RAMALLAH, Friday, September 20, 2019 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ official visit to Norway hit the front page headlines in Friday’s issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies.
Al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported that Abbas called on the European Union and Norway to take a firm stance to pressure Israel to reverse its violations against the Palestinian people.
Al-Ayyam said that Abbas briefed Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solbergand on ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s difficulty to form a new coalition government also dominated the front page headlines.
Al-Quds said that former military chief Benny Gantz calls for the formation of a unity government under himself as the new prime minister, and refuses Netanyahu’s offer on a rotating premiership.
Al-Ayyam said that Gantz and Netayahu are at loggerheads with each other over the unity government following Blue and White party’s failure to secure a majority.
According to al-Quds, US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt arrived to Israel to discuss the date to unveil US President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan, dubbed deal of the century.
The dailies highlighted former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s remarks revealing that Trump was “played” by Netanyahu on several occasions.
Al-Ayyam said that scores of Palestinians were injured by Israeli military gunfire as Israeli forces conducted several raids across the West Bank.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam elaborated that Israeli forces raided the center of Ramallah city, ransacking several institutions and injuring several Palestinians.
Al-Quds said that Israeli forces handed over demolition notices for a number of Palestinian structures and homes in As-Sawahira Ash-Sharqiya town, southeast of Jerusalem, and the Jordan Valley.
According to al-Hayat al-Jadida, Israeli forces rounded up 22 Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank.
Al-Quds printed a translation for the Washington Post’s report Netanyahu’s defeat would be good news for Israel- and the United States.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam highlighted renewed efforts to end the intra-Palestinian division.
Al-Quds explained that the Palestinian factions hand Hamas and Fatah movements a new four-point initiative to end the division.
Al-Ayyam elaborated that Palestinian factions start dialogues with Fatah and Hamas to present their vision on achieving reconciliation.
It said that Palestinian prisoners closed several sections in Israeli jails in solidarity with 140 others who are on an open-ended hunger strike.
Premier Mohammad Shtayyeh was reported in al-Ayyam stating that Jordan and Palestine are completely aligned and cooperation between the governments is growing.
He was also reported in al-Hayat al-Jadida saying that the government has saved $250 million to set up an investment bank.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida said that Amnesty International urges international justice for the Palestinian people after a woman was shot and killed at Qalandia military checkpoint.
Labor Minister Nasri Abu Jesh was reported in al-Hayat al-Jadida expressing the government’s determination to enforce the minimum wage and closure of non-compliant facilities.
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