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00:00:09is not a margin.
00:00:15agreement, if signed, will certainly
00:00:21We certainly ask
00:00:27to communicate more with
00:01:13it's easy to say our people are steadfast and we salute
00:01:16their courage and ask them to hold on
00:01:18to their land. But what are we offering
00:01:21them? What are we offering them
00:01:24risking their lives, and in many
00:01:24are prohibited from so they can remain steadfast, and how do we ensure that
00:01:27law. Now, international law, at steadfastness isn't a burden left solely on their shoulders?
00:01:30There's the father who fears for his children,
00:01:34the farmer who wants to reach his land,
00:01:37And we suffer greatly from this and the family that, out of fear, is thinking of leaving their home.
00:01:41It's not enough to tell them, "May God
00:01:43to pressure this strengthen you."
00:01:46and communication with These people need security, they need
00:01:46media, official media. services, they need medical care, they need education, they need
00:01:49livelihood, and they need to know that if their home is damaged, God
00:01:54and sources of income in forbid, or their source of income is cut off, there's someone to support them, and that
00:01:57their voice is heard and their suffering has a purpose.
00:02:02And here we start with the role of the government.
00:02:05How does it turn support for steadfastness into a truly
00:02:08real plan, with resources, responsibilities, follow-up,
00:02:12and actual implementation on
00:02:14centers in the ground? How does it listen
00:02:16the southern sector of the governorate. There to the people? How does it involve them in identifying their needs and protecting their rights
00:02:19to its location bordering and dignity? Who is following up on the affairs of
00:02:22the abducted? We will ask about the role of the elites.
00:02:26Where is Quneitra and the entire south in the interest of journalists,
00:02:30researchers, and influential people?
00:02:33Do we talk about them only during attacks and then we forget
00:02:36about them? How do we convey their stories
00:02:40and advocate for them without reducing them to images of
00:02:44at victims or asking them for heroism beyond
00:02:48their capacity?
00:02:52tools. So, from this We will ask civil society and the private sector what we can do to support
00:02:56schools, health
00:02:58than that. It has become a mockery of centers, farmers, small projects,
00:03:01everything. How do we coordinate efforts so that
00:03:05aid reaches people as they need it? How
00:03:08can we create the ability to continue, not just fill
00:03:12a shortage for a few days and that's it? We also
00:03:15want to ask if
00:03:17sacrifices we would not be sitting in this the support is reaching all areas
00:03:18place, nor would this and groups. Who is following up on the most affected families,
00:03:22the women who bear the responsibility of their households, the elderly,
00:03:26people with disabilities? Steadfastness has
00:03:37Quneitra, Hauran, and the South, and
00:03:40among them, and about our responsibilities
00:03:43towards them, because
00:03:46when they knew that this holding on to the land requires essential elements, and true solidarity must
00:03:49appear in people's lives. How do we transform the steadfastness of
00:03:53the South from a greeting we offer to a responsibility
00:03:56we bear? This is the real question of our episode today.
00:04:17are no longer just news
00:04:20we hear. They have become a reality
00:04:23the abducted that terribly affects people's lives, their security, the details of
00:04:25capacity. Is there emigration from people from
00:04:26There is communication with their daily lives, everything. Some people are afraid to go to their land.
00:04:29There are families living in the anxiety of waiting for their detained children. We have
00:04:32some of them here. The question today is how the people of Quneitra
00:04:36are living this reality. We will hear all these details from our people
00:05:21In Quneitra, life begins with simple details:
00:05:24a home, land, a road to school,
00:05:28and livelihood that people await at the end of each
00:05:31day. But these details here do not always go as
00:05:35their owners wish. The occupation has imposed an
00:05:38exceptional reality on the governorate, and challenges have accumulated
00:05:41for its people: security,
00:05:44livelihood, and services. Quneitra Governorate is located
00:05:48in the southwestern part of Syria, and forms
00:05:52part of the Syrian Golan. It has a special geographical
00:05:55and political location due to its proximity to the occupied
00:05:59territories and the presence of areas subject to the 1974
00:06:02Disengagement Agreement.
