Democrat politicians in the US have slammed Israel for preventing Palestinians from accessing the coronavirus vaccine. In an Instagram post by the Institution of Middle East Understanding (IMEU), politicians criticized Israel for its lack of […]
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), comprising of 11 Palestinian human rights organizations, submitted today a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures focusing on Israel’s continued demolition of Palestinian homes […]
Israeli occupation forces demolished the village of Al-Araqeeb, in the Negev Desert, on Tuesday, for the 182nd time, Anadolu and other agencies have reported. Local sources said that the Israeli forces entered the village with […]
82-year-old Fo’ad Al-Shobaki, the eldest Palestinian political prisoner in Israeli jails, has contracted coronavirus, the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission reported today. According to the Commission, Shobaki contracted the virus after he came into contact with […]
Abdul Muizz Dhib Al-Jubeh, a Palestinian political prisoner in the Israeli prison of Ramon, was moved to Soroka Medical Center today due to health complications resulting from his coronavirus infection, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s […]
Israel has said will begin administering the Covid-19 vaccine in prisons, including among Palestinian detainees. The inclusion of Palestinian prisoners in the inoculation drive comes despite Tel Aviv’s wider refusal to immunize Palestinians in the […]
By Ramzy Baroud Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, […]
Following media reports about Israel linking the entry of COVID-19 vaccines into Gaza with the release of an Israeli soldier, Israeli rights group Gisha-Maslak stressed that the entry of vaccines “must not” be conditional. In […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health dismissed last night reports by Israeli media outlets that it had received any COVID-19 vaccinations from Israel. The ministry said in a statement that it had been approached by non-governmental […]
By Ramzy Baroud 2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored ‘peace process’. While 2021 will not reverse the monumental change in the US attitude and objectives in Palestine, […]
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Israel to start providing coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, the vaccination drive includes only those living in […]
Imagine Gaza, in fact, the whole of Palestine, without war, without siege, without military occupation and without apartheid walls. Despite over 70 years of relentless colonialism, Palestine remains full of hope. The Palestinian people ache […]
Israeli occupation police on Friday barred thousands of Palestinians from performing Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Anadolu Agency reported. Due to Israeli Occupation lockdown regulations, Palestinians who are barred from entering the Old City of […]
At least 16 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Naqab prison were diagnosed with the coronavirus disease and the number is expected to rise, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today. The first coronavirus case in […]
Israeli prison authorities closed completely the Ramon prison in southern Israel following the detection of several coronavirus infections, according to a Palestinian NGO on Sunday. In a statement quoted by Anadolu Agency, the Palestinian Prisoner […]
The joy of Christmas was largely absent among Gaza’s Christian population as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Churches throughout the Strip canceled the festivities associated with the holidays, and Christians, like their Muslim brethren, […]
Just a handful of Palestinians today gathered at the Manger Square in Bethlehem to mark the start of Christmas Eve as the coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on this year’s celebrations. Unlike previous years […]
Twenty four Members of the European Parliament signed a petition calling on Israel to lift its 14-year blockade on Gaza to allow medical supplies in, after coronavirus cases spiked in the enclave. The petition, launched […]
The United States has passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill to support industries and workers affected by the ongoing pandemic, of which hundreds of millions of dollars have been granted to Israel and its […]
Palestinian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 12 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint statement, the Palestinian Monetary Authority and the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics […]
By Ramzy Baroud The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘the great equalizer’ should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is another terrible reminder of the deep divisions and […]
Four million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine are expected in Palestine in the near future, today said Osama Najjar, an official with the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Najjar told Voice of Palestine radio that […]
The League of Arab States again called for the need to exert pressure on Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, especially the elderly, the sick, and people with weak immunity, in line with the rules of […]
Due to a large number of coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip, all the enclave’s hospital beds are currently occupied, today said Fathi Abu Warda, an advisor to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. He warned […]
By Benay Blend Shortly before Thanksgiving social media was abuzz with news that President-Elect Joe Biden had conferred with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden over what measure to take regarding the Coronavirus crisis in […]
An EU delegation arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip today to assess the health situation in the Palestinian territory amid a coronavirus outbreak. The delegation visited the European Hospital in Gaza for treatment of COVID-19 […]
Less than 24 hours after Gaza’s medical facilities ran out of coronavirus testing kits, including swaps, the besieged sea enclave tonight received a new supply of urgently needed kits provided by the World Health Organization […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The strawberry harvest season in Gaza is bittersweet. This is a time of community, beauty, and hope, of family and friends coming together, and helping each other. In the process […]
The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, tested positive on Tuesday for the novel coronavirus, the Palestinian movement said. “Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was infected […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, arrived today in at Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity coming from Jerusalem ushering in the Christmas celebrations which kicks off tomorrow. However, due to the coronavirus lockdown […]
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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