也門泥潭結束？沙特領導的聯盟，胡塞接近和平協議

沙特領導的聯盟與胡塞武裝之間的談判重點是解除對胡塞武裝控制的港口和薩那機場的封鎖，以換取與伊朗結盟的組織承諾進行休戰談判。

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2021 年 6 月 21 日 16:41

2020 年 1 月 31 日，在也門薩那舉行的反對美國前總統唐納德·特朗普中東和平計劃的集會上，一名胡塞支持者高喊口號

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兩名接近會談的消息人士和一名胡塞武裝官員表示， 也門交戰各方正在討論一項和平協議的條款，該協議將使沙特阿拉伯擺脫代價高昂的戰爭，並有助於緩解毀滅性的人道主義危機。

消息人士稱，沙特領導的聯盟與胡塞武裝之間的談判重點是解除對胡塞武裝控制的港口和薩那機場的封鎖，以換取與伊朗結盟的組織承諾進行休戰談判。

他們說，胡塞領導人阿卜杜勒馬利克·胡塞向本月訪問薩那的阿曼代表團作出承諾，在根據聯合國特使馬丁·格里菲斯 (Martin Griffiths) 的最新提議解除封鎖後立即進入停火討論。

2015 年 3 月，胡塞武裝將國際公認的政府從首都薩那趕下台後，該聯盟在也門進行了乾預。

戰爭已經殺死了數万也門人，並將該國推向了飢荒的邊緣。胡塞武裝一直在用武裝無人機和彈道導彈襲擊沙特的基礎設施。

其中一位消息人士稱，利雅得對達成協議持開放態度，但“需要阿曼和伊朗的一些額外保證”，這兩個國家都與胡塞武裝關係密切。

如果達成協議，這將是自 2018 年 12 月在瑞典舉行陷入僵局的和平談判以來聯合國領導的結束戰爭努力的第一個突破。它還將使喬拜登政府在外交政策上取得勝利，並緩解沙特之間的緊張局勢阿拉伯和伊朗。

美國特使蒂姆·蘭德金和格里菲斯上周訪問了利雅得，在那裡他們會見了沙特、也門和阿曼官員，以推動達成協議。

Houthis 的首席談判代表 Mohammed Abdulsalam 告訴路透社，該組織希望確保重新開放進入薩那機場和荷台達港口，“沒有不可能的條件或其他措施以其他形式恢復封鎖。”

“在那之後，我們將討論全面停火，這應該是真正停止敵對行動，而不是脆弱的休戰，這將包括外國勢力從也門撤出以促進政治談判，”他說，並補充說外國勢力的時機退出將取決於談判。

聯盟和沙特政府沒有回應置評請求。

沙特阿拉伯於 4 月與它的敵人伊朗展開直接會談，它希望得到安全保障，因為它與也門的漫長邊界使該王國容易受到阿拉伯半島國家動蕩的影響，在那裡多個派別正在爭奪權力，而激進組織仍然存在。

利雅得可能還需要在也門保持一些軍事存在，特別是在南部，沙特支持的政府和一個分離主義團體儘管是聯盟名義上的盟友，但仍陷入權力鬥爭。

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消息人士稱，預計阿曼和沙特官員本週將進行更多會談。

阿曼與也門接壤，長期以來在地區爭端中奉行中立的外交政策，接待了幾位胡塞領導人，並在談判中發揮了地區促進者的作用。

一項全國性的停火協議將結束戰爭中最暴力的方面——聯軍對也門的空襲、胡塞對沙特阿拉伯的跨境襲擊，以及在天然氣豐富的馬里布（公認的政府最後的北方據點）的戰鬥。

這將為過渡政府的政治談判鋪平道路，但這一過程可能會證明是艱鉅的，因為戰爭已經在許多建立了強大而獨立的民兵的部落領袖和軍閥之間引發了平行沖突。

由阿拉伯聯合酋長國訓練和武裝的分離主義南方過渡委員會仍在推動南方獨立，儘管他們與沙特支持的政府之間達成了一項脆弱的權力分享協議。

利雅得的軍費在過去幾年增加了數十億美元，但在西方批評日益加劇和與伊朗的緊張局勢加劇的情況下，阿布扎比於 2019 年退出了一場戰爭，利雅得將歡迎退出。

拜登對沙特阿拉伯採取了更強硬的立場，該王國希望在擺脫對石油的依賴的同時，管理這種關係並專注於吸引經濟投資。

華盛頓阿拉伯海灣國家研究所的克里斯汀·迪萬（Kristin Diwan）說：“沙特人已經迫於壓力，在也門不再有前進的雄心。”

“他們需要底線：一項終止胡塞火箭和入侵沙特家園的可執行協議，以及也門從德黑蘭獨立的一些保證，”她說。

End of Yemen quagmire? Saudi-led coalition, Houthis near peace deal

Talks between Saudi-led coalition and Houthis are focused on steps to lift a blockade on Houthi-held ports and Sanaa airport in return for a promise from the Iran-aligned group for truce talks.

By REUTERS

JUNE 21, 2021 16:41

A Houthi supporter shouts slogans during a rally against former US president Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in Sanaa, Yemen January 31, 2020

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Yemen's warring parties are thrashing out terms for a peace deal that would extricate Saudi Arabia from a costly war and help alleviate a devastating humanitarian crisis, two sources close to the talks and a Houthi official said.

Talks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis are focused on steps to lift a blockade on Houthi-held ports and Sanaa airport in return for a promise from the Iran-aligned group for truce talks, the sources said.

Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi made a commitment to an Omani delegation that visited Sanaa this month to enter into ceasefire discussions immediately after the blockade is lifted in line with the latest proposal from UN envoy Martin Griffiths, they said.

The coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 after the Houthis ousted the internationally recognized government from the capital, Sanaa.

The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and pushed the country to the brink of famine. The Houthis have been attacking Saudi infrastructure with armed drones and ballistic missiles.

One of the sources said Riyadh was open to a deal but "would need some additional guarantees from Oman and Iran," both with close ties with the Houthis.

If an agreement was reached, it would be the first breakthrough in UN-led efforts to end the war since stalled peace talks were last held in Sweden in December 2018. It would also hand Joe Biden's administration a foreign policy win and ease tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

US envoy Tim Lenderking and Griffiths visited Riyadh last week where they met Saudi, Yemeni and Omani officials to push for an agreement.

The Houthis' chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam told Reuters the group wanted to ensure reopening access to Sanaa airport and Hodeidah ports "without impossible conditions or other measures that would restore the blockade in other forms."

"After that, we will discuss a comprehensive ceasefire which should be a real halt of hostilities, not a fragile truce, and that would include the exit of foreign powers from Yemen to facilitate political negotiations," he said, adding the timing of foreign forces withdrawing would be subject to negotiation.

The coalition and the Saudi government did not respond to requests for comment.

Saudi Arabia, which launched direct talks with its foe Iran in April, will want security guarantees as its long border with Yemen leaves the kingdom vulnerable to turmoil in the Arabian Peninsula nation where multiple factions are vying for power and militant groups still have a presence.

Riyadh may also need to maintain some military presence in Yemen, particularly in the south where the Saudi-backed government and a separatist group have been locked in a power struggle despite being nominal allies under the coalition.

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More talks are expected between Omani and Saudi officials this week, the sources said.

Oman, which shares borders with Yemen and has long pursued a neutral foreign policy in regional disputes, hosts several Houthi leaders and has lent its weight as a regional facilitator to the negotiations.

A nationwide ceasefire deal would end the most violent aspects of the war -- coalition air strikes on Yemen, Houthi cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia and fighting in gas-rich Marib, the recognized government's last northern stronghold.

This would pave the way for political negotiations on a transitional government but the process could prove arduous as the war has spawned parallel conflicts among many tribal leaders and warlords who have built powerful and independent militias.

The separatist Southern Transitional Council, trained and armed by the United Arab Emirates, is still pushing for independence for the south despite a Saudi-brokered fragile power-sharing deal between them and the Saudi-backed government.

Riyadh, where military spending has increased by billions of dollars over the past years, will welcome an exit from a war which Abu Dhabi quit in 2019 amid increasing Western criticism and rising tension with Iran.

