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Month: October 2016
UN Coordinator: Israel’s Policies on Gaza ‘Escalates Violence’
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov Thursday expressed concerns over the situation in Gaza, and urged Israel to understand that its policies on the besieged enclave only “escalates violence.” […]
Netanyahu Lashes out: The Theatre of the Absurd at UNESCO
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, unleashed a barrage of criticism over the UNESCO decision not to recognize Israel’s historic claims to the holy sites, known to Muslims as Al-Haram al-Sharif. “The theatre of the absurd […]
Hamas Calls UNESCO’s Aqsa Resolution ‘Political Victory for Palestine’
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has hailed UNESCO’s resolution on Alqsa Mosque Compound, including the Buraq Wall, which considered it of a Muslim ownership, as ‘a political victory for the Palestinian cause.’ Spokesperson for the […]
Lieberman Instructs Tighter Enforcement of Gaza Blockade
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has instructed the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the military body that oversees the day-to-day management of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, to […]
Jordanians Take to the Streets for the 4th Week to Protest Gas Deal with Israel
Hundreds of Jordanians took to the streets of the Jordanian capital Amman yesterday following Friday prayers to protest the gas deal signed between Israel and the Jordanian government. Protesters raised banners and expressed their refusal […]
UNESCO Backs Motion Nullifying Jewish Ties to Aqsa Mosque
The United Nations cultural and heritage body, UNESCO, has condemned Israel’s “escalating aggressions” regarding the holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as the Temple Mount, prompting […]
Israeli Forces Detain Mother of Slain Palestinian Muhannad al-Halabi
Israeli forces Thursday detained the mother of slain Palestinian Muhannad al-Halabi after summoning her for an interrogation with Israeli intelligence on Wednesday, the family told Ma’an. The al-Halabi family said that Israeli forces reportedly detained […]
UN Tells FIFA: Israeli Settlements Are Illegal Under International Law
The United Nations’ special adviser on sport for development and peace, Wilfried Lemke, has affirmed in a letter to FIFA that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. The opinion, requested by football’s governing body […]
John Salisbury Shaking Australia for Palestine
By Vacy Vlazna “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi While Australia slept, John Salisbury, a true gentleman activist from Melbourne, rose daily to the moral occasion of walking the […]
Red Cross: Conflict in Gaza has Caused ‘Deep Psychological and Physical Wounds’
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday that the conflict in the Gaza Strip has caused “deep psychological and physical wounds,” Anadolu has reported. “Violence can create an environment of chaos, […]
Palestinian Ministry of Health Ships Medical Supplies to Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health shipped on Wednesday 31 truckloads of medicine and required medical aid to be stored by the ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Minister of Health Jawad Awwad said […]
60% of Palestinian Administrative Detainees Had Their Sentence Renewed
Issa Qaraqie, the head of the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs said 60% of 750 Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails had their administrative detention orders renewed at least once. He noted today in press […]
Israeli Authorities Handed Private Palestinian Land to Israeli Farmers
The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported today that Israeli farmers are using some 1500 dunums of land confiscated from three Palestinian villages to the north of Jerusalem, including lands that were confiscated in 1967 from the […]
Barghouti: Turgeman’s Remarks are Fascist and Racist
Dr. Mustafa al-Barghouti, the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, said that comments made by Meir Turgeman, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, reflects the racism of the Israeli occupation, and the fascist apartheid regime it […]
The Convoluted Discourse: Was The Women’s Boat to Gaza an Existential Threat?
By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli official narrative regarding its conflict with the Palestinians is deliberately confounded because a muddled up discourse is a convenient one. It allows the narrator to pick and choose half-truths at […]
The Train that Divides Jerusalem – Film Review
By Or Amit Google works in mysterious ways. You search for something, you find something else instead, and that something leads to something else still, until you’ve forgotten what you were looking for in the […]
Juventus FC Signs ‘Palestinian Messi’
Italian football giants Juventus have signed a ten-year-old Palestine soccer wonder boy dubbed the “Palestinian Messi” with the club. Rashed Al-Hajjawi, who was born in Norway in 2006, was discovered after videos of him playing […]
Jewish Israelis Perform Religious Rituals at Al-Aqsa Mosque Ahead of ‘Yom Kippur’
Scores of Jewish Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday and performed religious rituals on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The Islamic Endowment (Waqf) in charge of the Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor: ‘Punish’ Palestinians for ‘Their Animal Behaviour’
The deputy mayor of Jerusalem has vowed to “punish” the Palestinian population of occupied East Jerusalem following a shooting on Sunday which left two Israelis dead. Meir Turgeman, chair of the Planning and Building Board, […]
Israeli Officer: ‘We Will Soon be Able to Monitor Prisoners’ Thoughts’
Palestinian sources at Israeli prisons told the Palestinian Prisoners Radio the Israeli authorities have started installing wires to establish an audio-visual system to monitor Palestinian detainees. The sources added that the Israeli Prison Service installs […]
Gaza’s Population Hits Two Millions
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip has announced that the population of the region has reached two million, “after two babies were born on Tuesday […]
Israeli Apologists Blinded by ‘Zionist Religion’
By Yves Engler Israel apologists often complain about leftists “singling Israel out” or “obsessing” over that country, inferring a motivation of anti-Semitism. Putting aside the obvious truth that “obsessing” over the plight of an oppressed […]
Open letter to President Zuma: Choose Naidoo’s Courage, Not Ngombane’s Racism
Dear Mr President, This is my second open letter to you. I am a naturalized South African of Palestinian origin. I earned a PhD from the University of Johannesburg and lectured at the-then Vista University […]
Al-Maliki ‘Surprised’ by Allegations of PA Targeting Diaspora Palestinians
Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki on Monday denied claims that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had ever asked him or other Palestinian Authority (PA) officials to target diaspora Palestinians who criticized Abbas on social […]
Stories from Returning Women To Gaza: Struggle to End Illegal Blockade Continues
Following the deportation of the 13 women on board the Zaytouna Oliva Freedom boat to Gaza, The Womens’ Boat to Gaza website published an article conveying its feelings towards these brave women. The article follows […]
Confusion Reigns over Reported Suspension of UK Aid to PA
Confusion reigned yesterday over reports that the UK government had suspended millions of pounds in aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on account of an investigation that was being carried out. The Sun newspaper reported on Friday that […]
GCMHP: 30% of Gaza’s Population Suffers from PTSD
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP) published a press release on the World Mental Health Day acknowledged on October 10 stating that 30% of Gaza’s two million people suffer from […]
Book ‘In Gaza I Dare to Dream’ Available Worldwide, Except in Gaza
By Yousef M. Aljamal – Gaza The Centre for Political and Development Studies (CPDS), in Gaza, held a lecture on Monday October 10 titled ‘In Gaza I Dare to Dream‘, by Rana Shubair, a Palestinian […]
Israeli Forces Detain Slain Palestinian Gunman’s 14-Year-Old Daughter
Israeli forces reportedly detained on Monday the teenage daughter of a Palestinian gunman who was killed by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem while carrying out a deadly shooting a day earlier. Misbah Abu Sbeih, 39, killed […]
On BDS, Israeli Fascism and Globalization – Interview with Haider Eid
The Palestine Chronicle conducted an interview with Palestinian intellectual, Dr. Haider Eid on his views on the global impact of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Below is the full text of the interview […]