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[00:00:00] you're not allowed to be in,
[00:00:03] even though it's considered Area A.
[00:00:06] So we lived there, and
[00:00:10] the army initially stopped us because the road we use is a military road. They took us
[00:00:13] and transferred me to a court in Ofra. I attended
[00:00:17] discourse sympathetic the court, and they told us we were in a military zone.
[00:00:20] So I explained to them that this is Area A, and we pass
[00:00:24] through Area C to get there, but
[00:00:31] started throwing stones at fight with him, and he calls our homes are there, our sheep are there, our livelihood is there. So they allowed us to pass. Lately,
[00:00:36] President to participate in even meters from this they've been harassing us. Even before the war, there were harassments against us in these matters. In the recent
[00:00:39] period, during the war, there
[00:00:43] have been harassments against us.
[00:00:46] of tightening restrictions on Anyone caught at night
[00:00:47] people, especially in would be interrogated, "Why are you going? Why are you coming?" Many questions.
[00:00:51] During the war, the settlers
[00:00:54] have been harassing us a lot recently.
[00:00:57] about Gaza after years of They come and steal sheep,
[00:01:00] Annexation." Under this they steal anything, water tanks,
[00:01:03] In his comment on the anything in their way, they take it. They object to us walking
[00:01:07] the prospects of peace in the road, which is about 2 kilometers recent Israeli measures in of rough mountain terrain. Now, for these
[00:01:09] 2 kilometers of mountain road, they put a gate on it. We can no longer
[00:01:13] take out
[00:01:18] Palestine, which does not You are the guardians of the land in water tanks for the sheep or cars for alfalfa, barley, and things like that.
[00:01:22] several hundred So they increased the suffering of the residents of this area. This
[00:01:26] cluster has about
[00:01:29] 24 houses.
[00:01:32] a tank and continues a war that Every day, people go down to their jobs, to work. There are
[00:01:35] school students who go up and down.
[00:01:41] could no longer has ended. Thank you for And it's not enough for them that even the settlers
[00:01:43] come to us at night with the army, armed
[00:01:47] with weapons, they raid and search houses
[00:01:49] The settlers came down from and look around. I'm talking about four
[00:01:53] days ago, they came to us
[00:01:55] numbers of Palestinian at 10 AM, the mountain. They were on
[00:01:57] matter, to help us. 10 soldiers
[00:01:59] and went to with female soldiers, and searched
[00:02:01] the village. They went to most of the houses. When they search houses, they don't leave
[00:02:03] anything, they destroy, they break whatever
[00:02:07] Nations, while the one is in front of them. This destruction and these attacks are experienced by the residents of the Aqabat al-Rumman cluster,
[00:02:10] as is the case in all clusters. But you mentioned
[00:02:19] of settlers in the are capable of helping us with this an important point: the classifications that the occupation uses as an excuse. You are in Area A, but you pass
[00:02:22] to do with what happened through an area considered classified C. What
[00:02:24] does this mean for
[00:02:28] extremist right-wing you, especially since in an area classified
[00:02:29] water, at least. C, the occupation recently placed
[00:02:30] The cluster he was talking about is on an iron gate, closing the only entrance
[00:02:34] Any attempt to suppress this to this cluster? Tell us about this.
[00:02:37] Regarding the gate,
[00:02:41] result. This was in of it. Where are the authorities responsible for this it greatly increased the suffering of the area because we live in a very rough
[00:02:45] area, and there
[00:02:47] conscience is no road except
[00:02:49] in this space last
[00:02:51] to talk about the suffering of the residents of this the only road with
[00:02:52] freedom the gate. Yes. And after
[00:02:52] This was in the gate, it's a rough road, almost
[00:02:56] Governorate. Therefore, due to the importance of this 2 kilometers of rough terrain. When I want to take out students
[00:03:00] from schools in the
[00:03:03] if pessimists are many." Jericho area in the scorching heat for 2 kilometers, it's not
[00:03:05] easy, it's very difficult, especially if
[00:03:11] system sliding towards more and what effect it has on there's a kindergarten and children, and adults. the tragedy of tens of thousands And for our livelihood, we have no
[00:03:13] way to do without the road because
[00:03:16] community faces a package of that road is how we bring water tanks,
[00:03:18] every year we do this we bring
[00:03:19] and any problem that happens with a settler, he calls our children's food,
[00:03:22] we bring anything that helps us
[00:03:26] the September meetings in New York
[00:03:27] I mean, if a settler calls to stay steadfast on this land. And how do you deal with it, under
[00:03:30] these closures? The occupation has been closing this cluster with an iron gate
[00:03:33] for a while now. How do you manage your children's going
[00:03:37] to and from school, the issue of transporting water, as
[00:03:39] you mentioned? It's a very difficult issue, not
[00:03:42] easy. We had
[00:03:46] of peace here. Then many to make arrangements so that there would be a car that
[00:03:48] takes people from below to above after the gate. They made
[00:03:52] it like a
[00:03:55] This work bridge point or a justifications in the vicinity for all this checkpoint that we cannot pass. So, when
[00:03:58] students want to go, they get off and get into another car,
[00:04:03] it to affect our steadfastness. No, we are steadfast on which takes them up. The water situation is the same. We have to take the amount
[00:04:07] we can to last
[00:04:09] They are expanding, attacking us with water. It's the same because no tractor
[00:04:12] coming out and confronting us on can go up, and no water tank can go up.
