Travelling ke Palestina Seminggu Rp 22 Juta

Pemerintah Palestina menyerukan rakyat Indonesia untuk mengunjungi negara tersebut. Kunjungan para pelancong asal Indonesia itu akan sangat membantu perekonomian dan memberi semangat baru kepada rakyat Palestina.


Hal ini disampaikan oleh Duta Besar Palestina untuk Indonesia, Fariz Mehdawi, Senin 29 November 2010. Dia mengatakan bahwa Palestina mulai membangun sektor pariwisatanya, diantaranya adalah sektor perhotelan dan restoran.

"Satu minggu di Palestina kira-kira memakan biaya sebesar US$ 2.500 (Rp22 juta). Biaya ini akan menjadi pemasukan bagi warga Palestina di bidang perhotelan dan restoran," ujar Mehdawi yang ditemui pada acara Hari Solidaritas Internasional untuk Rakyat Palestina di Jakarta.

Kota Yerusalem, yang merupakan wilayah sengketa Palestina dan Israel, adalah tempat suci bagi tiga agama besar dunia. Di tempat ini terdapat salah satu dari tiga masjid suci umat Islam, yaitu masjidil Aqsa. Situs ini, ujar Mehdawi, adalah salah satu tujuan wisata yang akan banyak didatangi umat muslim dunia, khususnya Indonesia, negara berpenduduk muslim terbesar di dunia.

"Jika kau mengatakan bahwa al-Aqsa adalah milikmu (muslim), maka mengapa kau tidak datang," ujar Mehdawi.

Indonesia telah menunjukkan banyak bentuk solidaritasnya kepada Palestina yang diduduki Israel. Mehdawi mengatakan bahwa kunjungan saudara muslim dari Indonesia akan sangat membantu meningkatkan mental rakyat Palestina.

"Bantuan yang paling tepat bagi Palestina saat ini bukanlah bantuan finansial, namun bantuan peningkatan di bidang pariwisata dan pendidikan yang akan mendongkrak perekonomian kami. Kedatangan kalian juga akan membantu meningkatkan mental kami," kata Mehdawi.

Membantu peningkatan sektor pariwisata di Palestina telah menjadi salah satu program dari Kementerian Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Menbudpar) Indonesia. Bentuk bantuan antara lain beasiswa S2 bagi para sarjana pariwisata Palestina untuk belajar di Indonesia.

Tahun ini sepuluh warga Palestina telah dibiayai untuk kuliah dan belajar bahasa Indonesia. Ketika mereka kembali nanti, mereka diharapkan dapat menjadi pemandu wisata bagi para pelancong asal Indonesia.

"Tahun depan, lima orang warga Palestina akan melanjutkan pendidikan pengelolaan cagar budaya di universitas di Indonesia," ujar Sekjen Sejarah dan Arkeologi Menbudpar, Soeroso
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Traveling to Palestine Week Rp 22 Million

The Palestinian Authority called on the people of Indonesia to visit the country. Visit the travelers from Indonesia that will help the economy and give new vigor to the Palestinian people.


This was conveyed by Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Fariz Mehdawi, Monday, November 29, 2010. He said that the Palestinians begin to develop their tourism sector, such as hotel and restaurant sector.

"One week in Palestine will cost approximately U.S. $ 2,500 (Rp22 million). This fee shall be income for Palestinians in the field of hospitality and restaurants," said Mehdawi who met at the International Solidarity Day for the Palestinian People in Jakarta.

City of Jerusalem, which is the disputed territory of Palestine and Israel, is a sacred place for three major religions of the world. In this place there is one of three Muslim holy mosques, the Masjid Aqsa. This site, said Mehdawi, is one of the destinations to be visited by many Muslims in the world, particularly Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world.

"If you say that the al-Aqsa is yours (Muslims), then why do not you come," said Mehdawi.

Indonesia has shown a lot of forms of solidarity to the Israeli-occupied Palestine. Mehdawi said that the visit of Indonesian Muslim brothers will greatly help improve the mental Palestinians.

"The most appropriate assistance for the Palestinians now is not financial aid, but aid the increase in tourism and education that will boost our economy. The arrival you will also help improve our mental," said Mehdawi.

