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US Student Protest Movement Against Gaza Genocide Grows – Explainer
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The protest began with a handful of students who pitched their tents on the lawn of Columbia University in the early hours of Wednesday, April 17. Columbia University declared on […]
Irish Fund Divests from Israeli Companies over Occupation: Finance Minister
By Palestine Chronicle Staff McGrath emphasized that the divestment will be executed “as soon as possible”, in the coming weeks. The Irish Finance Minister, Michael McGrath, announced on Friday that the Ireland Strategic Investment […]
McDonald’s Buys All ‘Golden Arches’ Outlets in Israel amid Boycott Campaign
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Days after the October 7 resistance operation, the Israeli franchise of McDonald’s provoked outrage after donating free meals to thousands of Israeli soldiers. McDonald’s, one of the companies hit by […]
Basketball Ireland Refuses to Shake Hands with Israeli Opponents
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel faces pressure on the sporting scene amid its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. This time, the Irish women’s basketball team refuses pre-match formalities, including shaking hands. In another […]
‘Kick Israel Out’ – Eurovision Song Contest Urged to Boycott Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Eurovision Song Contest is facing growing calls for a boycott after Israel announced its representative this week, the British Independent newspaper reported yesterday. Israel’s representative at the event is […]
‘Divestment from Israel’ – Palestinian, Jewish Students Launch Hunger Strike at Brown University
A coalition of students at Brown University in Rhode Island has initiated a hunger strike, demanding the university’s divestment from companies profiting from the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. The group, consisting of 19 students, […]
McDonald’s is Hurting from Gaza War-Related Boycott – CEO Decries ‘Misinformation’
The world’s largest multinational corporation has declared that its profit margins are shrinking due to a boycott over the Israeli war on Gaza. McDonald’s franchises in the Middle East have experienced a “meaningful business impact” […]
‘We Stand for Humanity’ – Following Global Boycott, Starbucks CEO Blames ‘Misrepresentation’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The backlash against Starbucks began in October when the company sued Workers United following a pro-Palestinian message that the union had posted on X, stating “Solidarity with Palestine!” At a […]
‘Boycott 2024 Eurovision Song Contest’ – Iceland Musicians Demand
An association of musicians in Iceland is calling on the country’s national broadcaster RÚV to withdraw from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is banned from participating. In a statement addressed to the RÚV […]
Zara ‘Regrets Misunderstanding’, Pulls Controversial Ad Campaign
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The campaign caused controversy when social media users highlighted its strong resemblance to images of death and destruction coming out of Gaza. Fashion brand Zara has withdrawn an advertising campaign […]
‘Tremendous Pressure’: Puma to End Sponsorship of Israeli National Football Team
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The news comes at a time when calls for consumer boycotts of Israel and companies supporting the regime have intensified since October 7. Sports brand Puma is to terminate its […]
Song from Gaza – In Memoriam of Samah Idris (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid This song was recorded 10 days before the eruption of the ongoing genocide of Gaza, to be released on the second anniversary of the death of Samah Idris whose death has […]
World’s Second Largest Comics Festival Faces Boycotts over Gaza Genocide
Lucca Comics is the second biggest comics festival in the world after Tokyo’s Comiket. As Israel intensifies its bombardment of 2.3 million Palestinians in the besieged and occupied Gaza Strip, artists are withdrawing from Europe’s […]
Protest Planned at UK Premiere of Golda Movie amid Boycott Calls
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A protest was organized by pro-Palestine activists on Wednesday outside the Phoenix Cinema in London, which will be hosting the UK Premiere of the movie ‘Golda’, as part of the […]
Don’t Cross the Picket Line: Palestinians Call on Christina Aguilera to Cancel Israel Concert
Pro-Palestine activists as well as Palestinian civil society groups have urged American singer Christina Aguilera to cancel a show scheduled in Israel on August 10th. The 42-year-old singer and songwriter, who’s also an advocate for […]
Major Victory for BDS as American Anthropological Association Endorsees Boycott of Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The American Anthropological Association (AAA) voted to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and sever ties with Israeli universities over their role in discriminating against Palestinians. The vote is […]
WATCH: British-Palestinian Activists Call for Confronting the UK’s Anti-Boycott Bill
By Omar Aziz In 2018, PSC successfully challenged the government in the UK’s Supreme Court resulting in those regulations being overturned, on the basis that the government did not have the legal grounds to introduce […]
BDS Movement Declares Victory as G4S Decides to Divest Completely from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement declared victory on Thursday in its years-long campaign against corporate security giant G4S. “In a major win for human rights activism against […]
Belgian City of Verviers Cuts Ties with Israel’s ‘Apartheid Regime’
The Belgian city of Verviers has become the latest city in Europe to cut its ties with the Israeli “apartheid regime” to “strengthen its support for the Palestinian people,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
The Lone Traveler: Walking as an Act of Palestinian Solidarity
By David Harrop Mick, a retired UK social worker, has embarked on his solo 3500 km trek as an act of Palestinian solidarity. He has been a long-time supporter of liberation from oppression and of […]
Iraqi Team Withdraws from World Fencing Championship over Israel’s Participation
The Iraqi national fencing team withdrew on Friday from the World Fencing Championship in Istanbul, Turkiye, after finding out they would be competing against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “The Iraqi national […]
Brazilian City Ends All Ties with Israel, Denounces ‘True Apartheid’ (VIDEO)
The mayor of the Brazilian port city of Belem, Edmilson Rodrigues, has declared his city an Apartheid Free Zone, denouncing Israel’s “expulsion of a people from their ancestral territory, a true apartheid”, the Boycott, Divestment […]
BDS Victory: Sam Smith Cancels Concert in Tel Aviv
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British popstar Sam Smith decided to cancel the planned concert in Tel Aviv next month, organizers announced on Friday. “Due to unforeseen technical and logistical problems, there will be no […]
Who Said BDS Has ‘Already Failed’?: European Cities Boycott Apartheid Israel
By Ramzy Baroud A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and […]
World Rugby Makes Final Decision following South Africa’s Ban of Israeli Team
World Rugby has concluded that a decision made by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to disinvite an Israeli team from an international competition last month was not discriminatory, but justified by security threats, the […]
BDS Welcomes Norway’s Decision on Illegal Israeli Settlements
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition leading the global BDS movement for freedom, justice and equality, warmly welcomed the decision by Norway’s capital, Oslo, not to trade in […]
‘Always and Forever with Palestine’: Kuwaiti Fencer Refuses to Face Israeli Opponent at World Championship
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Kuwaiti athlete announced on Monday his withdrawal from the 2023 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after refusing to face an Israeli opponent. Ahmed Awad said […]
‘My Withdrawal is a Victory’: Lebanese Athlete Refuses to Compete against Israeli Rival
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Lebanese runner Mazen Chreim withdrew on Thursday from the 200-meter competition of the World Masters Athletics after he was placed in a group that included an Israeli runner. Chreim was […]
FIFA Postpones U-20 World Cup following Indonesia’s Rejection of Israel’s Participation
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) postponed on Sunday the draw for the Under-20 FIFA World Cup that was slated to take place in Indonesia next week, due to Jakarta’s refusal to host Israel’s […]
Israel Makes Dialogue Impossible to Achieve Palestinian Justice: On Roger Waters’ Interview with Meron Mendel
By Paul Salvatori Recently, I came across an online post made by well-known musician and pro-Palestinian activist, Rogers Waters, on his Facebook account. What was interesting about it for me was that it had […]