Palestina : "Gli scout aiutano la causa " Davide Frattini.
SETTE-CORRIERE della SERA , 26/08/2016, "Gli scout aiutano la causa " Davide Frattini.
Gli scout palestinesi Si sono riu-niti per la prima volta nel 1912 alla scuola St George di Gem-salemme. Ventiquattro anni dopo i ragazzini in divisa con il basco rosso hanno interpretato fino in fondoisimboli militareschi, prendendo parte alla rivolta araba contro il Mandato britannico. Con la nascita dello Stato ebraico II movimento perde II riconoscimento dell'organizzazione che raggruppa le associazioni di tutto il mondo . Da allora (1948) fino al febbraio di quest'anno il gruppo non partecipava ai campi globali. L'adesione come membro ufficiale alla World Organization of the Scout Movement fa parte della strategia sostenuta dal presidente Abu Mazen. Che vuole vedere il nome Palestina, e la sua bandiera, inserito nell'albo degli organismi internazionali: dal voto dell'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite che ha garantito il ruolo di osservatore permanente (come quello dello Stato del Vaticano) alla adesione alla Corte internazionale di giustizia all'Aja. Cosi i ritrovi degli scout diventano un'occasione per i comizi politici. Alle celebrazioni per la riammissione nella Wosm hanno partecipato II raise il suo primo ministro Rami Hamdallah: hanno ringraziato i 162 Paesi che con voto unanime hanno decretato II reinserimento, le votazioni via Internet sono durate tre mesi. Jibril Rajoub, gia temuto capo dei servizi di sicurezza che adesso guida le federazioni sportive e giovanili, ha rilan-ciato nel discorso l'idea degli scout come movimento nazionalista: «L'obiettivo e rafforzare il ruolo di questi giovani nella lotta per la causa palestineseo. L'orga-nizzazione non vuole rianimare solo i gruppi in Cisgiordania, anche nella Striscia di Gaza (dove dominano dal 2007 i fondamentalisti di Hamas, rivall di Abu Mazen) e nei campi profughi in Libano. La speranza è di permettere ai ragazzini di continuare a viaggiare: a luglio otto scout sono stati in Polonia per il primo camp condiviso con i giovani europel.
Gil scout palestinesi Si sono riu-niti per la prima volta nel 1912 alla
scuola St George di Gem-salemme. Ventiquattro anni dopo i ragazzini in
divisa con il basco rosso hanno interpretato fino in fondoisimboli
militareschi, prendendo parte alla rivolta araba contro il Mandato
britannico. Con la nascita dello Stato ebraico II movimento perde II
riconoscimento dell'organizzazione che raggruppa
le associazioni di tutto il mondo . Da allora (1948) fino al febbraio
di quest'anno il gruppo non partecipava ai campi globali. L'adesione
come membro ufficiale alla World Organization of the Scout Movement fa
parte della strategia sostenuta dal presidente Abu Mazen. Che vuole
vedere il nome Palestina, e la sua bandiera, inserito nell'albo degli
organismi internazionali: dal voto dell'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni
Unite che ha garantito il ruolo di osservatore permanente (come quello
dello Stato del Vaticano) alla adesione alla Corte internazionale di
giustizia all'Aja. Cosi i ritrovi degli scout diventano un'occasione per
i comizi politici. Alle celebrazioni per la riammissione nella Wosm
hanno partecipato II raise il suo primo ministro Rami Hamdallah: hanno
ringraziato i 162 Paesi che con voto unanime hanno decretato II
reinserimento, le votazioni via Internet sono durate tre mesi. Jibril
Rajoub, gia temuto capo dei servizi di sicurezza che adesso guida le
federazioni sportive e giovanili, ha rilan-ciato nel discorso l'idea
degli scout come movimento nazionalista: «L'obiettivo e rafforzare il
ruolo di questi giovani nella lotta per la causa palestineseo.
