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Forse una riconciliazione sarà raggiunta tra Fatah e Hamas. Forse i vari donatori globali aumenteranno il loro contributo. Le scuole di Gaza potrebbero persino aprire le loro porte per il prossimo anno scolastico e gli insegnanti licenziati dall'UNRWA per mancanza di fondim potrebbero tornare al lavoro. Israele e Hamas potrebbero raggiungere un'intesa riguardo al rilascio di corpi dei soldati delle forze di difesa israeliane detenuti a Gaza e dei prigionieri palestinesi in Israele. Gli incendi che si accendono ogni giorno nei campi israeliani ,che circondano la Striscia di Gaza si fermeranno e nessun altro giovane palestinese sarà ucciso alla barriera di confine. Un porto potrebbe essere stabilito su un'isola al largo della costa di Gaza. Tuttavia, le probabilità che qualcuno di questi cambiamenti si verifichi non sono elevate, mentre vi è un ardente bisogno di una soluzione immediata per fermare il pericoloso deterioramento a Gaza.
The Israeli government understands the need for normalization, but some of the families who lost soldiers in the 2014 Gaza war insist that no steps be taken to improve the living conditions of the Strip residents. There must be no easement of the closure, they say, until Hamas returns the bodies of the Israeli soldiers it still holds. The families oppose a prisoner exchange deal and demand that the government put ever more pressure on the Strip's residents until Hamas caves and returns the bones of their sons. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts their demands.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stubbornly vetoes all ideas for improving Gaza's infrastructure. All such programs need the authorization of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah, and Abbas will not authorize such plans until he receives full control of the Strip. He is not willing to serve only as treasurer of Gaza, but wants to control Hamas’ weapons and ammunition and insists that the PA’s control must be “aboveground and below ground as well,” hinting at the tunnels constructed by Hamas.
The Egyptians, who assumed an important role in the last cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, are going out of their way to promote Palestinian reconciliation, which they believe is the key to solving the Gaza problem. They created a proposal and sent it to the two warring Palestinian sides. However, it does not demand that Hamas gives up its weapons and it does not allow the PA to collect taxes in Gaza. Therefore, the chances that Cairo will coax the two sides to bury the hatchet are very small indeed.
The United Nations' coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, has been working overtime this summer between Cairo, Jerusalem, Gaza and Ramallah, offering imaginative infrastructure projects such as desalinization plants the length of the seashore. Mladenov came to an agreement with the World Bank to increase its yearly assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza from $55 million to $90 million. He also developed a strong relationship with Egypt's General Intelligence Service director, Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, who holds the internal Palestinian reconciliation as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict portfolios.
Mladenov is one of the more optimistic players in the Gaza saga. He has especially good connections with the region’s leaders who do not talk to one another but do talk to him. However, even Mladenov has faced harsh criticism from the PA. In Abbas’ inner circle, one hears that Mladenov is prone to making promises regarding infrastructure projects without coordination with Ramallah, which will not agree to any project until it is given control over the entire Strip.
The Israeli government seems helpless. Politicians compete against one another in boastful statements regarding what will be done there should the Gaza-sponsored violence continue. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman continues to threaten Gaza, saying that should the missile sirens sound, they will be heard in Gaza as well. But after Liberman’s infamous 2016 threat to eliminate the Hamas leaders within 48 hours should they not hand over the bodies of Israel’s 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict victims, it is hard to imagine that anyone still believes his threats. Netanyahu, by contrast, clearly understands the significance of reconquering Gaza, and that’s the last thing he wants to take on in the sunset of his political career. After all, it is likely that he will be indicted soon in one or more of the affairs he’s being investigated for. Meanwhile, fires continue to scorch the Israeli side from the flaming balloons and kites launched from the Gaza side.
This week I talked to a highly placed source in the Gaza Strip. I asked him what could change things for the better, short of making peace between Fatah and Hamas and initiating a tourism project along a newly lovely Gaza shoreline.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, my source made the following statement: “There is one thing that can be done without the need for prior agreements between the sides. Your army understands the urgent need to take action, therefore it proposes to allow 5,000 men to leave the Strip every day and work in Israel. The Shin Bet opposes this because it is concerned that there will be those who will take advantage of the opportunity to carry out violence. We can’t promise 100% it won’t happen, but if nothing is done, then what will go on in Gaza is likely to be much worse. It became known that the Shin Bet prepared a list of 5,000 people that you are willing to give work permits to. Don’t wait, let them go.”
