August 11, 2021

2021.08.12 國際新聞導讀-以色列撥25億以幣加強醫院體系抗疫能力，也要增醫學生3000名、以色列批准約旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人與猶太屯墾區的建築許可史無前例對巴勒斯坦友善、西非幾內亞爆發馬堡熱是高傳染性出血熱致死率85％、巴勒斯坦對拜登政府的友善表示喜悅也歡迎CIA局長訪問巴勒斯坦

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2021.08.12 國際新聞導讀-以色列撥25億以幣加強醫院體系抗疫能力，也要增醫學生3000名、以色列批准約旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人與猶太屯墾區的建築許可史無前例對巴勒斯坦友善、西非幾內亞爆發馬堡熱是高傳染性出血熱致死率85％、巴勒斯坦對拜登政府的友善表示喜悅也歡迎CIA局長訪問巴勒斯坦

以色列將批准在西岸建造新的巴勒斯坦和猶太人建築

國防部批准 1,000 座巴勒斯坦人房屋和約 2,000 座定居者房屋；耶路撒冷法院凍結了西爾萬的巴勒斯坦人房屋拆遷

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2020 年 10 月 13 日，巴勒斯坦城市伯利恆以南西岸 Nokdim 定居點的新住房建設。（MENAHEM KAHANA / 法新社）

政府將批准在約旦河西岸的巴勒斯坦地區以及猶太人定居點建造新建築。

一名國防官員周三向《以色列時報》證實，國防部長本尼·甘茨已批准在以色列控制的 C 區建造 1,000 座巴勒斯坦人的房屋，其中大部分位於傑寧和伯利恆地區。

與此同時，該部的民政局還將批准約旦河西岸定居點的約 2,000 套新住房，這是自納夫塔利·貝內特總理和美國總統喬·拜登上任以來的首次。

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C 區約佔西岸的 60%，完全處於以色列的安全和行政控制之下。以色列很少批准巴勒斯坦在 C 區的建設，絕大多數請求都被拒絕。這導致了猖獗的非法建築，而這些建築又經常被以色列拆除。

2016 年至 2018 年期間，在 C 區的 1,485 份巴勒斯坦建築許可申請中，只有 21 份獲得國防部批准，即 0.81%。

2019 年，安全內閣原則上批准了創紀錄的 700 份巴勒斯坦人建築許可證，這被廣泛認為是為了阻止高等法院以巴勒斯坦人不可能為由阻止進一步拆除巴勒斯坦財產。合法建造，並避免國際社會批評以色列未能允許巴勒斯坦建造。

伯利恆天際線的景色（CC BY SA Daniel Case/Wikimedia Commons）

然而，《以色列時報》去年的一項調查發現，實際上頒發的建築許可證很少。

大多數國際社會認為定居點建設違反國際法。

與此同時，一名律師週三表示，耶路撒冷法院已經裁定，巴勒斯坦人一個熱點地區的數十起房屋拆遷應凍結六個月。

以色列已下令拆除位於東耶路撒冷舊城邊緣的巴勒斯坦社區 Silwan 的約 100 所房屋，聲稱這些房屋是在公共土地上非法建造的。

週一的法院命令將大部分拆除令凍結到 2022 年 2 月，同時還允許立即夷平 16 所房屋。

“我得出的結論是，給予特定延期是適當的，”耶路撒冷地方事務法院法官 Sigal Albo 在裁決中寫道。

代表 Silwan Al-Bustan 地區居民的律師 Ziad Kawar 告訴法新社，這項裁決是“進步”，但“不是勝利”。他說，他將呼籲外國外交官就拆除房屋向以色列施加壓力。

Israel set to approve new Palestinian and Jewish building in West Bank

Defense Ministry to okay 1,000 Palestinians homes and some 2,000 settler houses; Jerusalem court freezes Palestinian home demolitions in Silwan

By TOI STAFF and AFPToday, 8:54 pm

New housing construction in the Nokdim settlement in the West Bank, south of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, on October 13, 2020. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

The government is slated to approve new building in Palestinian areas of the West Bank as well as in Jewish settlements.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz has approved the construction of 1,000 Palestinian homes in the Israeli-controlled Area C, mostly in the Jenin and Bethlehem areas, a defense official confirmed to The Times of Israel Wednesday

Meanwhile, the ministry’s Civil Administration will also okay some 2,000 new homes in West Bank settlements, for the first time since both Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden took office.

Area C makes up some 60 percent of the West Bank and is fully under Israeli security and administrative control. Israel rarely approves Palestinian construction in Area C, with the overwhelming majority of requests being denied. This has resulted in rampant illegal building, which is in turn often demolished by Israel.

Between 2016 and 2018, just 21 of the 1,485 Palestinian applications for construction permits in Area C were approved by the Defense Ministry, or 0.81 percent.

In 2019, the security cabinet approved — in principle — a record 700 building permits for Palestinians in what was widely seen as an attempt both to prevent the High Court of Justice from blocking further demolitions of Palestinian property on the grounds that it is impossible for Palestinians to build legally and to stave off international criticism against Israel for failing to allow Palestinian construction.