Biden has taken a tougher stance against Saudi Arabia and the kingdom wants to manage that relationship and focus on attracting economic investment as it pivots away from its dependence on oil.

"The Saudis have been pressed on their backheels and no longer have forward ambition in Yemen," said Kristin Diwan at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

"They need the baseline: an enforceable agreement to end Houthi rockets and incursions into the Saudi homeland, and some assurance of Yemeni independence from Tehran," she said.

約旦前皇家法院院長對破壞君主制不認罪

對這位前皇室官員的指控包括煽動破壞王國的政治制度以及威脅公共安全和煽動叛亂的行為。

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2021 年 6 月 21 日 18:35

本月早些時候，約旦國王阿卜杜拉二世和王室成員在安曼拉格丹宮的皇室陵墓前祈禱。

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他們的一名律師說，一名前約旦王室法院院長和一名低級別王室成員周一對煽動破壞君主制的指控表示不認罪。

檢察官曾將巴塞姆·阿瓦達拉（Bassem Awadallah）的案件提交給軍事法庭，後者是前皇家法院院長兼財政部長，在推動約旦經濟自由化方面發揮了重要作用，以及阿卜杜拉國王的遠房親戚謝里夫·哈桑·扎伊德（Sherif Hassan Zaid）。

Awadallah 的律師 Mohamed Afif 表示，在周一的第一次審判中，兩人都不不認罪。

“阿瓦達拉說他無罪，我與此案沒有關係，”阿菲夫說。

人權活動人士譴責在國家安全法庭審判平民，他們說這是一個不獨立於司法機構的特別法庭，缺乏公平審判的標準。

這對夫婦於 4 月初被捕，當時前王位繼承人哈姆扎王子因被指控與外國各方就陰謀破壞美國在中東的親密盟友約旦的穩定進行聯絡而被軟禁。

司法消息人士稱，兩人被乘坐黑色汽車，目前被關押在情報部門監獄。

與阿瓦達拉一起接受調查一段時間的哈姆扎王子的訴訟後來在他宣誓效忠阿卜杜拉國王后被撤銷。

Afif 說，如果辯護團隊認為這對他們的案件有幫助，他們可以召集王子作為證人，但最終決定將由法院做出。

“如果我們作為辯護團隊發現要求哈姆扎王子或其他任何人在本案中作為辯護證人作證符合我們的利益，則沒有法律障礙阻止這一請求，”阿菲夫說

對阿瓦達拉和扎伊德的指控包括煽動破壞王國的政治制度以及威脅公共安全和煽動叛亂的行為。兩人都被判處最高 30 年的監禁。

週一的審判由法院在開庭時閉門進行，公開聽證會可能會妨礙公共秩序。一位司法消息人士稱，法院將於週二舉行另一場秘密會議。

據熟悉此事的官員稱，阿瓦達拉是沙特阿拉伯事實上的統治者王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼最親密的經濟顧問之一，這一問題使司法調查復雜化。

Jordan ex-royal court chief pleads not guilty to destabilising monarchy

Charges against the ex-royal official include agitating to undermine the kingdom's political system and acts that threaten public security and sowing sedition.

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JUNE 21, 2021 18:35

JORDAN’S KING Abdullah II and members of the royal family pray at tombs of royalty in the Raghdan Palace in Amman earlier this month.

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A former Jordanian royal court chief and a low-ranking member of the royal family pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of agitating to destabilize the monarchy, one of their lawyers said.

Prosecutors had referred to a military court the case of Bassem Awadallah, an ex-royal court chief and finance minister who played a big role in the drive to liberalize Jordan's economy, and Sherif Hassan Zaid, a distant relative of King Abdullah.

During the first session of the trial on Monday, both pleaded not guilty, according to Mohamed Afif, Awadallah's lawyer.

"Awadallah said he was not guilty and I have no ties to this case," Afif said.

Human rights activists have denounced the trial of civilians in the state security court, a special court they say is not independent of the judiciary and lacks standards of a fair trial.

The pair were arrested in early April when former heir to the throne, Prince Hamza, was placed under house arrest over allegations that he had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize Jordan, a close US ally in the Middle East.

The two, who were taken in black cars, are being held in the intelligence department prison, judicial sources said.

Proceedings against Prince Hamza, who along with Awadallah had been under investigation for some time, were later dropped after he pledged allegiance to King Abdullah.

The defense team could call in the prince as a witness if they saw it would help their case but the final decision would be left to the court, Afif said.

"If we find as defense team that it's in our interests to ask for Prince Hamza or anyone else to testify as defense witness in this case, there is no legal impediment that bar this request," Afif said

Charges against Awadallah and Zaid include agitating to undermine the kingdom's political system and acts that threaten public security and sowing sedition. Both carry sentences up to 30 years in prison.

Monday's trial was held behind closed doors by the court at the start of the session that an open hearing could obstruct public order. The court will be holding another secret session on Tuesday, a judicial source said.

Awadallah is among the closest economic advisers to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a matter that complicated the judicial investigations, according to officials familiar with the affair.

美國違反 2015 年伊朗核協議，歐盟未能兌現承諾 - Raisi

伊朗和西方官員都表示，賴西的崛起不太可能改變伊朗在重啟核協議的談判中的談判立場。

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2021 年 6 月 21 日 13:44

伊朗當選總統易卜拉欣·賴西於 2021 年 6 月 21 日在伊朗德黑蘭出席新聞發布會。

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當選總統易卜拉欣·賴西周一表示，伊朗的外交政策將不受其 2015 年與世界大國達成的核協議的限制，這是他自周五贏得大選以來的首次新聞發布會。

現年 60 歲的 Raisi 是西方強硬派和尖銳批評者，他將於 8 月接替實用主義者哈桑魯哈尼 (Hassan Rouhani)，因為伊朗尋求挽救破敗的核協議，並擺脫導致經濟急劇下滑的美國製裁。

“我們的外交政策將不僅限於核協議，”賴西在德黑蘭說。“我們將與世界互動。我們不會將伊朗人民的利益與核協議掛鉤。”

伊朗和西方官員都表示，賴西的崛起不太可能改變伊朗在重啟核協議的談判中的談判立場——伊朗強硬的最高領袖阿亞圖拉阿里哈梅內伊已經對所有重大政策擁有最終決定權。

賴西還表示，美國違反了協議，歐盟未能履行其承諾。

“我敦促美國恢復對協議的承諾……對伊朗實施的所有製裁都必須由德黑蘭解除和核實，”他說。

自 4 月以來，談判一直在維也納進行，以研究伊朗和美國如何才能恢復遵守核協議，華盛頓於 2018 年在時任總統唐納德特朗普的領導下放棄了該協議，然後重新對伊朗實施制裁。

伊朗隨後違反了該協議對鈾濃縮的限制，旨在最大限度地降低其發展核武器潛力的風險。德黑蘭長期以來一直否認有任何這樣的野心。

Raisi 還表示，他應該因捍衛人民的權利和安全而受到獎勵。

他說，作為一名法學家，他“一直捍衛人權”，並補充說，美國因涉嫌侵犯人權而對他實施制裁，因為他履行了法官的職責。

他還表示，儘管西方和海灣國家要求將其納入維也納正在進行的核談判，但伊朗的彈道導彈計劃是不可談判的。

US violated 2015 Iran nuclear deal, EU failed commitments - Raisi

Iranian and Western officials alike say Raisi's rise is unlikely to alter Iran's negotiating stance in talks to revive the nuclear deal.

By REUTERS

JUNE 21, 2021 13:44

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021.

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President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday Iran's foreign policy will not be limited by its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, holding his first news conference since winning Friday's election.

Raisi, 60, a hardliner and strident critic of the West, will take over from pragmatist Hassan Rouhani in August as Iran seeks to salvage the tattered nuclear deal and be rid of punishing US sanctions that have induced a sharp economic downturn.

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"Our foreign policy will not be limited to the nuclear deal," Raisi said in Tehran. "We will have interaction with the world. We will not tie the Iranian people's interests to the nuclear deal."

Iranian and Western officials alike say Raisi's rise is unlikely to alter Iran's negotiating stance in talks to revive the nuclear deal - Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei already has final say on all major policy.

