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Month: April 2021
Jerusalem Uprising Rages after Israeli Far-Right March (LIVE BLOG)
The Jerusalem uprising, as it has been dubbed (in Arabic intifada al-Quds), raged last night in occupied Jerusalem for the 11th night in a row in protest against Israeli police and settlers’ provocations and assaults […]
Hamas Warns against Postponing Palestinian Elections
Deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, Khalil Al-Hayya yesterday warned against postponing the Palestinian legislative elections scheduled for May 22, saying it would push the Palestinian people into the unknown. Al-Hayya, who heads the movement’s […]
UK Labour Leader Pulls out of Ramadan Interfaith Event after Pro-Israel Lobbying
Labour leader Kier Starmer has come under sharp criticism for withdrawing from a virtual Ramadan interfaith event after a pro-Israel lobby group alerted him to the organizer’s support for the boycott of Israeli dates produced […]
Campaign to Oppose Israeli Military Recruitment in Canada Receives Boost
By Yves Engler The campaign to oppose illegal Israeli military recruitment in Canada has received a significant boost. A parliamentary petition calling for an investigation into IDF recruitment has quickly surpassed the number of signatures required to […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicles in West Bank
Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles traveling between the northern West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, […]
Over 100 Palestinians Injured after Israeli Extremists March through Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Over 100 Palestinians were injured and 50 others were detained in nightly violent clashes with Israeli police and Jewish settlers amid simmering tensions surrounding the holy month of Ramadan in the occupied city of East […]
Gaza Demands Release of Rimawi, Other Journalists Detained by Israel (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Members of the Palestinian Journalists Forum and other Palestinian activists held two separate protests outside the Gaza headquarters of the Red Cross in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners and in commemoration […]
PA Leadership Committed to Holding Elections in Palestine on Time
The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s leadership is committed to carrying out the Palestinian elections within the timeframe of the presidential decrees and specified dates, Spokesperson of the PA’s Presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh stressed on Wednesday. Speaking […]
Abbas Statements are Complicit with Israeli Settler-Colonialism
By Ramona Wadi Known for belatedly spouting known truths, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was true to form in his address to the J Street conference recently, which revealed the extent of his collaboration with the international […]
Palestinian Professor Says He was Denied Job because of His Views on Israel
A Palestinian professor said that he was denied a job because of his views on Israel and has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Illinois Congresswoman Marie Newman. Iymen Chehade is a Professor of […]
Israeli Authorities Evict Bedouin Families for Military Training
Israeli occupation authorities ordered today a number of Palestinian families in the Bedouin village of Ibziq, in the northern Jordan Valley region in the occupied West Bank, to leave their homes to make way for […]
UN Security Council to Deliberate Elections in Palestine
The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold today an open session chaired by Vietnam to discuss several issues, including pressuring Israel not to obstruct the holding of elections in all the occupied Palestinian […]
Israel, Morocco Meet to Strengthen Ties and Cooperation
Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis met with the designated ambassador and head of the Moroccan Embassy yesterday to discuss the results of normalizing ties and advancing further cooperation with each other. Akunis assured Abdel […]
Israeli Forces Detain Six Palestinians, Including Journalist, in West Bank
Israeli forces Wednesday dawn detained at least six Palestinians, including a journalist, from various parts of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. They said that Israeli forces rounded up 43-year-old journalist, […]
A Palestinian Prayer for Ramadan: May the Voices of the Oppressed Be Heard
By Ramzy Baroud COVID-19 cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious coronavirus variant which was first identified in Britain. Gaza has always […]
Netanyahu Mulls Direct Vote for Israeli PM to Solve 2-Year Deadlock
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a direct vote for the post of prime minister to end two years of political deadlock in the country, Israeli media reported on Monday. “There is a solution […]
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Calls for Executing Palestinian Protesters
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Aryeh King, yesterday called on Israeli police to execute Palestinian protesters who take to the streets of the holy city at night, Shehab news agency reported. King proposed a change in […]
Israeli Army Starts Military Exercises along Jordan Border
The Israeli army started military exercises along the border with Jordan yesterday, the Israeli defense ministry has announced. The ministry’s Crossing Authority said that the training would take place at the Jordan Valley crossing. “The […]
Pro-Israel US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Strengthen US Ties with Israel
Pro-Israel US lawmakers have proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide $30 million over five years to companies that partner with their counterparts in the occupation state. The move is an effort to facilitate joint […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Al-Araqeeb Village for 186th Time
Israeli forces again demolished on Monday a Palestinian Bedouin village in the southern Negev region, Anadolu Agency reported. Israeli forces demolished Al-Araqeeb village for the 186th time despite the start of the Muslim holy month […]
US Senators Sanders, Warren: Washington Should Consider Regulating Military Aid to Israel
US senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren yesterday said that the United States should consider regulating military aid to Israel. This came during told a virtual meeting with the US left-wing Jewish advocacy group, J […]
Calls for Boycott as UAE Launches First Exhibition with Israeli Artists
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is calling for a boycott of the first-ever art exhibition of Israeli artists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which opened recently at […]
Fatah, PLO: No Elections without Jerusalem
Member of Fatah’s Central Committee and the PLO’s Executive Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad yesterday reiterated that the PLO and Fatah will not accept carrying out elections without Jerusalem. Speaking to Voice of Palestine radio, Al-Ahmad said: […]
Gaza Records Highest Number of COVID-19 Deaths
The besieged Gaza Strip yesterday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 fatalities, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the coastal enclave said. The coronavirus pandemic has meant mostly bad news for Gaza. But despite it […]
New York Mayor Candidate Calls Israel ‘Apartheid State’ (AUDIO)
New York mayoral candidate Dianne Morales has deemed Israel an “apartheid state”, marking the latest instance of a leftist Democrat using the controversial term to condemn the occupation of Palestinian territories, The Forward reported on […]
Halt Israel’s Genocidal Policies is Quds Day Message
By Iqbal Jassat As global solidarity movements in support of Palestine’s freedom struggle begin preparations for the annual Quds Day commemoration, America’s new administration, under president Joe Biden, remains stuck in the mud. Each year […]
Palestinian Ministry Calls for Protection of Prisoners in Israel
Palestine today called on the international community and signatories of the Geneva Conventions to assume their responsibilities towards protecting Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, Anadolu Agency reports. “These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of […]
Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Worshipers at Damascus Gate, Injure Nine (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation police last night attacked hundreds of Palestinian worshipers as they were leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound via Damascus Gate in the occupied capital Jerusalem, injured nine of them, and detained one, according to […]
Online Event: Loved Ones, Families of the Incarcerated (VIDEO)
LOVED ONES: FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED will combine voices from Palestine with voices from Seattle to reveal the destructive impacts of mass incarceration on mothers, sisters, brothers, fathers and children of those in detention. Drawn […]
Report: Israeli Army Prepares Bank of Targets in Gaza
The Israeli army has revealed a plan including simultaneous attacks on hundreds of targets in Gaza based on a prepared bank of targets, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Friday. According to the London-based newspaper, this was […]