A view of the Bethlehem skyline (CC BY SA Daniel Case/Wikimedia Commons)

However, an investigation by The Times of Israel last year found that very few of those buildings permits had actually been issued.

Most of the international community considers settlement construction a violation of international law.

Meanwhile, a lawyer said Wednesday that a Jerusalem court had ruled that dozens of home demolitions in a flashpoint Palestinian neighborhood should be frozen for six months.

Israel had ordered the demolition of around 100 homes in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood on the edge of the Old City in East Jerusalem, claiming they were built illegally on public land.

Monday’s court order froze most of those demolition orders until February 2022, while also allowing 16 homes to be razed immediately.

“I have reached the conclusion that it is appropriate to grant a specific extension,” wrote Judge Sigal Albo of the Jerusalem Court for Local Affairs in the decision.

Lawyer Ziad Kawar, representing residents in the Al-Bustan area of Silwan, told AFP the ruling was “progress” but “not a victory.” He said he would appeal to foreign diplomats to put pressure on Israel over home demolitions.

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#以色列疫情最新現況

就在內政部長向民眾釋出 #以色列與冠狀病毒共存之際，以色列總理班內特(Naftali Bennett)8/11週三公佈一項 25 億舍克勒的計劃，

以在預期的冠狀病毒患者湧入之前，先支持以色列醫院，

並為他的內閣政府決定允許企業繼續營業並避免採取其他嚴厲措施，儘管病例數量持續激增。

班內特總理稱其計劃為醫院的「助推器」，政府將立即提供資金，為醫院增加 770 張病床，並增加 2,000 名衛生工作者和 3,000 名醫學生。

增加的醫院將把重症冠狀病毒患者的容量從 1,200 名增加到 2,400 名。

總理向全國民眾談話時說到：Delta 變異病毒正在席捲全球，我們正在發起一場堅決的運動與之抗衡。

一項用於將患者安置在所謂的家庭住院治療的健康維護基金計劃，將從 1,000 張床位擴大到 1,400 張床位。

還將為健康基金和老年護理中心增加醫務人員，並提供資金。

據報導，衛生官員向總理展示了預測在一個月內，以色列醫院可能會擠滿 4,800 名冠狀病毒患者，

其中一半將遭受嚴重的 COVID-19 感染；因此，一天後總理即宣布了此一計劃。

根據新冠病毒內閣小組會議摘要，官員們告訴班內特，以色列需要每 10 天增加 100 名醫生、500 名護士和 200 名其他衛生工作者和志工人員才能跟上步伐。

我們必須提高醫院的容量，以爭取時間，直到疫苗接種活動生效並開始遏制疫情，

班內特總理8/11週三表示，他指的是以色列為一些已經接種疫苗的人提供加強注射的運動「施打第三劑疫苗」。

總理將此舉描述為「一場健康運動，也是一場經濟運動」，他承認試圖通過實施廣泛的限制來降低病例數與尋求保持企業開放之間是存在著緊張關係。

我為每一種嚴重的疾病、每個因冠狀病毒或 Delta 變異病毒而失去家人的家庭感到痛苦，

但我也為每個因危機導致公司倒閉而失去一切的企業主或每個花費 200 美元的孩子感到痛苦，他們都待在家好幾天，且浪費在 Zoom 軟體上，

以色列衛生部表示，週二記錄了 5,755 例新病例，週一新增病例超過 6,000 例，創下自 2 月以來該國最嚴重的疫情爆發以來的最高紀錄。

截至8/11週三上午，在冠狀病毒病房住院的 694 人中，有 400 名患者病情嚴重。

自大流行開始以來，死亡人數上升至 6,580 人，比一天前增加了 9 人。

衛生部長尼贊•霍洛維茨(Nitzan Horowitz)在新聞發布會上說，除了加強醫院建設，以色列還需要採取措施限制群眾集會，部長稱發病率上升「令人擔憂」。

部長們定於8/11週三晚些時候開會討論擴大綠色通行證系統，該系統旨在限制那些接種過疫苗、從病毒中康復或不到 72 小時前測試結果呈陰性的人才能進入許多場所。

為以色列禱告，不是單倚靠勢力才能，打擊並止息瘟疫，唯有轉向神，倚靠萬軍耶和華的靈方能成事。

為以色列內閣政府禱告，存謙卑的心與神同行，為著班內特總理帶領如此高效率政府感恩，並為總理與內閣部長們，並新冠病毒內閣小組禱告，滿有從神來的智慧與謀略帶領以色列突破COVID-19甚或任何變異病毒重圍。

堅心倚賴你的，你必保守他十分平安，因為他倚靠你。(以賽亞書26:3)

新聞出處：TOI

新聞日期：2021/8/11

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世衛組織稱幾內亞監測確認了155例類似埃博拉病毒的馬爾堡病毒病例