[00:04:15] especially at night, during And for our livestock, we have to take the livestock
[00:04:18] 2 kilometers down to the spring, to the spring
[00:04:21] of Ain Duyuk,
[00:04:24] do not so that the sheep can drink, because there's no way to bring
[00:04:27] and tractors up. And we have appealed
[00:04:30] to most organizations, and may God reward them, to help
[00:04:32] us because this area we are in is considered
[00:04:36] Area A. We pass
[00:04:38] the tour, the mayor
[00:04:41] that they have most entails serious risks area. How do you talk to through Area C. Area A is open to Jericho Governorate. We approached the governor,
[00:04:44] and he was helpful, may he be thanked, hoping that they would open
[00:04:48] a road for us from Area A to Area A,
[00:04:52] Palestinians from a kind of alternative. But we are waiting for
[00:04:56] procedures for them to give the OK to the municipality of
[00:05:00] Duyuk, the municipality of Nuweima and Duyuk, hoping
[00:05:03] that God willing,
[00:05:05] viewers, in the things will be eased and they will help us with these matters, the road matters,
[00:05:08] because
[00:05:10] press. We start from if this road were opened from Area A to
[00:05:13] A, there would be no need for me to go around from near Mevo'ot,
[00:05:17] and face these problems with settlers and the army in these
[00:05:20] areas. Yes, you also mentioned the difficulty of your livestock
[00:05:23] reaching water sources and the difficulty of supplying water
[00:05:27] even to the residents of this cluster. Today, the occupation deliberately
[00:05:31] fights the residents by targeting their livelihoods. We
[00:05:34] are talking about a cluster that relies either on agriculture or
[00:05:37] on livestock farming. Under these conditions, the closure
[00:05:41] with the iron gate, next to you is a settlement
[00:05:44] that prevents approaching
[00:05:48] road. How do you deal with
[00:05:52] your work and your source of livelihood?
[00:05:55] From the aspect
[00:06:00] our Jordan Valley, the settlers
[00:06:04] want no rural areas left at all.
[00:06:07] They want to take all rural areas. There aren't even pastures
[00:06:10] left for us. They know that pastures are the only source
[00:06:14] for rural life, so they fight
[00:06:17] people by restricting them in rural areas.
[00:06:21] We have no pastures. If we come to the Jordan Valley area, we have no
[00:06:25] pastures left at all. And they distributed settlers.
[00:06:27] Every two kilometers, they put a settler, so that
[00:06:31] he has a protected area,
[00:06:35] dunams, claiming it's a protected area for him, where no Bedouin can graze
[00:06:39] or anything. I'm not surprised. Two days ago, they took about
[00:06:42] 140 head of sheep from the eastern parts of
[00:06:46] Rumman in front of everyone's eyes.
[00:06:49] The press photographed it and everything, but no one did anything.
[00:06:53] Now they are harassing in these matters, they are harassing people's livelihoods
[00:06:56] in agriculture and livestock, especially in the Jordan Valley
[00:07:00] area. It's almost the most livestock
[00:07:04] and income
[00:07:07] for the residents. So when they fight us in these matters, they know that
[00:07:10] if people lose their livestock, they'll say, "Leave." But
[00:07:14] we say, "We are steadfast on our land." Even if they put gates, even if
[00:07:18] they put checkpoints, even if they put tanks, we are firmly rooted
[00:07:22] in our land. We will not leave it, even if they make our
[00:07:25] lives difficult, we will stay. And even if they steal our livestock, and steal
[00:07:29] our fodder and our cars, we will remain steadfast and firm, God willing,
[00:07:33] on our land. Yes, allow me, it was supposed to be discussed at this
[00:07:36] point at the beginning of this episode. Allow me to talk
[00:07:39] about the location behind me.
[00:07:43] the mountainous area behind me. We cannot
[00:07:46] even film in that area or get closer
[00:07:49] and film for a long time, because at any moment, the occupation
[00:07:53] and settlers might raid us and prevent us from
[00:07:56] that, and that would, of course, have repercussions for the residents. Today, we
[00:08:00] are talking about a strategic location, as shown in the picture.
[00:08:03] These are important places for the people of Jericho
[00:08:08] location, the occupation, for the same reason, seeks
[00:08:11] to control it and expel you from it. Tell us about
[00:08:14] the location.
[00:08:16] The occupation, led by the settlers, or
[00:08:20] "hill thieves" as they call them, who are
[00:08:23] the settlers they made
[00:08:26] into a "gun barrel" against the people, they harass people,
[00:08:32] the army. With the army's protection, they come
[00:08:35] and don't fall short of their rights.
[00:08:39] the army, and he is in our area, and in Area
[00:08:43] A, the right is with the settler,
[00:08:46] no matter what, and he is in Area A, where he is not allowed to be, even without
[00:08:50] coordination, the settler does not enter residential areas
[00:08:53] like this. And the western side of the Jericho area, these
[00:08:56] hills overlooking the Jericho area, this cluster, they knew
[00:09:00] that this is the only cluster overlooking Jericho. If this cluster leaves
[00:09:04] the mountain area, they know that this area will be empty
[00:09:07] for the settlers and their shepherds.
[00:09:11] So we, in this western area of Aqabat al-Rumman,
[00:09:15] God willing, are staying here, firmly rooted
[00:09:18] by conviction, not just because it's our land and we are living
[00:09:22] on it. We will not leave it until death, God
[00:09:26] willing. Yes. You speak the language
[00:09:28] of steadfastness, and this is what we are betting on.