Raisi also said the United States had violated the deal and the European Union had failed to fulfil its commitments.

"I urge the United States to return to its commitment to the deal… All sanctions imposed on Iran must be lifted and verified by Tehran," he said.

Negotiations have been ongoing in Vienna since April to work out how Iran and the United States can both return to compliance with the nuclear pact, which Washington abandoned in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and then reimposed sanctions on Iran.

Iran has subsequently breached the deal's limits on enrichment of uranium, designed to minimize the risk of it developing nuclear weapons potential. Tehran has long denied having any such ambition.

Raisi also said he should be rewarded for defending people's rights and security.

He said that, as a jurist, he had "always defended human rights," adding that US sanctions against him for alleged human rights abuses had been imposed on him for doing his job as a judge.

He also said Iran's ballistic missile program was non-negotiable, despite demands by the West and Gulf countries that it be included in ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna.

由於COVID，中東容易發生衝突的聲譽打擊了建築業

在 2021 年全球建築糾紛調查中，該地區在平均價值、合同分歧時長方面領先世界

作者：TARA KAVALER/媒體行

2021 年 6 月 21 日 09:21

2020 年 7 月 1 日，人們在約旦河西岸拉馬拉附近的 Beit El 猶太定居點的一個建築工地工作。

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中東可能是地緣政治衝突最嚴重的地區，但這也延伸到建築領域。總部位於荷蘭的設計、工程和管理諮詢公司 Arcadis 最近發布的《2021 年全球建築糾紛報告》創下了自 10 年前開始編制年度報告以來全球合同糾紛的最高平均值。爭端主要歸因於與大流行相關的成本增加，中東的記錄是所有地區中最差的。

“ COVID-19造成了重大影響，包括勞動力流動受限、額外的健康和安全措施、整個地區的供應鏈延遲和挑戰，以及沙特阿拉伯王國（KSA）和科威特等地區的項目暫停，”報告說。

2020 年，全球平均合同糾紛金額為 5426 萬美元，高於 2019 年的 3070 萬美元。在中東，2020 年受質疑的合同有罪不罰的平均金額為 8600 萬美元，高於前一年的 6200 萬美元。然而，中東目前的數字仍低於 2017 年創下的 9100 萬美元的歷史新高。

全球平均建築爭議時長從 2020 年的 15 個月下降到 2019 年的 13.4 個月。中東地區的平均爭議時長也在同一時期從 17 個月下降到 15.5 個月。然而，15.5 個月仍然比世界上任何其他地區的平均時間長。

在進一步的地區性冠狀病毒新聞中，德黑蘭於 6 月 14 日宣布，它已批准國家生產的 COVIran Barekat 冠狀病毒疫苗緊急使用。

阿聯酋國家贊助的新聞機構 WAM 報導說，阿聯酋已經開始使用國藥集團的疫苗為約旦的 12,000 名敘利亞難民進行第二輪冠狀病毒接種。在國內，由於擔心其功效，阿布扎比現在向其公民提供第三劑中國製造的疫苗。

俄羅斯聯邦消費者權益保護和人類福祉監督局 6 月 16 日表示，一批俄羅斯健康專家正飛往土耳其，以確定當地的 COVID 情況是否足夠安全，可以重新建立與伊斯坦布爾的商業旅行。到國家資助的新聞機構塔斯社。

在阿曼馬斯喀特，官員於 6 月 16 日表示，醫學專家發現了三例俗稱“黑木耳”的病例。這種不常見、嚴重且可能危及生命的感染可以添加到由冠狀病毒引起的一長串健康並發症中。該公告標誌著海灣合作委員會國家首例記錄在案的黑木耳病例。

美聯社本週早些時候報導說，在 Delta 變體激增的情況下，阿曼的醫生擔心重症監護病房床位用完，現在指出，在過去 30 天內，COVID-19 感染人數激增了三倍以上2,000 個新病例。

自大流行開始以來，阿曼最近出現了最多的 COVID-19 住院治療，一些醫療中心擠得水洩不通，以至於無法接收任何新患者。

在約旦，Roya News 於 6 月 16 日報導說，一項為期 14 個月的研究顯示，5 月 31 日每 78 例病例中就有 1 例與 COVID-19 相關的死亡。根據該研究的作者 Ma'an Addasi 的說法，哈希姆王國在每百萬人口中的冠狀病毒病例數在阿拉伯世界中排名第四，在每百萬人口中死于冠狀病毒的人數中排名第三。其他阿拉伯國家的排名沒有在此衡量標準中列出。

Due to COVID, MidEast conflict-prone reputation hits construction sector

In the 2021 Global Constructions Disputes survey, the region leads the world in average value, length of contract disagreement

By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE

JUNE 21, 2021 09:21

The Middle East might be the most geopolitically conflict-ridden region but this also extends to the realm of construction. The 2021 Global Construction Disputes Report recently released by Arcadis, a Netherlands-based design, engineering and management consulting company, recorded its highest average value of contract disagreements globally since the annual report started being compiled a decade ago. The disputes were attributed mostly to pandemic-related increases in costs, with the Middle East having the worst record of any region.

“COVID-19 created significant impacts including restricted movement of labor, additional health and safety measures, supply chain delays and challenges across the region, and suspension of projects in areas such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Kuwait,” the report said.

The average contract dispute amount globally was $54.26 million in 2020, up from $30.7 million in 2019. In the Middle East, the average value of challenged contract impunities was $86 million in 2020, up from $62 million the year before. However, the Middle East’s current figure is still lower than its all-time high of $91 million, in 2017.

The average construction dispute length worldwide fell from 15 months in 2020 to 13.4 months in 2019. The Middle East also saw a drop in average dispute length from 17 to 15.5 months in the same time period. However, 15.5 months is still longer than the average in any other region in the world.

In further regional coronavirus news, Tehran declared on June 14 that it had greenlighted the state-produced COVIran Barekat coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.

The Emirati state-sponsored news agency WAM reports that the UAE has started its second round of coronavirus inoculations for 12,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan using the Sinopharm vaccine. Domestically, Abu Dhabi is now offering its citizens a third dose of the Chinese-manufactured vaccine over concerns of its efficacy.

Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said on June 16 that a cohort of Russian health experts was flying to Turkey midweek to determine whether the COVID situation on the ground was safe enough to re-establish commercial travel with Istanbul, according to the state-sponsored news agency TASS.

In Muscat, Oman, officials said on June 16 that medical experts had discovered three cases of what is popularly known as “black fungus.” The uncommon, serious and possibly life-threatening infection can be added to the long list of health complications stemming from coronavirus. The announcement marks the first documented case of black fungus in the Gulf Cooperative Council countries.

The Associated Press reported earlier this week that doctors in Oman were concerned about running out of intensive care unit beds amid a surge in the Delta variant, and now notes that the number of COVID-19 infections has surged over threefold in the past 30 days with 2,000 new cases.

Oman recently saw the greatest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic began, crowding some medical centers to the point that they were unable to accept any new patients.

In Jordan, Roya News reported on June 16 that a 14-month study which May 31 showed one COVID-19-related death for every 78 cases. According to the study’s author, Ma’an Addasi, the Hashemite kingdom ranks fourth in the Arab world in number of coronavirus cases per million population and third in deaths from coronavirus per million population. The other Arab countries’ rankings were not listed for this measure.

