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Jedidut 2/2020 Sisällys 2 / 2020 3 Pääkirjoitus 5 Puheenjohtajan mietteitä Julkaisija: Suomi-Israel-yhdistysten liitto ry Finland-Israel Föreningarnas Förbund rf 6 Israeliin vihdoin uusi hallitus www.suomi-israel.fi, [email protected] Kustantaja: Faktapro Oy 8 San Remon konferenssista 100 vuotta Päätoimittaja: Kimmo Janas, 050 912 7332 Pääkirjoitus [email protected] 10 Israel ja COVID-19 -virusepidemia Toimituskunta: Vesa Hirvonen, Risto Huvila, Ari Rusila ja Minna Silver 16 Israelilaismatkailijoita Suomeen Ilmestyy: 4 kertaa vuodessa; maalis-, kesä-, syys- ja Olemme saaneet kokea varsin poik- 27 jäsenmaata päätti avata rajansa hei- joulukuussa, vuosikerta 25 euroa. keuksellisen kevään koronaviruksen näkuun alussa 14 maan kansalaisille 20 Kuusi kuvaa juutalaisista Ilmoituskoot ja hinnat (alv 0): lähdettyä leviämään Kiinasta alku- – pois lukien kuitenkin mm. Israelin. 1/1 s: 148 x 210 mm tai 123 x 176 240 euroa 24 Hylkäsikö Yuval Noah Harari juutalaisuuden? 1/2 s: 60 x 176 mm tai 123 x 86 mm 150 euroa vuodesta (vai liekö jo aikaisemmin). 1/4 s: 60 x 86 mm tai 123 x 37 mm 90 euroa Liike-elämä pysähtyi monilla aloilla Mutta vaikka meillä Suomessa on 27 Israel – kyberpuolustuksen sisäkansi: 148 x 210 mm tai 123 x 176 265 euroa suurvalta kuin seinään, eikä yksityisten – var- viruksen leviämisvauhti selvästi hidas- takakansi: 123 x 153 mm 290 euroa Painopaikka: Arkmedia Oy, Vaasa sinkaan ikääntyneempien ja muiden tunut, vaara ei vielä suinkaan ole ohit- 30 Israelia vastaan ja sen puolesta Taitto: Faktapro Oy ns. riskiryhmäläisten – elämässä ole se. Olemme saaneet seurata, kuinka 32 Israelilaista yrittäjyyttä SSN-L 1235-8290, ISSN 1235-8290 (Painettu) ollut kehumista. Israelissa tartuntaluvut ovat lähteneet ISSN 1799-0742 (Verkkojulkaisu) 36 Jäsenyhdistykset ja tapahtumat Suuret sukujuhlat häineen ja hau- uudelleen lisääntymään yhteiskunnan Suomi-Israel-yhdistysten liitto ry on puoluepoliitti- tajaisineen ovat supistuneet, elleivät osittaisen avaamisen jälkeen. Puhu- 38 Liittokokousantia sesti ja uskonnollisesti sitoutumattomien ystävyys- yhdistysten liitto. Tätä linjaa seuraten Jedidut pyrkii kokonaan siirtyneet pidettäviksi tuon- taan koronaviruksen toisesta aallosta. 39 Uusi kunniapuheenjohtaja lisäämään Israelin maan ja kansan tuntemusta sekä nempana. Olemme kuulemma siirty- Vaikka hallitus ja viranomaiset eivät Turkuun levittämään tietoa Israelin kulttuurista, historiasta ja yhteiskunnasta. neet ns. uuteen normaaliin. määräisikään meillä uusia rajoituksia, 40 Lukijalta Verkkosivuilta www.suomi-israel.fi löytyy lisätietoa pitäkäämme itse järki päässä. Huo- liitosta ja Israel-ystävyyteen liittyvästä toiminnasta 42 Alueliitokseen liittyvät väärinkäsi- Suomessa samoin kuin linkkejä Israel-tietouden ja Monet Israelin ystävät ja liikemiehet lehditaan edelleen henkilökohtaisesta tykset osoittavat tietämättömyy- Israelin kulttuurin kannalta kiinnostaviin verkkosi- on huolestuneena seuranneet matkus- hygieniastamme ja pyritään pitämään den tason vuihin. tusrajoitusten kehittymistä. Finnair on turvavälit niin läheisiimme kuin mui- 44 Uutiskimara HUOMIO! herättänyt närää ilmoittamalla aloitta- hinkin kanssaihmisiin. Suomi-Israel-yhdistysten liitto ry:n tilinumero