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Month: March 2023
Palestinian Solidarity Means Opposing Israeli Whitewashers, even when They Don’t Show up
By Paul Salvatori I organized a demonstration against Eyal Dror at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He didn’t show up and the event he was supposed to be speaking at, hosted by the Students Support […]
Israel’s Right-Wing Groups Organize Counter-Protests in Support of Judicial Overhaul
Thousands of right-wing Israelis took to the streets on Thursday in support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan, blocking a highway in Tel Aviv, the Middle East Monitor reported. The protests were […]
Blinken Pledges Enduring Ties with Israel, Warns against Inflaming Tensions with Palestinians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged enduring ties with Israel but warned against inflaming tensions with the Palestinians, following a rare public spat with Tel Aviv, the New Arab reported. Speaking to […]
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for ‘Firm Action’ to Protect Palestinians’ Human Rights
The international community must take “firm and principled action” to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, said on […]
Jewish Settlers Call for Animal Sacrifice inside Al-Aqsa Compound during Jewish Passover
Jewish settlers renewed on Thursday their calls to conduct their ritual animal slaughter inside Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound during the Jewish Passover holiday, known as Pesach, which is set to start on April 5, the official […]
BREAKING: Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Rally near Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces stationed near the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel attacked a Palestinian rally commemorating Land Day on Thursday, March 30. The rally, organized by the political committee representing […]
‘We Will Never Give Up’: Gaza Mayor Leads Land Day Commemoration (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Land Day commemoration events continued throughout Palestine. On Thursday, March 30, The Gaza Municipality and the Ministry of Local Government held a public event under the banner “Our land is […]
Support Us NOW: Help the Palestine Chronicle Carry on with Its Quest for a Free Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Now in Three Languages: The Palestine Chronicle Deserves Your Immediate Help and Continued Support Dear Reader, For decades, many of us sought validation from corporate mainstream media with the hope […]
On Making Land Day an International Movement Against the Settler Colonial States
By Benay Blend On March 30, 1976, Israeli police murdered six Palestinian civilians while they were protesting further expropriation of Palestinian land. Since that date, March 30 has been commemorated as Land Day, in honor […]
US Democrats Call for Investigation into Israel’s Use of American Weapons on Palestinians
US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been urged by Democrat members of Congress to carry out an investigation into Israel’s use of American weapons to carry out human rights abuses […]
Israeli Strikes near Damascus Wound two Syrian Soldiers
Israel carried out missile strikes near Damascus early on Thursday that wounded two soldiers, the Syrian defense ministry said in a statement. Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital early Thursday morning, an AFP correspondent […]
Israeli Forces Injure Three Palestinians in Jenin Military Raid
Three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli gunfire during confrontations with Israeli forces during a raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official news agency […]
In Photos: Gaza Children Mark Land Day with Marches, Flags and Insistence on Right of Return
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On March 30 of every year, Palestinians everywhere mark Land Day. The anniversary marks the killing of six Palestinians during protests against the Israeli military’s plan to expropriate thousands of […]
Now in Italian: The Palestine Chronicle Network Launches Its Latest Language Portal
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle network announced on March 29 the launch of Palestine Chronicle Italia, a news website that is dedicated to Italian-speaking audiences. The launch of the new page means […]
FIFA Removes Indonesia as Host U-20 World Cup over Rejection of Israel’s Participation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 Football World Cup over Jakarta’s refusal to host the Israeli team, FIFA said in a statement on Wednesday. “Following […]
Selective Outrage in Palestine: The Problem is Not Just Smotrich but Zionism
By Ramzy Baroud By his own admission, Israel’s new Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a “fascist homophobe”. This declaration, which he made on January 16, should be enough to accentuate the violent nature of […]
Rights Group Urges Israel to Immediately Release Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Addameer urged Israeli authorities on Monday to release cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa, saying that his health is deteriorating. In a statement published on […]
‘Like an Earthquake’: What It Means to Be Living in Frequently Targeted Sites in Gaza
By Nada Al Kahlout Throughout the year, the Israeli army regularly attacks sites in the besieged Gaza Strip. Bombs fall heavily on vacant lands supposedly belonging to the Palestinian Resistance. These sites, however, are located […]
Palestinians Attack Israeli Plans to Give Ben-Gvir a ‘Private Militia’
The Palestinian foreign ministry slammed on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to give National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a National Guard force under his command, as part of a backroom deal to keep […]
Jewish Settlers Break into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan (VIDEO)
Dozens of illegal Jewish settlers broke into the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces, the official news agency WAFA reported. Scores of colonial Israeli settlers break into […]
Resistance and Ramadan at Qalandiya: A Boy’s Tears for Al-Aqsa Mosque (PHOTOS)
By Tamar Fleishman I spent the first Friday of Ramadan at the Israeli military checkpoint of Qalandiya. Despite earlier claims by a spokesman for the Israeli military that Israel will be easing restrictions on Palestinians […]
14th Edition of Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament Held in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Many local Palestinian athletes took part in the 14th edition of the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament, organized by the Women’s Programs Center in the town of Rafah, in the […]
Xi’s ‘Chilling’ Remarks: A Multipolar World Offers Challenges and Opportunities to the Middle East and Africa
By Ramzy Baroud The final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the current geopolitical conflict, still in its nascent stages, […]
Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Army Gunfire Last Month
A young Palestinian man, who was injured by Israeli army gunfire last month in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday, the official news agency WAFA reported. Medical sources […]
Amnesty Calls out the West for ‘Double Standards’ towards Human Rights Abuses
Outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has exposed the West’s “double standards” towards human rights abuses throughout the world, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its annual world report for 2022, Amnesty pointed […]
Jewish Settlers Set up Illegal Outpost in Occupied Jordan Valley
Illegal Jewish settlers set up a new outpost in the al-Baqai’a Plain area, in the northern Jordan Valley, which is usually a prelude to building a new illegal settlement, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Tension Rises in West Bank as Israeli Occupation Forces Launch Arrest Campaign
Confrontations have taken place between Israeli occupation forces and Palestinians as troops made a number of arrests in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Monday night, the Middle East Monitor reported. Confrontations also took […]
Why the French Social Movement Should Support Palestine
By Claude Zurbach For several weeks now, France has been experiencing major demonstrations against the proposed reform of the pension system. With the proposed reform, the retirement age would be raised from 62 to […]
Ben-Gvir Agrees to Freeze Judicial Reform Delay in Exchange for ‘National Guard’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly agreed to freeze the controversial judicial reform after repeatedly threatening to leave the government, Israeli media reported. According to The Jerusalem Post, “the […]
Israeli Forces Injure Six Palestinians during Military Raid in Jericho
Israeli occupation forces injured at least six Palestinians, including a child, on Monday during a military raid into the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp to the south of Jericho city, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]