According to my source, “5,000 workers means an annual income of at least 360 million shekels [$97.5 million] a year. To this we have to add another 2 million shekels [$542,000] a day for transportation. This would be a significant boost to the Gazan economy. It’s relatively simple, and it’s important to the Israelis who need workers. Every day that passes without the go-ahead on this constitutes danger to you and to them.”
The Shin Bet list is prepared, claims an Israeli security source. The plan's chances for alleviating pressure on Gaza are high, and Israelis in the south repeat that they need manpower, and not only in agriculture. The existing security dangers in Gaza today are greater than the dangers of bringing Gazan workers into Israel. There are tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank who already work there.
Making such decisions is what the government exists to do.
, PhD, served in various positions in the Knesset and in Israeli government posts, the last of which was justice and religious affairs minister. After resigning from Israeli Labor, Beilin headed the Meretz Party. Among other things, he initiated the Oslo process, the Beilin-Abu Mazen agreement, the Geneva Initiative and the Birthright projec
Forse una riconciliazione sarà raggiunta tra Fatah e Hamas. Forse i vari donatori globali aumenteranno il loro contributo. Le scuole di Gaza potrebbero persino aprire le loro porte per il prossimo anno scolastico e gli insegnanti licenziati dall'UNRWA per mancanza di fondim potrebbero tornare al lavoro. Israele e Hamas potrebbero raggiungere un'intesa riguardo al rilascio di corpi dei soldati delle forze di difesa israeliane detenuti a Gaza e dei prigionieri palestinesi in Israele. Gli incendi che si accendono ogni giorno nei campi israeliani ,che circondano la Striscia di Gaza si fermeranno e nessun altro giovane palestinese sarà ucciso alla barriera di confine. Un porto potrebbe essere stabilito su un'isola al largo della costa di Gaza. Tuttavia, le probabilità che qualcuno di questi cambiamenti si verifichi non sono elevate, mentre vi è un ardente bisogno di una soluzione immediata per fermare il pericoloso deterioramento a Gaza.
Le sconvolgenti descrizioni della vita a Gaza oggi hanno perso il loro impatto. Tutti sanno che il tasso di disoccupazione è sbalorditivo, che l'unica acqua sicura da bere proviene da bottiglie fornite da veicoli che circolano quotidianamente, che c'è elettricità solo per quattro ore al giorno, il che significa che le persone senza generatori non possono conservare il cibo, anche se hanno i soldi per acquistarlo, che le scuole sono chiuse. Tutti dicono che vogliono aiutare. Tutti sembrano capire il pericolo rappresentato da persone non hanno più nulla da perdere.
Il governo israeliano comprende la necessità di normalizzazione, ma alcune delle famiglie che hanno perso soldati nella guerra di Gaza del 2014 non vogliono che siano prese misure per migliorare le condizioni di vita dei residenti della Striscia , finché Hamas non restituirà i corpi dei soldati israeliani che ancora detiene. Il primo ministro Benjamin Netanyahu accetta le loro richieste.
Il presidente palestinese Mahmoud Abbas mina ostinatamente tutte le idee per migliorare l'infrastruttura di Gaza. Tutti questi programmi necessitano dell'autorizzazione dell'Autorità palestinese (AP) a Ramallah e Abbas non autorizzerà tali piani finché non avrà il pieno controllo della Striscia. Non è disposto a servire solo come tesoriere di Gaza, ma vuole controllare le armi e le munizioni di Hamas e insiste sul fatto che il controllo dell'Autorità Palestinese deve essere "fuori terra e sottoterra", ossia sui tunnel costruiti da Hamas.
Gli egiziani, che hanno assunto un ruolo importante nell'ultimo cessate il fuoco tra Israele e Hamas, stanno facendo di tutto per promuovere la riconciliazione palestinese, che ritengono sia la chiave per risolvere il problema di Gaza. Le probabilità che il Cairo possa spingere le due parti a seppellire l'ascia di guerra sono davvero molto piccole.
Il coordinatore delle Nazioni Unite per il processo di pace in Medio Oriente, Nickolay Mladenov , ha lavorato straordinariamente questa estate tra il Cairo, Gerusalemme, Gaza e Ramallah, offrendo progetti di infrastrutture fantasiose come gli impianti di desalinizzazione del mare. Mladenov ha raggiunto un accordo con la Banca Mondiale per aumentare la sua assistenza annuale ai palestinesi in Cisgiordania e Gaza da $ 55 milioni a $ 90 milioni. Ha anche sviluppato una forte relazione con il direttore del servizio di intelligence egiziano, il generale Abas Kame.
