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2021.06.30 國際新聞導讀-衣索比亞內戰結束、以色列駐UAE大使館開幕、巴勒斯坦內部分裂爭議仍在、以色列極端正統派大拉比要學生不要學數學與科學
2021.06.30 國際新聞導讀-衣索比亞內戰結束、以色列駐UAE大使館開幕、巴勒斯坦內部分裂爭議仍在、以色列極端正統派大拉比要學生不要學數學與科學
埃塞俄比亞政府宣佈在提格雷停火
經過八個月的戰鬥，埃塞俄比亞政府應提格雷臨時地區行政當局的要求宣布停火。
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2021 年 6 月 28 日 22:31
本週早些時候，逃離提格雷地區的埃塞俄比亞人走向一條河流，從埃塞俄比亞穿越到蘇丹。
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埃塞俄比亞提格雷地區的前執政黨週一表示，它重新控制了地區首府梅克勒，而去年年底罷免領導層的政府宣布立即停火。
默克勒市中心的七名居民報告說，自去年 11 月叛軍被政府軍驅逐以來，他們第一次在該市看到了叛軍，幾名目擊者描述了街頭歡騰的場面。
提格雷人民解放陣線（TPLF）發言人格塔丘·雷達通過衛星電話告訴路透社：“提格雷的首府梅克勒在我們的控制之下。”
埃塞俄比亞政府表示，應提格雷臨時地區行政當局的要求，已同意停火，該行政當局是亞的斯亞貝巴在推翻TPLF部隊後任命的。
聯邦政府週一晚些時候發布的一份聲明中寫道：“這一單方面停火聲明從今天開始，即 2021 年 6 月 28 日，並將持續到農季結束。” 埃塞俄比亞的主要種植季節從 5 月持續到 9 月。
路透社無法立即確定是否與 TPLF 討論了停火。
在埃塞俄比亞總理的發言人和軍方的發言人沒有回复電話和郵件尋求評論做出回應。無法立即聯繫到 TPLF 就停火發表評論。
聯合國秘書長安東尼奧·古特雷斯表示，他已與總理阿比·艾哈邁德進行了交談，並“希望雙方能夠有效停止敵對行動。
古特雷斯在一份聲明中說：“保護平民、將人道主義援助送達有需要的人並找到政治解決方案至關重要。”
默克勒的目擊者告訴路透社，叛軍包圍烈士紀念碑後，一些平民走上街頭慶祝。
他們說，煙花短暫地照亮了天空。
一些聚集的人高呼“阿比是小偷！”，而其他人則唱著向TPLF致敬的歌曲並揮舞著該團體的紅黃旗。
週一的事態發展是在最近有報導稱政府軍與梅克勒以外的 TPLF 之間的戰鬥升級之後發生的。
上週，居民報告說，TPLF 部隊進入了默克勒以北的幾個城鎮，但至少有一次他們在數小時內撤退。
一名醫療官員告訴路透社，週二，默克勒西北部的多哥加鎮發生空襲，造成 60 多人死亡。
埃塞俄比亞軍方發言人 Getnet Adane 上校上週表示，只有戰鬥人員而不是平民受到襲擊。這次襲擊是該地區幾個月來報告的最致命的事件之一，該地區政府曾表示，去年最大規模的戰鬥已經結束。
Ethiopian government has declared ceasefire in Tigray
After eight months of fighting, the Ethiopian government has declared a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray.
By REUTERS
JUNE 28, 2021 22:31
ETHIOPIANS FLEEING from the Tigray region walk toward a river to cross from Ethiopia to Sudan earlier this week.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
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The former governing party in Ethiopia's Tigray region said on Monday it was back in control of the regional capital Mekelle, and the government, which ousted its leadership late last year, declared a ceasefire with immediate effect.
Seven residents in downtown Mekelle reported seeing rebel troops in the city for the first time since they were driven out by government forces in November, and several witnesses described scenes of jubilation in the streets.
"The capital of Tigray, Mekelle, is under our control," Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters by satellite phone.
Ethiopia's government said it had agreed to a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray, which Addis Ababa appointed after ousting TPLF forces.
"This unilateral ceasefire declaration starts from today June 28, 2021 and will stay until the farming season ends," a statement released by the federal government late on Monday read. Ethiopia's main planting season lasts from May to September.
Reuters could not immediately establish whether the ceasefire was discussed with the TPLF.
The Ethiopian prime minister's spokesperson and the military's spokesperson did not respond to phone calls and messages seeking comment. The TPLF could not immediately be reached for comment on the ceasefire.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had spoken with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and was "hopeful that an effective cessation of hostilities will take place.
"It is essential that civilians are protected, humanitarian aid reach the people in need and a political solution is found," Guterres said in a statement.
Eyewitnesses in Mekelle told Reuters that after rebel forces surrounded the Martyrs' Memorial Monument, some civilians entered the streets to celebrate.
Fireworks briefly lit up the sky, they said.
Some of those gathered chanted "Abiy is a thief!", while others sang songs honouring the TPLF and waved the group's red and yellow flag.
Monday's developments followed recent reports of an escalation in fighting between government troops and the TPLF outside Mekelle.
Last week, residents reported that TPLF forces had entered several towns north of Mekelle, although in at least one case they withdrew within hours.
On Tuesday, an air strike killed over 60 people in the town of Togoga, to the northwest of Mekelle, a medical official told Reuters.
Colonel Getnet Adane, Ethiopia's military spokesman, said last week that only combatants, not civilians, had been hit. The attack was one of the deadliest reported incidents in months in a region where the government had said most major fighting ended last year.
在拉皮德訪問阿聯酋時，這些象徵意義重大——分析
在外交中，手勢和象徵意義是有意義的，這也是拉皮德訪問阿聯酋的首要任務。
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2021 年 6 月 29 日 21:17
2021 年 6 月 29 日，外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 為以色列駐阿布扎比大使館揭幕。
（圖片來源：Lahav Harkov）
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阿布扎比——外交部長 亞伊爾·拉皮德 本週對阿拉伯聯合酋長國的訪問充滿了盛況、環境和象徵意義。但它發生在兩國關係的關鍵時刻。
這是去年兩國建交以來以色列部長首次訪華。從機場的紅地毯到以色列駐阿布扎比大使館的落成典禮，再到阿聯酋外交部，阿聯酋部長在每一步都會遇到拉皮德。他們將於週三出現在以色列駐迪拜領事館和 2020 年迪拜世博會以色列館。
在阿布扎比大使館，拉皮德和阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 剪了一條絲帶，它基本上是懸掛在兩個短柱之間，而不是真正標誌著任何東西的新入口；大使館實際上已經在阿提哈德大廈的 20 層呆了幾個月，而 Eitan Na'eh 大使自 1 月以來一直在阿聯酋。Lapid 和 Al Kaabi 在剪彩時輕笑。
拉皮德，這位前電視名人，身著剪裁考究的西裝、凝膠狀的頭髮和燦爛的笑容，絕對是為了剪彩而來到外交部的鏡頭。
但這次旅行不僅僅是一次拍照。
在外交中，手勢和象徵意義是有意義的，這也是拉皮德訪問阿聯酋的首要任務。
正如拉皮德在大使館的講話中提到的那樣，前總理 本雅明·內塔尼亞胡 是“亞伯拉罕協議的締造者，他為實現這些協議而不懈努力”。
內塔尼亞胡從來沒有去阿聯酋和巴林慶祝他的辛勤工作。由於 COVID-19 的限制和選舉，他計劃的訪問一再推遲，並阻止其他部長前往海灣地區。
現在，不幸的是，內塔尼亞胡不得不看著反對派，因為拉皮德獲得了榮譽。
隨著以色列開始從內塔尼亞胡 12 年的領導權過渡到兩週前宣誓就職的新政府，以各種方式與以色列建立關係的阿聯酋人對這種變化對新生關係意味著什麼存在疑問。
畢竟，以色列和阿聯酋只是在美國前總統唐納德特朗普支持的亞伯拉罕協議之後才在 8 月份建立了外交關係。阿聯酋不是民主國家，領導層保持穩定。但協議的另外兩個合作夥伴發生了重大變化。
阿聯酋鋪開紅地毯，從字面上和比喻上向拉皮德表明，無論哪個政府在耶路撒冷，《亞伯拉罕協定》都將繼續存在。
阿聯酋官員明確表示，他們希望這次訪問是關於以色列和阿聯酋之間關係所傳播的未來、機遇和和平與穩定的信息。伊朗和巴勒斯坦人不在公共議程上，因此重點只會放在雙邊關係上。
拉皮德發出了自己的信息，他也計劃通過將阿聯酋之行作為頭等大事並將以色列媒體帶到他的飛機上來“不知疲倦地工作”在這種關係上——這是外交部多年來沒有做過的事情——記錄這次歷史性訪問。
“我們今天在這裡所做的不是路的盡頭；這是開始，”拉皮德在剪彩儀式上說，信息很明確。
雖然阿聯酋人更希望這次旅行的討論集中在與以色列的經濟、旅遊、研究和其他關係上，但由於該地區最近發生的其他事件，這種國家之間強有力的合作展示在此時也很重要。
上個月的城牆守護者行動加強了阿拉伯世界部分地區反對與以色列正常化的意見。阿聯酋、巴林和其他國家並沒有突然成為偉大的猶太復國主義者，甚至沒有改變他們在聯合國的投票。但他們對戰鬥的聲明相對沉穩，國家之間的關係經受住了挑戰。
與此同時，美國和伊朗之間關於重返 2015 年核協議的間接談判仍在繼續。阿聯酋和以色列都將伊朗視為對手，內塔尼亞胡曾多次表示，他 2015 年在國會兩院反對伊朗協議的激烈演講使溫和的遜尼派國家更接近以色列。
拉皮德和總理納夫塔利·貝內特繼續表示反對重返伊朗協議，但他們採取了與內塔尼亞胡不同的做法。事實上，他們的做法在某些方面更類似於海灣國家在 2015 年和今年的做法。
他們希望考慮到該地區許多國家的關切。他們希望與美國高級官員進行密切的幕後對話，討論他們的安全需求、如何加強對伊朗鈾濃縮的限制以及應繼續實施哪些制裁。
面對面的會議，例如拉皮德和阿聯酋外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德之間的會議，是此時協調他們在這個問題上的立場的關鍵。
因此，在剪彩、紅地毯和上鏡微笑的背後，是一次真正具有歷史意義的旅行，因為這是第一次，而且對於加強以色列和阿聯酋之間的關係並實現他們共同的戰略目標也具有重要意義。
In Lapid’s visit to the UAE, the symbols are consequential - analysis
In diplomacy, gestures and symbolism have meaning, and that is at the fore of Lapid’s UAE visit.
By LAHAV HARKOV
JUNE 29, 2021 21:17
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurating the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi, June 29, 2021.
(photo credit: Lahav Harkov)
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ABU DHABI – Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit to the United Arab Emirates this week was heavy on pomp and circumstance and symbolism. But it comes at a key time for the relationship between the countries.
This was the first visit of an Israeli minister since the countries established diplomatic ties last year. Emirati ministers met Lapid at every step of the way, from the red carpet at the airport, to the dedication of the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi and to the Emirati Foreign Ministry. They will be at the Israeli Consulate in Dubai and Israel’s pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai on Wednesday.
At the embassy in Abu Dhabi, Lapid and Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi cut a ribbon that was, essentially, suspended between two short posts instead of actually marking the new entrance to anything; the embassy has actually been on the 20th floor of the Etihad Towers for months, and Ambassador Eitan Na’eh has been in the UAE since January. Lapid and Al Kaabi chuckled as they cut the ribbon.
Lapid, the former television personality with his well-tailored suits, gelled hair and megawatt smile, definitely came into the Foreign Ministry camera-ready for cutting ribbons.
But this trip is much more than a photo-op.
In diplomacy, gestures and symbolism have meaning, and that is at the fore of Lapid’s UAE visit.
As Lapid mentioned in his remarks at the embassy, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “the architect of the Abraham Accords, who worked tirelessly to bring them about.”
Netanyahu never got to have his celebratory first trip to the UAE and Bahrain, celebrating his hard work. His planned visits were postponed repeatedly because of COVID-19 restrictions and elections, and he blocked other ministers from traveling to the Gulf.
Now, tragically, Netanyahu has to watch from the opposition as Lapid reaps the honors.
As Israel began its transition from 12 years of Netanyahu’s leadership to a new government sworn in two weeks ago, Emiratis who were invested in ties with Israel in various ways had questions about what the change would mean for the nascent relationship.
After all, Israel and the UAE only established diplomatic relations in August as a result of the Abraham Accords, which were backed by former US president Donald Trump. The leadership in the UAE, which is not a democracy, remained stable. But there were major changes in the two other partners to the accords.
The UAE rolled out the red carpet, literally and figuratively, showing Lapid that the Abraham Accords are here to stay regardless of which government is in Jerusalem.
