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Joint Arab TV, radio broadcast launched in support of Jerusalem

By JT - Dec 18,2017 - Last updated at Dec 18,2017

AMMAN — A joint Arab media demonstration on Sunday started at 9 am through radio stations, voicing their support to Jerusalem and Palestine and denouncing US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise the holy city as the capital of Israel, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

By 11am, the joint broadcast campaign was launched on Arab television stations under the title “Arab Media Day”. 

Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) Director General Firas Nseir said the JRTV was at the forefront of official media institutions calling for mass media demonstrations in support of Jerusalem, noting that the corporation launched a joint broadcast with Palestinian TV at 12 noon Amman time. 

He added that Jordan TV and Palestine Television were to jointly broadcast campaign at 5 pm on Sunday.

Nseir pointed out that Jordan TV had stopped all its programmes since the US president’s decision, and resumed its coverage with a special edition for 10 consecutive days entirely dedicated to supporting Jerusalem and Al Aqsa, Petra reported. 

General Supervisor of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Ahmad Assaf said that the joint broadcast campaign is directed at Trump and Israel rejecting the US decision and to reiterate that Jerusalem belongs to Palestinians and Arabs. It is also a message to the Palestinians that they are not alone in the battle to defend Jerusalem, he added. 

Assaf noted that despite receiving threats daily, the PBC will continue conveying the message of the Palestinian people and exposing the the occupation’s violations.

 

He also said that since the US president’s declaration, 100 journalists have been wounded during their coverage of confrontations that broke out with the occupation forces.

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