以色列爆發印度變異Delta病毒，新冠肺炎再次蔓延

上週五6/18白日，由於非常多以色列國民回國，使系統不堪負荷，為了讓人們在安息日之前早點回家，衛生部決定允許非來自高風險國家的乘客，未經PCR檢測就可離開機場，未經檢疫者多達2,880人；這些人也都沒有居家隔離，一回國就可以直接趴趴走。會不會造成另一波防疫漏洞？

6/15才剛換上新配合的檢疫公司，他們正在測試執行約70個檢疫站，希望在機場不會再發生系統不堪重負的情況。

據機場管理局發言人稱，上週五6/18約有19,000名乘客抵達機場，這數字還不包括機組人員。

衛生部已下令嚴格執行機場檢疫，新配合公司也立即調整，多設機場檢疫站和相關檢疫人員。

自6月初以來，以色列確診三百多的病例中，境外移入確診者多達170名。衛生部上週五為了安息日關係，沒有檢疫就放行大家回家，真是一大疏忽。

可能文化與民情不同，安息日若因檢疫造成機場入境大塞，以色列衛生部肯定是被民眾與電視新聞媒體罵到臭頭；然而讓大家在安息日早點回家，也沒有居家隔離，縱使疫情開始爆發，機場放行這事的指責聲音就非常之少。

截至週一6/21以色列下午五點為止，單日確診病例又升至88例，自4/29單日確診80病例，之後就沒有這麼高的數字了。

以色列許多衛生專家籲請民眾不要過度驚慌，室內戴上口罩，並勤洗手為要。

全國截至週一6/21，目前有387名確診病例，位於海法地區的賓亞米納城市(Binyamina)確診病例高達43名，已被設為黃色警戒區，

另外耶路撒冷有38名確診病例，以色列中部莫迪因城市(Modi'in)也有36名確診病例，

特拉維夫是16名確診病例；其餘的在不同城市也有確診病例發生。

上週連日不同學校爆發多起感染新冠病毒，大多是印度Delta變異病毒，班內特總理(Naftali Bennett)與出櫃的衛生部長霍洛維茨(Nitzan Horowitz)開會了解全國爆發疫情狀況。

打了疫苗也不一定不會感染，疫情日常的生活習慣還是得繼續執行，以色列是我們很好的借鏡與學習。

為了防堵兒童大量地感染新冠病毒，衛生部即將讓12-15歲兒童施打新冠疫苗。

據耶路撒冷郵報報導，沙龍地區一所特教學校至少有12名老師感染新冠肺炎，這12名老師有10人是已接種新冠疫苗。光這所學校就有近200名來自以色列各地的學生，還有來自全國各地的教職員工。

目前，衛生部已下令，學校內必須戴上口罩。疫情來源調查，爆發疫情起源於從國外返回的一個家庭開始。

由於疫情擴散，數百名學生必須居家隔離。家長又開始辛苦了！

為新內閣政府禱告有明確且有效的防疫措施，衛生部與教育部合作無間，保守以色列兒童的生命滿有平安守望。

首個政府不信任動議被否決

下週將就延長禁止巴勒斯坦人和以色列阿拉伯人家庭團聚的法令進行投票。

通過GIL HOFFMAN

2021 年 6 月 21 日 21:02

RIME 部長納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 在周二在耶路撒冷舉行的以色列議會特別會議上與阿拉伯聯合酋長國領導人曼蘇爾·阿巴斯 (Mansour Abbas) 交談，宣誓就任新聯合政府。

（圖片來源：RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS）

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週一，總理納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 領導的新政府 以 60-49 和 59-50 的票數擊敗了反對派的第一次不信任動議，從而通過了一個障礙。

利庫德集團前部長奧菲爾·阿庫尼斯 (Ophir Akunis) 介紹了這些動議，稱新政府是非法的，因為其執政黨亞米納 (Yamina) 只有 6 名忠誠的 MK。他警告說，貝內特將建立一個巴勒斯坦國。

政府與以色列議會的聯絡人澤耶夫·埃爾金（新希望）回應說，反對派領導人本傑明·內塔尼亞胡已提議輪換貝內特和新希望領導人吉迪恩·薩爾擔任總理，這表明內塔尼亞胡是合法的。相比之下，內塔尼亞胡沒有向利庫德集團的其他任何人提供這樣的輪換，儘管他自己的政黨贏得了 30 個席位，這表明這對前總理來說是不合法的，他說。

“我理解你對失去權力的沮喪，這是不必要的，因為如果內塔尼亞胡同意袖手旁觀，利庫德集團本可以組建政府，”埃爾金告訴前利庫德集團部長。

對此，沙斯領導人阿里·德里表示，應薩爾的要求，內塔尼亞胡已同意利庫德集團的關鍵人物擔任總理，包括亞里夫·萊文、尤瓦爾·施泰尼茨和阿維·迪希特，內塔尼亞胡同意獲得利庫德集團中央委員會的批准，但貝內特不同意。

“貓從袋子裡出來了，”他說。“Naftali Bennett 用魚雷擊中了它。”

宗教事務部長 馬坦·卡納 （Yamina）回應說：“這是一個謊言。”

埃爾金指責內塔尼亞胡花費利庫德集團的資金支付抗議者深夜來到他家並恐嚇他五歲女兒的費用。

他告訴內塔尼亞胡：“在你眼中，任何為你服務的東西都是合法的，而讓你失去權力的東西總是非法的。”

內塔尼亞胡諷刺地回應他的前密友說：“每個人都知道前任發言人有多關心國家，他有多照顧自己。”

他說，新的“政府是危險的，這就是為什麼我們會以比人們想像的更快的速度推翻它”。

政府的另一項考驗定於下週進行，屆時將就延長一項防止巴勒斯坦人和阿拉伯以色列人家庭團聚的法令進行投票。

宗教猶太復國主義黨領袖 Bezalel Smotrich 週一表示，他的政黨不會投票支持聯盟延長該法令。

“我們不會為這個聯盟或那些從自身中拯救它的人堵塞漏洞，”他說。

該聯盟需要右翼反對黨 MK 的支持才能通過該法令，因為它遭到 Ra'am（阿拉伯聯合名單）黨以及地區合作部長 Esawi Frej 和 Meretz 的 Mossi Raz 的反對。

Bennett 將於週一晚些時候參加內政部長 Ayelet Shaked（亞米娜）和 Ra'am 負責人 Mansour Abbas 的會議，以解決這個問題。

在周一的利庫德集團派別會議上，決定利庫德集團 MKs 將投票反對阻止巴勒斯坦家庭團結的法律。

First no-confidence motion in government defeated

A vote will be held next week on extending an ordinance preventing the family reunification of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs.

By GIL HOFFMAN

JUNE 21, 2021 21:02

RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas during a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new coalition government, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS)

The new government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett passed a hurdle on Monday when it defeated the opposition’sirst motions of no-confidence by votes of 60-49 and 59-50.

Former Likud minister Ophir Akunis introduced the motions, calling the new government illegitimate because its ruling party, Yamina, has only six loyal MKs. Bennett would create a Palestinian state, he warned.

The government’s liaison to the Knesset, Ze’ev Elkin (New Hope), responded that opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu had offered a rotation as prime minister to Bennett and to New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar, indicating that it was legitimate for Netanyahu. By contrast, Netanyahu did not offer such a rotation to anyone else in Likud, despite his own party winning 30 seats, indicating that it was not legitimate for the former prime minister, he said.

“I understand your frustration with losing power, which was unnecessary because Likud could have formed a government if Netanyahu would have agreed to stand aside,” Elkin told former Likud ministers.

In response, Shas leader Arye Deri said at Sa’ar’s request, Netanyahu had agreed to key Likud figures becoming prime minister, including MKs Yariv Levin, Yuval Steinitz and Avi Dichter, and Netanyahu agreed to obtain the approval of the Likud central committee, but Bennett did not agree.

“The cat is out of the bag,” he said. “Naftali Bennett torpedoed it.”

Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana (Yamina) responded: “That is a lie.”

Elkin accused Netanyahu of spending the Likud’s funds to pay protesters to come to his home late at night and frighten his five-year-old daughter.

“In your eyes, whatever serves you is always legitimate, and what removes you from power is always illegitimate,” he told Netanyahu.

Netanyahu responded to his former close confidant sarcastically by saying: “Everyone knows how much the previous speaker cares about the state and how much he takes care of himself.”

The new “government is dangerous, and that is why we will topple it faster than people think,” he said.

Another test of the government is set to take place next week when votes will be held on extending an ordinance that prevents family reunification of Palestinians and Arab-Israelis.

Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich on Monday said his party would not be voting with the coalition to extend the ordinance.

“We won’t be the ones plugging holes for this coalition or those who save it from itself,” he said.

The coalition needs the support of right-wing opposition MKs to pass the ordinance because it is opposed by the Ra’am (United Arab List) Party, as well as Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej and Mossi Raz of Meretz.

Bennett was set to join a meeting of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) and Ra’am head Mansour Abbas late Monday in an effort to solve the problem.

