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Month: June 2021
WATCH: Chaos and Tensions as Israeli Knesset Votes on New Government
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office are expected to end today as the Israeli parliament, Knesset, is scheduled to vote on a new government. Chaos and tensions at the Knesset session […]
Israeli Forces Assault 3 Palestinian Workers in West Bank
Israeli army soldiers on Sunday brutally assaulted three Palestinian workers in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian medical source, reports Anadolu Agency. “The workers suffered bruises in the head and face,” the source […]
WATCH: Palestinian Woman Killed by Israeli Soldiers near Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces opened gunfire today at a Palestinian woman and killed her at Qalandia checkpoint, to the north of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The woman, identified as Ibtisam Khaled […]
Israeli Police Approve Controversial Flag March in Jerusalem
After weeks of controversy over security concerns, Israeli police approved a flag march organized by right-wing Jewish Israelis including ministers and MKs, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday. Haaretz reported that the flag march would […]
WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Open Fire, Injure Woman near Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces opened gunfire today at a Palestinian woman and injured her at Qalandia checkpoint, near occupied Jerusalem, according to witnesses. The woman was left bleeding helplessly on the ground, and soldiers blocked access […]
Pension Fund Divests from Israeli Bank as Anti-Apartheid Campaign Grows
Divestment from one of Israel’s major banks is gathering pace in Scotland as Israel’s status as an apartheid state becomes harder to dispute. Lothian Pension Fund’s divestment makes it the third such local authority institution to […]
Two Children Poisoned, 400 Trees Damaged as Settlers Spray Toxic Pesticides
Two Palestinian boys were intoxicated on Friday and about 400 grape trees were damaged due to pesticides sprayed by illegal Jewish settlers in the village of al-Khader, near Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank, […]
Israeli Forces Kill 15-Year-Old Palestinian Boy near Nablus
A 15-year-old Palestinian boy has been killed by the Israeli occupation forces in the village of Beita, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, during an anti-settlement rally. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) said Israeli […]
Palestinian Municipality Offers Tax Waivers for Shops Boycotting Israeli Products
Beitunia Municipality, one of the main Ramallah neighborhoods, has offered tax waivers to shops that boycott Israeli products, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Wednesday. According to the online newspaper, the shops, which are completely empty of […]
Israeli Mayor, Jewish Extremists Storm Arab Primary School in Lod
The Israeli Mayor of Lod city, Yair Revivo, along with members of the religious-nationalist movement known as the “Torah Nucleus” yesterday stormed an Arab primary school in the city in an effort to confiscate its […]
Report: Jordan and Hamas May Reconcile to Confront Israel
Jordan and Hamas may be on the verge of reconciliation in the ongoing confrontation with the occupation state of Israel, Anadolu has reported. Jordan prisoner freed by Israelis after 21 years locked up in prison […]
Israeli Court Postpones Appeal of Palestine Families Being Displaced from Jerusalem
Israel’s Central Court has decided to postpone the consideration of the petition of two Palestinian families against their forced eviction from the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. On Thursday, the court delayed the […]
UK Labor Leader Urges Boris Johnson to Support Palestinian State at G7 Summit (VIDEO)
UK Labor leader Keir Starmer has urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press for the recognition of a Palestinian state at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Starmer used […]
WATCH: Video Shows Israeli Prison Guards Assaulting Palestinians in Negev Prison
A newly released video footage has shown Israeli prison guards brutally assaulting Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli prison of Negev, reportedly carried out in March 2019. The footage shows several Israeli guards throwing prisoners, one […]
Palestine Chronicle TV: The Youth of ‘The Palestinian Voice in Italy’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian author and journalist, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, hosts three guests from Italy: activists from The Palestinian Voice of Italy Sarah al-Bukhari and Ghazi Elamry, and Italian intellectual Romana Rubeo, to […]
Israeli Settler-Colonialism Protects US Interests, Hence the Unconditional Support
By Ramona Wadi The US will not get involved in the current government turbulence in Israel, but remains committed to the security of the settler-colonial state, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has declared. Her […]
Amnesty Condemns Israeli Shutdown of Health Organization in West Bank
The Israeli army’s decision to shut down a Palestinian Union of Health Workers Committee (UHWC) office near Ramallah will have catastrophic consequences on the health needs of Palestinians, warned Amnesty International Wednesday. Israeli authorities raided […]
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Refuses Cuts to Military Budget
The Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi has categorically rejected the Ministry of Defense’s budget cuts. “The IDF [army] has many tasks. To win the war – we are developing methods that we enjoy […]
Former Israeli Envoys to South Africa: Israel is an Apartheid State
Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa have said in an article drawing parallels with the system of racial segregation in South Africa which ended in 1994. In […]
Jerusalem: Israeli Forces Attack Sit-in against Expulsion of Palestinian Families
Israeli police attacked today a sit-in held in front of the Israeli Central Court in occupied Jerusalem city in solidarity with two Palestinian families who are threatened with forcible expulsion from their homes in Silwan’s […]
Three Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Forces in Jenin
Israeli occupation army and Special Forces killed two members of the Palestinian Authority’s Military Intelligence force during a pre-dawn raid late Wednesday night into Jenin city in the northern occupied West Bank in search of […]
On the Politics of Victory and Defeat: How Gaza Dethroned the King of Israel
By Ramzy Baroud How did Benjamin Netanyahu manage to serve as Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister? With a total of 15 years in office, Netanyahu surpassed the 12-year mandate of Israel’s founding father, David Ben […]
Algerian President Praises Protest Movement, Condemns Normalization with Israel
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has told Al-Jazeera that the Hirak protest movement saved the state thanks to its peaceful nature. In his first interview with the broadcaster, Tebboune also criticized the normalization agreements between Arab […]
Report: 337 Israeli Violations against Palestinian Journalists in May
Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate documented 337 Israeli violations against journalists and the media in the occupied Palestinian territories in May, including attacks carried out during the 11-day Israeli offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip. In a […]
Hamas to US: Israel Must End Its Occupation of Palestine
Hamas yesterday condemned the latest remarks made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which he endorsed the Israeli occupation’s “right to defend itself”. “Blinken gives the Israeli occupation a green light to continue […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Raid, Close Health Organization Headquarters in West Bank
Israeli forces dawn Wednesday raided the main headquarters of a leading health organization in the occupied West Bank city of al-Bireh and ordered the place to be shut down. General Manager of the Health Work […]
Israel’s Outgoing Government Authorizes Controversial Jerusalem March
Israel’s outgoing government Tuesday approved a controversial march by far-right Jewish nationalists through occupied East Jerusalem next week, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. “The march will be held on Tuesday, […]
How a Necklace Shut down an Israeli Military Checkpoint
A piece of Palestinian jewelry wreaked havoc at the Israeli military checkpoint of Qalandiya, located between Ramallah and Jerusalem. The panic among the Israeli soldiers began when an 18-year old Palestinian woman arrived with her […]
Right-Wing Israeli MK: Canceling Flag March ‘Shameful Surrender to Hamas’
Israeli police’s decision to cancel the Flag March, due to be held on Thursday in Jerusalem, over security concerns is a “shameful surrender to terror and Hamas threats,” a right-wing Knesset member said yesterday. Head […]
Israeli Forces Bulldoze Irrigation Pond in Jordan Valley
Israeli occupation forces today bulldozed an irrigation pool in the village of Bardala, in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Mohammad Sawafta, the pool’s owner, said that the […]