Mladenov è uno dei giocatori più ottimisti nella saga di Gaza. Ha legami particolarmente buoni con i leader della regione che non parlano tra loro ma parlano con lui. Tuttavia, anche Mladenov ha affrontato aspre critiche da parte dell'Autorità Palestinese. Nella cerchia ristretta di Abbas si sente che Mladenov è incline a fare promesse riguardo ai progetti infrastrutturali senza il coordinamento con Ramallah, che non accetterà alcun progetto finché non avrà il controllo dell'intera striscia.
Nel governo israeliano politici si sfidano l'un l'altro in dichiarazioni affermative su ciò che verrà fatto là dove la violenza sponsorizzata da Gaza continuerà. Il ministro della Difesa Avigdor Liberman continua a minacciare Gaza, dicendo che se le sirene suoneranno , saranno ascoltate anche a Gaza. Ma dopo la famigerata minaccia lanciata da Liberman nel 2016 per eliminare i leader di Hamas entro 48 ore nel caso in cui non davessero consegnato i corpi delle vittime israeliane del 2014, è difficile immaginare che qualcuno continui a credere alle sue minacce. Netanyahu, al contrario, comprende chiaramente il significato di riconquistare Gaza, e questa è l'ultima cosa che vuole affrontare al tramonto della sua carriera politica. Dopo tutto, è probabile che verrà presto incriminato Nel frattempo gli incendi continuano a bruciare il lato israeliano a causa dei palloni infuocati e degli aquiloni lanciati da Gaza.
Questa settimana ho parlato con una fonte ben piazzata nella Striscia di Gaza. Gli ho chiesto cosa avrebbe potuto cambiare le cose in meglio.
Parlando a condizione di anonimato la mia fonte ha rilasciato la seguente dichiarazione: "C'è una cosa che può essere fatta senza la necessità di accordi precedenti tra le parti. Il tuo esercito comprende l'urgente necessità di agire, quindi propone di consentire a 5.000 uomini di lasciare la Striscia ogni giorno e di lavorare in Israele. Lo Shin Bet si oppone a questo perché è preoccupato per quelli che approfitteranno dell'occasione per compiere violenza. Non possiamo promettere al 100% che non accadrà, ma se non si fa nulla, allora quello che succederà a Gaza sarà probabilmente molto peggio. Si è saputo che lo Shin Bet ha preparato una lista di 5.000 persone per eventuali permessi di lavoro. Non aspettate , lasciateli andare. 5.000 lavoratori significa un reddito annuo di almeno 360 milioni di shekel [$ 97,5 milioni] all'anno. A questo dobbiamo aggiungere altri 2 milioni di shekel [$ 542,000] al giorno per il trasporto. Ciò costituirebbe un significativo impulso per l'economia di Gaza. È relativamente semplice ed è importante per gli israeliani che hanno bisogno di lavoratori. Ogni giorno che passa senza il via libera su questa proposta costituisce un pericolo per loro ".
La lista Shin Bet è pronta, afferma una fonte di sicurezza israeliana e gli israeliani nel sud ripetono che hanno bisogno di manodopera e non solo in agricoltura. I pericoli per la sicurezza esistenti a Gaza oggi sono maggiori dei pericoli di portare i lavoratori di Gaza in Israele. Ci sono decine di migliaia di palestinesi in Cisgiordania che già lavorano lì.
Prendere tali decisioni è ciò che il governo deve fare.
We could wake up one morning soon and be
pleasantly surprised to hear that a comprehensive agreement has been
reached to save the Gaza Strip. Perhaps a reconciliation will be reached
between Fatah and Hamas. Maybe the various global donors will increase
their contributions. Gaza's schools
may even open their doors for the coming school year and the teachers
laid off by UNRWA for lack of funds could return to work. Israel and
Hamas could reach an understanding regarding the release of bodies of
the Israel Defense Forces soldiers held in Gaza and Palestinian
prisoners in Israel. Perchance the fires that are lit daily in the
Israeli fields surrounding the Gaza Strip will stop and no more
Palestinian young people will be killed at the border fence. A port
could be established on an island off the Gaza coast. However, the
chances that any of these changes will come to pass on their own are not
high, and there is a burning need for an immediate solution that will
stop the dangerous deterioration in Gaza.
