Though it was the Saudis that conditioned any future relations with Israel based on the establishment of a Palestinian state, an Israeli extremist minister has a condition of his own. Israel will reject any normalization […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last month said that 2025 will see the application of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. Israel has announced the confiscation of 24,000 dunams […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “It is possible to create a situation where Gaza’s population will be reduced to half its current size in two years,” the Israeli minister said. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Such a move is reportedly seen as one that would be “a mistake for Israel” which would worsen its international standing, Newly elected US President, Donald Trump, opposes Israel’s reported […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The gala event organized by the ‘Israel is Forever’ group, described by France24 as “an association of staunchly pro-Zionist groups,” was promoted as celebrating “the power and history of Israel”. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Smotrich congratulated Trump for his victory stressing that his upcoming presidency will be an important asset for Israel to achieve its goals in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The finance minister suggested a plan to expand illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as a sign to “the entire world that a Palestinian state will not be […]
By Ramzy Baroud There is a difference between a country fighting a defensive war on multiple fronts and another fighting for colonial expansion, for regional hegemony and for military dominance driven by religious prophecies. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to expand its borders to the Jordan River as well to the Syrian capital Damascus and other countries as far as […]
“You do not exist in the land of our ancient ancestors… Go to Jordan before our holy army wakes up.” The Israeli Promised Land settler association has intensified its campaign to displace Palestinians in the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Sources cited by the newspaper indicated that Netanyahu intervened by ordering an immediate solution to construct 470 new detention spaces. A heated argument broke out on Wednesday between Israel’s National […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “My life’s mission is to build the Land of Israel and thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state…” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he is working to grant […]
Smotrich’s proposed 2025 budget seemed like an economic austerity plan following the contraction of the Israeli economy due to the war in Gaza. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has been the longest in Tel Aviv’s […]
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich launched on Monday a campaign to illegally annex three percent of the so-called Area B, in the occupied West Bank, entailing the expulsion of Palestinians and destruction of all […]
By Romana Rubeo The Israeli government has “approved strategic land seizures — almost 6,000 acres this year alone — and major settlement construction”. Israel is actively redrawing the map of the West Bank by […]
The Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared Monday that starving to death two million people in Gaza might be “justified and moral.” The Palestinian Foreign Ministry is requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned.” Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich […]
Biden rejected this proposal, arguing that the US should not sanction elected officials in democratic countries, as stated by a senior US official. The White House National Security Council (NSC) discussed on Wednesday sanctions against […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Our government continues to change the rules of the game in the occupied West Bank, leading to irreversible harm.” The Israeli government has approved 5,295 new housing units in dozens […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The size of the area designated for declaration is the largest since the Oslo Accords, and the year 2024 marks a peak in the extent of declarations of state land,” […]
The Israeli government approved steps proposed by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last week aimed at “legalizing” settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and imposing sanctions on the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority. Palestine has requested […]
The plan includes measures against the Palestinian Authority, the legalization of five settlement outposts in the West Bank, and the issuance of tenders for thousands of new housing units in settlements. The Israeli Cabinet has […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Smotrich’s denial came after an audio recording obtained by the NYT revealed his plan to strengthen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and abort any attempt to be part […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At an international partner meeting on Palestine in Brussels last month, Barth Eide said the situation on the ground – not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the military’s announcement that its operations would “be suspended tactically” in the southern Gaza town of Rafah during a certain period each day. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Our message to the neighbors beyond the fence, in Tulkarm, Nur al-Shams, Shawika and Qalqilya; we will turn you into ruined cities like in the Gaza Strip if the terror […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened on Sunday to reoccupy southern Lebanon if cross-border attacks by Hezbollah persist. The Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah announced on Sunday that it targeted […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “You must not give in to international pressure and you must not stop until victory and the submission of the enemy,” Smotrich said. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The time has come for the Mossad to return to doing what it was trained to do – to eliminate the heads of Hamas all over the world.” Israeli Finance […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Finance Minister, says the best response to the EU declaration is to strengthen and entrench settlement in all parts of Israel. Israel’s finance minister has reportedly slammed […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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