And Emirati officials made it clear that they wanted this trip to be about the future, the opportunities and the message of peace and stability that relations between Israel and the UAE broadcast. Iran and the Palestinians were not on the public agenda, so the focus would only be on bilateral ties.
Lapid sent a message of his own that he, too, plans to “work tirelessly” on this relationship by making the UAE trip a top priority and bringing the Israeli press on the plane with him – something the Foreign Ministry has not done in years – to document the historic visit.
“What we are doing here today is not the end of the road; it’s the beginning,” Lapid said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the message was clear.
Though the Emiratis would prefer that discussion of the trip focus on economic, tourism, research and other ties with Israel, this strong display of cooperation between the countries is also important at this time because of other recent events in the region.
There was last month’s Operation Guardian of the Walls, which strengthened opinion in parts of the Arab world against normalization with Israel. The UAE, Bahrain and others didn’t suddenly become great Zionists or even change their UN votes. But their statements on the fighting were relatively staid, and relations between the countries weathered the challenge.
Meanwhile, indirect talks between the US and Iran on a return to the 2015 nuclear deal continue. The UAE and Israel both view Iran as an adversary, and Netanyahu has said many times that his fiery 2015 speech before both houses of Congress against the Iran deal drew moderate Sunni states closer to Israel.
Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett continue to express their opposition to a return to the Iran deal, but they have taken a different approach from Netanyahu. In fact, their approach is, in some ways, more similar to that of Gulf states in 2015 and this year.
They want the concerns of many countries in the region to be taken into consideration. They want to have close, behind-the-scenes conversations with top US officials on their security needs, how to strengthen enforcement of limitations on Iran’s uranium enrichment and which sanctions should remain in place.
Face-to-face meetings, like the one between Lapid and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, are key at this time to coordinate their position on this matter.
So behind the ribbon-cuttings, red carpets and the photogenic smiles is a trip that is not only truly historic, in that it is a first, but is also consequential in strengthening the relationship between Israel and the UAE and meeting their shared strategic goals.
拉皮德：美國拜登政府將以色列-阿拉伯關係正常化案與以巴關係連結
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德會見阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚 * 拉皮德出席以色列駐阿聯酋大使館開幕式。
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2021 年 6 月 29 日 21:57
阿布扎比 - 以色列外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 週二正式向以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館致辭，並會見了海灣國家外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德 (Abdullah bin Zayed)，這是以色列與以色列建立外交關係以來首次歷史性訪問阿聯酋去年。
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德會見外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚（圖片來源：Lahav Harkov）
該 拜登 管理是“積極和興奮”關於以色列和阿聯酋和以色列建立與多個阿拉伯國家的外交關係前景之間的關係，拉彼德在接受記者陪同他到阿布扎比發布會上說。
然而，在與美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯在羅馬會面兩天后，拉皮德說華盛頓“說[正常化]需要我們與巴勒斯坦人一起努力”，這與特朗普政府相反，後者“給人一種感覺[亞伯拉罕協議]不是在巴勒斯坦方面取得進展，也不是證明它沒有必要的一種方式。”
拉皮德對與巴勒斯坦人達成協議的可能性持懷疑態度。
“巴勒斯坦人必須希望自己取得進步，才能有人能夠幫助他們，而巴勒斯坦權力機構或哈馬斯現在的情況並非如此，”他說。
“如果你想得到幫助，不要向以色列人發射 4,000 枚火箭，”拉皮德談到加沙地帶的重建時說。
他說，巴勒斯坦人的話題是在他與布林肯和本扎耶德的會晤中提出的。
拉皮德說，阿聯酋希望對巴勒斯坦問題產生積極影響，並補充說，如果有任何進展的可能性，他相信他們會有所幫助。
拉皮德表示，他與本扎耶德的會面主要圍繞地區問題和美國在中東的參與，以及將亞伯拉罕協議擴展到其他國家。
他表示希望更多的阿拉伯國家效仿阿聯酋、巴林、蘇丹和摩洛哥與以色列建立關係，但命名它們會損害這種關係發生的機會。
拉皮德說：“我們還與其他國家進行了密切的交談。” “目標是與盡可能多的人建立關係。”
他說，以色列需要努力發展與蘇丹的關係。這些關係自去年宣布以來就停滯不前。
拉皮德在阿聯酋期間拒絕回答有關伊朗的問題，阿聯酋將伊朗視為對手，但在這方面的聲音不如以色列。
他還稱讚“（以色列和阿聯酋之間的）異常龐大的經濟協議正在迅速發生，這將影響所有以色列人的生活”，並將在困難時期幫助以色列的經濟。
拉皮德和本扎耶德在會晤結束時簽署了經濟合作協議。
週二早些時候，在以色列駐阿聯酋大使館的剪彩儀式上，拉皮德說：“以色列希望與所有鄰國和平相處。我們哪兒也不去。中東是我們的家，我們會留下來，所以我們呼籲該地區所有國家認識到這一點並與我們交談。”
2021 年 6 月 29 日，外交部長 Yair Lapid 與阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 為以色列駐阿布扎比大使館剪彩。（圖片來源 SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO）
他說，歷史是“由了解歷史並願意改變歷史的人、更喜歡未來而不是過去的人創造的”。“我們今天站在這裡是因為我們選擇了和平而不是戰爭，選擇了合作而不是衝突……戰爭是向我們內在的一切邪惡投降；和平是一切美好事物的勝利。”
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 抵達阿拉伯聯合酋長國。（來源：SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO）
他補充說：“協議由領導人簽署，但和平是由人民締造的。” “我們今天在這裡所做的不是路的盡頭；這是開始。”
拉皮德感謝前總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡，“亞伯拉罕協議的締造者，他們為實現這一協議而不懈努力”，以及美國前總統唐納德·特朗普和總統喬·拜登對這一進程的支持。
在陽光明媚的會議室裡，拉皮德的兩側掛著以色列和阿聯酋國旗，會議室的全景窗戶面向大海和阿布扎比的摩天大樓。
阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 出席了此次活動，並表示“對我們希望這將是許多高層訪問中的第一次充滿熱情”。
“在去年的亞伯拉罕協議之後……我們兩國在政治、經濟和文化領域都取得了令人難以置信的進步，”她說。
“這種合作的成果很多，”Al Kaabi 說，他引用了對 COVID-19 大流行、旅行、貿易、網絡安全和人工智能的研究。
但最重要的是，阿聯酋和以色列“已經激勵該地區其他國家在通往更光明未來的道路上優先考慮和平與穩定……我們的孩子為了更美好的未來，”她說。“我們期待在這次共同的合作之旅中見證我們各國的明天。”
Lapid 和 Al Kaabi 然後走近兩個像徵性地繫著藍白絲帶的柱子，他們一邊笑著一邊剪斷了這根柱子，Al Kaabi 數到了三。
阿聯酋的 Chabad shliach 拉比 Levi Duchman 說，在當地猶太社區代表在場的情況下，對安裝在大使館入口處的 mezuzah 表示祝福。
以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館外長 Yair Lapid（圖片來源：Shlomi Amsalem/GPO）
拉皮德揮舞著帶有以色列國象徵的 kippah 並說出了 shehecheyanu 的祝福，標誌著與杜赫曼的重要時刻。
駐阿聯酋大使 Eitan Na'eh 自 1 月以來一直在該國，為以色列在首都標誌性的阿提哈德大廈開設代表處。已經有計劃將大使館擴大到更大的辦公空間。
布林肯稱讚大使館的奉獻精神，稱其“對以色列、阿聯酋和更廣泛的地區意義重大”。他說，美國將繼續與各國合作，為中東創造一個更安全的未來。
拉皮德於週二早上降落在阿布扎比國際機場的貴賓候機樓。以色列和阿聯酋的旗幟揮舞著，從一架 El Al 飛機降落的台階腳下舖著紅地毯。阿聯酋負責經濟事務的國務部長艾哈邁德·薩耶格在紅地毯上會見了拉皮德，並在航站樓舉行了簡短的會晤。
以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館外長 Yair Lapid（圖片來源：Shlomi Amsalem/GPO）
週三，拉皮德將在迪拜設立以色列領事館，並參觀將於 10 月開始的 2020 年世博會的以色列館。
同樣在周二，巴林國王哈馬德正式任命哈立德·優素福·賈拉赫馬為該國駐以色列大使。三個月前，他的任務是開設巴林駐以色列大使館。
賈拉哈馬曾於 2009 年至 2013 年擔任巴林外交部行動主任和巴林駐美國大使館副主任。
Lapid: Biden admin. tying Israel-Arab normalization to Palestinians
Foreign Minster Yair Lapid met with Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Lapid attended the opening of the Israeli embassy in UAE.
By LAHAV HARKOV
JUNE 29, 2021 21:57
ABU DHABI – Foreign Minister Yair Lapid officially dedicated the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates and met with the Gulf state’s Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed on Tuesday, during the historic first visit by an Israeli minister to the UAE since it established diplomatic relations with Israel last year.
The Biden administration is “positive and excited” about ties between Israel and the UAE, and the prospect of Israel establishing diplomatic relations with more Arab countries, Lapid said in a briefing with reporters accompanying him to Abu Dhabi.
However, two days after meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome, Lapid said Washington “says that [normalizations] require us to make an effort with the Palestinians,” contrary to the Trump administration, which “gave a sense that [the Abraham Accords] were instead of progress on the Palestinian front, or a way to prove it’s unnecessary.”
Lapid was skeptical about the chances of an agreement with the Palestinians.
“The Palestinians have to want progress themselves for someone to be able to help them, and that’s not the situation now in the Palestinian Authority or Hamas,” he said.
“Don’t shoot 4,000 rockets at Israelis if you want to get help,” Lapid said regarding reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The topic of the Palestinians came up in his meetings with Blinken and with bin Zayed, he said.
The Emiratis want to have a positive impact on the Palestinian issue, Lapid said, adding that he is sure they will be helpful if there is any possibility of progress.
Lapid said his meeting with bin Zayed revolved mostly around regional issues and US involvement in the Middle East, as well as expanding the Abraham Accords to other countries.
He expressed hope that more Arab countries will follow the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco in establishing relations with Israel, but naming them would hurt chances of it happening.
“There are other countries we talk to under the radar,” Lapid said. “The goal is to have relations with as many as possible.”
Israel needs to work to develop relations with Sudan, he said. Those ties have stalled since they were announced last year.
Lapid declined to answer questions about Iran while in the UAE, which views the Islamic Republic as an adversary but is less vocal than Israel about it.
He also hailed “the unusually large pile of economic agreements [between Israel and the UAE] happening quickly that will influence the lives of all Israelis” and will help Israel’s economy in a difficult time.
Lapid and bin Zayed signed an economic cooperation agreement at the end of their meeting.
Earlier Tuesday, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Israeli Embassy to the UAE, Lapid said: “Israel wants peace with all of its neighbors. We aren’t going anywhere. The Middle East is our home, and we’re here to stay, so we call on all countries in the region to recognize that and talk to us.”
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid cutting the ribbon to the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi with Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi, June 29, 2021. (Credit SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO)
History is “made by people who know history and are willing to change it, by people who prefer the future over the past,” he said. “We are standing here today because we chose peace over war, cooperation over conflict… War is the surrender to all that is bad within us; peace is the victory of all that is good.”
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid lands in the United Arab Emirates. (Credit: SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO)
“Agreements are signed by leaders, but peace is made by people” he added. “What we are doing here today is not the end of the road; it’s the beginning.”
Lapid thanked former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “the architect of the Abraham Accords, who worked tirelessly to bring them about,” as well as former US president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden for supporting the process.
Lapid was flanked by the Israeli and Emirati flags in a sunny conference room with a panoramic window facing the sea and Abu Dhabi’s skyscrapers.
Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi attended the event and expressed “enthusiasm over what we hope will be the first of many high-level visits.”
“In the wake of the Abraham Accords of last year… our two countries have witnessed incredible strides in the political, economic and cultural fields,” she said.
“The fruits of this cooperation are numerous,” Al Kaabi said, citing research on the COVID-19 pandemic, travel, trade, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
But the most important thing is that the UAE and Israel “have inspired others in the region to prioritize peace and stability on the path to a brighter future… and work toward a region that embraces human dignity for all and inclusiveness and tolerance to prepare our children for a brighter future,” she said. “We look forward to witnessing what tomorrow will bring for our countries in this shared journey of cooperation.”
Lapid and Al Kaabi then approached two posts symbolically tied with blue and white ribbons, which they cut, while chuckling, at Al Kaabi’s count to three.
Rabbi Levi Duchman, the Chabad shliach for the UAE, said the blessing on the mezuzah installed at the entrance to the embassy in the presence of representatives of the local Jewish community.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
Lapid sported a kippah with the symbol of the State of Israel on it and said the shehecheyanu blessing, marking the momentous occasion with Duchman.