[00:09:31] Regarding the residents of this area,
[00:09:35] how is this language
[00:09:39] this spirit instilled in your children? Today, they live a very difficult life.
[00:09:43] Their access to schools is difficult. Even
[00:09:46] playing is unsafe in that
[00:09:50] children about this to instill steadfastness in their hearts?
[00:09:54] First of all, thank God, the children have some awareness.
[00:09:58] They have some awareness, but when children see the suffering,
[00:10:01] we instill in them that no matter what,
[00:10:05] this is our land, and everything has a price. Yes. There's nothing
[00:10:08] without a price, as the late President
[00:10:12] Yasser Arafat, may God have mercy on him,
[00:10:15] said, "O mountain, no wind can shake you." And these
[00:10:18] children, we teach them with us the love of the homeland and the love
[00:10:22] of the land, no matter what the sacrifices. We will sacrifice so that we remain
[00:10:26] here. As for the children,
[00:10:29] they are completely deprived of their right to childhood. No playing or
[00:10:32] anything. Even going to school and coming back is not
[00:10:36] simple. Our schools are about 4 kilometers away from us.
[00:10:40] 4 to 5 kilometers between girls' schools, children, and kindergartens.
[00:10:44] Every day, every day, they go up and down. It's not
[00:10:47] easy. So we are talking about a significant
[00:10:50] number, about 50 children. How do they spend
[00:10:54] their time inside the cluster, while it is isolated from the surrounding area,
[00:10:58] and closed off to them? It is closed
[00:11:01] off to them. Thank God, it's something imposed on them,
[00:11:05] and they adapt
[00:11:07] to it, thank God. They got used to it because the harassments
[00:11:11] against us are not just during the war and with the gate.
[00:11:14] The gate made things worse, as they say.
[00:11:18] But we have been facing harassment before, saying that the road
[00:11:22] that goes up is a "C road", a military road.
[00:11:26] From Area A, they enter and call it a military road,
[00:11:29] even though I attended a court hearing in Ofra and they
[00:11:33] told us that as a cluster, we are fine,
[00:11:36] but the road remained, and our children cannot reach it.
[00:11:39] So they got used to this, that they
[00:11:43] are sacrificing to stay with us, because
[00:11:46] of course, without our children, we can't. Our children must be living
[00:11:50] with us, and God Almighty will not let us down.
[00:11:54] For all the Palestinian people. Yes.
[00:11:57] Today, your message is certainly a message
[00:12:00] of steadfastness in these circumstances. What do you want to talk
[00:12:03] about so that people know more about this cluster and about
[00:12:07] your suffering in this cluster? Yes.
[00:12:11] Regarding the cluster, we ask
[00:12:15] some organizations
[00:12:18] that have influence to help us in this
[00:12:22] Like electricity, water, and roads. These are basic things
[00:12:26] and within reach.
[00:12:30] I mean, when we talk about a road from Area A to Area
[00:12:33] A, and it's almost certain that
[00:12:37] organizations
[00:12:40] road, they help us so that we don't have to go through Area
[00:12:44] C and face a gate or anything else. And
[00:12:48] for steadfastness in this area, there must be electricity and there must be
[00:12:54] I mean, it's not right that Duyuk is only
[00:12:58] about a kilometer and a half away from us, and we have no
[00:13:01] drinking water. I mean, the least
[00:13:04] matter? They must follow up with us. We have knocked on all
[00:13:07] doors, and God willing, relief will come soon, God
[00:13:11] willing. However, we continue
[00:13:16] cluster, especially in light of the settlement expansion. Next
[00:13:20] to you, there is a settlement that has been in a constant state
[00:13:23] of expansion for years, but you are even prevented
[00:13:26] from expanding or extending in your area. Tell us about
[00:13:30] this settlement
[00:13:33] the residents. The settlement
[00:13:37] is on the lands of Ain Duyuk, near Ain
[00:13:40] Duyuk, known as Mevo'ot. This settlement
[00:13:44] has been there for about 10-15
[00:13:47] years. We were in the cluster before this settlement, yes.
[00:13:51] The settlement used to have about four or five houses.
[00:13:55] Today, it probably has 70 houses, and God knows
[00:13:59] how many people live there. But I wonder when
[00:14:02] a settlement like this has a thousand dunams confiscated,
[00:14:06] a thousand dunams from our lands, and all
[00:14:08] services are available to them, from electricity, water, security,
[00:14:12] while we, a cluster where about
[00:14:16] 24 to 30 houses live, water has
[00:14:19] not reached us. This affects our morale a bit, but
[00:14:22] thank God, this does not allow
[00:14:28] the land. The Mevo'ot settlement
[00:14:31] used to be before the war, they didn't interfere, but
[00:14:34] after the war, they started
[00:14:37] the road, stopping us,
[00:14:40] the day. I saw them. The settlers came
[00:14:44] and raided us and searched the houses. Settlers came with
[00:14:47] the army. What business does a settler have to come and search? If
[00:14:51] it were the army, it's fine. After that, any
[00:14:54] expansion. This settlement is open. A settlement has no
[00:14:57] boundaries. This settlement's boundaries are to swallow the entire city of Jericho
[00:15:01] and all settlements like this, just as their
[00:15:04] extremist government's policy is that
[00:15:07] they want neither the West Bank nor Gaza. The same applies to
[00:15:10] these settlements that are placed in the West Bank. They have
[00:15:14] ambitions to leave no inch for Palestinians. And now
[00:15:17] their goal is to pump settlers into other areas.
