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Month: August 2020
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Man in Occupied Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police tonight shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City, according to witnesses and the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Red Crescent said police did not allow its crews to reach the Palestinian […]
Hands off Lebanon: Macron’s Self-serving ‘New Pact’ Must Be Shunned
By Ramzy Baroud French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in no position to pontificate to Lebanon about the need for political and economic reforms. Just as thousands of Lebanese took to the streets of Beirut […]
Israeli Forces Ban Fishing off Gaza Coast
Israeli occupation forces yesterday completely closed the Gaza Strip’s fishing zone due to the alleged breach of the security truce. The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) stated that Israeli Defence Minister, […]
Biden/Harris 2020: ‘Identity Politics’ and Its Ramifications for Occupied Palestine
By Benay Blend Exactly two years ago, in August 2018, Sen Kamala Harris blamed critics of “identity politics” for “weaponizing” the term in order to belittle the very issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation […]
Gaza’s Sole Electricity Plant to Shut down Due to Fuel Shortages
Fuel shortages in the besieged Gaza Strip are forcing the enclave’s only electricity plant to shut down tomorrow morning, the Palestinian Power Authority announced yesterday. In a statement, the Power Authority said the plant “will […]
Jewish Settlers Set Fire to 13 Palestinian Cars in East Jerusalem
Jewish settlers set fire early this morning to 13 Palestinian vehicles in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Safafa, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that the arsonists – believed […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Mute and Deaf Palestinian at Qalandiya Checkpoint (VIDEO)
Israeli forces today shot and injured a mute and deaf Palestinian man at Qalandiya checkpoint located between Jerusalem and Ramallah, according to witnesses and Israeli reports. Witnesses said Israeli security guards opened fire at an […]
WATCH: ‘MCA Abdul’, Young Boy from Gaza Raps for ‘Peace and Unity’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘MCA Abdul’ is a young rapper from Gaza. His real name is Abdul Rahman. The 11-year-old boy is acquiring much-deserved attention for his powerful songs and delivery style, made more […]
Praying at al-Aqsa Mosque Should Not Be a Tool of Normalization
By Ebrahim Moosa In announcing the purported “historic” normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates – which a host of Palestinian voices have slated as treacherous, US President Donald Trump and his cohorts […]
Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Worker near Tulkarm
A Palestinian worker was injured today after he was shot by Israeli soldiers near the Israeli apartheid barrier, in the Far’un village near the town of Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank. Staff from the […]
Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza for Fourth Night in a Row (VIDEO)
Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes last night targeting multiple locations across the besieged Gaza Strip, as the Israeli occupation’s navy imposed a ban on Palestinian navigation off the shores of the enclave, […]
The Emirati-Israel-Trump Treachery
By Ronnie Kasrils The United Arab Emirates (UAE) support of Trump’s Deal of the Century with Israel reeks of treachery and betrayal. It stabs not only the Palestinians in the back but the aspirations and […]
Arab, Palestinian Intellectuals Announce Cultural Boycott of UAE
In a protest move against an agreement to normalize relations reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached on Thursday, several Arab and Palestinian intellectuals announced today their boycott of cultural and award […]
Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza, Injure Children, Women (VIDEO)
Two children and two women were injured in an Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip early Saturday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles at an area east of […]
Palestinian Protests Erupt in Wake of Israel-UAE Agreement (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians protested throughout the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday expressing their anger at the United Arab Emirates government for normalizing ties with Israel while the latter […]
‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo The notion that ‘Canada is better’, especially when compared with US foreign policy, has persisted for many years. Recent events at the United Nations have, however, exposed the true […]
Turkey Could Suspend Relations with UAE after Deal with Israel
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey could suspend diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after a deal between Israel and the Gulf state. “I gave an order to the foreign minister. […]
Israeli Navy Injures Palestinian Fisherman in Gaza
Israeli navy Friday opened gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen sailing offshore Beit Lahia town in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, injuring one, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli navy fired rubber-coated steel bullets towards […]
Israeli Warplanes, Artillery Strike Sites across Gaza Strip (VIDEO)
Israeli warplanes and artillery dawn Friday struck several sites across the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. An Israeli fighter jet targeted a plot of farmland in Shejaiya neighborhood, east of […]
FULL TEXT: ‘Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached on Thursday a deal that is expected to lead to “full normalization of relations” between the Arab nation and Israel in an […]
UAE, Israel Agree to Normalize Relations with US Help
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached on Thursday a deal that is expected to lead to “full normalization of relations” between the Arab nation and Israel in an agreement that United States President […]
Biden / Harris 2020: The Values That Unite the US and Israel
By Benay Blend Joe Biden declares that what links the United States and Israel goes beyond the exchange of weapons. It is instead the much more ephemeral notion of a “shared soul that unites our […]
How the Guardian Betrayed Not only Corbyn but the Last Vestiges of British Democracy
By Jonathan Cook It is simply astonishing that the first attempt by the Guardian – the only major British newspaper styling itself as on the liberal-left – to properly examine the contents of a devastating internal Labour […]
8-Year-Old Palestinian Child Dies from Coronavirus in Hebron
An eight-year-old Palestinian child from the West Bank town of Idna outside of Hebron (Al-Khalil), died last night from the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has said. He was reported to have been suffering from […]
Knesset Rejects Bill Preventing Netanyahu from Heading Government
Israeli Knesset (parliament) rejected a bill on Wednesday which would prevent its members indicted on criminal charges from forming a government, the Times of Israel has reported. The bill, which was introduced by opposition leader Yair […]
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Targets in Gaza, Including UNRWA Primary School
Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked targets in the blockaded Gaza Strip early this morning while the fishing rights for Gazans were drastically reduced, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles […]
‘I Stand with Israel’: Kamala Harris in Her Own Words (FULL SPEECH)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden selected former rival Kamala Harris on Tuesday as his running mate for the November 3 election. Harris is the first woman of color to […]
The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?
By Ramzy Baroud On August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an ominous warning to Lebanon. “We hit a cell and now we […]
Netanyahu Claims US Prevented Him from Carrying out Annexation Plans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday revealed that the United States prevented him from carrying out his plan to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Speaking to Israeli TV Channel […]
Biden Picks Pro-Israel Kamala Harris as Running Mate
Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden selected former rival Kamala Harris on Tuesday as his running mate for the November 3 election. Harris is the first woman of color to be nominated for the position […]