Ambassador to the UAE Eitan Na’eh has been in the country since January, opening Israel’s representation in the capital’s iconic Etihad Towers. There are already plans to expand the embassy to a larger office space.
Blinken praised the embassy’s dedication, calling it “significant for Israel, the UAE and the broader region.” The US will continue to work with the countries to create a more secure future for the Middle East, he said.
Lapid landed at the VIP terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport on Tuesday morning. Israeli and Emirati flags waved, and a red carpet was rolled out at the foot of the steps descending from an El Al plane. UAE Minister of State Ahmed Al Sayegh, who is responsible for economic affairs, met Lapid on the red carpet, and they held a brief meeting in the terminal.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
On Wednesday, Lapid is set to dedicate the Israeli Consulate in Dubai and visit Israel’s pavilion at the Expo 2020 world exposition, which will begin in October.
Also Tuesday, Bahrain’s King Hamad formally appointed Khaled Yousef al-Jalahmah as the country’s ambassador to Israel. He was tasked with opening the Bahraini Embassy in Israel three months ago.
Jalahama was the director of operations at Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry and deputy chief of mission at the Bahraini Embassy in the US from 2009-2013.
以色列和哈馬斯的外交閃電戰凸顯了阿巴斯的孤獨
巴勒斯坦權力機構的外交活動顯著減少，而以色列和哈馬斯的活動卻有所增加。
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2021 年 6 月 29 日 20:01
去年 8 月，巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯在拉馬拉的一次會議上示意。
（信息來源：MOHAMAD TOROKMAN /路透社）
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過去一個月，巴勒斯坦權力機構在國際舞台上的外交活動似乎大幅減少。
這種下降趨勢與以色列和哈馬斯的一系列外交活動形成鮮明對比，尤其是在過去幾週。
上個月以色列和哈馬斯之間為期 11 天的戰爭使拉馬拉的外交活動激增，因為巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯會見了埃及、約旦、德國和英國的外交部長，以及美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯。
此外， 5月15日，阿巴斯接到了美國總統拜登的第一個電話 。同期，他還接到了法國總統、約旦君主、卡塔爾埃米爾和各國總統等多位領導人的電話。突尼斯和伊拉克。
阿巴斯 與世界領導人之間的接觸 幾乎完全集中在以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥之後加沙地帶的局勢以及維持埃及斡旋於 5 月 21 日生效的停火的方法。
停火後，阿巴斯派遣巴勒斯坦權力機構總理穆罕默德·施泰耶前往科威特、卡塔爾和阿曼，討論加沙地帶的重建工作。這次訪問的主要目的是爭取支持阿巴斯的要求，即通過巴勒斯坦權力機構政府而不是哈馬斯進行重建工作。
本月早些時候，阿巴斯計劃前往開羅參加埃及贊助的法塔赫派係與哈馬斯之間的和解談判。埃及人在意識到巴勒斯坦敵對派別之間的差距仍然與以往一樣大後，決定在最後一刻取消會議。
阿拉伯媒體的一些報導表明，埃及人已經厭倦了阿巴斯，不再準備與他合作。
阿巴斯上一次出國是在 4 月份，當時他去德國進行“例行體檢”。
巴勒斯坦消息人士周二表示，現年 85 歲的阿巴斯沒有計劃在不久的將來離開拉馬拉。
消息人士稱，拜登政府仍未邀請阿巴斯或任何巴勒斯坦權力機構高級官員到白宮就可能恢復以巴和平進程進行會談。
本月早些時候，由巴勒斯坦權力機構情報總局局長馬吉德·法拉吉率領的巴勒斯坦安全代表團應邀前往美國進行僅限於安全相關事項的會談。
據美國網站 Axios 週二報導，美國和以色列正在努力協調 7 月份總理納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 訪問白宮。週一，即將卸任的總統魯文·里夫林在白宮會見了拜登。
關於貝內特計劃訪問華盛頓的報導是在外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德抵達阿布扎比為以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館揭幕之際發布的。當拉皮德在阿布扎比時，巴林國王哈馬德·本·伊薩·阿勒哈利法發布了一項皇家法令，任命哈立德·優素福·賈拉哈馬為該國駐以色列外交使團的負責人。
巴勒斯坦權力機構曾譴責阿聯酋和巴林去年與以色列簽署的正常化協議，但沒有對拉皮德訪問阿布扎比或任命巴林駐以色列大使發表評論。
巴勒斯坦人對與以色列簽署正常化協議的阿拉伯國家的批評本身也受到許多阿拉伯人的強烈批評，特別是在海灣地區。在強烈反對之後，巴勒斯坦權力機構領導層決定停止對有關阿拉伯國家的攻擊。
在位於拉馬拉穆卡塔總統大院的辦公室裡，阿巴斯正在觀察貝內特政府正在改善和加強以色列與拜登政府和阿拉伯世界的關係。
阿巴斯與埃及總統阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西會面或通電話已有幾個月了。本週，塞西致電祝賀貝內特上任，兩人討論了“廣泛的雙邊、地區和國際問題”。
與此同時，與貝內特政府與拜登政府和阿拉伯人的接觸相比，巴勒斯坦權力機構似乎更擔心哈馬斯的外交活動。
雖然阿巴斯在過去兩週一直忙於應對襲擊巴勒斯坦權力機構的兩次危機，但哈馬斯領導人一直在訪問一些阿拉伯和伊斯蘭國家，作為他們為他們的團體贏得政治和財政支持的努力的一部分。
第一次危機與巴勒斯坦權力機構和以色列之間的輝瑞疫苗交換協議有關。巴勒斯坦權力機構因從以色列帶來即將過期的疫苗而遭到許多巴勒斯坦人的攻擊，因此被迫取消了該協議。
第二次危機似乎更為嚴重，上週爆發了巴勒斯坦反腐敗活動家尼扎爾·巴納特 (Nizar Banat) 據稱在希伯倫被巴勒斯坦權力機構安全官員毆打致死的事件。
本週早些時候，哈馬斯領導人伊斯梅爾·哈尼耶在貝魯特會見了黎巴嫩總統米歇爾·奧恩。這次會議是此類會議的第一次，將哈尼耶提升為總統地位，為他和哈馬斯贏得了他們長期以來在國際舞台上尋求的合法性。
哈尼耶在與幾名哈馬斯高級官員訪問毛里塔尼亞和摩洛哥後抵達黎巴嫩。哈馬斯領導人表示，他們希望在未來幾天內訪問阿爾及利亞。
巴勒斯坦權力機構擔心哈馬斯的外交閃電戰可能會進一步鞏固其在巴勒斯坦人和其他阿拉伯人和穆斯林中的地位。
哈馬斯外交活動的時機恰逢該組織在巴勒斯坦人中的受歡迎程度急劇上升，尤其是在與以色列的最後一輪戰鬥之後。在阿巴斯取消原定於 5 月和 7 月舉行的大選以及希伯倫激進分子的死亡之後，人們對巴勒斯坦權力機構及其領導人的怨恨越來越大。
過去幾天，在拉馬拉和希伯倫街頭，成千上萬的巴勒斯坦人高呼要求阿巴斯垮台的口號，而哈尼耶和其他哈馬斯官員則在他們所訪問的國家接受紅地毯待遇。
毋庸置疑，這對阿巴斯和巴勒斯坦權力機構領導層來說是個壞消息，因為他們的政策和行動導致了他們一個接一個的挫折。
Israel, Hamas diplomatic blitzes highlight Abbas’s solitude
The PA's diplomatic activity has declined significantly, whereas activity by Israel and Hamas has increased.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
JUNE 29, 2021 20:01
PA PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting in Ramallah last August.
(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)
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The Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic activity in the international arena appears to have declined significantly over the past month.
This downward trend stands in sharp contrast with a flurry of diplomatic activity by Israel and Hamas, especially in the past few weeks.
The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last month saw an upsurge in diplomatic activity in Ramallah as PA President Mahmoud Abbas received the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Germany and Britain, as well as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In addition, Abbas received the first phone call from US President Joe Biden on May 15. He also received during the same period phone calls from a number of leaders, including the French president, the Jordanian monarch, the emir of Qatar and the presidents of Tunisia and Iraq.
The contacts between Abbas and world leaders focused almost entirely on the situation in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas fighting and ways of maintaining the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that went into effect on May 21.
After the ceasefire, Abbas dispatched PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh to Kuwait, Qatar and Oman to discuss reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. The main purpose of the visit was to rally support for Abbas’s demand that the reconstruction effort be carried out through the PA government and not Hamas.
Earlier this month, Abbas was scheduled to travel to Cairo to participate in Egyptian-sponsored reconciliation talks between his Fatah faction and Hamas. The Egyptians decided to cancel the meeting at the last minute after realizing that the gap between the rival Palestinian factions remains as wide as ever.
Some reports in Arab media have suggested that the Egyptians are fed up with Abbas and are no longer prepared to work with him.
The last time Abbas traveled abroad was in April, when he went to Germany for “routine medical checkups.”
Now 85, Abbas does not have plans to leave Ramallah in the near future, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday.
The Biden administration has still not invited Abbas or any senior PA official to the White House for talks on the possible resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the sources said.
Earlier this month, a Palestinian security delegation headed by Majed Faraj, head of the PA’s General Intelligence Service, was invited to the US for talks limited to security-related matters.
The US and Israel are working to coordinate a White House visit for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in July, the American website Axios reported on Tuesday. On Monday, outgoing President Reuven Rivlin met in the White House with Biden.
The report about Bennett’s planned visit to Washington came as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrived in Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the Israeli Embassy to the United Arab Emirates. As Lapid was in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khaled Yousif Al Jalahama as head of his country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.
The PA, which had condemned the normalization agreements the UAE and Bahrain signed with Israel last year, did not comment on Lapid’s visit to Abu Dhabi or the appointment of the Bahraini ambassador to Israel.
Palestinian criticism of the Arab countries that signed normalization agreements with Israel has itself been strongly criticized by many Arabs, particularly in the Gulf. Following the backlash, the PA leadership decided to stop its attacks on the Arab countries involved.
From his office in the Mukata presidential compound in Ramallah, Abbas is now watching as the Bennett government is improving and strengthening Israel’s relations with the Biden administration and the Arab world.
It has been months since Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met or talked over the phone. This week, Sisi called to congratulate Bennett on taking office, and the two discussed a “broad range of bilateral, regional and international issues.”
The PA, meanwhile, seems more worried about the diplomatic activities of Hamas than the Bennett government’s contacts with the Biden administration and the Arabs.
While Abbas has been busy coping with two crises that hit the PA in the past two weeks, Hamas leaders have been visiting a number of Arab and Islamic countries as part of their effort to win political and financial support for their group.
The first crisis is related to the Pfizer vaccine exchange agreement between the PA and Israel. The PA was forced to cancel the deal after it came under attack by many Palestinians for bringing soon-to-expire vaccines from Israel.
The second crisis, which seems to be more serious, erupted last week when Palestinian anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat was allegedly beaten to death by PA security officers in Hebron.
Earlier this week, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Aoun. The meeting, the first of its kind, elevated Haniyeh to the status of president, earning him and Hamas the legitimacy they have long been seeking in the international arena.
Haniyeh arrived in Lebanon after visiting Mauritania and Morocco together with several senior Hamas officials. Hamas leaders said they were hoping to visit Algeria in the coming days.
The PA is concerned that Hamas’s diplomatic blitz could further bolster its standing among Palestinians and other Arabs and Muslims.
The timing of Hamas's diplomatic activity comes amid a dramatic surge in the group’s popularity among Palestinians, especially in wake of the last round of fighting with Israel. It also comes amid growing resentment with the PA and its leaders after Abbas called off the general elections that were supposed to take place in May and July and the death of the Hebron activist.
While thousands of Palestinians on the streets of Ramallah and Hebron over the past few days were chanting slogans calling for the downfall of Abbas, Haniyeh and other Hamas officials were receiving red-carpet treatment in the countries they visited.
This, needless to say, is bad news for Abbas and the PA leadership as they face one setback after the other because of their policies and actions.
