RAMALLAH, November 19, 2014 – (WAFA) – The attack carried out by two Palestinians against a West Jerusalem synagogue hit the front page headlines of Palestinian dailies.

Here are the most important front page headlines of the dailies.

Al-Quds

-          Four rabbis and an Israeli police officer were killed; eight Israelis are injured as a result of the West Jerusalem synagogue attack.

-          The two attackers [West Jerusalem synagogue attack] were shot dead, 10 members of their family are arrested from Jabal al-Mukaber neighborhood [following the incident].

-          Israeli police lifts the state of alert, deploys heavily in Jerusalem.

-          Israeli cabinet passes six decisions targeting Palestinians in Jerusalem.

-          President Mahmoud Abbas: We don’t accept attacks against civilians and religious sites, our noble religion (Islam) bans us from targeting houses of worship belonging to all faiths.

-          Abbas neither encourages nor leads ‘terrorism’ in secret or in public.

-          Dozens of Palestinians are injured and arrested during clashes with Israeli forces and settlers across many areas.

-          The US and EU deplore the West Jerusalem attack, call for maintaining calm.

-          Spanish lawmakers adopt a symbolic motion recognizing Palestinian state.

-          Palestinian Council of Ministers warns against dragging the region into a religious war, demands the provision of international protection for the Palestinian people.

-          Palestinian hunger striker prisoner Ra’ed Musa suspends his 60-day hunger strike.

-          A Palestinian youth in Gaza succumbs to his wounds he sustained during the latest Israeli onslaught.

-          UNRWA: The situation of Syrians and Palestinians in Syria is catastrophic.

Al-Ayyam

-          Five Israelis were killed, while six others were injured as a result of West Jerusalem synagogue attack, the two attackers were shot dead.

-          Israeli occupation authorities decide to withhold the bodies of Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal, who carried out the synagogue attack.

-          Israeli cabinet decides to demolish houses of West Jerusalem synagogue attackers, raise the level of alert among police, punish instigators, and to facilitate the issuance of arms possession licenses for settlers.

-          President [Abbas] condemns the [synagogue] operation…demands the cessation of the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound and provocative acts by settlers.

-          Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel is involved in a war over Jerusalem its ‘eternal capital’.

-          US President Barack Obama calls both Israelis and Palestinians to calm the situation following the ‘horrific’ attack.

-          Israeli Shin Bet Chief Yoram Cohen: Abu Mazen, [common name for Abbas] doesn’t lead and isn’t interested in ‘terrorism’.

-           Fatah Central Committee Deputy Secretary-General Jebril al-Rjoub: Israeli right wing bears the responsibility for the escalation in Jerusalem.

-          Israeli right wing demonstrates in Jerusalem, calling for revenge against Arabs.

-          A Palestinian youth ]Fadi Radwan, 22[ is stabbed by a group of Israeli settlers in Jerusalem.

-          Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett: Abbas bears responsibility for the Jewish blood [which was shed] and should be held accountable.

-          Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid: Whoever carries out an operation ‘attack’ against us won’t return alive to his house.

-          Dozens of Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli occupation forces across the West Bank.

-          Israeli analysts: Any harsh Israeli response to the attack may be counterproductive.

-          Spanish parliament adopts a motion calling for recognition of Palestinian state.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida

-          Five Israelis were killed in a Jerusalem synagogue attack, both attackers were killed.

-          Obama calls for maintaining calm, Russia urges for taking immediate measures to rein in extremists.

-          UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon commends Abbas, urges leaders to avoid provocations.

-          President [Abbas] condemns attacks on civilians and places of worship.

-          Israeli Shin Bet Chief Yoram Cohen: Abu Mazen neither supports nor is interested in ‘terrorism’.

-          Netanyahu orders attackers’ houses to be demolished, facilitates arming settlers in Jerusalem.

-          Settlers rampage, dozens of Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli occupation forces in West Bank.

-          Palestinian hunger striker prisoner Ra’ed Musa suspends his 60-day hunger strike.

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