on muuttunut, vansa lennot Israeliin vasta ensi ke- eikä Holvi-tili ole enää käytössä. väänä, Israel ei myöskään sisälly tällä Koronavapaata syksyä odotellen, Kansikuva: Uusi OP:n tilinumero on: hetkellä Suomen hallituksen matkus- Kesäkuun 30. päivänä järjestettiin Helsingissä mielen- FI75 5710 5220 1183 18 osoitukset Israelia vastaan ja sen puolesta. tussuositusten piiriin. Toisaalta EU:n Kimmo Janas JEDIDUT • 2 / 2020 2 3 JEDIDUT • 2 / 2020 Puheenjohtajan mietteitä • Israelin suunnitelma liittää osia Jordanjoen laaksosta eli Länsirannasta omaan suvereni- teettiinsa on synnyttänyt laajaa kansainvälistä kritiikkiä ja aiheuttanut boikottiuhkauksia. Niin media, poliitikot kuin kotimaiset piispat- kin ovat ilmoittaneet ykskantaan, että näin toimiessaan Israel rikkoo kansainvälistä la- kia. En ole kuitenkaan koskaan huomannut yhdenkään poliitikon tai toimittajan selven- tävän – piispoista puhumattakaan - mitä lain- kohtaa Israel olisi toimillaan rikkonut. On käsittämätöntä, kuinka lähes kaikki länsimaat – Suomi mukaan lukien – ovat vuosikymmenten ajan yhtyneet tähän väit- teeseen ja ovat sitä mieltä, ettei Israelilla ole minkäänlaista oikeutta juutalaisen kansan tarkoituksena on varmistaa vakaus, selkeys historiallisiin maihin, jotka sille kuitenkin ja jatkuvuus rajojen määrittelyssä. virallisesti luvattiin ensimmäisen maailman- Haagissa 2017 pidetyssä kansainvälisen oi- sodan voittajavaltioiden konferenssissa Ita- keuden asiantuntijoiden konferenssissa esiin lian San Remossa jo 1920. nostetun periaatteen mukaan siirtomaavallan San Remon päätös vahvistettiin Kansain- tai mandaattien lakkaamisesta syntyvät val- liiton toimesta 1922, joskin tuolloin alkupe- tiot oletusarvoisesti perivät itsenäistymisen räinen juutalaisvaltiolle luvattu alue supistui ajankohtana vallinneet siirtomaahallinnon alle puoleen, kun Transjordania päätettiin erottaa alkuperäisestä mandaatista. Näiden rajat. Tämän mukaan Israelin rajat muodos- päätösten taustalla oli brittihallituksen ulko- tuivat mandaatin rajoista, huolimatta siitä, ministerin Arthur Balfourin 2.11.1917 anta- että Israelin valtio ei itsenäistymishetkellään ma julistus, joka lupasi Palestiinan alueen tosiasiallisesti saanut hallintaansa koko Pa- kokonaisuudessaan juutalaisten kansalliseksi lestiinan mandaatin aluetta. kotimaaksi. Konferenssin kannanotto on käännetty Asiaan tuo mielenkiintoisen ulottuvuuden suomeksi, ja löytyy liiton kotisivuilta otsi- se, että Kansainliiton vuonna 1921 tekemän kolla Haagin julistus haastaa politisoituneen päätöksen nojalla Ahvenanmaa kuuluu ja Israelin historiaa vääristelevän oikeuskä- edelleen Suomelle eikä Ruotsille, joka sitä sityksen. itselleen vaati. Asiasta löytyy kuvaus mm. Jos saisin määrätä, Haagin julistus olisi ulkoministeriön nettisivuilta. pakollista luettavaa kaikille poliitikoille, toi- Toinen juridinen peruste, joka vahvistaa mittajille, piispoille – ja Suomi-Israel -yhdis- Israelille oikeuden koko Britannian Pales- tysten jäsenille! tiinan-mandaattiin sen lakattua 1948, on ns. Hyvää ja levollista kesää kaikille jäsenil- uti possidetis juris -periaate, yksi kansainvä- lemme! lisen tapaoikeuden pääperiaatteista, jonka Risto Huvila 5 JEDIDUT • 2 / 2020 Israeliin vihdoin uusi hallitus Israelin hallituksen kokoonpano Risto