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Year: 2016
Is Tunisian Security Complicit in the Murder of Palestinian Leaders?
By Hanna Kawas On Dec. 15, 2016, Tunisian Mohammad al-Zawahri, a Hamas leader and flight engineer specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles, was assassinated in the Tunisian city of Sfax. This operation bore eerie similarities to […]
Gaza is ‘Palestine’: Israeli Minister’s Plan to Annex West Bank’s Settlements
Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett and the Head of the Jewish Home Party has announced a plan to annex the Israeli settlement on Ma’ale Adumim, built illegally on Palestinian lands in the West Bank, […]
OCHA Reveals ‘Record Number’ of Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Structures in 2016
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed in a factsheet published on December 29 that “during 2016 (up until 28 December), the Israeli authorities demolished […]
Continued Settlement Construction Will Lead to Israel’s Demise: Iran Revolution Guard
As the dust settles on a UN resolution condemning illegal Israeli settlement building in occupied Palestinian territory, Iran has come out with a statement saying that Israel will pay dearly for continuing with the construction. […]
Israeli Settlers Take over Palestinian Building in East Jerusalem Neighborhood
Israeli settlers raided the Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem after midnight Friday morning and took over a Palestinian-owned residential building there, allegedly for the purposes of the Elad settlement group. According […]
In Video, Israeli Soldiers Use Palestinian Child as Human Shield
A group of Israeli soldiers ambushed and detained a seven-year-old boy during the weekly demonstration in Kafr Qaddum last Friday and used him as a human shield, video footage has shown. The recording, released by […]
Palestinians Take to Twitter to React to Kerry’s Speech on Palestine, Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following John Kerry’s speech on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, described as one of the ‘harshest speeches’ to be delivered on Israel by a US official in years, Palestinians took […]
Nearly 15,000 Israeli Settlers Stormed Al-Aqsa in 2016 (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Information Center has revealed that the number of Israeli settlers who stormed al-Aqsa Mosque during the 6th day of Hanukkah is 149 settlers, bringing the total number of settlers storming the holy site […]
Open Letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand: Thank You, but Two State Solution is Dead
By Vazy Vlazna Rt Hon Bill English Prime Minister of New Zealand Dear Prime Minister, Kia ora, On 26 December, I, too hastily, sent a letter to the New Zealand High Commissioner […]
Diplomacy of Resistance: An Independent Palestinian Reaction to Kerry’s ‘Historic’ Speech
By Haidar Eid – Gaza Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a speech on December 28 in which he lamented the defunct two- state solution for the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” (The reason I am using […]
Remarks on Middle East Peace: Full Transcript of John Kerry’s Speech on Israel-Palestine (VIDEO)
The Palestine Chronicle is republishing the full transcript of a major policy speech delivered by US Secretary of State, John Kerry on Palestine and Israel on Dec 28, 2016, as appeared in the US State […]
Arab MK Compared to Obama because Both Allegedly ‘Support Terrorism’
Basil Ghattas, an Arab member of the Israeli Kenesset, said the smearing campaign against him in Israel, which led to his arrest is because he is an Arab. Ghattas was accused of smuggling cellphones to […]
Hamas-Egypt Open Direct Communication Channels
Sami Khater, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, said yesterday there is now an official communication channel between his movement and the Egyptian government, which repair the relationship of both parties in the interest of […]
Kerry: Status Quo in Israel Leading to Continued Occupation
Israel’s actions in the West Bank are leading towards a one state solution and continued occupation of the Palestinians, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned in a speech today. Speaking at a press conference […]
Israeli Ministers Approve ‘Facebook Bill’ to Restrict Online ‘Incitement’
Israel advanced the so-called “Facebook bill” that would allow Israeli officials to force the social media giant to remove certain content through a court order if there are suspicions of “incitement.” after an Israeli ministerial […]
Bahrainis Celebrate Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah (VIDEO)
A party to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah was held in Bahrain. A video showing Arabs in traditional dress and Orthodox Jews dancing together to Hasidic music has emerged on social media. Held on […]
Israeli Approves New Settlement Building in the Heart of Silwan
Hours after Israel’s Jerusalem municipality cancelled plans to vote on approving construction of hundreds of new Israeli settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, Jerusalem’s city planning commission instead approved a plan to build a three-story […]
Tripwires for the Trumpsters
By Ralph Nader The Trumpsters are coming to town—led by a failed gambling czar, corporate welfare king and major tax escapee—and they are hell bent on unmaking Washington, D.C. With all three branches of government dominated […]
Netanyahu Reduces Diplomatic Ties of Countries Supporting UN Resolution
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday has reportedly begun the process of limiting diplomatic relations with countries that had voted in favor of an anti-settlement resolution passed by the UN Security Council last week. According […]
Israel’s Defense Minister Wants Jews to Leave France
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday called on French Jews to leave their country to protest a Paris-hosted conference planned for next month aimed at restarting Palestine-Israel peace talks, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth has […]
Palestine 2017: Time to Bid Farewell to Washington and Embrace the Globe
By Ramzy Baroud There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on Friday was an important and noteworthy event. True, the United Nations’ main chambers (the Security Council and the General […]
More than 630,000 Israeli Settlers Live in the West Bank, According to Report
The National Centre for the Defence of Land and Settlement Resistance published a report, detailing Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank. The report stated that there are 430,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank […]
Hamas’s Abumarzouq Arrives in Cairo to Conduct Talks with Security Officials
Top member of Hamas’s political bureau, Mousa Abumarzouq, arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday to conduct talks with the country’s security officials. Abumarzouq arrived from Istanbul soon after the arrival of a top Hamas […]
Hamas Leader Hails UN Vote, Says ‘Israel Has Become a Burden’
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has urged Israel to implement the recently-passed UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Speaking at an event organised by the Turkey-based YediHilal (Seven […]
Syrian Prisoner, Renowned Activist from Occupied Golan Heights Dies in Israeli Custody
Syrian prisoner Asaad al-Wali, 70, from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights died Sunday while in Israeli custody, head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Qaraqe said in a statement. Qaraqe said that al-Wali was […]
Angered by UN Vote, Lieberman Halts All Non-security Related Coordination with Abbas
Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the termination of all non-security related coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA) of Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in response to the UN Security Council adoption of a resolution demanding […]
Israel to Spray Pesticides along Gaza Border, Threatening Gaza Crops
The Palestinian ministry of agriculture has warned local people that the Israeli occupation authorities are going to spray pesticides along the Gaza border between 25 December and 5 January. The ministry’s statement was reported by […]
On Christmas Day, Israel Summons Ambassadors of 10 Countries over UN Vote
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned yesterday the ambassadors of 10 counties to Israel over their countries support for the United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 2334, which called on Israel to halt settlements […]
Egyptians Protest Withdrawal of UN Resolution, Burn Israeli Flags
Egyptians protesters organized a demonstration yesterday in front of Cairo’s Journalists’ Syndicate, burning Israeli flags in protest of Egypt’s withdrawal of a UN resolution to condemn Israeli illegal settlements. The resolution was eventually reinstated by […]
Palestinians Celebrate 2016 Christmas with Renewed Hopes after UN Vote (VIDEO)
In this televised news report, Palestine News Network (PNN) linked the Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem and in the rest of Palestine this year with ‘renewed hopes’ generated by the passing of UN Security Council resolution […]