...10/21/14 Journal 2 In the article, “TV News and White Voices”, the author’s key claims are about the misguided War in Gaza, and the only two Western doctors that managed to enter Gaza. These two doctors were interviewed plenteously and had swayed the public opinion of the war. “They described Israel as a brutal aggressor collectively punishing the entire Palestinian population in Gaza of 1.5 million people, murdering innocent civilians, violating international law and committing war crimes.” The author wanted to know if these reporters were bias and the credibility of their sources. The Israeli newscast had reported a couple of hundreds of Palestinian deaths when there was actually thousands. Israel had a “media blockade” to influence the public view of the war. The author issues a key statement when he says that “source credibility is often a decisive component in assessing whether reporting is truthful, impartial and accurate, and can be decisive for the formation of public opinion.” I think that using these two doctors as sources to the journalists is exceptionally credible to the public. It was vital that there were two foreigners inside the Gaza Strip to affirm the state of the conflict because the opinion of the Arabs did not matter to much of the people. Anyone can convey now that Israel used extreme cruelty & violence against the Palestinians but the same could not be said at the time of the war. The Norwegian authors of the article wrote it to explain to us how...
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...The Gaza Strip: Demography: * About 1.7 million inhabitants, with about 1 million being un-registered refugees * Many are decedents of Palestinians that sought refuge during the Arab-Israeli war in the late 1940’s * Large population growth, due to an extremely high fertility rate of about 5 children per woman and a current median age about 18 years * Religious distribution is about 99.3% Sunni Muslim and 0.7% Christian Economic & Social Situation: * After the Hamas group won elections in 2006 (seen as a terrorist group by the US, Canada, and the European Union) all funds to the Palestinian government have been frozen by these countries * The strip has been shut out from Israel, with the only goods being allowed in being of humanitarian nature * Because of the Israeli withdrawal the GDP of the Strip greatly declined * In 2010 Israel eased its closure to the strip, thus allowing some economic growth * Major infrastructure improvements have been occurring since 2010, with unemployment falling and demand for workers exceeding supply * There are many radical political and militant groups within the strip, with extreme acts occurring to both Israeli and Egyptian cities * Literacy (over 15 years of age and can read and write) is 95.3% * UN runs many of the schools in the Gaza, very overpopulated classrooms, and very scary outlook with such a high rate of population growth and limited space * Youth unemployment currently around...
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...MARINE POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. Semester: Code: PA-101.4 Total Hours: 45 Hours Per Week: 3 Credit: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION GENERAL OBJECTIVES At the end of this course, students should be able to : 1. Identify key elements of the global environment. 2. Discuss how environmental elements interact locally and globally in predictable and unpredictable ways. 3. Describe the impact of human activities on the global environment. 4. Discuss issues relating to sustainable development. 5. Identify international and Caribbean regional environmental challenges 6. Identify biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and some of their possible interactions. 7. Describe physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the oceans. 8. Identify the principal marine pollutants and the threat they represent. 9. Assess the impact on the marine environment of oil pollution from the oil industry and the shipping industry. 10. Identify requirements to maintain healthy ports and harbours, and current programs to rehabilitate Caribbean ports. 11. Identify organizations and regulatory structures concerned with oceans management and costal zone management in general and within the Caribbean region, including the UNEP regional seas programme. 12. Discuss national and international marine law; the use of civil and criminal law in regulating the environment and the conflict between private property...
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...Assignment 3 : Technology for teaching English language (Practical) Read the instructions carefully: Create an educational web site for teaching English for Palestine for a specific age group , Your web site must present at least two lessons from two different units , follow these steps : 1. Create your web site and name it “ English for Palestine _ Your name “ . 2. Your site and Home page layout must be as show in the link below : https://sites.google.com/site/englishforpalestinemssama/ 3. You are completely free to choose any theme you want for your site. Your website sections : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Curriculum . Announcements . Supported materials . Discussion . Worksheets and Exams . Project . A. The curriculum section must be a link to a curriculum page , in this page you will add power point presentations , don’t forget to organize your lessons in to units . B. Announcements section must be a link to an announcements page , put at least two announcements in this page . C. From supported materials page , there will be two subpages : Videos subpage: From videos page there will be other subpages, the number of these subpages depending on the number of lessons you chose. For example if you chose two lessons, there will be two subpages: ( lesson 1 video and lesson 2 video ) . Vocabulary subpage: same as video subpage, but with a list template . So your pages must be as shown in the picture bellow : D. The discussion section must be a link to a blog website...
