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Month: April 2018
Moroccans to Sue Security Firm over Israeli Propaganda
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A privately owned Moroccan body-guarding company has been accused of propagating Zionism and jeopardizing national security, revealed monitor groups in Rabat. National Action Group for Palestine and Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization […]
UNRWA Suffering $300m Financial Deficit
Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, Adnan Abu Hasna, said that the agency still suffers from a $300 million financial deficit, which it considers as an existential […]
Prisoner’s Day: Thousands of Palestinians in Israeli Jails (VIDEO)
Palestinians are marking Prisoners’ Day – showing their solidarity with thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli jails. There are more than 6,500 Palestinians – including 350 children and more than 60 women – currently […]
Media Cover-up: Shielding Israel is a Matter of Policy
By Ramzy Baroud The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound than mere partiality. It is not ignorance, […]
A Brilliant Early Defender of Palestine – Book Review
Reviewed by Jeremy Salt (Colin Andersen, Balfour in the Dock. J.M.N. Jeffries and the Case for the Prosecution. Bloxham, Oxon: Skyscraper Publications, 2017) J.M.N (Joseph) Jeffries was an outstanding British journalist whose book Palestine: The Reality […]
Israel Shuts Down Media Foundation for Youth in Jerusalem
Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued a military order on Monday closing Elia Youth Media Foundation, a media group for Palestinian youngsters in occupied Jerusalem. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, signed a military order that […]
150 European Bodies Call on EU to Stop Funding Israeli Arms Companies (VIDEO)
On Palestinian Prisoner Day, which is marked April 17 each year, more than 150 European trade unions, political parties, human rights organizations and faith groups from over 16 European countries issued a call urging the […]
Durham Becomes First US City to Ban Police Exchanges with Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Monday, April 16, 2018, the Durham city council in the US, became the first US city council to ban police exchanges with the Israeli policy. “After 3.5 hours and 50 […]
Qataris Rebuke National Library for Hosting Zionist Journalist
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A pro-BDS Qatari group and hundreds of citizens have taken on Qatar National Library for inviting a Zionist intellectual who denies the Palestinian right of return to its inauguration ceremony. A […]
Robert Fisk’s Douma Report Rips Away Excuses for Airstrike on Syria
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It seems that many who supported the weekend’s airstrikes on Syria are overlooking the significance of Robert Fisk’s report today from Douma, the site of a supposed chemical weapons attack […]
‘Women’s March for Gaza’: On April 20, Women Will Lead ‘March of Return’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In the past few weeks, Palestinian women have been at the front lines of protests at the Gaza border. Pt. II: On Friday April 20th, Women of Gaza are marching to […]
From Prison, Marwan Barghouti Calls for Palestinian Dialogue to End Division
Senior Fatah official Marwan Barghouti called on Monday for a Palestinian dialogue conference to be held in order to bring an end to the internal division within the framework of the PLO, Al-Jazeera has reported. […]
Israel Court Rules Jews Can Chant Patriotic Slogans in Al-Aqsa Compound (VIDEO)
An Israeli court ruled yesterday that Jewish visitors who often storm Al-Aqsa Mosque without the consent of the Mosque’s administration can chant patriotic slogans as they did not count as religious prayers. Legal precedent: Jews […]
Mother Dies One Day after Her Imprisoned Son is Released, without Seeing Him
Khitam Mahmoud Ju’aidy was eagerly waiting for April 15 to come as it was the date set for the release of her imprisoned son. Unfortunately, she didn’t live long enough to see him son. Ju’aidy, […]
Gaza Hosts Wheelchair Race to Show Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Dozens of wheelchair users participated in a race in Gaza City yesterday to show solidarity with sick or wounded Palestinians in prison, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Organized by the Wa’ed Society for Detainees and […]
On Eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Calls to Support Them (VIDEO)
On the eve of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member, Hanan Ashrawi reiterated on Monday strong support for the over 6500 prisoners held in Israel for resisting the Israeli occupation […]
Saudi King: East Jerusalem is Capital of Palestine
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said yesterday that the Palestinian issue is “the number one” Arab issue and East Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Palestine. The King also announced a $150 million […]
53% of Gaza Residents Live in Poverty
More than half of Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip live below the poverty line, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a report yesterday. According to the report, 29.2 per cent […]
South Africa President Hails Palestinians’ Resistance in Face of Israeli Aggression (VIDEO)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed defiant Palestinians during a memorial service held on Saturday for South African anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Addressing thousands of mourners at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg’s Soweto, Ramaphosa said Madikizela-Mandela, […]
Israel Closes Golan Airspace after Syria Airstrikes
Israel closed airspace over the occupied Golan Heights on Saturday in the wake of a US-led airstrike in Syria, according to Israeli media. You won't see this reported in the MSM. John Bolton worked closely […]
We Need to Challenge the ICC Statement which Gives Israel the Benefit of the Doubt
By Ramona Wadi The International Criminal Court (ICC) is back on the scene, with more evidence that it gives Israel the benefit of the doubt. ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s statement last Sunday indicated that […]
Escalation of Violence in the West Bank Caused by Israeli Army and Jewish Settlers (VIDEO)
As protesters continue to gather at the Gaza border for the third week in a row, there has been an escalation of violence all over the West Bank. Arrests, home break-ins reported in West Bank […]
Palestine is Not a Lost Cause – and This is Why
By Rima Najjar There is no doubt that Israel and its allies want the world to believe that Palestine is a lost cause. Richard Falk, who served as the United Nation’s special rapporteur on the […]
Seven Palestinians Banned from Al Aqsa Compound, in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police banned seven Palestinians, including a minor, from entering al-Aqsa Mosque compound, for two weeks. ??#Palestine || #Video || Group of extremist Zionists singing and dancing before breaking into the yards of Al Aqsa […]
Four Palestinians Killed in Gaza Explosion
An explosion in the southern Gaza Strip killed four Palestinians on Saturday, according to the local health ministry. Medics at the scene in the Rafah area said it was caused by an Israeli tank shell. But […]
Standing up to Apartheid: Contextualizing the Great March of Return
By Haidar Eid – Gaza In the last 10 years, Israel has launched three massive genocidal wars of aggression on the occupied Gaza Strip. Many civilians were massacred by its indiscriminate bombing, condemned by UN experts […]
One-legged Palestinian Refugee to Climb Mount Everest to Save UNRWA School (VIDEO)
Jarah al-Hawamdeh, a Palestinian refugee in Jordan who lost one of his legs to bone cancer, has vowed to reach the summit of Mount Everest in hopes of saving his cash-strapped school. #MyFirstStep Would you […]
Gaza’s March of Return Continues for Third Week (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tens of thousands of Gazans continue to protest at the border for the third week in a row. They are calling for the right of return to their towns and villages, […]
Death of Journalism in Gaza
By Don Carson The US government and media endlessly claim Israel has a right to defend itself and how retaliation by Israel – it is always called retaliation – is always justified. When Israel attacks […]
Palestinian Resistance from Deir Yassin to the Great March of Return
By Iqbal Jassat At a time South Africa is mourning the passing of the country’s beloved icon of the freedom struggle Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the world reels from the shock of Israel’s brutality. In full glare of […]