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Legitimizing Palestine in World Literature – Book Review
By Hatim Kanaaneh, MD, MPH. Susan Abulhawa’s The Blue Between Sky and Water (Bloomsbury, 2015) is her second published novel. It is a tribute to the author and to all the other Palestinian raconteurs and […]
The Stalemate in the Palestinian Political System
By Majed Kaylai The Palestinian political system is characterised by a statute of limitations due to the fact that the same factions have formed the ruling elite and the same tactics have been implemented for […]
Requited Obsession: Rachel Corrie and Light at the End of the Tunnel
By Hatim Kanaaneh April 5, 2015 My romance with Americans began on October 15, 1960 when I disembarked from my trans-Atlantic flight in pursuit of higher education. It has continued to grow and accumulate ever […]
The Arab Intellectual is Resting, Not Dead
By Ramzy Baroud Whenever a new poem by Mahmoud Darwish was published in al-Quds newspaper, I rushed over to Abu Aymen’s newsstand that was located in the refugee camp’s main square. It was a crowded […]
Samih al-Qasim and the Language of Revolution
In one of his last interviews before he died of cancer this week, renowned Arab Druze poet Samih al-Qasim talked about the role poetry has played in the region’s fractious history. By Liam Brown I’ve […]
‘Defined Voices’: Giap, Wallace, and the Never-Ending Battle for Freedom
By Ramzy Baroud “Nothing is more precious than freedom,” is quoted as being attributed to Vo Nguyen Giap, a Vietnamese General that led his country through two liberation wars. The first was against French colonialists, […]
Withholding Palestinian Tax Revenues is Criminal Act
By Rashid Shahin – Bethlehem This is not the first time the Israeli occupation authority withholds Palestinian tax revenues; in the last few years, the Israeli government has used this money as a Damocles sword […]
Land Day Tigers
By Hatim Kanaaneh The headline in Haaretz announced: ‘Police gearing up for possible Land Day trouble.’ I called my village buddy and asked him what to make of that. Toufiq agreed that it foreboded ill. […]
All That You Have Done: Colonialism, Ethnic Cleansing and the Web
By Roger Sheety Despite the current facade of yet another round of fake peace talks, the Israeli government and its professional apologists remain in a panic. Hardly a week passes by without complaint that Israel […]
Freedom of Association Restrictions in Occupied Palestine, Israel
By Stephen Lendman A December 2009 Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network "Monitoring Report on Freedom of Association in the Euro-Mediterranean Region" assessed it in EU and Middle East countries, including Israel and Occupied Palestine, the topic […]
Singing Martyrdom
By Natalie Abu Shakra – Gaza ‘Raise your voice, raise your voice, raise it in your song! Songs are still possible, they are still possible!’ "Please tell me how he was! How did you find […]
Gaza’s Only Growth Industry
By Nadia W. Awad After Hamas defeated Fatah in the ‘Battle for Gaza’ in June 2007, the Hamas-led government became solely responsible for the Gaza Strip. Israel, the US and the rest of the international […]
Turning the Palestinian Cause into Medusa
By Sherri Muzher – Michigan In Greek mythology, there is a famous story about the beautiful Medusa who was turned into a horrific monster with hair of serpents. The transformation came about as “punishment” by […]
Under Siege – A Poem
Mahmoud Darwish, the world’s most recognized Palestinian poet passed away in a US hospital Saturday, August 9, 2008 after undergoing complicated heart surgery. Darwish has published more than two dozen books of poetry and prose […]
Palestinian Art: Knocking on Heaven’s Door
By Christopher Kuhl Cultural Shock and Awe: The first art exhibition by visual artists from Palestine, in the USA. Previously, one never read of Palestinian cultural figures—writers, poets, visual artists or their productions in the […]
Broken Ribs – This is What Happens when International Aid is Dropped over Gaza
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza “I wished to get some food for my younger siblings and the children of my brother, but I returned to my family with broken ribs”. The Gaza famine is spreading […]
‘He Sacrificed Everything’ – Jericho Street Named After Aaron Bushnell
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A street in the Palestinian town of Jericho is now named in honor of Aaron Bushnell, the US Air Force member who, in an extreme act of protest, set himself […]
GAZA LIVE BLOG: Saleh Arouri Assassinated in Lebanon | Iranian Warship Enters Red Sea | Israel Shells Central Regions | Khan Yunis Bombed – DAY 88
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces continue to withdraw from parts of northern Gaza under intense Palestinian Resistance in all axes, especially in the Tufah and Daraj neighborhoods in Gaza City. Meanwhile, the Israeli […]
‘Your Share of Our Blood’ – Why Al-Fakhoura Massacre Will Not Be the Last
By Palestine Chronicle Editors “Above us, as above you, are sky and air So take your share of our blood — and be gone…” – Mahmoud Darwish This was not the first time that Al-Fakhoura […]
‘Band of Lovers’: The Lebanese Artist who Helped Cement Palestine’s Revolutionary Culture
By Ramzy Baroud Whenever Israeli soldiers stormed our neighborhood in a Gaza refugee camp, we would rush to hide a few VHS tapes of Al-Asheqeen band. Possessing such revolutionary contraband would be enough to […]
‘Palestine’s Pearl’: Tunisian Street Artists Celebrate Palestinian Culture
By Majd Salem “Popular street art has a mission to shed light on particular causes before beautifying the walls.” The Dome of the Rock floats in a sea of blue clouds, peaceful and majestic, resting […]
End the ‘Memoricide’: Planting for Nakba Day
By Lois Griffiths May 15, Nakba Day, is an important date for the Palestinian people. It’s the day when Palestinians commemorate their history and their culture. While Israeli nationalists and Zionist supporters celebrate the forming […]
Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity – Book Review
By Benay Blend (Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity, by Tahrir Hamdi, I.B. Tauris, 2022) “The words ‘imagining Palestine,’” writes Tahrir Hamdi, do not refer to a Palestinian people who never existed, but […]
‘I Come from There’: Photos and A Poem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian workers take part in the olive harvest in the southern Palestinian city of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish I come from there and […]
On Your Own (Lewahdak): Song for Besieged Gaza
By Haidar Eid This song has been released at a cultural event in Gaza titled ‘A World of Our Own: Besiege Your Siege’, celebrating Palestinian culture and emphasizing its organic relation with resistance. Palestinian […]
Gaza Beach after the Israeli War: Photos and a Poem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff We suffer from an incurable disease called hope Hope of freedom and independence Hope of a normal life where we are neither hero nor victim Hope to see our children […]
Gaza’s Zeinab Shaath: The Urgent Call of Palestine
By Louis Brehony She whispers above the roars of the guns Beckoning to all her daughters and sons – “The Urgent Call of Palestine,” Lalita Panjabi Though she was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, […]
Cultural Warriors: Why Palestine’s Sports Victories Should Inspire Us
By Ramzy Baroud The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is a great achievement, especially as the […]
Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out – Book Review
By Gary Anderson (Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out, Ramzy Baroud and Ilan Pappé, Clarity Press, 2022) This powerful book is a series of themed essays and interviews with knowledgeable thinkers and […]
‘Hamas, Hamas, Hamas’: On Why the New York Times Stays Stuck in the Role of Grinch
By Benay Blend “Seven months after Hamas launched an 11-day war with Israel,” writes Patrick Kingsley, “the deadlock between Israel and the Islamist movement has returned to roughly where it was before the fighting started.” […]