limited in what it could agree on, though he vowed that “this is not a government that will carry out [settlement] disengagements, nor will it hand over territories.”
Other politicians in the so-called change bloc have also said that their proposed government would be too fragile to deal with controversial issues, such as negotiating a Palestinian state.
“How can such the Palestinian issue be suspended when, ultimately, it’s the most important issue at hand? Fleeing from the problem, the statements we’ve seen from Bennett and [Defense Minister] Gantz, all this does not bode well,” said Barghouti.
If either a Netanyahu or a Bennett government comes to pass, however, it will be unprecedented in at least one way: it will rely on the abstention of the conservative Islamist Ra’am party, marking the first time an Arab party has enabled a right-wing premier to take power.
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas has provoked widespread controversy among Arab Israelis for his willingness to partner with the Jewish Israeli right. The Islamist campaigned on receiving tangible achievements for Arab Israelis in budgets and infrastructure, sharply dividing his constituency.
Nonetheless, Abbas received four mandates in the March vote, effectively ensuring that no government could arise without his support. Ra’am suspended coalition talks during the hostilities between Israel and Hamas, but resumed them again once the fighting subsided.
On Monday night, Hebrew media reported that Abbas had nearly struck a deal with the change bloc. Abbas’s key demands, according to the reports, were for additional budgets for Arab communities and for a 2017 law targeting illegal Arab construction to be annulled.
Barghouti dismissed the idea that Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas would gain anything by supporting the Israeli right, however.
“I don’t believe his approach will achieve anything for the Palestinians inside Israel. It’s been tried before and it didn’t work. There’s a racist system here,” Barghouti said.
隨著標誌性湖泊的消退，國家允許死海工程抽水更多
水務局批准明年開採 4.45 億立方米，高於去年的 4.39 億立方米，令環保人士失望
由蘇SURKES 今天，晚上 11:16
2018 年 2 月 2 日死海工程的視圖。 (Issac Harari/Flash90)
水務局似乎屈服於巨頭以色列化學品有限公司 (ICL)，頒發年度許可證，允許其死海工廠從因過度抽水而後退的標誌性鹽湖中提取比去年更多的水。
當局將允許死海工程在 2021 年抽水 4.458 億立方米，高於去年的 4.39 億立方米——這是政府許可決定抽水的第一年。
根據水務局要求的信息，未來幾年將額外授予該公司數百萬立方米的水，以補償由於蒸發池底部滲漏和死海鹽度增加等原因造成的水損失，這本身部分是商業抽水的結果。
死海每年都在後退約 1.2 米（4 英尺）。約旦河歷來是死海的主要水源，現在被以色列、約旦和敘利亞改道用於農業和其他用途，所有這些國家的人口都在不斷增長。
死海曾經到達恩戈地海岸現在擱淺的碼頭。（Nadav Lensky，死海天文台，以色列地質調查局）
ICL 從死海中提取三分之二的商業開發水（其餘來自約旦工廠），將其轉移到蒸發池，用於生產礦物質，主要是鉀肥。該公司曾表示，其活動造成了死海 9% 的萎縮。環保倡導組織 Adam Teva V'Din 將這一數字推向了接近 30%。死海工廠在使用後會回收大約一半的水。
死海工廠的景色，2018 年 2 月 2 日。死海工廠是位於以色列死海沿岸 Sdom 的以色列鉀肥廠。（伊薩克·哈拉利/Flash90）
就在不到兩年前，經過長時間的競選，Adam Teva V'Din 說服海法地方法院命令水務局頒發生產許可證。該組織的希望是，許可證將用於減少可能抽取的水量。
在那之前，ICL 一直在隨意抽水，沒有許可證，並且根本沒有為它使用的水付費，因此沒有節約的經濟動力。（它仍然不支付水費。）
在法院裁決之前，水務局一直袖手旁觀，只是在訴訟開始後溫順地嘗試通過其在 2016 年與該公司簽署的自願準則來行使一些權力。
2019 年 8 月，海法法官羅恩·索科爾寫道，許可證將允許政府對死海的商業運營進行適當的監督，並確保私人活動不會損害公共利益。
“非淡水的水源也具有公共重要性，對環境保護、自然和國家發展具有重要意義，”他在判斷中寫道。“保護死海作為水源具有重大的公共意義。如果不加以保護，就會損害環境，損害旅遊和工業利益，損害周圍土地，破壞生態平衡……”
死海沿岸曾經被海水覆蓋的污水坑。（Meir Abelson，以色列地質調查局）
Adam Teva V'Din 經濟、環境和自然資源部主任 Leehee Goldenberg 表示，死海工廠被允許抽取的水量大大阻礙了其努力。
“裁決確定，《水法》適用於死海，他們需要獲得許可證才能繼續工作。分歧在於條件。我們認為他們應該減少抽水。這是一個令人失望的決定。”
Leehee Goldenberg，Adam Teva V'Din 經濟、環境和自然資源部主任。（禮貌）
在過去的 50 年裡，死海的撤退已經暴露了超過 300 平方公里（115 平方英里）的海床。今天，該地區佈滿了大約 7,000 個落水洞——當鹹水和淡水之間的鹽水退去，淡水溶解岩石，導致上面的土地落入時，就會形成洞穴。
建築物、農業區和海灘已被廢棄，開發項目被擱置。在約旦方面，據報導，用於商業開採礦物的蒸發池中出現了孔洞。
死海每年需要額外的 700-8 億立方米的水才能保持目前的水位，需要超過 10 億立方米的水才能將其恢復到海平面以下 410 米（1,345 英尺）的位置。 1995 年。
死海工程還欠一個主權財富基金的巨額資金，以確保以色列公民——不僅僅是投資者——從以色列的天然氣富礦和該國自然資源的開採中獲益。
Eytan Sheshinski 教授於 2020 年 7 月 15 日在耶路撒冷主權財富基金的以色列議會委員會發表講話。 (Adina Velman/Knesset)
去年，負責對開採該國自然資源的公司徵稅的政府委員會負責人 Eytan Sheshinski 教授表示，擁有死海工程特許經營權的 ICL應該被迫償還債務與國家。據估計，這將達到數億謝克爾——否則，當特許經營權在 2030 年續約時，將被排除在考慮之外。
ICL 由該國最大的控股公司 Ofer 家族的以色列公司控制。它使用從死海或內蓋夫沙漠其他地方開采的溴、磷酸鹽、鎂和鉀肥生產肥料、金屬和其他化學產品。
State allows Dead Sea Works to pump more water, even as iconic lake recedes
Water Authority greenlights extraction of 445 million cubic meters in coming year, up from 439 million cubic meters last year, to disappointment of environmentalists
By SUE SURKES Today, 11:16 pm
A view of the Dead Sea Works on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
The Water Authority appears to have caved to the giant Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) by issuing an annual license that allows its Dead Sea Works factory to extract more water than last year out of the iconic salt lake that is receding due to overpumping.