[00:15:21] I mean, we are talking about the area where you live.
[00:15:25] On one side, there is a settlement, and on the other sides, there are
[00:15:28] settlement outposts. Settlers recently came and
[00:15:32] stayed in this area. Tell us about them as well. Of course, this
[00:15:36] settlement
[00:15:43] of what they call "hill thieves" was placed on our western side from us,
[00:15:46] and they confronted us several times.
[00:15:50] The terrain of our country is a bit rough, mountains and such.
[00:15:54] So they moved him a bit further away, they didn't keep him near us.
[00:15:57] But at a distance of three or four kilometers from me, a shepherd
[00:16:01] comes to us to harass us, so that we
[00:16:06] the army, and it becomes
[00:16:08] they say, "We don't want problems," but the settlers
[00:16:12] deliberately come to Bedouin clusters
[00:16:15] everywhere, especially like our Aqabat
[00:16:18] al-Rumman, so that they can open the door to problems
[00:16:22] and get the army involved with us, so it becomes
[00:16:25] either an arrest or beating. They think that
[00:16:29] this will make us leave the Aqabat al-Rumman cluster. And this
[00:16:32] is far, far from them. God willing, we will remain
[00:16:36] in Aqabat until God Almighty
[00:16:39] inherits the earth and all that is on it. Yes.
[00:16:43] In conclusion, we appreciate your efforts and steadfastness in this
[00:16:46] area, Mr. Abdel Nasser, and this is what we are banking on in these areas.
[00:16:52] the Jordan Valley and in the mountainous area we talked about. In any case,
[00:16:56] thank you for this message you delivered.
[00:16:59] So, dear viewers, we were with you from the Aqabat
[00:17:02] al-Rumman cluster in the western part of Jericho Governorate, which is considered
[00:17:06] somewhat isolated from the center of the governorate and surrounded
[00:17:09] by settlements, and therefore its residents face countless
[00:17:13] challenges. This episode
[00:17:17] watching, and goodbye.
[00:18:28] Look at how many thousands of trees they bulldozed in the land.
[00:18:31] Why? What did the tree do?
[00:18:34] What did the tree do, for what?
[00:18:49] We are on this land, and we never leave it. We always used to plant it,
[00:18:52] and as you can see,
[00:18:56] work. I mean, we are rooted in this land, our roots
[00:19:00] are deeply embedded to the bottom
[00:19:02] of the earth.
[00:19:17] The settlement started here about a year and a half ago.
[00:19:21] They confiscated about 50% or more of Raba's lands, especially
[00:19:25] the southeastern, eastern, and northeastern
[00:19:29] areas.
[00:19:46] citizens constantly
[00:19:49] and continuously. The settlers' goal in these attacks
[00:19:53] is to steal sheep and prevent people from going to their land.
[00:21:50] Our people are, of course, afraid.
[00:21:54] I mean, the incident that happened yesterday was that about
[00:21:57] eight houses in the village were burned, and cars were also burned.
[00:22:41] the mountain, at
[00:22:44] the settlers' place up there. Over 200 settlers suddenly came down,
[00:22:51] the village and started looking for Mtar's house, looking for a car,
[00:22:54] looking for anything to burn.
[00:24:14] A new episode of Press Pens. Welcome,
[00:24:17] dear viewers, to the headlines of articles. In Press Pens,
[00:24:21] from The Guardian newspaper, "Nasa's
[00:24:24] Persecuted Directors: Journalism is Not Treason."
[00:24:27] From Al Khaleej newspaper, "A Test
[00:24:30] Renewed for the United Nations."
[00:24:33] Locally, from Al-Ayyam, "Optimism of Will, Even
[00:24:37] if the Pessimists are Many." Let's begin, dear viewers, directly
[00:24:41] with Press Pens from international
[00:24:44] newspapers and websites, from The Guardian newspaper. In
[00:24:47] the newspaper's editorial, titled
[00:24:50] "Nasa's Persecuted Directors:
[00:24:54] Journalism is Not Treason," the editorial
[00:24:58] highlighted what the entire film
[00:25:01] crew is subjected to. The Guardian begins
[00:25:05] by stating that politicians who
[00:25:08] threaten filmmakers instead of investigating
[00:25:11] military crimes
[00:25:14] show strength, but rather reveal
[00:25:17] a leadership intimidated by evidence. When
[00:25:20] politicians and military leaders in Israel and a large part of
[00:25:24] the media seek to discredit
[00:25:27] a documentary film
[00:25:31] likely not seen, almost none
[00:25:34] of them. The Committee to Protect Journalists and ten other organizations concerned
[00:25:38] with press freedom warned that Israel
[00:25:41] should protect its journalists and filmmakers
[00:25:45] instead of branding them as traitors
[00:25:48] and making them targets for prosecution
[00:25:52] and incitement. Nevertheless, Netanyahu exploited this
[00:25:55] controversy to threaten to revoke the citizenship of those
[00:25:59] who tarnish the reputation of his soldiers. Instead of investigating
[00:26:03] crimes, he resorted to punishing those
[00:26:06] who expose them. The film "Nasa,"
[00:26:09] dear viewers, which was produced by The Guardian
[00:26:12] newspaper,
[00:26:15] examines the artificial intelligence-powered targeting systems
[00:26:18] used by the occupation army to bomb the Gaza Strip.
