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Tuesday 21 November 2023

Top diplomats of some LAS, OIC countries arrive in Moscow to discuss Gaza

The source also confirmed the composition of the participants in the meeting: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha

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The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine and the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have arrived in Moscow to discuss the situation around the Gaza Strip with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a diplomatic source told TASS.

"They have arrived, the meeting will start soon," the source said in response to a question.

Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7 when Hamas militants staged a surprise attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, killing residents of Israeli border settlements and taking hostages, including women, children and the elderly.

Hamas described its attack as a response to the aggressive actions of Israeli authorities against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israel has announced a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and has been delivering air strikes on Gaza as well as some parts of Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are also underway in the West Bank.

China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza

China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters” in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible.

The ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Indonesia chose to start in Beijing a tour to permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, a testament to both China’s growing geopolitical influence and its longstanding support for the Palestinians.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, foreground center, stands with his counterparts from left, Palestine Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and their delegations as they pose for a group photo prior to their meeting at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. China’s foreign minister welcomed five Arab and Islamic counterparts to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters” in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the fighting in Gaza as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The ministerial committee stressed Monday the need for an immediate stop to “military escalation” in Gaza and to propel the political process forward with the goal of lasting peace, as well as “hold the Israeli occupation accountable for the blatant violations and crimes in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank,” according to a statement published by the Saudi foreign ministry on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the foreign diplomats that their decision to start in Beijing shows their high level of trust in his nation.

“China is a good friend and brother of Arab and Islamic countries,” Wang said in opening remarks at a state guest house before their talks began. “We have always firmly safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of Arab (and) Islamic countries and have always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people.”

China has long backed the Palestinians and been quick to denounce Israel over its settlements in the occupied territories. It has not criticized the initial Hamas attack on Oct.7 — which killed about 1,200 people — while the United States and others have called it an act of terrorism. However, China does have growing economic ties with Israel.

The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, called for an immediate cease-fire and the entry of humanitarian aid and relief to the Gaza Strip.

“There are still dangerous developments ahead of us and an urgent humanitarian crisis that requires an international mobilization to deal with and counter it,” he said.

The visit came after Arab and Muslim leaders condemned the “brutal Israeli aggression” against the Palestinians at a rare joint summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation hosted by Saudi Arabia last week. The secretary general of the OIC, Hissein Brahim Taha, is also accompanying them on the trip.

China — the world’s second-largest economy after the U.S. — has become increasingly outspoken on international affairs and even gotten directly involved in some recently, albeit cautiously.

In March, Beijing helped broker an agreement that saw Saudi Arabia and Iran reestablish ties after seven years of tension in a role previously reserved for longtime global heavyweights like the U.S. and Russia.

Israel’s retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip have so far killed more than 11,500 people, according to Palestinian health authorities. Another 2,700 have been reported missing, believed buried in rubble.

“This isn’t Israel’s first war against the Palestinian people,” said Riyad Al-Maliki, the Palestinian Authority foreign minister. “However, Israel wants this to be its last war, where it takes full control of the Palestinian people’s presence on what’s left of the historical land of Palestine.”

Israel’s ambassador to China, Irit Ben-Abba, said Monday, that her country is allowing sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza in collaboration with international organizations and that “putting pressure on Israel in this regard is politically motivated and is not conducive to the humanitarian assistance which is needed.”

She also said that they hoped for “no one-sided” resolution by the Security Council and that they expected a clear statement calling for the “unconditional release of the 240 hostages” who were abducted by Hamas during its attacks, “rather than calling for a cease-fire.”

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Qatar says captive talks at ‘critical, final stage’

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari says keen for mediation to succeed in reaching a humanitarian truce. – X pic, November 21, 2023

Negotiations to free hostages seized in Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel are at their “closest point” to a deal and have reached the “final stage,” mediator Qatar said Tuesday.

“We are at the closest point we ever had been in reaching an agreement,” foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said, adding negotiations have reached a “critical and final stage.”

