RAMALLAH, November 25, 2014 (WAFA) – Palestinian Arabic dailies highlighted on Tuesday the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s postponement of the parliamentary vote on the controversial ‘Jewish state’ bill.
Following are the main headlines:
Al-Ayyam:
– [Israeli PM] Benjamin Netanyahu defers the [Israeli parliament] Knesset’s vote on his ‘Jewish state’ bill fearing disintegration of his government [coalition].
– Washington calls on Israel to achieve equality of rights among all citizens.
– [Chief negotiator] Saeb Erekat and [Foreign Minister] Riyad al-Maliki confirm [that the leadership] will seek action at the UN Security Council [to set a deadline for end of Israeli Occupation] following the Arab meetings scheduled at the end of this month.
– Human rights organizations accuse Israel of encouraging army forces ‘to open fire for the sake of killing.’
– Bethlehem: the family of Ibrahim and Zeyad al-Zeer [who was accused by Israel of attempting to assassinate extremist Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman] refutes the Israeli claims.
– [Former Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak] Yuval Diskin calls on Netanyahu to learn a lesson from the “unsuccessful experience of [Egypt’s ex-president] Mohammad Morsi.”
– Amman: [Jordanian authorities] summon the Israeli ambassador for insulting the Jordanian parliament.
– A Jewish rabbi calls for killing the Palestinians and depriving them of their human rights.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida:
– Watchdogs accuse Israel of encouraging army forces ‘to open fire for the sake of killing.’
– [Foreign Minister] Reyad al-Malki denies remarks attributed to him about delaying Palestinian bid at the UN [for end of occupation].
– Ban Ki-moon warned Israelis and Palestinians not to fall into abyss.
– Diskin calls on Netanyahu to learn a lesson from the “unsuccessful experience of [Egypt’s ex-president] Mohammad Morsi.”
– UK reconsiders its arms exports to Israel.
– An Israeli company develops an IT solution that can charge a mobile phone in 30 minutes.
– [Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu] defers the [Israeli parliament] Knesset’s vote on his ‘Jewish state’ bill.
Al-Quds:
– [Israeli police] raids the houses of two Palestinian ‘martyrs’ forces in Jabal al-Mukaber [in Jerusalem] … Three Jerusalemites were injured in settlers’ attacks.
– PM Rami Hamdallah discusses with Egypt’s ambassador the reconstruction of Gaza.
– [Jordan’s Foreign Ministry] summons the Israeli ambassador over his insulting statements on the Jordanian parliament.
– Minister of Public Works: reconstruction materials will be allowed [into Gaza] during the coming weeks.
– Palestinians react to [Israel’s] ‘Jewish state’ bill, condemning it and describing it as racist…warns from its repercussions.
– Six [Palestinian] prisoners were injured following an Israeli crackdown on Ramon prison.
– UK reconsiders its arms exports to Israel.
– [Chuck] Hagel resigned as [US Defense Minister after less than two years in the top post].