RAMALLAH, Saturday, December 24, 2022 (WAFA) – 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.

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