{"id":37729,"date":"2024-04-28T20:58:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/28\/monday-briefing-plans-for-gazas-future\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T20:58:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T20:58:16","slug":"monday-briefing-plans-for-gazas-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/28\/monday-briefing-plans-for-gazas-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Briefing: Plans for Gaza\u2019s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/29\/multimedia\/042924ambriefing-asia-promo\/042924ambriefing-asia-promo-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monday Briefing: Plans for Gaza\u2019s Future\" title=\"Monday Briefing: Plans for Gaza\u2019s Future\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-c9c31ec\">What\u2019s the future of Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Development agencies and Middle Eastern businesses have been meeting to discuss the eventual reconstruction of Gaza and to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/28\/business\/gaza-economy-rebuilding.html\" title=\"\">develop plans for its long-term economic future<\/a>. They seek to transform Gaza into a commercial hub centered on trade, tourism and innovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But those plans are far removed from today\u2019s dire reality. Israel has been bombarding the enclave for months. It is still <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/04\/28\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas\/israel-faces-a-stark-dilemma-as-it-weighs-whether-to-invade-rafah?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">weighing whether to invade Rafah<\/a>, the southern city where more than a million displaced Gazans are sheltering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And there is no end to the war in sight, even though diplomacy continues. Yesterday President Biden <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/28\/us\/politics\/biden-netanyahu-israel-cease-fire.html\" title=\"\">spoke to Israel\u2019s prime minister<\/a>, Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss a possible cease-fire deal, and top diplomats from the U.S. and France traveled to the Middle East for more talks. Once the fighting ends, the transformation would cost tens of billions of dollars. The damage to Gaza\u2019s crucial infrastructure has reached $18.5 billion, according to the World Bank and the U.N.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The plan centers on a series of projects, including a deepwater port, a desalination plant, an online health care service and a transportation corridor connecting Gaza with the West Bank. The most forward-looking components, such as a new currency to replace the Israeli shekel, assume the establishment of Palestinian autonomy, which Netanyahu has vowed to resist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7d239925\">Why Chinese spies seemed to pop up across Europe<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last week, courts in Britain and Germany saw <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/27\/world\/europe\/china-spies.html\" title=\"\">first-of-their-kind espionage cases<\/a> against China: Six people were charged with spying for Beijing in three separate cases. Two \u2014 a hawkish young Briton and a German of Chinese descent \u2014 were assistants to lawmakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">China experts said that the charges suggested that European countries were stepping up their response to Beijing\u2019s espionage \u2014 rather than that Beijing was ramping up its spying. Europe \u201chas lost patience with China,\u201d said one researcher, who had recently served as an adviser to the European Commission on China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Dutch and Polish authorities also raided the offices of a Chinese security equipment supplier as part of an E.U. crackdown on what it sees as unfair trading practices. This month, Sweden also expelled a Chinese journalist who had been a resident of the country for two decades, saying that the reporter posed a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Xi Jinping, China\u2019s leader, will travel to Europe next month. He will skip Britain and Germany, instead visiting Hungary and Serbia, China\u2019s last two staunch allies on the continent. He will also head to France.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-772c181f\">Russia tortured Ukrainian P.O.W.s<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Ukrainians who had been prisoners of war in Russia are returning to the country with physical and psychological wounds. They have spoken of enduring relentless beatings, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence, and mock executions \u2014 torture so extreme that one expert described it as a systematic, Russian state-endorsed policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Ukraine is sending them back to active duty after only a few months off, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/28\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-prisoners-of-war-trauma-violence.html\" title=\"\">often without having undergone adequate treatment<\/a>. \u201cI started having flashbacks, and nightmares,\u201d said one soldier, who returned to training after spending nine months being tortured in Russian captivity. He was then diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Details:<\/strong> Nearly 3,000 Ukrainians have been released from Russian custody since the 2022 invasion. More than 10,000 more remain.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">My colleague Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with Yair Lapid, the leader of Israel\u2019s opposition party, in \u201cThe Interview,\u201d our new series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere is a reason why everything is happening, and the reason is Hamas,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reason is not Israel.\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/27\/magazine\/yair-lapid-interview.html\" title=\"\">Read their full conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CONVERSATION STARTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Heavy metal in hijabs: <\/strong>The band Voice of Baceprot has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/27\/world\/asia\/braceport-metal-hijab.html\" title=\"\">electrified Indonesians<\/a> with progressive songs about female empowerment and pacifism. Now the group is taking its music to the West.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Stand down:<\/strong> The academic Beth Linker is challenging the conventional wisdom about <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/26\/science\/linker-posture-science.html\" title=\"\">proper posture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Culinary diplomacy: <\/strong>The meals enjoyed by U.S. dignitaries visiting China can send subtle <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/26\/world\/asia\/us-china-visits-blinken-food.html\" title=\"\">geopolitical signals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-61b76e56\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">ARTS AND IDEAS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-65519e69\">10 years of The Upshot<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A decade ago, The Times introduced the Upshot, a section devoted to explaining \u201cpolitics, policy and everyday life.\u201d More than 5,000 articles later, the Upshot has been many things to many readers. To celebrate its 10th birthday, we\u2019ve collected 100 stories that embody the section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We have the Fried Calamari Index, a measure of food trendiness; a three-dimensional curve that predicts the economic future; how 8,000 different American demographic groups vote; the evolution of women in stock photos; and 96 more analytical, visual and data-driven stories. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/04\/27\/upshot\/upshot-ten-years.html\" title=\"\">Take a look<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-705d9918\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/28\/world\/asia\/israel-gaza-china-spies-asia.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the future of Gaza? Development agencies and Middle Eastern businesses have been meeting to discuss the eventual reconstruction of Gaza and to develop plans for its long-term economic future. They seek to transform Gaza into a commercial hub centered on trade, tourism and innovation. But those plans are far removed from today\u2019s dire reality. 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