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Commitment to Peace – Jamaica Officially Recognizes State of Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Jamaica joins the ranks of approximately 140 UN member states and 11 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that have recognized the State of Palestine. Jamaica decided on Tuesday to officially recognize […]
‘Very Firm Will’ – Spain to Recognize State of Palestine before July
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares reiterated on Thursday his country’s commitment to “recognize the state of Palestine before July”. Albares confirmed in a statement Spain’s intention to recognize Palestine […]
Netanyahu Declares Israel’s Vision in Occupied Palestine – ‘From the River to the Sea’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Netanyahu ruled out any chances for a post-war peace process, rejecting a sovereign Palestinian state on any part of historic Palestine. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his rejection to […]
Why Borrell, Others are Now Calling for a Palestinian State – ANALYSIS
By Palestine Chronicle Editors Suddenly, the two-state solution is returning to the political discourse on Palestine and Israel, this time with a degree of urgency. For years, the issue, that of a Palestinian state, or […]
Creation of a Palestinian State is ‘Historically Inevitable’ – Russian FM Lavrov
The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT on Wednesday. “The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable,” Lavrov stated, noting that […]
PLO Official Welcomes Arrival of Saudi Ambassador in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last August, Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, al-Sudairi, expanded his credentials to include a non-resident envoy to the Palestinians. Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation […]
Lavrov Says US is Preventing Establishment of Palestinian State
The United States is doing everything it can to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Lavrov added that full […]
‘End Illegal Occupation’: Australian Senator Tells Government Time to Recognize Palestine
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe condemned “the violent occupation of Palestine, the brutality of the colonial power that is Israel, and their state-sanctioned murder of the Palestinians.” Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the Australian […]
BRICS Summit Calls for Establishment of Independent Palestinian State
The BRICS summit conference, held on Thursday in the South African capital of Pretoria, has called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the official Palestinian news agency […]
Netanyahu Praises Palestinian Authority: ‘It Does the Job for Us’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the future of the Palestinian Authority, expressing concern over the weakening positions of its 87-year-old president, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli media reported on Monday. According to the Israeli state-owned […]
A Prize for Palestine: Zacharova Mocks Nuland over Nobel Prize Comments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff He who establishes an independent Palestinian state deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram Channel on Friday. Zakharova’s comments were a response […]
Illegality Should Lead to Consequences: A Conversation Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot
By Palestine Deep Dive Palestinian ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, has reminded the British government of its responsibility to immediately recognize the State of Palestine in an interview […]
Netanyahu: ‘Palestinians Can Get Autonomy without Sovereignty’
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Palestinians can get autonomy without sovereignty, The Middle East Monitor reported. Speaking to the US radio network National Public Radio on Thursday, Netanyahu proposed restricted autonomy for […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah: Palestinian Economic Empowerment is No Substitute for Political Solution
Palestinian economic empowerment is not a substitute for a political solution, Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Sunday, according to The New Arab. Addressing lawmakers in Jordan’s national assembly, the monarch spoke of Jordan’s duty […]
Bennett: No negotiations to Establish a ‘Terrorist State’ in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied that his government is or will carry out negotiations for the creation of a Palestinian state, referring to it as a “terrorist state”, according to Israeli media. […]
Saudi Foreign Minister: Palestinian State is Precondition for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud said in an interview with the Al-Hadath news channel on Sunday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the Kingdom’s precondition for the normalisation of […]
Israeli PM: ‘A Palestinian State Would Mean a Terror State’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that “a Palestinian state would mean a terror state,” during a joint press conference with Germany’s outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Israeli media. Merkel reiterated Germany’s […]
Bennett Says No Palestinian State under His Watch
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will grow illegal settlements and his coalition won’t facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state, the Yamina chief said in an interview. This comes ahead of a key Thursday meeting […]
Irish Bishops Call on Government to Recognize State of Palestine
The bishops of the Republic of Ireland have called upon the Irish government to recognize the State of Palestine as an independent country. During their summer conference, the Irish bishops discussed the humanitarian crisis in […]
UK Labor Leader Urges Boris Johnson to Support Palestinian State at G7 Summit (VIDEO)
UK Labor leader Keir Starmer has urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press for the recognition of a Palestinian state at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Starmer used […]
President Tebboune: Algeria will Never Normalize Ties with Israel
In an interview with French magazine Le Point, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that Algeria will never normalize ties with Israel. Tebboune said that he is not considering running for a second term, adding that […]
Brussels Regional Parliament Adopts Resolution in Favor of Palestine
The Parliament of the Brussels–Capital Region has adopted a pro-Palestinian resolution that calls for condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestine and recognizing the State of Palestine on the borders of pre-1967. The resolution also calls […]
New Zealand Green Party Calls on Parliament to Recognize Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Green Party of New Zealand has put forward a motion asking the parliament to recognize Palestine as a state. New Zealand is yet to recognize Palestine as a state, […]
Recognition of Palestine is ‘Symbolic’ but also Critical: The Australian Case
By Ramzy Baroud Australia’s Labor Party’s recognition of Palestine as a State on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats. Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of […]
‘The Right Step’: Australia’s Labor Party Recognizes the State of Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has passed an amendment to its policy platform recognizing Palestine as a state. The decision was taken at the ALP Conference on Tuesday, March 30. […]
Normalize Palestine, Not The Occupation
By Alternative Jewish Voices & Wellington Palestine Aotearoa-New Zealand and Palestine each have populations of five million people. With the exception of several Pacific Islands, we, New Zealanders, are the most distant people from Israel-Palestine. […]
European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel
By Ramzy Baroud In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status […]
Kuwait Renews Support for Palestinian People’s Rights
The Kuwaiti Prime Minister reaffirmed his country’s principled and firm position in supporting the choices of the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Palestinian cause still occupies a central historical […]
Algerian President: Palestinian Cause Remains Sacred (VIDEO)
The right of the Palestinian people to have a state with Jerusalem as its capital is not subject to bargain, the Algerian president said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s remarks came at a speech […]
The Emirati-Israel-Trump Treachery
By Ronnie Kasrils The United Arab Emirates (UAE) support of Trump’s Deal of the Century with Israel reeks of treachery and betrayal. It stabs not only the Palestinians in the back but the aspirations and […]