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Israeli Army Chief in Morocco to Sell Weapons, Cement Normalization
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army chief is reportedly on a visit to Morocco starting Monday, in what is considered the highest-profile military engagement between Israel and the North African Arab country. Despite […]
Report: Somalia to Hold Consultations over Possible Normalization Deal with Israel
A spokesman for Somalia’s president said his country’s government is set to consult the parliament on possibly establishing ties with Israel, Israeli media reported on Saturday. The report by the website Makan could not be […]
Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South
By Ramzy Baroud While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around the […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Bombshells in Ukraine – A Poem
By Hassen Lorgat Tragic that bombs now reign supreme evacuate, leave for safety but not all can get on the busses Outside tv stations and nations come in solidarity Refugees welcome The signs read The […]
Doing Business with Apartheid: Why Africa Must Reject Israeli Colonialism
By Ramzy Baroud The current split in the African Union (AU) over Israel’s Observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split the African continent’s largest political institutions. Africa is […]
PAPSN: AU Ignores Foundational Values By Upholding Apartheid Israel’s Observer Status
[Editor’s Note: The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) issued the following statement regarding the African Union (AU) Summit on Sunday and the way that Israel’s ‘observer status’ was handled by AU leaders and new […]
Palestinian Fans React to Egypt-Senegal CAF Final (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Football fans gather in a local restaurant in Gaza City to watch the Egypt-Senegal Africa Cup of Nations (CAF) final. The game ended with Senegal clinching the title following a […]
Algerian FM Says AU Decision to Grant Israel Observer Status is ‘Double Mistake’
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has denounced African Union (AU) decision to grant Israel observer status as a “double mistake”, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. “We were not the ones who initiated the granting of […]
Shtayyeh Calls on African Union Summit to Withdraw Israel’s Observer Status
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Saturday called on the African Union (AU) to withdraw Israel’s observer status, stressing that accepting it as an observer in the AU will be an unmerited reward for its […]
The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing instead of Helping Africa?
By Ramzy Baroud The decision by several governments across the globe to institute travel bans on seven African countries, starting on November 27, due to the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was […]
Report: Israeli Spyware Hacks Phones of Senior US Officials
The iPhones of at least nine senior US officials have been hacked by sophisticated spyware developed by Israeli-based NSO Group, Reuters revealed on Friday. The US officials are employees of the US State Department, Reuters […]
Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa
By Ramzy Baroud When the news circulated that Morocco’s leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated […]
Empty Gestures or Substantive Change? On the Nobel Prize in Literature and Its Discontents
By Ramzy Baroud The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature is welcome news, especially as the Swedish Academy is historically known for lacking in diversity, as […]
Africa and Its Modern History are Natural Extension of Just Struggle of Palestinian People
By Nihad Sheikh Khalil There are those who suggest as very much a fait accompli that the African Union’s acceptance of Israel’s accession to its institutions, as an observer member, regardless of the crimes of […]
Palestine’s Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really ‘Winning’ Africa?
By Ramzy Baroud The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting […]
Where Best to Ride out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires’ Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream
By Jonathan Cook Having written posts on this blog for several years now, I have become ever more sensitive to how we, as news consumers, are subject to ideology – the invisible, shifting sands of […]
The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics
By Ramzy Baroud When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes – adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag – crossed into Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony on July 23, […]
Hamas Praises Algeria’s Support for Palestine
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on Sunday praised the Algerian stance on supporting the Palestinian issue and rejecting normalization of ties with Israel, a statement announced. “We also highly evaluate the steadfast Algerian efforts […]
14 African States Agree to Reject Israel’s Membership in the African Union
Algerian and international media outlets have reported that Algeria has officially begun forming an African block to reject Israel’s membership in the African Union. The online newspaper Rai Al-Youm reported that South Africa, Tunisia, Eritrea, […]
The Two-State Compromise Normalizes Israeli Colonialism
By Ramona Wadi Following the signing of last year’s Abraham Accords brokered by the Trump administration, the international community woke up to the normalisation of Israel’s colonization of Palestine; nobody seemed to be particularly averse […]
The Little Talked About Covid-19 ‘Variants’: Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions
By Ramzy Baroud Do you remember the United Nations Millennium Development Goals? If not, you are not alone. These ambitious goals, which included the eradication of “extreme poverty and hunger”, to “combating lethal diseases” […]
‘A Day of Celebrations’: Israel is Now a Member of the African Union
After nearly two decades of trying, Israel has finally been granted observer status at the African Union, the Israel Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday. Israel was a member of the AU’s forerunner, the Organization of African […]
Algerian President Vows Continued Solidarity with Palestine
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Wednesday that Algeria and its people would continue to stand by Palestine and its cause, stressing that Palestine will remain a political and religious qibla for Algerians and Arabs, […]
Facebook Blocks Ex Mauritania Minister for Welcoming Hamas Leader
Facebook blocked former Mauritanian Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham from posting on his page after he welcomed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who is visiting Nouakchott, Safa news agency reported yesterday. The former official welcomed Haniyeh […]
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Heads to Mauritania after Morocco Visit
A high-level delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas, led by the chief of the movement’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, arrived on Monday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott following a five-day visit to Morocco. A Hamas […]
Palestine Mon Amour, You are Not Alone
By Ronnie Kasrils An evocative French film set in a Hiroshima destroyed by the United States atomic bomb has been haunting me these dreadful days of carnage in Gaza. I refer to the 1959 anti-war […]
The Myth of Peace in the Middle East: Deconstructing the Naturalization Narrative
By Mohamed El Metmari This critical essay deconstructs the political narrative surrounding the naturalization agreements that have occurred between some Arab countries and Israel formally known as the Abrahamic Accords or Jared Kushner’s plan for […]
The Clandestine War on Africa: France’s Endgame in Mali
By Ramzy Baroud In a recent report, the United Nations Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, concluded that, on January 3, French warplanes had struck a crowd attending a wedding in the remote village […]
