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Friday, 2 January 2009
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Lybia: no other Srbrenica or Rwanda to be added to history.
Security Council Meeting Dec 31st.
GIADALLA A. ETTALHI ( Libya) recalled that a truce had been reached between the Palestinians and Israelis last June under Egyptian sponsorship. As part of that truce, Israel had pledged to open the border crossings while the Palestinians had observed the truce “religiously” despite at least 190 Israeli violations that had killed 25 citizens. The crossings had never been completely opened, and on 4 November, the Israeli Army had entered the eastern part of Gaza, unprovoked, and killed six Palestinians. The Palestinians had never fired a single bullet except in response to an Israeli violation of the truce. Since 5 November, the Israelis had imposed a full blockade on Gaza, including blocking UNRWA.
Those actions constituted a crime of genocide, a crime against humanity and a war crime according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, he said, pointing out that 80 per cent of Palestinian families were suffering from hunger and a collapse in water and sewerage services. Gazans could only get clean water once a week, according to the United Nations, while 150 basic medicines were unavailable. More than 400 Palestinians had died due to lack of treatment, a fact known to all, including the Council, which, however, had never lifted a finger. “What do you expect from people living under those conditions?”
Since 27 December, there had been air raids and bombardments which had led to the massacre that had claimed some 400 dead and 2,000 injured, most of them civilians, including large numbers of children. Buildings, schools, mosques, official buildings and the fragile infrastructure had been destroyed.
On the night of 27 December the Council had met in a closed session and issued a press statement calling for an end to the military action and the opening of the crossings, he recalled. The Israelis had not responded, despite pleas by the Secretary-General, the European Union, the Quartet and many Member States. Israel had said it would expand the attacks and that its ground forces were massing at the border. Israelis had proved once again that they were not interested in peace, but in seizing land, terrorizing Palestinians and expelling them from their homes by any possible means, including killing and starvation. No disrespect for international law and international humanitarian law could exceed what the Israelis had done in the Gaza Strip.
He then introduced a draft resolution that included a clear condemnation of the Israeli military attacks, a call upon Israel immediately to cease its attacks and abide scrupulously by its obligations as the occupying Power, and a call for immediate protection for the Palestinian civilian population. The draft also called for the reopening of the border crossings to allow unrestricted, unhindered access of humanitarian aid and basic supplies, while stressing the need for the restoration of calm in full. Libya appealed to the Council to adopt a quick and binding measure so that no other Srbrenica or Rwanda would be added to history.
GIADALLA A. ETTALHI ( Libya) recalled that a truce had been reached between the Palestinians and Israelis last June under Egyptian sponsorship. As part of that truce, Israel had pledged to open the border crossings while the Palestinians had observed the truce “religiously” despite at least 190 Israeli violations that had killed 25 citizens. The crossings had never been completely opened, and on 4 November, the Israeli Army had entered the eastern part of Gaza, unprovoked, and killed six Palestinians. The Palestinians had never fired a single bullet except in response to an Israeli violation of the truce. Since 5 November, the Israelis had imposed a full blockade on Gaza, including blocking UNRWA.
Those actions constituted a crime of genocide, a crime against humanity and a war crime according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, he said, pointing out that 80 per cent of Palestinian families were suffering from hunger and a collapse in water and sewerage services. Gazans could only get clean water once a week, according to the United Nations, while 150 basic medicines were unavailable. More than 400 Palestinians had died due to lack of treatment, a fact known to all, including the Council, which, however, had never lifted a finger. “What do you expect from people living under those conditions?”
Since 27 December, there had been air raids and bombardments which had led to the massacre that had claimed some 400 dead and 2,000 injured, most of them civilians, including large numbers of children. Buildings, schools, mosques, official buildings and the fragile infrastructure had been destroyed.
On the night of 27 December the Council had met in a closed session and issued a press statement calling for an end to the military action and the opening of the crossings, he recalled. The Israelis had not responded, despite pleas by the Secretary-General, the European Union, the Quartet and many Member States. Israel had said it would expand the attacks and that its ground forces were massing at the border. Israelis had proved once again that they were not interested in peace, but in seizing land, terrorizing Palestinians and expelling them from their homes by any possible means, including killing and starvation. No disrespect for international law and international humanitarian law could exceed what the Israelis had done in the Gaza Strip.
He then introduced a draft resolution that included a clear condemnation of the Israeli military attacks, a call upon Israel immediately to cease its attacks and abide scrupulously by its obligations as the occupying Power, and a call for immediate protection for the Palestinian civilian population. The draft also called for the reopening of the border crossings to allow unrestricted, unhindered access of humanitarian aid and basic supplies, while stressing the need for the restoration of calm in full. Libya appealed to the Council to adopt a quick and binding measure so that no other Srbrenica or Rwanda would be added to history.
Sunday, 28 December 2008
TOMORROW: EMERGENCY PROTEST AGAINST MASSACRES IN GAZA!
EMERGENCY PROTEST AGAINST MASSACRES IN GAZA!
TIME: MONDAY 29th, 4PM
LET US SHOW OUR OUTRAGE TOGETHER!
PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
LOCATION: SHARE3 AL-THAQAFA, SHMESANI
(This protest has been approved by the Governor of Amman and is organized by concerned Jordanian citizens).
Contact:
Mary (079 55 22 702) (English/French)
Ruba (079 55 07 479) (Arabic)
Mohammad (079 9207 056 (Arabic/Spanish)
Note: We will be gathering at the Radisson SAS hotel at 11am tomorrow (Monday) to prepare posters and banners. We need help. Please join us. Please call numbers above for information.
اعتصام إحتجاجاً على المجازر في غزة
الوقت: غداً الإثنين 29/12 الساعة الرابعة مساءاً
المكان: شارع الثقافة - الشميساني
لنظهر غضبنا معا!
من فضلكم أخبروا أصدقائكم وأقاربكم
(يلاقي هذا الإحتجاج موافقة من محافظة عمان وينظم من قبل مواطنين أردنيين مهتمين)
للاتصال
ماري 0795522702 انجليزي/فرنسي
ربا 0795507479 عربي
محمد 0799207056 عربي/إسباني
ملاحظة: سنتجمع في فندق الراديسون ساس غداً (الإثنين) الساعة 11 صباحاً لتجهيز اليافطات. نحتاج للمساعدة. نرجوا أن تنضموا إلينا. للمزيد من المعلومات يرجى الاتصال في الأرقام أعلاه.
People. there is no shame in protesting and its not useless, when we join together for Peace. Voices will be heard. Step Up. Speak Up. No one will chop your head for voicing your mind. those people got their permits and there you have the numbers to call and verify.
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICE, LET THE WORLD HEAR US REASON.
PEACE
PS: get creative.
TIME: MONDAY 29th, 4PM
LET US SHOW OUR OUTRAGE TOGETHER!
PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
LOCATION: SHARE3 AL-THAQAFA, SHMESANI
(This protest has been approved by the Governor of Amman and is organized by concerned Jordanian citizens).