At a Likud faction meeting on Monday, it was decided that Likud MKs would vote against the law preventing the unification of Palestinian families.

貝內特的目標是與拜登政府“無意外，無日光”

里夫林白宮訪問被視為貝內特與拜登關係的測試案例；內塔尼亞胡認為，“毫不意外”的政策限制了以色列在安全問題上。

作者：拉哈夫·哈科夫、吉爾·霍夫曼

2021 年 6 月 21 日 21:53

儘管在美國可能重返伊朗核協議的問題上存在分歧，但總理 納夫塔利·貝內特希望與華盛頓恢復“沒有意外，沒有白天”的關係。

預計魯文·里夫林總統 將在未來幾天會見貝內特和國防部長本尼·甘茨，討論他下周訪問白宮的議程事項。一位接近總理的消息人士周一表示，此行的目的之一是恢復美國和以色列相互協調和更新的基本協議。

“我們不會與伊朗達成任何協議，”消息人士表示，華盛頓和德黑蘭之間關於恢復 2015 年核協議的第六輪間接談判即將結束。“但我們可以影響它並影響如果伊朗違反協議會發生什麼——如果我們參與對話。”

消息人士補充說，以色列不僅希望將其國家安全問題考慮在內，而且還表示“在有助於美國利益的專業知識和情報方面，它有很多可以擺在桌面上的東西”。

貝內特將密切關注里夫林的白宮之行，將其視為華盛頓如何接受他和他的觀點的一個指標。

一位接近首相的消息人士解釋說，貝內特和里夫林有一些共同點。他們都反對兩國解決方案，但支持在實地採取人道主義行動以改善以色列和巴勒斯坦人之間的關係。他們來自右翼，但試圖採取政治家般的立場並被右翼和左翼所接受。

拜登政府早在今年 3 月就邀請里夫林訪問華盛頓，民主黨和共和黨核心小組的負責人甚至要求他在國會兩院發言，儘管目前這不在下周訪問的議程上。美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯在上個月訪問以色列期間重申了這一邀請。

耶路撒冷消息人士稱，前總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡阻止了里夫林的訪問。拜登政府官員對貝內特及其工作人員表示沮喪，因為他甚至在正式成為總理之前就阻止了總統訪問。

鑑於當選總統艾薩克·赫爾佐格的觀點，尤其是兩國解決方案的觀點，更符合美國總統的觀點，貝內特認為拜登政府在任期最後幾天堅持將里夫林帶到華盛頓是一個好兆頭。喬拜登的。

總理及其顧問計劃密切關注里夫林的受歡迎程度、代表團的級別以及以色列總統會見的人。

貝內特政府試圖強調其與美國關係的主要焦點不是巴勒斯坦人。伊朗是優先事項；其他安全問題以及經濟和技術聯繫將擺在巴勒斯坦人面前。

“里夫林可以向拜登和其他任何相關人士傳達我們正在努力縮小衝突，但不要在這個問題上對我們施加太大壓力，”接近貝內特的消息人士說。“我們不是在地毯下掃蕩巴勒斯坦人，但我們有不同的方法。我們將專注於雙贏，我們都可以從中受益，而不是採取過去對巴勒斯坦人、以色列人或美國人毫無幫助的立場。”

“雙贏”的一個例子是疫苗交換協議，目前正在談判中，巴勒斯坦權力機構將在未來幾週內向其居民提供即將到期的以色列 COVID-19 疫苗，並預計在 9 月交付疫苗或十月去以色列代替。

另一個是以色列國防軍放棄進入巴勒斯坦私人住宅進行情報收集的政策。

內塔尼亞胡在擔任反對派領導人的新角色中指責新政府屈服於美國對伊朗協議的要求，引用了周五布林肯和外交部長亞伊爾拉皮德之間的通話內容，該通話表示他們同意不讓每個人感到驚訝其他。

內塔尼亞胡說，拜登和美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀在他上任時曾向他提出過同樣的要求，但他拒絕了。

內塔尼亞胡說：“這是以色列令人難以置信的承諾，損害了我們國家安全的核心。” “如果貝京同意‘不出意外’的政策，我們就不會摧毀伊拉克的核反應堆，”他說。

內塔尼亞胡說：“作為以色列總理的 15 年裡，我們的美國朋友多次要求我做出這一承諾，但我總是拒絕。” “有時我會在我們打算執行的操作之前更新它們，但很多時候我沒有更新它們。

“但我從來沒有同意告訴他們我們所有的行動，因為這會招致壓力，不執行這些行動或向媒體洩露信息，這會阻止行動並剝奪我們在生存問題上對伊朗採取行動的自由。”

內塔尼亞胡表示，他的回應是他會考慮他們的要求，但在與以色列存在有關的問題上，它必須保持採取行動的完全自由，而無需提前報告。

他說：“我想不出對我們在伊朗的敵人有什麼更弱、更閹割的信息。” “我想不出給‘來自德黑蘭的劊子手’更好的禮物了。” 從今以後，他和他在政權中的朋友們都知道，他們可以安靜地睡覺，沒有任何意外。”

前外交部長加比·阿什肯納茲 (Gabi Ashkenazi) 在擔任總理時也曾在內塔尼亞胡手下工作，他在 3 月份與以色列駐亞洲大使舉行的簡報會上表示，他和布林肯已經同意，他們不會在有關重返伊朗的談判問題上互相意外交易。

內塔尼亞胡經常說，他與美國前總統巴拉克奧巴馬在伊朗問題上的公開分歧是以色列與海灣國家關係的關鍵。

但這位前總理並不總是對“無意外”政策持如此消極的看法。與反對派領導人的說法相反，前駐美國大使邁克爾奧倫在他的書《盟友》中記錄了在內塔尼亞胡領導下的以色列對奧巴馬尋求更多“光明”的擔憂——這意味著更少的協調，因此更多的驚喜——與以色列。

“從歷史上看，[日光] 原則適用於整個聯盟，”奧倫寫道。“聽起來有悖常理，白天很糟糕，而黑暗——也就是說，沒有公開的政策分歧——[是]最佳……通過闡明他們政治立場的差距，政府給以色列的威懾力量投下了陰影。”

內塔尼亞胡的批評者回應說，在內塔尼亞胡任職之前、期間和之後，不讓美國感到驚訝的政策一直完好無損，但從未適用於秘密軍事和情報行動——現在也不會。

甘茨回應內塔尼亞胡說，對以色列來說真正危險的是他繼續洩露他與美國總統的談話內容。他說，作為國防部長，他將確保“以色列保持其在任何地方抵禦任何威脅的權利。”

拉皮德回應說內塔尼亞胡的指控是不准確的，並諷刺地補充說他“感謝反對派領導人的建議”，但他不再負責。

接近貝內特的消息人士說：“當你像內塔尼亞胡那樣說話時，美國會讓以色列感到驚訝，這正是上次 [2015 年]伊朗在以色列背後達成交易時發生的事情。這不符合以色列的國家安全利益。

“一個將國家置於政治之上的負責任的反對派領導人應該直接向總理表達他的任何關切，而不是召開新聞發布會，”他說，“而不是將與我們最重要的盟友的關係政治化。”

Bennett aims for ‘no surprises, no daylight’ with Biden administration

Rivlin White House visit seen as test case for Bennett-Biden relationship; Netanyahu argues “no surprises” policy limits Israel on security matters.

By LAHAV HARKOV, GIL HOFFMAN

JUNE 21, 2021 21:53

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hopes to go back to a “no surprises, no daylight” relationship with Washington, despite disagreements on the likely US return to the Iran nuclear deal.

President Reuven Rivlin is expected to meet with Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the coming days to discuss matters on the agenda for his visit to the White House next week. Among the aims of the trip will be to return to the fundamental agreement for the US and Israel to coordinate and update one another, a source close to the prime minister said on Monday.

“We won’t be on board with any agreement with Iran,” the source said as the sixth round of indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal came to a close. “But we can influence it and influence what happens if Iran violates the agreement – if we are part of the conversation.”

Israel not only wants its national security concerns to be taken into consideration, but to suggest that it “has a lot to bring to the table in terms of expertise and intelligence that helps American interests,” the source added.

Bennett will be watching Rivlin’s trip to the White House closely, viewing it as an indicator of how he and his views will be accepted in Washington.