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...NB: This exercise will be dealt with after taking Practical 3:1 page: 36 The following article from the British newspaper The Independent contains culturally specific items related to weather. Translate it into Arabic using the translation techniques you have studied in Chapter Three. [pic] Get ready for a white Easter: Snow and icy blasts set to last all week - but Britain could see a heatwave next month Authorities have warned drivers and pedestrians to be aware of black ice Freezing weather conditions are continuing to cause disruption today as forecasters predicted that icy temperatures and snow showers could last right up until Easter Day. Many roads across Britain remain impassable and thousands of homes are still without power after heavy snow and blizzard conditions deluged the UK over the weekend. Authorities have warned drivers and pedestrians to be aware of the possibility of black ice during the morning commute. Forecasters have also warned that there is no immediate end to the icy conditions in sight with the cold weather and snow expected to last into the weekend. Despite an end to the heavy snow, forecasters say the severe weather could return on Good Friday. The current forecast suggests that Britain could experience its first white Easter in five years. Several thousand households in Scotland remain without electricity today, down from a peak of about 18,000. The isle of Arran and parts of the south-west mainland of Scotland were particularly...
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...Palestine (Arabic: فلسطين Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn; Greek: Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשתינה Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is sometimes considered to include adjoining territories. The name was used by Ancient Greek writers, and was later used for the Roman province Syria Palaestina, the Byzantine Palaestina Prima and the Umayyad and Abbasid province of Jund Filastin. The region is also known as the Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el),[1] the Holy Land, the Southern Levant,[2] Cisjordan, and historically has been known by other names including Canaan, Southern Syria and Jerusalem. Situated at a strategic location between Egypt, Syria and Arabia, and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, the region has a long and tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including Ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, the Sunni Arab Caliphates, the Shia Fatimid Caliphate, Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mameluks, Ottomans, the British and modern Israelis and Palestinians. Boundaries of the region have changed throughout history, and were last defined in modern times by the Franco-British boundary agreement (1920) and the Transjordan memorandum of 16 September 1922, during the mandate period.[3] Today, the...
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...Wales University Providence, Rhode Island Feinstein Graduate School WHITEPAPER “The Port Development of Gaza” A Written Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MBA Degree Course: Global Economic Environments-IBUS 5511 Qiong WU 12/11/13 INTRODUCTION My name is Qiong Wu, and I am a consultant of international trade and safety in Gaza. My job is controlling the maritime passage into and out of Gaza thus allowing the safe transport of goods to and from the rest of the world, finding problems and offering solutions to improve the situations there. The purpose of this document is to provide my solutions for the port development of Gaza. Gaza needs to create a new policy to suit the changing global environment that will protect the safety of people’s lives as well as boost Gaza’s economy. BACKGROUND 1. Political Environment Gaza has very long history in the world, and it is also a place that suffered a lot. It has been ruled by both Egypt and Israel and is beloved by neither, which is a problem for all. Gazans are emphatically Palestinian, a national identity forged from the trauma of losing their land to Jewish armies in 1948, the year Israel was established. Many defeated Arab landowners fled to Gaza, where 3 out of 4 residents are classified as refugees. The Jews initially made no claim to Gaza, and the strip of coast became a holding pen administered by Egypt's military. The West Bank was annexed by Jordan...
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...instance like in developed countries, but the need for survival is a day to day function. "Poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money, goods or means of support (Poverty)." Many around the world ask the constant question of why we should care about developing the world. The connectedness of the world shows when problems arise in other countries it has the abilities to affect us and their allies. The paper will look into the underdevelopment of Gaza by identifying the weak institutions that make it so difficult to advance development, analyze the specific actions that the leadership of Gaza has taken and discuss whether or not the state's private institutions are working to improve development in Gaza. Gaza is the developing country I chose to further research about developing countries and citizens and governments way of life. Gaza is located in the country of Israel on the west coast called the Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is under Palestine control and considered separate from Israel. The country of...
