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Month: November 2020
Israeli PM Netanyahu to Make First UAE Trip Next Month
Israel’s prime minister is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates for the first time next month, according to local reports. Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Abu Dhabi is a response to an official invitation from […]
Palestinian Court Holds First Session in Lawsuit against UK over Balfour Declaration
A Palestinian court yesterday held the first session to review a lawsuit filed against the British government over its crimes in Palestine during the British Mandate between 1917- 1948 and the Balfour Declaration which promised […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Two Palestinian Youth in Qalandia Refugee Camp (VIDEOS)
Two Palestinian youth were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets in clashes that broke out during an Israeli military raid into Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency […]
WATCH: Employee of Israel’s National Emergency Service Caught Spitting at Image of Jesus
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Christian symbols are a form of “idol worship”, was the explanation provided by an Israeli health worker to justify his repeated spitting on Christian icons in the city of Jaffa. […]
Post-Election 2020: ‘The Beat Goes On’
By Benay Blend In a popular song from the mid-60s, there is a reference to the changing times—grocery stores that become super marts, cars built to go “faster all the time.” Nevertheless, at the same […]
UNRWA Chief Fears ‘Disaster’ in Gaza as Funding Runs Dry
The “worst financial crisis” ever faced by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees could lead to “disaster” in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the organization’s chief has warned. Founded in 1949, the United […]
Hamas, Fatah Leaders Head to Cairo for Meetings
Leaders from the two main Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah left the Gaza Strip yesterday to join mutual meetings for delegations of their movements in Cairo, Anadolu reported. An official source told Anadolu that the […]
UN Special Envoy ‘Concerned’ by Bidding for New Israeli Settlement Units
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, yesterday expressed his concerns about Israel accepting bids for building new settlement units between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. ‘Race against Time’: #Israel’s #Settlement […]
Prominent Palestinian, Arab Public Figures Issue Letter of Solidarity with Corbyn
A group of prominent organizations, along with Palestinian and Arab public figures, issued a letter of solidarity with British MP Jeremy Corbyn following the decision of the Labor Party to suspend him based on ‘allegations […]
Israel Urged to Release Gaza Aid Worker Mohammad Al-Halabi
Chairman of the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, Qadri Abu Baker, called today on the international human rights, legal, and humanitarian organizations to pressure the Israeli occupation government to release Gaza former aid worker, […]
Israel to Build Over 1,000 Settlement Units in East Jerusalem
Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media, Anadolu Agency reports. The Walla news website said the new settlement units will […]
Normalize Palestine, Not The Occupation
By Alternative Jewish Voices & Wellington Palestine Aotearoa-New Zealand and Palestine each have populations of five million people. With the exception of several Pacific Islands, we, New Zealanders, are the most distant people from Israel-Palestine. […]
The PA Needs to Clarify Its Concept of ‘Negotiations’ in Abandoned Palestine
By Ramona Wadi The US “deal of the century” may be scrapped when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, but its ramifications will not necessarily be anathema to the incoming administration. Just as outgoing […]
Palestine Media Watch: A Trumpet for Zionist Propaganda
By Issam Khalidi The more Israel is internationally criticized for its repressive and brutal practices against Palestinians, the more it creates circumvented malicious methods and means to cover and justify its behavior and continue achieving […]
Israel Evicts Palestinian Families for Military Training in Jordan Valley
Israeli authorities ordered today a number of Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley region to leave their homes and make way for Israeli military training in the area. Muataz Besharat, who monitors Israeli violations […]
Israel Holds Body of Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner
The Israeli occupation authorities decided to hold the body of a Palestinian prisoner who died in jail last week as a result of medical negligence, according to the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Commission. Torture and […]
Biden Will Fail to Bring back ‘Normal’ Politics. What’s Needed Now is a Populism of the Left
By Jonathan Cook Analysts are still grappling with the fallout from the US election. Trumpism proved a far more enduring and alluring phenomenon than most media pundits expected. Defying predictions, Trump improved his share of […]
Pompeo to Make Unprecedented Visit to Illegal Jewish Settlement in West Bank
Next week, Mike Pompeo will become the first US secretary of state to visit one of the illegal Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. Pompeo will visit the Psagot winery in the West Bank and […]
WHO Condemns Israel for Health Violations against Palestinians (VIDEO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday condemned Israel for its violations of health rights in the Palestinian territories and in the occupied Golan Heights during the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives from dozens of countries, including Malaysia, […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Three Palestinians in Ramallah
Three Palestinians sustained injuries from Israeli military gunfire in Ramallah city on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Palestinian security sources confirmed that Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods of Ramallah city, including the […]
‘Race against Time’: Israel’s Settlement Expansion Sends Clear Message to the Biden Administration
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a clear message to the next US administration, which will, presumably, be headed by Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, the Israeli government has decided to approve the construction of 108 […]
PPS Report: Over 130 Palestinian Prisoners Infected with Coronavirus in Israeli Prisons
More than 130 Palestinian prisoners have contracted the coronavirus in Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said yesterday. The head of the society’s media department, Amani Sarahneh, told the Anadolu Agency that 13 Palestinian […]
Jewish Settlers Meet with UAE Businessmen in Dubai
A delegation of Jewish settlers from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank have met with UAE businessmen in Dubai to discuss trade and cooperation opportunities, Israeli media revealed on Wednesday. The settlers’ delegation arrived […]
Israeli Soldiers Beat Elderly Palestinian Man for Refusing to Leave His Land
Israeli occupation soldiers today attacked an elderly Palestinian man after refusing orders to leave his land in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news […]
‘My Friends Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’: Netanyahu Speaks of His ‘Warm Relationship’ with US Democrats
By Palestine Chronicle Staff For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the election victory of US Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris will not make any difference as far as […]
‘Sorry, We Couldn’t Save You’: Gaza Mourns Death of Prisoner Kamal Abu Wa’ar (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian justice activists in Gaza held an outdoor conference to protest the death of Palestinian prisoner Kamal Abu Wa’ar, who died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday, November 10. The […]
‘Playing for Time’: The Non-strategy of Mahmoud Abbas
By Ramzy Baroud “If we are going to live another four years with President Trump, God help us, God help you and God help the whole world.” These were the words of Palestinian Authority […]
Despite Israel’s Objections, Pompeo Confirms US Sale of F-35 Jets to UAE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Tuesday that the United States planned to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a $23.37 billion package. The State Department sent […]
UNRWA to Delay Workers’ Salaries over Lack of Funds
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may delay the salaries of thousands of its employees for November due to the “current financial crisis”, the organization’s general […]
Israeli Forces Suppress Arafat Memorial Rally in Bethlehem
Israeli forces suppressed a rally marking the sixteenth anniversary of late President Yasser Arafat in Tuqu‘ town, east of Bethlehem, causing a number of suffocation cases, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Tuqu‘ Mayor […]