Huvila poliittisesti hallituksella on edessään kaksi Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) – Pääministeri suurta asiaa eli talouden elvyttäminen ko- Benny Gantz (Kahol Lavan) – Varapääministeri, puolustusministeri Israeliin saatiin vihdoin 17.5. ronaepidemian jäljiltä sekä tietysti maan Israel Katz (Likud) – Valtiovarainministeri uusi ja parlamentin luottamusta turvallisuus, josta päävastuun kantaa Benny Gantz, joka myös toimi IDF:n komentajana Gabi Ashkenazi (Kahol Lavan) – Ulkoministeri nauttiva hallitus reilun 500 päivän vuosina 2011-2015. Avi Nissenkorn (Kahol Lavan) – Oikeusministeri ja kolmien parlamenttivaalien Yuli Edelstein (Likud) – Terveysministeri Amir Ohana (Likud) – Julkisen turvallisuuden ministeri jälkeen. Israelin 35:ssa Knessetin uudeksi puhemieheksi nousi Gantzin lyhyen kauden jälkeen Likudin Aryeh Deri (Shas) – Sisäministeri hallituksessa on ennätykselliset Yariv Levin. Vuodesta 2013 maaliskuuhun Chili Tropper (Kahol Lavan) – Kulttuuri- ja urheiluministeri 35 ministeriä ja sitä johtaa 2020 puhemiehenä toiminut Yuli Edelstein Yoaz Hendel (Derech Eretz) – Viestintäministeri Miri Regev (Likud) – Liikenneministeri vuodesta 2009 pääministerinä siirtyi terveysministeriksi. Hallitukseen on jo kesän aikana tulossa Yoav Gallant (Likud) – Opetusministeri toiminut Likud-puolueen muutoksia, sillä siirtokunta-asioiden minis- Yuval Steinitz (Likud) – Energiaministeri puheenjohtaja Benjamin teri Tzipi Hotovely on nimitetty Israelin Yizhar Shai (Kahol Lavan) – Tiede- ja teknologiaministeri suurlähettilääksi Isoon-Britanniaan. Hoto- Orit Farkash-Hacohen (Kahol Lavan) – Strategisten asioiden ministeri Netanyahu. velyn tilalle tulee nyt salkuttomana ministe- Assaf Zamir (Kahol Lavan) – Turismiministeri rinä toimiva Likudin Tzachi Hanegbi. Osa Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) – Asunto- ja rakennusministeri • Uudella yhtenäisyyshallituksella on Knes- Britannian juutalaisjärjestöistä on noussut Amir Peretz (Labor) – Talous- ja teollisuusministeri setissä kaikkiaan 73 kansanedustajan tuki vastustamaan Hotovelyn nimitystä johtuen 120:sta, ja sen johtovastuut on määritelty Itzik Shmuli (Labor) – Hyvinvoinnin, työn ja sosiaalisten palveluiden ministeri tämän vahvasta tuesta siirtokuntien laajen- Pnina Tamano-Shata (Kahol Lavan) – Maahanmuuttoministeri Netanyahun ja varapääministeriksi ja puo- tamiselle. lustusministeriksi nouseen Sini-valkoisen Ya’akov Avitan (Shas) – Uskonnollisten asioiden ministeri Yksi Netanyahun yllättävimmistä vedoista Eli Cohen (Likud) – Tiedusteluministeri puolueen (Kahol Lavan) Benny Gantzin hallituksen muodostamisessa oli vaikutusval- Omer Yankelovitch (Kahol Lavan) – Diasporaministeri koalitio-ohjelmassa, jonka mukaan Gantz taisen Jerusalemin entisen pormestarin Nir Alon Shuster (Kahol Lavan) – Maatalousministeri nousee pääministeriksi 17.11.2021, jolloin Barkatin jääminen hallituksen ulkopuolelle. Netanyahu siirtyy varapääministeriksi. Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) – Korkeamman koulutuksen ja vesiasioiden ministeri Ulkoministeriksi nousi Israelin puolustus- Gila Gamliel (Likud) – Ympäristönsuojeluministeri voimien IDF:n komentajana vuosina 2007- Rafi Peretz (Jewish Home)
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