Newspaper Review: Dailies highlight President Abbas’ message on Christmas
The three Palestinian Arabic-language dailies focused today on President Mahmoud Abbas’s message on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year.
These are the most important headlines:
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida:
– President [Mahmoud Abbas]: We will not accept the continuation of the occupation’s colonial-settlement policies targeting the Christian presence and Christianity in our region.
– Dozens injured [by Israeli occupation forces and settlers] in the West Bank, including an infant.
– Martyr Maha Zaatari is laid to rest after 8 months [of her body] being withheld by the Israeli occupation.
– Norway’s sovereign wealth fund weighs divestment from Israel.
– Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir agree not to appoint teachers who criticize the occupation.
– Israeli is trying to thwart the issuance of a decision by the International Court of Justice on the occupation.
– The Budair family in Kafr Qassem: The Israeli police killed our son Naim in cold blood.
– The committee investigating the US Capitol attack [of January 2021] recommends banning Donald Trump from running to any public office.
Al-Ayyam:
– Confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces as latter quell weekly Friday protests.
– President Abbas: We will continue to present our Palestinian narrative, refuting the false Zionist narrative.
– Israel is busy trying to thwart a UN resolution requesting the opinion of the International Court of Justice on the continuation of the occupation.
– Netanyahu and Smotrich allocate 8 billion shekels to expand the streets allocated for Israeli settlers.
– Hebron: Martyr Maha Zaatari is laid to rest [after 8 months of her body being withheld by the Israeli occupation].
– Norway’s [sovereign wealth fund] is considering divestment from Israeli settlements.
Al-Quds:
– [Israeli police] kill a Palestinian in Kafr Qassem for allegedly opening fire and ramming his car into Israeli police officers.
– Netanyahu agrees on a draft law on the death penalty [for Palestinians accused of killing Israeli settlers].
– Martyr Maha Zaatari is laid to rest [after 8 months of her body being withheld by the Israeli occupation].
– Palestinian Minister of Governance Majdi Al-Saleh: Israel is silently annexing Area C.
– President [Mahmoud Abbas]: We will not accept the occupation’s targeting of the Christian presence and Christianity in our region.
– Norway’s sovereign wealth fund divests from Israel.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency