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Month: October 2021
Palestinian Film Submitted for Oscar Nomination
An independent committee from the Palestine cinema sector, under the supervision of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, submitted the film, “The Stranger”, for a nomination at the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, […]
Jewish Settlers Destroy over 300 Olive Trees near Ramallah
Jewish settlers on Thursday uprooted more than 300 olive trees in the village of Al-Mazraa al-Garbieh, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, as part of their continued attack on olive harvesting season, the […]
‘Nothing Beautiful about Occupation’: Mandela’s Grandson Calls for Boycott of Miss Universe Pageant in Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff After Lalela Mswane was crowned Miss South Africa 2021 on Saturday, Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, has urged her to boycott the Miss Universe […]
The Cultural Genocide in Palestine: On Sally Rooney’s Decision to Boycott Israel
By Ramzy Baroud The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on award-winning Irish novelist, Sally Rooney, as soon as she declared that she had “chosen not to sell … translation rights […]
New Israeli Poll: Promoting Peace with Palestine the Lowest Priority
A survey conducted in September by Mitvim – the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies – revealed that promoting peace with the Palestinians came in last place out of the priorities of issues listed, […]
Normal People TV Director Defends Rooney’s BDS Move
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson has defended Irish author Sally Rooney’s decision to not have her latest book, Beautiful World, Where Are You, translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publishing house, The New Arab reported. The […]
Freed Palestinian Mother Finally Allowed to Be Reunited with Her Family in Gaza
Nisreen Abu Kmeil, 46, from Haifa, was allowed by the Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday to be reunited with her seven children and husband in the Gaza Strip after her release from an Israeli prison, […]
Jewish Settlers Steal Olive Harvesting Tools, Crops from Palestinian Lands
Jewish settlers on Wednesday stole harvesting tools and olive crops from Palestinian lands in the northern occupied West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settler activities, […]
Poetry in Photos: The ‘Ancient Olive Grove’ and the Children of Gaza
Poem by Timothy McCord Photos by Mahmoud Ajjour From above the valley, Doha gazed down upon her ancient olive grove, cradled in the fertile crescent, not far from Nablus; proud of the beautiful branches: their […]
WATCH: Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Carries Out Provocative ‘Visit’ to Palestinian Hunger Striker
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday carried out a provocative visit to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, and got into a confrontation with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the […]
After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia
By Jonathan Cook The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out left-wing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its efforts against […]
TFL to Remove Posters Calling for Boycott of Israel in London
London’s transport authority, TfL, has said that posters calling for a boycott of Israel and paying homage to Irish author Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel Normal People are to be removed, the New Arab website reported […]
PA Urges UN to Monitor Jewish Settler Attacks
The Palestinian Authority has called on the United Nations to send officials to monitor attacks by illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Monday. […]
Israel Approves $1.5bn Budget to Prepare for Attack on Iran
Israel has approved a budget of NIS 5 billion ($1.5bn) to prepare for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Israeli media revealed on Monday. According to Israeli Channel 12 TV, NIS 3bn will come […]
Israel to Forcefully Evict Palestinian Citizens from Their Stores
Israel intends to forcefully evict dozens of Palestinian store owners from their stores in the Palestinian city of Qalansuwa in central Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday. According to WAFA, the […]
Israeli Government Approves Bill Allowing Police to Search Homes without Warrant
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli government on Sunday approved Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal to allow Israeli police to search homes of violent crime suspects without a prior court order, Israeli media reported. […]
Empty Gestures or Substantive Change? On the Nobel Prize in Literature and Its Discontents
By Ramzy Baroud The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature is welcome news, especially as the Swedish Academy is historically known for lacking in diversity, as […]
Palestinian School Hit by Israeli Tear Gas during Protest
Palestinian students and teachers fled a school that was hit by tear gas in the occupied West Bank on Sunday afternoon after Israeli troops targeted a nearby protest, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Pompeo Reveals Saudi Conditions to Normalize Ties with Israel
Former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, revealed in an interview with The Telegraph on Saturday that Saudi Arabia wants the US to adopt a tougher stance against Iran in order to normalize its ties […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians, Including Children, at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate
Israeli forces on Monday fired tear gas at Palestinians near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, assaulted a 10-year-old child and a girl and arrested journalists, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that […]
PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism
The Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended monthly payments to three Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political groups to silence their criticisms, the groups disclosed in a joint statement on Sunday. The Popular Front […]
Report: Israeli FM Misled Blinken on US Consulate in Jerusalem
Lack of coordination between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on the issue of reopening the US Consulate in East Jerusalem was the cause of tension between Tel Aviv and Washington, […]
Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating High-Ranking Government Official near Golan Border
Syria has accused Israel of being behind the assassination of a high-ranking government official near the border of occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Saturday, Syrian media reported. Midhat Al-Saleh, 54, an intelligence officer, was the […]
WATCH: Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes near Nablus
Jewish settlers attacked on Sunday Palestinian homes in the village of Burin, south of Nablus, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the north of the […]
Photo Essay: A Palestinian Zaffa at Hammam Al-Sammara
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Zaffa is a main fixture in traditional Palestinian Arab weddings. The Zaffa is for dancers, musicians, family and friends to welcome the bride and groom into the reception hall. Palestine Chronicle […]
Abandoning Yemen? UNHRC Action Silences Yemeni Victims of Human Rights Abuses
By Kathy Kelly Monday, October 11, marked the official closure of the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (also known as the Group of Experts or GEE). For nearly four years, this investigative group […]
Facebook to Allow Independent Investigation into Pro-Palestine Content Suppression
Facebook will allow an independent investigation into content moderation of Arabic and Hebrew posts after the social media giant has been accused of removing and suppressing pro-Palestine content, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
WATCH: Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Olive Farmers in West Bank
A group of Palestinian farmers harvesting their olive trees in the occupied West Bank were attacked Friday by around 30 settlers, leaving four people with minor injuries, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]
More Palestinian Prisoners to Join Hunger Strike
More Palestinian prisoners will join the hunger strike, should the Israel Prison Service (IPS) not meet their demands and lift its sanctions, Quds Press reported on Friday. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said in a […]
US to Oppose UN Human Rights Council’s ‘Disproportionate’ Attention on Israel
By Romana Rubeo US State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Thursday that the United States has concerns with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and will oppose its “disproportionate” attention on […]