在爆發導致 12 人死亡的埃博拉病毒爆發後，幾內亞於兩個月前宣布沒有埃博拉病毒。

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2021 年 8 月 11 日 10:19

當人群聚集在幾內亞 Forecariah 時，法國紅十字會的一名成員正在對一名疑似攜帶埃博拉病毒的一動不動的人周圍的區域進行消毒。

（圖片來源：路透社）

世界衛生組織一名官員周二表示，幾內亞衛生當局正在監測 155 名可能與馬爾堡病毒病確診病例接觸的人，馬爾堡病毒病是一種與埃博拉病毒相似的高傳染性出血熱。

世衛組織稱這是西非首例馬爾堡病例，在幾內亞東南部的蓋凱杜確診。該地區是 2014 年至 2016 年西非埃博拉疫情的發源地，這是歷史上最致命的埃博拉疫情，今年埃博拉病毒又出現了短暫的死灰復燃。

世衛組織幾內亞國家負責人喬治·基澤博說，馬爾堡病毒一直在幾內亞南部以及鄰國塞拉利昂和利比里亞的動物中傳播，尤其是蝙蝠。

由於它們之間的密切相互作用，病原體往往會從該地區的動物傳播到人類，特別是在狩獵和食用野生“叢林肉”方面。

“沒有已知的繼發性病例……接觸者已被追踪，155 人正在接受三週的觀察，”Ki-Zerbo 在接受采訪時說。

“這是主動監測。接觸者被留在家中，與其他家庭成員隔離。他們每天都會被訪問以檢查潛在的症狀。”

馬爾堡和埃博拉病毒密切相關，人與人之間的傳播通常是通過接觸血液或其他體液。

在爆發導致 12 人死亡的

埃博拉病毒爆發後，幾內亞於兩個月前宣布沒有埃博拉病毒。

在過去的爆發中，馬爾堡的死亡率從感染者的 24% 到 88% 不等。

但 Ki-Zerbo 表示，與 2014 年埃博拉病毒爆發時相比，幾內亞在應對疫情方面有了更好的準備。馬爾堡病例的發現也表明檢測此類感染的能力有所提高。

“自 2014 年至 2016 年上次埃博拉疫情爆發以來，幾內亞建立了健全的衛生保障體系，”他說，並指出了快速反應小組、疾病偵探、流行病學家和社會人類學家的使用，以及與鄰國更好的協調。

“在全球範圍內，對抗馬爾堡的方法與埃博拉沒有什麼不同，”他說。“唯一的區別是沒有專門針對該病毒的疫苗或藥物。只能提供支持性護理。”

WHO says Guinea monitoring confirmed 155 cases of Ebola-like Marburg virus

Guinea was declared free of Ebola two months ago, following an outbreak that killed 12 people.

By REUTERS

AUGUST 11, 2021 10:19

A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

Health authorities in Guinea are monitoring 155 people who may have been in contact with a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.

The Marburg case, which the WHO said was the first in West Africa, was confirmed in Gueckedou in southeastern Guinea. The region was the origin of the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest in history, and saw a brief resurgence of Ebola this year.

Georges Ki-Zerbo, the WHO country head in Guinea, said Marburg had been circulating in animals, particularly bats, in southern Guinea and neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Pathogens have tended to cross from animals to humans in the region because of their close interaction, notably in the hunting and eating of "bushmeat" from the wild.

"There is no known secondary case … The contacts have been traced, and 155 people are under observation for three weeks," Ki-Zerbo said in an interview.

"It is active surveillance. The contacts are kept at home, isolated from other members of the family. They are visited every day to check on potential symptoms."

Marburg and Ebola are closely related and transmission between humans is usually through contact with blood or other bodily fluids.

Guinea was declared free of Ebola two months ago, following an outbreak that killed 12 people.

Marburg fatality rates in past outbreaks have varied from 24% to 88% of those infected.

But Ki-Zerbo said Guinea was better prepared to handle an outbreak than it had been when Ebola struck in 2014. The discovery of the Marburg case also indicated improved ability to detect such infections.

"Guinea has built a robust health security system since the last Ebola outbreak in 2014 to 2016," he said, pointing to the use of rapid response teams, disease detectives, epidemiologists and social anthropologists, and better coordination with neighboring countries.

"Globally, the approach to combating Marburg would not be different from Ebola," he said. "The only difference is that there is no vaccine or drug specifically directed to the virus. Only supportive care is available."

伊拉克入侵科威特的災難

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上周是薩達姆侯賽因入侵科威特31 週年，這導致了伊拉克的毀滅性災難，並永遠改變了這個國家。入侵科威特破壞了伊拉克社會的社會結構。直到今天，它的影響仍在發揮作用。自 1990 年 8 月入侵以來，聯合國安理會已經發布了 70 多項有關伊拉克的決議，首先是在入侵當天發布的第 660 號決議，要求伊拉克立即無條件撤出科威特。同年 11 月 28 日通過的第 678 號決議包含了類似的要求。隨後又通過了幾項其他決議，最終通過了 1991 年 4 月通過的第 687 號決議，導致正式停火。後一項決議被認為是聯合國歷史上最長的決議，無論是段落還是法律範圍。

