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Month: February 2023

Israeli Airstrikes Target Sites in Besieged Gaza (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli warplanes attacked on Thursday morning two locations in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestine Chronicle correspondent reported. One missile reportedly hit a site west of Gaza City while another […]

What You Need to Know about the Latest Israeli Massacre in Nablus (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff What Happened On Wednesday morning, Israeli forces raided the occupied city of Nablus in the West Bank. The Israeli attack, on one of the most populous Palestinian cities, resulted in […]

Lions’ Den Call on Palestinians to Engage in ‘Battle’ against Israeli Forces
The Palestinian Lions’ Den and Nablus Balata Brigade groups on Wednesday called on Palestinians to engage in “a battle” against Israeli forces, The New Arab reported. The statement comes after Israeli forces stormed the Old […]

Solidarity Aid Convoy Sends Message: ‘Gaza is Not Alone’ (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Roger Fowler A delegation of the Miles of Smiles 41st solidarity aid convoy recently entered Gaza to deliver over $US200,000 of much-needed medical supplies, including 250 new wheelchairs and walking frames, a range of […]

‘America is Not a Racist Country’: How Nikki Haley Became Israel’s Candidate for the White House
By Ramzy Baroud Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, the ‘dream’ is hers alone. Until recently, […]

Ten Palestinians Killed, Over 100 Injured as Israeli Forces Storm Nablus
At least ten Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, including an elderly man and a child, while more than 100 were injured by live bullets, as Israeli forces stormed Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]

US Supreme Court Declines to Review Anti-BDS State Law
The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to review an Arkansas state law forcing contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel, leaving the anti-BDS state law to stay in place, The New Arab reported. The […]

‘Resistance and Unity’: DFLP Supporters Rally in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian supporters of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine took part in a march marking the 54th anniversary of the group’s founding in the Nuseirat refugee camp in […]

From Palestinians to Native Americans: On the ‘Repatriation’ of Indigenous Bones
By Benay Blend Repatriation is a term used to describe the process whereby human remains and various types of cultural items are returned to “lineal descendants” and Indigenous people, including Palestinians. As of December 2022, […]

Iraq Renews Rejection of Normalization with Israel
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein renewed on Monday his country’s rejection of the normalization of relations with Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hussein denied reports about the normalization of ties with Israel during a […]

Palestinian Child Dies of Wounds Sustained from Israeli Gunfire Two Weeks Ago
A 16-year-old Palestinian child who was shot and critically wounded two weeks ago by Israeli army gunfire in Nablus succumbed to his wounds on Monday, the official news agency WAFA reported. Medical sources at Rafidiya […]

Israel Slams UN Statement on Illegal Settlements, Deplores US Support
Israel denounced Monday a “one-sided” UN statement condemning its so-called “legalization” of settlements in the occupied West Bank and deplored US support for the text that allegedly ignores what it called the “historic” rights of […]

UN Security Council Approves Watered-Down Statement Opposing Illegal Jewish Settlements
The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Monday a watered-down statement opposing Israel’s continued construction and expansion of settlements, The New Arab reported. The vote came after high-stakes negotiations by the United States succeeded in […]

Denmark Disregards Human Rights Standards in Shameless Cahoots with Israel
By Sophia Wright Denmark was in the midst of receiving its last artillery systems. Strangely, as the order was about to be completed, Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen and Finance minister Nicolai Wammen decided to send […]

Hidden Motives: How Israel Causes Palestinian Houses in Jerusalem to Collapse
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah Kayed Alrajabi didn’t expect that winter would bring destruction to his small home in Jerusalem. Heavy rains led to the collapse of a part of the house’s roof and the […]

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom – Book Review
By Lois Griffiths (They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom, by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri, One World, 2022) Ahed Tamimi and journalist Dena Takruri tell Ahed ‘s story. Ahed was […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinian Students at Shuafat Refugee Camp in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation forces attacked Palestinian students on Monday as they were leaving their schools in the Shuafat refugee camp, near occupied Jerusalem, causing suffocation cases among them, the official news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses […]

Report: PA Backtracks on UNSC Resolution in Exchange for Reduced Israeli Raids
The Israeli government agreed to reduce military raids in the occupied West Bank in exchange for the PA withdrawing its support for a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate halt of illegal Jewish […]

Report: Historical Manuscript Returned to Turkiye after Being Taken by Israel’s Rescue Team
Israel returned a historical manuscript that was reportedly taken to Israel by the search and rescue team, dispatched to Turkiye following the deadly earthquake that hit the country on February 6, Turkish media reported. The […]

Israeli Minister Tells US Envoy to ‘Mind His Own Business’
Israel’s minister of diaspora slammed the United States ambassador to Tel Aviv on Sunday, after the latter told CNN that the American administration is calling on the Netanyahu government to slow down the “judicial reforms” […]

US Scrambles to Avoid, Forestall UN Resolution over Illegal Jewish Settlements
The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlement activity this week at the United Nations that threatens to overshadow and perhaps derail what the US hopes will be a solid […]

Jewish Settlers Attack a Mosque in Hebron
A group of Jewish settlers attacked a mosque in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil) on Saturday night, hurling stones at the mosque and smashing its windows, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Nidal […]

Syria: Israeli Attack on Central Damascus Kills, Wounds Many (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The Syrian Human Rights Observatory has updated the number of Syrian victims as a result of the Israel attack tonight, putting it at 15 dead, including two women, in addition to many other injuries. […]

Smotrich, Ben-Gvir Demand Netanyahu More Power over Occupied West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately hand over authority over the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported on Friday. According to Israeli […]

Zelensky Says Israel May Send Missile Interception System
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Friday that Ukraine still hasn’t received the ‘David’s Sling’ Israeli missile interception system to use against Russia, but that he believes it’s just a matter of […]

WATCH: Israeli Delegation Expelled from African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Israeli delegation to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa was expelled from the opening ceremony on Saturday, the Israeli foreign ministry said. The Israeli Ministry accused South Africa […]

A Prize for Palestine: Zacharova Mocks Nuland over Nobel Prize Comments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff He who establishes an independent Palestinian state deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram Channel on Friday. Zakharova’s comments were a response […]

White House ‘Deeply Dismayed’ by Israel Settlement Expansion in Occupied West Bank
The United States is “deeply dismayed” at an Israeli Cabinet decision to expand Jewish settlement activity in the Occupied West Bank, the White House said on Thursday, suggesting President Joe Biden was prepared to take […]

US Pompeo Says Israel is Not ‘Occupying Nation’ Due to Biblical Claim to Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed the fact that Israel is an occupying country by claiming that the Jewish state has a biblical claim to that land. […]

Israel Passes Law to Strip Citizenship from Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) approved a law on Wednesday making it easier for authorities to revoke citizenship and residency permits from Palestinian prisoners who were convicted of ‘terror offenses’, Israeli media reported. The final reading […]