RAMALLAH, December 7, 2011 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies reported on a new Israeli plan to establish a national park on land that belongs to Palestinians in Mount Scopus, in East Jerusalem.

Al-Quds front page story reported on the Jerusalem Distract Planning and Building Committee’s approval of the new plan to establish a 734-dunum national park on Mount Scopus, which aims to isolate al-Tur and Issawiya neighborhoods.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida featured the Israeli military court’s decision to expel Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Attoun to the West Bank, thus upholding an order by the Israeli ministry of interior to withdraw Attoun’s right of residency in East Jerusalem.

It printed a photo of Attoun on Qalandia crossing on his way to Ramallah. 

Al-Ayyam printed a photo of a Palestinian woman standing next to a pile of furniture from her house in al-Jib village, near Jerusalem, which Israeli authorities demolished under the pretext of having no building permits.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida featured President Mahmoud Abbas’ meeting with former Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdelsalam al-Majali, in which they discussed the latest developments in the peace process.

Al-Quds editorial discussed Hamas’ rejection of the International Quartet’s statement, which will only freeze the current situation in which Israel is determined to build more settlements in the West Bank.

It said, “Political flexibility is required from Hamas so as to surround Israel internationally and make it easier to achieve Palestinian demands.”

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