[00:26:22] The film's name is derived from an Israeli
[00:26:25] military acronym used as a euphemism
[00:26:28] to refer to
[00:26:31] collateral damage. The Guardian reported some
[00:26:35] details about the film, which includes
[00:26:38] interviews with 24 insiders
[00:26:41] who preferred to remain anonymous
[00:26:45] to talk about their roles in these
[00:26:49] killings. The film's directors, Oscar winners
[00:26:52] Rachel Zor and Yuval Abraham, face
[00:26:55] the risk of being stripped of their citizenship
[00:26:59] on charges of treason. The acronym
[00:27:02] "Nasa" transforms the possibility of
[00:27:06] casualties into a mere number associated
[00:27:09] with each target. By the time
[00:27:12] the operator agreed to carry out
[00:27:15] the strike, ethical considerations would have
[00:27:19] faded and disappeared up
[00:27:22] the chain of command.
[00:27:25] Also, according to interviews in
[00:27:28] the film "Nasa" and according to military sources of the occupation,
[00:27:32] for many of them, the feeling
[00:27:36] of remorse does not seem to be the motive behind their testimony. Some
[00:27:40] feel proud of what they did, as one
[00:27:43] of them recalls the insane pleasure accompanying
[00:27:47] the planning of air raids in Gaza. More importantly,
[00:27:50] some soldiers describe how the occupation
[00:27:53] army accepts large
[00:27:57] casualties as a price for killing
[00:28:01] only one person. Thus, it turns into
[00:28:04] a license for mass murder. The Guardian
[00:28:08] also points out, dear viewers, in its editorial, to the Israeli
[00:28:12] election campaign that was shamefully
[00:28:16] exploited, according to The Guardian newspaper,
[00:28:19] by many
[00:28:21] Israelis
[00:28:24] in an attempt to outbid
[00:28:27] each other in
[00:28:30] tendencies. Through confirmed information, the occupation army
[00:28:34] targeted the film's directors, as Israel seeks
[00:28:38] to make them an example for others.
[00:28:41] Their families are being targeted with threats from
[00:28:44] far-right activists. If the filmmakers returned
[00:28:48] to Israel now, their lives would be in
[00:28:52] real danger.
[00:28:55] The Guardian. Let's move on, dear viewers, to
[00:28:58] the Arab press.
[00:29:02] In a similar context, also from The Guardian's
[00:29:05] editorial, in the editorial of Al-Quds
[00:29:08] Al-Arabi newspaper, but regarding
[00:29:12] Macklemore, titled, "How an American Singer
[00:29:16] Dismantled the Claim of Neutrality on
[00:29:18] Palestine." About two weeks ago, American rapper
[00:29:22] Benjamin Haggerty, globally known
[00:29:25] as Macklemore, was just a guest artist on
[00:29:29] an American tour by the British artist
[00:29:33] of Irish descent, Ed Sheeran. During his appearance
[00:29:36] in New Jersey, Macklemore took to the stage
[00:29:39] and chanted, "Free Palestine!"
[00:29:42] Then he sang "Hind's Hall," in reference
[00:29:46] to a university hall at Columbia University that protesters
[00:29:50] against the genocide in Gaza occupied and renamed
[00:29:53] after the martyred Palestinian child, Hind Rajab.
[00:29:56] Days after this performance, venue owners,
[00:30:00] led by billionaire
[00:30:02] Robert Kraft, objected to his participation in the tour.
[00:30:06] Organizers said his presence threatened the cancellation
[00:30:09] of concerts that attract hundreds of thousands. Sheeran
[00:30:12] justified it by saying it was not his decision, but he insisted
[00:30:16] on keeping his concert a space away from politics.
[00:30:20] The irony is that the attempt to keep politics off
[00:30:23] the stage ended with it entering
[00:30:26] through its widest doors in response to
[00:30:29] his exclusion from the tour. And Al-Quds
[00:30:33] Al-Arabi newspaper,
[00:30:35] in response
[00:30:38] to his exclusion from
[00:30:41] of Dearborn, USA, offered Macklemore to hold
[00:30:44] a free concert. Then the withdrawals of the remaining
[00:30:48] participating artists followed: Aaron Roy, Lukas Graham,
[00:30:51] Finneas, and the band PVRIS.
[00:30:54] When the singer Pink took an opposing
[00:30:57] stance, tens of thousands signed
[00:31:00] a petition demanding her removal from her role as a UNICEF
[00:31:04] ambassador. After Macklemore donated a million
[00:31:07] dollars to Palestinian relief
[00:31:10] organizations, Kraft and Sheeran also pledged
[00:31:13] four million dollars
[00:31:17] for Palestinian humanitarian aid. Children's star
[00:31:21] Maisie
[00:31:23] Peters announced that she would donate
[00:31:27] the same amount as Macklemore. Thus, closing
[00:31:30] a platform to political to Palestinians
[00:31:34] did not silence the discussion, but rather increased
[00:31:38] the possibility of it being raised on
[00:31:41] other platforms. This coincided with a similar event
[00:31:44] in cinema, according to Al-Quds Al-Arabi, after the film "Nasa,"
[00:31:47] which presents testimonies of soldiers about the mechanisms of targeting
[00:31:51] Palestinians in Gaza, sparked a hysterical storm
[00:31:54] against the directors inside Israel.