Bennett and Rivlin have key elements in common, a source close to the prime minister explained. They both oppose a two-state solution, but are in favor of humanitarian moves on the ground to improve relations between Israel and the Palestinians. They come from the Right, but have tried to take a statesmanlike position and be accepted by the Right and Left.

THE BIDEN administration invited Rivlin to Washington as early as March of this year, and the heads of the Democratic and Republican caucuses even asked him to speak before both houses of Congress, though that currently is not on the agenda for next week’s visit. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated that invitation during his visit to Israel last month.

Sources in Jerusalem have said that former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up Rivlin’s visit. Biden administration officials expressed frustration to Bennett and his staff about the presidential visit being blocked even before he officially became prime minister.

Bennett views the Biden administration’s persistence in bringing Rivlin to Washington in his last days in office as a good sign, in light of the fact that president-elect Isaac Herzog’s views, especially on a two-state solution, are more in line with US President Joe Biden’s.

The prime minister and his advisers plan to keep an eye on how Rivlin is welcomed, the level of delegation and with whom the Israeli president meets.

Bennett’s administration seeks to emphasize that its major focus in the relationship with the US is not the Palestinians. Iran is the priority; other security matters, as well as economic and technological ties, would come before the Palestinians.

“Rivlin can convey to Biden and anyone else relevant that we’re on board to shrink the conflict, but don’t press us too much on the issue,” the source close to Bennett said. “We’re not sweeping the Palestinians under the rug, but we have a different approach. We will focus on the win-wins, things we can all benefit from, instead of taking past positions that did nothing for the Palestinians, Israelis or Americans.”

ONE EXAMPLE of a “win-win” is the vaccine exchange agreement, currently in negotiations, for the Palestinian Authority to administer Israeli COVID-19 vaccine doses that are expiring in the coming weeks to its residents, and for its expected vaccine delivery in September or October to go to Israel instead.

Another is the IDF dropping its policy of entering private Palestinian homes for intelligence-gathering purposes.

Netanyahu, in his new role as opposition leader, accused the new government of surrendering to American demands in relation to the Iran deal, citing a readout of a call between Blinken and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid from Friday, which said they agreed not to surprise each other.

Netanyahu said Biden and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had issued the same request to him when he was in office, and he rejected it.

“This is an incredible Israeli commitment that harms the heart of our national security,” Netanyahu said. “If Begin would have agreed to a policy of ‘no surprises,’ we would not have destroyed the nuclear reactor in Iraq,” he said.

“For 15 years as the prime minister of Israel, I was asked by our American friends to make this commitment many times and I always refused,” Netanyahu said. “Sometimes I updated them ahead of the operations we intended to carry out, and many times I did not update them.

“But I never, ever, agreed to tell them about all our operations, because it would invite pressure not to carry them out or leaks to the press that would prevent the operation and take away our freedom to act against Iran on existential matters.”

Netanyahu said his response was that he would take their requests into consideration, but on issues connected to Israel’s existence it must maintain the complete freedom to take action without the need to report in advance.

“I cannot think of a weaker and more emasculated message to our enemies in Iran,” he said. “I cannot think of a better gift for the ‘Executioner from Tehran.’ From now on, he and his friends in the regime know that they can sleep silently, with no surprises.”

FORMER FOREIGN minister Gabi Ashkenazi, also serving under Netanyahu when he was prime minister, said in March at a briefing with Israeli ambassadors in Asia that he and Blinken had agreed that they would not surprise one another on matters relating to negotiations to return to the Iran deal.

Netanyahu has often said that his open disagreements with former US president Barack Obama about Iran were a key to Israel’s ties with Gulf states.

But the former prime minister did not always have such a negative view of a “no surprises” policy. In contrast to the opposition leader’s claims, former ambassador to the US Michael Oren documented, in his book Ally, concerns of Israel under Netanyahu’s leadership about Obama seeking greater “daylight” – meaning less coordination and therefore more surprises – with Israel.

“Historically, that principle [of daylight] applied to the alliance as a whole,” Oren wrote. “Counterintuitive as it sounds, daylight was bad, and darkness – that is, the absence of open disagreements on policy – [was] optimal… By illuminating the gaps in their political positions, the administration cast shadows over Israel’s deterrence power.”

Netanyahu’s critics responded that the policy of not surprising the US has been intact before, during and after Netanyahu’s term in office, but never applied to secret military and intelligence operations – and would not now.

Gantz responded to Netanyahu by saying that what is truly dangerous for Israel is that he continues leaking the contents of his conversations with the president of the United States. He said that as defense minister, he would make sure that “Israel maintains its right to defend itself against any threat and in any place.”

Lapid responded that Netanyahu’s accusations were inaccurate, adding sarcastically that he “appreciates the advice of the opposition leader,” but he is no longer in charge.

The source close to Bennett said: “When you talk like Netanyahu, the US surprises Israel and that’s exactly what happened the last time [in 2015] where the Iran deal was made behind Israel’s back. That was not in Israel’s national security interest.

“A responsible opposition leader who puts country over politics should express whatever concerns he has with the prime minister directly, instead of calling a press conference,” he said, “and not politicize the relationship with our most important ally.”

哈馬斯領導人到以色列：從卡塔爾轉移3000萬美元或前往升級

由於擔心哈馬斯會將現金轉移用於軍事目的，以色列和聯合國特別擔心卡塔爾恢復支付現金。

通過耶路撒冷郵報STAFF

2021 年 6 月 21 日 22:57

據 KAN News 週一報導， 哈馬斯計劃升級與以色列的緊張關係，除非它允許卡塔爾向加沙地帶轉移 3000 萬美元以幫助支付工資。

該恐怖組織在加沙的領導人葉海亞·辛瓦爾週日會見了聯合國中東和平進程特別協調員托爾·溫內斯蘭，並就此事向他施壓。

心灰意冷的辛瓦爾向記者通報了與聯合國特使會談的失敗，並指責以色列敲詐勒索，呼籲民眾抵制，同時承諾召開巴勒斯坦所有派別會議，團結一致。

由於擔心哈馬斯將利用這筆資金重建其軍事能力，以色列和聯合國特別擔心卡塔爾恢復支付現金，而在上個月的最新一輪暴力事件中，其軍事能力顯著減弱。

一項建議的妥協包括使用這筆資金直接資助聯合國在加沙地帶的項目。

據 KAN 稱，這個問題應該列在下週以色列和埃及官員在開羅舉行的會議議程上。

聯合國發言人斯蒂芬·杜加里克在紐約表示，溫斯蘭正在“繼續努力鞏固停止敵對行動的進程”。

週一早些時候，辛瓦爾告訴記者，哈馬斯與聯合國的談判失敗了。他宣布拒絕以色列的挑釁，並表示當天晚些時候將舉行巴勒斯坦所有派別會議。

“這是一次糟糕的會議，完全不是積極的，”辛瓦爾說。“與聯合國代表團的會議是徹底的，他們聽取了我們的意見。但不幸的是，沒有跡象表明有意解決加沙地帶的人道主義危機，”他繼續說道。

Hamas leader to Israel: Transfer $30m from Qatar or head to escalation

Israel and the UN are particularly concerned about the resumption of Qatar cash payments out of fear that Hamas would divert them for military purposes.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JUNE 21, 2021 22:57

Hamas plans to escalate tensions with Israel unless it allows Qatar to transfer $30 million to the Gaza Strip to help pay salaries, KAN News reported on Monday.

The terrorist group’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, met on Sunday with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland and pressed him on the matter.

A discouraged Sinwar briefed reporters on the failure of the talks with the UN envoy and accused Israel of blackmail, calling for popular resistance while pledging to convene a meeting of all the Palestinian factions to unite their efforts.

Israel and the UN are particularly concerned about the resumption of Qatar cash payments out of fear that Hamas will use the funds to rebuild its military capabilities, significantly weakened during the latest round of violence last month.

One suggested compromise includes using the money to directly fund UN projects in the Gaza Strip.

The issue is supposed to be on the agenda of next week's meeting in Cairo between Israeli and Egyptian officials, according to KAN.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric in New York said Wennesland was "continuing his efforts to solidify the cessation of hostilities."

