318 First English-Language Palestinian Daily Hits Newsstands
Welcome to The Palestine Times. I hope it helps fill the gap left by the demise of the excellent weekly Palestine Report.
The first issue is available as 12 .pdfs here. Here’s Editor Othman Haj Mohammed’s inaugural editorial:
This day is a dream come true for the many people who have worked on this project since its inception two years ago.
Today you are looking at the first edition of the Palestine Times, an English-language daily newspaper registered with both the Palestinian Authority and in Israel. We are also completing a contract with the largest distributor in Israel, whose details will be announced soon.
It is time that Palestinians had a daily newspaper of their own, to show a world obsessed with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that our life is more complex than this. We are building and growing. We have a rich history and ancient traditions. We also have a bright future.
Some might ask why this project took two years to plan and implement. But we needed to lay out all the right ingredients.
First, the Palestine Times must be independent. Our competition includes some of the best newspapers in the world, employing the highest standards of journalism.
Second, to achieve this high quality, we had to attract some of the best journalists—those who can meet those standards. It is our good fortune that there are many talented and experienced Palestinian journalists working for us.
This independence is perhaps our greatest challenge, but we must set the bar high. The news we publish must be quality news, or it is not worth our investment.
We will depend on advertising for our revenue, and we hope that Palestinians and international supporters of Palestinians will aid us in this goal.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have already helped to make this vision a reality, and those individuals out there who are ready to help the Palestine Times become a leader in Palestinian news.
Best of luck, ostez Othman. Those who wish to support the project by taking out an ad should contact ads [at] times [dot] ps.
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