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Month: April 2021

PODCAST: Palestine Chronicle Editors Interview International Law Expert on ICC War Crimes Investigation (LISTEN)

April 7, 2021

The Israeli government is ramping up its efforts aimed at creating a centralized strategy to combat an imminent investigation into war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC). A high-level meeting brought top Israeli officials […]

Palestinian Mayor of Sebastia Assaulted by Jewish Settlers While Saving Child

April 7, 2021

Jewish settlers attacked the Mayor of Sebastia, Mohammad Azem, as he tried to prevent them from beating and abducting a Palestinian child, reported Wafa news agency. Azem told Wafa that dozens of Jewish settlers arrived […]

Jewish Settlers Assault Palestinian Mother, Baby in Hebron

April 7, 2021

Jewish settlers assaulted a Palestinian mother and her baby in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) on Tuesday evening, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Mufeed Sharbati, a resident, said that a […]

From His Solitary Confinement, Marwan Barghouti Holds the Key to Fatah’s Future

April 7, 2021

If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well as for the current PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, such a scenario […]

Hamas: ‘No Parliamentary Elections without Jerusalem’

April 7, 2021

Hamas on Monday stressed it would not accept holding Palestinian parliamentary election without the participation of Palestinians in Jerusalem. In a statement, member of the movement’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Reshq said: “We insist that the […]

Palestinian Elderly Woman Dies after Being Hit by Jewish Settler near Hebron

April 7, 2021

A Palestinian elderly woman died today after being struck by a Jewish settler near As-Samu‘ town, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Security sources confirmed that 73-year-old Shafiqa Abu Aqeel […]

The US’ Designation is Glossing over Colonialism in Palestine

April 6, 2021

In another move that shows US President Joe Biden is navigating between the Trump administration’s era and the return to the two-state politics, the US State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights presented two facets of […]

PA Urges Quartet to Pressure Israel to Allow Elections in Jerusalem

April 6, 2021

The Palestine Authority (PA) yesterday urged the Quartet on the Middle East to pressure Israel into allowing Palestinian parliamentary elections to take place in occupied East Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported. In a letter sent […]

Israeli Forces Detain Hamas Candidate for Bethlehem

April 6, 2021

Israeli forces this morning detained senior Hamas official Hasan Wardyan, a candidate in the upcoming Palestinian elections, and other citizens from their homes in Bethlehem, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Wardyan has previously spent over […]

Why Can’t Canadian Social Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh Say ‘Palestine’

April 6, 2021

On CBC’s The House on Saturday Jagmeet Singh was asked about resolutions submitted to next week’s NDP convention regarding “Canada’s relationship to Israel and the Palestinian territory”. Instead of responding to the question, the NDP leader mentioned “anti-Semitism” four times. […]

Israeli President Tasks Netanyahu with Forming Government

April 6, 2021

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin today tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government after the country’s fourth election in two years. Highlighting the ongoing division in the political circles in Israel, Rivlin said no […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man, Injure His Wife near Ramallah (VIDEOS)

April 6, 2021

A Palestinian man was killed and his wife injured today after they were shot by Israeli army gunfire near the village of Beir Nabala, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. […]

Engaging the World: The Making of Hamas’s Foreign Policy – Book Review

April 5, 2021

(Engaging the World: The making of Hamas’s foreign policy. Daud Abdullah. Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC), 2020.) Hamas has been a strongly maligned actor within the western mainstream media. The concise and well-written “Engaging the World” […]

Palestinian Election Officials Approve 36 Lists to Run in May Vote

April 5, 2021

Palestinian election officials announced Sunday that 36 candidate lists had been approved to run in legislative elections set for next month, the first Palestinian polls in 15 years. The vote, which precedes a presidential election […]

Israeli PM Back to Trial over Corruption

April 5, 2021

Israel’s Central Court in East Jerusalem on Monday resumed the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, Anadolu reports. The court will hear witnesses in three cases where Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, […]

Report: Netanyahu Knew of Jordan Security Unrest as It Happened

April 5, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was aware of the security unrest in Jordan and the arrests campaign against senior officials including former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein the minute they happened, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper […]

On Palestine Children’s Day, 140 Minors Held in Israeli Prisons

April 5, 2021

Marking Palestine Children’s Day, the Palestine Prisoners’ Club revealed that there are 140 Palestinian children in Israeli prisons, including two under administrative detention. According to the Defence for Children International-Palestine, every year between 500 and […]

In Photos, Gaza’s Christian Community Celebrates Easter Sunday

April 4, 2021

Under strict precautions, the Palestinian Christian community in Gaza celebrated Easter Sunday inside the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family.  Celebrations and special prayers were also held in many parts of occupied Palestine, including […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot, Destroy Olive Trees near Nablus

April 4, 2021

Jewish settlers today uprooted and destroyed scores of olive saplings for Palestinian farmers in the village of Qusra, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Maryam’s Wish for the Homeless Cats of Gaza (PHOTOS)

April 4, 2021

Maryam Bar is a 32-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City. She is a graduate of Islamic Studies. For her, there is much overlapping between her academic credentials and her passion for cats. As a […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Arrest Palestinian Man near Jerusalem

April 4, 2021

Israeli occupation forces last night opened gunfire at a Palestinian young man in the village of Qatanna, near occupied Jerusalem, and arrested him while bleeding, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli soldiers opened […]

Lawfare Results in Resounding Victories for Palestinian Solidarity Movements in South Africa

April 3, 2021

2021 kicked off astoundingly well for South Africa’s broad-based Palestinian solidarity movements. If what they notched up in a series of groundbreaking results in defense of Palestine’s freedom struggle during the first quarter of the […]

Saudi FM: Normalization with Israel Would Bring Region ‘Tremendous Benefit’ (VIDEO)

April 3, 2021

Normalization with Israel would bring “tremendous benefit” to the region, the Saudi foreign minister has said, but such an accord with the kingdom would depend on progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Under the “Abraham […]

Israel Threatens to ‘Stop Everything’ if Hamas Wins Parliamentary Elections

April 3, 2021

Head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Kamil Abu Rukun has warned that Israel “will stop everything” if Hamas wins the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Times of Israel reported. In an interview with […]

‘The Right Step’: Australia’s Labor Party Recognizes the State of Palestine

April 2, 2021

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has passed an amendment to its policy platform recognizing Palestine as a state. The decision was taken at the ALP Conference on Tuesday, March 30.  Immediately raising the ire of […]

Two Palestinian Journalists Injured as Israeli Forces Attack Protest in Kafr Qaddum

April 2, 2021

Several Palestinians, including two reporters, were injured by rubber-coated rounds today as Israeli occupation forces attacked the weekly anti-settlements protest in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian […]

Nine Fatah Candidates Withdraw from Electoral List

April 2, 2021

Nine members of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah – withdrew on Thursday from the movement’s electoral list for parliamentary elections just as the Central Elections Commission closed registration for the polls. Fatah candidate […]

Report: US Administration Plans Lifting Sanctions on ICC Officials

April 2, 2021

The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to revoke the sanctions imposed by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, on the International Criminal Court (ICC) top officials as early as this week, the Foreign Policy […]

Israeli Soldiers Storm Refugee Camp, Injure Five Palestinians near Nablus

April 2, 2021

Five Palestinian young men sustained gunfire injuries today during an Israeli army incursion into Askar refugee camp, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources. Dozens of Israeli […]

US State Department Clarifies West Bank is Occupied Territory

April 1, 2021

US President Joe Biden’s administration said Wednesday that Israel’s control of the West Bank is indeed “occupation,” clarifying its stance after the release of a report that seemed to downplay the term, adopting language used […]

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