# Hanna Siniora

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Palestinian publisher and politician

Hanna Siniora حنا سيفرا Born (1937-11-06) 6 November 1937 (age 88) Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine Education Bachelor of Science Pharmacy in Benares, India Occupations Editor, Publisher, Activist Known for His support for peace between Israelis and Palestinians Children 3 Awards Knight of Malta

**Hanna Siniora** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): حنا سيفرا; born 6 November 1937) is a [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) [Christian](/source/Palestinian_Christian) who lives in [East Jerusalem](/source/East_Jerusalem). He is the publisher of *[The Jerusalem Times](/source/The_Jerusalem_Times)* and a co-[Chief Executive Officer](/source/Chief_Executive_Officer) of the [Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information](/source/Israel%2FPalestine_Center_for_Research_and_Information).[1] He is also a member of the [Palestine National Council](/source/Palestine_National_Council) and the chairperson of the [Palestinian-American](/source/Palestinian-American) Chamber of Commerce.[2]

An early proponent of dialogue and negotiations with [Israel](/source/Israel), Siniora has a long history of involvement in pro-[peace](/source/Peace) activities.[1] For his lifetime commitment to working towards Palestinian-Israeli peace, he was awarded the [Order of the Knights of Malta](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John).[3]

## Biography

Born in Jerusalem in 1937, Siniora completed his [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in [pharmacy](/source/Pharmacy) at a university in [Benares](/source/Benares), [India](/source/India) in 1969, at which time he returned to the [West Bank](/source/West_Bank). In February 1974, he was asked to manage the [Arabic language](/source/Arabic_language) newspaper *Al Fajr* after its editor-in-chief, Yusuf Nasr, was kidnapped. He established an [English language](/source/English_language) version of *[Al Fajr](/source/Al_Fajr_(Jerusalem))* in 1980 and served as its editor, and was later granted the position of editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language version in 1983.[4]

Siniora was the fourth supported leader among the [Palestinians](/source/Palestinian_Americans) living in the US according the results of a survey carried out in 1988.[5] Siniora is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic).[6]

## See also

- [Palestinian Christians](/source/Palestinian_Christians)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Prince_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Prince_1-1) Eeta Prince-Gibson (26 January 2006). ["'Hamas victory a blessing in disguise'"](http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1137605924104). [The Jerusalem Post](/source/The_Jerusalem_Post).[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PIJ_2-0)** ["Hanna Siniora"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170907001453/http://pij.org/authors.php?id=137). Palestine-Israel Journal. Archived from [the original](http://www.pij.org/authors.php?id=137) on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IPCRI_3-0)** ["Hanna Siniora Awarded a Peace Prize of Honor from the Order of the Knights of Malta"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090130125630/http://ipcri.org/files/knights.html). 21 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Shikaki_4-0)** Siniora, Hanna; Rahmeh, Fayez Abu (Autumn 1985). "Hanna Siniora and Fayez Abu Rahmeh: The Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Delegation". *[Journal of Palestine Studies](/source/Journal_of_Palestine_Studies)*. **15** (1): 3–18. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1525/jps.1985.15.1.00p00027](https://doi.org/10.1525%2Fjps.1985.15.1.00p00027). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2536574](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2536574).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Fouad Moughrabi; Pat El-Nazer (1989). "What Do Palestinian Americans Think? Results of a Public Opinion Survey". *Journal of Palestine Studies*. **18** (4): 96. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2537500](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2537500). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2537500](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2537500).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Siniora, Hanna. ["A Minority with a Majority Opinion"](https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.12987/9780300183337-011/html?lang=en). *Abraham's Children*: 169. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.12987/9780300183337-011](https://doi.org/10.12987%2F9780300183337-011). Retrieved 30 January 2024.

## External links

- [A Palestinian's Plan to Run Stirs Up Jerusalem (New York Times, 18 June 1987)](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DE1738F93BA25755C0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1)

- [Panelists Examine International Efforts to Contain Middle East Crisis, Resume Dialogue (United Nations, 17 April 2002)](http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/2ee9468747556b2d85256cf60060d2a6/8f5445b5c3b8ab8a85256b9f0041ce58!OpenDocument)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

- [Re: Three wild "out-of-the-box" ideas (Arabic Media Internet Network, 8 August 2007)](https://archive.today/20070815022707/http://www.amin.org/look/amin/en.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=7&NrArticle=41748&NrIssue=1&NrSection=3)

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