哈馬斯：巴勒斯坦權力機構阻撓加沙重建
巴勒斯坦權力機構堅持要求其拉馬拉政府負責重建工作，包括各國和國際各方提供的資金。
由哈利·阿布·托梅
2021 年 6 月 27 日 17:54
2021 年 5 月 23 日，在加沙的以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥期間，巴勒斯坦人坐在被以色列空襲摧毀的房屋瓦礫中的臨時帳篷裡。路透社/穆罕默德·塞勒姆
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哈馬斯政治局副局長穆薩阿布馬爾祖克週末表示，哈馬斯不信任 巴勒斯坦權力機構在加沙地帶的重建工作。
他說，哈馬斯拒絕將加沙重建與與以色列的囚犯交換協議問題聯繫起來的任何企圖。
阿布馬爾祖克在接受阿拉伯 21 在線報紙採訪時的言論是哈馬斯和巴勒斯坦權力機構之間在上個月與以色列的戰鬥之後就哈馬斯統治的沿海飛地重建工作持續存在爭議的另一個跡象 。
巴勒斯坦權力機構堅持要求其拉馬拉政府負責重建工作，包括各國和國際各方提供的資金。
巴勒斯坦國總統馬哈茂德·阿巴斯上週在拉馬拉告訴法塔赫領導人，“巴勒斯坦國”是重建在以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥中被毀的房屋和建築物的唯一地址。
巴勒斯坦權力機構可以在重建工作中發揮作用，但只有通過一個由幾個巴勒斯坦派系代表組成的機構，哈馬斯才能通知埃及和聯合國的調解人。
自希伯倫活動家尼扎爾·巴納特 (Nizar Banat) 去世以來，巴勒斯坦權力機構和哈馬斯之間的緊張局勢也一直處於高位，據稱他被上週四早上前來逮捕他的巴勒斯坦安全官員毆打致死。
幾位哈馬斯領導人和官員指責巴勒斯坦權力機構“暗殺”巴納特，因為他直言不諱地批評巴勒斯坦領導人中猖獗的腐敗行為。他們還呼籲以總理穆罕默德·施泰耶為首的巴勒斯坦權力機構政府辭職，並要求終止巴勒斯坦權力機構安全部隊與以色列國防軍之間的安全協調。
巴勒斯坦權力機構官員說，巴納特是原定於 5 月 22 日舉行的巴勒斯坦議會選舉的前候選人，他在被捕期間健康狀況“惡化”後死亡。
巴勒斯坦權力機構政府表示，它已成立一個特別委員會來調查巴納特之死的情況，巴納特因涉嫌“侮辱”包括什塔耶在內的巴勒斯坦高級官員而被通緝，他在 Facebook 上發布了一系列視頻。
“巴勒斯坦權力機構要求資金通過它，從而給[重建工作]設置了障礙，”阿布馬爾祖克在提到巴勒斯坦權力機構的要求時說，即所有專用於加沙地帶的資金，包括卡塔爾的現金贈款，只能交付通過什塔耶政府。
“雖然我們 [哈馬斯] 不會收到一美元，我們將促進任何重建進程，但我們對進入巴勒斯坦權力機構國庫的錢沒有信心，”他說。“就在幾天前，他們在一筆腐敗的疫苗交易上浪費了 2700 萬美元。是什麼阻止他們浪費資金重建加沙？”
哈馬斯官員指的是巴勒斯坦權力機構和以色列之間最近拙劣的疫苗交換協議。根據後來被巴勒斯坦權力機構政府取消的協議條款，以色列將向巴勒斯坦人提供超過 100 萬支即將到期的輝瑞疫苗。作為回報，以色列將從巴勒斯坦權力機構購買的一批疫苗中收到相同數量的疫苗，併計劃於今年晚些時候到達。
“巴勒斯坦權力機構在發揮這一作用之前並不是加沙地帶的活躍政黨，”阿布·馬爾祖克說，並補充說哈馬斯與法塔赫主導的巴勒斯坦權力機構之間的競爭將對重建加沙地帶的努力產生負面影響。
“面對重建進程的中斷，我們不會袖手旁觀，”阿布·馬爾祖克說。“沮喪的狀態可能會導致局勢再次爆發。”
他說，哈馬斯歡迎任何想“與我們在埃及、卡塔爾、科威特和其他國家的兄弟，或聯合國並通過其在加沙的代表一起為重建做出貢獻的人，因為它對 75% 的難民負責，”他說。 .
關於結束巴勒斯坦權力機構-哈馬斯裂痕的前景，阿布·馬爾祖克表示，法塔赫領導人及其機構最近發表的聲明“不是好兆頭”。
“不可能談論巴勒斯坦內部對話以結束由阿巴斯總統發起的分裂，因為他是這個分裂的關鍵一方，”他說。“當我們談論分裂時，我們指的不是法塔赫和哈馬斯之間的政治分裂，而是自阿巴斯總統 2005 年掌權以來出現的多重巴勒斯坦分裂。”
阿布·馬爾祖克說，巴勒斯坦權力機構和哈馬斯之間的最後一次和解被阿巴斯突然決定恢復與以色列的安全協調並取消議會和總統選舉的決定破壞了。他說，阿巴斯推遲選舉是因為他認為哈馬斯將贏得議會投票。
Hamas: PA obstructing Gaza reconstruction
The PA insists that its Ramallah-based government be in charge of the reconstruction, including the funds channeled by various countries and international parties.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
JUNE 27, 2021 17:54
Palestinians sit in a makeshift tent amid the rubble of their houses which were destroyed by Israeli air strikes during the Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Hamas does not trust the Palestinian Authority regarding the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Musa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, said over the weekend.
Hamas rejects any attempt to link Gaza reconstruction to the issue of a prisoner-exchange agreement with Israel, he said.
Abu Marzouk’s remarks in an interview with the Arabi 21 online newspaper are another sign of the ongoing dispute between Hamas and the PA over reconstruction efforts in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave, following last month’s fighting with Israel.
The PA insists that its Ramallah-based government be in charge of the reconstruction, including the funds channeled by various countries and international parties.
“The State of Palestine” is the only address for any effort to rebuild the houses and buildings that were destroyed during the Israel-Hamas fighting, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah leaders in Ramallah last week.
The PA could play a role in the reconstruction effort, but only through a body consisting of representatives of several Palestinian factions, Hamas has informed Egyptian and United Nations mediators.
Tensions between the PA and Hamas have also been running high since the death of Hebron activist Nizar Banat, who was allegedly beaten to death by Palestinian security officers who came to arrest him last Thursday morning.
Several Hamas leaders and officials have accused the PA of “assassinating” Banat because of his outspoken criticism of rampant corruption among the Palestinian leadership. They have also called for the resignation of the PA government headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and for an end to security coordination between PA security forces and the IDF.
Banat, a former candidate for the Palestinian parliamentary election that was supposed to take place on May 22, died after his health “deteriorated” during his arrest, PA officials said.
The PA government said it has formed a special committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Banat, who was wanted on suspicion of “insulting” senior Palestinian officials, including Shtayyeh, in a series of videos he posted on Facebook.
“The Palestinian Authority is placing obstacles [to the reconstruction effort] by demanding that the money pass through it,” Abu Marzouk said in reference to the PA’s demand that all funds earmarked for the Gaza Strip, including the Qatari cash grants, be delivered only through the Shtayyeh government.
“Although we [Hamas] will not receive a single dollar, and we will facilitate any reconstruction process, we do not feel confident about the money going to the treasury of the Palestinian Authority,” he said. “Just a few days ago they squandered $27 million on a deal of corrupt vaccines. What prevents them from wasting funds for the reconstruction of Gaza?”
The Hamas official was referring to the recent botched vaccine-exchange agreement between the PA and Israel. Under the terms of the agreement, which was later canceled by the PA government, Israel would provide the Palestinians with more than a million soon-to-expire Pfizer vaccines. In return, Israel would receive the same number of vaccines from a shipment bought by the PA and scheduled to arrive later this year.
“The Palestinian Authority is not an active party in the Gaza Strip until it plays this role,” Abu Marzouk said, adding that the rivalry between Hamas and the Fatah-dominated PA would have a negative impact on the effort to rebuild the Gaza Strip.
“We will not stand idly in the face of the disruption of the reconstruction process,” Abu Marzouk said. “The state of frustration may lead to an explosion of the situation again.”
Hamas welcomes anyone who wants to contribute to the reconstruction “with our brothers in Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait and others, or the United Nations and through its representatives in Gaza, as it is responsible for 75% of the population as refugees,” he said.
Regarding the prospects of ending the PA-Hamas rift, Abu Marzouk said recent statements issued by Fatah leaders and their institutions “do not bode well.”
“It is not possible to talk about an intra-Palestinian dialogue to end the division sponsored by President Abbas, as he is a key party to this division,” he said. “And when we talk about the division, we do not mean the political division between Fatah and Hamas, but rather the multiple Palestinian divisions that have emerged since President Abbas took power in 2005.”
The last rapprochement between the PA and Hamas was sabotaged by Abbas’s surprise decision to resume security coordination with Israel and call off the parliamentary and presidential elections, Abu Marzouk said. Abbas delayed the elections because of his assessment that Hamas was going to win the parliamentary vote, he said.
首席拉比約瑟夫：科學、數學都是無稽之談，改為在猶太學校學習
首席拉比自豪地談到沒有完成學業或沒有高中文憑，並說學習妥拉更為重要。
作者：傑瑞米·沙龍
2021 年 6 月 29 日 19:42
首席西班牙拉比 Yitzhak Yosef 在 2021 年紀念日儀式上
（圖片來源：MARC ISRAEL SELLEM）
首席拉比 Yitzhak Yosef 將以色列學校的核心課程研究計劃描述為“無稽之談”，並表示學生應該在神學院學習，而不是只教授宗教研究。
約瑟夫的言論引發了對塞法迪首席拉比的批評，他被指控促進對政府施捨和慈善捐款的依賴，而不是促進自力更生。
“沒有什麼比得上神聖的托拉了，托拉高於一切，”約瑟夫在最近的猶太教堂演講中說道，該演講首先由 Kikar Shabbat 新聞網站報導。
“如果一個學生被問到你想去哪裡，一所高中[在那裡教授宗教研究與核心課程]或一個神聖的yeshiva，毫無疑問，一個神聖的yeshiva，毫無疑問，”宣稱首席拉比。
“他們在那裡學習托拉，沒有世俗科目，沒有 核心課程，沒有所有這些廢話，他們坐下來學習。”
Yosef 自豪地補充說，我自己，我學習了核心課程嗎？我完成學業了嗎？直到今天我沒有畢業證，沒有高中文憑，沒有畢業證，我錯過了什麼嗎？廢話，最重要的是我們神聖的托拉。
絕大多數極端正統派男孩在小學階段沒有學習數學、英語、科學和計算機研究的核心課程，絕大多數在高中階段也沒有學習這些課程。
社會經濟專家警告說，無法為極端正統派的男孩提供基礎教育，再加上該社區的人口高速增長，這意味著以色列的經濟將在未來幾個世紀因 21 世紀勞動力不足而受到威脅。
Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah (NTA) 組織抨擊了 Yosef 的評論，稱他“對猶太學校高中的貶低證明了首席拉比如何與他應該服務的更廣泛的社區脫節。
該組織表示，約瑟夫已經把自己變成了一小群人的拉比，“他們拒絕讓自己和孩子有尊嚴地接受教育和賺取收入，[相反]讓他們依賴捐贈和任人唯親。”
NTA 表示，Yosef 的評論表明需要徹底改變選舉首席拉比的製度，以減少政治影響並增加公眾對職位選舉方式的影響。
Chief Rabbi Yosef: Science, math are nonsense, study in yeshiva instead
The chief rabbi spoke proudly of not finishing school or having a high school diploma, and said learning Torah was far more important.
By JEREMY SHARON
JUNE 29, 2021 19:42
Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at a Remembrance Day 2021 Ceremony
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef described Israel’s school core curriculum studies program as “nonsense” and said pupils should study in yeshivas instead where only religious studies are taught.
Yosef’s comments sparked criticism toward the Sephardi chief rabbi, who was accused of promoting dependence on government handouts and charitable donations instead of advancing self-reliance.
“There is nothing like the holy Torah, the Torah is above everything,” said Yosef in a recent synagogue address, first reported by the Kikar Shabbat news website.
“If a pupil is asked where do you want to go, a yeshiva high school [where religious studies are taught together with the core curriculum] or a holy yeshiva, there is no doubt, a holy yeshiva, there is no doubt,” declared the chief rabbi.
“There they learn Torah without secular subjects, without the core curriculum, without all this nonsense, they sit and learn.”
Added Yosef proudly, I myself, did I learn the core curriculum? Did I finish school? Until today I don’t have a graduation certificate, not a high-school diploma and not a graduation certificate, did I miss anything? It’s nonsense, the most important thing is our holy Torah.
The large majority of ultra-Orthodox boys do not study the core curriculum of math, English, science and computer studies at elementary school level, and the overwhelming majority do not study this curriculum at high-school level.
Socioeconomic experts have warned that this failure to provide a basic education to boys in the ultra-Orthodox sector combined with the high rate of population growth in this community means that Israel’s economy will be imperiled in coming centuries with an inadequate workforce for the 21st century.
The Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah (NTA) organization panned Yosef’s comments saying that his “disparagement of yeshiva high schools is testament to how the chief rabbi is out of touch with the broader community that he is supposed to serve.
The organization said Yosef had turned himself into the rabbi of a small group of people “who withhold from themselves and their children the possibility of getting an education and earning an income with dignity, and [instead] making them dependent on donations and cronyism.”
NTA said that Yosef’s comments demonstrated the need to drastically change the system of electing chief rabbis in order to reduce political influence and increase public influence over the manner in which the positions are elections.
