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Arabic to English: Carter: Don't Punish Palestinian People
Source text - Arabic
Don't Punish the Palestinians
By Jimmy Carter
Monday, February 20, 2006; Page A21
As the results of the recent Palestinian elections are implemented, it's important to understand how the transition process works and also how important to it are actions by Israel and the United States.
Although Hamas won 74 of the 132 parliamentary seats, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas retains the right to propose and veto legislation, with 88 votes required to override his veto. With nine of its elected members remaining in prison, Hamas has only 65 votes, plus whatever third-party support it can attract. Abbas also has the power to select and remove the prime minister, to issue decrees with the force of law when parliament is not in session, and to declare a state of emergency. As commander in chief, he also retains ultimate influence over the National Security Force and Palestinian intelligence.
After the first session of the new legislature, which was Saturday, the members will elect a speaker, two deputies and a secretary. These legislative officials are not permitted to hold any position in the executive branch, so top Hamas leaders may choose to concentrate their influence in the parliament and propose moderates or technocrats for prime minister and cabinet posts. Three weeks are allotted for the prime minister to form the cabinet, and a majority vote of the parliament is required for final approval.
The role of the prime minister was greatly strengthened while Abbas and Ahmed Qureia served in that position under Yasser Arafat, and Abbas has announced that he will not choose a prime minister who does not recognize Israel or adhere to the basic principles of the "road map." This could result in a stalemated process, but my conversations with representatives of both sides indicate that they wish to avoid such an imbroglio. The spokesman for Hamas claimed, "We want a peaceful unity government." If this is a truthful statement, it needs to be given a chance.
During this time of fluidity in the formation of the new government, it is important that Israel and the United States play positive roles. Any tacit or formal collusion between the two powers to disrupt the process by punishing the Palestinian people could be counterproductive and have devastating consequences.
Unfortunately, these steps are already underway and are well known throughout the Palestinian territories and the world. Israel moved yesterday to withhold funds (about $50 million per month) that the Palestinians earn from customs and tax revenue. Perhaps a greater aggravation by the Israelis is their decision to hinder movement of elected Hamas Palestinian Legislative Council members through any of more than a hundred Israeli checkpoints around and throughout the Palestinian territories. This will present significant obstacles to a government's functioning effectively. Abbas informed me after the election that the Palestinian Authority was $900 million in debt and that he would be unable to meet payrolls during February. Knowing that Hamas would inherit a bankrupt government, U.S. officials have announced that all funding for the new government will be withheld, including what is needed to pay salaries for schoolteachers, nurses, social workers, police and maintenance personnel. So far they have not agreed to bypass the Hamas-led government and let humanitarian funds be channeled to Palestinians through United Nations agencies responsible for refugees, health and other human services.
This common commitment to eviscerate the government of elected Hamas officials by punishing private citizens may accomplish this narrow purpose, but the likely results will be to alienate the already oppressed and innocent Palestinians, to incite violence, and to increase the domestic influence and international esteem of Hamas. It will certainly not be an inducement to Hamas or other militants to moderate their policies.
The election of Hamas candidates cannot adversely affect genuine peace talks, since such talks have been nonexistent for over five years. A negotiated agreement is the only path to a permanent two-state solution, providing peace for Israel and justice for the Palestinians. In fact, if Israel is willing to include the Palestinians in the process, Abbas can still play this unique negotiating role as the unchallenged leader of the PLO (not the government that includes Hamas).
It was under this umbrella and not the Palestinian Authority that Arafat negotiated with Israeli leaders to conclude the Oslo peace agreement. Abbas has sought peace talks with Israel since his election a year ago, and there is nothing to prevent direct talks with him, even if Hamas does not soon take the ultimately inevitable steps of renouncing violence and recognizing Israel's right to exist.
It would not violate any political principles to at least give the Palestinians their own money; let humanitarian assistance continue through U.N. and private agencies; encourage Russia, Egypt and other nations to exert maximum influence on Hamas to moderate its negative policies; and support President Abbas in his efforts to ease tension, avoid violence and explore steps toward a lasting peace.
