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Middle East is Fundamentally Changing, Baroud Tells Turkey’s Aydınlık
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “If this trend continues,” Baroud concluded, “the Middle East is likely to emerge in coming years as a whole new geopolitical space compared to the one which preceded the war. […]
Herzog Tells Congress He is ‘Praying’ for Israel-Saudi Normalization
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In his speech, Herzog decried Iran’s nuclear ambitions and advocated for the so-called Abraham accords, “praying” for better ties with Saudi Arabia. Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that his country’s […]
Gaza’s Qidreh Master at Work: Preserving Culture through Food (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Naim Sharab, known as Abu Salah, is a 44-year-old cook from Gaza. Abu Salah learned how to cook from his parents, who learned cooking from their parents. In other words, […]
ILAN PAPPE on Gamal Abdul Nasser: Why We Must Revisit the June 1967 War
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle Nasser miscalculated Israel’s reaction. Though the Israeli government knew full well that Nasser did not intend to go to war, they used his brinkmanship as a pretense […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Meets Hamas Delegation Led by Haniyeh
Khamenei reiterated “the continuation of Iran’s support for the Palestinian people, their resistance and their just cause, as a legitimate duty that cannot be ignored.” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met on Wednesday with a […]
The Irony of ‘World Refugee Day’: ‘Celebrating’, then Blaming the Victims
By Ramzy Baroud Fadi, a Syrian teenager, with curly hair and an acne-covered face, has miraculously survived one of the greatest migrant boat disasters in the modern history of the Mediterranean. Only 104 people […]
Israel Blames Egypt for Iran Missiles, Releases Satellite Images of Secret Military Base near Cairo
By Palestine Chronicle Staff For the first time, Israel released satellite images claiming to be of an Egyptian military base containing long-range Scud missiles. The base is allegedly located 12 km from the Egyptian […]
Rejecting Normalization, Leading Arab Environmentalist Withdraws from EU Session due to Israeli Participation
The director of the Arab Union for the Protection of Nature, Mariam Al-Geagea, withdraws from a training course called by the European Union in the Italian city of Bari, due to the presence of a […]
Norman Solomon’s ‘War Made Invisible’ Refutes Collusion with War Makers – Book Review
By Kathy Kelly (War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine by Norman Solomon, The New Press, 2023) Following a string of United States “forever wars,” a profusion of well-written, […]
Khashoggi’s Widow Sues Israeli Spyware Company NSO over Phone Hacking
The widow of murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, stated that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company, NSO Group, was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband’s […]
Islamic Jihad Leader Meets Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei in Tehran
Khamenei reportedly felicitated the Islamic Jihad leader for what he described as the group’s success during the recent confrontation with Israel in Gaza. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, met on Wednesday with the leader […]
EXPLAINER: What Was the Outcome of the Israeli Investigation into the Egypt-Israel Border Incident
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army said that it located “several failures” in combat readiness on the border with Egypt. The Israeli army concluded its investigation into the killing of three of its […]
Amid Tears of Joy, Thousands of Palestinians Head to Mecca for Pilgrimage
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Starting on Monday, and continuing for four consecutive days, 2,508 Palestinian pilgrims from Gaza will head to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage. The total number of Palestinian pilgrims […]
Israeli Army Issues New Rules: Shoot Any Suspicious Egyptian Soldier
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The new rules came days after an Egyptian police officer, Mohammad Salah, killed three Israeli soldiers and wounded two others. The Israeli army has reportedly issued new stricter instructions regarding […]
Israeli Army Fires Tear Gas Grenades at Lebanon Protesters (VIDEO)
Israel is trying to dig this trench to establish a new limit of the Blue Line, which is being disputed by local farmers. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades on Sunday to disperse protesters along […]
Report: Israeli Soldiers Refuse Military Service after 3 Deaths on Egyptian Border
Following last week’s attack on the Egyptian border, Isreali soldiers are refusing military services in the area, the Israeli Walla news website revealed on Friday. The soldiers, according to Walla, have imposed several conditions, including […]
‘Dignity and Justice’ for Palestinians before Normalization, Saudi FM Says
Saudi Arabia, a Middle East powerhouse and home to Islam’s two holiest shrines, has resisted heavy US pressure to end generations-old non-recognition of Israel, as have Gulf Arab neighbors, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. […]
PA President Abbas to Start Official Visit to China Next Week
The visit is aimed at further strengthening bilateral relations in all areas, according to the PA Presidency. President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to make an official three-day visit to China next week, the Palestinian news […]
Tensions Flare as Egypt Bans Public Funeral for Soldier Who Killed Three Israelis
On Tuesday, security forces cordoned off roads leading to the deceased’s home in the middle-class neighborhood of Ain Shams, north-east of Cairo, and policemen were deployed around the house. Tensions flared in Cairo as Egyptian […]
Egypt, Israel Leaders Discuss Border Gunfire Incident
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks on the phone on Tuesday to discuss Saturday’s border gunfire incident in which three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian security officer were […]
Gantz Says He Will Support Any Step Netanyahu Takes against Iran
Benny Gantz, former Israeli Minister of Defence and one of the leaders of the opposition, said on Monday that the Iranian threat has become real and it will endanger the region, adding that he will […]
Who is Mohammad Salah, the Egyptian Soldier Hailed as a ‘Martyr’ by Palestinians and Arabs
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Mohammad Salah’s friends describe him as a calm person, very popular among his colleagues. This stands in contrast with Israeli media claims. Israeli authorities released on Monday the body of […]
Prominent Journalist Says Egyptians are Not Bound by Peace Deal with Israel
Qandil described the Egyptian soldier as a “martyr who expressed what every Egyptian feels towards the Israeli occupation that killed Palestinians, usurped their rights, and displaced them.” The Egyptian people “are not bound by peace […]
ANALYSIS: How a Single Egyptian Soldier Opened a New War Front with Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Though not wanting to escalate the situation with Egypt, the Israelis see the incident as a dangerous one. Three Israeli soldiers were killed and an officer was wounded by an […]
US Secretary of State Blinken Excludes Israel from Middle East Trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has excluded Israel from a planned visit to the Middle East, Israeli media reported, noting this could relate to Iran’s nuclear issue. “Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia 6-8 […]
Israel’s Netanyahu Accuses UN Nuclear Agency of ‘Capitulating’ to Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday of ineffectually policing Iran’s nuclear activities and suggested the UN watchdog risked becoming politicized and irrelevant, Reuters news agency reported. The criticism […]
Top Israeli Officials Visit Washington to Discuss Iran, Palestine
High-profile Israeli security officials visited Washington on Thursday to meet with Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor to President Joe Biden, The New Arab reported. Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister of Strategic […]
Lebanon Army Declares State of ‘Maximum Alert’ following Israeli Threats
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Lebanese army declared a state of ‘maximum alert’ on Thursday in response to Israeli threats to forcibly remove a tent erected along the southern border, the Lebanese National News […]
PFLP General Command Blames Israel for Blast at Lebanon-Syria Border
A blast at a base close to the Lebanese-Syrian border belonging to a Palestinian group has killed five and wounded several more, The New Arab reported. The blast happened in the early hours of Wednesday […]
Brotherhood and Friendship in a Time of War: Reflections on ‘The Mercenary’ – Book Review
By Kathy Kelly Sometimes, I needed to pause and recall my own presumptive conclusions about experiences in prisons and war zones when I had recognized a defining reality, which was that we would eventually return […]