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Month: September 2023

Hamas Condemns Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Students from Birzeit University
Hamas called for Palestinians to increase their support for resistance against the occupation, highlighting that all universities and other national institutions “must take up their responsibility in the protection of Palestinian students.” The Palestinian Resistance […]

Lavrov Says US is Preventing Establishment of Palestinian State
The United States is doing everything it can to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Lavrov added that full […]

No Men Allowed: A Daughter, a Mother and a Heap of Papers at Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman I thought of all of these patients who have died across checkpoints and walls, without saying goodbye to their loved ones. The Palestinian woman was on a stretcher. She looked helpless, motionless, […]

Visa Waiver for Palestinians: No Thanks to South African Government
By Iqbal Jassat While Israelis enjoyed and continue to benefit from unhindered travel access to South Africa, Palestinians were denied this right. The reversal of Visa restrictions on Palestinians seeking to travel to South Africa, […]

Russia’s FM Lavrov Slams US Double Standards over Israel, Ukraine War
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed US double standards over Syria’s Golan Heights and the Donbass region in Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Palestinians near Tulkarm
Two Palestinians were killed during a large-scale military attack on Nour Shams Camp, east of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank. Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians on Saturday night, during a large-scale military attack […]

Top Saudi Diplomat Calls for Palestinian State, Condemns ‘Blatant Violations of International Law’
Amid a sense of political euphoria in Israel following a Fox News interview with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom’s top diplomat reiterated his country’s position on Palestine and Israel. The Saudi foreign […]

Breaking the Siege Campaign Launched in Gaza – PHOTO GALLERY
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 17 years of a hermetic Israeli siege left Gaza with little food and medicine. The determination to break the siege, however, remains as strong as ever. Palestine Chronicle reports from the […]

Canada’s Envoy ‘to Defend Apartheid’ Gets Israel medal
By Yves Engler Canada’s special envoy to combat antisemitism is actually a government emissary to promote Jewish supremacy. In a stark example of the Liberals’ anti-Palestinian policies, they have given public resources and prestige to […]

Medusa Gaza: Welcome to the Theater of Trauma, and Hope – PHOTO GALLERY
By Mahmoud Ajjour in Gaza & Romana Rubeo One practice used by various civil society organizations in the Strip to confront the heavy psychological impact of disability is what is known as “drama therapy”. Over […]

Palestinian Child Injured in Jewish Settler Attack in Masafer Yatta
Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers chased the shepherds in Masafer Yatta and injured Usayyed Khaled al-Hadar, 4, throwing stones at him and pepper-spraying him, causing burns to his face. A four-year-old Palestinian child was injured in […]

Many Palestinians Injured in Israeli Raids, Targeting of Protesters in Gaza – PHOTO GALLERY
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinians protesting against the Israeli siege at the fence separating Gaza from Israel. Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinians protesting against the Israeli siege […]

‘Future Innovators’ of Palestine on Way to Panama for International Robot Competition
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Three young female students from Gaza have been selected to participate in the World Robot Olympiad International final, scheduled to be held in Panama on November 7-9, 2023. The ‘future innovators’ […]

Turkiye’s Erdogan States His Only Condition to Visit Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Despite years of outward solidarity with the Palestinian people, Turkiye seems eager to invest in strong relations with Israel. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday – that his country […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager near Jenin
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a raid in the town of Kafr Dan, near the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported. The Ministry […]

Report: Netanyahu’s Coalition Partners Draw Red Lines For Negotiations With Saudi Arabia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently held meetings with his coalition partners to discuss a potential normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, Israeli media reported. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted an anonymous […]

‘Epidemic’ or Revolution: The Other Side of the West Africa Upheaval
By Ramzy Baroud The political discourse emanating from West Africa, although largely inaccessible, speaks of a collective desire for a paradigm shift. What if the “epidemic of coups” in West and Central Africa is not […]

Defense for Children: Israeli Forces Killed Palestinian Child for Discovering Undercover Operation
Undercover Israeli forces deliberately killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy after he saw them sneaking into the Jenin refugee camp during a military incursion on September 19, a human rights group said. In a report issued […]

Israeli Occupation Authorities to Impose Full Closure on West Bank, Gaza for Jewish Holidays
Israeli occupation authorities will impose a two-day full closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip crossings for the Jewish holidays. Israeli occupation authorities announced on Friday that a two-day full closure will be […]

What Did the Saudi Crown Prince Say, and Didn’t Say about Palestine, Israel, Iran, and Normalization – ANALYSIS
By Palestine Chronicle Editors In an interview with the conservative US media channel, Fox News on Wednesday, September 20, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke about Palestine, Iran, and normalization with Israel, among […]

Illegal Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Houses, Vehicles in Northern West Bank
Illegal Jewish settlers regularly attack that area of the village of Burqa, damaging Palestinian houses and property. Illegal Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian houses in the village of Burqa, northwest of the northern West Bank city […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Break into Palestinian Elementary School near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers reportedly blew up doors, searched the classrooms, and seized CCTV cameras, destroying some and causing heavy damage to property. Israeli occupation forces broke into Izzariyeh Elementary School for Girls, east of Jerusalem, on […]

Biden, Netanyahu Discuss ‘Hard Issues’ in Long-Awaited New York Meeting
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Here’s what they discussed. Israeli Prime […]

‘Band of Lovers’: The Lebanese Artist who Helped Cement Palestine’s Revolutionary Culture
By Ramzy Baroud Whenever Israeli soldiers stormed our neighborhood in a Gaza refugee camp, we would rush to hide a few VHS tapes of Al-Asheqeen band. Possessing such revolutionary contraband would be enough to earn […]

A Gaza Doctor Just Made Terrifying Announcement: Tragedy Awaits 1,100 Patients – PHOTOS
By Mahmoud Ajjour in Gaza & Romana Rubeo At least 1,100 Palestinian kidney patients, including 38 children, are facing an interruption of life-saving treatment in Gaza. Imagine this: you or a beloved family member suffers […]

Tel Aviv’s Losing Brands: Israeli ‘Coup’ and the Death of False Democracy
By Ramzy Baroud Certainly, what is taking place in ‘democratic’ and ‘stable’ Israel is truly unprecedented. Israel’s current vulnerability is accentuated by the massive and rapid changes to the political map of the Middle East and […]

Ahead of Netanyahu-Biden Meeting, Likud MKs Warn against Making Concessions to Saudi Arabia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Twelve Likud MKs wrote an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning him against making any concessions to Saudi Arabia in US-brokered normalization talks, Israeli media reported. The Israeli […]

Israeli Envoy Gilad Erdan Escorted out of UN for Protesting Iran President’s Speech
The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was escorted out of the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday for interrupting the speech of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. A video clip circulated on social media […]

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Accuses PA of Threatening, Arresting Its Members in Hebron
The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority security forces are threatening and arresting its members in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khalil (Hebron), Quds Press has reported. “The […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Six Palestinians in Less than 24 Hours
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces killed six young Palestinian men and wounded many others in less than 24 hours, in the occupied West Bank and in the besieged Gaza Strip. A young Palestinian […]