RAMALLAH, December 16, 2015 (WAFA) – The statements made by US Secretary of State John Kerry, during which he warned about the failure of the two- state solution during an interview with the New Yorker magazine, was the main news item that hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies.

Kerry was reported in al-Quds as expressing his disappointment with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his belief that Israel would lose its nature as a “democratic Jewish state”.

He was reported in al-Ayyam as lambasting Netanyahu’s policy and settlement construction and expressing his concerns about the repercussions of a possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA).

He was also reported in al-Hayat al-Jadida as expressing his exasperation with ongoing settlement construction and Palestinian house demolitions.

He was quoted in al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida as stating: “Israel is headed toward becoming a unitary state that is an impossible entity to manage.”

Furthermore, the three dailies highlighted Israeli forces' and settlers' assaults against Palestinian people and property in the occupied Palestinian Territories.

Al-Quds reported that Israeli police detained a Palestinian girl from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kufr ‘Aqab purportedly for planning to stab soldiers.

It also reported that several Palestinians were shot and injured during clashes with Israeli forces in the Jerusalem neighborhood of al-‘Issawiya.

Al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida also reported in this regard that Israeli police notified the family of Bahaa’ ‘Alayyan of orders to demolish their family house in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabir.

They also reported that Israeli occupation authorities issued administrative orders to expel a number of Palestinian youths and teens from Jerusalem.

Furthermore, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida highlighted Israeli ‘Defense’ Minister Moshe Yaalon’s remarks about prosecuting the Jews responsible for the arson attack against Dawabsheh family.

He was reported in al-Ayyam as stating that he knows those responsible for the arson murder attack, but that there “wasn't enough evidence” to bring them to justice.

Moreover, al-Ayyam highlighted the recent minor Palestinian government reshuffle.

Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was reported in al-Ayyam as stating: “The government reshuffle would consolidate the efforts to end the division.”

Hamas was reported in al-Ayyam as slamming the government reshuffle as “illegal” that would “entrench the division”.

Furthermore, the three dailies reported that Denmark’s largest pension fund has divested from Heidelberg Cement, a German company, over the latter’s links to the Israeli occupation in the West Bank.

Al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida explained that the German company is involved in the extraction of natural resources in the West Bank.

Highlighting a Haaretz investigative report, al-Qud reported that major Israeli companies, including Tnuva and Delek Group, are supporting settlement construction in the West Bank.

Finally, al-Ayyam reported that Saudi Arabia has announced the creation of 34-nation Islamic coalition to “fight terrorism”.

Palestinian leadership was reported in al-Ayyam and al-Hayat as welcoming the creation of the coalition.

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