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埃塞俄比亞政府宣佈在提格雷停火
經過八個月的戰鬥，埃塞俄比亞政府應提格雷臨時地區行政當局的要求宣布停火。
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2021 年 6 月 28 日 22:31
本週早些時候，逃離提格雷地區的埃塞俄比亞人走向一條河流，從埃塞俄比亞穿越到蘇丹。
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埃塞俄比亞提格雷地區的前執政黨週一表示，它重新控制了地區首府梅克勒，而去年年底罷免領導層的政府宣布立即停火。
默克勒市中心的七名居民報告說，自去年 11 月叛軍被政府軍驅逐以來，他們第一次在該市看到了叛軍，幾名目擊者描述了街頭歡騰的場面。
提格雷人民解放陣線（TPLF）發言人格塔丘·雷達通過衛星電話告訴路透社：“提格雷的首府梅克勒在我們的控制之下。”
埃塞俄比亞政府表示，應提格雷臨時地區行政當局的要求，已同意停火，該行政當局是亞的斯亞貝巴在推翻TPLF部隊後任命的。
聯邦政府週一晚些時候發布的一份聲明中寫道：“這一單方面停火聲明從今天開始，即 2021 年 6 月 28 日，並將持續到農季結束。” 埃塞俄比亞的主要種植季節從 5 月持續到 9 月。
路透社無法立即確定是否與 TPLF 討論了停火。
在埃塞俄比亞總理的發言人和軍方的發言人沒有回复電話和郵件尋求評論做出回應。無法立即聯繫到 TPLF 就停火發表評論。
聯合國秘書長安東尼奧·古特雷斯表示，他已與總理阿比·艾哈邁德進行了交談，並“希望雙方能夠有效停止敵對行動。
古特雷斯在一份聲明中說：“保護平民、將人道主義援助送達有需要的人並找到政治解決方案至關重要。”
默克勒的目擊者告訴路透社，叛軍包圍烈士紀念碑後，一些平民走上街頭慶祝。
他們說，煙花短暫地照亮了天空。
一些聚集的人高呼“阿比是小偷！”，而其他人則唱著向TPLF致敬的歌曲並揮舞著該團體的紅黃旗。
週一的事態發展是在最近有報導稱政府軍與梅克勒以外的 TPLF 之間的戰鬥升級之後發生的。
上週，居民報告說，TPLF 部隊進入了默克勒以北的幾個城鎮，但至少有一次他們在數小時內撤退。
一名醫療官員告訴路透社，週二，默克勒西北部的多哥加鎮發生空襲，造成 60 多人死亡。
埃塞俄比亞軍方發言人 Getnet Adane 上校上週表示，只有戰鬥人員而不是平民受到襲擊。這次襲擊是該地區幾個月來報告的最致命的事件之一，該地區政府曾表示，去年最大規模的戰鬥已經結束。
Ethiopian government has declared ceasefire in Tigray
After eight months of fighting, the Ethiopian government has declared a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray.
By REUTERS
JUNE 28, 2021 22:31
ETHIOPIANS FLEEING from the Tigray region walk toward a river to cross from Ethiopia to Sudan earlier this week.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
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The former governing party in Ethiopia's Tigray region said on Monday it was back in control of the regional capital Mekelle, and the government, which ousted its leadership late last year, declared a ceasefire with immediate effect.
Seven residents in downtown Mekelle reported seeing rebel troops in the city for the first time since they were driven out by government forces in November, and several witnesses described scenes of jubilation in the streets.
"The capital of Tigray, Mekelle, is under our control," Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters by satellite phone.
Ethiopia's government said it had agreed to a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray, which Addis Ababa appointed after ousting TPLF forces.
"This unilateral ceasefire declaration starts from today June 28, 2021 and will stay until the farming season ends," a statement released by the federal government late on Monday read. Ethiopia's main planting season lasts from May to September.
Reuters could not immediately establish whether the ceasefire was discussed with the TPLF.
The Ethiopian prime minister's spokesperson and the military's spokesperson did not respond to phone calls and messages seeking comment. The TPLF could not immediately be reached for comment on the ceasefire.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had spoken with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and was "hopeful that an effective cessation of hostilities will take place.
"It is essential that civilians are protected, humanitarian aid reach the people in need and a political solution is found," Guterres said in a statement.
Eyewitnesses in Mekelle told Reuters that after rebel forces surrounded the Martyrs' Memorial Monument, some civilians entered the streets to celebrate.
Fireworks briefly lit up the sky, they said.
Some of those gathered chanted "Abiy is a thief!", while others sang songs honouring the TPLF and waved the group's red and yellow flag.
Monday's developments followed recent reports of an escalation in fighting between government troops and the TPLF outside Mekelle.
Last week, residents reported that TPLF forces had entered several towns north of Mekelle, although in at least one case they withdrew within hours.
On Tuesday, an air strike killed over 60 people in the town of Togoga, to the northwest of Mekelle, a medical official told Reuters.
Colonel Getnet Adane, Ethiopia's military spokesman, said last week that only combatants, not civilians, had been hit. The attack was one of the deadliest reported incidents in months in a region where the government had said most major fighting ended last year.
在拉皮德訪問阿聯酋時，這些象徵意義重大——分析
在外交中，手勢和象徵意義是有意義的，這也是拉皮德訪問阿聯酋的首要任務。
通過LAHAV哈爾科夫
2021 年 6 月 29 日 21:17
2021 年 6 月 29 日，外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 為以色列駐阿布扎比大使館揭幕。
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阿布扎比——外交部長 亞伊爾·拉皮德 本週對阿拉伯聯合酋長國的訪問充滿了盛況、環境和象徵意義。但它發生在兩國關係的關鍵時刻。
這是去年兩國建交以來以色列部長首次訪華。從機場的紅地毯到以色列駐阿布扎比大使館的落成典禮，再到阿聯酋外交部，阿聯酋部長在每一步都會遇到拉皮德。他們將於週三出現在以色列駐迪拜領事館和 2020 年迪拜世博會以色列館。
在阿布扎比大使館，拉皮德和阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 剪了一條絲帶，它基本上是懸掛在兩個短柱之間，而不是真正標誌著任何東西的新入口；大使館實際上已經在阿提哈德大廈的 20 層呆了幾個月，而 Eitan Na'eh 大使自 1 月以來一直在阿聯酋。Lapid 和 Al Kaabi 在剪彩時輕笑。
拉皮德，這位前電視名人，身著剪裁考究的西裝、凝膠狀的頭髮和燦爛的笑容，絕對是為了剪彩而來到外交部的鏡頭。
但這次旅行不僅僅是一次拍照。
在外交中，手勢和象徵意義是有意義的，這也是拉皮德訪問阿聯酋的首要任務。
正如拉皮德在大使館的講話中提到的那樣，前總理 本雅明·內塔尼亞胡 是“亞伯拉罕協議的締造者，他為實現這些協議而不懈努力”。
內塔尼亞胡從來沒有去阿聯酋和巴林慶祝他的辛勤工作。由於 COVID-19 的限制和選舉，他計劃的訪問一再推遲，並阻止其他部長前往海灣地區。
現在，不幸的是，內塔尼亞胡不得不看著反對派，因為拉皮德獲得了榮譽。
隨著以色列開始從內塔尼亞胡 12 年的領導權過渡到兩週前宣誓就職的新政府，以各種方式與以色列建立關係的阿聯酋人對這種變化對新生關係意味著什麼存在疑問。
畢竟，以色列和阿聯酋只是在美國前總統唐納德特朗普支持的亞伯拉罕協議之後才在 8 月份建立了外交關係。阿聯酋不是民主國家，領導層保持穩定。但協議的另外兩個合作夥伴發生了重大變化。
阿聯酋鋪開紅地毯，從字面上和比喻上向拉皮德表明，無論哪個政府在耶路撒冷，《亞伯拉罕協定》都將繼續存在。
阿聯酋官員明確表示，他們希望這次訪問是關於以色列和阿聯酋之間關係所傳播的未來、機遇和和平與穩定的信息。伊朗和巴勒斯坦人不在公共議程上，因此重點只會放在雙邊關係上。
拉皮德發出了自己的信息，他也計劃通過將阿聯酋之行作為頭等大事並將以色列媒體帶到他的飛機上來“不知疲倦地工作”在這種關係上——這是外交部多年來沒有做過的事情——記錄這次歷史性訪問。
“我們今天在這裡所做的不是路的盡頭；這是開始，”拉皮德在剪彩儀式上說，信息很明確。
雖然阿聯酋人更希望這次旅行的討論集中在與以色列的經濟、旅遊、研究和其他關係上，但由於該地區最近發生的其他事件，這種國家之間強有力的合作展示在此時也很重要。
上個月的城牆守護者行動加強了阿拉伯世界部分地區反對與以色列正常化的意見。阿聯酋、巴林和其他國家並沒有突然成為偉大的猶太復國主義者，甚至沒有改變他們在聯合國的投票。但他們對戰鬥的聲明相對沉穩，國家之間的關係經受住了挑戰。
與此同時，美國和伊朗之間關於重返 2015 年核協議的間接談判仍在繼續。阿聯酋和以色列都將伊朗視為對手，內塔尼亞胡曾多次表示，他 2015 年在國會兩院反對伊朗協議的激烈演講使溫和的遜尼派國家更接近以色列。
拉皮德和總理納夫塔利·貝內特繼續表示反對重返伊朗協議，但他們採取了與內塔尼亞胡不同的做法。事實上，他們的做法在某些方面更類似於海灣國家在 2015 年和今年的做法。
他們希望考慮到該地區許多國家的關切。他們希望與美國高級官員進行密切的幕後對話，討論他們的安全需求、如何加強對伊朗鈾濃縮的限制以及應繼續實施哪些制裁。
面對面的會議，例如拉皮德和阿聯酋外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德之間的會議，是此時協調他們在這個問題上的立場的關鍵。
因此，在剪彩、紅地毯和上鏡微笑的背後，是一次真正具有歷史意義的旅行，因為這是第一次，而且對於加強以色列和阿聯酋之間的關係並實現他們共同的戰略目標也具有重要意義。
In Lapid’s visit to the UAE, the symbols are consequential - analysis
In diplomacy, gestures and symbolism have meaning, and that is at the fore of Lapid’s UAE visit.
By LAHAV HARKOV
JUNE 29, 2021 21:17
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurating the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi, June 29, 2021.
(photo credit: Lahav Harkov)
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ABU DHABI – Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit to the United Arab Emirates this week was heavy on pomp and circumstance and symbolism. But it comes at a key time for the relationship between the countries.
This was the first visit of an Israeli minister since the countries established diplomatic ties last year. Emirati ministers met Lapid at every step of the way, from the red carpet at the airport, to the dedication of the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi and to the Emirati Foreign Ministry. They will be at the Israeli Consulate in Dubai and Israel’s pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai on Wednesday.
At the embassy in Abu Dhabi, Lapid and Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi cut a ribbon that was, essentially, suspended between two short posts instead of actually marking the new entrance to anything; the embassy has actually been on the 20th floor of the Etihad Towers for months, and Ambassador Eitan Na’eh has been in the UAE since January. Lapid and Al Kaabi chuckled as they cut the ribbon.
Lapid, the former television personality with his well-tailored suits, gelled hair and megawatt smile, definitely came into the Foreign Ministry camera-ready for cutting ribbons.
But this trip is much more than a photo-op.
In diplomacy, gestures and symbolism have meaning, and that is at the fore of Lapid’s UAE visit.
As Lapid mentioned in his remarks at the embassy, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “the architect of the Abraham Accords, who worked tirelessly to bring them about.”
Netanyahu never got to have his celebratory first trip to the UAE and Bahrain, celebrating his hard work. His planned visits were postponed repeatedly because of COVID-19 restrictions and elections, and he blocked other ministers from traveling to the Gulf.
Now, tragically, Netanyahu has to watch from the opposition as Lapid reaps the honors.
As Israel began its transition from 12 years of Netanyahu’s leadership to a new government sworn in two weeks ago, Emiratis who were invested in ties with Israel in various ways had questions about what the change would mean for the nascent relationship.
After all, Israel and the UAE only established diplomatic relations in August as a result of the Abraham Accords, which were backed by former US president Donald Trump. The leadership in the UAE, which is not a democracy, remained stable. But there were major changes in the two other partners to the accords.
The UAE rolled out the red carpet, literally and figuratively, showing Lapid that the Abraham Accords are here to stay regardless of which government is in Jerusalem.
And Emirati officials made it clear that they wanted this trip to be about the future, the opportunities and the message of peace and stability that relations between Israel and the UAE broadcast. Iran and the Palestinians were not on the public agenda, so the focus would only be on bilateral ties.
Lapid sent a message of his own that he, too, plans to “work tirelessly” on this relationship by making the UAE trip a top priority and bringing the Israeli press on the plane with him – something the Foreign Ministry has not done in years – to document the historic visit.
