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Month: July 2021
Birzeit University Protests Mass Detention of Students
The Student Union at Birzeit University organized today a sit-in in front of the university to protest the Israeli occupation forces’ detention of 33 students. Soldiers yesterday stopped 45 students following their solidarity visit to […]
FC Barcelona-Beitar Jerusalem Game Cancelled Following Palestinian Protests
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The owner of a controversial Israeli team, Beitar Jerusalem, has decided to call off a football friendly with the international team, FC Barcelona. The decision by Moshe Hogeg followed a […]
From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Book Review
By Jim Miles (From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia. Michael McFaul. Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2018/2019) “From Cold War to Hot Peace” is a difficult book to discuss. […]
Algerian President Vows Continued Solidarity with Palestine
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Wednesday that Algeria and its people would continue to stand by Palestine and its cause, stressing that Palestine will remain a political and religious qibla for Algerians and Arabs, […]
BBC Fires Palestinian Journalist over 2014 Tweet
The Palestinian affairs specialist for BBC Monitoring, Tala Halawa, was fired last month over a tweet criticizing the Israeli offensive on Gaza in 2014, three years before being hired by the British news outlet. Halawa, […]
Israel Carries out Mass Arrests of Birzeit University Students
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) today condemned the Israeli army’s detention of dozens of Palestinian students of Birzeit University following a solidarity visit to the Shalabi family whose home was demolished by the army last […]
Family Separation Law: Israel’s Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies
By Ramzy Baroud When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly referred to as the Family Reunification Law, news reports and analyses misrepresented the story altogether. The even split of 59 […]
EU Ambassadors Boycott US Independence Day Event in Jerusalem
The German and French ambassadors, along with other European Union (EU) ambassadors, boycotted a ceremony at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Ynet News revealed on Tuesday. The ceremony was held on July 4 at […]
‘Cowardly Deference to Anti-Palestinian Prejudice’: Harvard Professor Cornel West Resigns
In his blistering resignation letter to Harvard University, Dr. Cornel West, one of America’s leading public intellectuals, cited the administration’s “anti-Palestinian prejudice” as one of the main reasons for departing after four years of teaching. […]
Israeli Army Demolishes Palestinian Bedouin Community’s Homes near Ramallah
Israeli forces Wednesday morning demolished 11 Palestinian homes in the Bedouin community of al-Qabbun, near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Fares Ka‘abneh, a media activist, told WAFA that a large Israeli military […]
‘I am in So Much Pain, My Child’: Khalida Jarrar’s Message at Her Daughter’s Funeral (FULL TEXT)
On Tuesday, July 13, Palestinian human rights advocate Suha Jarrar was laid to rest by her friends and family in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Suha’s mother, Palestinian leader, feminist icon, and political […]
Israeli PM Bennett: Israel’s Security Depends on Ties with Jordan
Israel’s security depends on good ties with Jordan, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday, stressing that his predecessor and head of the opposition destroyed relations between the two countries, the Jerusalem Post reported. “Knesset member […]
China Steps up Food Assistance to Palestinians in Besieged Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) received a contribution of $1 million from the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) towards supporting food assistance […]
Israeli Media: UAE to Officially Open Embassy in Tel Aviv
Israeli media revealed that the UAE’s embassy will be opened in Tel Aviv on Wednesday after the two countries normalized relations last year. The inauguration will take place in the presence of Israeli President Isaac […]
Khalida Jarrar to Remain Prisoner despite Daughter’s Death
The Israeli authorities have refused to release detained Palestinian political activist Khalida Jarrar to attend her daughter’s funeral. Please sign and share this petition calling for Israel to release Palestinian leader and parliamentarian Khalida Jarrar. […]
Settlements are War Crimes: Time to Hold South Africa’s World Zionist Organization Accountable
By Iqbal Jassat Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), has made damning findings on Israel’s illegal settlements. In his report on Friday to the UN Human Rights […]
Embattled Abbas Seeks Erdogan’s Help to End Criticism of Palestinian Authority
During a meeting in Istanbul held on Sunday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas asked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop Hamas’s incitement against the PA. Both leaders discussed the latest developments in the […]
FC Barcelona: No Official Confirmation Regarding Summer Match with Israel’s Beitar Jerusalem
President of FC Barcelona Joan Laport said the club Barcelona has not publicly released any official statements through its official channels confirming the holding of a friendly football match against the Israeli team Beitar in […]
Daughter of Iconic Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar Found Dead
The dead body of Suha, the daughter of the iconic Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar, has been found in an apartment near Palestine medical complex in Ramallah. The cause of death remains unclear. Khalida Jarrar: In […]
Jewish Settlers Brutally Attack, Wound Palestinian Child in Hebron
A Palestinian child sustained injuries today after being attacked with stones by extremist Jewish settlers in the village of Al-Tuba, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Rateb Jabour, a local anti-settlement […]
Gaza Children at Risk: UNICEF Calls for Immediate Humanitarian Assistance
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called for allowing an immediate delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip. “Gaza has 1 million #children, many are in need of assistance. We […]
No to Sports-Wash: UK Activists Protest against Puma
Several demonstrations were held across the United Kingdom yesterday against Puma to demand that the sports brand end its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association (IFA). Puma is a multinational corporation that designs and manufactures […]
Why Daniel Hale Deserves Gratitude, Not Prison
By Kathy Kelly “Pardon Daniel Hale.” These words hung in the air on a recent Saturday evening, projected onto several Washington, D.C. buildings, above the face of a courageous whistleblower facing ten years in prison. […]
‘Jerusalem is Red Line’: Palestinian Flag March Held in Umm Al-Fahm (VIDEO)
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israel took part in a Palestine Flag March organized on Friday in the city of Umm Al-Fahm in Israel, Arab48.com reported. The Palestine Flag March was organized by young Palestinians and […]
UN Official, Michael Lynk, Decries ‘War Crimes’ in Occupied Palestine
Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN official said today, calling on countries to make clear to Israel that its “illegal occupation” cannot be cost-free, Reuters reported. Michael […]
Jerusalem: Makassed Hospital Raided in Search for Critically Wounded Palestinian
Israeli forces raided Makassed Hospital in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday evening in search of a young man they had earlier shot and critically injured in Silwan. Palestinians were attacked by Israeli forces in Silwan […]
Biden Wants Israel to Cease Palestinian Home Demolition
The administration of US President Joe Biden has said that it will ‘prioritize’ halting Israel’s policy of punitive home demolitions in what appeared to be its first confrontation with the new government of Prime Minister […]
We are Not Israelis: Palestinian Actors Boycott Cannes Film Festival
Actors starring in the new film “Let There Be Morning” have withdrawn their participation from the Cannes Film Festival, in protest of the film being labeled as an Israeli production. The film, which is written […]
Kneeling against Racism: Solidarity in EURO 2020 Should Not be ‘Controversial’
By Ramzy Baroud Another football ‘controversy’ has started when football players participating in the ongoing ‘UEFA Euro 2020’, kneeled down during national anthems to protest racism, a serious problem that has plagued football stadiums […]
Amnesty: PA Response to Nizar Banat Demonstrators ‘Violent Repression’
Recent violence by Palestinian government forces against demonstrators in the West Bank has constituted a “chilling campaign of repression”, according to Amnesty International. The rights NGO slammed the use of “unlawful force” by the authorities […]