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Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Autistic Man in East Jerusalem Sentenced
The Israeli District Court acquitted on Thursday an Israeli soldier who killed autistic Palestinian man Iyad Hallaq in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 30, 2020, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On […]
Zionist Myths: Israeli Invention of National Symbols
By Jamal Kanj The absence of an authentic Israeli national memory made it crucial for political Zionism to construct a convoluted web of deception by appropriating national symbols. If a random group of highly educated […]
‘You Can’t Win War with Antibiotics’: Israel-Ukraine Relations Deteriorates
Israel’s balancing act in the Russia-Ukraine war might be coming to an end. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgeni Kornichuk will be summoned to Israel’s Foreign Ministry to be ‘officially reprimanded’ for his public condemnation of […]
In an Expected Move, Russia Decides to Open Jerusalem Embassy Branch
Russia plans to establish a branch of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed on Friday. The new outpost, which an official statement described as a “branch office of the Consular Section […]
Grand Mufti Warns of Religious War following Escalation in Israeli Aggression against Al-Aqsa
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, warned on Thursday of a potential religious war if Israel continues its aggression against the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, the […]
‘Let Them Wait’: A Palestinian Man on a Stretcher
By Tamar Fleishman Kafr ‘Aqab is a northern Palestinian Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is part of the area that was illegally annexed by Israel in 1967. Most of the residents here hold a […]
Hamas Slams Israel over Decision to Turn Jerusalem Citadel into Jewish Museum
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas condemned on Wednesday Israel’s transformation of the ancient Palestinian historical site, the Citadel of Jerusalem, into a Jewish museum with the new name of the Tower of David Museum, […]
Israeli Authorities to Build 400 New Illegal Settlement Homes in East Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has announced plans to build 400 illegal settlement homes in the occupied town of Abu Dis, to the east of Occupied Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. The […]
Palestinian Shop Owners in Jerusalem’s Old City Forced to Close ahead of ‘Flag March’
Shop owners in the Old City of Jerusalem were forced to close their businesses by Israeli forces on Thursday, under the threat of weapons, on the pretext of securing the site for the provocative ‘flag […]
800 Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound ahead of Provocative ‘Flag March’
More than 800 Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque early on Thursday, ahead of the annual so-called “flag day” march by Orthodox Jews and Jewish settlers, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa […]
Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Rising Tension
Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reported. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that nearly 400 settlers broke into […]
Islamic-Christian Committee Warns: Israel to Turn Bab Al-Rahma Mosque into a synagogue
‘The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries’ yesterday warned that the Israeli occupation is planning to turn the Bab Al-Rahma Prayer Hall into a Jewish synagogue, Quds Press reported. Bab Al-Rahma is […]
Netanyahu Declares: Palestinians Want to ‘Uproot Us .. Would Murder Us All’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Shortly after a Palestinian on Monday reportedly rammed his car into a group of Israeli Jewish settlers in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his Remembrance Day speech. In […]
Palestinian Killed, Seven Settlers Wounded in Jerusalem ‘Ramming Attack’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian with a “history of mental illness” was shot and killed in Jerusalem on Monday following a car-ramming attack, Israeli media reported. The Palestinian man, Hatem Abu Nijmeh, 39, […]
Israeli Court Sentences Young Palestinian Man to 30 Years in Prison
An Israeli court in Jerusalem sentenced a young Palestinian man to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, claiming that he allegedly carried out a car-ramming attack in February 2020. Israeli authorities accuse Sanad Turman, from […]
Church Committee Denounces Israeli Assault on Christian Clerics, Worshippers in Jerusalem
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs condemned on Saturday the attack by the Israeli occupation forces on monks, clerics, and Christian worshippers participating in the Holy Saturday celebrations in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian […]
On Al-Quds Day, Tens of Thousands March across Iran in Solidarity with Palestine
Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets across Iran on Friday to mark Al-Quds Day, an annual event to reaffirm solidarity with the people of Palestine, Anadolu News Agency reported. In the Iranian […]
Jerusalem Churches Reject Israeli ‘Unreasonable Restrictions’ during Holy Light Ceremony
The Jerusalem churches rejected on Wednesday the restrictions to be imposed by Israeli forces during the Holy Light ceremony at the Holy Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem’s Old City, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Hamas, Russia Discuss Israeli Aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Member of the Hamas Political Bureau Mousa Abu Marzouq discussed the Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian worshippers with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, during a telephone call on Friday, Safa News Agency […]
Jordanians Hold Massive Rally in Condemnation of Israeli Aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque (VIDEO)
A massive rally was staged in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday, in condemnation of the Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa mosque and Palestinian worshippers in Jerusalem, Palestinian media reported. Hundreds of people took part in […]
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 […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Al-Aqsa after Ramadan Prayers, Expel Muslim Worshippers
Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday night and forcibly evicted worshippers after Ramadan prayers, The New Arab reported. According to The New Arab, Israeli forces entered the mosque’s prayer hall after Ramadan’s Taraweeh prayers […]
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 […]
Patriarchs, Head of Churches in Jerusalem Urge Israel to Secure Religious Freedom of Christians in Easter
In their annual Easter message, the patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem called on Israel to secure safety, access and religious freedom for Christians in the Holy Land during Easter, the official news agency […]
Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Doctor outside Al-Aqsa Mosque (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces killed a young Palestinian man outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the early hours of Saturday, the official news agency WAFA reported. The man, identified as Mohammad Khaled al-Osaibi, 26, hailed from […]
Israeli Forces Raid Major Cities in West Bank, Arrest 26 Palestinians (VIDEOS)
Israeli occupation forces detained 26 Palestinians and injured dozens, in large-scale raids across the occupied West Bank predawn Wednesday, the official news agency WAFA reported. Ramallah Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces rounded up a […]
Algeria’s Gas vs. Rightwing Ideology: Will Italy Change Its Position on Jerusalem?
By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Rome on March 9, he was flown to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv by a helicopter because anti-government […]
Palestinian Man Thwarts Settler Attack on Jerusalem Church (VIDEO)
A Palestinian man thwarted an attempted attack by two Jewish settlers on a Christian church in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, the official news agency WAFA reported Two settlers entered the Church of Gethsemane and […]
Archbishop Hanna: ‘Unprecedented Conspiracy against Christian Existence’ in Holy Land
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Wednesday that Jerusalem is being subject to an “unprecedented conspiracy,” the Middle East Monitor reported. The archbishop made his comment during […]