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Month: August 2020
Jewish Settlers Close West Bank Road, Attack Palestinian Vehicles
Jewish settlers today closed one of the main roads in the northern West Bank and attacked Palestinian vehicles, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, […]
Former Israeli Soldier Sues Pro-Palestinian Toronto Restaurant
By Yves Engler As part of a well-organized, multilayered, Israel nationalist lobby bid to bankrupt a small left-wing restaurant a prominent Toronto interior designer sued Kimberly Hawkins for $800,000. Shai DeLuca is claiming the Foodbenders […]
Palestinian Family Living in a Cave Face Eviction by Israeli Authorities
Israeli authorities have threatened to demolish the West Bank cave that a Palestinian family have sought sanctuary in after they were refused permission to build a house, according to the news agency AFP. Ahmed Amarneh’s […]
Israeli Authorities Order Demolitions, Displace Palestinians in East Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Three Palestinian brothers and their families found themselves homeless today after the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem demolished their three-apartment building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan under the pretext of construction without a […]
Jewish Settlers Assault, Injure Man near Nablus
A Palestinian man was attacked and injured today by Jewish settlers in the town of Huwwara near Nablus, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, in charge of the settlement file in the northern […]
Israeli Official Reveals Reason behind Slowing down of American Migration to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli official revealed on Monday the reason behind the slowness of immigration applications of Americans wishing to move to Israel. According to the head of the immigration department at […]
BDS Coordinator’s Detention Extended by 8 Days
Israeli authorities extended the detention of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist Mahmoud Nawajaa for eight more days over the weekend, reported Wafa news agency. General coordinator of the Palestinian National BDS Committee Mahmoud Nawajaa, […]
Israeli Warplanes Attack Targets in Northern Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes attacked late last Sunday night targets in the Gaza Strip causing damage but no injuries, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli planes attacked targets north of the northern Gaza Strip town of […]
Israeli Forces Detain 12 Palestinians in Raids in Occupied West Bank
Israeli occupation forces today detained 12 Palestinians from various parts of occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported. Israeli forces rounded up five Palestinians after ransacking their homes in the […]
Jewish Settlers Stone Vehicles, Injure Palestinian Man
A Palestinian citizen was injured today after extremist Jewish settlers hurled his vehicle with stones while he was driving on the Nablus-Qalqiliya road in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan […]
Israeli Artillery Bombs Agricultural Area in Central Gaza
Israeli occupation’s artillery bombed today an agricultural area and an outpost near the city of Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, with no reports of casualties, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Artillery […]
Hiroshima: Our Survival at Stake
By Kathy Kelly For many, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima, August 6, was a day for quiet introspection. I recall a summer morning following the U.S. 2003 “Shock and Awe” invasion of […]
Biden Orders to Remove References to Israeli Occupation in Campaign Program
US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has ordered the removal of any reference to the Israeli occupation in his campaign program just days before it was released on July 15, Foreign Policy revealed on Thursday. […]
Israeli Forces Quell Anti-Annexation March, Injure Dozens of Palestinians
Israeli forces Friday afternoon quelled an anti-annexation march in Kafr Qaddum town, east of Qalqiliya city, injuring dozens of protestors, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Coordinator of the Local Popular Resistance Committee Murad Ishtiwi […]
Wounded Palestinian Artist in Gaza Displays Solidarity with Lebanon (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Solidarity with devastated Lebanon continues to pour in from all over the world, especially from Palestine, following the massive explosion that rocked the city of Beirut on August 4. Below, is an […]
‘Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel’, Italian Court Tells RAI TV
Flavio Insinna, host of the popular Italian TV show “L’Eredità” will have to deliver this statement next time he goes on the air: “International law does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State […]
Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Wins Michigan Democratic Primary
US Representative Rashida Tlaib on Wednesday emerged victorious from the Democratic primary election in her home state of Michigan, continuing her political career as the first Palestinian American US congresswoman. Tlaib, a member of the […]
Palestinian Woman Dies after Being Shot during Israeli Army Raid
A Palestinian woman died after being shot on Friday by Israeli soldiers during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Health Ministry confirmed that Dalia Samudi, 23, succumbed to her critical wounds […]
Israeli Warplanes Strike Northern Gaza
Israeli warplanes Friday overnight stroke a site in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. An Israeli fighter jet and an Israeli drone targeted a site north of the town, […]
Why Should Palestinians Write Their Sports History?
By Issam Khalidi Palestinian modern history is unique, not only because of the Nakba (i.e. catastrophe) of 1948, and the expulsion of the 750,000 refugees from their land, but because this history consistently has been […]
Australia and Israel are Two Sides of the Colonial Legacy which Undermines Palestinian Rights
By Ramona Wadi Like other countries prioritizing international consensus and diplomatic relations with Israel simultaneously, Australia is trying to square a colonial circle. Whilst not averse to promoting the two-state paradigm and expressing “concern” at […]
Israeli Forces Destroy Irrigation Ponds in Jordan Valley
Israeli occupation forces today destroyed irrigation ponds in the al-Jiftlik village, located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, said a local municipal source. Mayor of al-Jiftlik, Ahmad Abu Ghanem, said the Israeli occupation destroyed three […]
Pro-BDS, BLM Activist Cori Bush Defeats Pro-Israel Candidate in US Democratic Primary
Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist and supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), caused a historical upset yesterday in the US primary elections. The 44-year-old nurse, who was once homeless, ousted a […]
Israeli Terror Cell is Targeting Civilians in Northern West Bank
Palestinian officials have warned today that an Israeli terror cell of Jewish settlers is targeting civilians between Ramallah and Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, a […]
Former Israel MK Declares Lebanon Blast as ‘Gift from God’
Former Israeli Member of the Knesset Moshe Feiglin gleefully hailed yesterday’s devastating explosion in Beirut as a “gift” from God in time for the Jewish festival Tu B’Av. Feiglin posted on Facebook that he thanked […]
Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo?
By Ramzy Baroud What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every realistic assessment of the situation on the ground […]
End the Canada Israel Free Trade Agreement
By Yves Engler On Sunday a demonstration is planned in Montréal against the Canada Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). Under the banner “Against Israel’s annexation of the Jordan Valley. No to the Canada Israel Free […]
Israeli Forces Uproot 100 Palm Trees near Jericho
Israeli forces today uprooted some 100 palm trees in the village of Al-Jiftlik near Jericho, in the occupied Jordan Valleys, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mayor of al-Jiftlik Ahmad Abu Ghanem told WAFA that […]
Israeli Forces Ram Military Vehicle into Palestinian Man in Tubas
Israeli forces today rammed their military vehicle into a Palestinian in the northern West Bank city of Tubas, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office in Tubas Kamal […]
Massive Explosion Shakes Beirut (LIVE BLOG)
A large explosion struck the port of Beirut Tuesday afternoon, in the heart of the Lebanese capital. The blast wave from the explosion overturned vehicles, shattered windows and damaged buildings several kilometers away. Dozens of […]