Contact:
Mary (079 55 22 702) (English/French)
Ruba (079 55 07 479) (Arabic)
Mohammad (079 9207 056 (Arabic/Spanish)
Note: We will be gathering at the Radisson SAS hotel at 11am tomorrow (Monday) to prepare posters and banners. We need help. Please join us. Please call numbers above for information.
اعتصام إحتجاجاً على المجازر في غزة
الوقت: غداً الإثنين 29/12 الساعة الرابعة مساءاً
المكان: شارع الثقافة - الشميساني
لنظهر غضبنا معا!
من فضلكم أخبروا أصدقائكم وأقاربكم
(يلاقي هذا الإحتجاج موافقة من محافظة عمان وينظم من قبل مواطنين أردنيين مهتمين)
للاتصال
ماري 0795522702 انجليزي/فرنسي
ربا 0795507479 عربي
محمد 0799207056 عربي/إسباني
ملاحظة: سنتجمع في فندق الراديسون ساس غداً (الإثنين) الساعة 11 صباحاً لتجهيز اليافطات. نحتاج للمساعدة. نرجوا أن تنضموا إلينا. للمزيد من المعلومات يرجى الاتصال في الأرقام أعلاه.
People. there is no shame in protesting and its not useless, when we join together for Peace. Voices will be heard. Step Up. Speak Up. No one will chop your head for voicing your mind. those people got their permits and there you have the numbers to call and verify.
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICE, LET THE WORLD HEAR US REASON.
PEACE
PS: get creative.
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Carla Bruni - Sarko
I came across her music couple of days ago,,, she has nice music =) first lady sings, models, will soon have her own fashion line and she is all about love and passion , read more about Carla, once an ordinary talented girl
first song is from her latest album Amoureuse, second is called la possibilite d' un ile third is Raphael and the fourth is L'excessive, if you understand french her older albums have nice lyrics, her lyrics overall are good
first song is from her latest album Amoureuse, second is called la possibilite d' un ile third is Raphael and the fourth is L'excessive, if you understand french her older albums have nice lyrics, her lyrics overall are good
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
You must read this: World Food Crisis
UN Secretary General in Rome - Food Crisis Conference.
You all know about the severity and scale of the global food crisis. Before this emergency, more than 854 million people in the world were short of food. The World Bank estimates that this figure could rise by a further 100 million. The poorest of the poor already spend two thirds or more of their income on food. They will be hardest hit.
I have seen this for myself. In Liberia recently, I met people who normally would buy rice by the bag. Today, they buy it by the cup. In Côte d’Ivoire, the leaders of a country recovering from conflict and trying to build a democracy told me how they feared that food riots could undo all their hard work. We fear the same in other countries that, with United Nations help, have made gains in recent years: Afghanistan, Haiti and Liberia, to name but a few. And let us not forget the millions who suffer in silence and will go hungry unnoticed
Food production needs to rise by 50 per cent by the year 2030 to meet the rising demand.
The FAO has called for $1.7 billion in new funding to provide low-income countries with seeds and other agricultural support and has initiated a programme to counter soaring food prices.
The World Food Programme has raised the additional $755 million it needs to meet existing commitments this year. We owe a great debt of thanks to 31 generous donor-nations, most notably the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will, of course, need significant extra resources to respond to new needs arising from the impact of the food crisis.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development is giving an additional $200 million to poor farmers in the most affected countries and will want to do more as further resources become available.
The World Bank has established a new $1.2 billion rapid financing facility to address immediate needs and boost food production, including $200 million in grants targeted at the world’s poorest nations.
I have set aside a reserve of $100 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund to help fund new humanitarian needs arising from soaring food prices.
The Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, non-governmental organizations and various civil society groups have mobilized as well. They are sponsoring new feeding programmes to combat hunger and malnutrition, paying for medicine and sending children to school. Private-sector groups are engaged, too.
We will work together to scale up these efforts and to ensure that national authorities are able to coordinate their implementation.
Let me conclude by noting that the world’s population will reach 7.2 billion by 2015. (checking it for April 6th, its something like 6.67 billion) Today’s problems will only grow larger tomorrow unless we act now.
You all know about the severity and scale of the global food crisis. Before this emergency, more than 854 million people in the world were short of food. The World Bank estimates that this figure could rise by a further 100 million. The poorest of the poor already spend two thirds or more of their income on food. They will be hardest hit.
I have seen this for myself. In Liberia recently, I met people who normally would buy rice by the bag. Today, they buy it by the cup. In Côte d’Ivoire, the leaders of a country recovering from conflict and trying to build a democracy told me how they feared that food riots could undo all their hard work. We fear the same in other countries that, with United Nations help, have made gains in recent years: Afghanistan, Haiti and Liberia, to name but a few. And let us not forget the millions who suffer in silence and will go hungry unnoticed
Food production needs to rise by 50 per cent by the year 2030 to meet the rising demand.
The FAO has called for $1.7 billion in new funding to provide low-income countries with seeds and other agricultural support and has initiated a programme to counter soaring food prices.
The World Food Programme has raised the additional $755 million it needs to meet existing commitments this year. We owe a great debt of thanks to 31 generous donor-nations, most notably the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will, of course, need significant extra resources to respond to new needs arising from the impact of the food crisis.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development is giving an additional $200 million to poor farmers in the most affected countries and will want to do more as further resources become available.
The World Bank has established a new $1.2 billion rapid financing facility to address immediate needs and boost food production, including $200 million in grants targeted at the world’s poorest nations.
I have set aside a reserve of $100 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund to help fund new humanitarian needs arising from soaring food prices.
The Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, non-governmental organizations and various civil society groups have mobilized as well. They are sponsoring new feeding programmes to combat hunger and malnutrition, paying for medicine and sending children to school. Private-sector groups are engaged, too.
We will work together to scale up these efforts and to ensure that national authorities are able to coordinate their implementation.
Let me conclude by noting that the world’s population will reach 7.2 billion by 2015. (checking it for April 6th, its something like 6.67 billion) Today’s problems will only grow larger tomorrow unless we act now.
Ban Ki Moon on June 3rd On the Question of Palestine Conference
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, delivered by Max Gaylard, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, in Malta, 3 June:
It gives me pleasure to convey my greetings to all the participants in this International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, which has been organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
You meet at a time when the international community has intensified its efforts to help Israelis and Palestinians reach a peace treaty. The goal, as agreed in Annapolis, is to resolve all permanent status issues before the end of the year. The parameters of this agreement are clear -- an end of the occupation that began in 1967, an end to conflict, and the establishment of a sovereign, viable and independent Palestinian State living side by side in peace with a secure Israel.
The willingness of Israeli and Palestinian leaders to continue their regular discussions on the major issues is another welcome development. I particularly commend President [Mahmoud] Abbas and Prime Minister [Ehud] Olmert for their commitment to resolving the decades-old conflict, and for persisting with negotiations despite the difficulties. I urge them not be deterred by any obstacles and to see this effort through.
To succeed, current efforts to achieve a peace deal need to be underpinned by visible progress on the ground. Last December’s Donors’ Conference in Paris already raised nearly $8 billion in assistance for the Palestinian Authority. The recent London meetings of the Quartet principals and the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee also demonstrated the need for a robust follow-up by the international community, so as to build up political and economic support.