暴君薩達姆犯下的可怕罪行；不是針對科威特國及其人民，而是——也許主要是——針對伊拉克人民。那麼，暴君薩達姆為何以及如何犯下這種罪行？他是否諮詢或聽取了他的顧問的建議？他所依賴的理由是否合理？他是否了解他魯莽決定入侵科威特的後果？根據一些歷史回憶，薩達姆即使在他的政權內部也對入侵科威特的決定保密。除了幾個非常親密的顧問，沒有人知道他的計劃。雖然他的第一個錯誤是下令入侵，但他的第二個也是更令人不安的錯誤是魯莽地拒絕任何阿拉伯和國際達成停火的嘗試。直到伊拉克軍隊被迫下跪投降後，薩達姆才同意派他的代表、國防部長蘇丹哈希姆到薩夫萬簽署投降備忘錄。科威特入侵是一個關於暴君發動冒險戰爭的故事，他沒有考慮到他的行為的任何後果。就像薩達姆歷史上的其他暴君一樣，薩達姆鼓吹的口號並不基於現實世界的事實。雖然薩達姆侯賽因早已不在，伊拉克仍在為他三年前入侵科威特的短視和輕率決定付出代價。

THE DISASTER OF THE IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT

Al-Mada, Iraq, August 4*

Last week marked the 31st anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, which led to a devastating disaster in Iraq and changed the country forever. The invasion of Kuwait ruptured the social fabric of Iraqi society. Its effects are still in play to this very day. Since the invasion took place in August 1990, the UN Security Council has issued over 70 resolutions pertaining to Iraq, beginning with Resolution 660 that was issued the very same day of the invasion and demanded Iraq’s immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait. Resolution 678, which passed on November 28 of that year, consisted of similar demands. It was followed by several additional resolutions, culminating with the passing of Resolution 687, adopted in April 1991, which led to a formal ceasefire. This latter resolution was considered the longest resolution in the history of the UN, both in terms of its paragraphs and its legal scope. When we examine and reflect deeply on the invasion, we can’t help but feel shocked and terrified

at the horrific crime committed by the tyrant Saddam; not against the State of Kuwait and its people, but also – and perhaps primarily – against the people of Iraq. So why and how did the tyrant Saddam commit this crime? Did he consult or take advice from his advisers? Are there reasonable justifications on which he relied? Did he understand the consequences of his reckless decision to invade Kuwait? According to several historical recollections, Saddam kept the decision to invade Kuwait a secret even within his regime. Except for a few very close advisers, no one else knew about his plan. And while his first mistake was to order the invasion, his second and more troubling mistake was to recklessly reject any Arab and international attempt that was made to reach a ceasefire. It was only after Iraqi forces were forced to kneel down and surrender that Saddam agreed to send his representative, defense minister Sultan Hashim, to Safwan, to sign a memorandum of surrender. The Kuwait invasion is a story about an adventurous war waged by a tyrant who didn’t take into account any of the consequences of his actions. Just like other tyrants in his history, Saddam promoted foolish slogans that weren’t grounded in real-world facts. And while Saddam Hussein is long gone, Iraq is still paying the price of his short-sighted and imprudent decision to invade Kuwait three decades ago.

– Abdul Halim Al-Rahimi

8 月 6 日，黎巴嫩，Al-Nahar

國際社會在與黎巴嫩打交道時，就像一個法官，一個女人急於向她施虐的丈夫尋求幫助。在男人傷害了他的妻子並破壞了他們的家之後，法官看著女人的眼睛，詳細解釋了婚姻制度的重要性以及丈夫和父親在家庭中所扮演的角色。黎巴嫩的政治領導人就像這個虐待狂的丈夫。國際社會沒有意識到問題出在黎巴嫩的統治精英身上，而是對該國濫用職權的政治制度視而不見，而是專注於解釋為什麼民主對黎巴嫩的未來至關重要。仔細閱讀在法國和聯合國共同主辦的黎巴嫩問題國際會議上發表的演講，就是一個很好的例子。法國總統埃馬紐埃爾·馬克龍在貝魯特港爆炸一周年之際發表的講話圍繞著許多不同的問題，以至於忽略了最重要的一點。貝魯特港爆炸事件的真相是調查無處可去，因為負責進行調查的人與導致這場災難的犯罪活動有關。這個問題不僅限於政治豁免權和腐敗，而且遠遠超出了對證人的恐嚇。調查顯示，貝魯特港內有很多人知道重要事實，但由於擔心自己的生命安全而不願透露姓名。一些在災難發生後被捕的人表示，他們有“開創性”的證據，但他們寧願在監獄裡度過數年，也不願透露任何將他們送進墳墓的信息。這意味著，在涉及犯罪的人卸任之前，眾所周知的事情與官員實際所說的內容之間的鴻溝不會彌合。黎巴嫩正在發生的事情是國際媒體拒絕詳述的一大悲劇。只要力量平衡保持今天的狀態，在可預見的未來就不可能發生任何變化。那些對黎巴嫩目前的狀況負有責任的人將繼續統治這個國家而不受懲罰。這意味著，在涉及犯罪的人卸任之前，眾所周知的事情與官員實際所說的內容之間的鴻溝不會彌合。黎巴嫩正在發生的事情是國際媒體拒絕詳述的一大悲劇。只要力量平衡保持今天的狀態，在可預見的未來就不可能發生任何變化。那些對黎巴嫩目前的狀況負有責任的人將繼續統治這個國家而不受懲罰。這意味著，在涉及犯罪的人卸任之前，眾所周知的事情與官員實際所說的內容之間的鴻溝不會彌合。黎巴嫩正在發生的事情是國際媒體拒絕詳述的一大悲劇。只要力量平衡保持今天的狀態，在可預見的未來就不可能發生任何變化。那些對黎巴嫩目前的狀況負有責任的人將繼續統治這個國家而不受懲罰。

