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Supermodel Bella Hadid Calls for Home for Palestinians in Vogue Feature
Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid has been featured as the cover model on the latest US issue of Vogue magazine, with whom she spoke about her sympathies with the Palestinian people, The New Arab reported on […]
Israeli Court Sentences Sheikh Jarrah Activist to One Year in Prison on Classified Charges
An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced Sheikh Jarrah resident and activist Murad Atiyeh, 26, to one year in prison on classified charges, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Atiyeh’s family members told WAFA correspondent that […]
25 Prominent Academics Sign Open Letter to Universities Calling to Divest from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As part of the build-up of the International Day of Action, which will take place next Wednesday, 25 prominent academics have signed an open letter to universities worldwide calling on […]
‘No to Normalization’: Jordanian, Algerian Coaches Pull Out of Bahrain Sports Event
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Jordanian kickboxing coaches Mohammed Saud and Ibrahim Saraqma pulled out of the ‘Development Seminar and Coaching Workshop’, underway in Bahrain, due to the Israeli participation in the event, Al Jazeera […]
In Praise of Richard Boyd Barrett: A Pro-Palestinian Politician with integrity
By Paul Salvatori Irish MP Richard Boyd Barrett recently gave it to the Irish Parliament. There’s really no other way of putting it and it was beautiful. He schooled his colleagues on their hypocrisy. […]
‘From Africa to Palestine’: African, Palestinian Activists Pledge to Fight Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Civil society activists from 21 countries across Africa gathered in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from March 10 to 12, to mobilize support for Palestine, the Pan-African Palestine Solidarity (PAPSN) Network […]
LA Times Reports on Google’s ‘Retaliation’ against Employee Critical of Israel, ‘Project Nimbus’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Over 500 Google employees expressed solidarity with a colleague who was reportedly pushed out of her job for her views on the company’s Israel military contract, The Los Angeles Times […]
In First, African Activists Meet in Dakar to Mobilize for Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Activists from across Africa are gathering in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from March 10 to 12, to mobilize support for Palestine, the Pan-African Palestine Solidarity (PAPSN) Network said in a […]
EXPLAINER: Why does France Attack Palestine Solidarity Organizations?
By Claude Zurbach As a gift to the pro-Israeli lobby, the French government, through its Minister of the Interior Gérard Darmanin, has announced its intention to dissolve two Palestine solidarity organizations: the Collectif Palestine […]
Amendment Seeks to Block UK Public Sector from Supporting BDS, Divesting from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tory MP Robert Jenrick has introduced on Tuesday an amendment to the Public Service Pensions Bill, to prevent the UK public sector from divesting from companies complicit in Israel’s illegal […]
‘Biggest Aqsa Week Yet’ to Welcome Participants from 50 Countries
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Over 50 countries, “from Trinidad to Tanzania, from Tobago to Thailand”, are set to take part in the Aqsa Week 2022, which goes global for the second year in a […]
Harvard Students Rally against Sabra Hummus in Dining Halls
By Romana Rubeo Harvard students held a rally on Tuesday to urge the university to stop serving Sabra Hummus in its dining halls, due to the company’s connection with the Israeli army, The Harvard […]
WATCH: ‘Anti-Apartheid’ Protest Greets Israeli Ambassador at Cambridge University
More than 100 students at Cambridge University rallied on Tuesday against extreme right-wing ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hotovely, who served as a settlement minister under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]
UK University Decides Not to Investigate Palestinian Academic Abusalama
Palestinian academic Shahd Abusalama said that the Sheffield Hallam University has decided on Thursday not to launch an investigation into her, The New Arab reported. Abusalama, a 30-year-old Ph.D. candidate from Gaza, had previously been […]
UK Minister Says ‘River to Sea’ Chant Warrants Police Action for ‘Antisemitism’
A UK minister said that pro-Palestine activists who use the slogan “From the river to the sea” should be referred to police, saying that the chant is an example of antisemitism, The New Arab reported […]
Palestinian Academic Shahd Abusalama Reinstated at UK University
A UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University has been reinstated in her teaching post, one week after she was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of Israel, The New Arab reported. Shahd Abusalama […]
On Intl. Holocaust Remembrance Day: Auschwitz, My Aunt, and the Palestinian ‘Moishale’
By Tamar Fleishman My aunt Malka was twelve and a half years old when she was brought to Auschwitz. Except for her two-year-older sister, not a soul of her family was left alive. From then on, […]
US Activists Arrested at Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy in Washington
A number of activists were arrested last week after staging a sit-in protest in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington against Israeli settlement expansion and expulsions of Palestinians, The New Arab reported on Thursday. […]
German Federal Court Rules Anti-BDS Policy to Be ‘Unconstitutional’
A German federal court has described as “unconstitutional” the city of Munich’s refusal to allow a public venue to be used for a debate on its 2017 anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions resolution, The Electronic Intifada […]
Palestinian Academic Suspended by UK University Following Israeli Lobby Pressure
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British University Sheffield Hallam has suspended a Palestinian Ph.D. student from teaching, following a smear campaign by the Israeli lobby, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Shahd Abusalama, a […]
Hundreds Protest outside Israeli Embassy in London against Ethnic Cleansing in Jerusalem (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in London, calling on Israel to end its ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The protest was organized by UK-based NGO Friends […]
Elderly Palestinian Activist Succumbs to Wounds Sustained in Deliberate Run-Over
A 75-year-old Palestinian activist and community leader succumbed on Monday to wounds sustained in a deliberate run-over accident by Israeli forces earlier this month, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. 🇵🇸#Palestine | The elderly […]
Hollywood Stars Support Emma Watson after her Solidarity Post with Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A number of Hollywood stars have issued a statement in support of British actress Emma Watson, after she posted an Instagram post showing solidarity with the Palestinian people, the UK-based […]
‘Huge Victory’: Israel’s Weapons Manufacturer Forced to Close Site near Manchester (VIDEOS)
Palestine advocacy groups have claimed a “huge victory” against Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, which decided to shut one of its UK branches, the Middle East Monitor reported. On Monday, Elbit sold off its Ferranti […]
If Martin Luther King were Still Alive, Would He Be Held Accountable?
By Benay Blend As Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) celebrations approach in honor of his birthday, there are the annual conversations about the presence of military recruiters at the MLK March in Albuquerque, New Mexico. […]
UK-Based NGO Launches Campaign to Stop Israel’s Administrative Detention
UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) launched a campaign in London, calling for an end to the administrative detention – imprisonment without charge or trial – of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces. The #StopAdministrativeDetention campaign […]
30 UK Universities Face Calls to Divest from Companies Complicit in Israeli Apartheid
More than 30 universities across the UK on Monday faced calls from their students to divest from apartheid Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. In an effort to mark the International Day of Solidarity with […]
British Academic, Miller, Exonerated from Allegations of Antisemitism
British Professor David Miller has been exonerated for the second time from allegations of antisemitism, leaked documents uncovered by the Electronic Intifada reveal. A report, written by a leading British lawyer, concludes that “there is […]
From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel’s ‘Security’ Experiment in Palestine Became Global
By Ramzy Baroud The revelation, a few years ago, that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting mass surveillance on millions of Americans has reignited the conversation on governments’ misconduct and their […]
Petition Calls on Miss South Africa to Withdraw from Beauty Pageant in Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Human rights organization #Africa4Palestine launched a petition on Wednesday calling on South Africans to ask the CEO of Miss South Africa, Stephanie Weil, to withdraw the Miss South Africa organization […]