These meetings and pledges must now be translated into real results. Quartet Representative Tony Blair’s announcement of a package of measures is a welcome start. His proposals seek, initially, to increase the movement of people and goods in the West Bank, while accommodating Israel’s legitimate security needs. If implemented, these steps can bolster the Palestinian economy and lead to renewed confidence among the Palestinian people in the peace process.
Both sides must seize the current window of opportunity to push the peace process forward, especially by acting on their obligations under the Road Map.
Some actions have already been taken. The Palestinian Authority under Prime Minister [Salam] Fayyad has acted to improve its security capabilities and to implement fiscal reform. Israel has agreed to remove some of the obstacles that hinder Palestinian movement in the West Bank. It has also consented to the issuance of entry permits to Israel for thousands of Palestinian workers.
These are welcome steps. But much more remains needs to be done. Continuing settlement activity contravenes both international law and Israel’s obligations under the Road Map. Also, the construction of the barrier in the Occupied Palestinian Territory contravenes the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. These activities must cease at once.
On the Palestinian side, efforts to improve capacity and performance on security and the rule of law should continue. Next month at a conference in Berlin, donors will also have an opportunity to extend much needed support to this process.
There is particularly urgent need to develop a different and more positive strategy for Gaza. The Palestinian people, especially the 1.5 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, endure punishing humanitarian conditions. UNRWA’s aid operation in the area is drastically impeded. Low and inconsistent supplies of fuel hamper transport, water and sanitation. Two thirds of Gaza’s residents subsist in poverty, and economic growth stood at zero last year.
Continuing Israeli air and ground operations only aggravate this situation, resulting in unacceptable casualties among Palestinian civilians in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Equally unacceptable and deeply irresponsible are the rocket and other attacks by militants against Israeli civilians and at crossings points. I reiterate my call for the cessation of all such condemnable acts of violence and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law. In particular, measures of collective punishment should cease immediately.
In this context, I commend Egypt for its efforts to achieve calm in the Gaza Strip; these measures should lead to a reopening of the crossings and achieve greater security at the border. This is a first and vital step if Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are to be given the chance to succeed, and also for creating conditions to pursue the reunification of Gaza and the West Bank within the framework of the legitimate Palestinian Authority. This reunification is essential, because a Palestinian State must necessarily encompass both Gaza and the West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem.
I also welcome the reaffirmation of the Arab Peace Initiative, which is a central element in the quest for peace in the region. And I urge strong Arab support for the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to negotiate a peace agreement, to build its institutions and to advance Palestinian unity.
The coming months will be critical to our collective efforts to restore hope to the Palestinians. For my part, I will remain closely involved in the peace process both personally as well as through the Quartet and the efforts of the United Nations Special Coordinator. Together, we must do everything possible to help ensure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on full implementation of relevant United Nations resolutions and the requirements under the Road Map.
In that spirit, please accept my best wishes for a productive meeting.
[source]
It gives me pleasure to convey my greetings to all the participants in this International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, which has been organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
You meet at a time when the international community has intensified its efforts to help Israelis and Palestinians reach a peace treaty. The goal, as agreed in Annapolis, is to resolve all permanent status issues before the end of the year. The parameters of this agreement are clear -- an end of the occupation that began in 1967, an end to conflict, and the establishment of a sovereign, viable and independent Palestinian State living side by side in peace with a secure Israel.
The willingness of Israeli and Palestinian leaders to continue their regular discussions on the major issues is another welcome development. I particularly commend President [Mahmoud] Abbas and Prime Minister [Ehud] Olmert for their commitment to resolving the decades-old conflict, and for persisting with negotiations despite the difficulties. I urge them not be deterred by any obstacles and to see this effort through.
To succeed, current efforts to achieve a peace deal need to be underpinned by visible progress on the ground. Last December’s Donors’ Conference in Paris already raised nearly $8 billion in assistance for the Palestinian Authority. The recent London meetings of the Quartet principals and the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee also demonstrated the need for a robust follow-up by the international community, so as to build up political and economic support.
These meetings and pledges must now be translated into real results. Quartet Representative Tony Blair’s announcement of a package of measures is a welcome start. His proposals seek, initially, to increase the movement of people and goods in the West Bank, while accommodating Israel’s legitimate security needs. If implemented, these steps can bolster the Palestinian economy and lead to renewed confidence among the Palestinian people in the peace process.
Both sides must seize the current window of opportunity to push the peace process forward, especially by acting on their obligations under the Road Map.
Some actions have already been taken. The Palestinian Authority under Prime Minister [Salam] Fayyad has acted to improve its security capabilities and to implement fiscal reform. Israel has agreed to remove some of the obstacles that hinder Palestinian movement in the West Bank. It has also consented to the issuance of entry permits to Israel for thousands of Palestinian workers.
These are welcome steps. But much more remains needs to be done. Continuing settlement activity contravenes both international law and Israel’s obligations under the Road Map. Also, the construction of the barrier in the Occupied Palestinian Territory contravenes the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. These activities must cease at once.
On the Palestinian side, efforts to improve capacity and performance on security and the rule of law should continue. Next month at a conference in Berlin, donors will also have an opportunity to extend much needed support to this process.
There is particularly urgent need to develop a different and more positive strategy for Gaza. The Palestinian people, especially the 1.5 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, endure punishing humanitarian conditions. UNRWA’s aid operation in the area is drastically impeded. Low and inconsistent supplies of fuel hamper transport, water and sanitation. Two thirds of Gaza’s residents subsist in poverty, and economic growth stood at zero last year.
Continuing Israeli air and ground operations only aggravate this situation, resulting in unacceptable casualties among Palestinian civilians in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Equally unacceptable and deeply irresponsible are the rocket and other attacks by militants against Israeli civilians and at crossings points. I reiterate my call for the cessation of all such condemnable acts of violence and for all parties to comply with international humanitarian law. In particular, measures of collective punishment should cease immediately.
In this context, I commend Egypt for its efforts to achieve calm in the Gaza Strip; these measures should lead to a reopening of the crossings and achieve greater security at the border. This is a first and vital step if Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are to be given the chance to succeed, and also for creating conditions to pursue the reunification of Gaza and the West Bank within the framework of the legitimate Palestinian Authority. This reunification is essential, because a Palestinian State must necessarily encompass both Gaza and the West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem.
I also welcome the reaffirmation of the Arab Peace Initiative, which is a central element in the quest for peace in the region. And I urge strong Arab support for the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to negotiate a peace agreement, to build its institutions and to advance Palestinian unity.
The coming months will be critical to our collective efforts to restore hope to the Palestinians. For my part, I will remain closely involved in the peace process both personally as well as through the Quartet and the efforts of the United Nations Special Coordinator. Together, we must do everything possible to help ensure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on full implementation of relevant United Nations resolutions and the requirements under the Road Map.
In that spirit, please accept my best wishes for a productive meeting.