00:06:05The city of Quneitra was destroyed during the Israeli withdrawal in that
00:06:09year, and remained largely deserted.
00:06:13Then the administrative center moved to the city of Salam, while
00:06:16population centers are distributed in multiple towns and villages.
00:06:19Quneitra includes multiple social
00:06:23components, including Sunni Arabs,
00:06:26Druze, Alawites, Circassians, Turkmen,
00:06:29and Christians. According to estimates from the Central Bureau of Statistics
00:06:32published in 2021,
00:06:36the population of Quneitra Governorate was about
00:06:38124 thousand people. But estimating
00:06:42the current population is more difficult due to displacement,
00:06:46return, and the changes that the governorate has witnessed.
00:06:49A wide segment of Quneitra's
00:06:52population relies on agriculture and livestock farming.
00:06:54The cultivation of fruit trees, especially
00:06:58pomegranates and apples, stands out, along with
00:07:01field crops, as one of the most prominent economic activities
00:07:06the governorate. Agriculture in Quneitra faces
00:07:10cumulative challenges, from rising
00:07:12production costs and water and irrigation problems, to difficulties
00:07:16in accessing some lands due to security conditions.
00:07:20Farmers also face challenges in marketing
00:07:23their crops, which affects family income
00:07:25and the continuation of agricultural activity.
00:07:29Quneitra's specificity is linked
00:07:32the occupied Golan. Since the Disengagement Agreement in
00:07:361974,
00:07:38UN forces have been deployed in the separation zone to
00:07:42monitor the agreement, and that area has witnessed new
00:07:46field developments since December
00:07:482024, with the incursion of occupation forces into the buffer
00:07:52zone and also outside it.
00:07:56So, Quneitra is not just a border
00:07:59region or an area where security news is repeated.
00:08:02It is a community with its own land, sources
00:08:06of livelihood, and social particularity,
00:08:09and it faces challenges affecting its security and economy, and its
00:08:13future. Between Israeli attacks and daily
00:08:16life needs, the question remains: How can
00:08:20the continued presence of Quneitra's people on their land be ensured,
00:08:23and how can the necessities of a stable and dignified life be provided
00:08:26for them?
00:08:29Let me go to the esteemed ladies and gentlemen present.
00:08:32How is your life today in Quneitra? Is there
00:08:35safety? Is there fear? What
00:08:39do you want? The ceiling is open. Speak your mind. What voice
00:08:43do you want to convey to the government, to the People's Assembly, to the people?
00:08:46What complaints do you have?
00:09:17as the southern region, and at the level of
00:09:21Quneitra Governorate entirely, and Daraa – we do not exclude
00:09:24Daraa either – are currently living
00:09:28our worst conditions. To anyone who asks about our conditions, we are living
00:09:31in our worst state today, as a result of
00:09:35the ongoing incursions, as a result of the arbitrary
00:09:39measures by
00:09:53an oppressed people. I said it
00:09:56before, and I repeat it today,
00:09:59that we have never tasted freedom at all, from
00:10:03the era of the defunct regime to a new era
00:10:07in which the most heinous types and forms
00:10:10of criminality are perpetrated against us by
00:10:46and on behalf of the families of the abducted
00:10:50detained in Israeli occupation prisons, firstly,
00:10:53and on behalf of the suffering of farmers
00:10:57and peasants from Quneitra Governorate in general,
00:11:00the border villages with the Alpha line.
