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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:27.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:27.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#202124'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:27.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#202124'>What is meant in general is that the State of Palestine (the Palestinian government) is the only authorized one to address the international bodies, including </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#202124'>IANA</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#202124'>, to request any amendment, update, registration, or anything else related to the subject, or to publish any official decisions regarding the time Zone of the State of Palestine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:27.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#202124'>Best regards ,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:ghane0@gmail.com">Sanjeev Gupta</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, January 4, 2022 11:13 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:heba.hamad@mtit.gov.ps">heba.hamad@mtit.gov.ps</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:tz@iana.org">tz@iana.org</a>; <a href="mailto:rhanoon@mtit.gov.ps">rasheed hanoon</a>; <a href="mailto:laith.daraghmeh@mtit.gov.ps">laith.daraghmeh@mtit.gov.ps</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [tz] The State of Palestine has adopted the first part of thespecification for its time zone</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The competence of the PSI to issue this Standard is not in doubt.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am unclear about a couple of things, in relation to this (IANA, Olson) TZ project.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>I believe your "Fundamental Principles #4" refers to the current TZ database.</li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Pont #6 refers to the Palestinian Government as the "Publisher". Do you plan to publish or re-publish the TZ database? Or only a separate one?</li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>On Structure, point #1 is unobjectionable.</li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Point #2 states that the "State of Palestine" has the "sole right to set, modify, and register the ... Database". Which Database is this? The IANA one or the one PSI will publish, or re-publish?</li></ol></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Sanjeev Gupta<br>+65 98551208 <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ghane" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/ghane</a></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 4:23 PM Heba Hamad via tz <<a href="mailto:tz@iana.org">tz@iana.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Dear Sir,</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Hope this email finds you well and wishing you a joyful new year . </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>We would like to inform you that The State of Palestine has adopted the first part of the specification for its time zone.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Kindly refer to the attachment below, which includes the specification and please provide me with any comments or notes you have regarding this specification.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Ps: Please provide me with any comments you have.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Sincerely Yours,</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Eng.Heba Hamad</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>MTIT -Palestine </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows</p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:4.8pt'> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>