Earlier on Monday, Sinwar told reporters that Hamas talks with the United Nations had failed. He announced that he had rejected Israeli provocations and said that a meeting of all Palestinian factions would be held later in the day.

"This was a bad meeting and it was totally not positive," Sinwar said. "The meeting with the UN delegation was thorough and they listened to us. But unfortunately, there are no indications of intentions to solve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip," he continued.

以色列的 COVID 政策轉變：“強烈”建議青少年接種疫苗

衛生基金報告稱，由於學校爆發疫情，過去幾天報名接種疫苗的青年人數激增。

作者：瑪雅·賈夫·霍夫曼

2021 年 6 月 21 日 21:23

衛生部建議所有 12 至 15 歲的青少年接種疫苗，並要求衛生基金為疫苗接種運動做準備。

“應該強調的是，鑑於出國旅行、摘除口罩和取消綠色通行證的預期增加，並且為了採取一切措施維持我們在以色列設法實現的常規生活方式——強烈建議接種疫苗並受到保護，”衛生部在一份聲明中說。

以前的政策是這些青少年和青春期前的青少年有“許可”獲得刺戳。

由 Boaz Lev 博士領導的電暈疫苗諮詢委員會於週日晚上開會，討論 了最近的疫情，以及美國疾病控制中心提供的數據，這些數據表明接種疫苗的副作用可能比最初更小想法。

據參加會議的專業人士稱，經過長時間的討論，委員會決定建議衛生部加強對青少年疫苗接種的立場。

根據費城兒童醫院兒科教授、FDA 疫苗諮詢委員會成員保羅·奧菲特 (Paul Offit) 的說法，在美國，只有大約五萬分之一的 16 至 39 歲的人被發現患有心臟炎症。NPR最近引用了他的話。

以色列衛生官員曾表示，他們發現輝瑞疫苗與 16 至 19 歲年輕人的心臟炎症之間可能存在聯繫，這些年輕人大多是男性，而且大多在接種第二劑後。

“來自美國、加拿大和以色列的數據表明，該疫苗既高效又安全，”本古里安大學公共衛生學院院長納達夫·戴維多維奇教授說。“此外，即使在兒童中，COVID 產生長期影響的可能性也遠高於疫苗。”

以色列大約有 600,000 名 12 至 15 歲的青年。衛生部最初表示，雖然任何想要接種疫苗的人都可以這樣做，但它只建議那些有患嚴重疾病風險、與有風險的人住在一起或計劃出國旅行的人接種疫苗。

現在，隨著新的 Delta 變種比原始菌株甚至其英國前身更具傳染性，人們擔心感染可能會開始在未接種疫苗的青少年中迅速傳播，Meuhedet Health Fund 初級保健部門負責人 David Dvir 博士和疫苗接種委員會的一名成員告訴耶路撒冷郵報。

他說研究表明，輝瑞疫苗對印度變種的有效率為 80% 到 90%，這意味著接種疫苗的人越多，感染 COVID-19 的人就越少。

與此同時，父母們似乎在周日和周一將事情掌握在自己的手中，甚至在衛生部正式宣布之前，健康基金就發現報名接種 COVID-19 疫苗的青少年人數激增。

所有的衛生基金都報告說，在過去一兩天裡，報名接種疫苗的青年人數激增，德維爾說這與幾所學校大規模爆發的報告有關。

Leumit 說，到目前為止，它已經刺傷了 1250 名 12 至 15 歲的年輕人，另外還有 500 名預約。衛生基金報告稱，週日和周一，過去兩天約有 400 次預約，而上周平均每天只有 50 次。

Meuhedet 已經為 3,913 名年輕人接種了疫苗，並表示已經預約了另外 5,600 人。Clalit 表示，它已經招募了 10,400 名 12-15 歲的青年，另外還有 5,700 名預約。

衛生基金在一份聲明中說：“對疫苗的需求有所增加。”

Maccabi 報告說，最後一天安排的約會數量是上週每天的四倍（大約 2,500）。

“在發病率不斷上升的背景下，馬卡比正準備根據全國各地區的需求擴大疫苗接種活動，”馬卡比衛生部門主任米里·米茲拉希·魯文尼博士說。“除了接種疫苗外，為任何需要這樣做的人維持隔離指南非常重要——否則我們可能會經歷更多的爆發。”

Dvir 告訴《華盛頓郵報》，衛生基金已準備就緒，併計劃向家長發送通知，鼓勵他們預約。

據衛生部稱，大約 25% 的 20 歲以下的以色列人已經接種了疫苗。

教育部表示，目前有 164 名學生和 16 名教職員工感染了該病毒，僅在最後一天就增加了 74 人和 4 人。此外，還有3517名學生和110名工作人員被隔離，比最後一天增加了702名兒童和16名工作人員。

“現在情況不同了，”以色列兒科協會主席扎奇·格羅斯曼（Zachi Grossman）也出席了疫苗委員會會議，他告訴郵報。“學校爆發了許多疫情，人們擔心如果我們不採取任何積極措施，人數會激增。”

Israel's COVID policy shift: 'Strongly' recommends young teens vaccinate

Health funds reported massive spikes in youth signing up to be inoculated over the last few days due to outbreaks at schools.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

JUNE 21, 2021 21:23

The Health Ministry is recommending that all youth between the ages of 12 and 15 get inoculated and has asked the health funds to prepare for the vaccination campaign.

“It should be emphasized that in view of the expected increase in travel abroad, the removal of masks and the abolition of the green pass – and in order to take all steps to maintain the routine way of life that we managed to achieve in Israel – it is highly recommended to get vaccinated and protected,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.

The previous policy was that these teens and preteens had “permission” to get the jab.

The Advisory Committee for Corona Vaccines, led by Dr. Boaz Lev, met Sunday night to discuss the recent outbreaks, as well as data presented by the US Centers for Disease Control that shows the side effects of getting the vaccine may be even less than originally thought.

After a long discussion, the committee decided to recommend to the Health Ministry to strengthen its stance on teen vaccination, according to professionals who attended the meeting.

In the US, only around one in 50,000 people ages 16 to 39 have been found to develop heart inflammation, according to Paul Offit, professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of an FDA vaccine advisory committee. He was quoted recently by NPR.

Israeli health officials had said they found a possible link between the Pfizer vaccine and heart inflammation in young people between the ages of 16 and 19 – mostly males and mostly after the second dose.

“Data from the US, Canada and Israel show that the vaccine is both very efficient and safe,” said Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, director of Ben-Gurion University’s School of Public Health. “Also, the chance of developing long-term effects from COVID, even among children, is much higher than from the vaccine.”

There are about 600,000 youth between 12 and 15 years of age in Israel. The Health Ministry had originally said that while any of them who want to get vaccinated could do so, it was only recommending vaccination for people who were at risk for serious disease, lived with someone at risk or were planning to travel abroad.

Now, with the new Delta variant that is more contagious than the original strain or even its British predecessor, there is concern that infections could start to quickly spread among unvaccinated teens, Dr. David Dvir, head of the Primary Care Division at Meuhedet Health Fund and a member of the vaccination committee, told The Jerusalem Post.

He said studies show that the Pfizer vaccine is between 80% and 90% effective against the Indian variant, meaning that the more people who get the jab, the less people will contract COVID-19.

MEANWHILE, parents seemed to take matters into their own hands on Sunday and Monday, and the health funds saw a surge in teens signing up to get inoculated against COVID-19 even before the formal announcement from the Health Ministry came.

All of the health funds reported massive spikes in youth signing up to be inoculated over the last day or two, which Dvir said is linked to the reports of large outbreaks in a couple of schools.

Leumit said that it has thus far jabbed 1,250 young people between the ages of 12 and 15 and another 500 appointments are booked. On Sunday and Monday, the health fund reported, there were around 400 appointments booked in the last two days, versus only an average of 50 per day last week.

Meuhedet has vaccinated 3,913 youngsters and said that another 5,600 appointments are already booked. Clalit said it has jabbed 10,400 youth 12-15 and another 5,700 appointments are scheduled.

“There has been an increase in the demand for vaccines,” the health fund said in a statement.

Maccabi reported four times the number of appointments being scheduled over the last day – approximately 2,500 – than every day last week .