00:11:03Quneitra Governorate suffers from many
00:11:07difficulties, the most important of which are the entity's
00:11:10incursions and the detention of sons, numbering
00:11:1438 detainees as of
00:11:16today. How are the incursions affecting
00:11:29what is happening. Now, the incursions
00:11:32people. This will force you to change
00:11:35your route so you don't face these patrols, you might be subjected
00:11:38to searching, and after searching, you might be subjected to humiliation or
00:11:42detention. They are humiliating people. Yes, most
00:11:45of the people of Quneitra Governorate or Jubatha Al-Khashab village
00:11:49going to their fields.
00:11:53There is an area of about 15 dunams planted with olive trees
00:11:56and fruit trees that have not been harvested as of
00:11:59today.
00:12:02matter. We call upon the United
00:12:05Nations, first, entity
00:12:09to release
00:12:12the detainees first, and to release the orchards that are being held.
00:12:16Uh,
00:12:18also, in addition to bulldozing vast areas that
00:12:21the town and village of Jubatha Al-Khashab suffered from,
00:12:25including its natural
00:13:04every prisoner or detainee in Quneitra
00:13:08Governorate, there is a story, a story of a thousand and one nights.
00:13:12So we appeal to the local community,
00:13:15to His Excellency the President,
00:13:18and we appeal to the free people of the world and advocates of humanity
00:13:21to help us secure the release of our children
00:13:25from prisons. Do you have someone detained? My son has been detained for one year and 11
00:13:28months. His son has been detained for one year and 11 months. How old
00:13:32was he when they detained him? He was 24 years old. Now he is
00:13:3526 years old. Why was he detained? Do you have any idea? No news. What
00:13:39information do you get about him? What do you know about him? Ofer Prison. That's the
00:13:43only news we got, that he's in Ofer Prison. Were you able to contact him? No.
00:13:46Were you able to talk to anyone from the government to ask about him? We asked everywhere.
00:13:50What do they tell you? No answer. No
00:13:53answer. We are trying, we are trying. These
00:14:07they are leaving these people to face
00:14:10the enemy with bare chests, with bare
00:14:14chests. We have nothing to face the enemy. The
00:14:17Israeli enemy was entrenched
00:14:44by Israel. I am from rural Damascus. My grandson is
00:14:4817 years old. He has been abducted by the occupation for one year and four
00:14:51months. He is a school student, and not just him, all
00:14:55those abducted by the occupation. And we have appealed to states and appealed
00:14:58to every person with a living conscience to demand our children, and no one has responded
00:15:02to our plea. I appeal to all countries of the world and hold them
00:15:06responsible. The Syrian state's
00:15:09rights are violated by the whole world, and a small
00:15:12group from the occupation attacks our land, our children, and our
00:15:16country, and takes our children from their homes. By what right? Where
00:15:19are the countries of the world? Where are human rights? Where is
00:15:22the legitimacy that includes human rights? We don't see any of this.
00:15:25So we want our children back from the occupation, and may God reward you.
00:15:29How old was her son? He was
00:15:3217 years old, a student in school. Why was
00:15:35he detained? By God, we don't know, my son. They kidnapped him, not detained him. This
00:15:39is a kidnapping. Yes, these occupation forces kidnap, they don't take them from
00:16:09God willing, what the sister raised is truly يعني اييه
00:16:13there is great interest from the government.
00:16:16Of course, these violations and these
00:16:19abductions carried out by the Israeli
00:16:22occupation are documented and submitted through the Governor
00:16:26to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of course, then submitted to international bodies,
00:16:30whether the Security Council or international organizations.
00:16:33Many international organizations have visited the governorate
00:16:37here and met with the guardians of the abducted
00:16:41and detained, and many messages have been sent to
00:16:44all United Nations organizations
00:16:48and the Security Council, even the President of the Security Council
00:16:51visited Damascus and met with the Governor and some
00:16:55representatives of the people of Quneitra, and they presented to him these
00:16:58violations and these arrests, the unbelievable
00:17:01reality that is outside international
00:17:05least the simplest matters in international law, stipulate that guardians
00:17:09should know the fate of their children, and also
00:17:12the charges against them. And these messages have indeed
00:17:15been sent. There is no way other than the diplomatic
00:17:19way. Every violation, every
00:17:22infringement, and every arrest reaches
00:17:26the highest levels, even to the President, daily, documented through
00:17:29media colleagues, through district directors,
00:17:32through the police, it reaches the Governor.