“What we are doing here today is not the end of the road; it’s the beginning,” Lapid said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the message was clear.
Though the Emiratis would prefer that discussion of the trip focus on economic, tourism, research and other ties with Israel, this strong display of cooperation between the countries is also important at this time because of other recent events in the region.
There was last month’s Operation Guardian of the Walls, which strengthened opinion in parts of the Arab world against normalization with Israel. The UAE, Bahrain and others didn’t suddenly become great Zionists or even change their UN votes. But their statements on the fighting were relatively staid, and relations between the countries weathered the challenge.
Meanwhile, indirect talks between the US and Iran on a return to the 2015 nuclear deal continue. The UAE and Israel both view Iran as an adversary, and Netanyahu has said many times that his fiery 2015 speech before both houses of Congress against the Iran deal drew moderate Sunni states closer to Israel.
Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett continue to express their opposition to a return to the Iran deal, but they have taken a different approach from Netanyahu. In fact, their approach is, in some ways, more similar to that of Gulf states in 2015 and this year.
They want the concerns of many countries in the region to be taken into consideration. They want to have close, behind-the-scenes conversations with top US officials on their security needs, how to strengthen enforcement of limitations on Iran’s uranium enrichment and which sanctions should remain in place.
Face-to-face meetings, like the one between Lapid and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, are key at this time to coordinate their position on this matter.
So behind the ribbon-cuttings, red carpets and the photogenic smiles is a trip that is not only truly historic, in that it is a first, but is also consequential in strengthening the relationship between Israel and the UAE and meeting their shared strategic goals.
拉皮德：美國拜登政府將以色列-阿拉伯關係正常化案與以巴關係連結
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德會見阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚 * 拉皮德出席以色列駐阿聯酋大使館開幕式。
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阿布扎比 - 以色列外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 週二正式向以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館致辭，並會見了海灣國家外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德 (Abdullah bin Zayed)，這是以色列與以色列建立外交關係以來首次歷史性訪問阿聯酋去年。
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德會見外交部長阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚（圖片來源：Lahav Harkov）
該 拜登 管理是“積極和興奮”關於以色列和阿聯酋和以色列建立與多個阿拉伯國家的外交關係前景之間的關係，拉彼德在接受記者陪同他到阿布扎比發布會上說。
然而，在與美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯在羅馬會面兩天后，拉皮德說華盛頓“說[正常化]需要我們與巴勒斯坦人一起努力”，這與特朗普政府相反，後者“給人一種感覺[亞伯拉罕協議]不是在巴勒斯坦方面取得進展，也不是證明它沒有必要的一種方式。”
拉皮德對與巴勒斯坦人達成協議的可能性持懷疑態度。
“巴勒斯坦人必須希望自己取得進步，才能有人能夠幫助他們，而巴勒斯坦權力機構或哈馬斯現在的情況並非如此，”他說。
“如果你想得到幫助，不要向以色列人發射 4,000 枚火箭，”拉皮德談到加沙地帶的重建時說。
他說，巴勒斯坦人的話題是在他與布林肯和本扎耶德的會晤中提出的。
拉皮德說，阿聯酋希望對巴勒斯坦問題產生積極影響，並補充說，如果有任何進展的可能性，他相信他們會有所幫助。
拉皮德表示，他與本扎耶德的會面主要圍繞地區問題和美國在中東的參與，以及將亞伯拉罕協議擴展到其他國家。
他表示希望更多的阿拉伯國家效仿阿聯酋、巴林、蘇丹和摩洛哥與以色列建立關係，但命名它們會損害這種關係發生的機會。
拉皮德說：“我們還與其他國家進行了密切的交談。” “目標是與盡可能多的人建立關係。”
他說，以色列需要努力發展與蘇丹的關係。這些關係自去年宣布以來就停滯不前。
拉皮德在阿聯酋期間拒絕回答有關伊朗的問題，阿聯酋將伊朗視為對手，但在這方面的聲音不如以色列。
他還稱讚“（以色列和阿聯酋之間的）異常龐大的經濟協議正在迅速發生，這將影響所有以色列人的生活”，並將在困難時期幫助以色列的經濟。
拉皮德和本扎耶德在會晤結束時簽署了經濟合作協議。
週二早些時候，在以色列駐阿聯酋大使館的剪彩儀式上，拉皮德說：“以色列希望與所有鄰國和平相處。我們哪兒也不去。中東是我們的家，我們會留下來，所以我們呼籲該地區所有國家認識到這一點並與我們交談。”
2021 年 6 月 29 日，外交部長 Yair Lapid 與阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 為以色列駐阿布扎比大使館剪彩。（圖片來源 SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO）
他說，歷史是“由了解歷史並願意改變歷史的人、更喜歡未來而不是過去的人創造的”。“我們今天站在這裡是因為我們選擇了和平而不是戰爭，選擇了合作而不是衝突……戰爭是向我們內在的一切邪惡投降；和平是一切美好事物的勝利。”
外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德 (Yair Lapid) 抵達阿拉伯聯合酋長國。（來源：SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO）
他補充說：“協議由領導人簽署，但和平是由人民締造的。” “我們今天在這裡所做的不是路的盡頭；這是開始。”
拉皮德感謝前總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡，“亞伯拉罕協議的締造者，他們為實現這一協議而不懈努力”，以及美國前總統唐納德·特朗普和總統喬·拜登對這一進程的支持。
在陽光明媚的會議室裡，拉皮德的兩側掛著以色列和阿聯酋國旗，會議室的全景窗戶面向大海和阿布扎比的摩天大樓。
阿聯酋文化和青年部長 Noura Al Kaabi 出席了此次活動，並表示“對我們希望這將是許多高層訪問中的第一次充滿熱情”。
“在去年的亞伯拉罕協議之後……我們兩國在政治、經濟和文化領域都取得了令人難以置信的進步，”她說。
“這種合作的成果很多，”Al Kaabi 說，他引用了對 COVID-19 大流行、旅行、貿易、網絡安全和人工智能的研究。
但最重要的是，阿聯酋和以色列“已經激勵該地區其他國家在通往更光明未來的道路上優先考慮和平與穩定……我們的孩子為了更美好的未來，”她說。“我們期待在這次共同的合作之旅中見證我們各國的明天。”
Lapid 和 Al Kaabi 然後走近兩個像徵性地繫著藍白絲帶的柱子，他們一邊笑著一邊剪斷了這根柱子，Al Kaabi 數到了三。
阿聯酋的 Chabad shliach 拉比 Levi Duchman 說，在當地猶太社區代表在場的情況下，對安裝在大使館入口處的 mezuzah 表示祝福。
以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館外長 Yair Lapid（圖片來源：Shlomi Amsalem/GPO）
拉皮德揮舞著帶有以色列國象徵的 kippah 並說出了 shehecheyanu 的祝福，標誌著與杜赫曼的重要時刻。
駐阿聯酋大使 Eitan Na'eh 自 1 月以來一直在該國，為以色列在首都標誌性的阿提哈德大廈開設代表處。已經有計劃將大使館擴大到更大的辦公空間。
布林肯稱讚大使館的奉獻精神，稱其“對以色列、阿聯酋和更廣泛的地區意義重大”。他說，美國將繼續與各國合作，為中東創造一個更安全的未來。
拉皮德於週二早上降落在阿布扎比國際機場的貴賓候機樓。以色列和阿聯酋的旗幟揮舞著，從一架 El Al 飛機降落的台階腳下舖著紅地毯。阿聯酋負責經濟事務的國務部長艾哈邁德·薩耶格在紅地毯上會見了拉皮德，並在航站樓舉行了簡短的會晤。
以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館外長 Yair Lapid（圖片來源：Shlomi Amsalem/GPO）
週三，拉皮德將在迪拜設立以色列領事館，並參觀將於 10 月開始的 2020 年世博會的以色列館。
同樣在周二，巴林國王哈馬德正式任命哈立德·優素福·賈拉赫馬為該國駐以色列大使。三個月前，他的任務是開設巴林駐以色列大使館。
賈拉哈馬曾於 2009 年至 2013 年擔任巴林外交部行動主任和巴林駐美國大使館副主任。
Lapid: Biden admin. tying Israel-Arab normalization to Palestinians
Foreign Minster Yair Lapid met with Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Lapid attended the opening of the Israeli embassy in UAE.
By LAHAV HARKOV
JUNE 29, 2021 21:57
ABU DHABI – Foreign Minister Yair Lapid officially dedicated the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates and met with the Gulf state’s Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed on Tuesday, during the historic first visit by an Israeli minister to the UAE since it established diplomatic relations with Israel last year.
The Biden administration is “positive and excited” about ties between Israel and the UAE, and the prospect of Israel establishing diplomatic relations with more Arab countries, Lapid said in a briefing with reporters accompanying him to Abu Dhabi.
However, two days after meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome, Lapid said Washington “says that [normalizations] require us to make an effort with the Palestinians,” contrary to the Trump administration, which “gave a sense that [the Abraham Accords] were instead of progress on the Palestinian front, or a way to prove it’s unnecessary.”
Lapid was skeptical about the chances of an agreement with the Palestinians.
“The Palestinians have to want progress themselves for someone to be able to help them, and that’s not the situation now in the Palestinian Authority or Hamas,” he said.
“Don’t shoot 4,000 rockets at Israelis if you want to get help,” Lapid said regarding reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The topic of the Palestinians came up in his meetings with Blinken and with bin Zayed, he said.
The Emiratis want to have a positive impact on the Palestinian issue, Lapid said, adding that he is sure they will be helpful if there is any possibility of progress.
Lapid said his meeting with bin Zayed revolved mostly around regional issues and US involvement in the Middle East, as well as expanding the Abraham Accords to other countries.
He expressed hope that more Arab countries will follow the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco in establishing relations with Israel, but naming them would hurt chances of it happening.
“There are other countries we talk to under the radar,” Lapid said. “The goal is to have relations with as many as possible.”
Israel needs to work to develop relations with Sudan, he said. Those ties have stalled since they were announced last year.
Lapid declined to answer questions about Iran while in the UAE, which views the Islamic Republic as an adversary but is less vocal than Israel about it.
He also hailed “the unusually large pile of economic agreements [between Israel and the UAE] happening quickly that will influence the lives of all Israelis” and will help Israel’s economy in a difficult time.
Lapid and bin Zayed signed an economic cooperation agreement at the end of their meeting.
Earlier Tuesday, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Israeli Embassy to the UAE, Lapid said: “Israel wants peace with all of its neighbors. We aren’t going anywhere. The Middle East is our home, and we’re here to stay, so we call on all countries in the region to recognize that and talk to us.”
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid cutting the ribbon to the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi with Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi, June 29, 2021. (Credit SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO)
History is “made by people who know history and are willing to change it, by people who prefer the future over the past,” he said. “We are standing here today because we chose peace over war, cooperation over conflict… War is the surrender to all that is bad within us; peace is the victory of all that is good.”
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid lands in the United Arab Emirates. (Credit: SHLOMI AMSALEM/GPO)
“Agreements are signed by leaders, but peace is made by people” he added. “What we are doing here today is not the end of the road; it’s the beginning.”
Lapid thanked former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “the architect of the Abraham Accords, who worked tirelessly to bring them about,” as well as former US president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden for supporting the process.
Lapid was flanked by the Israeli and Emirati flags in a sunny conference room with a panoramic window facing the sea and Abu Dhabi’s skyscrapers.
Emirati Culture and Youth Minister Noura Al Kaabi attended the event and expressed “enthusiasm over what we hope will be the first of many high-level visits.”
“In the wake of the Abraham Accords of last year… our two countries have witnessed incredible strides in the political, economic and cultural fields,” she said.
“The fruits of this cooperation are numerous,” Al Kaabi said, citing research on the COVID-19 pandemic, travel, trade, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
But the most important thing is that the UAE and Israel “have inspired others in the region to prioritize peace and stability on the path to a brighter future… and work toward a region that embraces human dignity for all and inclusiveness and tolerance to prepare our children for a brighter future,” she said. “We look forward to witnessing what tomorrow will bring for our countries in this shared journey of cooperation.”
Lapid and Al Kaabi then approached two posts symbolically tied with blue and white ribbons, which they cut, while chuckling, at Al Kaabi’s count to three.
Rabbi Levi Duchman, the Chabad shliach for the UAE, said the blessing on the mezuzah installed at the entrance to the embassy in the presence of representatives of the local Jewish community.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
Lapid sported a kippah with the symbol of the State of Israel on it and said the shehecheyanu blessing, marking the momentous occasion with Duchman.
Ambassador to the UAE Eitan Na’eh has been in the country since January, opening Israel’s representation in the capital’s iconic Etihad Towers. There are already plans to expand the embassy to a larger office space.
Blinken praised the embassy’s dedication, calling it “significant for Israel, the UAE and the broader region.” The US will continue to work with the countries to create a more secure future for the Middle East, he said.