L'orga-nizzazione non vuole rianimare solo i gruppi in Cisgiordania,
anche nella Striscia di Gaza (dove dominano dal 2007 i fondamentalisti
di Hamas, rivall di Abu Mazen) e nei campi profughi in Libano. La
speranza è di permettere ai ragazzini di continuare a viaggiare: a
luglio otto scout sono stati in Polonia per il primo camp condiviso con i
giovani europei
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Palestine has managed, through the PSA, to earn full membership to the WOSM on Feb. 27. This happened after a three-month online vote in which 162 countries took part, allowing the PSA to be unanimously accepted back into the WOSM after Palestine had been absent for 68 years.
The PSA’s return to the international Scout movement was hailed by Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, on June 25 and June 23, respectively, received WOSM regional director Abdul-Majeed and a delegation from the Jordanian and Tunisian Scout associations, whereupon Abbas thanked them for supporting Palestine on the international scene and granted Abdul-Majeed a Palestinian diplomatic passport.
In a speech during the June 21 celebration event held in Ramallah, which Al-Monitor attended, the head of the Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sports, Jibril Rajoub, pointed to “an Arab decision to support the Scout movement in Palestine and a strategic plan set by the PSA to establish itself in line with a new socially and geographically inclusive vision. This vision aims to promote a nationalist ideology that reflects the important role the Scout movement plays in the Palestinian national struggle.”
The secretary-general of the PSA, Tawfik Salem, told Al-Monitor, “After joining the international movement, we started receiving many invitations from other countries to participate in Scout and technical camps. This will reflect positively on our presence as well as Palestine’s representation at all international forums.”
According to Salem, the PSA’s membership in the WOSM will grant Palestine, as a sovereign nation, the right to vote on all the decisions adopted by international conferences related to international Scouting movements. It will also grant Palestinian members full rights to take part in the elections for members or heads of specialized international committees, whether as voters or candidates. These committees are tasked with managing WOSM’s programs and activities.
Speaking about the impact of the membership on Palestine and its Scout movement, Salem further said, “The PSA’s membership in WOSM will give young Scouts and guides the opportunity to be part of international activities as well as host international and Arab activities and programs related to Scouting in Palestinian territories. It will also help Palestinians to rally support for their cause among dozens of millions of WOSM members of all age groups, as well as promote Palestinian culture, arts and heritage through the events and exhibitions hosted by WOSM. Furthermore, we will be able to sign twinning and cooperation agreements with other Scout associations around the world. Such agreements will lead to joint activities serving the Palestinian cause.”
Salem further explained that the scope of the new strategy will not be limited to the West Bank, as it aims to restructure the PSA’s bodies and frameworks in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the PSA-affiliated commissions in Syria and Lebanon.
“Scout regions will be divided into four units: the West Bank unit (which includes 11 commissions), Jerusalem unit, Gaza unit and Lebanon unit, with the exception of the Syrian unit due to the current events. There are now over 120 teams in the West Bank, over 30 teams in the Gaza Strip and 30 in Lebanon. The new structure will focus on reorganizing teams and commissions and enhancing collaboration with school Scouts so that they can take part in external activities and courses, thus ensuring cohesiveness with civil Scout movements,” he added.
As part of the new strategy, the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing and the Islamic Development Bank signed on June 2 an agreement to fund the construction of the PSA’s office in al-Ram in the Jerusalem district. Scout Commissions across all Palestinian provinces will be provided with offices and financial allocations. According to Salem, “This comes in line with Rajoub’s direction toward building a solid structure that keeps pace with regional and international developments, with a plan to organize permanent Scout camps in all Palestinian cities.”
As for the challenges facing the Palestinian Scout movement, Salem said, “The Israeli occupation is the main obstacle, since Israeli authorities control the Scout members’ trips abroad and may stand in the way of organizing camps in mountainous regions in Area C.”
