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Month: July 2016
Gaza Microfinance Department Hosts First Trade Fair
The Microfinance Department in Gaza organized its first trade fair to display products and services of micro-enterprises run by Palestinians benefiting from UNRWA Microfinance loans. The trade fair took place under the patronage of the […]
Fatah Leaders Accuse Leadership Commission of Supporting Mohammed Dahlan
Senior Fatah leaders in Gaza have accused the new Fatah leadership commission of taking decisions in favor of the dismissed leader, Mohammed Dahlan, that reinforces his grip on the movement against Mahmoud Abbas, Al-Resalah newspaper reported. In […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Dozens of Houses and Facilities in the West Bank
Israeli bulldozers, protected by Israeli forces, yesterday demolished 12 Palestinian houses in the town of Qalandiya to the north of Jerusalem, after imposing a closure on the town. IDF soldiers assaulted the mayor of the town, […]
Lieberman: Egypt is Israel’s Most Important Ally in the Middle East
Israel’s Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said Egypt is his country’s best ally in the Middle East as it is more serious than other countries. Lieberman added that more considerations should be borne in mind with […]
Erekat: Draft Resolution to UN to Denounce Israeli Settlements
Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has revealed that Palestinians asked Egypt to call for a meeting of the Arab Quartet in order to submit a draft resolution to the UN […]
Palestinian Detainees’ Torture by Palestinian Security Services Set Before ICC
The International Forum for Democracy and Human Rights (IFDHR) has filed a submission with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) concerning the torture of Palestinian detainees by Palestinian security […]
Oscar-nominated Filmmaker Detained by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces detained four people, including a journalist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker, as soldiers dispersed weekly protests in the village of Bil‘in in the Ramallah district of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian Filmmaker, Emad Burnat, Oscar-nominated director […]
Germany to Fund Building of 100 Destroyed Houses in Gaza
The United Nations Projects Office has announced signing an agreement with the German government through the German Development Bank to fund building some 100 houses destroyed during the 2014 summer offensive on Gaza. The UN […]
Palestinians in Jaffa Reject Israeli Plan to Take Over Neighborhood
Dozens of Palestinians and their supporters organized a sit-in yesterday in Jaffa’s Aqtarjani neighborhood to protest a new Israeli project that aims at taking over the area. The newly-formed neighborhood committee organized the protest and […]
Hamdallah Attends Sit-in in Solidarity with Hunger-striking Palestinian Prisoners
Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, on Sunday joined a sit-in in front of Bethlehem’s Nativity Church in the southern occupied West Bank, organized by activists, in solidarity with dozens of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners held in […]
Israel Continues Blockade on El-Araqeep Village for 8 Days
The Israeli occupation forces continue their blockade on El-Araqeep village in the Negev, for the eighth day, while continuing to shut down access to it and prevent its inhabitants from staying on their lands. Sources […]
Hamas MP Dismayed by Saudi General’s Visit to Israel
Palestinian MP, Yehya Mousa, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PCL) of Hamas Change and Reform Bloc has called on Saudi Arabia to reject all forms of normalization with the Israeli occupation. He told Al-Quds […]
Is Israel a Modern State? – A Book Review
Reviewed by Dr. Ludwig Watzal (Yakov M. Rabkin, What is Modern Israel, Pluto Press, London 2016, 228 pp. $ 27.) Zionism is primarily a Christian Protestant enterprise that has little to do with Judaism. This […]
Bedouin Man Claims Innocence on Charge of Deliberately Sheltering Tel Aviv Shooters
A Palestinian Bedouin man was charged on Thursday with sheltering the alleged perpetrators of the shooting attack in a Tel Aviv market that left four Israelis dead on June 8. Abdelhadi Abu Afash, 49, a resident of […]
Egypt is ‘Closer to Israel than Hamas’
The Egyptian authorities are “closer to Israel than Hamas” and they “put more pressure” on the besieged Gaza Strip “than is needed,” Safa News Agency reported a senior Israeli army officer saying on Friday. The […]
Dawabsha Released from Hospital a Year After Settler Arson Attack Killed His Family
Nearly one year after his parents and 18-month-old brother were murdered in an arson attack on their home by Jewish extremists, six-year-old Ahmad Dawabsha was released from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, on Friday, […]
Doctors for Human Rights Demands that IPS Remove Chains on Hunger Striker, Bilal Kayed
The General Israeli Radio has announced that Doctors for Human Rights in Israel has filed a suit before the Central Court of Ber Alsaba demanding that it order the Israeli Prison Service to remove chains […]
Updating Electoral Records for Local Elections Kicks off in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Central Elections Commission in Palestine has resumed today, updating electoral records in preparation for local elections to be held in October 2016 in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. […]
Palestinians Mark 44th Anniversary of Death of Ghassan Kanafani
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians worldwide, and their supporters yesterday marked the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani by Israel in Beirut in 1972 by planting explosives in his car. Kanafani’s niece Lamees […]
Seagull: A Song for Abdulla Issa
This video-clip is dedicated to Abdulla Issa, the 12-year old Palestinian child taunted and then beheaded by Syrian terrorists in Aleppo. Issa comes from a poor, refugee family who lived in a refugee camp in […]
Oslo Limited Good Options to the Palestinian Solution
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Palestinians have the right to resist like any people under occupation – the Czechs under the Germans or the Algerians under the French – but they have been vilified if they […]
Lieberman-Dekel Standoff as Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry is Compared to Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has compared the broadcast of poetry by Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, on Israeli radio to glorifying Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday. On Tuesday, Israeli […]
Qatar Emir to Pay Salaries of Former Gaza Government Staff
Qatar is to pay the July salaries of the employees of the former government of Gaza, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani “has directed that the salaries for Gaza Strip employees for […]
Abbas-Hollande Meeting Takes Place in Paris
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, Thursday evening at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wafa reported. President Abbas reportedly made a point to condemn the attack in Nice, France last week that […]
UNRWA: Gaza Refugees’ Needs Greater than Available Funds
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that the needs of refugees in the Gaza Strip are greater than the funds available, Safa news agency reported. According to a report issued […]
Al-Qassam Vows to Free Palestinian Prisoners from Israeli Jails
The Al-Qassam Brigade has pledged to free all Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails, Quds Press reported yesterday. In a report published on its website, Al-Qassam Brigade said: “The [Israeli] enemy is confused and will […]
PLO Condemns Beheading of Palestinian Boy in Aleppo
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee on Thursday condemned the horrific murder of 12-year-old Abdullah Issa, a Palestinian refugee in Syria, demanding immediate international intervention to bring those behind the beheading to justice. Chief Palestinian […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Calls on Israel to Open Border with Jordan 24/7
Ramy Hamdallah, the Palestinian Prime Minister, has called on Israel to open its West Bank border with Jordan permanently to allow Palestinian travelers to cross freely without any delay. Hamdallah’s statement came during a visit […]
Israeli Committee Approves Project to Boost Illegals Settlements in Jerusalem
The Israeli Planning and Construction Committee of the Jerusalem Municipality approved a project yesterday to build more buildings and houses along the line of the light trail connecting East and West Jerusalem. Israeli General Radio […]
PFLP Leader: Local Council Elections Would Pave the Road to General Elections
Jameel Mizhir, a member of the political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said the local elections to be held in Gaza and the West Bank in October is a […]