RAMALLAH,
September 23, 2014 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies highlighted in
their Tuesday issue a bill passed by that the Israeli parliament, Knesset,
preventing granting pardon to Palestinian prisoners in case of a political
deal.
Following
are the main headlines:
Al-Hayat
al-Jadida:
-President [Abbas]
holds a series of meetings with the Arab Group in New York to coordinate positions.
-“Baker” family calls
on the UN to reveal [the fate] of its family members who [drowned] at sea.
-Constitutional
committee of the Knesset approves a bill banning the granting of pardon to
[Palestinian] prisoners.
-Activists defy
contractors [who arrived in] lands threatened with confiscation in al-Eizariya and
Abu Dis.
-Lieberman: either
the current [Israeli] coalition continues, or [we go to] early elections.
-Founder of the
assassination unit of the Mossad, Michael Harari, dies.
-Israeli Statistics:
6 million Jews [are living in Israel], of whom 600 thousand settlers are in the
West Bank.
-Weather Service: a
rainy low pressure is expected for next week.
-[Palestinian]
leadership is acting at all diplomatic fronts for the benefit of ‘Gaza, internal
reconciliation and end of occupation.’
-Israeli Internal
Security Minister praises the harshening policies of arresting minors in
Jerusalem.
Al-Quds:
-Before returning to
Cairo negotiations, Israel passes a bill preventing release of Palestinian
prisoners.
-Cairo hosts
Hamas-Fatah meeting, set for today, for reconciliation.
-Hamdallah examines
in New York ways to support the budget and rebuild Gaza.
-UN Human Rights
Council calls for referring the file [regarding] violence [committed] in Gaza
to the International Criminal Court.
-Gaza pilgrims arrive
in Mecca, while West Bank pilgrims will arrive on Wednesday or Thursday.
-Makassed Hospital
[in Jerusalem] is facing the ‘ghost’ of shutdown.
-[Activists] expel
contractors who arrived in Abu Dis to implement a plan aimed at expelling
[Palestinian Bedouins] and settling [Israelis instead].
-[Presidential
spokesman] Nabil Abu Rudainah: President [Abbas] meets with the Arab Group to
coordinate the positions before meeting with the American side.
-A U.S. court
convicts the Arab Bank of financing “terrorism.”
-Statements by
extremist groups in the Knesset call for intensifying raids [on al-Aqsa[ during
the upcoming Jewish holidays.
-Palestinian action
[is being mobilized] at all fronts for the benefit of Gaza, reconciliation, and
the defiance of the occupation.
Al-Ayyam:
-Al-Eizariya:
occupation [forces] crack down on a protest, which [was organized] against
conducting surveys on acres of land threatened with seizure [by Israel.]
-UN Human Rights
Council calls for referring the Israeli war crimes in Gaza to the ICC.
-Israeli navy
snatches four fishermen off Nusserat.
-A UN delegation
arrives in Cairo on way to Gaza to examine human rights.
-Palestinian-Arab
coordination precedes President [Abbas]’s meeting with Kerry, set for today.
-Jerusalem:
occupation’s public prosecutor takes harsher policies against Palestinian
children.
-President Abbas …
once again at the hard path towards the United Nations.
- Calls [were made]
in the Knesset to allow settlers to perform prayers in al-Aqsa.
-Lieberman: it is
difficult to convince Israel to make concessions following Gaza operation.
-Palestinians [are
acting] at all fronts to addresses the issues of Gaza, reconciliation and
occupation.
-Israeli
constitutional committee passes a bill preventing granting pardon to
Palestinian prisoners.
-Weather Service: a
rainy low pressure is expected next week.
M.N./T.R.