Considered to be one of the oldest Scout movements in the world, the Palestinian Scouting started with the foundation of the Saint George School Scouts in Jerusalem in 1912. The movement earned international recognition in 1928, which allowed it to take part in the Third World Scout Jamboree held in Arrowe Park near the British town of Birkenhead in 1929, and then in Budapest in 1933. After that, members were persecuted by the British mandate during the Palestinian revolution (the Qassam Revolution) in 1936. In 1948, international recognition was withdrawn following the Nakba.
Palestine’s membership in the WOSM is important given the positive impact it will have on both the national and international levels. It could be an opportunity for the Palestinian Scout movement to restore some of its historical significance. This, however, should not be at the expense of the need for restructuring, reorganizing and institutionalizing the PSA in a way that enables it to fulfill its role.
Gli scout palestinesi Si sono riu-niti per la prima volta nel 1912 alla scuola St George di Gem-salemme. Ventiquattro anni dopo i ragazzini in divisa con il basco rosso hanno interpretato fino in fondoisimboli militareschi, prendendo parte alla rivolta araba contro il Mandato britannico. Con la nascita dello Stato ebraico II movimento perde II riconoscimento dell'organizzazione che raggruppa le associazioni di tutto il mondo . Da allora (1948) fino al febbraio di quest'anno il gruppo non partecipava ai campi globali. L'adesione come membro ufficiale alla World Organization of the Scout Movement fa parte della strategia sostenuta dal presidente Abu Mazen. Che vuole vedere il nome Palestina, e la sua bandiera, inserito nell'albo degli organismi internazionali: dal voto dell'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite che ha garantito il ruolo di osservatore permanente (come quello dello Stato del Vaticano) alla adesione alla Corte internazionale di giustizia all'Aja. Cosi i ritrovi degli scout diventano un'occasione per i comizi politici. Alle celebrazioni per la riammissione nella Wosm hanno partecipato II raise il suo primo ministro Rami Hamdallah: hanno ringraziato i 162 Paesi che con voto unanime hanno decretato II reinserimento, le votazioni via Internet sono durate tre mesi. Jibril Rajoub, gia temuto capo dei servizi di sicurezza che adesso guida le federazioni sportive e giovanili, ha rilan-ciato nel discorso l'idea degli scout come movimento nazionalista: «L'obiettivo e rafforzare il ruolo di questi giovani nella lotta per la causa palestineseo. L'orga-nizzazione non vuole rianimare solo i gruppi in Cisgiordania, anche nella Striscia di Gaza (dove dominano dal 2007 i fondamentalisti di Hamas, rivall di Abu Mazen) e nei campi profughi in Libano. La speranza è di permettere ai ragazzini di continuare a viaggiare: a luglio otto scout sono stati in Polonia per il primo camp condiviso con i giovani europel.
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Considered
to be one of the oldest in the world, the Palestinian Scout movement
has regained international recognition after being accepted into the
World Organization…
al-monitor.com
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Scout movement in
Palestine has made a strong comeback in the Arab and international
arenas, with the Palestinian Scout Association (PSA) joining the World
Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). A Palestinian Scout team of
eight members participated in the first Palestinian-Polish Scout Camp
in Poland on July 10, which was part of a cooperation and twinning
agreement signed by the PSA and the Polish Scouting and Guiding
Association. Moreover, another Palestinian Scout delegation took part in
the Arab Scouts meeting in Morocco, which kicked off July 13.
The Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sports organized a national week
of Palestinian Scouting. The event, which took place across all
Palestinian provinces June 19-26, was attended by Atef Abdul-Majeed, the
secretary-general of the Arab Scout Organization and director of WOSM’s
Arab region. On June 21, a ceremony was held in Ramallah to honor all
those who helped Palestine restore its membership to WOSM. This recognition was previously withdrawn in 1948 in the aftermath of the Palestinian Nakba.Palestine has managed, through the PSA, to earn full membership to the WOSM on Feb. 27. This happened after a three-month online vote in which 162 countries took part, allowing the PSA to be unanimously accepted back into the WOSM after Palestine had been absent for 68 years.