Help increase tourism sector in Palestine has become one of the program from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Minister of Culture), Indonesia. Forms of assistance include scholarships S2 for the Palestinian tourism scholars to study in Indonesia.

This year ten Palestinians have been funded to study and learn the Indonesian language. When they return, they expected to be a tour guide for travelers from Indonesia.

"Next year, five Palestinians will continue their education in university management of cultural heritage in Indonesia," said Secretary General of History and Archaeology Menbudpar, Soeroso

Market buzz over Palestine Exchange

 

For the first time, the Palestine Stock Exchange is offering shares to international investors.
Observers say the largest sale in 10 years is a sign of renewed confidence in the Palestinian Authority's economy.
And from humble beginnings, the exchange is now making a big impact on the market.
Nour Odeh reports from Nablus..

Recognise Palestinian state

More Latin American countries recognise Palestinian state

Hugh Naylor

Last Updated: Dec 8, 2010

Israel and the US criticise the decisions by some Latin American nations to recognise a Palestinian state.

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JERUSALEM // Argentina and Uruguay have announced that they would recognise a Palestinian state based on the borders that existed before the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, during which Israel captured East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The announcements, which followed a similar move by Brazil on Friday, come as peace negotiations have faltered.
While visiting Turkey on Monday, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, expressed "pride" at the announcements.
One hundred and four countries now recognise a Palestinian state, according to the Palestinian diplomatic mission at the United Nations.
Israel and the United States yesterday both criticised the decisions.
The US called them "premature" while Israel's foreign ministry spokesman, Yigal Palmor, yesterday said Argentina's decision was "highly regrettable", and that it was "damaging because they were in fact shattering the foundation of the peace process".
He reiterated Israeli claims that such recognitions contravened existing agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank. The Argentine declaration would not benefit the Palestinians since it would bring them no closer to reconciling their differences with Israel, he added.
"Negotiations are the pathway for the parties to see the realisation of their aspirations - for the Israelis, security; for the Palestinians an independent, viable and sovereign state of their own," a State Department official said. "We are working intensely with the parties to make that happen."
On Monday Argentina’s president, Cristina Kirchner, announced in a letter to Mr Abbas that her “government recognises Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967”.

Argentina’s foreign minister, Hector Timerman, hinted that the decision had come from his country’s frustration over the foundering peace process. He described the announcement as coming from a “deep desire to see a definitive advance in the negotiation process leading to the establishment of a just and durable peace in the Middle East”.
Also on Monday, Roberto Conde, Uruguay’s foreign minister, said his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state next year, pledging that it would “surely follow the same path as Argentina”.
“We are working toward opening a diplomatic representation in Palestine, most likely in Ramallah,” he said, referring to the defacto West Bank capital.
Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay now join Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, other Latin American countries that have already recognised a Palestinian state.
Since Mr Abbas suspended his participation in the peace talks, he has sent his diplomats on an offensive to court international support for Palestinian independence.

His foreign minister, Riad al Malki, suggested that this effort was starting to pay off, and that Palestinians could now expect Paraguay and other Latin American countries to follow suit.
“It is really symbolic but it is important because the more countries that recognise the Palestinian state, the more pressure this will put on countries that are hesitant and on the peace process,” he said on Monday.
“If Israel keeps refusing to recognise the Palestinian state when other countries do, this will make a difference,”
After Brazil’s announcement, Israel’s foreign ministry issued a lengthy statement detailing how unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state violates accords previously thrashed out between Israelis and Palestinians.
It also said such moves violated the principles of the 2003 Middle East roadmap for peace, a plan proposed by the US, the European Union, Russia and the UN to resolve the conflict.
“Every attempt to bypass this process and to decide in advance in a unilateral manner about important issues which are disputed, only harms trust between the sides, and hurts their commitment to the agreed framework of negotiating towards peace,” the foreign ministry statement said.
Several US politicians expressed similar concerns.
“Brazil is sending a message to the Palestinians that they need not make peace to gain recognition as a sovereign state,” Eliot Engel, a Democratic representative who co-chair of the US Congress’s Brazil Caucus, said on Friday.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican on the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, criticised Brazil for not waiting to recognise a Palestinian state until after Palestinian leaders had returned to talks and acknowledged Israel’s “right to exist as a Jewish state”.