00:17:35The Governor addresses
00:17:41Mr. Muhammad, regarding the families, for example, documentation, but documentation also means
00:17:43notifying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through diplomatic
00:17:47channels, of course, contacts the United Nations
00:17:50and international organizations. So, we understand we are putting
00:17:53diplomatic pressure. Right? Other than diplomatic pressure, are we able to do anything in these
00:17:57circumstances? In fact, no. We follow,
00:18:06compensation, providing
00:18:08aid,
00:18:10providing conditions for them to be able to endure in these
00:18:14circumstances? I mean,
00:18:17we met with them, it was truly consoling, consoling
00:18:20aid, very simple aid for these
00:18:23guardians. I mean, can you compensate a mother for
00:18:27the loss of her son? I mean, is it possible that there is no
00:18:30support? Are you satisfied with the government's
00:18:44the martyrs of the blessed Syrian revolution,
00:18:47the martyrs whose blood's fragrance permeates
00:18:50everywhere, and without whose
00:18:56meeting be taking place. The truth is,
00:18:59I mean, it goes without saying that Quneitra
00:19:02Governorate, unfortunately,
00:19:04with the
00:19:07end of the defunct regime and
00:19:10with liberation, did not enjoy, like
00:19:13other governorates, freedom
00:19:16due to these Israeli incursions that
00:19:20began
00:19:23regime, which they worked to entrench and build
00:19:26for more than half a century, and which was a faithful
00:19:30guardian of their borders throughout... Dr. Tariq, my
00:19:33question is specific. You heard the procedures that Mr. Muhammad Saeed mentioned.
00:19:44first of all, as members of the People's Assembly, our role is supervisory.
00:19:47Uh, we follow up with
00:19:51the government on the procedures that
00:19:54they can take to follow up on
00:19:57the affairs of
00:20:00Syrians.
00:20:04international parliaments.
00:20:06Today, there was a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and this
00:20:10problem was raised. We are talking about the Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation today about the problem. Yes, this
00:20:14problem was raised. Will an action be taken after that, or did we just talk to them and that's it?
00:20:17Uh, dear Doctor, parliamentary
00:20:21actions are recommendations,
00:20:24and we promised to convey these
00:20:27recommendations and these matters
00:20:31and these violations to the countries they represent. Also,
00:20:35a short while ago, there was
00:20:38the Arab Parliament, and this
00:20:41our Arab brothers.
00:20:44What is required is to internationalize this
00:20:46issue always,
00:20:50shedding light on the violations that occur
00:20:53there. There are
00:20:56ongoing discussions, although they are currently
00:20:59suspended, for signing the security
00:21:02agreement, and this
00:21:05include the release of all
00:21:09abductees. our brothers
00:21:13in the government and in the governorate
00:21:17the families,
00:21:20to help as much as possible with daily matters, with
00:21:23life matters, but the most important issue is to work for the liberation of these
00:21:26abductees. How often do you, as members of the People's Assembly, meet with the families in Quneitra to learn
00:21:30their needs, specifically the families of
00:21:34no, I mean, there is no specific timetable, but we are present on the land
00:21:38of the governorate permanently. Weekly, we make
00:21:41visits
00:21:44to the directorates in the governorate. We meet with the families.
00:21:48We follow up with them. I think there's a bit of a breakdown.
00:21:51the government or from the People's Assembly, no matter what we do, there will be
00:21:55shortcomings, for sure. The Parliament in the previous period
00:21:58held, I mean, in fact, the issue of Quneitra
00:22:02and the violations are on the agenda
00:22:05of the People's Assembly permanently.
