RAMALLAH, Sunday, March 5, 2023 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic language dailies focused today on a joint statement issued by France, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK, which urged the Israeli government to reverse its recent decision to advance the building of over 7,000 settlement building units in the occupied West Bank.
These are the main headlines:
Al-Quds:
- Six European countries call on Israel to stop legalizing settlements and condemn indiscriminate settler violence.
- Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate against the Netanyahu government and the judicial overhaul plan.
- Palestinian prisoners [in Israeli jails] continue their civil disobedience against the Israel Prison Service for the 19th day.
- The United States demands clarifications from Israel after disavowing the understandings reached in the Aqaba Summit last week.
- A UN official calls for Israel to be held accountable and to end its impunity.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida:
- Injuries [by Israeli gunfire] in Beit Ummar and Al-Arroub; Palestinian detained [by Israeli forces] in Qabatiya; settlers chase shepherds south of Hebron.
- Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate against the Netanyahu government in Tel Aviv.
- Six European countries call on Israel to stop legalizing settlements and condemn indiscriminate settler violence.
- Kuwait and Qatar condemn racist remarks by [hard-right Israeli Minister of Finance] Smotrich on ‘wiping out’ the Palestinian town of Huwara.
- More than five thousand Americans sign a petition demanding that Smotrich be denied entry to the United States.
Al-Ayyam:
- Occupation army and settlers continue their campaign of repression and attacks in several areas.
- The US is considering denying entry of Smotrich after his incitement to wipe out the town of Hawara.
- Six European countries are calling on Israel to back down from its settlement plans
- Israeli occupation forces shoot and arrest a child in the Arroub camp
For the ninth week... Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate against the Netanyahu government.
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