– 法里斯·卡尚

THE INT’L COMMUNITY AND ITS BLINDNESS TO THOSE WHO DESTROY LEBANON

Al-Nahar, Lebanon, August 6

The international community, in its dealings with Lebanon, resembles a judge to whom a woman rushes to seek help from her abusive husband. After the man harmed his wife and shattered their home, the judge looks the woman in the eye and explains at length the importance of the marriage institution and the role that the husband and father play in the family. Lebanon’s political leaders are just like this abusive husband. Instead of understanding that the problem is with Lebanon’s ruling elites, the international community turns a blind eye to the country’s abusive political system and focuses, instead, on explaining why democracy is crucial for Lebanon’s future. A close read of the speeches delivered at the International Conference on Lebanon, cohosted by France and the UN, serves as a case in point. The remarks delivered by French President Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion revolved around so many different issues that they missed the most important mark. The truth about the Beirut Port explosion is that the investigation isn’t going anywhere because those in charge of conducting it are the same ones involved in the crime that led to the disaster. This issue isn’t limited to political immunity and corruption but extends well beyond it to the intimidation of witnesses. Investigations have shown that there are many in the port of Beirut who know important facts, but they won’t name names for fear of their own lives. Some of those who have been arrested in the aftermath of the disaster indicated that they have “groundbreaking” evidence, but they would rather spend years in prison than divulge any information that will send them to the grave. This means that the chasm between what everyone knows has happened and what officials are actually saying won’t be bridged until those involved in the crime step down from their positions of power. What is happening in Lebanon is one big tragedy that the international media refuses to recount. And as long as the balance of power remains the way it is today, nothing is likely to change in the foreseeable future. Those who are liable for Lebanon’s current state of affairs will continue to rule this country with impunity.

– Faris Khashan

維護我們社會一半的權利！

阿聯酋，Al-Ittihad，8 月 6 日

著名的神學家馬修·亨利 (Matthew Henry) 有一句名言：“女人是從男人的肋骨中創造出來的，是為了在他身邊，不是從他的頭到頂，也不是從他的腳開始被他踐踏，而是從他的胳膊下被他保護，貼近他的心，被他愛。” 這句話也經常被歸因於偉大的印度詩人泰戈爾，揭示了強烈的浪漫。但它也提醒人們注意男性並不比女性優越的事實。每個人都可以成為自己命運的主人，無論他們出生的性別如何。問題在於，我們的社會經常將女性視為由男性創造出來的東西：低等、軟弱和依賴男性的東西。即使在最先進的社會中，這種想法仍然是潛意識的。我仍然記得如何，十多年前，當我作為移民第一次來到比利時時，我目睹了一位阿拉伯裔比利時婦女的創傷故事，她的父母拒絕讓她上大學。儘管她學習成績優異，並得到了母親的大力支持，但由於父親反對女性教育的想法，她的父親一時興起不允許她離家出走。他的決定最終佔了上風，這名年輕女子被送到父親祖國的宗教機構學習——希望她能在那裡見到她的新郎。母親用她所能說服的一切力量來說服父親，他們的女兒應該留在比利時而不完成學業，聲稱當地社區有“合適的新郎”。在女人拒絕了當地的一場比賽后，她的父親強迫她嫁給一個在比利時沒有合法居留身份並想通過婚姻獲得的當地文盲男子。通過這樣做，父親保證自己有能力維持對女兒生活的權威和控制。雖然這個故事令人沮喪，但它遠非唯一。像這樣的故事一直困擾著我們的社會——而且已經變得太普遍了。這些是對婦女的暴力行為的明顯表現，我們必須竭盡全力與她們作鬥爭並將她們從我們中間剷除。婦女約佔阿拉伯世界的一半。我們不能征服我們社會的一半！

– 馬利克·阿塔姆納

PRESERVING THE RIGHTS OF HALF OF OUR SOCIETY!

