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Year: 2020
The King’s Man: Blinken’s Appointment Reassures Israel that Little Will Change under Biden
By Ramzy Baroud Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has nothing to worry about as the man who will directly handle America’s foreign policy in the Middle East is a loyal friend of Israel. […]
Hamas Chief in Gaza Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, tested positive on Tuesday for the novel coronavirus, the Palestinian movement said. “Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was infected […]
UN Human Rights Office Calls for Investigations into Israeli Shooting of Palestinian Children
The United Nations Human Rights Office today called for a transparent investigation after Israeli occupation forces critically injured several Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli forces critically injured at least four children […]
Fatah Official: Palestine, Jordan, Egypt to Hold Peace Conference
Deputy leader of Palestine’s Fatah movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said a committee which includes Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian officials has been formed to coordinate the Palestinian call for holding an international peace conference. A Return to […]
Establishment Journalists are Piling on to Smear Robert Fisk Now He Cannot Answer Back
By Jonathan Cook Something remarkable even by the usually dismal standards of the stenographic media blue-tick brigade has been happening in the past few days. Leading journalists in the corporate media have suddenly felt the […]
Palestinian Forced to Demolish His Own House in Jerusalem
Israeli occupation authorities today forced a Palestinian to demolish his own house in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabber, under the pretext of building without a permit, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local […]
Senior US Official: Saudi Arabia to Allow Israeli Commercial Flights to Use Its Airspace
Saudi Arabia will allow Israeli airliners to use its airspace after talks on Monday between the country’s officials and a team headed by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, a senior Trump official cited by […]
Israel Alerts Missions after Murder of Iranian Scientist
Israel Monday asked its diplomats at missions around the world to be “vigilant” after Iran accused Israel of killing Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, reports Anadolu Agency. Israeli daily Maariv reported that Foreign Ministry […]
Palestinian Student Mays Abu Ghosh Released after 15 Months in Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Mays Abu Ghosh, a 23-year-old Palestinian student from the refugee camp of Qalandiya, is finally free. She was released from the Damon Israeli prison after spending 15 months under harsh […]
The Assassin’s Creed: Murder as Israeli State Policy
By Jeremy Salt “If our dreams for Zionism are not to end in the smoke of assassins’ pistols and our labor for its future to produce only a new set of gangsters worthy of Nazi […]
Jordan King Meets PA President to Revive Peace Talks
Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in a bid to revive the stalled Israel-Palestine peace process under a new US administration. The two leaders met at the Jordanian resort town […]
The Planet Cannot Heal until We Rip the Mask off the West’s War Machine
By Jonathan Cook Making political sense of the world can be tricky unless one understands the role of the state in capitalist societies. The state is not primarily there to represent voters or uphold democratic […]
PA President Abbas Awards Late US Activist Rachel Corrie ‘Freedom Star’ Award
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday awarded late American activist Rachel Corrie the “Freedom Star” accolade, honoring her sacrifices for the sake of the Palestinian people, Quds Net News reported. During a call with […]
Israeli Authorities Demolish Historic Stairway Leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli Jerusalem Municipality yesterday demolished a historic stairway that leads to the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Lions’ Gate (Bab Al-Asbat) and the Old City of Jerusalem. The head of the Committee for the Preservation of Islamic […]
Israeli Senior Official: The World Should Thank Us for Killing Iranian Scientist
The world should thank Israel for killing prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Israeli senior official gloated in an interview with the New York Times. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the senior official who was […]
Beyond Symbolic Victories: The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
By Ramzy Baroud Although November 29 has galvanized pro-Palestinian communities around the world for decades, a few facts and problems about this day must be acknowledged and redressed. To start with, the history behind […]
‘Wynken, Blinken, and Nod’: On the Diversity of Biden’s Administration
By Benay Blend Published on March 9, 1889, “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod” is a children’s poem composed by American writer Eugene Field. The title suggests a child’s blinking eyes and nodding head, meant perhaps by […]
UN Report: Israeli Siege Results in $16.5Bn Loss to Gaza Economy
A new United Nations (UN) report found that the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has resulted in $16.5 billion losses to its crippling economy and pushed more than half of the enclave’s residents below […]
On International Day of Solidarity, UN Secretary-General Urges Commitment to Palestinian People
Commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he remains committed to ending the Israeli occupation in line with relevant UN resolutions. In a message marking the occasion, […]
Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible
By Ramzy Baroud Once again, Europe’s top diplomats expressed their ‘deep concern’ regarding Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions “threaten the viability of the two-state solution”. This position […]
Iran’s President Vows Revenge over Murdered Scientist
Iran’s president vowed on Saturday to exact revenge over the killing of the prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as he joined other officials in blaming Israel for the slaying. Israel, long suspected of killing scientists […]
Custos of the Holy Land Arrives in Bethlehem Ushering in Christmas Celebrations amid COVID-19 Restrictions
The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, arrived today in at Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity coming from Jerusalem ushering in the Christmas celebrations which kicks off tomorrow. However, due to the coronavirus lockdown […]
Iran Accuses Israel of Assassinating Top Scientist, Fakhrizadhe
The Iranian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday, November 27, the assassination of prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadhe. Fakhrizadeh died of injuries in hospital after armed assassins fired on his car, Iranian media reported. In 2018, […]
Report: Netanyahu Planning for New Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held a series of meetings with members of his Likud party to hold internal elections in preparation for holding general elections, Israeli media reported. Sources said Netanyahu confirmed during […]
Russia Condemns Pompeo’s Visit to Golan Heights
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, condemned today the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to the Golan Heights as further evidence of Washington’s lack of respect for the international law. “We […]
Israeli Court Orders Eviction of 87 Palestinians from Their Homes in East Jerusalem
The Jerusalem District Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Palestinian families living in a building in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in East Jerusalem against two previous court orders that force them to give […]
Sudan Denies Voting for Israeli-Sponsored Resolution at the UN
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry yesterday denied recent media reports claiming the state had voted in favor of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly. “It has never happened that Sudan voted for any draft resolution […]
The PA Excels in Theatre of the Absurd
By Ramona Wadi If there is one thing in which the Palestinian Authority excels, it is theatre of the absurd. Following its announcement that, based on international reassurances, there will be a resumption of security […]
Hamas: PA’s Resumption of ‘Security Cooperation’ with Israel Foiled Reconciliation
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s resumption of security cooperation with Israel has foiled national reconciliation. During a virtual discussion panel, member of Hamas political bureau Dr. Musa […]
WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Kill Palestinian Driver at Checkpoint
Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man at Al-Zaeem checkpoint, which separates an illegal Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank from a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. According to Al Jazeera, Nour […]