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Human Rights
Narendra Modi’s Genocidal Policies: A Replica Of Israeli Despotism against Palestinians
By Iqbal Jassat It is not uncommon for Modi to publicly make bizarre islamophobic statements that inevitably spill over into disastrous anti-Muslim riots. In one such callous speech, he linked India’s historic Muslim icons to […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Three Palestinian Children in Nablus
Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinian children on Sunday during a raid into the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that an Israeli army force […]
UN Special Rapporteur Urges International Protection for Palestinians
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, urged international protection for the Palestinians in light of the rise in settlers’ attacks, the official Palestinian news […]
‘One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel’ – Ghada Karmi Book Launch
By Omar Aziz Palestine Deep Dive continues its UK event series, opening up space for Palestinians to be heard articulating their own discourse, this time hosting esteemed Palestinian author Dr. Ghada Karmi to celebrate the […]
Palestinian Prisoners to Launch Open Hunger Strike against Administrative Detention
Palestinian prisoners will begin an open hunger strike on Sunday in protest against Israel’s use of administrative detention and the inhumane treatment they receive, the official Palestinian news WAFA reported. The decision comes a week […]
In Photos: A Cancer Patient Pitches Tent in Front of Red Cross Office in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Al-Jirjawi told the Palestine Chronicle that his goal is to send a message that everyone should have the right to free movement, especially cancer patients. Iyad al-Jirjawi is a 37-year-old […]
Childhood Canceled: Israel’s House Arrest Policy Torments Jerusalem’s Children
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Ayham was arrested twice since the beginning of 2023. The first arrest lasted one day, and he was released from prison on bail. The second time was in late March […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainees to Start Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Palestinian administrative detainees are set to start an open-ended hunger strike on June 18, according to the Palestinian Administrative Detainees Committee. The Committee announced in a press statement that Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons […]
UN: Israel Killed 112 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank in 2023
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces have killed 112 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the beginning of 2023, the United Nations said. In a report issued on Friday, […]
69 Organizations, Faith Groups to Launch Apartheid-Free Campaign in the US
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A coalition of faith groups and secular organizations will officially launch an ‘Apartheid-Free Campaign’ in the United States, according to a statement issued by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). […]
Report: Israeli Army, Settlers Carried out 492 Attacks against Palestinians in May
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said on Thursday that Israeli occupation forces and illegal Jewish settlers carried out 492 attacks on Palestinian citizens and their properties in May. In its monthly report titled […]
NY Advocacy Group Defends Student Who Criticized Israel In CUNY Graduation Speech
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, an advocacy organization, condemned in a statement by the Center of the City University of New York Chancellor, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez’s criticism […]
BDS Movement Declares Victory as G4S Decides to Divest Completely from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement declared victory on Thursday in its years-long campaign against corporate security giant G4S. “In a major win for human rights activism against […]
Gaza Rallies for Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner, Walid Daqqa
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists in Gaza continued their show of support for Walid Daqqa, a 60-year-old cancer patient held in Israeli prison. Daqqa is not the only Palestinian with terminal illness held […]
Report: Netanyahu Freezes Bill Targeting NGOs Following International Criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a controversial bill aimed at curbing the activities of non-profit civil and human rights organizations following significant criticism from the United States and prominent European countries, Israeli media […]
Israeli Special Units Raid Nafha Prison, Transfer 90 Palestinian Prisoners to another Section
Israeli special units stormed Section 12 in the Israeli prison of Nafha on Sunday and forcibly moved 90 Palestinian prisoners to Section 10, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS added that the Israeli […]
Despite Critical Health Condition, Israel Returns Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Writer to Prison
Israeli authorities transferred cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa out of intensive care, at the Israeli Asaf Harofeh hospital, and back to the Ramleh prison clinic on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club confirmed. Daqqa, 61, is […]
US Concerned about New Israeli Bill Targeting Human Rights Groups
US President Joe Biden’s Administration expressed concerns on Wednesday over a new Israeli bill that would significantly limit the ability of human rights organizations to operate in Israel and the occupied West Bank, Israeli media […]
Body of Palestinian Fisherman Found off Gaza Coast
The body of a Palestinian fisherman who went missing three days ago after his boat was allegedly struck by an Egyptian gunboat was found off the coast of Gaza on Tuesday evening, The New Arab […]
Bombing the Disabled: Palestine Chronicle Visits the Nabhan Family in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I tried to explain that there were disabled people in the house who can only move using wheelchairs, but to no avail,” the woman said. The missiles fell anyway. When […]
Israeli Forces Deprive Palestinian Village of Access to Water
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday closed the water holes that provide the Palestinian village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley with its daily water needs, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Human rights […]
‘Beautiful Dreams’: The 5-Year-Old Palestinian Kindergartener Who Died of Fear
By Nada Al Kahlout Mohammed is still grieving, and he cannot help thinking about what life would have been if Tamim was still alive, disassembling and reassembling his toys, his head filled with beautiful dreams. […]
Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Moved to Hospital
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa has been moved to the Assaf Harofeh Hospital after his health condition deteriorated, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Monday. The commission […]
No Money for Jewish Settlements: NY Lawmakers Challenge US Time-Honored Tradition
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The New York’s state assembly will consider legislation aimed at preventing registered US charities from sending money to fund illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank, The New York […]
The Only Way to Fight Back: Why Do Palestinian Prisoners Go on Hunger Strikes
By Mahmoud Mushtaha Hussein Al-Zrai’i, 43, was imprisoned for 19 years after being charged with belonging to the Palestinian Resistance. During his imprisonment, he carried out three hunger strikes: in 2004, which lasted for 18 […]
The Boy of Qalandiya: He Is Not Idiot, and This Is Not ‘Security’
By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Palestinian side of the Israeli military checkpoint of Qalandiya, I saw a Palestinian teenager walking on crutches. His name is Mohammad Jaber. He is a 14-year-old […]
Rights Group Condemns Israel’s Arrest of Palestinian Researcher
Skyline International for Human Rights condemned in a statement on Monday the Israeli army’s arrest of the Palestinian researcher and writer, Yasser Manna, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The group stated that the […]
Who Said BDS Has ‘Already Failed’?: European Cities Boycott Apartheid Israel
By Ramzy Baroud A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and […]
The Martyred Son – A Poem
By Hassen Lorgat The Palestinian Prisoners Society broke the news today “the Israeli occupation assassinated Sheikh Khader Adnan” The Physicians for Human Rights and all of Palestinians agreed Ben Gvir and the rest of the […]
Palestinian Prisoners Committee Demands Justice following Adnan’s Death in Israeli Prison (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan on Tuesday, The Palestinian Prisoners Committee organized a protest in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza. Almost every day, protesters […]