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Month: February 2017
Previously Cancelled Conference on Israel to Go Ahead in Ireland
A conference on international law and the state of Israel that was reportedly previously cancelled will go ahead as planned, organizers have confirmed. In an announcement on their website, the organizers said: “The Organizing Committee […]
Facebook Closes Fatah Party’s Online Page
Facebook has shut down the page of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, apparently because of a picture of the late Yasser Arafat carrying a weapon, the movement said. “We received a message that our […]
PCHR: Gaza’s Farmers Ongoing Struggle for Survival
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Center for Human Rights published a report yesterday detailing the life of Palestinian farmer Abdel Salam Manasra from Shuja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza, comparing his work in the field of […]
Palestinian Human Rights Council Condemns Israel’s Ban of Israel-Palestine HRW Director
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC) has strongly condemned “the refusal by Israeli authorities to grant a work permit to Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director.” PHROC added, […]
Call from Gaza: Get Involved in Israeli Apartheid Week This Year (VIDEO)
By PSCABI – Besieged Gaza, Occupied, Palestine We are writing to you, students of the world, as students from the besieged Gaza Strip whose entire educational system has been crippled as a result of Israel’s […]
Israeli Jew Sentenced to 11 Years for Stabbing a Fellow Jew Mistaken Him for an Arab (VIDEO)
A Jewish Israeli man was sentenced today to 11 years in prison for stabbing another Jewish man whom he believed to be an Arab in October 2015, reported the Times of Israel. Shlomo Pinto was […]
153 French MPs Sign Letter to Hollande Urging Official Recognition of State of Palestine
So far, 153 French parliamentarians have signed an open letter to Francois Hollande urging the outgoing French president to officially recognize the State of Palestine before his 5-year term ends. “France must demonstrate its determination […]
UK Veteran Labor MP who Called for Sanctions against Israel Dies at 86 (VIDEO)
Tributes are pouring in for veteran Labor MP Sir Gerald Kaufman, who died yesterday at the age of 86. Sir Gerald had been suffering from an undisclosed illness. As the longest-serving Member of Parliament, Kaufman […]
Bedouin Soldiers Refuse to Report for Duty
After Israeli officials enraged Palestinians by branding Yaqoub Abu al-Qian a terrorist when Israeli police shot him dead last month — a claim that has been widely disputed — a group of Bedouin soldiers announced […]
At Human Rights Council, Abbas still Committed to Two State-solution
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday, calling the Palestinian case the “biggest test for the council.” “Success in the Palestinian case will determine the […]
Israeli War Jets Carry out Several Airstrikes against Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Four Palestinians were injured today after the Israeli air forces targeted the Gaza Strip with multiple airstrikes. Israeli war jets fired four Israeli missiles at Shuhada site near Al-Nuseirat refugee camp. […]
‘Extrajudicial Execution’: UN Slams 1.5yr Sentence for ‘Manslaughter’ of Wounded Palestinian
The 18-month sentence handed down by a military court to an Israeli soldier who shot a wounded Palestinian man dead last year was “unacceptable” and “excessively lenient,” the UN human rights office has said. “We […]
PFLP Demonstrates on Anniversary of the Death of Omar Nayif
Supporters of the left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) organized rallies in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin and in the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday, to mark the anniversary […]
Conference for Palestinians Abroad Kicks off in Istanbul
As Palestinians from across the globe entered the Palestine Abroad conference hall in their thousands, each of them had their own their own story, their own reasons for their passion, but entered with one aim: […]
16-year-old Palestinian Shot by Israeli Forces in Central Gaza Strip
Israeli forces injured a 16-year-old Palestinian with live fire on Friday in the central Gaza Strip near the border between the besieged enclave and Israel. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qadra said that […]
Indonesia Prevents Netanyahu from Using Its Airspace
The decision to deny the flight of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from flying over Indonesian airspace was intended as retaliation against Israel’s action last year, which banned the foreign minister of Indonesia from visiting […]
UNRWA: No Staff Member in Hamas Politburo in Gaza
The United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has “neither uncovered nor received” evidence that a staff member was elected to Hamas politburo in Gaza. “Allegations have been circulating in conventional and social media networks […]
Khan Al-Ahmar: ‘Thousands of Families Live in Fear of Demolitions at Any Moment’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff United Nations officials in Palestine conducted a visit to Khan Al-Ahmar, a Palestinian community in occupied East Jerusalem that Israel plan to evacuate. The United Nations Relief and Work Agency for […]
Study: ‘Israel is Poisoning Palestine’ and Children Are First Victim
Palestinians in the West Bank are facing serious human rights violations and increasing food insecurity as a result of the use of toxic pesticides in illegal settlements, a fact-finding mission, cited by MEMO, has revealed. […]
Human Rights Watch: Israel Denies Director Work Permit
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Human Rights Watch has revealed in a statement published today that the Israeli occupation authorities have denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director […]
Amnesty to Israel: Release Hunger Striking Al-Qeq Immediately
Amnesty International yesterday expressed alarm over the health condition of Muhammad Al-Qeq, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger strike in protest against being held under administrative detention. Amnesty said that it had been informed […]
Israel Closes Jerusalem-area Palestinian Elementary School for ‘Incitement’
Israeli authorities on Thursday closed a Palestinian elementary school for boys in the town of Sur Bahir in the central occupied West Bank Jerusalem district over alleged “incitement”. Head of the school Luay Jamal Bkirat […]
Countering The Palestinian Nakba: One State For All – Book Review
Reviewed by Rifka Al-Amya (Eid, Haidar (Ed.). Countering The Palestinian Nakba: One State For All. Noor Publishing: Bahnhofstrabe, Germany. 2017.) World attention has been captured by Donald Trump’s unthoughtful statement about the one state solution […]
EU Missions in Jerusalem Condemn Israel’s West Bank Demolitions
The European Union (EU) missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah yesterday deplored continuing Israeli demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank, PIC reported. The EU missions expressed in a statement their growing concerns over […]
B’tselem: Hour Away from Tel Aviv, Gaza Lives without Electricity
By Palestine Chronicle Staff B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories published a grim report regarding Gaza’s protracted electricity problem. The Gaza Strip suffers from major power outages worsening the […]
Palestinians See More of the Same: Interview with Ramzy Baroud
President Trump has offered mixed signals about precisely what his attitude toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be, but Palestinians see little prospects for meaningful improvement, reports Dennis J Bernstein. By Dennis J Bernstein Israeli Prime […]
The Trump-Netanyahu Circus: Now, No One Can Save Israel from Itself
By Ramzy Baroud The President of the United States can hardly be taken seriously, saying much but doing little. His words, often offensive, carry no substance, and it is impossible to summarize his complex political […]
Trump Has Reminded Palestinians That It was Always about One State
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth For more than 15 years, the Middle East “peace process” initiated by the Oslo accords has been on life support. Last week, United States president Donald Trump pulled the plug, […]
Barghouthi, Longest-serving Palestinian Prisoner Resentenced to Life in Prison Plus 18 years
Nael Barghouthi, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, was sentenced on Wednesday by an Israeli military court to life in prison with an additional 18-year sentence, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a […]
26 Oscar Stars Turn Down Free 5-star Trip to Israel
Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon were amongst Oscar celebrities who were offered luxury trips to Israel; however none have taken advantage of the offer. The offers were for $55,000 personalized trips and […]