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WATCH: Israeli Lawmaker Storms Bab al-Rahma Islamic Cemetery in Jerusalem
In a provocative step, extremist Israeli lawmaker and rabbi Yehuda Glick stormed on Thursday the Bab al-Rahma Islamic cemetery, adjacent to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Yehuda Glick storms […]
Palestinian-Led Parties Agree to Run as Joint List in Upcoming Israeli Election
Three Palestinian-led parties competing in the November 1 Israeli election have reached an agreement on reuniting as the Joint List, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hadash, Balad and Ta’al, the three main Arab parties, reached […]
These Are Israel’s Financial Losses from Its Latest War on Gaza
Israel has incurred 300 million shekels, or about $92 million, in losses as a result of its recent aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Maariv newspaper. The paper said the Knesset […]
WATCH: Israeli PM Bennett Says He Will Not Run in Upcoming Election
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday that he will not be running in the upcoming election, news agencies reported. “I leave behind a thriving, strong, and secure country,” he told reporters. “We proved this […]
Israeli Minister Shaked Willing to Join Alternative Government Led by Netanyahu
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Wednesday that she was willing to join a government led by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported. The factions of the current coalition government are racing to […]
‘There is No Going back on Our Right of Return’: Interview with Palestinian Freedom Fighter Raja Eghbarieh
By Louis Brehony The unity of the Palestinian people in resistance since the May 2021 uprising has continued to rattle the crisis-ridden corridors of power in Tel Aviv. Protests in the supposed heartlands of the […]
Israel’s Political Crisis Returns: Bennett Dissolves Knesset, New Elections Planned
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a joint statement on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that the government coalition will submit a bill to voluntarily dissolve itself next […]
Alleging ‘Immense Pressure’, Defecting Arab MK Returns to Israeli Government Coalition
A lawmaker from Israel’s Arab minority said on Sunday that she was returning to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government coalition after she briefly bolted in solidarity with the Palestinians, Reuters news agency reported. Ghaida […]
Israeli Islamic Party Freezes Membership in Israeli Coalition Government
The southern Israeli Islamic party, Ra’am, decided on Sunday to freeze its membership in Israel’s coalition government in protest against Israeli aggression against Al Aqsa Mosque, the Middle East Monitor reported. This decision followed immense […]
Israeli Government Loses Majority as MK Withdraws from Coalition
Israeli member of the Knesset Idit Silman, from the Yamina Party, announced on Wednesday her withdrawal from the government, leaving it with 60 lawmakers and ending its majority in the Knesset, Israeli media reported. Silman, […]
Settler Leaders Criticize Bennett for Saying ‘West Bank’ instead of ‘Judea and Samaria’
Israeli lawmakers and Jewish settler leaders have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for using the term “West Bank” during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, Isreali media reported. Speaking […]
‘We Face the Same Threat’: Zelensky Says It’s Time for Israel to Back Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Israel to abandon its neutrality over Russia’s military operation, saying the time had come for the Jewish state to firmly back his country, The New Arab reported. Zelensky, […]
UN Chief Concerned about Israel’s Law Banning Palestinian Family Reunification
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his concerns on Wednesday over a controversial Israeli law preventing the reunification of Palestinian families, the Middle East Monitor reported. “The secretary-general has been following this long-standing issue and has […]
Adalah Rights Group Petitions Israeli Supreme Court against Discriminatory Citizenship Law
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday, in its own name and on behalf of three Palestinian families, against the Citizenship and Entry […]
Israeli Knesset Passes Law to Ban Family Reunification
Israel’s Knesset passed a law effectively barring Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza who are married to Palestinian citizens of Israel from gaining citizenship or residency in Israel, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. […]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Submission of ‘Racist’ Citizenship Law to Knesset
The Israeli cabinet agreed on Sunday to submit a controversial law to the Knesset (parliament) despite opposition from members of the government coalition, Israeli media have reported. The proposed law was introduced by extreme right-wing […]
Fatah Slams Mansour Abbas for Saying Israel is ‘Jewish State’
The Palestinian movement Fatah on Wednesday described remarks made by Arab Member of the Knesset Mansour Abbas about Israel’s Jewish identity as “cheap alignment with the Zionist narrative”. Fatah accused Abbas of “crossing all red […]
WATCH: Right-Wing Israeli MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Draws Gun at Arab Guards in Tel Aviv
Right-wing Israeli Member of the Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir drew his gun at Arab guards in Tel Aviv after they told him he had parked in a restricted spot, Israeli media reported. The Israeli official, a […]
Israeli Knesset Passes Bill Enabling Police to Storm Palestinian Homes without Warrants
Israeli parliament (Knesset) passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow police officers to storm and search Palestinian homes and confiscate cameras without court orders. According to the official Knesset statement, “in the vote, 60 […]
Bennett: No negotiations to Establish a ‘Terrorist State’ in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied that his government is or will carry out negotiations for the creation of a Palestinian state, referring to it as a “terrorist state”, according to Israeli media. […]
Kafr Qasim Massacre: Knesset Refuses to Take Formal Responsibility
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On this day, 65 years ago, Israeli troops (Magav) entered the Arab village of Kafr Qasim, located inside the so-called Green Line, and killed 49 unarmed Palestinian citizens of Israel, […]
WATCH: Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Carries Out Provocative ‘Visit’ to Palestinian Hunger Striker
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday carried out a provocative visit to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, and got into a confrontation with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the […]
Israeli Lawmaker Seeks to Outlaw US Reopening of US Palestinian Mission in Jerusalem
Israeli right-wing member of the Knesset Nir Barkat is seeking to outlaw the planned reopening of a US mission in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the Palestinians, Reuters reports. […]
PA President Abbas Meets Israeli MKs, Cabinet Ministers in Ramallah
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday received three members of the Israeli Knesset from the left-wing Meretz party, two of whom are cabinet ministers, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Head of the […]
Netanyahu: Israel Has Become at American ‘Protectorate’
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Israel’s new government of surrendering its independence to the US with its “no surprises” policy, which he said could tie Tel Aviv’s hands. The new government led […]
‘You Are a Terrorist’: Israeli MK Lashes out at Arab Parliamentarian (VIDEO)
Far-right Israeli MK Itamar Ben Gvir called his Arab colleague Ahmad Tibi a “terrorist” while he was chairing a session in the Knesset yesterday night, local media reported. Tibi was involved in a debate about […]
WATCH: Hundreds of Jewish Extremists, Knesset Members Attack Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Protected by heavily armed Israeli occupation police, 1,371 Jewish settlers accompanied by Knesset members stormed Al Aqsa Mosque and clashed with Palestinian worshipers inside the third Islamic holy site. Media sources and eyewitnesses reported that […]
Family Separation Law: Israel’s Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies
By Ramzy Baroud When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly referred to as the Family Reunification Law, news reports and analyses misrepresented the story altogether. The even split of 59 […]
Israel Fails to Extend Controversial Family Reunification Law (VIDEO)
Members of the Israeli Knesset last night failed to pass the extension of the controversial family reunification law, which bans Palestinian citizens of Israel from bringing family members who live in the occupied West Bank […]
Netanyahu Corruption Trial Postponed for Third Time
The corruption trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed for the third time due to disagreements between the prosecution and the defense over the handling of new evidence. The trial was […]