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Month: February 2022
Israeli Court Freezes Decision to Evict Salem Family from Sheikh Jarrah (VIDEOS)
An Israeli court decided on Tuesday to freeze the eviction of the Salem family from their home in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said […]
Israel Drops Contentious Plan to Seize Christian Holy Sites
Israel has dropped a contentious plan to nationalize large sections of the Mount of Olives, one of Christianity’s holiest sites, following an outcry from major church leaders in occupied Jerusalem, the Middle East Monitor reported. […]
Israeli FM: Israel Will Side with US in Ukraine Crisis
If a war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, Israel would naturally stand by its ally, the United States, despite its interest in maintaining good relations with the Russians, the Israeli foreign minister announced on […]
Israeli Authorities Issue 110 Demolition Orders in Palestinian Town inside Israel
Israeli occupation authorities issued on Tuesday 110 demolition orders against homes and commercial shops in the Arab town of Tira, in the 1948-occupied land, citing many pretexts to justify the demolitions, the official Palestinian news […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack Activists, Including Disabled Palestinian, in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli forces on Monday evening attacked Palestinian residents and activists in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, causing injuries to several people, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli forces attacked residents […]
In Photos: From Palestine to Kuwait with Love
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Monday, February 21, Palestinians in Gaza took to the streets in celebration of the National Day of the State of Kuwait. Various schools and charities took part in the […]
In Photos: Gaza Celebrates Police Graduates, the ‘People’s Regiment’
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip organized a graduation ceremony on Monday, where hundreds of new security and police graduates are set to join […]
Amnesty’s Israel Chief Says Group’s Report was ‘Punch to the Gut’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The executive director of Amnesty International Israel, Molly Malaker, has criticized the group’s report labeling Israel as an apartheid state, saying it was a “punch to the gut”, Israeli media […]
Palestinian Church Leaders, US Lawmakers Slam Israeli Expansion of ‘National Park’
Palestinian church leaders and US lawmakers have raised concerns over a controversial plan to expand a national park and to nationalize a large section of the Mount of Olives, one of Christianity’s holiest sites, the […]
Saudi FM: Rapprochement with Israel after Solving Palestinian Issue
Saudi Foreign Minister said on Monday that any rapprochement with Israel will come after reaching a just solution to the Palestinian cause, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The priority now is to find an arrangement so […]
Atallah Hanna: Muslim, Christian Palestinians are United against Israeli Occupation
Head of Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Sunday that Muslim and Christian Palestinians are united against the Israeli occupation, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported. “All Palestinians – including Muslims and Christians – […]
HRW: European Union Should Ban Trade with Illegal Settlements
The European Commission should prohibit EU trade with settlements in occupied territories globally, Human Rights Watch said on Monday as it signed onto a European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Israeli Forces Detain 40 Palestinians, Including Blind Man, in Occupied West Bank
The Israeli army detained around 40 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories on Sunday night, including a blind man, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), […]
South Africa’s ‘Direct Action’ Threat against Israel Raises Expectations
By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s ANC-Led government has renewed its pledge of solidarity with Palestine by adding the new phrase “direct action”. The fresh commitment by Minister of International Relations Mrs. Naledi Pandor has been […]
Israeli PM Says Iran May ‘Shortly’ Agree on New Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may “shortly” agree on a new nuclear deal with major powers but argued it will be “weaker” than the original 2015 agreement, The New Arab reported. […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainees Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts
At least 450 Palestinian detainees have been refusing to show up for their military court hearings since the beginning of the year, in protest of their unfair administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
In Photos: Gaza’s Famed ‘Samir Mansour Bookshop’ is Back, Months after It was Bombed by Israel
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Gaza’s beloved ‘Samir Mansour Bookshop’ is finally reopened after it was turned into rubble when Israeli military strikes hit the five-story building, where the bookshop was based in May last […]
Biden’s Real Challenge is Not Russia or China, but Poverty in America
By Ramzy Baroud Mainstream US media continues to celebrate the supposed strength of the US economy. Almost daily, headlines speak of hopeful numbers, sustainable growth, positive trends and constant gains. The reality on the […]
Iconic Gaza Bookshop Reopens Months After Israeli Bombing
An iconic Gaza bookshop, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last May, reopened on Thursday, lifting the spirits of its ecstatic owner and a large crowd of well-wishers celebrating the moment, The New Arab reported. Last […]
Palestinian Child Wounded after Being Run over by Jewish Settler near Qalqilia
A 12-year-old Palestinian child was run over and wounded on Friday evening by a Jewish settler at the Wadi Qana junction, near the occupied West Bank town of Qalqilia, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Cuban Foreign Minister Condemns Israel’s Evictions in East Jerusalem
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla condemned on Saturday Israel’s expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “We strongly condemn the eviction of Palestinian […]
‘Europeans for Al-Quds’ Presents Jerusalem Report in the Italian Parliament (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The association Europeans for Al-Quds held a press conference in the Italian Parliament on Thursday, February 17, to present its report “Jerusalem 2021, Judaization Sparks Confrontation”. The comprehensive report, published […]
UN Appoints Committee to Probe Israeli Apartheid
The United Nations appointed a five-member ad hoc committee to probe Israeli acts of racial discrimination against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported […]
Israeli Forces Injure 12-Year-Old Palestinian in Kafr Qaddum
Israeli forces injured a Palestinian child while forcibly quelling an anti-settlement rally in the town of Kafr Qaddum, east of the occupied West Bank city of Qalqiliya, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Murad […]
23 Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Crackdown on Anti-Settlement Protest
Israeli forces Friday cracked down on an anti-settlement protest in Beita town, south of Nablus, on Friday morning, injuring 23 Palestinians, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to a WAFA correspondent, Israeli forces […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Lock down Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood
Israeli occupation forces imposed a nearly full lockdown of the occupied East Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. "For some Israeli lawmakers, a Palestinian’s home is the perfect […]
Israeli Forces Raid Jenin, Injure Three Palestinians
Three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces and two more arrested on Thursday in an Israeli military raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, The New Arab reported. Israeli forces entered the city […]
Australia to List Hamas as Terrorist Organization
The Australian government announced on Thursday that they will list the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as a terrorist organization, Australian media reported. “The views of Hamas and the violent extremist groups listed today are deeply […]
US House Speaker Pelosi Arrives in Israel, Vows Support on Iran
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Israel on Wednesday as part of a Congressional delegation to the country, reiterating the United States’ “ironclad” support for Israel’s security, Reuters news agency reported. “We’re […]
UN Urges Israel to Stop Demolition of Palestinian Homes
The UN has called on Israel to put an end to its policy of demolishing Palestinian homes and evicting their residents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Anadolu news agency reported. BREAKING: SHEIKH […]