The Other (Side) – A Poem
I wonder if you wonder how it would feel if the boot were on the other foot; would it make you shudder to be that other that is me? To know what I know […]
Year: 2021
‘Hamas, Hamas, Hamas’: On Why the New York Times Stays Stuck in the Role of Grinch
“Seven months after Hamas launched an 11-day war with Israel,” writes Patrick Kingsley, “the deadlock between Israel and the Islamist movement has returned to roughly where it was before the fighting started.” Kingsley goes on […]
UN Expert: Israel Must Be Held to Account for Expanding Occupation
The international community must hold Israel to account for its 54-year occupation of Palestine, a UN human rights expert said on Thursday, five years after the UN Security Council called for all settlement activities in […]
Palestinians in Bethlehem Celebrate Christmas, Despite Covid Pandemic
While the Coronavirus pandemic put a damper on 2020 Christmas celebrations, traditional marching band parades rekindled this year’s Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian scout troops marched towards Manger […]
WATCH: Palestinian Elderly Killed in Settler Car-Ramming near Ramallah
A Jewish settler rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian elderly at the entrance of Sinjil town, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday killing her, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Security sources told WAFA that […]
Palestinian Refugees are Struggling to Survive amid Lebanon’s Deepening Crisis
As a result of the ongoing Israeli occupation, more than seven million people have fled Palestine to nearby countries. Unfortunately, leaving Palestine does not always mean that their dreams of finding peace and better quality […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Occupied West Bank
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in a car they were pursuing in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian paramedics said. Mohamed Issa, 26, was shot in the back by Israeli forces and died […]
Fatah Slams Mansour Abbas for Saying Israel is ‘Jewish State’
The Palestinian movement Fatah on Wednesday described remarks made by Arab Member of the Knesset Mansour Abbas about Israel’s Jewish identity as “cheap alignment with the Zionist narrative”. Fatah accused Abbas of “crossing all red […]
25 Palestinians Injured in Confrontations with Israeli Forces near Nablus
Some 25 Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces enforced the closure of Burqa village, north of Nablus city, on Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local and medical sources said that five Palestinians […]
Jewish Settlers Uproot Hundreds of Olive Trees in West Bank
Jewish settlers on Thursday uprooted hundreds of olive trees in the towns of Yatta and Tarqumiya, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fouad al-Amour, Coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committees […]
Palestine National Team for Amputees Hopes to Qualify for World Cup – PHOTO ESSAY
Two weeks ago, the Palestinian National Football Team for Amputees officially commenced, on December 2, their training sessions under the supervision of the Red Cross in the Palestine Stadium in Gaza. The team aims to […]
‘Previously Unknown Massacres’: Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History?
Haaretz’s investigative report – ‘Classified Docs Reveal Massacres of Palestinians in ’48 – and What Israeli Leaders Knew’ – is a must-read. It should be particularly read by any person who considers himself a ‘Zionist’ […]
When Democracy is Commodified: On the US Summit for Democracy and Other Ruses
The US Summit for Democracy has come and gone without too much fuss. It was a strange little show with the leader of the so called ‘free world’ – being those “democratic” countries that for […]
Palestinians Welcome Victory of Chile’s Boric, Who Called Israel ‘Murderous State’
Palestinian solidarity groups welcomed the election of Chile’s next president Gabriel Boric, who has openly criticized illegal Jewish settlements in occupied Palestine, The New Arab reported on Tuesday. Chile has elected Gabriel Boric, a left-wing […]
UN Calls on Israel to Stop Settlement Activities, Forced Evictions
Israel must immediately halt its settlement activities, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the peace process in the Middle East said on Tuesday. Tor Wennesland called on Israel “to cease the advancement of all settlement […]
WATCH: Right-Wing Israeli MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Draws Gun at Arab Guards in Tel Aviv
Right-wing Israeli Member of the Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir drew his gun at Arab guards in Tel Aviv after they told him he had parked in a restricted spot, Israeli media reported. The Israeli official, a […]
Young Palestinian Man Burnt to Death at Israeli Military Checkpoint
A Palestinian young man was burnt to death in his car on Tuesday night, after he was shot at by Israeli soldiers near a military checkpoint in the northern West Bank. The man was identified […]
Palestinian Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Solo Show at The Art Institute of Chicago (PHOTOS)
‘If Only This Mountain between us Could Be Ground to Dust’ is the first exhibition by Palestinian artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme in a major US museum. Curated by Maite Borjabad López-Pastor, the exhibition […]
Israeli Military Amends Open-Fire, Rock-Throwers are Now Target
The Israeli army has amended its open-fire rules, allowing troops to shoot Palestinian protesters who throw rocks at Israeli settlers’ cars in the occupied West Bank, even if they no longer pose an imminent threat, […]
Israeli Authorities Give Sheikh Jarrah Family Eviction Order
Israeli occupation authorities on Monday handed a Palestinian family an evict order, telling them to vacate their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mahmoud […]
Church Leaders: Palestinian Christians Face Threat of ‘Extinction’ from ‘Radical’ Israeli Groups
Christians in the occupied Palestinian territories face the “threat of extinction” from “radical” Israeli groups, church leaders have warned in a startling message in the run-up to Christmas. They have called for help from the […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Detain Mother of One-Month-Old Baby
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday detained a mother of a one-month-old baby girl after raiding her home in Jericho, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). The PPS added that two of her sons […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Arrest Three Children for Raising Palestinian Flag at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israeli forces detained three children from occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday for raising the Palestinian flag at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the children, who […]
Rain and Freeze Coming to Gaza: The Palestine Chronicle Photographs the Impending Storm (PHOTOS)
The Gaza Strip is anticipating an early winter storm on Monday. Intense rain is to be expected, followed by strong winds and sandstorms. Later in the evening, more showers are expected to follow. Though on […]
No Country for Dead Palestinians: Six Encounters at the Qalandiya Checkpoint (PHOTOS)
While I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, six ambulances arrived in a single hour, one after the other. The first to arrive was the last to leave. It carried the body of a […]
Despite Israeli Ban, Gaza’s Christians Greet Christmas with Prayers of Peace (PHOTOS)
With songs and hymns, Palestinian Christians in Gaza celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree inside the Holy Family Church, despite an Israeli ban, which prevented hundreds of Christians from reaching the holy shrines in […]
Israeli Forces Assault Palestinian Mayor, Students near Nablus
Israeli forces assaulted the mayor and a number of students in al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, on Monday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported WAFA correspondent said that Israeli soldiers attacked the head […]
PPS: Israel’s Prison Administration Assaults Palestinian Female Prisoners in Damon
The Israeli prison administration in Damon prison has been carrying out successive assaults against female Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported on Sunday. In a statement, PPS said the repression measures against female […]
Israel to Demolish Houses of Shooting Suspects near Jenin (VIDEO)
Israeli forces on Monday notified four families of their intention to punitively demolish their houses in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, near Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that Israeli […]
Yes Ms. Diplomat, Canada Does Arm and Fund Israel
Did Canada’s representative to the Palestinian Authority lie or was she simply ignorant of important facts? On Wednesday Robin Wettlaufer criticized Electronic Intifada editor Ali Abunimah for tweeting that Canada “arms and funds the apartheid […]
