[tz] Palestine to end summer time on Oct 24th

[Brian Inglis]

On 2020-10-20 04:20, Alois Treindl wrote:
> On 20.10.20 10:08, Sharef Mustafa wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM Sharef Mustafa wrote:
>>> As per the palestinian cabinet announcement yesterday , the day
>>> light saving shall start on Oct 24th 2020 at 01:00AM by delaying
>>> the clock by 60 minutes.
>>>
>>> http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/portal/Meeting/Details/51584
>>>
>>> quote: " . بدء العمل بالتوقيت الشتوي في فلسطين، بتأخير عقارب
>>> الساعة 60 دقيقة إلى الوراء، اعتباراً من الساعة الواحدة من صباح يوم
>>> السبت الموافق 24/10/2020م."
>>>
>>> This covers *Asia/Gaza* & *Asia/Hebron* time zones

>> Sorry for the typo in my previous email,  the daylight saving time shall *END*
>> in Palestine on Oct 24th 2020 at 01:00 AM

> Could they not decide a bit earlier? All computers and mobile phones will show
> the wrong time for a week, as they are unlikely to be updated so quickly, even
> when Paul Eggert releases a patch.
>
> The required patch will be something like
>
> Rule Palestine  2016    2019    -       Oct     lastSat 1:00 0 -
> Rule Palestine  2019    max     -       Mar     lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
> Rule Palestine  2020    only    -       Oct     24      1:00 0 -
> Rule Palestine  2021    max     -       Oct     lastSat 1:00 0 -

Copying the date from the previous 2016-2018 DST end rule: Sat>=24, does not
change 2016-2019 dates, will be less work, more consistent with previous
changes, and as likely to be correct in future:

diff --git a/asia b/asia
index e4d84e9a268d..dd09c5646a03 100644
--- a/asia
+++ b/asia
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ Rule Palestine    2013    only    -       Sep     Fri>=21
 Rule Palestine 2014    2015    -       Oct     Fri>=21 0:00    0       -
 Rule Palestine 2015    only    -       Mar     lastFri 24:00   1:00    S
 Rule Palestine 2016    2018    -       Mar     Sat>=24 1:00    1:00    S
-Rule Palestine 2016    max     -       Oct     lastSat 1:00    0       -
+Rule Palestine 2016    max     -       Oct     Sat>=24 1:00    0       -
 Rule Palestine 2019    max     -       Mar     lastFri 0:00    1:00    S

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