Lapid landed at the VIP terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport on Tuesday morning. Israeli and Emirati flags waved, and a red carpet was rolled out at the foot of the steps descending from an El Al plane. UAE Minister of State Ahmed Al Sayegh, who is responsible for economic affairs, met Lapid on the red carpet, and they held a brief meeting in the terminal.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
On Wednesday, Lapid is set to dedicate the Israeli Consulate in Dubai and visit Israel’s pavilion at the Expo 2020 world exposition, which will begin in October.
Also Tuesday, Bahrain’s King Hamad formally appointed Khaled Yousef al-Jalahmah as the country’s ambassador to Israel. He was tasked with opening the Bahraini Embassy in Israel three months ago.
Jalahama was the director of operations at Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry and deputy chief of mission at the Bahraini Embassy in the US from 2009-2013.
以色列和哈馬斯的外交閃電戰凸顯了阿巴斯的孤獨
巴勒斯坦權力機構的外交活動顯著減少，而以色列和哈馬斯的活動卻有所增加。
由哈利·阿布·托梅
2021 年 6 月 29 日 20:01
去年 8 月，巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯在拉馬拉的一次會議上示意。
（信息來源：MOHAMAD TOROKMAN /路透社）
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過去一個月，巴勒斯坦權力機構在國際舞台上的外交活動似乎大幅減少。
這種下降趨勢與以色列和哈馬斯的一系列外交活動形成鮮明對比，尤其是在過去幾週。
上個月以色列和哈馬斯之間為期 11 天的戰爭使拉馬拉的外交活動激增，因為巴勒斯坦權力機構主席馬哈茂德·阿巴斯會見了埃及、約旦、德國和英國的外交部長，以及美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯。
此外， 5月15日，阿巴斯接到了美國總統拜登的第一個電話 。同期，他還接到了法國總統、約旦君主、卡塔爾埃米爾和各國總統等多位領導人的電話。突尼斯和伊拉克。
阿巴斯 與世界領導人之間的接觸 幾乎完全集中在以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥之後加沙地帶的局勢以及維持埃及斡旋於 5 月 21 日生效的停火的方法。
停火後，阿巴斯派遣巴勒斯坦權力機構總理穆罕默德·施泰耶前往科威特、卡塔爾和阿曼，討論加沙地帶的重建工作。這次訪問的主要目的是爭取支持阿巴斯的要求，即通過巴勒斯坦權力機構政府而不是哈馬斯進行重建工作。
本月早些時候，阿巴斯計劃前往開羅參加埃及贊助的法塔赫派係與哈馬斯之間的和解談判。埃及人在意識到巴勒斯坦敵對派別之間的差距仍然與以往一樣大後，決定在最後一刻取消會議。
阿拉伯媒體的一些報導表明，埃及人已經厭倦了阿巴斯，不再準備與他合作。
阿巴斯上一次出國是在 4 月份，當時他去德國進行“例行體檢”。
巴勒斯坦消息人士周二表示，現年 85 歲的阿巴斯沒有計劃在不久的將來離開拉馬拉。
消息人士稱，拜登政府仍未邀請阿巴斯或任何巴勒斯坦權力機構高級官員到白宮就可能恢復以巴和平進程進行會談。
本月早些時候，由巴勒斯坦權力機構情報總局局長馬吉德·法拉吉率領的巴勒斯坦安全代表團應邀前往美國進行僅限於安全相關事項的會談。
據美國網站 Axios 週二報導，美國和以色列正在努力協調 7 月份總理納夫塔利·貝內特 (Naftali Bennett) 訪問白宮。週一，即將卸任的總統魯文·里夫林在白宮會見了拜登。
關於貝內特計劃訪問華盛頓的報導是在外交部長亞伊爾·拉皮德抵達阿布扎比為以色列駐阿拉伯聯合酋長國大使館揭幕之際發布的。當拉皮德在阿布扎比時，巴林國王哈馬德·本·伊薩·阿勒哈利法發布了一項皇家法令，任命哈立德·優素福·賈拉哈馬為該國駐以色列外交使團的負責人。
巴勒斯坦權力機構曾譴責阿聯酋和巴林去年與以色列簽署的正常化協議，但沒有對拉皮德訪問阿布扎比或任命巴林駐以色列大使發表評論。
巴勒斯坦人對與以色列簽署正常化協議的阿拉伯國家的批評本身也受到許多阿拉伯人的強烈批評，特別是在海灣地區。在強烈反對之後，巴勒斯坦權力機構領導層決定停止對有關阿拉伯國家的攻擊。
在位於拉馬拉穆卡塔總統大院的辦公室裡，阿巴斯正在觀察貝內特政府正在改善和加強以色列與拜登政府和阿拉伯世界的關係。
阿巴斯與埃及總統阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西會面或通電話已有幾個月了。本週，塞西致電祝賀貝內特上任，兩人討論了“廣泛的雙邊、地區和國際問題”。
與此同時，與貝內特政府與拜登政府和阿拉伯人的接觸相比，巴勒斯坦權力機構似乎更擔心哈馬斯的外交活動。
雖然阿巴斯在過去兩週一直忙於應對襲擊巴勒斯坦權力機構的兩次危機，但哈馬斯領導人一直在訪問一些阿拉伯和伊斯蘭國家，作為他們為他們的團體贏得政治和財政支持的努力的一部分。
第一次危機與巴勒斯坦權力機構和以色列之間的輝瑞疫苗交換協議有關。巴勒斯坦權力機構因從以色列帶來即將過期的疫苗而遭到許多巴勒斯坦人的攻擊，因此被迫取消了該協議。
第二次危機似乎更為嚴重，上週爆發了巴勒斯坦反腐敗活動家尼扎爾·巴納特 (Nizar Banat) 據稱在希伯倫被巴勒斯坦權力機構安全官員毆打致死的事件。
本週早些時候，哈馬斯領導人伊斯梅爾·哈尼耶在貝魯特會見了黎巴嫩總統米歇爾·奧恩。這次會議是此類會議的第一次，將哈尼耶提升為總統地位，為他和哈馬斯贏得了他們長期以來在國際舞台上尋求的合法性。
哈尼耶在與幾名哈馬斯高級官員訪問毛里塔尼亞和摩洛哥後抵達黎巴嫩。哈馬斯領導人表示，他們希望在未來幾天內訪問阿爾及利亞。
巴勒斯坦權力機構擔心哈馬斯的外交閃電戰可能會進一步鞏固其在巴勒斯坦人和其他阿拉伯人和穆斯林中的地位。
哈馬斯外交活動的時機恰逢該組織在巴勒斯坦人中的受歡迎程度急劇上升，尤其是在與以色列的最後一輪戰鬥之後。在阿巴斯取消原定於 5 月和 7 月舉行的大選以及希伯倫激進分子的死亡之後，人們對巴勒斯坦權力機構及其領導人的怨恨越來越大。
過去幾天，在拉馬拉和希伯倫街頭，成千上萬的巴勒斯坦人高呼要求阿巴斯垮台的口號，而哈尼耶和其他哈馬斯官員則在他們所訪問的國家接受紅地毯待遇。
毋庸置疑，這對阿巴斯和巴勒斯坦權力機構領導層來說是個壞消息，因為他們的政策和行動導致了他們一個接一個的挫折。
Israel, Hamas diplomatic blitzes highlight Abbas’s solitude
The PA's diplomatic activity has declined significantly, whereas activity by Israel and Hamas has increased.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
JUNE 29, 2021 20:01
PA PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting in Ramallah last August.
(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)
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The Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic activity in the international arena appears to have declined significantly over the past month.
This downward trend stands in sharp contrast with a flurry of diplomatic activity by Israel and Hamas, especially in the past few weeks.
The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last month saw an upsurge in diplomatic activity in Ramallah as PA President Mahmoud Abbas received the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Germany and Britain, as well as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In addition, Abbas received the first phone call from US President Joe Biden on May 15. He also received during the same period phone calls from a number of leaders, including the French president, the Jordanian monarch, the emir of Qatar and the presidents of Tunisia and Iraq.
The contacts between Abbas and world leaders focused almost entirely on the situation in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas fighting and ways of maintaining the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that went into effect on May 21.
After the ceasefire, Abbas dispatched PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh to Kuwait, Qatar and Oman to discuss reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. The main purpose of the visit was to rally support for Abbas’s demand that the reconstruction effort be carried out through the PA government and not Hamas.
Earlier this month, Abbas was scheduled to travel to Cairo to participate in Egyptian-sponsored reconciliation talks between his Fatah faction and Hamas. The Egyptians decided to cancel the meeting at the last minute after realizing that the gap between the rival Palestinian factions remains as wide as ever.
Some reports in Arab media have suggested that the Egyptians are fed up with Abbas and are no longer prepared to work with him.
The last time Abbas traveled abroad was in April, when he went to Germany for “routine medical checkups.”
Now 85, Abbas does not have plans to leave Ramallah in the near future, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday.
The Biden administration has still not invited Abbas or any senior PA official to the White House for talks on the possible resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the sources said.
Earlier this month, a Palestinian security delegation headed by Majed Faraj, head of the PA’s General Intelligence Service, was invited to the US for talks limited to security-related matters.
The US and Israel are working to coordinate a White House visit for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in July, the American website Axios reported on Tuesday. On Monday, outgoing President Reuven Rivlin met in the White House with Biden.
The report about Bennett’s planned visit to Washington came as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrived in Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the Israeli Embassy to the United Arab Emirates. As Lapid was in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khaled Yousif Al Jalahama as head of his country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.
The PA, which had condemned the normalization agreements the UAE and Bahrain signed with Israel last year, did not comment on Lapid’s visit to Abu Dhabi or the appointment of the Bahraini ambassador to Israel.
Palestinian criticism of the Arab countries that signed normalization agreements with Israel has itself been strongly criticized by many Arabs, particularly in the Gulf. Following the backlash, the PA leadership decided to stop its attacks on the Arab countries involved.
From his office in the Mukata presidential compound in Ramallah, Abbas is now watching as the Bennett government is improving and strengthening Israel’s relations with the Biden administration and the Arab world.
It has been months since Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met or talked over the phone. This week, Sisi called to congratulate Bennett on taking office, and the two discussed a “broad range of bilateral, regional and international issues.”
The PA, meanwhile, seems more worried about the diplomatic activities of Hamas than the Bennett government’s contacts with the Biden administration and the Arabs.
While Abbas has been busy coping with two crises that hit the PA in the past two weeks, Hamas leaders have been visiting a number of Arab and Islamic countries as part of their effort to win political and financial support for their group.
The first crisis is related to the Pfizer vaccine exchange agreement between the PA and Israel. The PA was forced to cancel the deal after it came under attack by many Palestinians for bringing soon-to-expire vaccines from Israel.
The second crisis, which seems to be more serious, erupted last week when Palestinian anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat was allegedly beaten to death by PA security officers in Hebron.
Earlier this week, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Aoun. The meeting, the first of its kind, elevated Haniyeh to the status of president, earning him and Hamas the legitimacy they have long been seeking in the international arena.
Haniyeh arrived in Lebanon after visiting Mauritania and Morocco together with several senior Hamas officials. Hamas leaders said they were hoping to visit Algeria in the coming days.
The PA is concerned that Hamas’s diplomatic blitz could further bolster its standing among Palestinians and other Arabs and Muslims.
The timing of Hamas's diplomatic activity comes amid a dramatic surge in the group’s popularity among Palestinians, especially in wake of the last round of fighting with Israel. It also comes amid growing resentment with the PA and its leaders after Abbas called off the general elections that were supposed to take place in May and July and the death of the Hebron activist.
While thousands of Palestinians on the streets of Ramallah and Hebron over the past few days were chanting slogans calling for the downfall of Abbas, Haniyeh and other Hamas officials were receiving red-carpet treatment in the countries they visited.
This, needless to say, is bad news for Abbas and the PA leadership as they face one setback after the other because of their policies and actions.
