The demolition of Palestinian property in East Jerusalem under the pretext of unlicensed building dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Wednesday. The dailies said Israeli bulldozers demolished several Palestinian homes and structures in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Jabal al-Mukkabir and Beit Hanina. A family of …
Read More »Newspapers Review: King of Jordan’s visit to Ramallah focus of dailies
King Abdullah II of Jordan’s visit to Ramallah and his meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Tuesday. The dailies said Abbas and Abdullah agreed to set up a joint crisis team. Al-Quds said both leaders discussed the challenges to Jerusalem and …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Dailies highlight process to evict families from their Jerusalem homes
The imminent eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem hit the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Monday. Al-Quds reported the countdown started for the eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem to make room for Israeli Jewish settlers. Al-Ayyam and al-Hayat …
Read More »Newspaper Review: Abbas’ speech on Jerusalem focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech concerning Jerusalem dominated the headlines on the front pages of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies on Sunday. Al-Ayyam, al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida quoted from Abbas’ speech as saying “the Palestinian leadership listened to your appeal and will continue to do so.” Abbas also said …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Israeli release of Palestinian corpses focus of daily
RAMALLAH – Israel released on Friday corpses of four Palestinians shot and killed by its forces over the last 30 days and which have been withheld since then. The three Palestinian Arabic dailies highlighted this subject in their Saturday issue and said Israel released the corpses of Abdallah Taqatqa, Mohammad …
Read More »Newspapers review: Cornerstone laying for new Israeli settlement focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – The ceremony to lay a cornerstone for a new neighborhood consisting of 1,100 units in the illegal settlement of Beitar Illit near Bethlehem in the West Bank dominated the headlines in Friday’s issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. The dailies said Netanyahu laid the cornerstone to begin …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Lingering tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – Lingering tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem following two weeks of protests against Israeli measures at the mosque compound hit the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Thursday. The dailies reported leading Islamic figures in Jerusalem warned against ongoing Israeli interference in Al-Aqsa Mosque affairs. …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Israelis’ provocative tour of Al-Aqsa focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – Israeli Jews’ provocative tours of East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to observe a Jewish holiday dominated the front page headlines in the Palestinian Arabic dailies on Wednesday. Al-Quds reported a total of 1,300 extremist Jews forced their way into the mosque compound to mark what they believe …
Read More »Newspaper Review: settlers’ provocative march in Jerusalem focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – News about Israeli settlers’ provocative march and breaking into al-Aqsa mosque hit the headlines of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies on Monday. Al-Quds, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported that Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, and held provocative tours in its vicinities …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Aftermath of Al-Aqsa Mosque crisis focus of dailies
RAMALLAH – The aftermath of Al-Aqsa Mosque crisis dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Monday. Al-Quds reported specialized committees were formed by the Islamic Endowment (Waqf) Department to determine whether Israeli police and settlers have tampered with the manuscripts and documents in the mosque compound. Al-Quds also …
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