[source]
Thursday, 22 May 2008
i give you one cent, you give me ten
As over 1,000 Palestinian, Arab, Israeli and International investors gather in the historic city of Bethlehem to participate in the Palestine Investment Conference aimed at jumpstarting a process of boosting the Palestinian economy and thereby the chances of Middle East Peace.
Israeli ministry of construction and housing announced plans to issue tenders for 286 new housing units in Settlements built on confiscated lands from the Palestinian villages of Wadi Fukin, Husan and Nahalin. These villages are currently trapped between Israel’s Wall, settler bypass roads, and ever expanding Israeli settlements..
http://www.nad-plo.org/facts/jerusalem/NAD-web.pdf
Israeli ministry of construction and housing announced plans to issue tenders for 286 new housing units in Settlements built on confiscated lands from the Palestinian villages of Wadi Fukin, Husan and Nahalin. These villages are currently trapped between Israel’s Wall, settler bypass roads, and ever expanding Israeli settlements..
http://www.nad-plo.org/facts/jerusalem/NAD-web.pdf
Monday, 12 May 2008
The First Annual National Technology Parade Opening Today
The University of Jordan, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, IEEE in Jordan, and Leading Jordanian Universities are proud to invite you to attend the First Annual Technology Parade opening today May 13th, 2008
The Technology Parade came in response to a global drive towards capitalizing on the innovative potential of students to provide technological solutions to challenges facing businesses, governments, civil society, and local communities. it aims at motivating the innovative thinking and practical skills of university students especially students of engineering and information technology disciplines, this is attained through providing proper academic steer, financial support and guidance to connect undergraduates’ projects outputs with the market and local community needs and establish interactive communication channels between various market parties, educational institutions and undergraduate students in addition to encouraging healthy and ethical habits of work among students and to emphasize the role of female students in the fields of technology and engineering technology as well.
The Technology Parade came in response to a global drive towards capitalizing on the innovative potential of students to provide technological solutions to challenges facing businesses, governments, civil society, and local communities. it aims at motivating the innovative thinking and practical skills of university students especially students of engineering and information technology disciplines, this is attained through providing proper academic steer, financial support and guidance to connect undergraduates’ projects outputs with the market and local community needs and establish interactive communication channels between various market parties, educational institutions and undergraduate students in addition to encouraging healthy and ethical habits of work among students and to emphasize the role of female students in the fields of technology and engineering technology as well.
Over the course of two academic semesters, students from 14 Jordanian universities worked on designing and implementing innovative, technology – driven projects that will be showcased during the Parade. These projects addressed real life challenges from Jordan such as alternative energy solutions, educational outreach, and preservation of natural resources, automation of public services, and a number of other issues where technology can provide cost–effective, efficient, and innovative solutions and alternatives.
According to Dr. Gheith Abandah, Computer Engineering Department Chair at the University of Jordan, Organizing Committee Chair; 79 student teams registered and carried out projects that solve problems which fall under 6 themes drawn from the above challenges and these teams were distributed as follows: JU 28, JUST 10, Al Hussein University 8, Hashemite University 8, PSUT 5, Yarmouk 5, BAU 4, 2 teams from each Al Ahliah Amman, Applied Science University , Al Zarqa Private University and Philadelphia University, one team from each Petra University, Isra University and Muta University.
According to Dr. Gheith Abandah, Computer Engineering Department Chair at the University of Jordan, Organizing Committee Chair; 79 student teams registered and carried out projects that solve problems which fall under 6 themes drawn from the above challenges and these teams were distributed as follows: JU 28, JUST 10, Al Hussein University 8, Hashemite University 8, PSUT 5, Yarmouk 5, BAU 4, 2 teams from each Al Ahliah Amman, Applied Science University , Al Zarqa Private University and Philadelphia University, one team from each Petra University, Isra University and Muta University.
61 student teams successfully made it and submitted their projects to the parade in due time while 9 project ideas were specific problems suggested by organizations in the local community such as UNIFEM, MoICT, Jordan Electric Power Company and leading Jordanian and regional engineering and IT companies such as Sedco, Optimiza, and Estarta.
A 500 JOD prize will be rewarded for one winning project in each of the six categories, another 500 JOD prize will be rewarded for best project voted to by the audience using a student developed E-voting system, a best project supervisor prize will be rewarded to the teams' choice of best supervisor and it would cover the expenses for attending any academic conference valued at 1500 JOD, results will be announced in the opening ceremony of the Parade.
Moreover, a two-day program was selectively prepared to include a collection of activities by students, presentations and panel discussions delivered from high profile academia and ICT speakers to prepare students for the Job market in addition to 3 exhibitions for student projects, robotic works, companies & sponsors.
"The design process itself, as we've advanced through the projects pros and cons, the reasoning behind every little feature and how one can understand the nature of the developed project by theory. Of course teamwork was also a great privilege to experiment with my partner" – Team 3
"The challenge; at moments when everything seemed impossible, a simple idea revealed a lot of hope." - Team 55
Those were some answers we received from students upon asking them about the most enjoyable part in developing their projects.
For more details visit: http://fetweb.ju.edu.jo/tp
Place:
Saeed Al Mufti Auditorium
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
The University of Jordan
Date and Time:
May 13th-14th: 9:00 - 17:00
Entrance Fees: Free
A 500 JOD prize will be rewarded for one winning project in each of the six categories, another 500 JOD prize will be rewarded for best project voted to by the audience using a student developed E-voting system, a best project supervisor prize will be rewarded to the teams' choice of best supervisor and it would cover the expenses for attending any academic conference valued at 1500 JOD, results will be announced in the opening ceremony of the Parade.
Moreover, a two-day program was selectively prepared to include a collection of activities by students, presentations and panel discussions delivered from high profile academia and ICT speakers to prepare students for the Job market in addition to 3 exhibitions for student projects, robotic works, companies & sponsors.
"The design process itself, as we've advanced through the projects pros and cons, the reasoning behind every little feature and how one can understand the nature of the developed project by theory. Of course teamwork was also a great privilege to experiment with my partner" – Team 3
"The challenge; at moments when everything seemed impossible, a simple idea revealed a lot of hope." - Team 55
Those were some answers we received from students upon asking them about the most enjoyable part in developing their projects.
For more details visit: http://fetweb.ju.edu.jo/tp
Place:
Saeed Al Mufti Auditorium
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
The University of Jordan
Date and Time:
May 13th-14th: 9:00 - 17:00
Entrance Fees: Free
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Highlights from the National Technology Parade Day 1 Program - Tuesday May 13th
Meet four Senior Directors from Leading Jordanian and Regional ICT Companies in a one hour session to learn about their line of business, working environment and hiring opportunities.
Speakers:
Eng. Hazem Ahmed, Development Department Manager - Sedco
Eng. Nael Halawa, Marketing and Operations Director - Globitel
Dr. Wassef Masri, General Manager - Optimiza Jordan
Eng. Dawsar Zgoul, General Manager - Softact
Time: 11:30 - 12:30
to spice it up a bit and add more interaction, a panel discussion will be held under the title of "ICT Job Market" if you are about to graduate, or interested in hearing what students think Dont miss this one.
