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Month: May 2017
Palestinian Fisherman Shot and Killed by Israeli Forces
A Palestinian fisherman who was shot and injured by Israeli forces off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip earlier on Monday succumbed to his wounds while hospitalized in Israel, a local NGO reported. According […]
Recasting the Nakba: Palestinian Struggle between Victimhood and Resistance
By Ramzy Baroud In mainstream Israeli politics, history books, literature and collective imagination, the Palestinian Nakba never happened. If the pain and suffering of a nation is acknowledged, then the people themselves would, naturally, have […]
‘Marwan’, Film Documenting Barghouthi’s Life to Be Screened In Italy
The film “Marwan” is set to be shown at the Palestinian embassy’s headquarters in Rome, Italy on Saturday, Maan News Agency reported. The film, released earlier this year, explores the life of the imprisoned Fatah […]
Barghouthi Calls for Unity, Civil Disobedience of the Israeli Occupation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Marwan Barghouthi, who has been leading the hunger strike in Israeli jails for 29 days as of today, has called in a statement on Sunday for “civil disobedience in the face […]
Gaza to Mark Nakba Day in Massive March
Hamas organized a march to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Nakba and to support hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in the besieged Gaza Strip, Maan News Agency reported. On May 15, the 1948 Nakba will be […]
Committee Demands Hunger-striking Prisoners Receive Treatment on 28th Day
The Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs demanded that Palestinian prisoners who entered their 28th day on hunger strike in Israeli prisons on Sunday be hospitalized, as their health continued to decline. Committee head Issa Qaraqe […]
Lawyer Visits Barghouthi for First Time since Beginning of Hunger Strike
Imprisoned senior Fatah official Marwan Barghouthi was visited by his lawyer on Sunday for the first time since a mass prisoner hunger strike, led by Barghouthi, began 28 days ago. Lawyer Khader Shqeirat reported that […]
PLO: Israeli Doctors Cracking Down on Hunger Strikers
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has accused Israeli doctors of taking part in cracking down on the Palestinian hunger strikers being held inside Israeli jails, Quds Press reported yesterday. “Israeli authorities turned the prisoners’ clinics […]
Israeli Government to Build Settlement for Amona Settlers in 4 Months
The Israeli government has renewed its intent to build a new settlement in the West Bank for Jewish settlers who were evacuated earlier this year from the illegal outpost, Amona, the Palestinian Information Center reported. […]
Calls to Send EU Committee to Investigate Israeli Prison Practices
The Arab MK of the Israeli Knesset, Ahmad al-Tibi, called on the European Union “to send a committee in order to investigate the Israeli violations and war crimes against Palestinian prisoners,” the Palestinian Information Center […]
‘Imagine’ – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Imagine a world where anyone can do anything to anyone else without fear of being punished. Imagine a world where someone is being attacked and there are crowds of people witnessing […]
23 Year-Old Palestinian Killed by Israelis
23-year-old Palestinian Saba Ubeid was laid to rest on Friday in the central occupied West Bank city of Salfit, after he was shot and killed by Israeli forces earlier in the day during clashes following […]
South African Ministers to Join Palestinians Hunger Strike
Several ministers of the South African government have declared they they will open a 24-hour hunger strike between the 14th and 15th of May in solidarity with some 1,300 Palestinian prisoners currently on the 26th […]
Arab Writers Call For Support For Palestinian Hunger Strikers
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Arab writers convening at the First Palestine Forum for the Arab Novel appealed on Wednesday to the governments of the world to take action to end the plight of Palestinian hunger […]
Hamas Arrests Suspect of Killing of Its Leader
Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip said it has arrested the suspect who stood behind the killing of Mazen Fuqaha, a top military leader in March. The announcement came during a conference held in Gaza […]
Freedom and Dignity – A Poem Honoring Palestine’s Hunger Strikers
By Aida Qasim Salt of the earth Lead me to the water Noble sons and daughters Of this Free earth That spreads through Your mother’s land All the birds And olive trees Prostrate At […]
FIFA Delays Decision to Prohibit ‘Sponsoring Games on Stolen (Palestinian) Land’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the cancellation of a vote at FIFA’s conference in the Bahraini capital of Manama on Thursday, which was expected to decide on whether the participation of six Israeli football teams […]
Gaza: Deportees of Church of Nativity Go on Solidarity Hunger Strike
Palestinians who were deported to the besieged Gaza Strip following the deadly Israeli siege of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem in 2002 said they would “undertake a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with hundreds of […]
Syria: Palestinian Refugees’ Water Contaminated with Disease
The Working Group for the Palestinians of Syria has confirmed “a spread of serious diseases among Palestinian refugees in the southern region of Damascus,” Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency said. Al Ray quoted a press […]
Israeli Police Show Primary School Children How to Kill Palestinians (VIDEO)
Israeli police officers have given a practical demonstration to primary school children on how to kill a Palestinian assailant and verify that he is dead, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The outdoor event took place […]
PA Cuts off Medical Supplies to Gaza
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has stopped sending medical supplies and baby formula to the hospitals in the Gaza Strip, an official at the health ministry in Gaza announced today. Munir Al-Barsh, director of the ministry’s […]
Students in Sudan Gather in Solidarity with Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Dozens of Sudanese and Palestinian students and national union members held a sit-in outside the United Nations Headquarters in Khartoum yesterday in support of Palestinian hunger strikes which who are entering their 24th consecutive day. […]
Ireland Capital Votes to Fly Palestinian Flag above City Hall for Nakba Day
The Dublin and Sligo city councils voted to fly the Palestinian flag above their respective city halls, Irish media reported on Tuesday, in a show of solidarity to mark the 69th anniversary of the Nakba […]
Erdogan: Hamas Document ‘Key Move’ for the Palestinian Question
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Hamas’s new political document is “a key move toward the Palestinian Question and the reconciliation with Fatah Movement,” the Palestinian Information Center reported. In a speech delivered at al-Quds […]
HRW to FIFA: Follow Own Rules on Israeli Settlement Clubs
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Human Rights Watch published a media advisory yesterday urging FIFA, the world football federation, to abide by its statutes and human rights responsibilities and tell the Israel Football Association to stop […]
Should Hamas Rewrite the Past?
By Ramzy Baroud Now that the Palestinian Islamic Movement, Hamas, has officially changed its Charter, one should not immediately assume that the decision is, in itself, an act of political maturity. Undoubtedly, Hamas’ first Charter, […]
Settlers Spray Anti-Arab Graffiti around Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Jewish settlers vandalized 28 vehicles with anti-Arab graffiti and terms that insulted Prophet Muhammed in occupied East Jerusalem this morning, reports have shown. Twenty cars had their tyres slashed and were spray-painted with the words […]
Committee: Photos of Barghouthi Breaking Hunger Strike Fake
A committee supporting the Palestinian hunger strike in Israeli jails launched on April 17, 2017 condemned Israel’s release of footage purporting to show Marwan Barghouthi, the leader of the mass hunger strike, eating in his […]
B’Tselem: Israel Must Meet Palestinian Hunger Strikers’ Demands
By Palestine Chronicle Staff B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, said in a press release that Israel must meet the demands of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, noting […]
Celtic Fans Show their Solidarity with Palestinian Hunger Strikers at Glasgow Match
The Glasgow Celtic football club “ultras” fan group, the Green Brigade, along with Celtic Fans for Palestine, supported the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike with large banners and Palestinian flags at a football match on […]