Middle East Monitor and Friends of Al-Aqsa Parliamentary delegation to the West Bank and Israel

Monday, 29 November 2010 16:15 Dr. Hanan Chehata

The Delegation
In an attempt to explore the current situation of Palestinians living inside Israel and the occupied West Bank, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and Friends of Al-Aqsa organised a small parliamentary delegation to the region. The delegation toured some of the most troubled hotspots in the area, including Silwan where at least 88 Palestinian houses are currently subject to Israeli demolition orders; Hebron where Israeli militarisation and settler violence has devastated the neighbourhood; and the Negev Desert in Israel where the Palestinian Bedouin are subjected to consistent efforts to wipe them and their villages off the map.

The programme was intense and fast-paced and highlighted the many and varied ways by which Palestinians face intimidation by the Israeli regime on a daily basis. Every aspect of Palestinians’ lives is affected by Israel’s occupation, through arbitrary arrests (followed frequently by allegations of torture); the demolition of Palestinian homes; the arrest and interrogation of children; the racist apartheid-style checkpoints; the illegal apartheid wall; and many other oppressive measures used by Israel to subjugate a people under occupation. This journey brought home to the delegation just how urgent it is for the international community to mobilise itself and bring the occupation to an end.
In addition to meeting with local Palestinians and hearing about their daily struggles under the occupation the delegation also met with both sides of the Palestinian political spectrum, including members and representatives of Fatah and Hamas.
The delegation consisted of British members of parliament Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Labour party) and Mr Andrew Slaughter (Labour Party), accompanied by Seumas Milne (columnist and Associate Editor of the Guardian), Jenny Ousbey (journalist) and Dr Hanan Chehata (Press Officer for the Middle East Monitor). It took place between 5th – 9th November and was coordinated by Lubna Masarwa.

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RAMALLAH--Palestina, Selasa, minta masyarakat internasional untuk mengakui dengan segera negara Palestina sebagai tanggapan terhadap keputusan Israel untuk membangun 1.300 rumah pemukim baru di Jerusalem Timur. "Tindakan sepihak terakhir Israel itu mengharuskan aksi internasional yang dramatis akan pengakuan segera negara Palestina (berdasarkan) pada perbatasan 4 Juni 1967," kata kepala juru runding Palestin,a Saeb Erakat, dalam satu pernyataan.

Keputusan Israel Senin untuk menyetujui pembangunan rumah-rumah baru di Jerusalem Timur yang didudukinya telah memicu kutukan meluas dari masyarakat internasional dengan Amerika Serikat, PBB, Uni Eropa dan Rusia (Kelompok Empat perdamaian Timur Tengah) semuanya menentangnya. Erakat menyatakan keputusan itu "makin mengancam proses pembicaraan yang telah macet".

Pembicaraan langsung Israel-Palestina telah dimulai pada awal September lalu tapi dengan cepat kandas ketika moratorium Israel dalam pembangunan permukiman di Tepi Barat berakhir pada akhir bulan ini, yang mendorong Palestia untuk membekukan pembicaraan hingga Israel menerapkan kembali larangan itu. Israel sejauh ini telah menolak, meskipun ada tekanan masyarakat internasional yang sangat besar.

PM Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sekarang ini di AS untuk pembicaraan yang ditujukan untuk menemukan cara guna memulai lagi pembicaraan perdamaian. "Sekali lagi, pada saat ketika kita mengharapkan PM Netanyahu akan mengumumkan pembekuan sepenuhnya permukiman ... ia telah mengirim ke Palestina dan pemerintah AS pesan salah bahwa Israel memilih permukiman, bukan perdamaian," tuduh Erakat.

"Israel telah bertindak di atas hukum, dan masyarakat internasional harus menanggapi," ia menambahkan.

Palestina telah acapkali mengancam akan pergi ke PBB untuk minta pengakuan PBB atas negara Palestina jika pembicaraan perdamaian gagal, tapi Israel memperingatkan langkah sepihak itu, dan mengatakan satu-satunya jalan ke perdamaian adalah melalui perjanjian yang dirundingkan.

