Singing for and about Palestine is one of the most popular genres in Arab music. Below are samples of three Arab singers – a Palestinian, a Lebanese, and an Egyptian – who defined the hopes […]
asphalt rain darkens green fields eco-extinction flares Amazon skies fake leaders slithering toward real dangers hither and yon seek safe havens gated nations hiding from truth screaming ‘no’ migrants fleeing despair pleading ‘please’ hiding from […]
The American TV game show, Jeopardy, has been slammed on social media for judging the Church of the Nativity, which is located in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, as part of Israel. Show producers are […]
(How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States. Daniel Immerwahr. Farrer, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2019.) The Greater United States of the title is not just the contiguous states of […]
Rifat Audeh’s documentary, “The Truth: Lost at Sea” was made available online nearly two years after its official release in film festivals around the world. The documentary details the journey of the Freedom Flotilla, a […]
Turkey has transferred to the Palestinian Authority a copy of the Ottoman-era archives, in order to help Palestinians in their legal fight against Israel’s land claims, according to Israeli news sources. The Ottoman archives, which […]
Friends, it is finally here. “THESE CHAINS WILL BE BROKEN: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons” is the story of Palestine written by its foremost heroes and heroines, the true organic intellectuals […]
It’s almost sunset. I stand at my living room window trying to catch a last glimpse of the red horizon as the sun absorbs the last flicker of sunlight. It’s oddly quiet. I think to […]
Perhaps I read too many alternative articles on too many internet sites, but with all the counter-perspective information (counter to the main stream media), my information addled brain is waiting for one of several events […]
2019 was one of the worst years for local Gaza economy that is struggling to stay afloat despite the hermetic Israeli blockade. Palestinian sources told Quds News Network that over 500 factories, which have provided […]
10-year-old Miral Abu Amsha is suffering from leukemia. Due to the hermetic Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, the little girl was not allowed to be joined by her parents when she left Gaza seeking […]
In a well-attended event in London held on Friday December 13, the Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) announced the winners of the annual Palestinian Tradition Awards for the preservation of Palestinian heritage, with categories in […]
British voters are at the polls as the Tories, led by Boris Johnson, and the Labours, led by Jeremy Corbyn, each seeks a majority. Corbyn is a long-time supporter of the Palestinian people’s struggle against […]
“Despite the fact that I speak and I can’t be heard! I still like this event so hard! I Wish it never ends,” exclaimed Marah Mahdi, a student at Islamic University Gaza (IUG) where the […]
On this day in 1987, the First Palestinian Intifada broke out across occupied Palestine. The uprising, which lasted for over six years, witnessed the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces and the […]
Brown University yesterday voted in favor of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to financially pressure Israel into ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and allow full equality for its Arab-Palestinian […]
A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem from the Vatican on Saturday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as […]
Senior officials joined ambassadors and other representatives from the international community in New York on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, officially observed each year on November 29. Established […]
Each Israeli attack on Gaza leaves more than dead and wounded, but numerous stories of human endurance and tragedy. The most recent Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip began on November 12, when the […]
I am following Lebanon’s October Revolution from Vancouver. Between me and the revolution stand two continents, an ocean, a sea and a 10-hour time difference. However, the connections between me and what I watch on […]
Boycott Campaign – Palestine (BCP) yesterday condemned Argentina and Uruguay for playing an international friendly match in Tel Aviv. Despite Israel’s recent aggression on Gaza killing 35 Palestinians, Argentina and Uruguay national football teams are […]
TRT World News: The Trump administration has announced it will no longer consider Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank to be illegal, reversing 50 years of policy. The announcement is seen as a boost […]
The United Nations Work and Refugee Agency (UNRWA) mourned the death of a student at one of its schools in a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO. Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA […]
CODEPINK condemns the past two days of Israeli attacks on Gaza, following the assassination of the Islamic Jihad commander, Baha Abu al-Ata. The Israeli escalation is a perfect example of a long series of war crimes […]
A first-of-its-kind virtual reality app was launched today to give users, including those denied by Israel the opportunity to visit the occupied Palestinian territory, access to everyday life in Palestine. The app, called Palestine VR, […]
The Canadian BDS Coalition issued a statement on October 22, 2019, declaring victory in the campaign to stop the NBA 2019 champions, the Toronto Raptors, from going as a team on a “promised trip” to […]
Palestinian-American NASA Exploration Mission Planning Office Chief Nujoud Merancy appeared in her official departmental photograph wearing a custom-tailored blazer featuring tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. Palestinian NASA spacecraft engineer Nujoud Merancy poses in a suit with tatreez […]
The Committee of the Great Return March opened a park east of Gaza city in an effort to encourage residents to use the area near the fence separating besieged Gaza Strip from Israel. The park, […]
(Excerpts from The Sea Clock, by Nayrouz Qarmout. Comma Press. Manchester, 2019.) Their feet were too small for the task. They lengthened their strides as the road opened up before them, breaking into a run, […]
Dear Readers, The Palestine Chronicle is not just a website. We are more than that, much more. Sure, The Palestine Chronicle English platform has been in existence for 20 years. We launched the first page […]
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