The PSA’s return to the international Scout movement was hailed by Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, on June 25 and June 23, respectively, received WOSM regional director Abdul-Majeed and a delegation from the Jordanian and Tunisian Scout associations, whereupon Abbas thanked them for supporting Palestine on the international scene and granted Abdul-Majeed a Palestinian diplomatic passport.
In a speech during the June 21 celebration event held in Ramallah, which Al-Monitor attended, the head of the Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sports, Jibril Rajoub, pointed to “an Arab decision to support the Scout movement in Palestine and a strategic plan set by the PSA to establish itself in line with a new socially and geographically inclusive vision. This vision aims to promote a nationalist ideology that reflects the important role the Scout movement plays in the Palestinian national struggle.”
The secretary-general of the PSA, Tawfik Salem, told Al-Monitor, “After joining the international movement, we started receiving many invitations from other countries to participate in Scout and technical camps. This will reflect positively on our presence as well as Palestine’s representation at all international forums.”
According to Salem, the PSA’s membership in the WOSM will grant Palestine, as a sovereign nation, the right to vote on all the decisions adopted by international conferences related to international Scouting movements. It will also grant Palestinian members full rights to take part in the elections for members or heads of specialized international committees, whether as voters or candidates. These committees are tasked with managing WOSM’s programs and activities.
Speaking about the impact of the membership on Palestine and its Scout movement, Salem further said, “The PSA’s membership in WOSM will give young Scouts and guides the opportunity to be part of international activities as well as host international and Arab activities and programs related to Scouting in Palestinian territories. It will also help Palestinians to rally support for their cause among dozens of millions of WOSM members of all age groups, as well as promote Palestinian culture, arts and heritage through the events and exhibitions hosted by WOSM. Furthermore, we will be able to sign twinning and cooperation agreements with other Scout associations around the world. Such agreements will lead to joint activities serving the Palestinian cause.”
Salem further explained that the scope of the new strategy will not be limited to the West Bank, as it aims to restructure the PSA’s bodies and frameworks in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the PSA-affiliated commissions in Syria and Lebanon.
“Scout regions will be divided into four units: the West Bank unit (which includes 11 commissions), Jerusalem unit, Gaza unit and Lebanon unit, with the exception of the Syrian unit due to the current events. There are now over 120 teams in the West Bank, over 30 teams in the Gaza Strip and 30 in Lebanon. The new structure will focus on reorganizing teams and commissions and enhancing collaboration with school Scouts so that they can take part in external activities and courses, thus ensuring cohesiveness with civil Scout movements,” he added.
As part of the new strategy, the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing and the Islamic Development Bank signed on June 2 an agreement to fund the construction of the PSA’s office in al-Ram in the Jerusalem district. Scout Commissions across all Palestinian provinces will be provided with offices and financial allocations. According to Salem, “This comes in line with Rajoub’s direction toward building a solid structure that keeps pace with regional and international developments, with a plan to organize permanent Scout camps in all Palestinian cities.”
As for the challenges facing the Palestinian Scout movement, Salem said, “The Israeli occupation is the main obstacle, since Israeli authorities control the Scout members’ trips abroad and may stand in the way of organizing camps in mountainous regions in Area C.”
Considered to be one of the oldest Scout movements in the world, the Palestinian Scouting started with the foundation of the Saint George School Scouts in Jerusalem in 1912. The movement earned international recognition in 1928, which allowed it to take part in the Third World Scout Jamboree held in Arrowe Park near the British town of Birkenhead in 1929, and then in Budapest in 1933. After that, members were persecuted by the British mandate during the Palestinian revolution (the Qassam Revolution) in 1936. In 1948, international recognition was withdrawn following the Nakba.
Palestine’s membership in the WOSM is important given the positive impact it will have on both the national and international levels. It could be an opportunity for the Palestinian Scout movement to restore some of its historical significance. This, however, should not be at the expense of the need for restructuring, reorganizing and institutionalizing the PSA in a way that enables it to fulfill its role.
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