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...ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 7 HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict ∗ ∗ Late submission A/HRC/12/48 page 2 Paragraphs Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PART ONE INTRODUCTION I. II. III. METHODOLOGY CONTEXT EVENTS OCCURRING BETWEEN THE “CEASEFIRE” OF 18 JUNE 2008 BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE GAZA AUTHORITIES AND THE START OF ISRAEL’S MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA ON 27 DECEMBER 2008 IV. APPLICABLE LAW PART TWO OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: THE GAZA STRIP Section A V. VI. THE BLOCKADE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OF MILITARY OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY ISRAEL IN GAZA BETWEEN 27 DECEMBER 2008 AND 18 JANUARY 2009 AND DATA ON CASUALTIES ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND POLICE VIII. OBLIGATION ON PALESTINIAN ARMED GROUPS IN GAZA TO TAKE FEASIBLE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION VII. A/HRC/12/48 page 3 IX. OBLIGATION ON ISRAEL TO TAKE FEASIBLE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CIVILIAN POPULATION AND CIVILIAN OBECTS IN GAZA X. INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS BY ISRAELI ARMED FORCES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF LIFE AND INJURY TO CIVILIANS XI. DELIBERATE ATTACKS AGAINST THE CIVILIAN POPULATION XII. THE USE OF CERTAIN WEAPONS XIII. ATTACKS ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF CIVILIAN LIFE IN GAZA: DESTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FOOD PRODUCTION, WATER INSTALLATIONS, SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS AND HOUSING XIV. THE USE OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS XV. DEPRIVATION...
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...Special Political and Decolonization Berkeley Model United Nations S I X T Y - T H I R D III S E S S I O N Gabby Armato Gloria Cheung Adam Yankelevits Robert Purviance ! ! ! ! ! Table of Contents South Sudan Topic Background Past International Involvement and Attempted Solutions Case Studies 1 | Sudan 2 | China Questions to Consider Works Cited Palestinian Refugees Topic Background Past International Involvement and Attempted Solutions Case Studies 1 | United States 2 | Jordan Questions to Consider Works Cited ! ! 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! South Sudan Topic Background It has been slightly over three years since this fledgling nation seceded from Sudan in July 2011. Now the country is fraught with a major political upheaval, a debilitating famine, a declining economy, and an impending civil war ripe with ethnic tension. The South Sudanese political and social schism erupted after President Salva Kiir began to crackdown on the supporters of his rival, former Vice President Riek Machard. Mr. Machard attempted a coup to overthrow the President shortly after Mr. Kiir dismissed the entirety of his government due to suspicion that they were plotting to overthrow his regime. The conflict boiled over and turned violent between the feuding army factions on December 15th 2013. The political struggle between these two factions quickly escalated into a full-scale ethnic conflict and has created a violent schism within...
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...UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST UNRWA Do you have the dedication, skills, knowledge and experience to help us improve the life of Palestine refugees? The United Nations Relief and Works Agency offers challenging opportunities for professionals interested working in a results-driven and diverse environment. If you are then we would like to hear from you. UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 4.6 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Agency is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is by far the largest UN operation in the Middle East with over 29,000 staff. Most of the staff members are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities – as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers. Loan Officer Location Type of Appointment Deadline for Application Vacancy Announcement Number Grade Department/Division MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the ideal candidate: Visits designated local market places and industrial areas to promote and retail credit to microentrepreneurs and small businesses to promote business development...
