Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Thursday dismissing Radwan Abu Ayyash, chair of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, Palestinian sources reported.
Abu Ayash is to be given another task by the Ministry of Information. However, his exact position is yet to be decided.
Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Nabil ShaĂ¢ââââ¢athĂâĂ selected Basim Abu Sumaya as Abu Ayyash’s replacement.
Abu Ayyash had chaired the PalestinianĂâĂ Broadcasting CorporationĂâĂ since 1995 and is considered as one of the main founders of the Corporation, which was founded in 1993.
The Palestine TV corporationĂâĂ was establishedĂâĂ after the declaration of principles between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel in 1993, which preceded the signing of the Oslo accords in 1995.
Israeli officials always accused the Palestinian TV corporationĂâĂ of broadcasting inciting material against Israel.
DuringĂâĂ the Israeli military operation of April 2002 Israeli air force gun ships fired several missiles at the TV and the radio buildings in Ramallah, causing serious damage.