Al-Ittihad, UAE, August 6

There is a known saying by the theologian Matthew Henry according to which “women were created from the rib of man to be beside him, not from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled by him, but from under his arm to be protected by him, near to his heart to be loved by him.” This phrase, which is also often attributed to the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, reveals intense romance. But it also calls to attention the fact that men hold no superiority over women. Each person can be the master of their own fate, regardless of the gender to which they were born. The problem is that our society often treats women as something that was created from men: something inferior, weaker and dependent on men. This idea remained subconscious even in the most advanced societies. I still recall how, when I first arrived in Belgium as an immigrant over a decade ago, I witnessed the traumatic story of a Belgian woman of Arab origin whose parents refused to let her attend university. Despite excelling in her studies and having the fierce support of her mother, she wasn’t allowed to leave home due to the whims of her father, who opposed the idea of education for women. His decision is the one that ultimately prevailed and the young woman was sent to study at a religious institution in the father’s home country – in the hope that she would meet her groom there. The mother used whatever little power she had to convince the father that their daughter should remain in Belgium without completing her education, claiming that there are “suitable grooms” in their local community. After the woman turned down a local match, her father forced her to marry a local illiterate man who didn’t have legal residency status in Belgium and wanted to obtain it through marriage. In doing so, the father guaranteed himself the ability to maintain authority and control over his daughter’s life. While this story is upsetting, it is far from the only one. Stories like this one have plagued our societies – and have become far too common. These are obvious manifestations of violence against women and we must do everything in our power to fight them and eradicate them from among us. Women constitute roughly half of the Arab world. We cannot subjugate half of our society!

– Malik Al-Athamna

8 月 7 日，科威特，Al-Qabas

上週，當我坐在當地的一家咖啡店喝著我的飲料時，我的臉上突然出現了一個巨大的微笑。

我注意到，在我杯子的最底部，有一個小小的免責聲明：“阿拉伯聯合酋長國製造。” 儘管不是阿聯酋公民或居民，我還是非常高興。我喝的那杯咖啡是在阿聯酋製造的，這一事實象徵著海灣國家之間的貿易關係已經變得多麼密切，以及我們正在慢慢地朝著我們之間的區域關係邁向積極的未來。海灣國家與世界上許多其他國家的不同之處在於，它們擁有全球工業運作所依賴的最重要的原材料：石油。幾乎所有的輕工業和重工業都需要石油來運作。西方工業化國家幾乎在每一種產品的製造中都使用石油，從飛機、火車和汽車，

因此，開始在當地製造商品並減少對進口產品的依賴符合海灣國家的最佳利益。發展該地區的商業和貿易關係對所有海灣國家都至關重要。

姐妹的北非國家——摩洛哥、阿爾及利亞、突尼斯和利比亞——已經在它們之間簽署了自由貿易協定。他們的合作夥伴關係主要集中在他們所在地區生產有限的商品上。海灣國家沒有理由不這樣做。

我們擁有達成這樣一項協議所需的一切，特別是考慮到我們在當地的經驗和專業知識、我們的尖端大學和研究機構以及我們的自然寶藏。相互合作，促進我們地區內的自由和公平貿易，不僅是促進海灣地區繁榮，也是促進每個國家繁榮的最佳途徑。

– 穆罕默德·塞勒姆·巴爾漢

TOGETHER HAND IN HAND TOWARD PROGRESS

Al-Qabas, Kuwait, August 7

As I was sitting in a local coffee shop and sipping on my drink last week, a huge smile suddenly covered my face.

I noticed that, at the very bottom of my cup, a little disclaimer read: “Made in the United Arab Emirates.” Despite not being a citizen or resident of the UAE, I was extremely pleased. The fact that the cup of coffee out of which I was drinking was manufactured in the UAE symbolized how close the trade relations between the Gulf states have become and how we’re slowly moving towards a positive future in regional relations between us. Gulf states are distinguished from many other countries in the world in that they possess the most important raw material on which global industries operate: oil. Almost all light and heavy industries require oil to operate. The industrialized countries of the West have used oil in the manufacture of virtually every single product, ranging from planes, trains and cars, to manufactured materials such as fabrics and textiles.

Therefore, it is in the Gulf states’ best interest to start manufacturing goods locally and reduce their reliance on imported products. Growing the commercial and trade relations within the region is of paramount importance to all Gulf states.

The sisterly North African countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya – already signed a free trade agreement among themselves. Their partnership focuses primarily on goods whose production is limited in their region. There is no reason for Gulf states not to do the same.

We have everything we need to make such an agreement happen, especially given our local experience and expertise, our cutting-edge universities and research institutions, and our natural treasures. Partnering with each other and facilitating free and fair trade within our region is the best way to advance the prosperity not only of the Gulf, but also of each country individually.

– Mohammed Salem Al-Balhan

巴勒斯坦官員說，中央情報局局長訪問旨在加強巴勒斯坦權力機構

一名巴勒斯坦權力機構官員表示，中央情報局局長威廉伯恩斯對以色列的訪問表明，拜登政府對恢復華盛頓與巴勒斯坦人的關係是認真的。

由哈利·阿布·托梅

2021 年 8 月 10 日 19:04

2019 年 7 月 11 日，卡內基國際和平基金會主席威廉·比爾·伯恩斯出席在美國愛達荷州太陽谷舉行的艾倫和 Co. 太陽谷年度媒體會議。

（圖片來源：BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS）

拉馬拉的一名巴勒斯坦官員告訴《耶路撒冷郵報》，巴勒斯坦權力機構歡迎拜登政府決定將中央情報局局長威廉伯恩斯派往以色列和約旦河西岸。

這位官員說：“這次訪問表明，拜登政府非常重視恢復華盛頓與巴勒斯坦人的關係，並加強馬哈茂德·阿巴斯總統領導下的巴勒斯坦領導層。”