“Against the backdrop of increasing morbidity, Maccabi is preparing to expand its vaccination campaign in accordance with demand in various regions across the country,” said Dr. Miri Mizrahi Reuveni, director of Maccabi’s health division. “Along with vaccination, it is very important to maintain the isolation guidelines for anyone who is required to do so – otherwise we may experience many more outbreaks.”

Dvir told the Post that the health funds were ready and plan to send announcements to parents encouraging them to make appointments.

Around 25% of Israelis under the age of 20 are already vaccinated, according to the Health Ministry.

The Education Ministry said that there were now 164 students and 16 educational staff infected with the virus, an increase of 74 and four in just the last day. Furthermore, there are 3,517 students and 110 staff members in isolation, an increase of 702 kids and 16 staff members over the last day.

“Now things are different,” Israel Pediatric Association president Zachi Grossman – who was also present at the vaccine committee meeting – told the Post. “There were many school outbreaks and there is fear that if we don’t do anything active, the numbers will surge.”

甘茨說聯盟正在努力就巴勒斯坦家庭團聚法達成協議，他“希望反對派領導人不要與以色列的安全玩遊戲”

由艾米斯皮羅今天，下午 5:06

Yesh Atid 領導人兼外交部長 Yair Lapid 週一表示，新政府在從前任聯盟手中接管政府部委和辦公室時遇到了“令人難以置信的破壞”。

“我們有很多工作要做，”拉皮德 在以色列議會舉行的 Yesh Atid 派系會議開幕式上說 。“我們在辦公室發現的破壞和疏忽令人難以置信。我們不是從零開始工作，而是從小於零開始。上屆政府不關心國家，只關心自己。”

他說當前的經濟“完全是一場災難”，外交政策“為了個人利益而被放棄”。拉皮德補充說，包括警察和衛生基礎設施在內的國家實體“需要緊急復甦”。

“我呼籲公眾要有耐心，”他說。“我們將重建更好的國家體系，但這不會在一天內發生，也不會在一個月內發生。這是一個過程，將透明、耐心、平衡地進行，不考慮政治因素。”

拉皮德表示，儘管反對派成員對新政府發表尖刻言論，但他仍願意與反對派合作。

“反對派的工作是反對我們。我接受這一點，”他說。“它的工作是試圖推翻政府——我也接受這一點。但我們 也 有一個共同的目標：以色列國成功、繁榮、安全和強大。”

司法部長吉迪恩·薩爾（Gideon Sa'ar）在新希望派會議上用他的開場白來解決圍繞一項擴大禁止巴勒斯坦家庭團聚禁令的法案的爭議。雖然利庫德集團的立法者原則上支持更新禁止向與以色列人結婚的巴勒斯坦人授予公民身份的立法，但許多人表示他們將投票反對它只是為了破壞新政府並試圖分裂它。

“利庫德集團的行為明顯違反了自己的原則，”薩爾說。“這是政治精神分裂症。反對派——顯然是試圖讓聯盟難堪，儘管我相信他們只是讓自己難堪——準備損害國家本身定義的利益。”

在藍白派會議開幕式上，國防部長本尼·甘茨表示，新政府是一種妥協的政府，他也必須在一些問題上妥協才能讓它發揮作用。

“以色列的安全是不容妥協的一件事，”他說。

“我們必須找到統一法的解決方案，”甘茨補充說，他說立法可能會有“改進”，他“希望反對派領導人不要玩遊戲”。

甘茨說，在拉馬拉週末拒絕轉移疫苗後，政府將繼續努力向巴勒斯坦人提供疫苗，理由是疫苗到期日迫在眉睫。

“我們致力於鄰居的健康，我相信會找到令雙方滿意的解決方案，”甘茨說。

在停火生效一個月後，國防部長還向加沙的哈馬斯發出了新的威脅，結束了 11 天的戰鬥。

“事情不會回到原來的樣子，”他說。“如果哈馬斯還不明白，我們將確保他們明白。如果沒有 [返回] 我們的男孩和沒有地區穩定，加沙將無法在經濟上得到恢復，”他說，指的是兩名平民和兩名士兵的遺體被關押在加沙。

衛生部長尼贊霍洛維茨在他的梅雷茨派別會議上指出，新政府宣誓就職已經一周了，“太陽升起，太陽落山，生活還在繼續。”

霍洛維茨回應了拉皮德關於前政府騰空的部委中發現的“巨大忽視”的評論。

“在過去的一兩年裡，政府的運作水平非常低，”霍羅維茨說，“而且很長一段時間內都沒有處理重要的大問題。”

交通部長梅拉夫米凱利在她的工黨派系會議上說，新聯盟的“變革正在醞釀”。

她補充說，聯盟正在努力解決其對統一法的意見分歧，並表示“如果我們能夠對其進行修改並就此達成協議，那將是適當的。”

Gantz says coalition is working to come to agreement on Palestinian family reunification law, and he ‘expects the opposition leader not to play games’ with Israel’s security

By AMY SPIROToday, 5:06 pm

Yesh Atid leader and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that the new government encountered a state of “unbelievable destruction” when it took over governmental ministries and offices from the previous coalition.

“We have a lot of work to do,” Lapid said at the opening of a Yesh Atid faction meeting in the Knesset. “The destruction and the neglect that we found in the offices are unbelievable. We’re not starting to work from zero, rather from less than zero. Instead of taking care of the country, the previous government cared only about itself.”

He said the current economy “is a total disaster” and foreign policy “was abandoned for the sake of personal interests.” State entities including the police and the health infrastructure “need urgent resuscitation,” Lapid added.

“I’m calling on the public to be patient,” he said. “We will rebuild better state systems, but it won’t happen in a day and it won’t happen in a month. It’s a process, a process that will be conducted transparently, patiently, in a balanced manner and without political considerations.”

Lapid said he was open to working with the opposition, despite its members’ acerbic rhetoric against the new government.

“The job of the opposition is to oppose us. I accept that,” he said. “Its job is to try and bring down the government — I accept that too. But we also have a shared goal: that the State of Israel succeed, prosper, and be safe and strong.”

Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar used his opening statement at the New Hope faction meeting to address the controversy surrounding a bill that would extend the ban on Palestinian family reunification. While Likud lawmakers in principle support renewing the legislation that bars granting citizenship to Palestinians who marry Israelis, many have indicated they will vote against it just to undermine the new government and attempt to divide it.

“Likud is acting in a clear manner against its own principles,” Sa’ar said. “This is political schizophrenia. The opposition — apparently to try to embarrass the coalition, although I believe they’re only embarrassing themselves — is prepared to harm the good of the country as it itself defines it.”

At the opening of the Blue and White faction meeting, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that the new government was one of compromise, and that he, too, would have to compromise on some issues to allow it to function.

“The one thing there will be no compromise on is the security of Israel,” he said.

“We must find a solution to the reunification law,” Gantz added, saying that there could be “improvements” in the legislation, and that he “expects the opposition leader not to play games.”

Gantz said the government would continue to work to get vaccines to the Palestinians after Ramallah rejected a transfer of doses over the weekend, citing their looming expiration date.

“We are committed to the health of our neighbors, and I’m sure a solution will be found to the satisfaction of both sides,” said Gantz.

The defense minister also issued a fresh threat to Hamas in Gaza, a month after a ceasefire came into effect, ending 11 days of fighting.

“There’s no going back to the way things were,” he said. “If Hamas has not yet understood, we will make sure they understand. Without [the return of] our boys and without regional stability, Gaza will not be rehabilitated economically,” he said, referring to the two civilians and the two soldiers’ remains being held in Gaza.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz noted at his Meretz faction meeting that it had been a week since the new government was sworn in, “and the sun rises, the sun sets, life goes on.”

Horowitz echoed Lapid’s comments about the “tremendous neglect” found in the ministries vacated by the previous government.

“In the past year or two, the government was operating at a very low level,” Horovitz said, “and important and big issues were just not dealt with for a very long time.”

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli told her Labor faction meeting that “change is in the air” in the new coalition.

She added that the coalition was working on resolving its differences of opinion on the reunification law, and said “it would be appropriate if we can make changes to it and come to an agreement on it.”

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