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Month: March 2022
Israeli PM Urges Citizens to Arm Themselves as Occupation Army Raids Jenin, Kill Palestinians
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged on Wednesday Israeli citizens to arm themselves following a shooting in Tel Aviv, the British Guardian newspaper reported. The Israeli prime minister,Naftali Bennett, calls […]
Affirming Global Indigenous Joint Struggle: The Palestinian Right of Return is Landback
By Omar Zahzah A History-Making Paper On March 30, 2022, on the occasion of Palestinian Land Day, the Indigenous organization NDN Collective released a history-making position paper affirming the interconnectedness of the Palestinian struggle to […]
Israeli Knesset Member Storms Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem
Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday, forced his way into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem amid tight Israeli police protection, Anadolu News Agency reported. Ben-Gvir stormed the site after Israeli […]
Palestine is a Loud Echo of Britain’s Colonial Past – and a Warning of the Future
By Jonathan Cook [This is a transcript of a talk I gave to Bath Friends of Palestine on 25 February 2022.] Since I arrived with my family in the UK last summer, I have been […]
WATCH: Medical Staff Moves Incubators as Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas Canisters near Hospital in Jenin
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters near the Jenin Governmental Hospital, affecting many patients and staff, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said in a statement that Israeli […]
Israel’s Gantz to Deploy 1,000 Extra Soldiers across Occupied Palestinian Territories
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered on Wednesday the deployment of 1,000 extra soldiers in the occupied West Bank and on the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel, Israeli media reported. “We are taking offensive […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Young Man near Bethlehem
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man south of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that Israeli soldiers gunned down Nidal Jumaa Jaafra, a 30-year-old […]
Two Young Palestinians Killed in Israeli Army Incursion into West Bank City of Jenin (VIDEO)
Two young Palestinians were killed on Thursday and several others injured in a large-scale Israeli army incursion into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry […]
‘We Will Not Forget’: Palestinians Commemorate Land Day in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza participated in a rally marking the 46th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day near the fishermen’s port in Gaza City. Land Day, celebrated on March 30 each year, […]
Gaza’s Forthcoming Crisis Might Be Worse than Anything We Have Ever Seen
By Ramzy Baroud “The water is back,” one family member would announce in a mix of excitement and panic, often very late at night. The moment such an announcement was made, my whole family […]
Lowkey: a Hip-Hop Voice for the Palestinian Struggle
By Paul Salvatori The pro-Israeli group We Believe In Israel wants to shut down UK hip-hop artist, Lowkey, on Spotify. Luke Akehurst, director of and speaking on behalf of the group, recently stated: “We view […]
Church Leaders Denounce ‘Illegal’ Takeover of Property by ‘Extremist’ Settlers in Jerusalem
Palestinian Greek Orthodox Church leaders have denounced on Tuesday the “illegal” takeover of church property in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli “extremists”, the Middle East Monitor reported. The property in question is the Petra Hotel, […]
Dozens of Artists, Celebrities Come out in Support of Pro-Palestine Rapper Lowkey (VIDEOS)
Dozens of musicians and celebrities have come out in support of the rapper and Palestine solidarity campaigner, Kareem Dennis, better known by his stage name, Lowkey. The British-Iraqi artist has been the subject of a […]
Nizar Banat’s Family Accuses Palestinian Authority of Cover Up
The family of Nizar Banat, who died in the custody of Palestinian security forces last June, has accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of trying to cover up his assassination, the Middle East Monitor reported. In […]
Israeli Forces Block Major Military Checkpoints in Northern West Bank
Israeli forces Tuesday night blocked major checkpoints in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces closed the Shufa checkpoint, which was installed […]
State of Emergency in Tel Aviv as Five Killed in Shooting Incident (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At least five people have been killed in a shooting in eastern Tel Aviv, in the third such attack within days, Israeli and Arab media reported. The Lebanese Al Mayadeen […]
Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians for Attempting to Reach Their Farmlands
Israeli forces on Tuesday attacked Palestinians while attempting to reach their farmlands in the village of Qusra, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said […]
Two Palestinian Students Detained for Listening to Arabic Music in Jerusalem
Two Palestinian students were briefly detained by an off-duty policeman and student for listening to Arabic music at the Hebrew University campus in West Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The students were […]
Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz Postpones Planned Visit to India
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has postponed a planned official visit to India, his office announced on Monday. The reason cited was the recent killing of two Israeli Border Police officers in the Naqab. However, […]
EU Calls for Protection of Palestinians to Deter Jewish Settler Violence
Following a series of attacks in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the EU has called for the protection of the Palestinians to deter illegal settler violence, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “Last […]
WATCH: Jewish Settlers Occupy Historic Building in East Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Members of a Jewish settler organization on Sunday moved into the Petra Hotel, in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem consider the […]
Jordan’s King Lands in Occupied West Bank on Rare Trip to Meet PA President Abbas
Jordan’s King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on his first trip to the occupied West Bank since 2017, Abbas’s office said. Abdullah’s visit comes as foreign […]
Settler Leaders Criticize Bennett for Saying ‘West Bank’ instead of ‘Judea and Samaria’
Israeli lawmakers and Jewish settler leaders have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for using the term “West Bank” during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, Isreali media reported. Speaking […]
Palestinians Condemn ‘Summit of Shame’ Held in Israel
The High Follow-up Committee of the National Islamic Factions condemned on Sunday the “normalization summit” that brought the foreign ministers of Israel and Arab states together in the Naqab, the Middle East Monitor reported. Israeli […]
Rights Groups Urge UN Special Procedures to Address Israeli Detention of Human Rights Defender
In a joint urgent appeal to UN special procedures, rights groups called for addressing Israel’s arbitrary arrest and detention of Palestinian-French human rights defender and lawyer, Salah Hammouri, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Daring Palestinian Attack in Al-Khdira during Arab-Israeli-US Summit in Naqab
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two Israeli police officers were killed and four others wounded in an attack in the city of Al-Khdira (Hadera), Israeli and Arab media reported. The two attackers, Palestinians with Israeli […]
Israeli Dates: the Bitter Reality to a Sweet Treat
By Hafsa Habehh The date is a sweet, nourishing treat. Who would think that this cultural and religious favorite would be a factor of exploitation, oppression, and occupation? Dates are a staple in a majority of […]
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East – Book Review
By Jim Miles (The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East. Robert Fisk. Fourth Estate – HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2005.) Robert Fisk (1946-2020) was the penultimate war reporter for the second half […]
Jewish Settlers Set up Caravans on Palestinian Land in Nablus
Illegal Jewish settlers on Sunday installed a number of caravans on Palestinian-owned land in the village of Qusra, near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, a local Palestinian official in charge […]
Israeli Minister Proposes Citizenship-Revoking Bill for Palestinian Arabs in Israel
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked is to promote a bill that would revoke the citizenship of Arabs in Israel involved in resistance acts, Israel Hayom reported on Friday. Referring to the resistance against the Israeli […]