The authority will allow the Dead Sea Works to pump 445.8 million cubic meters during 2021, up from 439 million cubic meters last year — the first year during which pumping was determined by a government license.
Additional millions of cubic meters will be awarded to the company over the coming years — subject to information the Water Authority has requested — to compensate for losses of water for reasons such as seepage through the floors of its evaporation pools and increasing salinity of the Dead Sea, which itself is partly a result of the commercial pumping.
The Dead Sea is receding by around 1.2 meters (four feet) every year. The Jordan River, historically the main source of water for the Dead Sea, is diverted for agricultural and other uses by Israel, Jordan and Syria, all of which have growing populations.
The Dead Sea used to reach up to this now-stranded jetty on the Ein Gedi shore. (Nadav Lensky, Dead Sea Observatory, Geological Survey of Israel)
ICL, which extracts two-thirds of the commercially exploited water from the Dead Sea (the rest by a Jordanian factory), diverts it to evaporation pools for the production of minerals, mainly potash. The company has said that its activities cause nine percent of the Dead Sea’s shrinkage. The environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din puts the figure closer to 30%. Dead Sea Works returns about half of the water it pumps after use.
Just under two years ago, after a long campaign, Adam Teva V’Din convinced the Haifa District Court to order the Water Authority to issue production licenses. The organization’s hope was that the licenses would be used to cut the quantities of water that may be pumped.
Up until that point, ICL had been pumping at will, without a license and had not paid at all for the water it was using, such that there was no economic incentive to save. (It still does not pay for the water.)
Until the court ruling, the Water Authority had stood by, trying only meekly, after the start of the legal action, to exert some authority via voluntary guidelines it signed with the company in 2016.
In August 2019, Haifa Judge Ron Sokol wrote that a license would allow proper governmental supervision of commercial operations at the Dead Sea and ensure that private activity did not harm the public interest.
“Water sources that are not freshwater are also of public importance, of importance to environmental conservation, to nature and to the country’s development,” he wrote in his judgment. “Preservation of the Dead Sea as a water source is of great public significance. If it is not preserved, there will be harm to the environment, to interests of tourism and industry, the land around it will be damaged, so will the ecological balance…”
Sinkholes along a stretch of the Dead Sea coast that used to be covered with saltwater. (Meir Abelson, Geological Survey of Israel)
Leehee Goldenberg, director of the Economy, Environment and Natural Resources Department at Adam Teva V’Din, said the quantities of water that the Dead Sea Works was being allowed to pump significantly set back its efforts.
“The ruling determined that the Water Law applies to the Dead Sea and that they require a license to continue their work. The disagreement is with the conditions. We think they should reduce pumping. It’s a disappointing decision.”
Leehee Goldenberg, director of the Economy, Environment and Natural Resources Department at Adam Teva V’Din. (Courtesy)
The Dead Sea’s retreat has exposed more than 300 square kilometers (115 square miles) of seabed over the past 50 years. Today that area is peppered with some 7,000 sinkholes — cavities that form when the saltwater between salty rock and freshwater recedes and the freshwater dissolves the rock, causing the land above to fall in.
Buildings, agricultural areas and beaches have been abandoned and development projects put on ice. On the Jordanian side, holes have reportedly opened in the evaporation pools used to commercially extract minerals.
The Dead Sea needs an additional 700-800 million cubic meters of water annually just to stay at its current level, and more than 1,000 million cubic meters to bring it back up to 410 meters (1,345 feet) below sea level, where it was in 1995.
The Dead Sea Works also owes considerable amounts of money to a sovereign wealth fund to be established to ensure that Israeli citizens — not only investors — reap benefits from Israel’s natural gas bonanza and from extraction of the country’s natural resources.
Prof Eytan Sheshinski addressing a Knesset committee on the sovereign wealth fund, Jerusalem, July 15, 2020. (Adina Velman/Knesset)
Last year, Prof. Eytan Sheshinski, who has headed government committees on taxing companies that exploit the country’s natural resources, said that ICL — which holds the franchise for the Dead Sea Works — should be forced to settle its debts with the state. This is estimated to run into hundreds of millions of shekels — or else be excluded from consideration when the franchise comes up for renewal in 2030.
ICL is controlled by the Ofer family’s Israel Corporation, the country’s largest holding company. It makes fertilizers, metals and other chemical products from bromine, phosphate, magnesium and potash taken from the Dead Sea or mined elsewhere in the Negev Desert.
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