00:22:08A while ago, about two weeks
00:22:11or a little more, there was a large parliamentary
00:22:15delegation on the governorate's land. It might have been the largest delegation from the People's
00:22:18Assembly to the governorate. It was not just a
00:22:22protocol visit at all, but it was to examine
00:22:26the reality of the governorate, to examine the needs. What happened after that?
00:22:29I mean, we examined and then we went back, what did we do? Okay.
00:22:33There were recommendations
00:22:36the ministers who visited the governorate
00:22:39and made promises, whether in the health sector, the agriculture
00:22:43sector, or the education sector.
00:22:46Communication to implement these promises on the ground. It has actually
00:22:50started. We now see a development,
00:22:53I mean, a decent one, in Golan Hospital, which is the only hospital
00:22:57in the governorate. There is serious
00:23:00work on developing health
00:23:10An MRI machine will be, I mean, we
00:23:14are still talking about something very, very small compared
00:23:39want to move away from the term "violations." The word "violations" is no longer sufficient.
00:23:43The word "incursion" is no longer sufficient. The issue has become bigger
00:23:48people. There have been attacks.
00:23:50I mean, we must call the matter an "attack" because the matter has
00:23:54become, I mean, it goes beyond the issue of an incursion
00:23:57for an hour or two, because people
00:24:00have started to suffer in their livelihood, in their financial situation,
00:24:02in all aspects of their lives. What has changed
00:24:06in the past period, we mean,
00:24:09almost since June, Quneitra
00:24:12Governorate has witnessed a change in
00:24:14the treatment of the army, the Israeli
00:24:18occupation army. When it enters a
00:24:21village or a certain town, there has
00:24:25been, I mean, beating of young men.
00:24:28We noticed this. Yes, yes, and insults and humiliations.
00:24:31Yes, insults and humiliations. I mean, the day before yesterday,
00:24:35we witnessed a case where they put
00:24:38a sign on one of the poles in the northern sector saying that more than three cars
00:24:42are prohibited from passing, otherwise they will be targeted. I mean, what more
00:24:46violation and aggression do you want on civilian life than that? I mean,
00:24:50what more is there
00:24:53to describe the situation more clearly? The incursion is no longer,
00:24:57I mean, the word "incursion" is no longer sufficient. The word "violation" is no
00:25:00longer sufficient. This is a blatant attack on people. A solution must
00:25:04be found for these people, for their living conditions. There is severe
00:25:08difficulty, very, very very difficult. I mean,
00:25:11the matter has exceeded people's
00:25:15there? No, absolutely not. Some people
00:25:19circulated the news some time ago that there was emigration and
00:25:29left. Okay, speaking of the fact that there was talk some time ago in the media, do you think
00:25:33it is fair to the people of
00:25:40to the Ministry of Information. I would address this to the Quneitra Information Directorate.
00:25:44Finding solutions and developing plans
00:25:46to cover the work, meaning
00:25:50media work covering and adopting,
00:25:53adopting independent media
00:25:56as media that fully carries the cause,
00:26:00because we, independent media, are also doing
00:26:03tremendous work. But where are they? Why don't we hear their voice? Independent media, we don't hear their voice
00:26:06because the voice is not reaching. Why is it not
00:26:10reaching? It's not reaching because, in my opinion, in my personal opinion, the Ministry
00:26:14of Information should,
00:26:17in other words, internationalize these individuals. How do you mean internationalize them?
00:26:21I mean, it is supposed that we should develop a systematic
00:26:24work plan towards southern Syria. Mr. Ahmed, is the media falling short or not
00:26:28falling short? This is my question. Yes, falling short. Why? Why do you think
00:26:31it's falling short? It's falling short.
00:26:37The reason for the shortcoming, first of all, I mean, it's not concerned with individuals, but it's concerned with the reality
00:26:40of the governorate, with the reality
00:26:43of the Israeli incursion, with the reality of
00:26:47their violations and attacks. I mean, we might see an incursion in the northern
00:26:51sector now, and a quarter of an hour later, we find an incursion in the southern sector.
