By Dr. Mustapha Al-Barghouthi The production of water in the West Bank is estimated at 932 million cubic meters annually, of which Israel steals at least 800 million cubic meters. In essence, this means it […]
Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, and Israeli Prime, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have reached an agreement to normalize ties, a senior Israeli official told reporters. This is aimed at ending the rift over the Israeli Navy’s killing […]
Israeli Prime, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said his government is “exerting secret and public efforts to identify the fate of missing soldiers in Gaza.” His remarks follow a protest organized by the family of missing Israeli […]
A number of Palestinian worshipers were injured and arrested at Al-Aqsa Mosque precinct following the crackdown of Israeli forces on worshipers who tried to prevent provocation and storming of Al-Aqsa by Israeli settlers, Safa News […]
Israel Prison Service (IPS) authorities have stepped up punitive measures against Palestinian prisoners affiliated with the left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Prisoners have been carrying out hunger strikes in protest of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met on Friday with Khaled Mishaal, the Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, amidst expectations that both countries are closer to inking an agreement that will end […]
The Dutch Embassy in Israel has announced it has installed the second security inspection machine at the Israeli controlled Karm Abusalem Crossing, the only trade and goods crossing between Gaza and Israel. The Hebrew Radio […]
Israel’s Public Security Ministry proposed its latest bill to prevent “security” interrogations from being videotaped, for “fear the footage could reach terror groups that would learn Israeli interrogation techniques,” Israeli media said Friday. According to […]
The Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem, has said that the shooting of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Tuesday night was “deliberate, entirely unjustified and a direct result of military policy”. The group’s report gave details […]
Family members of slain Palestinians whose bodies are still being held by Israeli authorities staged a sit-in at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, under their campaign titled: “We want our sons”, […]
Israeli media sources have revealed a secret police document detailing suspected criminal activity by Israeli lawmakers, Israel’s Channel 2 reported. Channel Two said on Wednesday that a confidential document prepared by the Special Investigations Unit […]
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has said he had accepted the establishment of a Palestinian state on less than a quarter of historic Palestine in order to bring peace and an end to years of […]
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has refused to meet Israeli president, Reuven Rivlin, in Brussels, the Israeli press reported on Thursday. The proposed meeting with Rivlin was to be held at the invitation of the […]
At least 5,200 Arab children not included in any educational system live in the Negev area – the Arab dominated region located in southern Israel. Local Arab authorities highlighted the issue last year stating that […]
Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, issued an order today, banning Musawa, a Palestine Authority-funded television channel, for six months. Erdan claimed the channel represents an affront to Israel’s sovereignty, Ma’an reported. The television channel […]
A joint complaint to the United Nations concerning the travel ban imposed on Omar Barghouti by Israeli authorities has been issued by Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR), the Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC) […]
By Mahmoud Zidan Perhaps the assassination of Jo Cox, the British MP, outside a library is symbolic after all. The purpose of Cox’s racist murderer, Thomas Mair, killing her after a session with her constituents […]
By Yousef M. Aljamal – Gaza While Muslims around the globe welcome the holy month of Ramadan with delightful decorations and unique rituals, Gaza remains the usual exception due to the collapsed economy. Ten years […]
By Center for Citizen Initiatives On June 16, the New York Times reported : “More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration’s policy in Syria, urging the United […]
Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti, was visited in jail by an Arab Member of the Israeli Knesset, Jamal Zahalka, Wallah news website reported on Wednesday. Zahalka spent two hours with Barghouti discussing several issues, including the latest developments regarding Palestinian prisoners. […]
Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti, Mohammad Hussein, who is also the Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, denounced the recent Israeli violations of the mosque when Israeli police forcefully entered the mosque. Hussein said the process of changing Al-Aqsa’s […]
Israeli forces closed several checkpoints and roads in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus for several hours after which they were reopened, Palestinian liaison officials said. Ma’an reported that Israeli soldiers closed the […]
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with European Union officials late on Wednesday to discuss ongoing peace efforts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Abbas reportedly held separate meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security […]
By Dr. Aayesha Soni The Gaza strip is a piece of land 41 km long and 6-12 km wide, with a total area of 365 square kilometers. Situated on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean […]
By Ramzy Baroud Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half. This alarming development has been taking place for weeks, since […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth In a little-noticed move last week, Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman barred an official close to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas from entering Israel. Mohammed Madani is accused of “subversive activity” […]
More than four out of every five Palestinian residents from Occupied East Jerusalem had incomes under the poverty line in 2014, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies reported. This is four times the national poverty […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Fatmah Aljazzar, also known as Um Ridwan Sheikh Khalil, from Rafah, died yesterday at an Egyptian hospital after she was transferred there for treatment. Five of Um Ridwan’s sons, three of […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned the Israeli government’s ongoing excavations beneath al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. According to the ministry, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “continues to employ all […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Ministry of Interior in Gaza has revealed yesterday that 3,894 new babies were born Gaza in May. The Ministry said that on average, 125 babies were born per day, while […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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