Al-Quds (newspaper)

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Al-Quds
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Al-Quds building, Jerusalem
TypeDaily newspaper
Formatbroadsheet
Owner(s)Abu Zalaf Family
PublisherAl-Quds Arab Press
EditorWalid Abu-Zalaf
Founded1967; 55 years ago (1967) (As "Al-Quds")
Political alignmentCentre-right
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersJerusalem
WebsiteOfficial website

Al-Quds (Arabic: القدس) is a Palestinian Arabic language daily newspaper, based in Jerusalem. It is published in broadsheet format. It is the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Palestinian territories.[1] It was founded in 1967 as a result of a merger of two publications: Al-Difa (in Arabic الدفاع) and Al-Jihad (in Arabic الجهاد). The owner of the former Al-Jihad newspaper (which was founded in 1951), Mahmoud Abu-Zalaf, served as its first editor-in-chief until his death in 2005. It is currently edited by his son, Walid Abu-Zalaf.

Al-Quds is the most widely read Palestinian daily.[2] In addition to paper circulation, the newspaper publishes its content online in PDF and HTML format. On 17 December 2008, the newspaper's website began publishing content in Persian.

Controversies[]

In the edition of 30 November 1997, the newspaper claimed that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion publication was not a hoax.[3]

Editorial stance[]

Al Quds went against the traditional Palestinian boycott of Israeli elections in east Jerusalem by publishing full page ads and endorsing mayoral candidate Arcadi Gaydamak.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Palestinian press". BBC. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Abbas 'exploded with rage' at Kerry over 'insane' framework proposals". The Times of Israel. 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Palestinian Authority". Anti-semitism and xenophobia today. January 1998. Archived from the original on 18 April 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ East Jerusalem newspaper Al Quds backs Gaydamak for mayor Haaretz Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine


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