Information Office of Ministry of Interior .. Challenges , achievements and successes in spite of obstacles

10 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2007 الساعة . 12:00 ص   بتوقيت القدس

In the twenty-seventh of last December ,the Israeli occupation launched an offensive attack against Gaza strip, especially against the governmental institutions which is follow to the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, whereas, the war targeted every thing inside Gaza Strip , and it continued for twenty-three days ,which led to the fall of the martyrs and thousands of injuries          

 

 

 

At the evening of Tuesday on 30 December ,Israeli warplanes bombed the Ministries Complex west Gaza City, including the Ministry of the Interior and its Information office to turn it in to debris and scattered stones, but the information services of the Office of the Ministry of Interior has continued the work of the Office under the bombardment, bombing ,and destruction ,and it keeps to report the events step by step , and "an opinion"  of this report focused on the work of the Office and its various activities:

 

 

 

We do not stop work

 

 
Eng, Ihab  Al-Ghussian , Director-General of Information Office and the Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, has asserted that the information office did not stop even for one moment from the work, and he added: "Despite all the obstacles and the damages ,which is targeted the office , they continued with the workers in the office, and we are following the website of the Ministry always and adding what is the new, in addition to the communicate with different mass media to broadcast the truth. "

 

 

 

 

 

Al-Ghussian , said "The continuation of cutting electricity in Gaza City, can to impact on the work but little , and we canto overcome this problem by using Internet services on mobile phones."

 


 Also, he showed that the website includes many sections of the press releases for the Department of the Ministry of Interior and the Palestinian government, in addition to the Complaints Division, which is consider as the link between citizens ,the ministry ,and work to solve all the problems of citizens.

 


Al-Ghussain , added that three languages has been adopted of the website ,where  Arabic , English , and French, adding that this is the first government site have three languages.

 

 

 

Several Services :-

 

Sha'baan Jarad ,the editor of the website: said that "The Information Office of the Ministry of the Interior worked hard to show the activities of the security organs of the Ministry of Interior and the activities of the Palestinian government in Gaza, despite the limited potential ."

 

 

 

Jarad hoped that the website meets the needs of the public ,  citizens and the media to meet all demands of the Ministry of Interior through its website.

On the other hand, Eng Moatassem Al-Saqa , the Manager of Information Technology Department in the Information Office showed that , the Ministry of Interior were have two websites, the first for the news , and the second for the services , and it is go on  to development the performance and efficiency and to facilitate the obstacles of  citizens cooperated with the General Administration of Information systems and computer in the Ministry of the Interior ,where and to mix two websites  in one website .

 

                                                                                                              

 

Al-Saqa , has asserted that they work hard to development the site , and they add ed new services to serve the citizens , and he showed that the Ministry of Interior, presented the services of travel through the website as a result of imposed siege on Gaza Strip to reduce the suffering of citizens and to facilitate their travel, and he pointed out that the recording process for the travel  in the past was done with out any organization , which is  led to congestion at the gate of the crossing.

 

 

 

Multiple languages

 


As well as , Basma Al-Kashif , the editor of English-language website that : "The ministry's website provides news in English on the Palestinian issue enerally and the Ministry of Interior in particular on the website of the Ministry of the Interior."

 


She added: We are updating the page for the English Department of the Ministry of Interior every day to keep abreast of events, and we are trying to highlight the crimes which is related to crimes of the Zionist occupation in the Gaza Strip during the recent war on the Gaza Strip , in addition to the effects of the siege on all aspects of life. "

 

                                        

 

 

 

Also, Hannady Al-Mallahi , the editor of French-language website has asserted the importance of address of Western society through the translation of the news by other languages , in order to see what is happening in the Gaza Strip, especially those that reflect the news of the devastating effects of Israeli aggression on Gaza, in addition to the government news ,that proved its ability to continue the work in spite of the aggression.

 

 

 

Al-Mallahi continued : I worked as a French translator for the news that shows how the European worlds sympathy with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a fierce war and unjust siege.

 

 
And she  hoped that , the website become known globally and internationally, especially after noting that more readers and increase the number of visitors daily.

 

Hany Al-Dali, the Coordinator of Information Office said that : "The Information Office have the plans and programs to develop and follow the events step by step , in order to highlight the achievements of the Ministry of the Interior" and he pointed out that among these plans and programs concerned with  the website of the Ministry of Interior to bring the largest possible number of visitors and it was through advertisements to the site through the print media and broadcast, and he pointed out that the number of visitors has reached more than 18 thousand visitors from journalists ,academics, writers and citizens, and he added that "There are a lot of the media adopted our website as a main website to the news of the Ministry and its security services , in addition to the Palestinian government news."ِ

 

Al-Dali, continued that  the information office have a specialized and professional staff work hard to update the site news for the Ministry of Interior and its security services , in addition to the statements and news of the Palestinian government , holding the meetings with officials and leaders of the Ministry of Interior civilian and military, adding that all these news are updated in Arabic, English and French.

 
  Al- Dali has asserted that the  Information Office to highlight the official image for the Ministry of Interior by many issues of concern to citizens in a speed way ,and immediately after the events, in addition to responding to allegations by some individuals of who trying to harm the work of the ministry and he said that  "The News  of the Ministry will be sent through sms service  urgently ".

 
On the other hand , he showed that the Information Office continued its work during and after the war which is committed against Gaza strip Over the debris and in the tents , as a challenge  for the Israeli blockade , and to serve and continue with our Palestinian people.