00:26:54I mean, this issue... My question, Ahmed, why
00:26:57do you think journalists are not giving enough attention
00:27:00to this? What are their reasons? Well, we, the independent journalists,
00:27:04honestly, are thanked for their efforts, but the official media... Do you
00:27:07think it is? The official media, no, in my opinion, it is not covering
00:27:11fully. Why, Mr. Muhammad, do you think the official media is not
00:27:14covering? First of all, do you agree with him that the official media is not covering what
00:27:17is happening in Quneitra as it should, or in fact, no, I do not agree with him.
00:27:21Why? Because the media, in fact, the journalists on the ground in the governorate are
00:27:26cases, fire and shells have been launched at journalists to
00:27:30perform their role, to deliver their message. I mean, they are exposed to very great
00:27:34dangers. Within meters, do you think
00:27:37that the independent journalists are doing their duty more
00:27:41than the government media? No, both independent and government
00:27:45media. In fact, government
00:27:48And in many cases, and there might be journalists present here, present,
00:27:52and they were subjected to shell fire, not gunfire, I mean,
00:27:55bullets. Shells were launched at them. And
00:28:03the journalists are left alone, I mean, they were exposed to shells, but
00:28:07God protect you, young men. But other than "God protect you," we have nothing to offer them.
00:28:11What was necessary? Is there support, for example? Are they provided with
00:28:14equipment? Is there support for them so their coverage can reach?
00:28:18Does what they're filming always reach sufficiently? What's
00:28:21your opinion, Dr. Tariq?
00:28:24My opinion is,
00:28:27as Sheikh Mohammed said, journalists
00:28:31are doing a heroic job in, you know,
00:28:35filming violations and facing
00:28:39dangers, and their
00:28:42lives are truly at risk. But they need a lot of support. Yes,
00:28:46least they need modern equipment.
00:28:50Most of them use their personal mobile phones
00:28:53for filming, with simple
00:28:55standpoint, they must be supported. As for more than that,
00:28:58honestly, journalistic work is always
00:29:16since the beginning of the fall of the Assad regime until today, we have documented more
00:29:20than 3350 violations in this area.
00:29:24Israeli attacks, 35 martyrs
00:29:29the Israeli occupation, 35
00:29:32martyrs. 35 martyrs. Of course, not to mention
00:29:35the shelling that we have documented, not to mention the incursions
00:29:38that are happening in the region's lands. The Israeli occupation forces have seized
00:29:42thousands of hectares of Syrian lands via the Sofa road. Of course,
00:29:46the Sofa road has been there
00:29:49since approximately November 10, 2022. It was
00:29:53the entry of the first Israeli military bulldozer
00:29:57west of the town of Jubbat Al-Khashab, and they put up this sign, and until today,
00:30:00this Sofa road is still in place. South of Quneitra Governorate,
00:30:04specifically west of the town of Al-Rafid, extending to
00:30:07Sidon Al-Hanout, this area is seizing
00:30:09lands. In the past period, we saw
00:30:13an Israeli tank enter a farm,
00:30:16which ran over or flattened nearly 700 trees
00:30:20that were 20 years old. A farm. So, did you
00:30:23document, professor, did you document these stories and did they reach the media
00:30:27as they should? We, as independent journalists, are working
00:30:30and risking our lives. Of course, we were subjected
00:30:34to gunfire, we were subjected to bombing even from
00:30:37Israeli drone aircraft.
00:30:40A shell was fired at us when we were documenting one of the violations in the Beit Jann area.
00:30:44Also, we are trying as much as possible, as Dr.
00:30:47Tariq mentioned, with tools that we can use
00:30:51to get information out. The camera cannot.
00:30:54Syrian government? As an independent journalist, until now, I have not seen
00:30:58any support from the Syrian government.