Li denuncia Karen Koning AbuZayd, commissario generale dell’Unrwa, l’agenzia dell’Onu che da decenni assiste i rifugiati palestinesi: “It is a disturbing commentary on our quest that as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Palestinians mark six decades of what they refer to as the Nakba, or catastrophe, with many languishing in conditions of exile, exclusion and isolation.This is a testament to our collective failure to give meaning to human dignity for Palestinians and to achieve a lasting, just peace in the Middle East. We who serve Palestine refugees believe that there is time to make amends”.
La ricetta di Karen Abu Zayd: “End the blockade of Gaza and lift the closure regime in the West Bank. Do so in a way that respects the right of Israelis to live in peace and security. Allow economic opportunities to produce moderation and generate a belief among Palestinians that peaceful coexistence with Israelis is possible while ensuring their dignity and well-being.Ensure respect for international law and human rights. Cultivate a culture of justice as the foundation from which a stable peace might flourish. Enforce accountability so that those who act outside international norms, be they extremists firing rockets or combatants using disproportionate force, are brought to justice and their victims given due redress.Foster a climate of inclusion in the international community’s engagement with Palestinian issues. Past experience demonstrates that a prerequisite for the success of any peace process is a sense of ownership among those whose lives and future are at stake”.
C’è una conferenza sul conflitto israelo-palestinese, organizzato dal gruppo socialista al Parlamento europeo, il 2 e il 3 luglio prossimi. Tra gli speaker, la bozza di programma indica: • Martin Schulz, presidente del PSE; • Javier Solana Madariaga, alto rappresentante della UE per la politica estera e di sicurezza; • Ami Ayalon, ministro senza portafoglio del governo israeliano;
• Ahmed Soboh , viceministro degli esteri dell’Autorità Nazionale Palestinese; • Eneko Landaburu, direttore generale, Commissione europea. Nonché Hans-Gert Pöttering, presidente del parlamento europeo. E poi, il 3 luglio, workshop con esperti. Necessaria la preiscrizione.
Un film egiziano vince a Taormina, proprio nei giorni in cui il cinema del Cairo vive la malattia di Youssef Chahine. Ibrahim al Batout, classe 1963, vince il filmfest con una pellicola, Ein Shams, che parla del Cairo e che non è stata proiettata in Egitto. Per saperne di più, si può leggere la storia di Ein Shams su Al Ahram Weekly, in edicola da oggi.
