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Paul A. Ajlouny (born 1933) is a Palestinian-American publisher and businessman known for launching the now-defunct Palestinian newspaper Al Fajr in 1972 in Jerusalem.

Biography

Ajlouny was born in Ramallah, British Mandate Palestine in 1933, and immigrated to the United States in 1946. He earned a degree in engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1963.^{[citation needed]}

Aljouny founded Al Fajr newspaper in 1967 to respond to the educated Palestinian professional elite who saw the PLO as their representative. The media environment in Palestine at that time was dominated by broadsheets published by the Jordanian government. In 1993, Columbia Journal Review described Al-Fajr as "gradually turning into a Palestinian version of Pravda", and the publication lost readership to more independent newspapers, Al-Quds and An-Nahar. Ajlouny ran Al Fajr from New York, and eventually he struggled to keep up with costs, and the paper was shut down on June 23, 1993. Ajlouny claimed he was losing $25,000 per month to keep it operational.^[1]

In the 1970s, while living in Hempstead, Long Island, Ajlouny claimed to be an advisor to the PLO. In November 1979, a U.S. district court in Brooklyn found him guilty of attempting to smuggle stolen communications equipment to the Middle East in early 1978. The equipment, much of it owned by New York Telephone Company, was discovered by customs inspectors in April 1978. Federal prosecutors alleged that Aljouny's smuggling was part of a scheme to set up an independent telecommunications network for the PLO.^[2]

References

^ Hadar, Leon (November–December 1993). "A free Palestinian press? The death of a daily marks a turning point". Columbia Journalism Review. 32: 4.
^ "Palestinian Found Guilty of Trying to Smuggle Equipment to the Mideast". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1979-11-26. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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[1] Hadar, Leon (November–December 1993). "A free Palestinian press? The death of a daily marks a turning point". Columbia Journalism Review. 32: 4.

[2] "Palestinian Found Guilty of Trying to Smuggle Equipment to the Mideast". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1979-11-26. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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 {{Short description|Palestinian-American publisher}}
-'''Paul A. Ajlouny''' is a [[Palestinian-American]] publisher and businessman known for launching the now-defunct [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] newspaper ''Al-fajr'' in 1972 in [[Jerusalem]], and for his extensive work in the field of Palestinian development in both the [[United States]] and the [[Middle East]].
+'''Paul A. Ajlouny''' (born 1933) is a [[Palestinian-American]] publisher and businessman known for launching the now-defunct [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] newspaper ''[[Al Fajr (Palestine)|Al Fajr]]'' in 1972 in [[Jerusalem]].
-Ajlouny was born in [[Ramallah]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in 1933, but immigrated to the United States in 1946. He earned a degree in [[Engineering]] from the [[University of Kentucky]] in 1963. He is a [[United States Navy]] veteran.
+==Biography==
-In the 1950s, Ajlouny help found the American Federation of [[Ramallah]], Palestine, an organization for Palestinian-Americans from the Ramallah region living in the United States, with chapters across the country.
+Ajlouny was born in [[Ramallah]], British Mandate [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in 1933, and immigrated to the United States in 1946. He earned a degree in [[engineering]] from the [[University of Kentucky]] in 1963.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
+Aljouny founded ''[[Al Fajr (Jerusalem)|Al Fajr]]'' newspaper in 1967 to respond to the educated Palestinian professional elite who saw the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]] as their representative. The media environment in Palestine at that time was dominated by broadsheets published by the [[Jordan|Jordanian]] government. In 1993, ''[[Columbia Journal Review]]'' described ''[[Al Fajr (Jerusalem)|Al-Fajr]]'' as "gradually turning into a Palestinian version of ''[[Pravda]]''", and the publication lost readership to more independent newspapers, ''[[Al-Quds (newspaper)|Al-Quds]]'' and ''An-Nahar''. Ajlouny ran ''Al Fajr'' from New York, and eventually he struggled to keep up with costs, and the paper was shut down on June 23, 1993. Ajlouny claimed he was losing $25,000 per month to keep it operational.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hadar |first1=Leon |title=A free Palestinian press? The death of a daily marks a turning point |journal=Columbia Journalism Review |date=November–December 1993 |volume=32 |page=4 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14636013/AONE?u=nysl_oweb&sid=googleScholar&xid=d5f224ef}}</ref>
-While studying in [[Kentucky]] in the 1960s, Ajlouny and his brother-in-law [[Yusuf Nasr]] decided to launch an [[Arabic]]-language newspaper back home in Palestine.  After graduating, Ajlouny and Nasr returned to Palestine to establish ''Al-fajr''. However, Nasr was soon kidnapped from his apartment in [[East Jerusalem]] under suspicious circumstances, and was never found. Ajlouny subsequently took over as publisher of the paper, and oversaw its official launch as the first edition hit newsstands in Jerusalem and [[Israel]] in 1972. (Distribution of ''Al-fajr'' in the [[Israeli occupied territories]] of the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] was forbidden by the Israeli authorities.)
+In the 1970s, while living in [[Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]], [[Long Island]], Ajlouny claimed to be an advisor to the [[PLO]]. In November 1979, a [[U.S. district court]] in Brooklyn found him guilty of attempting to smuggle stolen communications equipment to the Middle East in early 1978. The equipment, much of it owned by [[New York Telephone Company,]] was discovered by customs inspectors in April 1978. Federal prosecutors alleged that Aljouny's smuggling was part of a scheme to set up an independent telecommunications network for the PLO.<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinian Found Guilty of Trying to Smuggle Equipment to the Mideast |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/palestinian-found-guilty-of-trying-to-smuggle-equipment-to-the-mideast |access-date=5 October 2023 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=1979-11-26}}</ref>
-Ajlouny was the Head of International Service for Westinghouse and Worthington. He traveled the world establishing, preparing and repairing units. After working for Westinghouse, he established a maintenance company for the operation and maintenance of high rise buildings worldwide, the most famous of which were the World Trade Centers in New York City.
+==References==
-In New York, he established Ramallah Properties Group, which facilitates the ownership interest for Palestinians that own properties in Palestine.
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-In 1978, Ajlouny founded the United Palestinian Appeal in order to help needy Palestinians and facilitate cultural and economic growth in Palestine. The organization has provided emergency relief and launched long-term development projects in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and [[Palestinian refugee camps]] in [[Lebanon]].
-He currently resides in [[California]].
-==References==
 *[http://imeu.net/news/article005851.shtml Profile of Paul Ajlouny at the Institute for Middle East Understanding] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419103533/http://imeu.net/news/article005851.shtml|date=2014-04-19}}.
 *[http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/022486/860224010b.html ''Personality: Paul A. Ajloluny'', The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 24 February 1986]
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