[00:31:58] After winning the Jury Prize at the Venice
[00:32:01] Film Festival, the film caused a shock
[00:32:05] that forced
[00:32:08] the Israeli society to talk
[00:32:12] denial and neglect. Thus, the attempt
[00:32:15] to delegitimize the film made
[00:32:19] its subject more present. The newspaper also
[00:32:22] indicates that all this coincided with Ireland's
[00:32:25] announcement of its refusal to participate in the Eurovision
[00:32:28] 2007 contest and not to broadcast
[00:32:32] the contest for the second year in a row
[00:32:35] due to Israel's continued participation
[00:32:38] and its responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Four
[00:32:42] other countries had previously boycotted
[00:32:45] the 2026 edition,
[00:32:48] while the Dutch broadcasting corporation
[00:32:50] said that the contest
[00:32:56] claim to be a neutral platform,
[00:32:59] which reinforces the reality that Palestine has become a global
[00:33:03] focal point and a political, cultural,
[00:33:06] and social identity
[00:33:09] card that divides parties and governments
[00:33:12] worldwide, and is also strongly reflected
[00:33:15] within music, cinema, and media, between artists
[00:33:19] and money owners and venues, as in Macklemore's case,
[00:33:22] and between the broadcasting corporation and its union,
[00:33:26] as in Eurovision's case. After three years of the
[00:33:29] genocide war in Gaza and ethnic cleansing and the attacks
[00:33:34] West Bank, the
[00:33:37] political and cultural battle moved from the issue of Palestine
[00:33:40] to the basic axioms, including
[00:33:43] the question of who has the right to determine what can be said and where.
[00:33:49] question by force creates a mechanism
[00:33:52] capable of producing the opposite
[00:33:56] Al-Quds Al-Arabi. Let's move to Al-Khaleej newspaper,
[00:34:00] and on another matter titled "A Renewed Test
[00:34:03] for the United Nations." In the newspaper's
[00:34:06] editorial, it states: With the arrival of delegations from countries
[00:34:10] participating in the 71st session
[00:34:13] of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in
[00:34:17] New York, attention is drawn amidst a charged diplomatic
[00:34:21] atmosphere and rising fears of the international
[00:34:26] division, while the international
[00:34:31] complex crises that no longer
[00:34:34] tolerate evasion and the language of deals. Al-Khaleej
[00:34:38] newspaper adds in this context that
[00:34:41] do not represent a ceremonial
[00:34:45] season. They are a real test of the ability
[00:34:48] of major and developing powers alike
[00:34:52] to overcome sharp polarization
[00:34:56] and revive the concept of multilateral action under
[00:34:59] the umbrella of the United Nations, whose credibility
[00:35:02] many believe is on the line.
[00:35:05] Its Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, admits that it
[00:35:09] faces a state of near-total paralysis and geopolitical
[00:35:13] stagnation that hinders its ability to resolve
[00:35:17] conflicts and perform its duties in maintaining international
[00:35:20] peace and security, and also
[00:35:23] protecting human laws and conventions, which threatens
[00:35:26] to turn the international arena into a political jungle
[00:35:29] where states do as they please and ignore
[00:35:33] UN principles. The newspaper
[00:35:36] also believes that traditional diplomatic deterrence
[00:35:39] tools have eroded, and that
[00:35:43] the UN Charter is now facing new
[00:35:47] power balances. The example here is evident in the ongoing historical
[00:35:50] tragedy in Palestine, whether in the Gaza
[00:35:54] Strip, which has been transformed by the Israeli aggression
[00:35:57] into mere rubble and an uninhabitable place,
[00:36:01] or the West Bank, which is being devoured
[00:36:04] by accelerating settlement and policies of land
[00:36:07] annexation and displacement of citizens, all under the watchful
[00:36:11] eye of an international community that is content with statements of concern
[00:36:15] and condemnation without any practical
[00:36:18] measures. We also continue, Arab
[00:36:22] press, but from the columns of the
[00:36:25] Cairo with Najwa Younis. Najwa, welcome.
[00:36:29] Welcome, Heba, and all our viewers. Let's quickly start with Al-Akhbar
[00:36:33] newspaper and an article by Rajab Al-Banna, "Palestinian
[00:36:36] presence does not need a visa." The best
[00:36:39] response to the provocative American decision to prevent the Palestinian
[00:36:43] President and senior officials in the Palestine Liberation
[00:36:46] Organization from participating in the extraordinary session of the United
[00:36:50] Nations came from the heart of the international organization itself
[00:36:53] with a resolution by its General Assembly, which includes
[00:36:57] all member states, condemning the American decision
[00:37:00] and allowing the Palestinian
[00:37:03] the meetings via a recorded speech,
[00:37:06] and pointing to the clear and condemned American violation
[00:37:09] of the Headquarters Agreement, which obligates America
[00:37:13] to facilitate the entry of representatives of member states, protect them,
[00:37:16] and enable them to participate in the work of the United
[00:37:19] Nations. We have reached, Heba, Al-Ahram newspaper, and we chose
[00:37:23] an article by Dr. Sobhi Oseila, "Silent
[00:37:28] title, he wrote:
[00:37:32] the West Bank, former Prime Minister Muhammad
[00:37:35] Shtayyeh said that those measures are considered a gradual,
[00:37:39] silent annexation of the West Bank. Israel's ideas
[00:37:42] and attempts to annex the West Bank and change
[00:37:45] its identity through settlement and settlers have been ongoing
[00:37:48] for years, but they used to provoke many
[00:37:52] reactions internally and externally, which would at least
[00:37:56] slow down the pace of that process. During the last
[00:37:59] three years, those measures increased and their
[00:38:03] intensity and danger increased without provoking the same reaction.