哈馬斯：巴勒斯坦權力機構阻撓加沙重建
巴勒斯坦權力機構堅持要求其拉馬拉政府負責重建工作，包括各國和國際各方提供的資金。
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2021 年 6 月 27 日 17:54
2021 年 5 月 23 日，在加沙的以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥期間，巴勒斯坦人坐在被以色列空襲摧毀的房屋瓦礫中的臨時帳篷裡。路透社/穆罕默德·塞勒姆
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哈馬斯政治局副局長穆薩阿布馬爾祖克週末表示，哈馬斯不信任 巴勒斯坦權力機構在加沙地帶的重建工作。
他說，哈馬斯拒絕將加沙重建與與以色列的囚犯交換協議問題聯繫起來的任何企圖。
阿布馬爾祖克在接受阿拉伯 21 在線報紙採訪時的言論是哈馬斯和巴勒斯坦權力機構之間在上個月與以色列的戰鬥之後就哈馬斯統治的沿海飛地重建工作持續存在爭議的另一個跡象 。
巴勒斯坦權力機構堅持要求其拉馬拉政府負責重建工作，包括各國和國際各方提供的資金。
巴勒斯坦國總統馬哈茂德·阿巴斯上週在拉馬拉告訴法塔赫領導人，“巴勒斯坦國”是重建在以色列-哈馬斯戰鬥中被毀的房屋和建築物的唯一地址。
巴勒斯坦權力機構可以在重建工作中發揮作用，但只有通過一個由幾個巴勒斯坦派系代表組成的機構，哈馬斯才能通知埃及和聯合國的調解人。
自希伯倫活動家尼扎爾·巴納特 (Nizar Banat) 去世以來，巴勒斯坦權力機構和哈馬斯之間的緊張局勢也一直處於高位，據稱他被上週四早上前來逮捕他的巴勒斯坦安全官員毆打致死。
幾位哈馬斯領導人和官員指責巴勒斯坦權力機構“暗殺”巴納特，因為他直言不諱地批評巴勒斯坦領導人中猖獗的腐敗行為。他們還呼籲以總理穆罕默德·施泰耶為首的巴勒斯坦權力機構政府辭職，並要求終止巴勒斯坦權力機構安全部隊與以色列國防軍之間的安全協調。
巴勒斯坦權力機構官員說，巴納特是原定於 5 月 22 日舉行的巴勒斯坦議會選舉的前候選人，他在被捕期間健康狀況“惡化”後死亡。
巴勒斯坦權力機構政府表示，它已成立一個特別委員會來調查巴納特之死的情況，巴納特因涉嫌“侮辱”包括什塔耶在內的巴勒斯坦高級官員而被通緝，他在 Facebook 上發布了一系列視頻。
“巴勒斯坦權力機構要求資金通過它，從而給[重建工作]設置了障礙，”阿布馬爾祖克在提到巴勒斯坦權力機構的要求時說，即所有專用於加沙地帶的資金，包括卡塔爾的現金贈款，只能交付通過什塔耶政府。
“雖然我們 [哈馬斯] 不會收到一美元，我們將促進任何重建進程，但我們對進入巴勒斯坦權力機構國庫的錢沒有信心，”他說。“就在幾天前，他們在一筆腐敗的疫苗交易上浪費了 2700 萬美元。是什麼阻止他們浪費資金重建加沙？”
哈馬斯官員指的是巴勒斯坦權力機構和以色列之間最近拙劣的疫苗交換協議。根據後來被巴勒斯坦權力機構政府取消的協議條款，以色列將向巴勒斯坦人提供超過 100 萬支即將到期的輝瑞疫苗。作為回報，以色列將從巴勒斯坦權力機構購買的一批疫苗中收到相同數量的疫苗，併計劃於今年晚些時候到達。
“巴勒斯坦權力機構在發揮這一作用之前並不是加沙地帶的活躍政黨，”阿布·馬爾祖克說，並補充說哈馬斯與法塔赫主導的巴勒斯坦權力機構之間的競爭將對重建加沙地帶的努力產生負面影響。
“面對重建進程的中斷，我們不會袖手旁觀，”阿布·馬爾祖克說。“沮喪的狀態可能會導致局勢再次爆發。”
他說，哈馬斯歡迎任何想“與我們在埃及、卡塔爾、科威特和其他國家的兄弟，或聯合國並通過其在加沙的代表一起為重建做出貢獻的人，因為它對 75% 的難民負責，”他說。 .
關於結束巴勒斯坦權力機構-哈馬斯裂痕的前景，阿布·馬爾祖克表示，法塔赫領導人及其機構最近發表的聲明“不是好兆頭”。
“不可能談論巴勒斯坦內部對話以結束由阿巴斯總統發起的分裂，因為他是這個分裂的關鍵一方，”他說。“當我們談論分裂時，我們指的不是法塔赫和哈馬斯之間的政治分裂，而是自阿巴斯總統 2005 年掌權以來出現的多重巴勒斯坦分裂。”
阿布·馬爾祖克說，巴勒斯坦權力機構和哈馬斯之間的最後一次和解被阿巴斯突然決定恢復與以色列的安全協調並取消議會和總統選舉的決定破壞了。他說，阿巴斯推遲選舉是因為他認為哈馬斯將贏得議會投票。
Hamas: PA obstructing Gaza reconstruction
The PA insists that its Ramallah-based government be in charge of the reconstruction, including the funds channeled by various countries and international parties.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
JUNE 27, 2021 17:54
Palestinians sit in a makeshift tent amid the rubble of their houses which were destroyed by Israeli air strikes during the Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Hamas does not trust the Palestinian Authority regarding the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Musa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, said over the weekend.
Hamas rejects any attempt to link Gaza reconstruction to the issue of a prisoner-exchange agreement with Israel, he said.
Abu Marzouk’s remarks in an interview with the Arabi 21 online newspaper are another sign of the ongoing dispute between Hamas and the PA over reconstruction efforts in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave, following last month’s fighting with Israel.
The PA insists that its Ramallah-based government be in charge of the reconstruction, including the funds channeled by various countries and international parties.
“The State of Palestine” is the only address for any effort to rebuild the houses and buildings that were destroyed during the Israel-Hamas fighting, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah leaders in Ramallah last week.
The PA could play a role in the reconstruction effort, but only through a body consisting of representatives of several Palestinian factions, Hamas has informed Egyptian and United Nations mediators.
Tensions between the PA and Hamas have also been running high since the death of Hebron activist Nizar Banat, who was allegedly beaten to death by Palestinian security officers who came to arrest him last Thursday morning.
Several Hamas leaders and officials have accused the PA of “assassinating” Banat because of his outspoken criticism of rampant corruption among the Palestinian leadership. They have also called for the resignation of the PA government headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and for an end to security coordination between PA security forces and the IDF.
Banat, a former candidate for the Palestinian parliamentary election that was supposed to take place on May 22, died after his health “deteriorated” during his arrest, PA officials said.
The PA government said it has formed a special committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Banat, who was wanted on suspicion of “insulting” senior Palestinian officials, including Shtayyeh, in a series of videos he posted on Facebook.
“The Palestinian Authority is placing obstacles [to the reconstruction effort] by demanding that the money pass through it,” Abu Marzouk said in reference to the PA’s demand that all funds earmarked for the Gaza Strip, including the Qatari cash grants, be delivered only through the Shtayyeh government.
“Although we [Hamas] will not receive a single dollar, and we will facilitate any reconstruction process, we do not feel confident about the money going to the treasury of the Palestinian Authority,” he said. “Just a few days ago they squandered $27 million on a deal of corrupt vaccines. What prevents them from wasting funds for the reconstruction of Gaza?”
The Hamas official was referring to the recent botched vaccine-exchange agreement between the PA and Israel. Under the terms of the agreement, which was later canceled by the PA government, Israel would provide the Palestinians with more than a million soon-to-expire Pfizer vaccines. In return, Israel would receive the same number of vaccines from a shipment bought by the PA and scheduled to arrive later this year.
“The Palestinian Authority is not an active party in the Gaza Strip until it plays this role,” Abu Marzouk said, adding that the rivalry between Hamas and the Fatah-dominated PA would have a negative impact on the effort to rebuild the Gaza Strip.
“We will not stand idly in the face of the disruption of the reconstruction process,” Abu Marzouk said. “The state of frustration may lead to an explosion of the situation again.”
Hamas welcomes anyone who wants to contribute to the reconstruction “with our brothers in Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait and others, or the United Nations and through its representatives in Gaza, as it is responsible for 75% of the population as refugees,” he said.
Regarding the prospects of ending the PA-Hamas rift, Abu Marzouk said recent statements issued by Fatah leaders and their institutions “do not bode well.”
“It is not possible to talk about an intra-Palestinian dialogue to end the division sponsored by President Abbas, as he is a key party to this division,” he said. “And when we talk about the division, we do not mean the political division between Fatah and Hamas, but rather the multiple Palestinian divisions that have emerged since President Abbas took power in 2005.”
The last rapprochement between the PA and Hamas was sabotaged by Abbas’s surprise decision to resume security coordination with Israel and call off the parliamentary and presidential elections, Abu Marzouk said. Abbas delayed the elections because of his assessment that Hamas was going to win the parliamentary vote, he said.
首席拉比約瑟夫：科學、數學都是無稽之談，改為在猶太學校學習
首席拉比自豪地談到沒有完成學業或沒有高中文憑，並說學習妥拉更為重要。
作者：傑瑞米·沙龍
2021 年 6 月 29 日 19:42
首席西班牙拉比 Yitzhak Yosef 在 2021 年紀念日儀式上
（圖片來源：MARC ISRAEL SELLEM）
首席拉比 Yitzhak Yosef 將以色列學校的核心課程研究計劃描述為“無稽之談”，並表示學生應該在神學院學習，而不是只教授宗教研究。
約瑟夫的言論引發了對塞法迪首席拉比的批評，他被指控促進對政府施捨和慈善捐款的依賴，而不是促進自力更生。
“沒有什麼比得上神聖的托拉了，托拉高於一切，”約瑟夫在最近的猶太教堂演講中說道，該演講首先由 Kikar Shabbat 新聞網站報導。
“如果一個學生被問到你想去哪裡，一所高中[在那裡教授宗教研究與核心課程]或一個神聖的yeshiva，毫無疑問，一個神聖的yeshiva，毫無疑問，”宣稱首席拉比。
“他們在那裡學習托拉，沒有世俗科目，沒有 核心課程，沒有所有這些廢話，他們坐下來學習。”
Yosef 自豪地補充說，我自己，我學習了核心課程嗎？我完成學業了嗎？直到今天我沒有畢業證，沒有高中文憑，沒有畢業證，我錯過了什麼嗎？廢話，最重要的是我們神聖的托拉。
絕大多數極端正統派男孩在小學階段沒有學習數學、英語、科學和計算機研究的核心課程，絕大多數在高中階段也沒有學習這些課程。
社會經濟專家警告說，無法為極端正統派的男孩提供基礎教育，再加上該社區的人口高速增長，這意味著以色列的經濟將在未來幾個世紀因 21 世紀勞動力不足而受到威脅。
Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah (NTA) 組織抨擊了 Yosef 的評論，稱他“對猶太學校高中的貶低證明了首席拉比如何與他應該服務的更廣泛的社區脫節。
該組織表示，約瑟夫已經把自己變成了一小群人的拉比，“他們拒絕讓自己和孩子有尊嚴地接受教育和賺取收入，[相反]讓他們依賴捐贈和任人唯親。”
NTA 表示，Yosef 的評論表明需要徹底改變選舉首席拉比的製度，以減少政治影響並增加公眾對職位選舉方式的影響。
Chief Rabbi Yosef: Science, math are nonsense, study in yeshiva instead
The chief rabbi spoke proudly of not finishing school or having a high school diploma, and said learning Torah was far more important.
By JEREMY SHARON
JUNE 29, 2021 19:42
Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at a Remembrance Day 2021 Ceremony
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef described Israel’s school core curriculum studies program as “nonsense” and said pupils should study in yeshivas instead where only religious studies are taught.
Yosef’s comments sparked criticism toward the Sephardi chief rabbi, who was accused of promoting dependence on government handouts and charitable donations instead of advancing self-reliance.
“There is nothing like the holy Torah, the Torah is above everything,” said Yosef in a recent synagogue address, first reported by the Kikar Shabbat news website.
“If a pupil is asked where do you want to go, a yeshiva high school [where religious studies are taught together with the core curriculum] or a holy yeshiva, there is no doubt, a holy yeshiva, there is no doubt,” declared the chief rabbi.
“There they learn Torah without secular subjects, without the core curriculum, without all this nonsense, they sit and learn.”
Added Yosef proudly, I myself, did I learn the core curriculum? Did I finish school? Until today I don’t have a graduation certificate, not a high-school diploma and not a graduation certificate, did I miss anything? It’s nonsense, the most important thing is our holy Torah.
The large majority of ultra-Orthodox boys do not study the core curriculum of math, English, science and computer studies at elementary school level, and the overwhelming majority do not study this curriculum at high-school level.
Socioeconomic experts have warned that this failure to provide a basic education to boys in the ultra-Orthodox sector combined with the high rate of population growth in this community means that Israel’s economy will be imperiled in coming centuries with an inadequate workforce for the 21st century.
The Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah (NTA) organization panned Yosef’s comments saying that his “disparagement of yeshiva high schools is testament to how the chief rabbi is out of touch with the broader community that he is supposed to serve.
The organization said Yosef had turned himself into the rabbi of a small group of people “who withhold from themselves and their children the possibility of getting an education and earning an income with dignity, and [instead] making them dependent on donations and cronyism.”
NTA said that Yosef’s comments demonstrated the need to drastically change the system of electing chief rabbis in order to reduce political influence and increase public influence over the manner in which the positions are elections.
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