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Ethnic cleansing
Silent ‘Genocide’: Israel’s War on Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank – SPECIAL REPORT
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah They left behind their homes with everything in them and were not able to return, not even to collect their belongings. Anyone who dared to go back was beaten, arrested, […]
Modern-Day Book Burning – Ilan Pappé Speaks out against French Censorship of His Work
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “In the past, people burned books in Europe they did not want people to read – in the 21st century they just have to stop printing them.” – Ilan Pappé. […]
Yes, Israel is Trying to Deport Palestinians into Egypt – UN Official
Many Palestinians in Gaza are being left with only one option: Leaving the besieged enclave altogether, according to UNRWA chief, Philippe Lazzarini. The Israeli army is setting the stage for the mass expulsion of Palestinians […]
Israel’s War on Gaza: War of Ethnic Cleansing
By Jamal Kanj “Rolling out” the Nakba, or human-made catastrophe can neither be achieved without inducing flight and instill fear among the civilian population In the battle of his political life, Benjamin Netanyahu has nothing […]
Outrage as Israel’s Far-Right Minister Proposes ‘Voluntary Migration’ for Palestinians in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Bezalel Smotrich sparked outrage on Tuesday as he said that the ‘voluntary’ migration of Palestinians from Gaza is the “right humanitarian solution”. Israeli far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich sparked outrage on […]
Report: Israel Compiled Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Besieged Gaza
The ten-page document, dated October 13, suggests that Israel establish tent cities in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to accommodate the population from Gaza. A leaked policy document compiled by the Israeli Ministry of Intelligence calls […]
Leaked Documents: Israeli Intelligence, Think Tank Lay Out Plans for Ethnically Cleansing Gaza
By Robert Inlakesh There appears to be a real push from within the Israeli regime to ethnically cleanse the people of Gaza into the Sinai desert of Egypt. On the first day of Israel’s war […]
Jordan Will Not Allow another Nakba: FM Says
Jordan will not become complicit in another expulsion of Palestinians from their homes, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday. The Hashemite kingdom is doing all it can to stop the conflict but will […]
Promoting Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Abroad: Regavim in Toronto
By Paul Salvatori Recently I attended an unsettling talk in Toronto, entitled “Bedouistan: How did we get here – and how do we get out???” It was delivered by Naomi Linder Kahn, one of […]
Israel Angered by Netflix Film Depicting Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
A Netflix film depicting Zionist militias killing or displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during The Nakba (“The Catastrophe”) has caused outrage in Israel, The New Arab reported. The film ‘Farha’, by Jordanian director Darine […]
Connecting the Dots: The Liberationist Ethos of the Mapping Project
By Omar Zahzah Many of us can recall some of the most famous sayings of the revolutionary Palestinian intellectual Ghassan Kanafani, but current events are also providing each one of us dedicated to Palestinian liberation […]
A Journey to June 1967 and Back: On the Fabricated Narratives of Zionism
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle On this 55th anniversary of the June 1967 war, it is worthwhile to refute, once more, the fabrications and myths surrounding this war that helped to immunize […]
The Palestinian Nakba: In Memory and the Present – A Documentary
‘The Palestinian Nakba: In Memory and the Present’, is a short documentary by Redfish, directed by Robert Inlakesh. The film intends to show Palestinian 1948 Nakba survivors, along with Palestinians from succeeding generations, expressing their […]
Israeli Court Authorizes Forcible Expulsion of Masafer Yatta Communities
Israel’s top court authorized the army on Wednesday to forcibly expel the residents of Masafer Yatta communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israel’s High […]
Peace and Humanity: Israel is Responsible for Palestinian Violence
By Paul Salvatori Last weekend, I was at a Palestinian demonstration in Toronto, commemorating Land Day. It was held in one of the city’s most visible downtown areas–Dundas Square. During the speeches, a passerby […]
Church Leaders Denounce ‘Illegal’ Takeover of Property by ‘Extremist’ Settlers in Jerusalem
Palestinian Greek Orthodox Church leaders have denounced on Tuesday the “illegal” takeover of church property in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli “extremists”, the Middle East Monitor reported. The property in question is the Petra Hotel, […]
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 […]
Sharett: ‘Israel and Zionist Enterprise were Born in Sin’
In a remarkable political conversion, Yaakov Sharett, the heir to an iconic Zionist family and son of Israel’s second Prime Minister, Moshe Sharett, has turned his back on the founding ideology of the occupation state. […]
WATCH: Muna El-Kurd Highlights Sheikh Jarrah Struggle in Graduation Speech
Palestinian activist Muna El-Kurd who, along with her twin brother Mohammed, has become a symbol of the Jerusalemites’ struggle against Israel’s systematic ethnic cleansing policy, chose to convey the suffering of the Palestinian residents of […]
Yale Students Adopt Statement Denouncing Israeli ‘Apartheid’, ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
The student council in one of America’s most prestigious universities has approved a statement denouncing Israel for “genocide”, “ethnic cleansing” and “apartheid” in occupied Palestine. The Yale College Council, the undergraduate student government, approved the […]
Sidestepping Apartheid as Goldstein Does is a Cop-out
By Iqbal Jassat Having read Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein’s convoluted “open letter” to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, I’m not surprised that his defensive stance on the racist settler-colonial regime leans on an attempt to divert attention […]
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Condemns Israel for Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian Village
Muslim-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has condemned Israel for its demolition of the Palestinian village of Homsa al-Baqaa in the occupied West Bank earlier this week, describing it as a grave violation of international law. In […]
Eugenics and Ethnic Cleansing: The Values that Unite the US and Israel
By Benay Blend “You’d have a hard time finding a point in history where the US government *wasn’t* running concentration camps and forcibly sterilizing people.” Onyesonwu Chatoyer, organizer for the All African People’s Revolution Party […]
Oil, Power, Palestine, and the Foundations of U.S. Policy in the Middle East – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Dying to Forget – Oil, Power, Palestine, & the Foundations of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Irene L. Gendzier. Columbia University Press, New York, 2017.) Many books discuss the transition of […]
Palestinian FM: Israel’s Demolition of 100 Homes in Jerusalem Is ‘War Crime’
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is continuing its efforts with the International Criminal Court to push forward a formal investigation into Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes, especially in the town of Sur […]
Palestine Urges International Probe into Jerusalem Excavations
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called for forming an international commission to investigate Israeli excavations in the occupied city of East Jerusalem and beneath the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. In a statement on Saturday, the […]
Israeli Supreme Court Slammed for Facilitating ‘Cleansing of Palestinians’
The Israeli Supreme Court was accused this week of facilitating a “cleansing of Palestinians” in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, following a decision to reject an appeal brought by residents threatened with eviction. According to Israeli […]
The Massacre of Inn Din: How Rohingya Are Lynched and Held Responsible
By Ramzy Baroud “In my four years as High Commissioner, I have heard many preposterous claims. That claim is almost in its own category of absurdity. Have you no shame, sir, have you no shame? […]
Both Accused of Ethnic Cleansing: Myanmar, Israel Sign Education Deal to Rewrite History
The governments of both Israel and Myanmar signed an education cooperation agreement Monday allowing them to rewrite their own history in each other’s textbooks, contributing to a more benevolent image of them and their responsibility […]