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| Palestinian English newspaper hits stands |
| 2006-11-28 |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestine Times, the first English-language Palestinian daily newspaper since the Palestinian Authority was created in 1994, went on sale for the first time Monday. "Maintaining our independence is the primary objective of our newspaper," editor in chief and one of the newspaper's proprietors, Othman Al Haj Mohammed told a news conference in Ramallah where the daily is based. "Please don't kill us!" The Palestine Times is the first foreign-language daily to appear in the Palestinian territories since the English-language Al Fajr went out of business in the 1990s. The newspaper, whose first edition was 12 pages in color, will also circulate in Israel. Three Arabic-language newspapers are published daily in the Palestinian territories, Al Quds, Al Ayyam and Al Hayat Al Jadida. They are online too: Palestine Times Articles include "More Israeli Jews Choose Fascism," "Bush's Mendacious Democracy" and "America Courts 'thug' to stand up to Hamas." According to their about us page, the rag is "issued in London temporarily." |
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