Speakers:
Ms. Yara Abdel-Samad, MoICT - Head of IT Policy
Mr. Mohannad Jarrah, Injaz - Operation Director
Mr. Yousef Shamoun, Akhtaboot - Head of Sales and Marketing Dept.
Mr. Mohannad Taslaq from Intaj
The discussion will be run by Dr Ali El Mousa
Time: 2:00 - 3:00
What makes a good employee?? some students graduate with High GPAs but fail to build a career, to tackle this issue, we introduce a session called " Good Employee, Bad Habits"
Speaker:
Doha Abdel Khaleq - Eskadenia
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
On the final session for the first day, it gets technical, it addresses the definition and history of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, needs and benefits. explores Oracle business intelligence and data warehousing tools, technologies and architecture. The obstacles and future.
All sessions will be held @ Saeed Al Mufti Auditorium
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
The University of Jordan
Free Entrance.
Spread The Word.
For more Details, Visit: http://fetweb.ju.edu.jo/tp
Speakers:
Eng. Hazem Ahmed, Development Department Manager - Sedco
Eng. Nael Halawa, Marketing and Operations Director - Globitel
Dr. Wassef Masri, General Manager - Optimiza Jordan
Eng. Dawsar Zgoul, General Manager - Softact
Time: 11:30 - 12:30
to spice it up a bit and add more interaction, a panel discussion will be held under the title of "ICT Job Market" if you are about to graduate, or interested in hearing what students think Dont miss this one.
Speakers:
Ms. Yara Abdel-Samad, MoICT - Head of IT Policy
Mr. Mohannad Jarrah, Injaz - Operation Director
Mr. Yousef Shamoun, Akhtaboot - Head of Sales and Marketing Dept.
Mr. Mohannad Taslaq from Intaj
The discussion will be run by Dr Ali El Mousa
Time: 2:00 - 3:00
What makes a good employee?? some students graduate with High GPAs but fail to build a career, to tackle this issue, we introduce a session called " Good Employee, Bad Habits"
Speaker:
Doha Abdel Khaleq - Eskadenia
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
On the final session for the first day, it gets technical, it addresses the definition and history of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, needs and benefits. explores Oracle business intelligence and data warehousing tools, technologies and architecture. The obstacles and future.
Speaker:
Ms. Abeer Saleh, Insurance Solutions Department Manager - Optimiza Jordan
Time: 4:00 - 5:00All sessions will be held @ Saeed Al Mufti Auditorium
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
The University of Jordan
Free Entrance.
Spread The Word.
For more Details, Visit: http://fetweb.ju.edu.jo/tp
Friday, 18 April 2008
just googling :D
The London based British investor from Kurdish origins who made a deal with the former government to start a casino among a huge resort which includes 5 stars hotel is Muhammad Rashid, also known as Khalid Salam.
who is he?
This guy was part of Yaser Arafat's inner circle and best known as his economic advisor and business manager .
maybe you need to read here
i found those articles i think they are worth checking too: here , here and here
what side this man takes, why this project and why in Jordan, its too weird and just through hopping from place to another and mostly they are israeli maintained sites, i felt like other governments don't want this project to go on out of what possibly could happen there and that governments are into casino business!!!
the more i read about shitty stuff like these, i feel like i am a fluffy sheep who was given crayons to get busy with called democracy, justice & co !!!!
who is he?
This guy was part of Yaser Arafat's inner circle and best known as his economic advisor and business manager .
maybe you need to read here
i found those articles i think they are worth checking too: here , here and here
what side this man takes, why this project and why in Jordan, its too weird and just through hopping from place to another and mostly they are israeli maintained sites, i felt like other governments don't want this project to go on out of what possibly could happen there and that governments are into casino business!!!
the more i read about shitty stuff like these, i feel like i am a fluffy sheep who was given crayons to get busy with called democracy, justice & co !!!!
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Israel is Disgusting
I dont know how there are no penalties set on Israel till the day for the outstanding amount of increasing violations of all kind of rights! i truly dont understand how the whole world remains silent while Israel feeds its blood-thirst, how can they stand themselves! when i think of IOF i feel like i want to vommit because all this killing is intentional and yes they can tell a child from a gunman. SOBs!!
11 April, 2008
a special unit of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) penetrated on foot into the Gaza Strip, IOF tanks opened fire indiscriminately in the area and bulldozed fields planted with olive trees. At approximately 1pm, IOF opened fire at a group of children, who are residents of the nearby area. As a result, 13-year-old Riyad Sherif al-Owais was killed and five other children were injured.
all, seven people were killed in this incursion. At approximately 2:20pm later that day, IOF fired an artillery shell at a group of children and teenagers who gathered to watch the incursion. As a result, four of them were killed immediately and were identified as:
18-year-old Shihab Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zubeida of al-Bureij refugee camp;
19-year-old Jihad Mohammad Salem Abu Zubeida of al-Bureij refugee camp;
18-year-old Yousif Ali al-Maghari of al-Bureij refugee camp; and,
18-year-old Abdul-Raziq Atta Nofal of al-Nuseirat refugee camp.
Three others were injured and one, 15-year-old Yousif Sarhan, sustained serious injury. He was transferred to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for treatment, where medical sources later pronounced his death. He was from al-Bureij refugee camp. in addition to injuring 31 and taking random 17 arrested palestinians the rest is here
16 April, 2008
at least 22 Palestinians are reported killed till now, 5 children under 16 are among them, 11 civilians and 1 camerman from Reuters, i am trying to find a reference to quote details of the attacks, the only thing IOF was sorry about was the death of the camerman, which is a pity to human morals!
various coverages ranges from the BBC , Aljazeera , Arabiya and Haaretz
and how the UN Secretary General responds:
The Secretary-General is gravely concerned at the escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel today. He condemns the reported civilian casualties among Palestinians including children, during Israeli military operations, and calls on Israel to abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law. The Secretary-General also reiterates his condemnation of rocket fire against Israeli civilian targets. He urges all parties to exercise restraint
i dont see much difference from his previous March statements for real, will someone tell me how to put at end to this?!!
11 April, 2008
a special unit of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) penetrated on foot into the Gaza Strip, IOF tanks opened fire indiscriminately in the area and bulldozed fields planted with olive trees. At approximately 1pm, IOF opened fire at a group of children, who are residents of the nearby area. As a result, 13-year-old Riyad Sherif al-Owais was killed and five other children were injured.
all, seven people were killed in this incursion. At approximately 2:20pm later that day, IOF fired an artillery shell at a group of children and teenagers who gathered to watch the incursion. As a result, four of them were killed immediately and were identified as:
18-year-old Shihab Mohammad Ahmad Abu Zubeida of al-Bureij refugee camp;
19-year-old Jihad Mohammad Salem Abu Zubeida of al-Bureij refugee camp;
18-year-old Yousif Ali al-Maghari of al-Bureij refugee camp; and,
18-year-old Abdul-Raziq Atta Nofal of al-Nuseirat refugee camp.