[00:38:06] The developments of the Gaza war took all the attention, which
[00:38:10] means that Israel fully exploited that war and then
[00:38:14] the regional tension resulting from the American-Israeli war on
[00:38:18] Iran to do what it is doing away from
[00:38:21] the spotlight. We are still with Al-Ahram newspaper, Heba, and an article
[00:38:25] by Muhammad Salmawi: "The Power of the Boycott
[00:38:28] Weapon." For all the defeatists specializing in demoralizing
[00:38:31] spirits, and who whenever we call for boycotting
[00:38:35] the products of international companies supporting Israel and the war of annihilation it
[00:38:39] is waging in Gaza and the West Bank, they say there
[00:38:42] is no benefit, confirming that the boycott policy is
[00:38:45] outdated and that it is a short-sighted
[00:38:48] policy and does not affect those international companies with huge
[00:38:52] budgets. Rather, these people even claim that
[00:38:55] the boycott harms
[00:38:58] its owners more than it harms the boycotted companies. For all
[00:39:01] these people, Adidas, the international company, recently
[00:39:04] proved to the whole world that the boycott is effective
[00:39:08] and that it is capable of changing the decisions
[00:39:10] of those companies. Adidas recently faced a widespread
[00:39:14] boycott campaign, about which I wrote
[00:39:17] week, because it chose an Israeli
[00:39:21] soldier with an amputated leg to be the face of its
[00:39:24] advertisement for new shoes with one shoe for amputees.
[00:39:27] This sparked international outrage, which resulted
[00:39:30] in a boycott campaign against the company's products,
[00:39:34] which is known for its support for Israel, and which ignored
[00:39:38] of victims of this soldier, whose limbs were
[00:39:42] amputated because of the brutal war waged by him and others
[00:39:46] against Palestinians. Our tour, Heba, among the most prominent
[00:39:49] articles in Egyptian newspapers has ended. Thank you, Heba,
[00:39:53] and thank you to all our viewers. The microphone
[00:39:55] turns back to you.
[00:39:58] Thank you, Najwa, who was with us from Cairo. We move
[00:40:01] directly to Amman with Ahmed Badran. Ahmed, welcome.
[00:40:05] بك
[00:40:07] Yes, Heba, welcome and welcome to the viewers to this tour, which we start
[00:40:11] from Al-Dustour newspaper with an article by writer Sir Al-Qudwa under
[00:40:14] the title "Displacement of Palestinians, an announced
[00:40:17] policy of the occupation government." We read
[00:40:20] in it: "Those statements and inflammatory proposals
[00:40:23] represent a flagrant violation of the principles of international
[00:40:26] law, including international humanitarian law, and a direct
[00:40:30] threat to the legitimate and inalienable rights
[00:40:34] of the Palestinian people. In light of this, the complete and absolute
[00:40:37] Arab and international rejection and condemnation
[00:40:41] of all attempts or plans aimed
[00:40:44] at displacing the Palestinian people under any name
[00:40:47] or pretext must be reaffirmed, as this constitutes a direct challenge
[00:40:51] to international efforts to achieve peace, and at
[00:40:54] the forefront of them is the comprehensive plan of US President Donald
[00:40:58] Trump to end the conflict in Gaza, including
[00:41:02] its categorical rejection of forced displacement. It also
[00:41:07] that would undermine the prospects for stability in the region, especially in light
[00:41:10] of the dangerous consequences of transforming calls for forced
[00:41:13] displacement into an announced policy or practical
[00:41:17] measures aimed at uprooting
[00:41:19] their land. We remain in Al-Dustour with an article by writer Nevin
[00:41:23] Abdel Hadi under the title "A Royal Tour, a Distinctive Mark
[00:41:27] in a Distinctive Phase." We read in it: "Palestine
[00:41:31] was present in His Majesty's discussions in France and the Czech Republic to a great
[00:41:34] extent, as His Majesty expressed Jordan's rejection of the continued
[00:41:37] settlement expansion and escalating settler violence
[00:41:40] and forced displacement and attempts to impose
[00:41:44] a new reality, which collectively constitute a direct
[00:41:47] threat to regional security. His Majesty reaffirmed
[00:41:50] Jordan's firm stance rejecting any attempts
[00:41:53] to displace Palestinians from Gaza or the West
[00:41:56] Bank. He also called on the international community to act
[00:42:00] to prevent any attempts to change the historical
[00:42:03] and legal status quo in the Islamic and Christian holy places
[00:42:06] in Jerusalem, reiterating the need to take practical
[00:42:10] steps according to a clear timetable to establish an independent
[00:42:13] Palestinian state with sovereignty on the June
[00:42:16] 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its
[00:42:20] capital. With this article, we conclude this tour.
