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Month: January 2017
‘Anti-Semitic and Inhuman’: Outcry in Germany as AfD Branch Leader Calls to Forget Holocaust
The Jewish community and political party leaders in Germany have expressed outrage following remarks by a senior AfD leader, which suggested Germany should rethink its policy of remembering Nazi crimes and Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial. Hoecke […]
Ethnic Cleansing in Umm al-Hiran: Palestinian, Israeli Leadership React to Deadly Police Raid of Bedouin Village
Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat condemned Israeli authorities for the “crime” committed Wednesday during a demolition campaign in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, during which a Palestinian citizen of Israel […]
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi’s Statement on the Paris Peace Conference, Declaration
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, PLO Executive Committee Member, expressed on Wednesday her gratitude and appreciation to the French government for its initiative to organize an international peace conference of foreign ministers and diplomats in Paris on […]
Islamic Jihad Warns Israel of Consequences if Prisoners’ Isolation Continues
The leading committee of Islamic Jihad prisoners has given the Israeli prison authority until February 1st to end the solitary confinement of five detainees from the movement, including top official Anas Jaradat in Ashkelon, the […]
Palestinian MKs: New Law Passed by the Knesset Aims to Annex West Bank
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that would allow verdicts from military court proceedings in the occupied West Bank to be submitted as evidence in Israeli civilian courts, a move […]
Israeli Army Uproots 2,000 Ancient Olive Trees
The Israeli occupation army on Monday began uprooting about 2,000 trees planted on privately owned Palestinian land east of Qalqilia city, in the northern West Bank, in order to open a new settlement road, PNN […]
Israel Re-arrests Muhammad al-Qiq, Former Hunger Striker
The Israeli authorities rearrested former Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad al-Qiq after he took part in a protest which called for the release of Palestinian bodies held by the Israeli army in the West Bank city […]
Beware the ‘Two-state Solution’
By Dr. Daud Abdullah “Tomorrow will look different — and tomorrow is very close.” So said Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahuin response to the just-concluded Paris conference on Middle East peace, which he denounced as “rigged”. […]
Fear, Trauma and Healing: A Scientific Analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian Relationship
By Dr. Yoav Litvin An approach designated as “evolutionary” can be employed in reference to two outlooks on global ethnic conflicts in general, and the Israeli/Palestinian one in particular. A Conservative and Neo-Liberal interpretation of […]
Warning of One State and ‘Palestinian Mob’: New Israeli Ad Campaign ‘Racist’
Former senior Israeli defense officials rolled out a massive ad campaign in Israel on Sunday “warning” Israelis of a single-state with a Palestinian majority if the two state-solution is not implemented as the end goal […]
Palestinian Teen Killed by Israeli Army During Clashes
A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by the Israeli army during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank, according to officials. The violence erupted on Monday when Israeli forces raided the village of Tuqu, […]
The Paris Peace Conference: A Funeral without a Corpse
By Motasem A. Dalloul – Gaza The conference held in Paris on Sunday looking at the Palestine-Israel conflict concluded with the usual final statement calling for Palestinian and Israeli commitment to the two-state solution; among […]
Mixed Palestinian Reactions in the Wake of Paris Summit
Palestinians had mixed reactions following a summit held in Paris on Sunday, with some expressing doubt at the likelihood that a new round of international negotiations would help reach a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
B’Tselem: International Community Must Work to End Israeli Occupation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, has affirmed its position that the international community should work to protect Palestinian human rights and end the Israeli […]
Palestinian Political Factions Object to Paris Peace Conference
In spite of the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority’s endorsement of a peace conference being held in Paris on Sunday, other Palestinian factions were opposed to the premise of the international summit, and said they were not […]
Peace Conference Begins in Paris to Reaffirm ‘Two-state Solution’
An international peace conference involving more than 40 foreign ministers and senior diplomats from 75 countries began in Paris on Sunday morning, aimed at renewing efforts to resolve the decades-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the two-state […]
Exposing ‘The Lobby’ – Episodes 1-4 (VIDEOS)
The Lobby episode 1: The battle for Britain’s youth In the first of a four-part series, Al Jazeera goes undercover inside the Israel Lobby in Britain. They expose a campaign to infiltrate and influence youth […]
Extremist Israeli Settlers Invited to Attend Trump Inauguration
US President-elect Donald Trump invited the leaders of the Israeli Jewish settlers illegally living on occupied Palestinian territories to attend his inauguration on 20 January, a body linked to the settlers said yesterday. Turkish state-owned […]
Palestinian Embassy to Open in Vatican
Today, the inauguration of the first Palestinian Embassy in the Vatican, will take place, which will be attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Pope Francis, according to a statement from a spokesperson for the […]
Chilean Mayor: We Seek Partnership With Palestinians
The Mayor of the Chilean district of Recoleta in Santiago expressed Thursday hope for a real partnership with Gaza and al-Khalil (Hebron) municipalities, Palestine Information Center reported. Recoleta Mayor, Daniel Jadue, hailed the efforts made […]
Israel Confiscates 1,000 Acres of Palestinian Land in Nablus
Israel has confiscated just under 1,000 acres (4,000 dunams) of Palestinian-owned land in Nablus, it has been reported. The reason given by the military court order authorizing the confiscation is to prevent attacks on illegal […]
B’tselem: Israel Collectively Punishes Palestinians in Jerusalem Following Truck Attack
By Palestine Chronicle Staff B’tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories accused Israel of collectively punishing Palestinians in Jerusalem following a truck attack carried out by a Palestinian, in a […]
Chilean MPs to Demand UK Apology over Balfour Declaration
The Chilean parliament hosted on Tuesday a special session on Palestine to discuss “The centennial anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Britain’s responsibility for the Palestinians’ suffering, and the Gaza blockade,” PIC reported. The MPs, during […]
The Destiny Line: A Fictional Work Dealing with Facts of Life under Occupation
By Denis A. Conroy “My interests (as an old man) are directed towards keeping truth, based on facts (of course) from disappearing beneath the dust that accumulates on ‘reports (relevant to situations as they now […]
From Vietnam to Palestine: Reconciling the Present and the Past
By Hatim Kanaaneh MD, MPH. It is getting a bit disorienting on this trip to Vietnam, I admit. In the hotel at Hoi An I look at the sign above our table: ‘Abu-Hurair,’ it says. […]
Why a Prisoner Swap between Hamas and Israel is a Sensitive Issue?
By Adnan Abu Amer The issue of Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas in Gaza still has momentum in Israel, with various predictions of whether the two sides will get into agreement for a prisoner exchange […]
New Crisis Looming: Gaza Has Access to Less than Half of Electricity Needs
The besieged Gaza Strip is currently receiving less than half of the electricity it needs, Gaza power authority deputy chief Thafer Melhem said on Wednesday. In an interview with the official channel Palestine TV, Melhem […]
Obama Sharply Critical of Netanyahu in Israeli TV Interview (VIDEO)
US President Barack Obama, in an interview aired on Israeli television on Tuesday, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu policy backing settlements in occupied territory is making a future Palestinian state impossible. “Bibi says that he […]
Longest-serving Palestinian Prisoner, Nael Al-Barghouthi Transferred to Gilbou Prison
Nael Al-Barghouthi, 59, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails has been transferred from Raymond prison to Gilbou prison, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed. The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has recently transferred Al-Barghouthi more […]
Israeli Army: Hamas Hacked Soldiers’ Facebook and Cell-Phones
The Israeli army has announced on Wednesday that the Hamas resistance movement in the Gaza Strip has recently managed to hack into the Facebook accounts and cell-phones of some of its soldiers. The spokesperson of […]