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Month: June 2020
Israel Opens New Settlement Roads on Palestinian Land in Preparation for West Bank Annexation
Israeli bulldozers are actively working on opening settlement roads in the north and east of the occupied West Bank apparently in preparation for the annexation of a large area of the Palestinian territory. Bulldozers have […]
Palestine Will Be Declared a State Shall Israel Annex West Bank, PA Prime Minister Says
By Palestine Chronicle Staff If Israel moves forward with its annexation plans on July 1, the Palestinian Authority will immediately declare a Palestinian State on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and will immediately […]
Gantz to Visit Jordan amid Tensions over West Bank Annexation Plans
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is set to visit Jordan amid rising tensions between the two countries over plans to annex areas of the occupied West Bank and the strategic Jordan Valley, according to a […]
Israel Demolishes House of Palestinian Family with Eight Children in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
A Palestinian woman and her eight children became homeless today when the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished their house in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]
ICC Will Continue Investigating Israeli War Crimes Regardless of Oslo Accords
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will proceed with its investigation into Israel over its policies regarding the Palestinians despite the continued application of the 1993 Oslo Accords, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced yesterday. This came in response to […]
Israel On Edge As Murder of George Floyd Sparks Global Demand for Justice: #BlackLivesMatter
By Iqbal Jassat Does the current wave of protests across America sparked by the brutal murder of George Floyd, present an existential threat to Israel? Astounding as it sounds, Israel’s propagandists and defenders have been […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 28 Palestinians, Including Minors (VIDEO)
Israeli forces detained today 28 Palestinians from various districts of the West Bank, but most of them occupied East Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli police detained 21 Palestinians after raiding and ransacking […]
‘No Halt on Settlements’: Netanyahu to Go ahead with Annexation Plans without US Conditions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that settlement expansion would not be frozen, despite a clause in the US ‘peace plan’ requiring Israel to do so. Netanyahu’s remarks were made in a meeting […]
Former Director of Israeli Shin Bet Calls for Reoccupying Gaza
Former Director of Israeli Security Agency Shin Bet, Yitzhak Ilan, has called for reoccupying the Gaza Strip, Israeli news website Akka reported yesterday. Ilan’s remarks came in an interview with a Hebrew newspaper on Saturday. In the […]
Joe Biden and the ‘Shared Soul’ That Unites the US and Israel
By Benay Blend Joe Biden states that “the relationship between Israel and the United States” is not about security exchange, but rather about the “shared soul that unites our countries, generation upon generation.” His vision […]
Obituary: Ramadan Abdullah Shalah
By Iqbal Jassat An extraordinary life of resistance against colonizers of his homeland Palestine will be celebrated, though Shalah is no more. Al Manar TV reported on Saturday that the former leader of Palestine’s Islamic […]
Thousands Protest Netanyahu’s Annexation Plan in Israel
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank, de-facto annexation of land that the Palestinians seek for a state, reported Reuters. Protesting […]
Israeli Forces Crack down on Demonstrators Marking Occupation of Palestine
Israeli occupation forces cracked down on Friday on Palestinian demonstrators marking the 53rd anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported. Hundreds of Palestinians took part in demonstrations […]
Former Islamic Jihad Leader, Ramadan Shalah Dies
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ramadan Shalah passed away Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Palestinian resistance group. Shalah, a key figure in the Palestinian political scene, […]
Israeli Weapons in Minneapolis?
By CODEPINK Team On May 29, just following the murder of George Floyd, the city of Minneapolis looked like a war zone. Heavily armored military vehicles rolled down the streets, police lined up in riot […]
‘Palestine is Gone!’: On the Nakba, Naksa, and Black Lives Matter
By Rima Najjar Lately, a particular memory/image of my grandmother Sitti Fattoum has been coming back to me vividly. She’d be sitting in a chair, maybe watching TV, or at the kitchen table drinking a […]
Israel’s One-state Reality is Facilitated by the International Community
By Ramona Wadi For several years, the call for a one-state solution has been part of the alternatives to the two-state paradigm which forms the backdrop to international diplomacy on Palestine. “One state” is generally […]
Gantz Says He is Confident Israel Will Regain Soldiers from Gaza Soon
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has announced that he is confident that Israel will soon regain the Israeli soldiers captured in the besieged Gaza Strip, Al-Watan Voice reported on Friday. During a meeting with Gantz, the representatives for […]
In Its Response to ICC Request for Clarifications, Palestine Urges the Court to Expedite Investigation
Palestine responded to the latest request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for clarification regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s decision to be absolved of all agreements with Israel, following the latter’s decision to annex […]
Watch: Black Voices, Palestinian Voices (Palestine Chronicle TV)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I was born a Black woman and now I am become a Palestinian against the relentless laughter of evil there is less and less living room and where are my […]
Jewish Settlers Destroy Dozens of Olive trees near Nablus
Jewish settlers cut down around 36 fully grown olive trees in the village of Burin, near Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Munir Qadous, a member of […]
Israel to Withhold Palestinian Tax Money until PA Reactivates ‘Security Coordination’
Israel is withholding tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority for the month of May until the PA reactivates the security coordination agreement with Tel Aviv, Palestinian officials said. Palestinian Premier Mohammad […]
‘No to Annexation; Yes to Resistance’: Gaza Commemorates Naksa Day (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Academics and community leaders in Gaza gathered in front of the United Nations headquarters in Gaza City to commemorate Naksa Day, the Arab defeat in the 1967 war, and the subsequent Israeli […]
Worshippers are Back: Stunning Images from Gaza’s Al-Sayid Hashim Mosque
By Fawzi Mahmoud After a 70-day closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, mosques in the Gaza Strip reopened their doors to worshippers, though with strict guidelines to ensure that the deadly COVID-19 disease remains under […]
Palestine: I Hear You
By Jim Miles As global affairs intensify, I often find myself in that category of those discouraged and disillusioned, fully cynical, wondering if anything I can do is worthwhile in the long run. A global […]
The Darkening Sky over Palestine: Storm Clouds or Nightfall?
By Richard Falk Looking upward, the sky above Palestine has darkened, but whether portending a storm or nightfall is uncertain. If de jure annexation will go forward, then the sky is likely to emit thunder […]
Palestinian Family Not Optimistic about Probe of Autistic Man Killed by Israeli Police
As Israeli police’s internal investigations department has opened a probe after the killing of a Palestinian man with mental disability by two Israeli police officers last week, Palestinians said they have little hope that it […]
PA Premier Discusses Palestinian Prisoners’ Issue with Red Cross
Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh yesterday discussed the issue of Palestinian prisoners being held by the occupation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representative in Jerusalem. Shtayyeh reiterated the importance of […]
Israeli Army Secures Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus for Settlers’ ‘Visit’
The Israeli army secured early this morning the Joseph’s Tomb, in the Palestinian northern West Bank city of Nablus, to allow dozens of Jewish settlers easy and secure access to the site, according to Palestinian […]
As US Protests Show, the Challenge is How to Rise above the Violence Inherent in State Power
By Jonathan Cook Here is one thing I can write with an unusual degree of certainty and confidence: Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin would not have been charged with the (third-degree) murder of George Floyd had […]