[00:42:24] Back to you, Heba. Thank you, Ahmed, who was with
[00:42:28] us from Amman regarding what was reported by the Jordanian
[00:42:31] newspapers. From there, we move to the local press from Al-Hayat
[00:42:34] Al-Jadida, written by the Editor-in-Chief, "Without
[00:42:38] any Visa." He begins by asking: Who
[00:42:42] is the party that is taking measures that undermine
[00:42:47] the Middle East, so that they are prevented from entering
[00:42:50] New York to participate in the meetings of the General Assembly
[00:42:54] of the United Nations? Is it
[00:42:58] cease to oppose wars and has nothing
[00:43:01] of a military arsenal and seeks nothing but
[00:43:05] peace? Or is it Israel, which lives
[00:43:08] realistically and practically in
[00:43:12] never ends and does not reap anything
[00:43:15] but the actions of the racist bulldozer, the bulldozer of
[00:43:18] expansionist occupation and condemned
[00:43:21] and rejected international
[00:43:24] settlement? This is not a question as much
[00:43:28] as it is an invitation to the meaning of strangeness. According
[00:43:31] to the Editor-in-Chief, it is absolutely certain that the one who undermines
[00:43:35] the prospects of peace until now is no other than the owner
[00:43:38] of the tank with his he is allowed, despite being wanted
[00:43:42] by international justice, to ascend the platform of the United
[00:43:47] who condemns war and opposes terrorism
[00:43:50] is prevented from ascending this platform.
[00:43:54] No party is more keen on promoting
[00:43:57] peace than Palestine with its message
[00:44:01] of peace, and the whole world knows
[00:44:04] that President Abu Mazen, President of the State
[00:44:08] of Palestine, is the first man of peace in this volatile East.
[00:44:10] That is why the international community rushed to grant him a place
[00:44:14] on the platform of this international organization,
[00:44:16] bypassing the ban, to speak the word
[00:44:19] of tormented Palestine, which has been suffering for more than
[00:44:23] 70 years, and calling for the salvation of the human
[00:44:27] through its salvation from occupation and gaining
[00:44:32] and independence. From Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, we move
[00:44:35] to Al-Ayyam newspaper.
[00:44:37] The article is titled "Optimism of Will, even
[00:44:43] This article by writer Tahseen Yaqin begins by saying
[00:44:46] that the emergence of humanitarian Palestine into the international
[00:44:50] arena will change the course of history and will be
[00:44:54] the path to national liberation and stopping the plundering of resources
[00:44:57] and the policy of humiliation. Thus,
[00:45:00] we must remove obstacles and confront
[00:45:03] internal and external challenges. Anyone who
[00:45:06] rejects the humanitarian solution to the conflict here is
[00:45:10] simply someone with a greedy motive that he wants to achieve
[00:45:14] by prolonging the conflict. Let us consider the day
[00:45:17] after the Palestinian issue is resolved fairly,
[00:45:20] as the writer proposes, which ensures the sustainability
[00:45:26] phenomena will be affected
[00:45:29] and disappear. There will be no
[00:45:33] deadly weapon, nor for accepting the presence
[00:45:36] of military bases that fuel conflicts and do not end them.
[00:45:40] And truly, the revolutionary, holding a rifle in one hand
[00:45:43] and an olive branch in the other, said: "War begins in
[00:45:47] Palestine, and peace begins from
[00:45:50] Palestine." This was the conclusion, viewers, in Al-Ayyam
[00:45:53] newspaper. We are with the caricature in the press columns.
[00:46:12] In conclusion, viewers, thank you for your kind attention.
[00:46:16] And goodbye.
[00:47:19] It was an aggressive tour because they
[00:47:23] the houses, and a few days ago they also
[00:47:26] burned a house in the village belonging to citizen
[00:47:30] Suhaib Radwan
[00:47:32] Ramadan.
[00:47:41] The attack occurred in the area we see behind us.
[00:47:45] The shooting led to four martyrs and four
[00:47:48] wounded.
[00:49:05] They are trying to appease the settlers. Of course,
[00:49:08] the army is conducting an arrest campaign. All
[00:49:11] those arrested have nothing
[00:49:14] last week, except that it is only an expression
[00:49:18] of the resentment that exists among Israelis,
[00:49:22] and part of it is a punishment for the citizens and families.
[00:50:19] Look at the thousands of trees that they bulldozed. Why
[00:50:23] is the land, what is the fault of the tree? What
[00:50:26] is the fault of the tree, for what?
[00:50:40] We are in this land, and we always cultivate it. As you can see,
[00:50:44] we work on it every year.
[00:50:47] means that we are rooted in this land, our roots
[00:50:51] are deeply embedded. I mean, I walked almost 5
[00:51:09] kilometers to get 15 loaves of bread
[00:51:12] for one person. We hope that the bakeries will open
[00:51:16] and all this will be resolved and normal life will return
[00:51:19] to Gaza. So we are working with very
[00:51:31] limited capabilities, and there are also things
[00:51:35] missing that we cannot provide. They are available, but there are no spare
[00:51:38] parts for this machinery. It is working,
[00:51:42] how can I tell you, with non-original
[00:51:45] motors and belts. We are patching it up so that we can work because
[00:51:49] everything we have is dilapidated, and we are trying to manage
[00:51:52] and be able to live and defy life's circumstances.
[00:53:29] This is the six o'clock news from Palestine Television.
[00:53:33] We begin with the headlines.
[00:53:36] A young man martyred by occupation bullets, and his body was detained
[00:53:40] near the tourist village of Haddad east
[00:53:42] of Jenin.
[00:53:49] Casualties due to shelling and gunfire on the Gaza Strip
[00:53:53] coinciding with widespread
[00:53:55] destruction operations.