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Month: June 2021

Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Workers near Apartheid Wall
Israeli forces today injured two Palestinian workers near Israel’s apartheid wall, in the West Bank village of Anin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces opened fire towards […]

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Heads to Mauritania after Morocco Visit
A high-level delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas, led by the chief of the movement’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, arrived on Monday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott following a five-day visit to Morocco. A Hamas […]

‘I Counted Seven Shots’: The Murder of Ibtisam Ka’abana
Many Palestinian men and women have been murdered here at the Qalandiya military checkpoint. The latest in the seemingly endless line of victims is Ibtisam Ka’abana, a young Palestinian woman who was killed by Israeli […]

Gaza in a Sardine Can: An Exceptional Palestinian Artist Tells an Extraordinary Story
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza From inside a very small studio, in the Saftawi area in northern Gaza City, Palestinian refugee Mohammed Jahlash is soaring with his art to new heights. He turns discarded sardine […]

Hamas: Marwan Barghouti is Top of Prisoner Exchange List
Hamas has said that it will prioritize the release of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in any prisoner exchange deal with Israel. This was revealed after a meeting between the head of the Palestinian Islamic […]

Gaza’s Pepsi Factory Forced to Halt Operations Due to Israeli Siege
Gaza’s Pepsi bottling company was forced to halt operations this week due to Israeli import restrictions that were tightened during its 11-day assault on the Strip, Reuters reported the company’s owners saying. A ceasefire was […]

Jewish Settler Pepper-Sprays Four Palestinian Girls in Sheikh Jarrah
Four Palestinian minors, ranging in ages from 12 to 14 years, sustained injuries after being pepper-sprayed in the face by a Jewish settler in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the Palestinian news agency […]

PA FM: New Israeli Government has ‘Emboldened’ Jewish Settlers
Illegal Jewish settlers have stepped up their violence against Palestinians since the new government headed by Naftali Bennett was sworn in last weekend, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday. “There is a noticeable increase in […]

Palestinian Forced to Demolish his Commercial Facility in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation authorities today forced a Palestinian to demolish his commercial facility in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Mukabbir, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA Local sources told WAFA that the Israeli municipality […]

Israel Allows Limited Resumption of Exports from Gaza
Israel has relaxed some restrictions on the export of commercial goods from Gaza. The ‘conditional’ measure comes a month after a truce ended the Israeli military offensive on the besieged Strip. Starting from Monday, a […]

Israeli Court Releases Senior Islamic Movement Official under Strict Conditions
An Israeli court in Nazareth ordered the release of Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib on Sunday under strict conditions. The deputy head of the Islamic movement in Israel has been placed under house arrest, the Times of […]

Backed by Israeli Army, Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Jewish settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday in occupied East Jerusalem backed up by heavily armed forces. Dozens of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa and partook in what local activists described as “provocative […]

In Joining the Coalition, Mansour Abbas Fragments the Palestinian Political Struggle
By Ramona Wadi When Palestinians face the prospect of the colonization of the last remaining shards of their land by Israel, the answer is surely not collaboration with the right-wing apartheid state. And yet this […]

Jewish Settlers Open Fire at Palestinians near Nablus
Armed Jewish settlers last night opened fire at Palestinian civilians at the main junction near the village of Deir Sharaf, to the west of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian […]

680 Leaders, Intellectuals Urge Biden to Uphold Palestinian Rights
More than 680 global leaders and intellectuals in the fields of science, academia, civil society, faith etcetera have urged US President Joe Biden to honor his commitments toward protecting the human rights of the Palestinians. […]

Two Poems in Protest for Palestine
By Farrah Sarafa The protest for Palestine in Manhattan this past month was one of a kind. Erected in wake of ongoing displacements, settlement expansions, and militarized upsurges in East Jerusalem, Palestinian voices have risen […]

PA Cancels Vaccine Deal as Israeli Jabs ‘about to Expire’
The Palestinian Authority said Friday it canceled a deal that would have seen Israel provide it with one million Covid-19 vaccine doses as the jabs are “about to expire”. An initial delivery of Pfizer doses […]

More US Labour Unions Join Alliance against ‘Israeli Apartheid’
Vermont State Labour Council has announced joining an alliance of Labor for Palestine which stands against “Israeli apartheid,” raising the number of American labor bodies which joined this alliance to 15. “Our affiliate Vermont State […]

Gaza: 20 Factories Destroyed, 5,000 Jobs Lost Due to Israeli Offensive
Head of the General Federation of Trade Unions Sami Al-Amasi has confirmed that 20 factories were destroyed during the last offensive in Gaza, and 5,000 workers had lost their jobs. In a statement, Al-Amasi disclosed […]

Elderly Injured as Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes near Hebron
A Palestinian elderly woman was injured during a Jewish settler attack on Palestinian residents’ homes at-Tiwani, in the Masafer Yatta area, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Head of at-Tiwani village […]

Dozens Injured as Israeli Forces Quell Anti-settlement Rally near Nablus
Dozens of Palestinians were injured by military live-fire as Israeli forces today quelled an anti-settlement rally in the village of Beita, near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Israeli Envoy: Israel is Ready to Establish Ties with Indonesia, Malaysia
Israel is willing to work towards establishing ties with Southeast Asia’s Muslim majority nations, its ambassador to Singapore said yesterday. The announcement comes despite their condemnation of Israel’s airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip last […]

Report: Netanyahu ‘Illegally’ Destroyed Documents before Leaving
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly destroyed documents stored in safes before leaving office, according to Haaretz. Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office were ordered to shred the documents prior to Naftali Bennett taking […]

Israeli Cop Charged with Reckless Homicide over Killing of Autistic Palestinian Man
An Israeli border police officer has been charged with reckless homicide following the murder of Iyad Al-Hallaq, an autistic Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem. The 20-year-year-old Border Police officer had charges filed by the police […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Shoot Journalists, Child at Al-Aqsa
Israeli police today shot two journalists and a child as they cracked down on a rally at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli forces barged […]

Israel Launches Series of Airstrikes on Gaza
Israel Friday overnight launched a series of airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip for the second time since the fragile ceasefire end last month’s 11-day Israeli onslaught, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. An […]

Gaza: Visualizing Destruction – Palestine Chronicle Short Documentary
By Palestine Chronicle Staff What does ‘toppled to the ground’ actually mean in real life? What happens to a neighborhood once a missile explodes and the bodies of dead and wounded are collected? In […]

Free Jamal Nisser, a 75-Year-Old Palestinian-American Imprisoned in Israel
By Jad K. Jadallah Tawil Any government around the world must defend and secure the health, safety, and rights of any of its born or naturalized citizens, wherever these citizens are located in the world. […]

New Poll Shows Significant Support for Hamas after Recent Israeli Offensive
A new poll published yesterday revealed a dramatic increase in support for Hamas following last month’s brutal Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip. Conducted by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research, the […]

‘Bad Fellows’: On Justin Trudeau’s Posturing for Israel
By Jim Miles On June 13, 2021, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put out a statement welcoming the new Israeli government and outlining Canada’s support for all things Israeli. The full statement is available on […]