The Attali'ah Weekly Collection
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1977 - 1995
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The Attali'ah Weekly is a Palestinian weekly newspaper that used to be published in Jerusalem. It was owned by Elias Nasrallah, while its editor-in-chief was Bashir Barghouti. It gave voice to the communists in the West Bank, and was concerned with cultural, political, social, and artistic Palestinian affairs. Its first issue was published in 1978, while its last was published in 1995.
show more show lessThe Attali'ah Weekly Collection encompasses sixteen volumes, comprising 850 issues of the newspaper. In its various issues, the newspaper captures the life of Palestinians in Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and hosts Palestinian writers, poets, artists, playwrights, and athletes. It follows the news of the Palestinian diaspora and publishes news of voluntary and trade union work in Palestine, and pays interest to labour affairs, the labour movement and news of prisoners. It also follows Arab and international political events.
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