“拜登政府對巴勒斯坦人的政策非常好，”這位官員補充說，並指出伯恩斯預計將在拉馬拉會見阿巴斯和巴勒斯坦權力機構總情報局局長馬吉德法拉吉。

法拉杰和巴勒斯坦高級官員、民政總署負責人侯賽因·謝赫被許多巴勒斯坦人視為巴勒斯坦權力機構事實上的統治者。據說兩人對85歲的阿巴斯有著巨大的影響。

這位官員告訴郵報，巴勒斯坦人對拜登政府“加強”巴勒斯坦權力機構的政策“非常滿意”。

“巴勒斯坦權力機構正面臨嚴重的金融危機，我們需要緊急援助，”他說。“不支持巴勒斯坦權力機構意味著哈馬斯將在西岸掌權。”

阿拉伯媒體Arabi 21的一份未經證實的報導稱，巴勒斯坦權力機構、以色列和拜登政府最近達成了一項“秘密協議”，允許美國增加對巴勒斯坦人內政的干預。

該報導援引未具名消息人士的話說，該協議是在美國負責巴勒斯坦和以色列事務的副助理國務卿哈迪·阿姆爾訪問該地區後達成的，允許拜登政府“嚴格控制巴勒斯坦媒體和教育課程，並重新啟動美國-以色列-巴勒斯坦三方反煽動委員會。”

消息人士稱，所謂的協議要求成立一個美以委員會，負責處理巴勒斯坦權力機構的所有腐敗檔案，以恢復和改善其在巴勒斯坦人中的形象。

消息人士補充說，以色列-美國委員會對巴勒斯坦權力機構施加的事項包括“美國和國際會計和審計公司對位於拉馬拉的巴勒斯坦財政部的文件和賬目進行審計。”

作為美國提高巴勒斯坦權力機構地位的努力的一部分，拜登政府已要求巴勒斯坦領導人對反腐敗活動家尼扎爾·巴納特 (Nizar Banat) 被殺事件進行有效和透明的調查，並在三個月內完成此事。

巴納特是巴勒斯坦權力機構的著名批評者，他於 6 月 24 日被巴勒斯坦權力機構安全人員毆打致死，他們在希伯倫突襲了他的家。巴勒斯坦權力機構表示，已有 14 名警察被拘留，但到目前為止還沒有人被起訴。

週一，一些巴勒斯坦派係對拜登政府加強巴勒斯坦權力機構的計劃表示擔憂。

巴勒斯坦伊斯蘭聖戰組織警告說，巴勒斯坦權力機構與以色列人和美國人之間的關係所帶來的“危險後果”。總部設在加沙的恐怖組織還警告巴勒斯坦權力機構不要恢復與以色列的和平談判，並呼籲巴勒斯坦人“對抗所有旨在破壞我們的權利和原則的陰謀，並註意所有規避我們人民革命的企圖”。他們在佔領面前挺身而出。”

巴解組織的解放巴勒斯坦民主陣線（DFLP）譴責巴勒斯坦權力機構與以色列和美國之間持續的安全協調。

“此事非常危險，要求巴勒斯坦權力機構對其人民承擔其政治、法律和道德責任，”DFLP 在一份聲明中說。

CIA director visit aims to strengthen PA, Palestinian official says

CIA director William Burns' visit to Israel shows that the Biden administration is serious about restoring Washington’s relations with the Palestinians, said a Palestinian Authority official.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

AUGUST 10, 2021 19:04

William 'Bill' Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 11, 2019.

(photo credit: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS)

The Palestinian Authority welcomes the decision of the Biden administration to dispatch CIA director William Burns to Israel and the West Bank, a Palestinian official in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post.

“The visit shows that the Biden administration is serious about restoring Washington’s relations with the Palestinians and strengthening the Palestinian leadership under President Mahmoud Abbas,” the official said.

“The Biden administration’s policy toward the Palestinians is very good,” the official added, noting that Burns was expected to meet in Ramallah with Abbas and Majed Faraj, head of the PA General Intelligence Service.

Faraj and senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, are seen by many Palestinians as the de facto rulers of the PA. The two are said to have huge influence on the 85-year-old Abbas.

The official told the Post that the Palestinians are “very satisfied” with the Biden administration’s policy of “strengthening” the PA.

“The Palestinian Authority is facing a sharp financial crisis and we need urgent aid,” he said. “Failure to support the Palestinian Authority means that Hamas will come to power in the West Bank.”

An unconfirmed report in the Arab media outlet Arabi 21 claimed that the PA, Israel and the Biden administration recently reached a “secret agreement” that allows the US to increase its intervention in the internal affairs of the Palestinians.

The report quoted unnamed sources as saying that the agreement, reached after the visit of US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Palestinian and Israeli Affairs Hadi Amr to the region, allows the Biden administration to “impose strict control over Palestinian media and educational curricula and reactivate the tripartite American-Israeli-Palestinian anti-incitement committee.”

The alleged agreement, the sources said, calls for the formation of an American-Israeli committee that would work on all corruption files in the PA in order to restore and improve its image among the Palestinians.