Qatar has helped broker talks aiming to free some of the 240 hostages in return for a temporary ceasefire, a mediation effort that has so far led to the release of four hostages.

“We are very optimistic, very hopeful,” Al-Ansari told a briefing.

“But we are also very keen for this mediation to succeed in reaching a humanitarian truce,” he said.

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas in response to the October 7 attacks, which Israeli officials say killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians.

Israel has launched a relentless retaliatory bombing campaign and ground offensive in Hamas-ruled Gaza, killing more than 13,300 people, two thirds of them women or children, according to the territory’s health ministry.

The United States said Saturday it was still working to secure a deal between Israel and Hamas after the Washington Post reported there was a tentative agreement to free women and children hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting.

Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said all parties would halt combat operations for at least five days while some hostages were to be released in batches.

The White House quickly responded on Saturday evening with a message on X, formerly Twitter, to deny any major breakthrough.

“We have seen a lot of the leaks or the statements here and there but we would prefer to keep our statements until we have a final decision on the agreement,” Al-Ansari said.

Here is what we know:

Early Tuesday, Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a brief statement posted online: “We are close to reaching a deal on a truce.” Hamas and Islamic Jihad sources said details of the agreement would be announced officially by Qatar and other mediators. “We are at the closest point we ever had been in reaching an agreement,” Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said later Tuesday, adding negotiations were at a “critical and final stage.”

Two sources close to the tentative deal have said that between 50 and 100 civilian hostages would be released, but no military personnel.

In exchange, Israel would release from its prisons 300 Palestinians, among them women and children.

The transfer would span several days, with 10 hostages and 30 Palestinians prisoners released each day.

But the same sources said Israel had insisted that captive soldiers should also be released if they are related to a civilian abductee freed by the militants — despite Hamas objections.

“Qatar and Egypt are currently working with the US administration to resolve that issue,” the sources said, adding that only then would a date for a truce be announced.

According to the same sources, the deal includes a “complete cease-fire” on the ground for five days, with Israel allowed to fly sorties over northern Gaza for 18 hours a day.

The deal also provides for between 100 and 300 trucks of food and medical aid, as well as fuel, to enter Gaza, the sources said.

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Hamas says ‘approaching truce’ deal with Israel

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday his movement was nearing a truce agreement with Israel, according to a statement posted on Telegram.

"We are close to reaching a deal on a truce," Haniyeh said, according to the post.

Negotiators have been working to seal a deal to allow the release of around 240 mostly Israeli hostages seized on October 7, during the deadliest assault on Israel in its history.

Hamas fighters also killed around 1,200 people during their cross-border assault, most of them civilians.

According to the Hamas government in Gaza, the war has killed more than 13,300 people, thousands of them children.

Thousands of buildings, including hospitals, mosques, and churches, have also been damaged or destroyed in Israel’s relentless air and ground attacks on the besieged enclave.

An Israeli blockade has also cut Gaza off from fuel, electricity, and water supplies, and reduced aid deliveries to a small trickle.

The Israeli death toll is around 1,200, according to official figures.

Tel Aviv has so far rejected growing calls for a cease-fire until the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Intense negotiations mediated by Qatar, where Hamas has a political office and where Haniyeh is based, have been under way.

Qatar's prime minister said Sunday that a deal to free some of the hostages in return for a temporary ceasefire hinged on "minor" practical issues.

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Resmi Diakui Pemerintah, Pesantren Tak Harus Punya Sekolah Formal

Santri pondok pesantren/Net

Pondok pesantren kini lebih bebas memilih bentuk pendidikan yang sesuai dengan karakter dan kebutuhan santrinya, tanpa harus mendirikan sekolah formal.

Dengan pengakuan pemerintah secara penuh kepada pesantren, maka apapun pendidikan yang dimilikinya akan dapat meluluskan santri yang siap kuliah atau masuk ke dunia kerja.

Hal ini terungkap dalam Sosialisasi UU No 18 Tahun 2019 tentang Pesantren di Pondok Pesantren Lirboyo, Kediri, Jawa Timur.