Israel merebut Jerusalem Timur yang sebagian besar penduduknya orang Arab dalam Perang Enam Hari 1967 dan mencaploknya tak lama setelah itu dalam tindakan yang tidak diakui oleh masyarakat internasional ataupun Palestina, yang mempertimbangkannya sebagai ibukota negara mereka yang dijanjikan.

Palestina menganggap permukiman Yahudi sebagai ancaman besar bagi pembentukan negara yang dapat hidup terus, dan mereka menganggap pembekuan kegiatan permukiman sebagai pengujian sangat penting akan maksud Israel.

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Israel to loosen Gaza blockade

Israel has announced new steps to loosen a land blockade of the Gaza Strip amid mounting international pressure to end the crippling three-year siege.

The administration of Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said on Sunday that it would begin allowing all goods into the Palestinian territory other than "weapons and materials that Hamas uses".

It did not specify what it constitutes as "materials Hamas uses", but Netanyahu's office said in a statement that it would publish a list of goods not allowed into the territory "as quickly as possible".

The announcement marks a change in policy from currently providing a list of goods permitted to enter the territory.

"Israel seeks to keep out of Gaza weapons and material that Hamas uses to prepare and carry out terror and rocket attacks towards Israel and its civilians," the statement said.

"All other goods will be allowed into Gaza."
'Violating international law'

Israel also said that it will consider additional ways of allowing more Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip for medical and humanitarian reasons.

But Christopher Gunness, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said the Israeli decision will need to be assessed by deeds and not words.

"We have to look at steps on the ground. On the ground the situation is grim - a humanitarian catastrophe in every sphere of life. So we need to get this illegal blockade lifted," he told Al Jazeera from Cairo.

"With international law, you're either violating or you're not. And this blockade is a violation.

"So if Israel wants to stop being in violation of international law it has to end the blockade, not ease it."


Israel telah mengumumkan langkah-langkah baru untuk melonggarkan blokade tanah di Jalur Gaza tengah tekanan internasional untuk mengakhiri pengepungan yang melumpuhkan Gaza selama tiga tahun.

Administrasi Binyamin Netanyahu, perdana menteri Israel, mengatakan pada hari Minggu bahwa mereka akan mulai memungkinkan semua barang ke dalam wilayah Palestina selain "senjata dan bahan bahwa Hamas menggunakan".

Itu tidak menentukan apa yang merupakan sebagai "bahan Hamas menggunakan", tetapi kantor Netanyahu mengatakan dalam sebuah pernyataan bahwa mereka akan menerbitkan daftar barang-barang tidak diizinkan masuk ke wilayah "secepat mungkin".

Pengumuman ini menandai perubahan kebijakan dari saat ini memberikan daftar barang diizinkan untuk memasuki wilayah itu.

"Israel berusaha untuk mencegah senjata Gaza Hamas dan materi yang digunakan untuk mempersiapkan dan melakukan teror dan serangan roket terhadap Israel dan warga sipil tersebut," kata pernyataan itu.

"Semua barang-barang lain akan diizinkan masuk ke Gaza."

"Melanggar hukum internasional '

Israel juga mengatakan bahwa ia akan mempertimbangkan cara-cara tambahan yang memungkinkan lebih banyak orang Palestina meninggalkan Jalur Gaza untuk alasan medis dan kemanusiaan.

Tapi Christopher Gunness, juru bicara PBB Relief dan Pekerjaan Badan pengungsi Palestina (UNRWA), mengatakan keputusan Israel perlu dinilai oleh perbuatan dan bukan kata-kata.

"Kita harus melihat langkah-langkah di atas tanah Pada situasi tanah adalah suram - sebuah bencana kemanusiaan dalam setiap bidang kehidupan. Jadi. Kita perlu mendapatkan ini mengangkat blokade ilegal," katanya kepada Al Jazeera dari Kairo.

"Dengan hukum internasional, baik Anda melanggar atau Anda tidak Dan blokade ini adalah pelanggaran..

"Jadi, jika Israel ingin berhenti menjadi yang melanggar hukum internasional itu untuk mengakhiri blokade, tidak mudah itu."