Palestine Times
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Palestine Times was the only English language
daily Palestinian
newspaper
. It was a family-owned business with its main office in Ramallah
. It was initially distributed all over the West Bank
(including East Jerusalem
) and the Gaza Strip
. On March 13, 2007 the paper signed a contract with BAR, an Israel
i newspaper distribution company, and was available in Israel too. It was to be aimed at the generally well-educated minority of Palestinians who speak English, as well as Israelis.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3333406,00.html The newspaper went out of business less than six months after its launch.
The paper was launched on November 27, 2006. Its editor-in-chief was Othman Fakhri Mohammed. Its stated aim was to reflect all aspects of Palestinian life accurately to the world. It received no funding from any Palestinian political party or faction, and aimed to be independent. According to Mohammed during an interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz
, "[Writing freely about negative stories in the PA]'s not a problem. I am a Palestinian and the writers are Palestinians. Beyond the fact that I'm biased in favor of the Palestinian cause, I don't see any problem with criticizing corruption or political phenomena in the territories. Our problem is that in this part of the world, they don't sue you for damaging someone, they simply shoot you. Therefore, I have to be careful."http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/814835.html Ynetnews
, an online Israeli English-language news site, included a "Congratulations" blurb over an article reporting on the publication of the newspaper.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3333406,00.html It was funded by advertising, subscriptions and sales.
Among the notable journalists working for the paper were Khalid Amayreh
, a journalist from Dura, Hebron region, whose original copy is written in English, unlike some of the paper's journalists who wrote in Arabic and are then translated. Almost all of the paper's journalistic contributors are Palestinians.
The paper was not a translation edition, since no Arabic version existed. In this respect, the paper was more similar in publishing to the English-only Jerusalem Post rather than the Hebrew language Ha'aretz with its English edition. However, a significant percentage of the paper's stories are translated from Arabic original copy in-house.
A monthly news website of the same name was previously established at www.ptimes.org . It is not associated with the daily paper.
The paper ceased publication on May 18, 2007, due to "extreme financial difficulties." On June 18, the Jerusalem Post reported that Mohammed plans to resume publication of the paper in August. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672475770&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull It is yet to be done. As of 2008, the newspaper's website (www.times.ps.) is mostly blank.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
daily Palestinian
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. It was a family-owned business with its main office in Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
. It was initially distributed all over the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
(including East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
) and the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
. On March 13, 2007 the paper signed a contract with BAR, an Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i newspaper distribution company, and was available in Israel too. It was to be aimed at the generally well-educated minority of Palestinians who speak English, as well as Israelis.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3333406,00.html The newspaper went out of business less than six months after its launch.
The paper was launched on November 27, 2006. Its editor-in-chief was Othman Fakhri Mohammed. Its stated aim was to reflect all aspects of Palestinian life accurately to the world. It received no funding from any Palestinian political party or faction, and aimed to be independent. According to Mohammed during an interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz
Haaretz
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
, "[Writing freely about negative stories in the PA]'s not a problem. I am a Palestinian and the writers are Palestinians. Beyond the fact that I'm biased in favor of the Palestinian cause, I don't see any problem with criticizing corruption or political phenomena in the territories. Our problem is that in this part of the world, they don't sue you for damaging someone, they simply shoot you. Therefore, I have to be careful."http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/814835.html Ynetnews
Ynetnews
Ynetnews is the online English language Israeli news website of Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s most-read newspaper, and the Hebrew Israel news portal, Ynet...
, an online Israeli English-language news site, included a "Congratulations" blurb over an article reporting on the publication of the newspaper.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3333406,00.html It was funded by advertising, subscriptions and sales.
Among the notable journalists working for the paper were Khalid Amayreh
Khalid Amayreh
Khalid Amayreh is a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron. Amayreh has experienced years of restrictions on his activities and travel, including imprisonment.-Life and work:...
, a journalist from Dura, Hebron region, whose original copy is written in English, unlike some of the paper's journalists who wrote in Arabic and are then translated. Almost all of the paper's journalistic contributors are Palestinians.
The paper was not a translation edition, since no Arabic version existed. In this respect, the paper was more similar in publishing to the English-only Jerusalem Post rather than the Hebrew language Ha'aretz with its English edition. However, a significant percentage of the paper's stories are translated from Arabic original copy in-house.
A monthly news website of the same name was previously established at www.ptimes.org . It is not associated with the daily paper.
The paper ceased publication on May 18, 2007, due to "extreme financial difficulties." On June 18, the Jerusalem Post reported that Mohammed plans to resume publication of the paper in August. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672475770&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull It is yet to be done. As of 2008, the newspaper's website (www.times.ps.) is mostly blank.