Three others were injured and one, 15-year-old Yousif Sarhan, sustained serious injury. He was transferred to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for treatment, where medical sources later pronounced his death. He was from al-Bureij refugee camp. in addition to injuring 31 and taking random 17 arrested palestinians the rest is here
16 April, 2008
at least 22 Palestinians are reported killed till now, 5 children under 16 are among them, 11 civilians and 1 camerman from Reuters, i am trying to find a reference to quote details of the attacks, the only thing IOF was sorry about was the death of the camerman, which is a pity to human morals!
various coverages ranges from the BBC , Aljazeera , Arabiya and Haaretz
and how the UN Secretary General responds:
The Secretary-General is gravely concerned at the escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel today. He condemns the reported civilian casualties among Palestinians including children, during Israeli military operations, and calls on Israel to abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law. The Secretary-General also reiterates his condemnation of rocket fire against Israeli civilian targets. He urges all parties to exercise restraint
i dont see much difference from his previous March statements for real, will someone tell me how to put at end to this?!!
Monday, 14 April 2008
principles for responsible management education
More than 100 business schools and universities from around the world had adopted the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME or “Prime”), the Head of Academic Initiatives at the United Nations Global Compact Office announced April 7th at Headquarters.
20 of which were among the 100 top-ranked business schools -- would incorporate the six principles of Prime into their core curriculum and the values of sustainability and social responsibility that were portrayed by the United Nations Global Compact. Participants in Prime would become powerful “multipliers” of the United Nations values of peace and poverty alleviation, and of business as good corporate citizens.
According to the six principles, endorsing business schools and universities pledge, among other things, to develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society; to incorporate into their academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility; to create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that would enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership; and to engage in conceptual and empirical research that would advance understanding of corporations’ impact in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.
They also pledge to interact with managers of business corporations to extend institutions’ knowledge of the corporations’ challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities; and facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, business, Government, consumers, media, civil society and other stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
the Global Compact -- together with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the European Foundation for Management Development (EFRMD), the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, the European Academy for Business and Society (EABIS), the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and Net Impact -- had created a steering committee that was coordinating all activities. It would organize a Global Forum for Responsible Management Education on 1 and 2 December at United Nations Headquarters to take stock of progress made and exchange experiences.
a regional network of Global Compact participants was launched in Dubai that would serve as facilitator and catalyst for all Global Compact-related activities in the Gulf region.
The schools that had adopted the principles had to submit a yearly report to the stakeholders on their performance, he answered another correspondent’s question. Those reports would be available on Prime’s website: www.unprme.org. It was indeed true that some companies had been de-listed from the Global Compact, because of their failure to report on the implementation of the Compact’s principles. Details of the de-listing could be found on the Compact’s website: www.unglobalcompact.org.
[full article]
P.S: Talal Abu Ghazaleh School of Business - German University is part of it, while Jordan University School of Business is NOT!!
20 of which were among the 100 top-ranked business schools -- would incorporate the six principles of Prime into their core curriculum and the values of sustainability and social responsibility that were portrayed by the United Nations Global Compact. Participants in Prime would become powerful “multipliers” of the United Nations values of peace and poverty alleviation, and of business as good corporate citizens.
According to the six principles, endorsing business schools and universities pledge, among other things, to develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society; to incorporate into their academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility; to create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that would enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership; and to engage in conceptual and empirical research that would advance understanding of corporations’ impact in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value.
They also pledge to interact with managers of business corporations to extend institutions’ knowledge of the corporations’ challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities; and facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, business, Government, consumers, media, civil society and other stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
the Global Compact -- together with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the European Foundation for Management Development (EFRMD), the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, the European Academy for Business and Society (EABIS), the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and Net Impact -- had created a steering committee that was coordinating all activities. It would organize a Global Forum for Responsible Management Education on 1 and 2 December at United Nations Headquarters to take stock of progress made and exchange experiences.
a regional network of Global Compact participants was launched in Dubai that would serve as facilitator and catalyst for all Global Compact-related activities in the Gulf region.
The schools that had adopted the principles had to submit a yearly report to the stakeholders on their performance, he answered another correspondent’s question. Those reports would be available on Prime’s website: www.unprme.org. It was indeed true that some companies had been de-listed from the Global Compact, because of their failure to report on the implementation of the Compact’s principles. Details of the de-listing could be found on the Compact’s website: www.unglobalcompact.org.
[full article]
P.S: Talal Abu Ghazaleh School of Business - German University is part of it, while Jordan University School of Business is NOT!!
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Science Journalism Vs Consumerism
Science Journalism strives to present primary scientific litterature to the general public in simple and appealing well presented language, this kind of Journalism faces challenges in reaching people in proper context and questions the methods of addressing various ranges of scientific backgrounds.
This topic is complicated because it is increasingly affecting the development of societies and the problem is in such a way that the part that reaches the public is the "newsy" part of science, seller science that is set to take part in forming governmental policies and switching the public mind towards a direction or another for example focusing coverages on climate models or biomedical research or string theory. but there is more to it than this, if you examine the amount of pages dedicated to science in a typical newspaper, you'd be amazed that it doesn't exceed an article or two, how will a journalist in science section convey a complete research in a page to explain controversial issues that science is currently discussing and how will he manage the space and affect opinions? you'd end up saying after a reading something like "so? and? what do you want to say?? or what do you want to tell me?" simply pure sciences don't have to have a social or political reasons to exist, this is a problem in outreach when the addressed audience has not done science at college and it has been noted that a politician for example doesnt have the time to follow up beyond the first five lines a scientist starts explaining a theory, they are only interested in results when its the method is what is important to make a decision and if you examine journals that are dedicated to science, you will find that they are more and more including cover stories that are catchy and appealing and not theory-science centric that journals like National Geographic Magazine for example shifted to in order to compete on the stands to widen the base of readers which doen't suit scientists because it turned commercial. 
This topic is complicated because it is increasingly affecting the development of societies and the problem is in such a way that the part that reaches the public is the "newsy" part of science, seller science that is set to take part in forming governmental policies and switching the public mind towards a direction or another for example focusing coverages on climate models or biomedical research or string theory. but there is more to it than this, if you examine the amount of pages dedicated to science in a typical newspaper, you'd be amazed that it doesn't exceed an article or two, how will a journalist in science section convey a complete research in a page to explain controversial issues that science is currently discussing and how will he manage the space and affect opinions? you'd end up saying after a reading something like "so? and? what do you want to say?? or what do you want to tell me?" simply pure sciences don't have to have a social or political reasons to exist, this is a problem in outreach when the addressed audience has not done science at college and it has been noted that a politician for example doesnt have the time to follow up beyond the first five lines a scientist starts explaining a theory, they are only interested in results when its the method is what is important to make a decision and if you examine journals that are dedicated to science, you will find that they are more and more including cover stories that are catchy and appealing and not theory-science centric that journals like National Geographic Magazine for example shifted to in order to compete on the stands to widen the base of readers which doen't suit scientists because it turned commercial. It is important to realize that scientific truth and the truth in the news media are not the same thing. Scientific truths exist in context. They exist relative to past discoveries, and are constantly subject to review and revision. There are uncertainties associated with most discoveries, but they are accepted as working theories, and as such they can be used as stepping stones to a new level of understanding. so when you read a science paper in order to understand you need to pay attention to details that are carefully put by the journalist who had to cut information for space but aims for you to understand because its no longer ordinary litterature, it has to convey certain technical terms so you form an understanding and afterwards an opinion.
now, some are posing the question of "How Much Science One Should Know "?!?
well, if you want to be able to have a proper judgement on any issue you need to learn quite a bit more on science and dig into it, because not everything you read is right, but you will develop a feel for whats right after you do some reading in science, thats why its no longer valid not to have scientific background no matter what field you are in, because it grew to a level that it became part of making controversial decisions that currently Europeans and Americans are questioning how much should they add to science knowledge under high school studies so they would fill the gap.
