In a Time of Endless Wars – A Poem
By Gary Corseri I write for the men of a thousand years hence— and the women—and their healthy children. And…, if you are suffering, if night is day and day is night, I will drink […]
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Why Does Ontario Anti-Racism Subcommittee Include Individuals Tied to Racist Organization?
By Yves Engler Independent Jewish Voices and the United Jewish People’s Order’s exclusion from an Anti-Racism Directorate committee has rightly been criticized. But, the Ontario government’s more appalling decision to appoint individuals tied to an […]
Moroccans to Sue Security Firm over Israeli Propaganda
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A privately owned Moroccan body-guarding company has been accused of propagating Zionism and jeopardizing national security, revealed monitor groups in Rabat. National Action Group for Palestine and Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization […]
Media Cover-up: Shielding Israel is a Matter of Policy
By Ramzy Baroud The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound than mere partiality. It is not ignorance, […]
A Brilliant Early Defender of Palestine – Book Review
Reviewed by Jeremy Salt (Colin Andersen, Balfour in the Dock. J.M.N. Jeffries and the Case for the Prosecution. Bloxham, Oxon: Skyscraper Publications, 2017) J.M.N (Joseph) Jeffries was an outstanding British journalist whose book Palestine: The Reality […]
Robert Fisk’s Douma Report Rips Away Excuses for Airstrike on Syria
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It seems that many who supported the weekend’s airstrikes on Syria are overlooking the significance of Robert Fisk’s report today from Douma, the site of a supposed chemical weapons attack […]
On Eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Calls to Support Them (VIDEO)
On the eve of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member, Hanan Ashrawi reiterated on Monday strong support for the over 6500 prisoners held in Israel for resisting the Israeli occupation […]
We Need to Challenge the ICC Statement which Gives Israel the Benefit of the Doubt
By Ramona Wadi The International Criminal Court (ICC) is back on the scene, with more evidence that it gives Israel the benefit of the doubt. ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s statement last Sunday indicated that […]
Palestine is Not a Lost Cause – and This is Why
By Rima Najjar There is no doubt that Israel and its allies want the world to believe that Palestine is a lost cause. Richard Falk, who served as the United Nation’s special rapporteur on the […]
Standing up to Apartheid: Contextualizing the Great March of Return
By Haidar Eid – Gaza In the last 10 years, Israel has launched three massive genocidal wars of aggression on the occupied Gaza Strip. Many civilians were massacred by its indiscriminate bombing, condemned by UN experts […]
Gaza’s March of Return Continues for Third Week (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tens of thousands of Gazans continue to protest at the border for the third week in a row. They are calling for the right of return to their towns and villages, […]
Death of Journalism in Gaza
By Don Carson The US government and media endlessly claim Israel has a right to defend itself and how retaliation by Israel – it is always called retaliation – is always justified. When Israel attacks […]
Palestinian Resistance from Deir Yassin to the Great March of Return
By Iqbal Jassat At a time South Africa is mourning the passing of the country’s beloved icon of the freedom struggle Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the world reels from the shock of Israel’s brutality. In full glare of […]
Conference on the Holy City of Jerusalem: ‘Greater Jerusalem Means No Churches and No Mosques’
Palestinian interfaith officials have warned against monopolizing the city of Jerusalem by the Israeli government and the effects that would have on Christianity and Islam. Hanna Issa, secretary-general of the Palestinian Authority‘s Muslim-Christian Committee said that […]
UNICEF Condemns Acts of Violence against Palestinian Children (VIDEO)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday deplored all acts of violence against Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. “In the last 10 days, three children were killed and dozens more were seriously injured […]
Gaza: To Break the Siege and Return
By Dr. Khaled Odetallah Throughout history, Gaza has played a prominent role in resisting the Zionist Enterprise in Palestine, our homeland. Its resistance has accomplished multiple historic milestones, creating distinctive shifts in the forms of […]
Why Israel Feels Threatened by Popular Resistance in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Why did Israel kill many unarmed Gaza protesters and wound over 2,000 on Friday, March 30 and on the following days, when they clearly posed no threat to Israeli soldiers? Hundreds of […]
Yasser Murtaja: Did You Take Us A Last Photo from Above?
By Huda Baroud Oh Yasser, we are bereaved now. We weep after you with words, as if our tears have found their way through our pens… We align our letters to mourn you. It’s all […]
Intimidation Tactics: Ahed Tamimi’s Interrogation Footage Released (VIDEO)
The family of Ahed Tamimi Monday released footage of her interrogation by two Israeli officers on Dec. 26, in which she can be seen silent, appearing calm despite intimidation attempts. In the video, then 16-year-old […]
NDP Shouldn’t let Dominant Media Determine Palestine Policy
By Yves Engler The NDP leadership’s suppression of debate on the Palestine Resolution exposed the hollow nature of its democracy. It also highlighted party insiders’ extreme deference to the dominant media. As I detail here, […]
A Letter to CBC: Your Biased Coverage of the Land Day Massacre
By Hanna Kawas The following letter was sent yesterday to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) regarding their biased coverage of the Land Day massacre. This is just one example of the unbalanced reporting by the […]
One Democratic State: What’s Happening?
By Blake Alcott One Democratic State (ODS) has the wind at its back. The last two years have seen a flurry of organizing for ODS, increasingly since December 2017 when the US/Israel axis rejected the […]
Rim Banna and the Cultural War that Palestinians Must Win
By Ramzy Baroud Rim Banna passed away at the age of 51. Her death on March 24, after a decade-long battle with cancer, brought grief to Palestinians everywhere. Rim, a Palestinian Christian from Nazareth, united […]
The Fear of Palestinian Existence
By Denijal Jegić Fear has consistently shaped Zionism’s approach towards the indigenous Palestinians. As Palestinians have been blamed for merely standing in the way of the colonizer, their removal which has entailed multidimensional policies of […]
Mother of South Africa and Stalwart Advocate for Palestine, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid stalwart and wife to Nelson Mandela when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, died Monday, her personal assistant Zodwa Zwane said. She was 81. During her husband’s 27-year incarceration, […]
Talk about the Israeli Siege on Gaza, But Don’t Forget the Nakba
By Rima Najjar You can justify what’s happening now to Palestinians in Gaza only if you can justify our Nakba – the violent establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine in 1948 against the will of Palestinian non-Jewish Arabs, […]
Great March of Return: A New Defiance Campaign
By Iqbal Jassat In a remarkably fresh approach in resistance to Israel’s seven decades of colonialism, Palestinians have geared up to mobilize en masse in what has been dubbed as Great March of Return. Starting […]
The UN Disregard for Palestinians’ Right of Return Colludes with Israeli Violence
By Ramona Wadi The Palestinian “Great March of Return” has exposed the frailty of Israel’s fabricated narratives, yet once again the international community prefers to speak about “sides” in the conflict. As the planned march […]
Stopping War Pusher John Bolton, Trump’s Choice for National ‘Insecurity’ Adviser
By Ralph Nader John Bolton’s career of pushing for bombing countries like Iran and North Korea, and his having played an active role in the Bush/Cheney regime’s criminal war of aggression that destroyed Iraq, makes […]
The Last ‘Peace Process’ Warrior: Abbas Hanging by a Thread
By Ramzy Baroud The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan […]