The
Municipality Delegation
a
Visit to United Arab Emirates
In
order to strengthen the relationship with the Arab Nation , Palestine and
Salfeet Communities living in the Diaspora, Salfeet Municipality Delegation
visited recently the United Arab Emirates.
The
delegation was headed by Dr. Shaher Ishtieh, Mayor of Salfeet. Mr. Jamal Mahboba
the City Council Member, and Mr.Waleed Jawdat, Head of Accountancy participated
in the visit. Salfeet Son Dr. Fathi AlZubeidi coordinated for the visit and took
over the necessary important arrangements . The delegation was hosted by HRC
Prince Hamdan Ben Rashed Al Maktoum. The delegation met His Excellency Merza
AlSayegh, Prince Secretary. Both parties agreed, in principle, on establishing a
cultural Islamic center named after HRC Prince Hamdan. The prince will ,
partially, cover building a basic school in Salfeet.
The
delegation met also Mr. Sa’id Alkatabeh, the Charity Advisor of HRC Prince
Zayed. It has been agreed to support youth facilities in Salfeet.
Later
on , the delegation visited Arab Youth Forum and met the Arab and Palestinian
Community in UAE. Dr. Ishtieh explained the situation in Palestine and Salfeet
Governorate. He emphasized on the importance of having strong relationship
between Palestine and Salfeet Communities in Diaspora with the mother land. He
invited the community for investment in Salfeet, which is growing rapidly.
At
the end of the meeting, the participants declared the establishment of Salfeet
Community Association in UAE.
After
Concluding the visit and return home, Dr. Ishteih sent messages to hosts
expressing gratitude and appreciation. The delegation admired the high level of
UAE achievements in culture, industry and organization.
The
City Council and Salfeet citizens expressed their happiness for this visit and
highly appreciated the hospitality.
Al – Zaytoona Complex:
Operation Start Point
Al –
Zaytoona Complex has recently been actualized. This pioneering project, owned
and implemented by the local contractor engineer Omar Islim , is aimed at
meeting the increasing needs of Salfeet and its Governorate for such center .
Many governmental offices have
moved to this complex as a headquarter .
Al-Quds Open University chose this complex for its Salfeet
Center. Stores of medicine, food , restaurants, stationery , boutique and
other services are conducting their
works in this complex. Finally , this complex consists of 8 floors with a total
area amounting 8.000 m2 and is located in the western part of the new main
commercial center of Salfeet .
A New Center In Salfeet
Al-Quds
Open University has recently opened its Salfeet Center
in order to meet the local community need of higher education. For the first
semester , 370 students joined the university . Most of the students are from
Salfeet Governorate . Now they have the chance to locally receive their need of
study in computer , economic , education , and other subjects .
It is planned
for Salfeet Center to take up the governorate students
willing to pursue their university education and to give a priority for those
eldest who could not have
university study earlier. It is expected for this Center to attract students
from the Palestinian bordering towns inside the Green Line to study in as a
result for being closer to their residence.
In spite of Peace Process and the opposite declaration after the victory of The Israeli Labor Party, the Israeli Occupation continues confiscating lands from Salfeet Governorate. The Israelis are seizing more of our lands next to the settlements.
The Israeli Government has recently called for bids in order to
build hundreds of additional apartments in Ariel Colony, the biggest Israeli
Settlement in the Occupied Territories. Meanwhile, the work continues for
enlarging and expanding Barqan Colony ; the biggest Israeli Industrial
Settlement located in Salfeet Governorate.