Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 10:35 am Press Release: Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority The government
media office General Administration –Media
Production
The Governmental
Weekly Achievements
1- Ministry of
Communications participated in the solidarity tent in front
of El-Shefa hospital
The Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology participated in
the ‘solidarity with patients’ tent which was held by
the Ministry of Health at El-Shefa hospital. The Ministry
said that the power crisis and shortage of fuel caused much
damage in the Ministry’s operations, including stoppage
of life-supporting devices several time per day.
2- Ministry of Detainees announced the
launch of the international conference to support the
detainees
The Ministry of Detainees
announced the launch of the international conference to
support the Palestinian detainees. Many prominent
international figures working in the field of human rights
will attend this conference. The Minister of Detainees
received a delegation from 'Miles of Smiles 11 convoy". He
affirmed the importance of such delegations in helping to
make known internationally the suffering of detainees. The
head of the convoy announced the establishment of an
international society for detainees affairs. The aim of this
organization is to defend Palestinian detainees under the
name "Freedom for Palestinian Detainees
Organization."
3- Ministry of Economy
launched inspection campaign on goods
The
General Administration of Industry at the Ministry of
Economy conducted 43 inspection visit to industrial
utilities. The aim of these visits is to make sure that the
goods in the market met Palestinian standards.
4- Ministry of Awqaf denounced the
aggression of the occupation on the holy Quran
The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious
Affairs denounced Israeli occupation aggression against
Palestinian detainees. The Ministry also condemned the
profaning of the Holy Quran by Israeli soldiers as it scorns
all Moslems everywhere. It called on Arabs and Moslems to
take serious steps to prevent such actions.
5- Ministry of Culture and Youth called to
stop the settlement in the holy lands
The
Ministry of Culture and Youth called on international legal
organizations, the Human Rights Council and UNESCO to
prevent the crimes practiced by the Israeli occupation in
Palestinian lands. The Ministry also condemned the decision
of the occupation to built a mall beside the Islamic
cemetery in Ashkelon. It added that the savage and barbaric
actions of the Israeli occupation will not weaken the
strength of the Palestinian people.
6-
Ministry of Culture to award the best cultural center
The Ministry of Culture said that five
cultural centers won the prize of the best cultural center.
It said that the celebration will be held in May to honor
all the participants and give the first three centers
financial rewards.
7- Council of
Ministries participated in the solidarity tent in front of
El-Shefa hospital
The Palestinian
Council of Ministries participated in the solidarity with
the patients tent which was held by the Ministry of Health
at El-Shefa hospital. It demanded the lifting of the unjust
blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip to save the patients from
a slow death, adding that the Israeli occupation is the only
one responsible for this human disaster now taking place in
the Gaza Strip.
8- Ministry of Foreign
Affairs honored group of doctors in "Miles of Smiles Convoy
11"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Planning honored a delegation of doctors who came into the
Gaza Strip with the "Miles of Smiles Convey 11." The
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Planning praised the vital
role of the convoy as the doctors conducted several unique
surgeries for the Palestinian patients. At the end of the
meeting, the Ministry honored the delegation of doctors and
asked them to tell the rest of the world about the suffering
of patients in the Gaza Strip.
9- Ministry of Agriculture to establish
farm irrigation in Gaza Srip
The
Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture contracted with
Jordanian Company (EL-Qwafel) to establish a farm irrigation
system in vacant land in the Gaza Strip. The Minister of
Agriculture agreed to allocate this land to establish this
project and he praised the efforts leading to progress in
the Agriculture sector.
10- Ministry of
Agriculture to prevent importing frozen chicken from Israel
The Ministry of Agriculture agreed with
the Ministry of Economy to save the domestic animals sector
from collapsing, by preventing the importing of frozen
chicken from Israel, in order to stabilize the price of
fresh local chicken.
11- Ministry of
Tourism to start the third stage of its drilling project in
Rafah
The Ministry of Tourism completed
its preparations to start the third stage of its drilling
project in Rafah Hill, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Recent steps in the drilling plan are expanding the
excavations to include more parts of the Rafah Hill. The
Ministry said that it is forced to use primitive machines in
the drilling process because the Israeli occupation prevents
the entry of modern machines into the Gaza
Strip.
12- Minister of Health received the
head of the Forensic Medicine at Cairo
University
The Minister of Health
received the Head of Forensic Medicine from the Faculty of
Medicine in Cairo University, and they discussed different
ways to develop forensic medicine in the Gaza Strip. The
Minister said that his Ministry will organize a workshop
about forensic medicine to improve the abilities of doctors
and official working in this field.
13-
Ministry of Justice received a delegation from the Arab
Lawyers Association
The Minister of
Justice received a delegation from the Arab Lawyers
Association (ALA), and he praised the role of ALA in
supporting Palestinian issues, including Jerusalem, the
annexation wall, and the issue of the detainees. He referred
to the strong relationship between the ALA and the
Palestinian Lawyers’ Union. The Ministry also called on
the international community to prevent Israeli violations of
international laws and norms, and condemned the stance of
the West regarding what is happening in the Palestinian
territories. 14- Ministry of Justice :
the renewal of the administrative detention of MP EL-Hajj,
is a violation of human rights law
The
Ministry of Justice denounced the renewal of the
administrative detention of Member of Parliament EL-Hajj,
and considered it a war crime and a violation of human
rights law. The Ministry called on the international
community to put an end to the irresponsible actions
committed by the Israeli
occupation.
