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Month: June 2022
WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Teenager near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers killed a 16-year-old youth Saturday morning in the town of Silwad, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Watch| The moment when Israeli occupation forces shot […]
Shabab Rafah Wins Gaza Premier League Title (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Shabab Rafah Football Club succeeded in retaining the Gaza Strip Premier League title, winning by a narrow margin (1-0) against Al-Hilal team. The match, held at the Palestine Sports […]
Connecting the Dots: The Liberationist Ethos of the Mapping Project
By Omar Zahzah Many of us can recall some of the most famous sayings of the revolutionary Palestinian intellectual Ghassan Kanafani, but current events are also providing each one of us dedicated to Palestinian liberation […]
US Civil Liberties Union Takes BDS Freedom to Court
A civil liberties advocacy group announced plans to head to the US Supreme Court after a state appeals court ruled this week that boycotts – historically safeguarded under the First Amendment to the US Constitution’s […]
OCHA: Israel Must Stop Deporting Palestinians from Masafer Yatta
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory has called on Israel to stop demolitions, military activities and other increasingly coercive measures in Masafer Yatta and allow […]
Jewish Settlers Raise Israeli Flag atop Mosque near Bethlehem
Jewish settlers on Friday raised the Isreali flag atop a mosque in the village of Kisan, near Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local activist Ahmad Ghazal said that a group of Jewish […]
UN: Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was Killed by Israeli Gunfire
The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner stated on Friday that Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces. Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani said […]
‘Rationality is Not Permitted’: Chomsky on Russia, Ukraine and the Price of Media Censorship
By Ramzy Baroud One of the reasons that Russian media has been completely blocked in the West, along with the unprecedented control and censorship over the Ukraine war narrative, is the fact that western […]
Will Defiance Of Press Code by Jewish Report Have Zero Consequences?
By Iqbal Jassat Has the South African Jewish Report failed to recognize that its messy reaction to the finding against it by the Press Council of South Africa has turned into a public relations nightmare? […]
Reports: Jordan to Buy Water from Israel
Jordan is to buy water from Israel in a bid to ease shortages in the country, the Middle East Monitor reported on Thursday, citing Jordan media. Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammed Al-Najjar explained […]
Israeli Minister Shaked Willing to Join Alternative Government Led by Netanyahu
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Wednesday that she was willing to join a government led by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported. The factions of the current coalition government are racing to […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Brutally Assault International Activists in Masafer Yatta
Israeli forces on Wednesday beat up a number of international solidarity activists in Masafer Yatta in the southern Hebron hills, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fuad al-Amour, the coordinator of the Protection and […]
Meet the Doctors Who are Fighting to Combat Gaza’s Cancer Crisis (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
By Abdallah Aljamal – Gaza When a Palestinian in Gaza is diagnosed with cancer, quite often the dilapidated Gaza hospitals would have no medicine for them, save some painkillers, which are also not available in […]
First Gaza Hajj Delegation to Mecca Leaves Besieged Strip (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The first delegation of Palestinian pilgrims left Gaza on Tuesday, June 21. Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Strip Mahmoud Ajjour talked to some of the pilgrims as they were about […]
Israel to Build New Stretch of Concrete Wall in West Bank
Israel announced on Wednesday that it is building an additional 45-kilometer concrete wall in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu News Agency reported. Israeli Defense Ministry Benny Gantz said in a statement the 9-meter-high wall will […]
Cultural Warriors: Why Palestine’s Sports Victories Should Inspire Us
By Ramzy Baroud The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is a great achievement, especially as the […]
I Tell the Tale of Palestine – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley To hold on to my sanity, I tell the Tale of Palestine To counter the overwhelming shame of membership in humanity I tell the Tale of Palestine To attempt to have […]
Reports: PA Releases Officers Who Killed Activist Nizar Banat
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly ordered the release of 14 officers accused of killing Palestinian activist Nizar Banat last year, Quds Press wrote on Tuesday. “The PA, ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas, […]
Israeli Parole Committee Designates Ahmed Manasra’s Case as ‘Terrorism’
An Israeli parole committee on Wednesday designated the case of Ahmad Manasra, who was arrested at the age of 13, as “terrorism”, according to Manasra’s defense team. The defense team said that the Israeli Prison […]
Palestinian Man Killed after Being Stabbed in the Heart by Jewish Settler (VIDEOS)
A Palestinian young man was killed on Tuesday evening after being stabbed in the heart by an illegal Jewish settler in the town of Iskaka, in the Salfit Governorate, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Haniyeh to Meet Nasrallah in Beirut as Tension with Israel Escalates
The head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Beirut on Tuesday with a Hamas delegation, the Middle East Monitor reported. Haniyeh is scheduled to meet with President […]
‘There is No Going back on Our Right of Return’: Interview with Palestinian Freedom Fighter Raja Eghbarieh
By Louis Brehony The unity of the Palestinian people in resistance since the May 2021 uprising has continued to rattle the crisis-ridden corridors of power in Tel Aviv. Protests in the supposed heartlands of the […]
Israeli Army to Proceed with Masafer Yatta Drills despite Protests
The Israeli army will begin military exercises in the occupied West Bank area of Masafer Yatta on Tuesday, despite opposition from Palestinian residents, The New Arab reported Rocket-propelled grenades, tanks, machine guns, bulldozers, and other […]
International Filmmakers Call out Doc Edge for ‘Art-Washing’ Israel’s Racism, Apartheid
International filmmakers have called out the Documentary Edge Festival for its “art-washing” of Israeli racism and apartheid against Palestinians. In a letter signed by a number of filmmakers such as Cole Yeoman, Gabriel Shipton, David […]
Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after 111 Days
Palestinian administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh, 40, suspended his hunger strike on Tuesday after 111 days, in light of promises by the Israeli occupation authorities to release him at the end of his current detention period, […]
Stories from Qalandiya: ‘I Only Follow Rules’
By Tamar Fleishman This is the story of a Palestinian father, who is not allowed to be with his ill son, sit by his bed, or hold his hand as he takes his last breath, […]
Body-Building under Siege: Palestinian Father Shares Passion for Sports with His Sons (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Marking International Father’s Day, on June 19, the Palestine Chronicle spent a day in Gaza with a Palestinian father and his family. International referee and coach Samir Khzeeq was at […]
Israel’s Political Crisis Returns: Bennett Dissolves Knesset, New Elections Planned
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a joint statement on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that the government coalition will submit a bill to voluntarily dissolve itself next […]
Islamic Jihad Movement Launches Large-Scale Military Drill in Gaza
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) on Monday launched large-scale military maneuvers in the besieged Gaza Strip, with the participation of several military formations of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the movement, The New […]
Israeli Court Reviews Ahmed Manasra’s Eligibility for Early Release (VIDEOS)
Israel’s Ramle Magistrate’s Court reviewed on Sunday the eligibility of detained Palestinian Ahmed Manasra for early release without announcing a final decision, Manasra’s defense team said. Lawyer Khaled Al-Zabarqa told reporters after the session that […]