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EU Urges ‘Transparent Investigation’ into Death of Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan
The European Union called on Israeli authorities on Tuesday to investigate the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, Anadolu News Agency reported. “The European Union has engaged with Israeli authorities on the case of Mr. […]
Israel Kills Khader Adnan, Gaza Under Attack (LIVE BLOG)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in Israeli custody on Tuesday morning, after being on a hunger strike for 87 days. The 44-year-old went on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests, […]
‘Anonymous Sudan’: Netayahu’s Facebook Page Hacked, Replaced by Holy Quran
Unidentified hackers have managed to hack the Facebook page of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening, and published verses from the Holy Quran, Israeli media reported. The Anatolia news agency quoted the Israeli […]
‘We Breathe Freedom’ Art Gallery Celebrates Palestinian Prisoners (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘We Breathe Freedom’ was the title of the latest art gallery inaugurated in Gaza in support of Palestinian prisoners. Depicting the suffering, struggles but also resistance and sumud – steadfastness […]
Activists in Gaza Rally for Daqqa, Adnan and Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists in Gaza rallied in support of cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa, hunger-striking prisoner Khader Adnan, and thousands of other prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons. The rally was held […]
BREAKING: Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan in Critical Condition
Palestinian administrative detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 80 days, was suddenly moved to a civilian hospital in Israel, Quds Press reported. Israeli Prison Administration suddenly moved Adnan from the clinic […]
Former Italian FM Calls for Dismissal of Human Rights Defender Francesca Albanese
By Romana Rubeo Former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi Di Sant’Agata sent a letter to the current Italian FM Antonio Tajani urging him to take a stance against United Nations Special Rapporteur on the […]
‘Pray for the Prisoners’: When Freedom Arrives too Late for Some Palestinian Prisoners
By Mahmoud Alyazji Abu Hamza is a former Palestinian prisoner. He was released from Israeli jails in 2011, thanks to the ‘Wafaa al-Ahrar Prisoner Swap Deal’. The 51-year-old man was arrested by Israeli occupation forces […]
‘Muting My Pain’: Israel’s ‘Psychological Warfare’ against Palestinian Prisoners’ Families
By Mahmoud Mushtaha For the past six years, 60-year-old Hasna Zourob has been fighting a battle on two fronts. One against cancer, and the other against the Israeli occupation that has deprived her of seeing […]
‘Unity and True Partnership’: On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day 2023
By Benay Blend Several years ago, at an event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Palestinian activist visiting from California told me about his torture during detainment in Israeli prisons. The marks on his back resembled […]
5000 Palestinians Prisoners in Israel, as Palestine Marks Prisoner’s Day
Marking Palestinian Prisoner’s Day on Monday, prisoners’ advocacy groups said around 5000 Palestinians are currently incarcerated in Israel, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, […]
UN Experts: Israeli ‘Occupation Must End’
The international community must take immediate action to stop Israel’s forced evictions and displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem as part of Israel’s annexation and de-Palestinization of the city, United Nations experts said in a […]
Trudeau Needs to Be Friend to Justice, not ‘Steadfast Friend’ to Israel
By Paul Salvatori I can’t remember the last time Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke publicly when he directly addressed Palestinians. He did so today this week, not long after the violent Israeli first […]
Palestinians Condemn Settler’s Shooting of Young Footballer in Jerusalem
President of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Jibril Rajoub, condemned on Thursday the crime committed by an illegal Jewish settler who opened fire at young Palestinian footballer Khader Ghorab in the Old City of Jerusalem. […]
UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold an emergency closed session on Thursday to discuss Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, the official news agency WAFA reported. The joint request […]
The Price of Solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the ‘Human Rights’ Dilemma
By Ramzy Baroud When I excitedly shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup, scheduled from May 20 to June […]
Palestinian Prisoner on Hunger Strike Writes Will, Says He is Close to Death
Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 58 days, wrote his will on Monday and said that he is close to death, the Middle East Monitor reported. “I am writing […]
Amnesty Calls for Independent Investigation into Israel’s Murder of Palestinian Doctor at Al-Aqsa
Amnesty International called on Sunday for an independent investigation into the Israeli forces’ killing of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Dr. Mohammad Al-Osaibi, at the entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the Middle […]
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for ‘Firm Action’ to Protect Palestinians’ Human Rights
The international community must take “firm and principled action” to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, said on […]
US Democrats Call for Investigation into Israel’s Use of American Weapons on Palestinians
US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been urged by Democrat members of Congress to carry out an investigation into Israel’s use of American weapons to carry out human rights abuses […]
FIFA Removes Indonesia as Host U-20 World Cup over Rejection of Israel’s Participation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 Football World Cup over Jakarta’s refusal to host the Israeli team, FIFA said in a statement on Wednesday. “Following […]
Rights Group Urges Israel to Immediately Release Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Addameer urged Israeli authorities on Monday to release cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa, saying that his health is deteriorating. In a statement published on […]
Amnesty Calls out the West for ‘Double Standards’ towards Human Rights Abuses
Outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has exposed the West’s “double standards” towards human rights abuses throughout the world, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its annual world report for 2022, Amnesty pointed […]
Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan Enters 49th Day of Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan enters Saturday his 49th day of hunger strike in protest against his administrative detention, without charge or trial, the official news agency WAFA reported. Adnan, 44, was arrested on February 5 […]
Palestinian Prisoners Suspend Hunger Strike after Israel Concedes to their Demands
Palestinian prisoners suspended on Wednesday night a hunger strike that was planned to start today after the Israel Prison Services (IPS) conceded to their demands and stopped all punitive and arbitrary measures against them, the […]
Rock Legend Roger Waters to Sue Frankfurt, Munich over Canceled Concerts
By Romana Rubeo Pink Floyd rock legend Roger Waters has announced his intention to take legal action against the German municipalities of Frankfurt and Munich for canceling his scheduled concerts, based on the claim […]
Using the Right Language: The ‘Incremental Genocide’ of the Palestinians Continues
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle I am writing this op-ed on March 10, 2023. Seventy-five years ago, on this date, the military command of the Zionist leadership publicized Plan Dalet, or Plan […]
Remembering Peace Activist Rachel Corrie, Killed by Israeli Bulldozer 20 Years Ago
20 years ago, American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer that was preparing to demolish a Palestinian home in southern Gaza. On March 16, 2003, two years before Israel’s withdrawal from […]
Ahmed Manasra Complains of Ill-Treatment, Rodent-Infested Israeli Prison
Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra complained on Monday of severe ill-treatment inside the Israeli prison, according to the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission. The Commission said that, during a court hearing on the extension of his solitary confinement, […]
Israel Extends Solitary Confinement of Ahmed Manasra
Twenty-one-year-old Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra has been denied his freedom again after an Israeli court on Monday extended his detention in solitary confinement by at least another six months, The New Arab reported. Manasra, who […]