Former president Carter led a team from the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute that observed last month's Palestinian elections
Translation - English
الرئيس الأمريكي الأسبق : لا تعاقبوا الشعب الفلسطيني
كتبه جيمي كارتر
ترجمة: رمضان أحمد بريمة
صحيفة الواشنطون بوست، الإثنين، فبراير/شباط 20, 2006؛ الصفحة رقم 21
بينما تأخذ نتائج الإنتخابات الفلسطينيّة الأخيرة طريقها إلى التطبيق يهمنا أن نعرف كيف ستسير عملية الإنتقال وردة الفعل من قبل إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة.
ومع أن حماس قد فازت ب74 من المقاعد البرلمانية البالغ عددها الكلي 132، يحتفظ الرّئيس الفلسطينيّ محمود عباس بحقّ إقتراح ونقض التشريعات، وسيحتاج المجلس المتخب ل88 صوتا لتجاوز حق النقض الممنوح للرئيس. تسعة من أعضاء حماس المنتخبين يقبعون في السجون الإسرائيلية وبالتالي بقي لحماس 65 صوتا مما يعني أن عليها أن تجتذب طرفا ثالثا لتحقيق المعادلة. عباس له السلطة أيضا لإختيار وعزل رئيس الوزراء وإصدار المراسيم بقوة القانون حينما لا يكون البرلمان في حالة إنعقاد، كما له سلطات إعلان حالة الطوارئ. وكقائد أعلى يحتفظ عباس بنفوذ مطلق أيضا على قوات الأمن القومي والمخابرات الفلسطينيّة.
بعد الجلسة الأولى للمجلس التشريعي الجديد الذي انقعد سوم السّبت سينتخب الأعضاء الناطق الرسمي ونائبين للرئيس وسكرتير. هؤلاء المسؤولون التشريعيون لن يسمح لهم بشغل أيّ منصب في السلطة التنفيذية، لذا فإن قادة حماس سيركزون نفوذهم في البرلمان ويقترحون المعتدلين أو التقنوقراط لشغل منصب رئيس الوزراء والمناصب الدستورية. وسيمنح رئيس الوزراء ثلاثة أسابيع كي يشكّل الحكومة الجديدة التي تحتاج لتصويت أغلبية البرلمان لصالحها للموافقة النهائية.
لقد كان دور رئيس الوزراء بارزا عندما شغل كل من عباس وأحمد قريع نفس الموقع تحت إدارة ياسر عرفات، بيد أن إعلان عباس أنّه سوف لن يختار رئيس وزراء لا يعترف بإسرائيل أو يلتزم بالمبادئ الأساسية ل"خارطة الطريق" قد يؤدّي إلى شل العملية برمتها. لكن محادثاتي مع ممثلين من كلا الجانبين تشير بأنّهم يرغبون أن يتجنّبوا مثل هذه الفوضى المتوقعة. والناطق الرسمي باسم حماس إدّعى بقوله "نريد حكومة وحدة سلمية." إذا كان هذا الكلام صادقا فمن الضّروري أن تمنح حماس الفرصة.
في هذا هذا الوقت والناس منشغلة بتشكيل الحكومة الجديدة، لابد أن تؤدي كل من إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة دورا إيجابيا. أيّ تواطؤ ضمني أو رسمي بين السلطتين لعرقلة العملية بمعاقبة الشعب الفلسطيني يمكن أن يأتي بنتيجة عكسية ومدمّرة.
