Israeli authorities to demolish a Palestinian library in Jerusalem
From Ma'an News:
The Israeli authorities have handed a warrant to the owner of the Al-Ansari Library on Saint George street, in Jerusalem, asking him to evacuate the building because it is to be demolished for the enlargement of the street and the construction of a train station.The library comprises 45,000 books, which have been collected over 47 years.
It is one of the most important libraries in Jerusalem.
It has a variety of books on subjects such as ancient history and politics, as well as literary novels.
The library also contains all the periodicals and local newspapers that were issued in Jerusalem and the Arab world since 1967 and even before that.