Always keep in mind that news agencies and journals owners are selling you information, someone is paying for this information spread. this is fine, but you should know, that there are more important researches and studies that are worth digging into and are not given coverage and this is your part of the balance, take part in learning and thinking and deciding. even the most reputable institutes and journals want to sell at the end of the day, but that shouldnt stand in your way to find knowledge. when in doubt, look for the source.
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Israel is to outsource Gaza's electricity in 2 years
Israeli and Egyptian representatives agreed in principle Wednesday to a deal that would have Egypt replace Israel as the Gaza Strip's sole electricity provider. Under the deal, Egypt would set up a new power line from the Sinai Peninsula town of Arish to the nearby Gaza Strip. The 150-megawatt line would cost $35 million to set up, and would be operational within two years.
read more (here) and (here)
Egypt denied (here)
what is interesting to know is that Israel is not interested in Gaza for a historic reason.
check this map
David's and Solomon's Kingdom did not include Gaza, though some of their people claim that the state of Israel is the combined lands in both these maps.
read more (here) and (here)
Egypt denied (here)
what is interesting to know is that Israel is not interested in Gaza for a historic reason.
check this map
David's and Solomon's Kingdom did not include Gaza, though some of their people claim that the state of Israel is the combined lands in both these maps.
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Israeli Violations
For every time Israel committed violations and state terror in occupied Palestine, our efforts as people - since governments are in null state- can be concluded to raise the voice to gain an international condemnation for the acts, an international condemnation that slows down the Israeli motion that wants to win it all legally. do we know any slight positive progress at any scale on this issue from Palestinian point of view? if you know any, please do point them out whatever ideology you follow.
fine, we are citizens here and we support peace but how much are we willing to compromise in the name of peace? firstly, how much do you know about Palestine today, do you know anything more than the death count of Palestinians?
Palestinian Authority controls 17.2% of the occupied West Bank divided into 13 non-contiguous reservations.
fine, we are citizens here and we support peace but how much are we willing to compromise in the name of peace? firstly, how much do you know about Palestine today, do you know anything more than the death count of Palestinians?
Palestinian Authority controls 17.2% of the occupied West Bank divided into 13 non-contiguous reservations.
Palestinian Authority controls 80% of the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Authority controls 21.7% of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Authority controls only 5% of Historical Palestine, you know the map, 5% is what Palestinians have control on!
Israel is presently building a wall between Israel and the West Bank that, when completed, will be some 450 (possibly 650) kilometres in length. 150 kilometres have already been completed and building constructors are working frenetically to finish it as soon as possible. At times this barrier takes the form of an eight‑metre‑high wall (near Qalqiliya). Mostly it takes the form of a barrier some 60 to 100 metres wide, which includes buffer zones with trenches and barbed wire, trace paths to register footprints, an electric fence with sensors to warn of any incursion, a two-lane patrol road and fortified guard towers at regular intervals. No-go areas of over 100 metres wide on each side of the barrier will be policed by IDF (IOF). Israel has undertaken to install some 27 agricultural crossings and 5 general crossings for traffic and persons through the barrier but as yet little progress has been made on these crossings.The Wall does not follow the Green Line, that is the 1967 boundary between Israel and Palestine which is generally accepted as the border between the two entities. Instead, it follows a route that incorporates substantial parts of Palestine within Israel. At present the Wall intrudes six to seven kilometres within Palestine, but there are proposals to penetrate still deeper into Palestinian territory in order to include the settlements of Ariel, Immanuel and Kedumim. In some places the winding route creates a barrier that completely encircles Palestinian villages while at many points it separates Palestinian villages from the rest of the West Bank and converts them into isolated enclaves. Qalqiliya, a city with a population of 40,000, is completely surrounded by the Wall and residents can only enter or leave through a single military checkpoint open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Palestinians between the Wall and the Green Line will effectively be cut off from their land and workplaces, schools, health clinics and other social services. Much of the Palestinian land on the Israeli side of the Wall consists of fertile agricultural land and some of the most important water wells in the region. The Wall is constructed on Palestinian lands expropriated by Israeli military order, justified on grounds of military necessity. Many fruit and olive trees had been destroyed in the course of building the barrier. B’Tselem, a leading Israeli human rights NGO, estimates that the barrier will cause direct harm to at least 210,000 Palestinians living in 67 villages, towns and cities.
Palestinians, unconvinced by Israel’s assurances that they will be allowed to pass through the crossings to be erected in the Wall, are moving from their homes in the affected areas to the security of what remains of Palestine. It is reported that already some 600 shops and enterprises have closed in Qalqiliya as a result of the construction of the Wall. The Wall will therefore create a new generation of refugees or internally displaced persons.It is impossible to give complete facts about the Wall as its final trajectory is still surrounded in secrecy and uncertainty. The path of the Wall changes regularly in response to demands from settlers and other political interest groups within Israel. There is no transparency surrounding the construction of the Wall and its final course seems to be known only to an inner circle of the military and political establishment within Israel. It is, however, widely expected that, following the completion of the Wall separating Israel from the West Bank on the western side, an eastern wall will be constructed, along the mountain ridge west of the Jordan Valley, which will separate Palestine from the Jordan Valley.from John Dugard Report to the United Nations, dated 26Th of February, 2008
this is just a little bit of what is going on, people, Israel is so close of sealing the deal to 95% of whole Palestine together with Jerusalem when this wall is fully built casting Palestinians in colonies if we didnt support the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department. Palestinians needs full Arab and Islamic support to overcome its current state without losing it all for good, its negotiating on no grounds, no military force, internal factions and Israel is playing them like marionettes and just giving no bonding resolutions, its floating because of a weak counter negotiator, please understand that, all this while Arab people are waving the banners of western dome and fake freedom based on ignorance. there is nothing to fear here, Palestinians need backup in negotiations.
READ AND LEARN HOW MUCH YOU PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO THEFT AND YOU ARE HAPPY AND EASILY LETTING GO OF YOUR RIGHTS TILL YOU WONT HAVE ANY BECAUSE YOU SURRENDERED TODAY!
Saturday, 15 March 2008
UN appoints Rima Salah of Jordan as Deputy Special Representative
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Rima Salah of Jordan as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT).
