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Month: May 2020
France Urges EU Response to Israel’s West Bank Annexation
France is urging its European Union partners to consider threatening Israel with a tough response if it goes ahead with the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, three EU diplomats said. Belgium, Ireland, […]
Israeli Soldier Killed during West Bank Raid, Army Says (VIDEO)
The Israeli army announced this morning that one of its soldiers was killed during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Ya’bad, near Jenin. The 21-year-old staff sergeant was reportedly hit in the […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Release Palestinian Child Prisoners, UN Officials Tell Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Several United Nations officials called on Israel Monday to release Palestinian child prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The call was made by the coordinator […]
What You Need to Know about the ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has, once and for all, settled the doubts on the Court’s jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in occupied […]
ICC Prosecutor: ‘Smear campaigns’ Won’t Stop Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
The International Criminal Court has responded to Israeli criticisms over the prosecutor’s decision to probe war crimes allegedly committed in the occupied West Bank, besieged Gaza, and occupied East Jerusalem. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda was quoted on the […]
Australia Tried to Block ICC Investigation into Israeli War Crimes in Palestine
The Australian government has attempted to block an ICC investigation into alleged war crimes by Israeli forces by arguing Palestine is “not a state”. Australia was lobbied to argue against the probe by Israel, which is not a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), The […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Prisoner’s Home (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces this morning demolished the family home of Palestinian prisoner Qassem Shibli, in the village of Kobar, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Shibli is accused of carrying out an attack […]
Jewish Settlers Steal Seedlings from Palestinian Plant Nursery in West Bank
Jewish settlers today stole seedlings and agricultural tools from a Palestinian plant nursery located on the Nablus-Tulkarm road in the north of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, a […]
Palestinians Protest against Closure of Prisoners’ Bank Accounts
Angry Palestinians threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire at branches of Cairo Amman Banks in Jericho and Jenin after the bank accounts of prisoners inside Israeli jails were closed, Quds Press reported on Friday. Several Palestinian groups […]
Palestinian Worker Injured as Israeli Forces Open Fire near Tulkarem
A Palestinian worker was injured today after he was shot by Israeli forces near the Israeli Apartheid Wall, to the west of the town of Far’un in the occupied West Bank governorate of Tulkarm. Ramzy […]
Embracing Life in Ramadan: A Photographic Journey Through the Streets of Gaza
By Fawzi Mahmoud In Palestine, as is the case in the rest of the Muslim world, Ramadan is a time of charity, family, and community. The besieged Gaza Strip, which has reeled under Israeli sanctions […]
The World Must Halt Israel’s Annexation and Reverse Its Colonization of Palestine
By Ramona Wadi UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel if only the international community would show that […]
Friedman: US to Recognize Israel’s Annexation of 30% of West Bank
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has confirmed that the US is ready to recognize 30 percent of Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Israel Hayom reported. In an interview published on Friday, Friedman announced that the […]
Israeli Army Roadblock Restricts Movement of Palestinians near Jerusalem-area village
An Israeli army roadblock has for weeks disrupted the movement of Palestinian residents of a village northwest of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Saadeh Khatib, head of the local council in […]
‘Apartheid is a Crime’: Former Swedish Diplomat Speaks about His Experiences in Occupied Palestine (PALESTINE CHRONICLE TV)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Mats Svensson is a former Swedish diplomat, author, and photographer. His books include “Crimes, Victims and Witnesses – Apartheid in Palestine.” His latest volume, “Apartheid is a Crime – Portraits […]
Israeli Minister to Oppose any Prisoner Exchange Deal with Hamas ‘at All Costs’
Israeli Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Wednesday that he would oppose any prisoner swap deal with the Islamic resistance movement Hamas “at all costs”. Speaking to Israel’s Ynet news site, Smotrich expressed that there are other ways to […]
UN Security Council to Discuss Israel’s Annexation Plan Later This Month
Riyad Mansour, the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations, said today that the UN Security Council will convene on May 20 to discuss Israel’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, and […]
Israeli Navy Injures Elderly Palestinian Fisherman in the Head
Israeli navy attacked Palestinian fishermen offshore Gaza city on Friday morning, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli navy opened fire towards fishing boats sailing offshore al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza city, injuring a […]
Denis Goldberg: South African Freedom Fighter Who Lived a Remarkable Life and Supported the Palestinian Cause
By Ronnie Kasrils My enduring memory of Denis Goldberg, who died in Cape Town, just after the 26th anniversary of South Africa’s freedom day, comes from his late mother’s lips. A frail Annie Goldberg recounted […]
Friedman: US Ready to Recognize West Bank Annexation ‘Within Weeks’
Israel is expected to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank within the coming weeks, the US envoy to Israel said on Wednesday. US Ambassador David Friedman to Israel said that Washington would be […]
Rights Groups Call on EU to Impose Sanctions on Israel
A network of European groups has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Israel in a letter addressed to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell. Sent by the European Coordination of Committees […]
Jewish Settlers Uproot Hundreds of Grapevines in West Bank
Jewish settlers today uprooted hundreds of grapevines in the town of al-Khader, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local official. Hasan Breijieh, director of the Bethlehem office of the Palestinian […]
100 Years of Shame: Annexation of Palestine Began in San Remo
By Ramzy Baroud One hundred years ago, representatives from a few powerful countries convened at San Remo, a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera. Together, they sealed the fate of the massive territories confiscated […]
Palestinians and the ‘Security’ Narrative
By Marion Kawas May 2020 will focus attention on the many dangers and challenges facing the future of Palestine. First, Nakba72 will commemorate the continuing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. Second, the COVID-19 […]
Palestinian Prisoner Taken to Hospital after Harsh Israeli Interrogation
A Palestinian prisoner was taken to hospital yesterday after he was subjected to harsh interrogation following his arrest by Israeli occupation forces, the PLO’s Prisoners’ Committee has revealed. Ramzy Baroud: These Chains Will Be Broken […]
Israeli Artillery Strikes Sites in Besieged Gaza
The Israeli artillery bombarded early this morning several locations in the northern Gaza Strip, causing property and infrastructure damage, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Artillery shells also fell on three different sites in […]
Jewish Settlers Seize Palestinian Land in West Bank to Build a Road
Jewish settlers today seized Palestinian land in southern West Bank to build a road for their illegal settlement, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. @PalestineChron: Pompeo: West Bank Annexation is an #Israeli Decision https://t.co/gywXkzGhI3 […]
‘Extremely Disappointing’: Ilhan Omar Signs AIPAC Letter Aimed at Pressuring Iran
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A once-fierce critic of US foreign policy in Iran and of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. took her supporters by surprise when it […]
Euro-Med: EU Purchase of Israeli Drones Favors Human Rights Abuses in Occupied Palestine
Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) said today in a statement that the European Union’s contracts of €59 million with Israeli military companies to supply war drones for the surveillance of asylum seekers at sea […]
Arab Local Councils in Israel Go on General Strike to Protest against Inequality
Arab local councils in Israel went today on a general strike in protest against the failure of the Israeli government to respond to their demands to compensate them for the great losses suffered in light […]