مع الأسف هذا هو الذي يجري الآن ومشهود في كافة أنحاء الأراضي الفلسطينيّة وفي العالم ، إذ تحرّكت إسرائيل أمس لحجب الأموال (حوالي 50$ مليون شهريا) التي يكسبها الفلسطينيون من عائدات الضرائب. وربّما كان التصعيد الأكثر من قبل الإسرائيليين قرارهم إعاقة حركة أعضاء مجلس حماس في المجلس التشريعي المنتخب ومنعهم من المرور عبر أكثر من مائة نقطة إسرائيلية حول وفي كافة أنحاء الأراضي الفلسطينيّة. هذا سيشكل عقبة كؤودة في أداء الحكومة بصورة فعالة. عباس أخطرني بعد إنتخاب السّلطة الوطنية الفلسطينيّة أن السلطة مدينة ب900$ مليون دولار وأنّه لن يتمكّن من صرف الرواتب لشهر فبراير/شباط. ومن المعروف أن حماس سترث حكومة مفلسة في الوقت الذي أعلن فيه المسؤولون الأمريكيون بأنّ كلّ تمويل للحكومة الجديدة سيتوقف بما في ذلك المبالغ المطلوبة لدفع رواتب للمعلّمين والممرضين وموظفي الخدمات الاجتماعية وعمال الصيانة والشرطة. حتى الآن لم توافق الحكومتان على تجاوز قضية الحكومة التي تقودها حماس لتترك أموال الأغراض الإنسانية تتدفق إلى الفلسطينيين خلال الوكالات التابعة للأمم المتحدة المسؤولة عن اللاجئين والصحة والخدمات الإنسانية الأخرى.
هذا الإلتزام المشترك من قبل الحكومتين لنزع أحشاء حكومة حماس المنتخبة من الشعب بمعاقبة المواطنين قد يحقق هدفا ضيّقا ولكن النتائج المحتملة هي عزل الشعب الفلسطيني المضطهد البريئ والتحريض على العنف بالإضافة إلى زيادة التأثير المحلي والإحترام الدولي لحماس. مسألة تعديل السياسات لن تكون حافزا بالتأكيد لا لحماس ولا المقاتلين الآخرين.
إن إنتخاب حماس لا يؤثر على محادثات السلام الحقيقية، فمثل هذه المحادثات كانت معدومة لأكثر من خمس سنوات.إن الوصول للإتفاق يتم عبر المفاوضات وهذا هو الطريق الوحيد الذي يؤدي إلى حل دائم لإنشاء دولتين ، ويوفر الأمن لإسرائيل وعدالة للفلسطينيين. لو رغبت إسرائيل حقا بإشراك الفلسطينيين في العملية السلمية فإن عباس مازال بإمكانه أن يؤدي دورا تفاوضيا بوصفه الزعيم الأوحد لمنظمة التحرير الفلسطينية بلا منازع (ليست الحكومة التي تضم حماس).
لقد فاوض الرئيس عرفات تحت مظلة منظمة التحرير وليست السّلطة الوطنية الفلسطينيّة مع الزعماء الإسرائيليين للوصول لإتّفاقية سلام أوسلو. وأبدى عباس رغبته في بدء محادثات سلام مع إسرائيل منذ إنتخابه قبل سنة ولا ما يمنع الدخول معه في محادثات مباشرة حتى لو لم تتّخذ حماس الخطوات الحتمية للتخلّي عن العنف والاعتراف بحقّ إسرائيل في الوجود.
إعطاء الفسطينيين أموالهم المستحقة لا يعد انتهاكا لأيّ مبادئ سياسية ؛ فالتستمر المساعدات الإنسانية من خلال الأمم المتّحدة والوكالات الخاصّة؛ على أن يطلب من روسيا ومصر ودول أخرى ممارسة أقصى نفوضها على حماس إلى أقصى حد لتعديل سياساتها السالبة ودعم الرّئيس عباس في جهوده لتخفيف التوتّر وتجنّب العنف وتلمس الخطى نحو سلام دائم.
قاد الرئيس السابق كارتر فريقا من مركز كارتر والمعهد الديمقراطي الوطني لمراقب الإنتخابات فلسطينية الشهر الماضي
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Master's degree - University of Natal, South Africa
Experience
Years of experience: 27. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2005. Became a member: Dec 2006.
Arabic to English (South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut) Arabic to English (South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut) English to Arabic (South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut)
Memberships
PTSGI, Transalators Caffe, South African Institute of Translators, WATA, WATA
Software
Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, MS Word, PDF, Powerpoint, Wordfast
I am a
professional Arabic speaking translator /interpreter, with BA in the English
language and its literature from Sudan, Post-graduate Diploma in Translation
Studies from South Africa, accreditation as legal translator/interpreter in
UAE courts and an 18-years’ experience in the field of
translation/interpreting as well as journalistic writing. My career covers
working with NGOs in East Africa, Southern African region and the Arab GCC
countries (mainly in the field of education and humanitarian work). I have so
far done interpreting/translation projects at conferences throughout the
African continent, the GCC region and Asia, for prestigious institutions such
as Al-Jazeera Media Network, Pan-African Parliament, International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) to name but a few.