The shocking descriptions of life in Gaza today have lost their impact. Everyone knows that the unemployment rate is staggering. That the only water safe to drink comes from bottles provided by vehicles that circulate daily. That there is electricity
for only four hours a day, meaning that people without generators
cannot preserve food, even if they have money to purchase it. That the
schools are closed. Everyone says they want to help. Everyone seems to
understand the danger of people having nothing more to lose.The Israeli government understands the need for normalization, but some of the families who lost soldiers in the 2014 Gaza war insist that no steps be taken to improve the living conditions of the Strip residents. There must be no easement of the closure, they say, until Hamas returns the bodies of the Israeli soldiers it still holds. The families oppose a prisoner exchange deal and demand that the government put ever more pressure on the Strip's residents until Hamas caves and returns the bones of their sons. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts their demands.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stubbornly vetoes all ideas for improving Gaza's infrastructure. All such programs need the authorization of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah, and Abbas will not authorize such plans until he receives full control of the Strip. He is not willing to serve only as treasurer of Gaza, but wants to control Hamas’ weapons and ammunition and insists that the PA’s control must be “aboveground and below ground as well,” hinting at the tunnels constructed by Hamas.
The Egyptians, who assumed an important role in the last cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, are going out of their way to promote Palestinian reconciliation, which they believe is the key to solving the Gaza problem. They created a proposal and sent it to the two warring Palestinian sides. However, it does not demand that Hamas gives up its weapons and it does not allow the PA to collect taxes in Gaza. Therefore, the chances that Cairo will coax the two sides to bury the hatchet are very small indeed.
The United Nations' coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, has been working overtime this summer between Cairo, Jerusalem, Gaza and Ramallah, offering imaginative infrastructure projects such as desalinization plants the length of the seashore. Mladenov came to an agreement with the World Bank to increase its yearly assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza from $55 million to $90 million. He also developed a strong relationship with Egypt's General Intelligence Service director, Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, who holds the internal Palestinian reconciliation as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict portfolios.
Mladenov is one of the more optimistic players in the Gaza saga. He has especially good connections with the region’s leaders who do not talk to one another but do talk to him. However, even Mladenov has faced harsh criticism from the PA. In Abbas’ inner circle, one hears that Mladenov is prone to making promises regarding infrastructure projects without coordination with Ramallah, which will not agree to any project until it is given control over the entire Strip.
The Israeli government seems helpless. Politicians compete against one another in boastful statements regarding what will be done there should the Gaza-sponsored violence continue. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman continues to threaten Gaza, saying that should the missile sirens sound, they will be heard in Gaza as well. But after Liberman’s infamous 2016 threat to eliminate the Hamas leaders within 48 hours should they not hand over the bodies of Israel’s 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict victims, it is hard to imagine that anyone still believes his threats. Netanyahu, by contrast, clearly understands the significance of reconquering Gaza, and that’s the last thing he wants to take on in the sunset of his political career. After all, it is likely that he will be indicted soon in one or more of the affairs he’s being investigated for. Meanwhile, fires continue to scorch the Israeli side from the flaming balloons and kites launched from the Gaza side.
This week I talked to a highly placed source in the Gaza Strip. I asked him what could change things for the better, short of making peace between Fatah and Hamas and initiating a tourism project along a newly lovely Gaza shoreline.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, my source made the following statement: “There is one thing that can be done without the need for prior agreements between the sides. Your army understands the urgent need to take action, therefore it proposes to allow 5,000 men to leave the Strip every day and work in Israel. The Shin Bet opposes this because it is concerned that there will be those who will take advantage of the opportunity to carry out violence. We can’t promise 100% it won’t happen, but if nothing is done, then what will go on in Gaza is likely to be much worse. It became known that the Shin Bet prepared a list of 5,000 people that you are willing to give work permits to. Don’t wait, let them go.”
According to my source, “5,000 workers means an annual income of at least 360 million shekels [$97.5 million] a year. To this we have to add another 2 million shekels [$542,000] a day for transportation. This would be a significant boost to the Gazan economy. It’s relatively simple, and it’s important to the Israelis who need workers. Every day that passes without the go-ahead on this constitutes danger to you and to them.”
The Shin Bet list is prepared, claims an Israeli security source. The plan's chances for alleviating pressure on Gaza are high, and Israelis in the south repeat that they need manpower, and not only in agriculture. The existing security dangers in Gaza today are greater than the dangers of bringing Gazan workers into Israel. There are tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank who already work there.
Making such decisions is what the government exists to do.
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, PhD, served in various positions in the Knesset and in Israeli government posts, the last of which was justice and religious affairs minister. After resigning from Israeli Labor, Beilin headed the Meretz Party. Among other things, he initiated the Oslo process, the Beilin-Abu Mazen agreement, the Geneva Initiative and the Birthright projec

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