Ms. Salah has served the United Nations for 20 years in increasingly senior positions in the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She recently served as UNICEF Deputy Executive Director in New York. Prior to this appointment, she worked as UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa in Dakar, Senegal, where, among other achievements, she was responsible for the establishment of the United Nations office in Abéché. Earlier in her career, she served with UNICEF in Viet Nam, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan.
Ms. Salah was born in 1943 and holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology from the State University of New York. She is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Ms. Salah has served the United Nations for 20 years in increasingly senior positions in the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She recently served as UNICEF Deputy Executive Director in New York. Prior to this appointment, she worked as UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa in Dakar, Senegal, where, among other achievements, she was responsible for the establishment of the United Nations office in Abéché. Earlier in her career, she served with UNICEF in Viet Nam, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan.
Ms. Salah was born in 1943 and holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology from the State University of New York. She is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ISRAEL’S GOVERNMENT TO HALT SETTLEMENT EXPANSION
The following statement was issued March 10th by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General expresses his concern over the Government of Israel’s approval of a resumption of construction of 750 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev. Any settlement expansion is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Road Map and to international law. The Secretary-General calls on the Government of Israel to halt settlement expansion and reiterates that the fulfilment of Road Map obligations by both parties is an important measure underpinning the political process between them.
The Secretary-General expresses his concern over the Government of Israel’s approval of a resumption of construction of 750 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev. Any settlement expansion is contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Road Map and to international law. The Secretary-General calls on the Government of Israel to halt settlement expansion and reiterates that the fulfilment of Road Map obligations by both parties is an important measure underpinning the political process between them.
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Confused: Do i want peace? -- Part 1
I still remember when i was in high school when arab TV stations were spilt on how to address the Israeli army. is it "جيش العدو الصهيوني" or "جيش الدفاع الاسرائيلي" , translation: "The Zionist Enemy Forces" or "Israeli Defence Forces" till the day, i think Arabs don't agree about this term, among several others ofcourse.
you as an individual, what would you choose? how do you see it? are you truly at peace with making peace? i ask you to take a moment to think about it and think of your choice's implications, there is no right and wrong here.
speaking for myself i am so confused, i look at the international facts, agreements and history, thats not what they taught us in history class, all i read about our history even at college was bluffing the days of glory and that they are occupying our Land. i Never and i mean by never NEVER studied history from International Law point of view. hell! i didn't understand what my own rights are!!
as an Arab and Jordanian, i had the curiousity to know who among the world countries admitted to the state of Israel and who didn't?
in ANY Document i came across reading Israel history by Israelis it would start with this:
Some ask the question, "Does Israel have a right to exist?" That is not a proper question since Israel does exist, is recognized by the United Nations and many other countries, and is no more subject to being so questioned than is the United States, Japan, or any other country. Anyone who persists with the question of Israel's right to exist is one whose agenda is to eliminate Israel and its Jewish inhabitants
Israel Declared its independance on May 14, 1948 and The United States announced its recognition of the new nation only 11 minutes later. In the fall of 1948, Israel had applied for membership in the United Nations but failed to win the necessary majority in the Security Council. In February 1949, Israel renewed its application for membership in the United Nations. On March 4, 1949, the Security Council recommended to the General Assembly that it be admitted. On May 11, Israel was admitted, to become the 59th member. Between January 1, 1949 and May 11. 1949, Israel was recognised by 32 States, in addition to the 20 that had accorded it recognition prior to December 31, 1948. Today Israel has full diplomatic relations with most countries of the world, except portions of the Islamic/Arab block that continue to believe that Israel can somehow be eliminated.
Total number of countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations: 162. *
you as an individual, what would you choose? how do you see it? are you truly at peace with making peace? i ask you to take a moment to think about it and think of your choice's implications, there is no right and wrong here.
speaking for myself i am so confused, i look at the international facts, agreements and history, thats not what they taught us in history class, all i read about our history even at college was bluffing the days of glory and that they are occupying our Land. i Never and i mean by never NEVER studied history from International Law point of view. hell! i didn't understand what my own rights are!!
as an Arab and Jordanian, i had the curiousity to know who among the world countries admitted to the state of Israel and who didn't?
in ANY Document i came across reading Israel history by Israelis it would start with this:
Some ask the question, "Does Israel have a right to exist?" That is not a proper question since Israel does exist, is recognized by the United Nations and many other countries, and is no more subject to being so questioned than is the United States, Japan, or any other country. Anyone who persists with the question of Israel's right to exist is one whose agenda is to eliminate Israel and its Jewish inhabitants
Israel Declared its independance on May 14, 1948 and The United States announced its recognition of the new nation only 11 minutes later. In the fall of 1948, Israel had applied for membership in the United Nations but failed to win the necessary majority in the Security Council. In February 1949, Israel renewed its application for membership in the United Nations. On March 4, 1949, the Security Council recommended to the General Assembly that it be admitted. On May 11, Israel was admitted, to become the 59th member. Between January 1, 1949 and May 11. 1949, Israel was recognised by 32 States, in addition to the 20 that had accorded it recognition prior to December 31, 1948. Today Israel has full diplomatic relations with most countries of the world, except portions of the Islamic/Arab block that continue to believe that Israel can somehow be eliminated.
Total number of countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations: 162. * Number of states which renewed/established diplomatic relations with Israel from the Madrid Conference (October 1991) until September 13, 1993: 32.
Number of states which renewed/established diplomatic relations with Israel since the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles (September 13, 1993): 37.
In addition, Israel maintains:
a mission to the United Nations (New York)
a mission to the United Nations institutions in Geneva
a mission to the United Nations institutions in Paris (in the embassy)
a mission to the United Nations institutions in Vienna (in the embassy)
an ambassdor to the European Union (Brussels)
Number of diplomatic missions:
71 resident embassies
18 consulates general
5 special missions
Total: 94
* Note: Morocco, Tunisia and the Sultanate of Oman closed the Israeli offices in these countries in October 2000 and suspended relations with Israel. Niger, which renewed relations with Israel in November 1996, severed them in April 2002. (link)
As of November 2006, 34 countries do not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel:
Africa: Algeria, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia
(The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic of Western Sahara does not recognize Israel, but is not a member of the United Nations.)
Americas: Cuba
East Asia: (Republic of China), North Korea
South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives
Southeast Asia: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, (Vietnam)
Southwest Asia: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (link)
The Republic of China (or Taiwan) does recognize Israel, but does not officially conduct relations with it (though there are "unofficial relations") due to Israel's recognition of the PRC
we are a nation of lost rights primarily due to our ignorance of our surrounding. people, take a look at this book and tell me what you think. its called Myths and Facts about the Arab Israeli Conflict
what do we have ready to say in the face of the whole world on behalf of our part of the truth?
Friday, 7 March 2008
Remove the Seige on Gaza
“All human rights are equal for all human beings and no party can claim that, in defending its own population, it is allowed to disavow the rights of others, On the contrary, all parties have obligations not only towards the rights of their own people, but for the rights of all.” Louise Arbour, March 6th, 08
REMOVE THE SEIGE ON GAZA.
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