I’m
currently working as freelancer, rendering my expert services to quality
oriented clients.
Aljazeera English (Qatar) from 2016 to present. Mainly subtitling
projects. Ref. Adel Albara: [email protected]
Al-Jazeera Centre
for Studies,(Qatar) (from Jan 2008 to present.
Major tasks: translation
and interpretingjournalism/politics/economy
– frequent assignments). Reference:Mazen
Mohammed Al Fdawi: [email protected]
Smart
Translation (Doha, Qatar). Major tasks:
translation of a military magazine. From 2017 to present. Ref.: Amru [email protected]
Sayyad
Legal Translation, Dubai-UAE: from 2012 to
present. Translations of laws, court cases, business documents, media
(-+50,000 pages). Ref. Khuram Sayyad: [email protected]
The following are just
selected events, given that the actual events covered over the years may exceed
the limit of a brief CV.
19th
AORC BOARD MEETING 12-15 March 2019 (Durban-
South Africa
African
Governance Architecture Conference on 26-30 November 2018 (Gaborone,
Botswana)
Global
Campaign for Education, General Assembly meeting 12-18 November 2018 (Katmandu,
Nepal)
UAE
Ministry of Interior, Training Assessment Program on 28-30 October 2018 (Abu
Dhabi- UAE)
CCJA
Conference 24/01/2018 Zimbali Resort (Durban,
South Africa)
Building
and Wood Workers International (BWI) Conference in Durban-South
Africa 27 December 2017 – 1st January 2018. Ref. Ryan
Heydenrych | IEBE +27 (0)83 705 6439, [email protected]www.iebe.co.za
Department
of Liberties and Human Rights, AlJazeera (Doha,
Qatar). Main tasks: Consecutive interpreting in training workshops on
security measures in war zones attended by Aljazeera correspondence from
war affected areas. From 2014 to the present, Reference: Dr. Hassan
Al-Mugammar: [email protected]
AlJazeera
Institute for Development and Training (Doha, Qatar). From 2013 to present. Main
tasks: consecutive interpreting in training workshops, covering various
fields of the media industry, Protocol and Etiquette, Event Management,
Film-making, Photography, Social Media, etc.. Reference: Omar El Sharif: [email protected]
Africa
Risk Capacity (ARC), The Capital on the Park
Hotel, in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 11th – 13th, July 2018. Ref.
Linda [email protected]
Second
International Conference on Sports Management and Law,
1-2 May 2018, Dubai, UAE. Ref. Toll free: 800 737 84 237 (800 SERVICES)
(Ex.No:101) Ref. [email protected] ,[email protected]
Global
Campaign for Education, 14-15-16 November
2017. Sunny Side Park Hotel, Johannesburg – South Africa. Ref. As above.
African
Union Commission meeting 27-29/2016Johannesburg – South Africa
(reference: Scelo Zibagwe[email protected])
Exploring the
Relationship Between the Rule of Law and Violent Extremism in the Middle
East - The JW MarriottMarquis
Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 1-3, 2016 (organized by JUSTRAC.
Government of Abu
Dhabi –National service program atRabdan Academy 22-29 May 2016.
18th
Global Summit on Micro Finance, Abdu Dhabi–UAE15-16 March
2016.
Russia African
Anti-Drug Dialogue –InternationalConvention
Centre (ICC) Durban- South Africa 9 March 2016.
Yemen
Humanitarian Crisis Conference, Doha-Qatar 22-24 February 2016.
Pan-African
Parliament ordinary session 05-15 October2015, Galaga Estate –
Johannesburg, South Africa. Prof. Amdu Tel:+ 27 (0) 11 545 5000 / Standard
+ 27 (0) 11 545 50 39 - Direct line Fax: + 27 (0) 11 545 51 62 Email: [email protected]
GSR-15 Conference,
International TelecommunicationsUnion
(ITU) 6-12 June 2015, Libreville – Gabon
Entrepreneurship
in Economic Development 2-3 March2015- Sheraton Doha Resort and
Convention Hotel (Doha, Qatar)
Handball World
Championship Qatar 2014, 2015 24thand23rd Men’s
Freedom of Opinion
and Expression in the Arab World: Reality and Aspiration
Conference of
Plenipotentiaries on the Draft Risk Capacity (ARC) Establishment Agreement Holiday InnSandton
Johannesburg, South Africa, , 19-23 November 2012.