Among the matters imposed by the Israeli-American committee on the PA, the sources added, is “the auditing of the documents and accounts of the Palestinian Ministry of Finance in Ramallah by American and international accounting and auditing companies.”

As part of the US effort to bolster the standing of the PA among Palestinians, the Biden administration has asked the Palestinian leadership to conduct an effective and transparent investigation into the killing of anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat and to complete the matter within three months.

Banat, a prominent critic of the PA, was beaten to death by PA security officers who raided his home in Hebron on June 24. The PA said that 14 officers have been detained, but no one has been indicted so far.

Some Palestinian factions on Monday expressed concern over the Biden administration’s plan to strengthen the PA.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization warned of the “dangerous consequences” of the proffered relations between the PA and the Israelis and Americans. The Gaza-based terrorist group also warned the PA against resuming the peace negotiations with Israel and called on Palestinians to “confront all schemes that aim to undermine our rights and our principles, and to pay attention to all attempts to circumvent the revolution of our people who are rising up in the face of the occupation.”

The PLO’s Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) denounced continuing security coordination between the PA and Israel and the US.

“The matter is very dangerous and requires the Palestinian Authority to assume its political, legal and moral responsibilities towards its people,” the DFLP said in a statement.

以色列和埃及能源部長討論天然氣貿易計劃

兩位部長討論了在天然氣領域正在進行的合作，以及未來加强两國合作的計劃。

作者：SHIRA SILKOFF

2021 年 8 月 10 日 17:48

Leviathan天然氣田的生產平台位於海法海岸附近的地中海

（圖片來源：路透社/AMIR COHEN）

他們在一份聯合聲明中說，能源部長 Karin Elharrar (Yesh Atid) 週一與埃及同行 Tariq El Molla 進行了交談，討論了以色列天然氣在埃及天然氣液化廠液化再出口的未來計劃。

在電話交談中，他們討論了在天然氣領域正在進行的合作以及在東地中海天然氣形式（EMGF）框架內加強天然氣領域的未來計劃。

EMGF 是一個關注天然氣事務的政府間組織。它有助於加強成員國之間的合作，並創建一個區域天然氣市場，以優化資源開發並以具有競爭力的價格改善貿易聯繫。

以色列和埃及之間未來的一項倡議是將以色列的天然氣在埃及工廠液化，然後再出口使用。

自 2020 年 1 月以來，以色列一直向埃及出口天然氣，這被視為兩國工作關係邁出的歷史性一步。

El Molla 今年 2 月訪問了以色列，並與前能源部長尤瓦爾·施泰尼茨一起參觀了利維坦天然氣鑽井平台。

由於環境問題，兒童在反對以色列海上利維坦天然氣田的示威活動中手持地球儀。（來源：路透社/NIR ELIAS）

以色列與塞浦路斯、希臘、意大利、約旦和巴勒斯坦權力機構一起是設在開羅的 EMGF 的一部分。

據 MENAFN 報導，Elharrar 表示，埃及是以色列在各個領域的重要合作夥伴。

“作為中東居民，我更喜歡埃及使用天然氣而不是煤炭，”陸軍電台援引她的話說。“以色列贏了兩次——經濟收益和該地區污染減少的事實。”

多年來，埃及一直依賴被認為是最差的化石燃料的煤炭作為其主要能源之一。然而，開羅最近已經放棄了它，它建造一座燃煤電廠的計劃在 2020 年 4 月被無限期推遲。

埃及勞工在一家傳統的木炭廠工作（圖片來源：REUTERS/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH）

與其他化石燃料和生物質燃料相比，當高效燃燒時，天然氣可以產生熱量和電力，同時排放的廢物和毒素更少。然而，根據美國能源信息署的一份報告，如果沒有有效地完成，它會產生類似於其他化石燃料的碳足跡，並且是當今氣候變化的主要原因之一。

“由於過去和未來溫室氣體排放的許多變化是不可逆的數百年至上千年，尤其是改變了海洋，冰蓋和全球海平面，”一個新發布的回購RT 從政府間氣候變化專門委員會說。

Israeli, Egyptian energy ministers discuss natural gas trade plans

The two ministers discussed ongoing cooperation in the field of natural gas, and future plans to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

By SHIRA SILKOFF

AUGUST 10, 2021 17:48

The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa

(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

Energy Minister Karin Elharrar (Yesh Atid) spoke to her Egyptian counterpart, Tariq El Molla, on Monday to discuss future plans for Israeli gas to be liquefied at Egyptian natural-gas liquefaction plants for re-exportation, they said in a joint statement.

During their phone conversation, they discussed ongoing cooperation in the field of natural gas and future plans to strengthen it within the framework of the East Mediterranean Gas Form (EMGF).

The EMGF is an intergovernmental organization concerned with natural-gas affairs. It serves to reinforce cooperation among its member states and to create a regional gas market that will optimize resource development and improve trade ties with competitive prices.

One future initiative between Israel and Egypt would see Israel’s natural gas be liquefied in Egyptian factories and then re-exported for use.

Israel has been exporting natural gas to Egypt since January 2020 in what was seen as a historic step in the working relationship between the two countries.

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