Sekretaris Majelis Masyayikh, KH. A. Muhyiddin Khotib mengatakan, saat ini pesantren tidak harus menyelenggarakan pendidikan formal secara penuh, namun dapat dilakukan dengan pendekatan pengajaran kitab.

"Secara legalitas saat ini sudah tidak ada masalah, karena aapun bentuk pendidikannya akan tetap direkognisi pemerintah, sehingga ijazahnya setara dengan pendidikan formal," kata Muhyiddin dikutip hari Selasa, 21/11/2023.

Muhyiddin menjelaskan, pesantren telah berkontribusi mencerdaskan bangsa mulai zaman penjajahan hingga masa reformasi sampai saat ini. Namun pada era Orde Baru pesantren tidak diakui dan dikeluarkan dari Sistem Pendidikan Nasional (Sisdiknas). Oleh karena itu lulusan pesantren tidak diakui ijazahnya, sehingga harus menempuh ujian persamaan apabila ingin kuliah atau melanjutkan ke jenjang formal.

Kondisi ini membuat banyak pesantren harus berkompromi dengan pemerintah, dengan cara mengubah pendidikannya menjadi formal berbentuk SD-SMA atau Madrasah Ibtidaiyah hingga Madrasah Aliyah. Pertaruhannya adalah metode pendidikan lama yang menjadi andalan pesantren, yaitu bandongan dan sorogan menjadi tidak terpakai. Kemudian pesantren beralih ke sekolah-sekolah formal yang mengikuti kurikulum pemerintah, sehingga kualitasnya turun.

Tetapi pada saat ini era penyeragaman sudah berakhir, dengan terbitnya UU No 18 Tahun 2019 tentang Pesantren. Pesantren diberi kebebasan mengatur pendidikannya sendiri tanpa harus mengikuti kurikulum Kemendikbud maupun Kemenag. Sekolahnya tidak harus formal, silabusnya bebas, sistem, jam masuk, dan aturannya juga bebas.

Maka dari itu pondok pesantren diminta menunjukkan kembali kualitas pendidikan pesantren yang dari dulu dikenal unggul dalam ilmu-ilmu agama.

“Kami merekomendasikan kurikulum pesantren tetap berbasis kitab,” kata Muhyiddin.

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UK PM Sunak reportedly said 'just let people die', COVID inquiry hears

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should "just let people die" during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday.

Patrick Vallance, who was the government's chief scientific adviser during COVID, made a note in his diary on Oct. 25, 2020, about a meeting involving then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sunak, who was finance minister.

The diary entry shown to the inquiry recorded how Dominic Cummings, Johnson's most senior adviser during the pandemic, had relayed to Vallance what he said he had heard at the meeting.

Vallance quoted Cummings in his diary as saying: "Rishi thinks just let people die and that's okay. This all feels like a complete lack of leadership."

A spokesman for Sunak said the prime minister would set out his position when he gives evidence to the inquiry "rather than respond to each one in piecemeal".

The inquiry is examining the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic that shut large sections of the economy and killed more than 220,000 people in Britain. It is due to run until the summer of 2026.

Senior government officials have repeatedly said the government was unprepared for the pandemic and a "toxic" and "macho" culture hampered the response to the health crisis.

The danger for Sunak is that evidence at the inquiry undermines his attempt to cast himself as a change to the chaotic leadership of Johnson even though he was one of the most senior ministers in that government.

Previous evidence has shown he was branded "Dr. Death" by one government scientific adviser over his "Eat Out to Help out" policy in the summer of 2020, which subsidised meals in pubs and restaurants but was criticised by health experts for spreading the virus.

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Tuesday 21 November 2023

Top diplomats of some LAS, OIC countries arrive in Moscow to discuss Gaza

China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza

Qatar says captive talks at ‘critical, final stage’

Here is what we know:

Hamas says ‘approaching truce’ deal with Israel

Resmi Diakui Pemerintah, Pesantren Tak Harus Punya Sekolah Formal

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