Common Market for
East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Royal Hotel
Kampala-Uganda 8-10/November 2012,The
The Gulf
Organisation for Industrial Consulting, Competitiveness, GOIC HQs,
23-27 September 2012.
Islamist and the
Arab Revolutions, Al Jazeera Centrefor Studies, , Sheraton Doha-
Qatar 12-13, September 2012.
Abu Dhabi
Education Council, Teachers’ Seminar,Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi-UAE.
2-3 September 2012.
Developing
SMMEs in the GCC Region 29-31 may 2012, by
Ministry of FinanceBahrain, Convention Centre,
Manama- Bahrain.
International
Social Security Association (ISSA) conference,
Cape Town Convention Centre(CTICC)December
2010.
Conflict
resolution workshop on conflict resolution in Sudan,
attend by Sudanese civil society organisations,Burger Hotel – Pretoria – South Africa (Aug. 2010).
African Regional
Organisations of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI) Hotel
Laico, Liberville–Gabon(Sept. 2010)
Conflict
resolution workshop on Darfour (Oct.2010) Headquarters of the African Centre for
the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord). Durban–South Africa
Galaga
Estate – Johannesburg – South Africa (many occasions)
Pan-African
Parliament Conference on International e-Parliaments (2010)
International
Convention Centre (ICC), Durban – South
Africa
Various
occasions covering the following areas:
Anti-Racism Forum (Sept. 2002)
International
Trade Points (June 2007)
Celebrating
ISC’s Resolution 1325 (Oct. 2010)
University
of Kwazulu Natal – Durban – South Africa Organised by the African Centre
for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) Topic: Conflict
resolution, South African perspective (consecutive)
University
of Khartoum, Khartoum – Sudan various occasions from 1995, organised by
government and civil society organisations, (mainly consecutive
interpretation).
Safety
manual of the Hamad International Airport – Qatar (700 pages)
Jews,
Judaism and Zionism, A New Explanatory Paradigm, by Dr. Abdel Wahab
Elmessiri, (2nd Volume 600 pages), sponsored by a publisher in
South Africa. (from Arabic to English)
Muscat
Book, introduction to the Sultanate of Oman, by the Ministry of
Information and Media (180 pages), supervised by Arab House for Media and
Advertising, Muscat – Oman. (from Arabic to English)- mainly on tourism,
history, arts and culture.
The
Book of Tabligh, 600 pages, a religious book highlighting the teachings and
guidelines of the Tabligh Jamaat which originated in the Indian subcontinent.
The book is sponsored by Tabligh groups in the Sultanate of Oman.
Have
participated in the translation of Qatari laws with a team of 3 other
translators, through Trust Brand from 2011 to 2014. Ref. 009716-5394077
Mob 0097156-6516353 [email protected] for further details please see: http://portal.www.gov.qa/
Translated
Abud Dhabi Ports’ policies (-+800 pages) from English to Arabic.
Translated
ATKINS’ Construction Manual, from English to Arabic, through Al Maha
Translation and Advisory Group from 2012-2015 (approximately 2500 pages)[email protected]
Land Mine Monitor: +1(613) 2413777, [email protected](Canada)(onceoff)
From
11 – 15 October 2008, I translated conference documents for the 6th
African Ministers Conference on Public/Civil Service held at the Gallagher
Estate, Johannesburg – South Africa- government and politics.
During
June – July 2004, I was part of a multi-disciplinary team consisted of
technical, legal and business oriented translators who translated bid
documents (mainly English to Arabic with some parts English to Arabic) for
the MTN Group. My job besides translating most of the technical part was to
oversee the whole process and revise the whole document (more than 500
pages) to ensure quality and consistency.
Translated
the Qatar Airways Safety Guide (500 pages two versions)
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