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Month: May 2022
CNN Suggests Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed in ‘Targeted Attack by Israeli Forces’
Two major American media outlets confirmed, in two separate reports, that Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli army gunfire, and one even suggested that she was deliberately targeted, the official Palestinian news […]
Israeli Forces Kill 16-Year-Old Palestinian Boy near Nablus
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed on Wednesday by Israeli gunfire during a military raid in the vicinity of Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news […]
Photo Essay: Gaza’s Hamam al-Samra, A Thousand Year Later
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hamam Al-Samra, or the Samra Bath, is one of the main, and few remaining, Ottoman architectural sites in Gaza. Though it has been around for hundreds of years, it is […]
Report: Israel Arrested 1,228 Palaestinians in April
Israeli forces arrested 1,228 Palestinians in April, including 156 minors and 11 women, Palestinian prisoners’ support organizations said in a joint statement on Monday. The month of April witnessed the highest rate of arrests by […]
Church Leader Calls on All Palestinians to Defend Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Catholic priest, Father Manuel Musallam, has urged Christians to join with Muslim worshippers and protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a public statement released on Monday. A member of the Islamic-Christian Committee in Support […]
WATCH: Infant Injured as Jewish Settlers Spray Pepper on Palestinian Vehicle
A Palestinian infant was seriously hurt on Monday night when Jewish settlers attacked his parents’ car in the occupied West Bank and sprayed it with pepper gas, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan […]
Israeli Forces Issue Demolition Orders in Masafer Yatta
Israeli forces on Monday issued demolition orders against three other houses in the Masafer Yatta area in the south of the West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli forces ordered the demolition […]
A 7-Year-Old Palestinian Child Memorizes the Whole Quran (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Rashad Nimr Abu Ras is only 7 years old and has just completed the first grade in his elementary school in Gaza City. But there is something particularly special about […]
Enough Time for a Ritual – A Poem
By Khalil Simaan The day will come When we may mourn our dead. Grieve our grief. Comfort one another. And carry the coffin and the flag In a solemn procession Wafting like a light cloud […]
Alleging ‘Immense Pressure’, Defecting Arab MK Returns to Israeli Government Coalition
A lawmaker from Israel’s Arab minority said on Sunday that she was returning to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government coalition after she briefly bolted in solidarity with the Palestinians, Reuters news agency reported. Ghaida […]
Israeli Special Forces Involved in Fight against Russia in Ukraine (VIDEO)
Israeli Special Forces are said to be fighting against Russian troops in Ukraine, Sama news agency reported on Sunday. An Israeli TV channel also aired footage of the soldiers, confirming earlier reports that Israel is […]
Israeli Court’s Ruling to Allow Jewish Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
A ruling by the Israeli Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem – allowing certain Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque – has drawn strong condemnation at home and abroad and warning of serious consequences, the official Palestinian news […]
Israel Blocks Visit by European Parliamentary Delegation to Palestine
A planned visit by a European Parliament delegation to Palestine was canceled after Israel denied the delegation entry, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Manu Pineda, President of the Delegation for EU-Palestinian relations in […]
Rampant Racism: on Shireen, Mass Murder and White Racism
By Jim Miles Words are important. Using the word ‘rampant’ in the title gives the real image of racism: not some narrow right-wing ethos that surfaces occasionally into violence, but something that is “violent or […]
Palestinians Condemn US Decision to Remove Israeli Extremists Kach from Terror List
The Palestinian Authority on Saturday condemned a decision by the US State Department to remove the Jewish extremist group Kach from its list of terrorist organizations, The New Arab reported. The extremist group, which was […]
US Biden May Cancel Trip to Israel Due to Political Crisis
The White House has not yet set a date for US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, and this likely stems from the political crisis in Israel and the possibility of the government’s collapse, Israeli […]
WATCH: Five Gilboa Prison Escapees Served an Additional Five-Year Sentence
Five out of six Palestinian political prisoners who broke out of a high-security Israeli prison in September 2021 were sentenced on Sunday to an additional five years of imprisonment by An Israeli court in Nazareth, the […]
Defense for Children: Israeli Forces Used Palestinian Girl as Human Shield in Jenin
Israeli soldiers used a 16-year-old Palestinian girl as a human shield during an Israeli military attack on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin last week, Defense for Children International has said in a […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager, Injure Another in Jenin (VIDEO)
A Palestinian teenager was killed and another one injured early Saturday morning by Israeli forces during an army raid of the city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Palestinian Sports Will Miss Shireen Abu Akleh
By Issam Khalidi I did not know Shireen Abu Akleh personally, and I didn’t know that she was interested in Palestinian sports and its history. However, in November 2021, I received an email from her informing […]
Crazed Israel Defenders Slander Critics, Ignore the Crime
By Yves Engler If soldiers of some country — say Russia, Canada, or USA — are suspected of killing a journalist covering a story, reasonable people around the world rightly express outrage at the country […]
The Nakba Doesn’t Disappear Down Under
By Paul Salvatori New Zealand reminds me of Canada. And I regret I don’t mean that as a compliment. The two countries have a dearth of Palestinian voices in mainstream media. I started thinking […]
Family of Killed Palestinian Activist Nizar Banat Look for Justice at International Courts
The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, beaten to death during his detention by Palestinian security forces, announced on Wednesday they are no longer pursuing a case through the Palestinian judiciary and are, instead, turning […]
Fatah Leaders Resign over Crushing Defeat at Birzeit University Election
A number of members of the Fatah movement have resigned after the crushing defeat of the party faced in the Birzeit University student council elections this week, the Middle East Monitor reported. The Islamic Bloc, […]
Russia: Palestinian Journalist’s Assassination is ‘a Disaster that Shook the World’
The assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is “a disaster that shook the world”, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, adding that only a few people heard the news of her death “without […]
From Nakba 74 and Beyond: Solidarity is Ongoing
By Benay Blend On Nakba Day 2022, thousands of people around the world marked the 74th anniversary of the “catastrophe” of 1948 that saw nearly 800,000 Palestinians expelled from their homes as Zionists established the illegal […]
Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out – Book Review
By Gary Anderson (Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out, Ramzy Baroud and Ilan Pappé, Clarity Press, 2022) This powerful book is a series of themed essays and interviews with knowledgeable thinkers and […]
Israel’s Ruling Coalition Becomes Minority after Palestinian MK Quits
Israel’s ruling coalition became a minority in parliament on Thursday when MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi pulled her support for the government, throwing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s hold on power into question, The New Arab reported. […]
Report: Israel Will Not investigate Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Israeli forces will not open an investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, in Jenin last week, despite her being shot in the head by an army sniper, Israeli media […]
Over 100 Artists Demand ‘Full Accountability’ for Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Journalist
More than a hundred artists, including Hollywood stars, acclaimed authors and prominent musicians, condemned on Thursday Israel’s killing of esteemed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Actors Susan Sarandon, […]