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...Palestine has been recognized as a common ground for the constant and continuous conflict between the Jewish and Arabic communities. Through these situations, outer forces, such as Britain, have attempted avaricious approaches to the predicament, which ultimately led to the eruption between the two parties[1]. Beginning with World War 1, The Sykes-Picot Agreement, and the Arabs, following through to The Balfour Declaration with the Jews, showed that the respective parties were forced to rely on outside forces to help mend their broken hearts full of nationalism and possession[2]. It is safe to say that these two breeds of strong-hearted individuals made an impact in more places than Palestine itself. With Britain’s reign over the land, it was the duty of the Arabs and the Jews to get along with one another as best as they could, provided that Britain would give each party what they were owed[3]. Britain and The Balfour Declaration contradicted the original deal during World War 1 between Britain and the Arab community, sparking the conflict between the Arabs and the Jews, which, to this day, made living in Palestine a hostile and challenging place to call ‘home’. The Balfour Declaration, created in 1917, revealed the British offering Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people[4]. For the Jews, this meant that they would finally be able to have what is rightfully their own. Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish community, and living on the land where their story began has been...
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...Islamic University- Gaza Dean of Postgraduates Studies Faculty of Commerce Business Administration Department The Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Resistance to Change in Organizations: A case study on Mercy Corps (INGO) By Hazar Jaber Supervisor Dr. Sami Abou-Al-Ross A dissertation plan submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration Dec 2014 * Introduction Many research studies have shown that leaders have a strong effect on their subordinates’ behavior and attitudes (Van Dam, Oreg & Schyns, 2008). This relationship is often referred to as the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) relationship, which demonstrates the relationship between supervisor and subordinate during their work (Gerstner & Day, 1997; Liden & Maslyn, 1998). Practically speaking, many of organizational change programs fail because of employees’ resistance to change and management approaches that neglect the human dimensions during change (Bovey & Hede, 2001). In other words, the quality of LMX relationships affects employees’ resistance to the change (Van Dam et al., 2008). However, resistance to change is an important component through organizational changes since it has consequences such as decreasing employee’ satisfaction, output, absenteeism and turnover rates (Van Dam et al., 2008). In this context, many of previous research studies examined the way in which employees deal with organizational...
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...Issue of Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas not likely to be Resolved International Community has urged Israel to not wage a ground war against Palestine but on Sunday, July 13th Israel has launched a ground attack in which around 18 members of the a family dies. The incursion by Israel was centred to the site from where Hamas, The Sunni Islamist Group in Gaza Strip was launching its long ranged rockets targeted to the Israel. Israel and Hamas indulged in a fight since few weeks, till now Hamas was using rockets to attack Israel and in counter Israel was using airstrikes but now as the situation become severe Israel has took the route of incursion from ground. Restoration of Cease-fire between Israel and Gaza Strip has been issue of discussion among many regional as well as international players. Quartet on Middle East named Group has been established in 2002 to mediate the peace talks in between Israel and Palestine, four member entities of this group are United States, Russia, European Union and United Nations. Special Envoy of the group, Tony Blair visited Cairo in Egypt regarding the issue and had a meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to facilitate peace talk between Israel and Hamas so that a cease-fire can be restored between them. But as the sources revealed efforts to stop the conflict are going in vain because Hamas has asserted that there is no possibility of peace now and the Islamist group won’t become the part of any truce. As no international player is actually...
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...During the lecture we discussed how the Hamas ruled Gaza in the first place and what really triggered the war and tension between them and Fatah. We viewed a short video of the location of Gaza. Gaza is a Palestinian region on the Mediterranean sea that borders Egypt and Israel. Gaza is populated with the estimate of 1.8 million people. The Hamas were founded in 1987 as Palestinian branch of the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood. After the death of the PLO leaser in 2004 Hamas began to gain more politics ground. In 2006 Hamas won the Palestinian elections against the Fatah. Hamas won 76 seats in the Parliament compared to Fatah. Because Hamas won the election there was a long tension between them and Fatah leading to a dividing government. There was an attempt to unite them to but unfortunately failed. From 2006-2007 there was a civil war in a way between Fatah and Hamas and eventually the Fatah’s were driven out. This is said to be a preemptive cue of the Hamas because Fatah has plans to run the Hamas out as well. However Hamas found and took action first leading to the full control of Gaza. Hamas was then seen as the terrorist organization to Israel, US, and Canada. Eventually there was a blockade from Israel and Egypt. What seemed to have caused the war was the kidnapping and murder of the three Israeli teenagers. Israel blamed it on the Hamas, which they denied. Come to find out the murder was by a Palestine clan from the Hamas. Israel used that reason to literally do a sweep...
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