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Israel to Ban Human Rights Groups from School Visits over Use of ‘Apartheid State’
Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call the country an “apartheid state” from making school visits to present information to students, CBS News has reported. Yoav Galant tweeted yesterday that he had instructed the […]
Israeli Forces Detain Five Palestinians, Including Brothers, Minor
Israeli occupation forces today detained five Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, including brothers and a minor, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). To mark the end of Israel Apartheid Week, I […]
‘Times are a Changing’: Launch of Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice Project
By Ronnie Kasrils I salute Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice initiative which could not be more timely, and I am proud to be part of it. We live in troubled times: the raging pandemic, rise […]
Israel Approves 780 New Settlement Units in Occupied West Bank
Israel on Sunday advanced plans for 780 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said, adding the move puts Israel “on a collision course” with the incoming US administration. Right-wing […]
HRW Urges to Provide COVID Vaccines to Palestinians
Human Rights Watch on Sunday called on the Israeli authorities to provide coronavirus vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, […]
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Strip, Cause Damage to Property (VIDEO)
Israeli warplanes attacked, very early this morning, areas in the south of the Gaza Strip causing heavy damage to property but no injuries, reported the Palestinian news agency WAFA. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles […]
Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa
By Ramzy Baroud Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a few Arab countries. Thanks to the Arab normalizers, the doors […]
EU Welcomes Decision to Hold Elections in Palestine
A European Commission spokesman on Saturday hailed Palestine’s decision to hold general and presidential elections for the first time in 14 years, Anadolu Agency reported. “Palestine welcomes decree-law on holding legislative, presidential and National Council […]
Palestinian Prisoner Moved to Hospital Due to COVID-19 Complications
Abdul Muizz Dhib Al-Jubeh, a Palestinian political prisoner in the Israeli prison of Ramon, was moved to Soroka Medical Center today due to health complications resulting from his coronavirus infection, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s […]
Trump May Be on Trial, but the System that Produced Him Will Be Acquitted
By Jonathan Cook It is a fitting end to four years of Donald Trump in the White House. On one side, Trump’s endless stoking of political grievances – and claims that November’s presidential election was […]
Fatah, Hamas Welcome Decree Setting Dates for Palestinian National Elections
The ruling Fatah movement and its rival, the Hamas movement, welcomed the decree issued yesterday by President Mahmoud Abbas setting dates for national elections in Palestine. The decree set May 22 for holding legislative elections […]
Palestinian Official: Jewish Settlers Call for Demolition of Dome of the Rock
Israeli occupation authorities have taken the measurements of the Dome of the Rock while Jewish settlers are calling for its demolition, Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani announced on Friday. Al-Kiswani described what is […]
Will South Africa Unravel the Mystery of the #VisaScandal?
By Iqbal Jassat The campaign to petition South Africa’s ANC-led government to lift punitive Visa restrictions applicable to Palestinians desirous of traveling here is a necessary yet embarrassing exercise. Many people including veterans of the […]
Following US Pressure, Abbas Announces First Elections in Palestine in 15 Years
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Responding to a recent call by the Biden Administration to hold elections in Palestine as soon as possible, the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Friday that parliamentary […]
US Pompeo: Trump Should Win Nobel Prize for Middle East Peace
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has suggested that outgoing President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting harmony between Arab countries and Israel. This comes despite Trump facing trial in the […]
Israel to Start Vaccinating Palestinian Prisoners
Israel has said will begin administering the Covid-19 vaccine in prisons, including among Palestinian detainees. The inclusion of Palestinian prisoners in the inoculation drive comes despite Tel Aviv’s wider refusal to immunize Palestinians in the […]
Palestinian Authority to Pay Full Salaries to More than 900 Prisoners
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has signed an order to pay the full salaries to more than 900 prisoners and former prisoners, Head of the Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Authority Qadri Abu Bakr announced […]
Injuries Reported as Israeli Forces Attack Weekly Protests in West Bank
Several Palestinian and international protesters sustained injuries today as Israeli occupation forces attacked weekly protests against illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank districts of Hebron and Qalqilia, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]
‘Beyond Vietnam’: Where Do We Go from Here?
By Benay Blend In “Beyond Vietnam” (1967), his speech delivered at the Riverside Church in New York, Martin Luther King opened by quoting from Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. “A time comes when silence […]
Palestinians Protest against Netanyahu’s Visit in Nazareth
Hundreds of Palestinians, including members of a coalition of Arab parties known as the Joint List, held protests in northern Nazareth province as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a vaccination center, Anadolu reports. Several […]
Gaza Aid Worker Mohammad Al-Halabi Attends 154th Court Hearing in Israel
Former Gaza humanitarian worker, Mohammad al-Halabi, is attending his 154th court hearing in Israel, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC) said yesterday. The 42-year-old, who was the director of World Vision in Gaza until he was […]
Israel to Demolish Home of Palestinian Prisoner near Jenin
Israeli forces today notified the family of Mr. Mohammad Mraweh Kabaha, a prisoner in Israeli detention, about their intention to demolish their house in the village of Tura, located southwest of Jenin city in the […]
Covid-19 under Apartheid: How Israel Manipulates Suffering of Palestinians
By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, […]
Biden’s Teams Asks PA’s Abbas to Hold Elections in Palestine
The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported. #PA President #Abbas to Set Dates for New #Elections in […]
Gantz’s Calls for Unity against Netanyahu Rejected
Most Israeli parties have declared their refusal to unite or merge with the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance chaired by Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, local media reported yesterday. “I am […]
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Man in Hebron
Israeli forces Wednesday morning shot and injured a young Palestinian man in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Palestinian security forces confirmed that Israeli soldiers opened fire at […]
Palestine Activist Exonerated after Name Wrongly Placed on ‘Terror Category’
British-Palestinian Zaher Birawi has agreed to accept a settlement after the World-Check site wrongly listed him on its terrorism categorization. Refinitiv Ltd, which owns World-Check – which describes itself as a database of Politically Exposed […]
Twitter’s Ban on Trump Will Deepen the US Tribal Divide
By Jonathan Cook Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is […]
Israeli Court Bans Film Documenting Army Massacre in Jenin (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Ministry of Culture condemned today a ban by an Israeli court on playing the film “Jenin Jenin” by the artist Mohammad Bakri and the heavy fine imposed on him. The Israeli District Court […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Vehicles near Nablus, Injure Palestinian Man
Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles driving near Surra junction to the west of the northern West Bank district of Nablus, with stones, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities […]
