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Biden Attacks Israel, Addresses Saudi Normalization
US President Joe Biden has accused political extremists in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of contributing to the rising tensions in the West Bank. Netanyahu’s cabinet has “some of the most extreme members” to […]
No Palestinian State and the PA ‘Works for Us’: Netanyahu’s Remarks Should Inspire Paradigm Shift
By Ramzy Baroud Now, armed with a stable coalition, immune from any meaningful criticism, let alone tangible consequences to his action, the Israeli leader feels ready to carry out his right-wing agenda without further […]
The Astonishing Numbers of Palestinian Economic Losses due to Israeli Occupation
“The United Nations and the World Bank estimate the losses of the Palestinian economy at about $50 billion since 2000, due to Israeli measures.” The direct losses of the Palestinian economy as a result of […]
PA President Abbas Expresses ‘Full Support’ for Russian President Putin
The president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas expressed his support to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, following the failed coup attempt by the Wagner group, The Middle East Monitor reported. According to a statement […]
The Armed Revolt: Why Israel Cannot Crush the Resistance in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Numbers can be dehumanizing. However, when placed in their proper context, they help to illuminate wider issues and answer urgent questions, such as why is Occupied Palestine at the threshold of […]
Elderly Palestinian-American was Handcuffed and Left to Die: This Is How Israel Punished the Soldiers Who Killed Him
Israel’s military advocate general said that soldiers who left an elderly Palestinian-American man, Omar Asaad, to die in the open while tied up will not face criminal prosecution but will face disciplinary action. The man, […]
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 […]
PA President Abbas Urges Arab Countries to Submit Pleadings to ICC
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged Arab leaders on Friday to submit written pleadings to the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the legality of the apartheid regime established by Israel, […]
PA Security Forces Attack Khader Adnan Commemoration March in Jenin (VIDEO)
Palestinian Authority security forces on Tuesday attacked mourners marking the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan in Jenin, The New Arab reported. Local sources told The New Arab’s English-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that […]
Israeli Authorities Seize 70 Palestinian Homes in Hebron’s Old City
Israeli occupation authorities have started plans to confiscate 70 Palestinian homes in the Old City of the southern occupied West Bank governorate of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Hebron Construction Committee said. Director of the Hebron Construction […]
BREAKING: Palestinian Killed, Three Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Alleged Ramming Attack near Hebron
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Three Israeli soldiers were wounded in a car ramming attack near the Gush Etzion settlement complex on Saturday evening, Israeli Channel 12 reported. Israeli military radio said that two of […]
Israel to Build Hundreds of New Settlement Units despite Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement
Despite the recent pledge made at the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit to suspend settlement expansion, the Israeli occupation government issued tenders for 1,029 settlement units, Israeli rights group Peace Now revealed on Friday. According to Peace […]
Palestinians Call for ICC to Arrest Far-Right Israeli Minister Smotrich
The Palestinian Authority announced on Monday that it will demand that the International Criminal Court arrest Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Anadolu news agency reported. The move comes after Smotrich claimed that the Palestinian people […]
Palestinian Teachers Continue Strike in Spite of PA Government Threats
Palestinian teachers reiterated on Sunday that they will not give in to Palestinian Authority government threats to end their strike and insisted on escalating their protests, Quds Press reported. The Teachers’ Movement stressed it did […]
Report: Israel to Continue West Bank Raids despite Sharm El-Sheikh Summit
Israel will continue its raids in the occupied West Bank despite participation in a summit on Sunday with Palestinian officials, regional powers, and the United States, Israeli media reported. Israel’s Channel 12 broadcaster on Saturday […]
Outrage over Palestinian Authority’s Attack on Funeral in Nablus (VIDEO)
Palestinian political movements condemned the attack carried out by Palestinian security forces on a funeral in Nablus on Wednesday, The New Arab reported. Abdel Fatah Khrousheh, 49 years old, was killed by Israeli forces in […]
PA Says Israel Did Not Meet Aqaba Promise to Release withheld Palestinian Funds
Israel has not fulfilled the promise it made during the Aqaba talks a few weeks ago to release withheld Palestinian money, Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh said on Saturday. “They promised at Aqaba […]
This Week in Palestine: Settler Violence and Racism on the Rise
By Robert Inlakesh As the Palestinian Authority (PA) headed to the infamous Aqaba Security Summit in Jordan, agreeing on a US framework to fight against the West Bank resistance groups, Palestinian fighters responded to the […]
Tulkarm Brigade to Join Lions’ Den, Jenin Brigade in Armed Resistance
The Tulkarm Brigade announced via a video message on its Telegram channel that “rapid response groups” have been assembled to respond to Israel’s massacre in the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. The phrase […]
‘Truth, No Matter What’: Why Watering Down Palestinian Reality is a Crime
By Ramzy Baroud On February 20, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a ‘watered-down’ version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel “immediately and completely cease all […]
Settler Leader Calls on Netanyahu to Launch Military Operation on PA
Yossi Dagan, the head of the Settlements Council in the occupied West Bank, called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a military operation against the Palestinian Authority (PA), Israeli media reported on Monday. […]
Gaza Students Rally as Resistance Groups Announce Strategic Plan (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Student activists of Palestinian universities in the besieged Gaza Strip organized a rally on Monday to protest against the recent attacks carried out by illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied […]
Two Jewish Settlers Killed near Nablus, in Occupied West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two illegal Jewish settlers were shot and killed in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, CNN reported, citing Jewish settler leader Yossi Dagan. The Israeli army claimed in a statement […]
Jordan Hosts Palestinian-Israeli Talks Following Israeli Violence in West Bank
Jordan is hosting on Sunday a “political-security” meeting between Israel and the Palestinians to try to calm tensions in the occupied Palestinian territories after deadly violence, a Jordanian government official said. The meeting, held in […]
Report: PA Backtracks on UNSC Resolution in Exchange for Reduced Israeli Raids
The Israeli government agreed to reduce military raids in the occupied West Bank in exchange for the PA withdrawing its support for a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate halt of illegal Jewish […]
PA Says It Refuses to Resume ‘Security Coordination’ with Israel
The Palestinian Authority decided to reject all pressures to resume ‘security coordination’ with Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Osama Qawasmeh, a member of the Political Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), […]
Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich Refuses to Transfer Tax Money to PA
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has dismissed reports published by an Israeli channel that his ministry transferred tax money to the Palestinian Authority, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to the Israeli media, Smotrich categorically […]
Former Netanyahu Aide Threatens Military Offensive in Occupied West Bank
A former senior security aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened the Palestinian Authority with a “Defensive Shield II” military offensive in the occupied West Bank if no action is taken to stop […]
Blinken to Visit Middle East amid Ongoing Israeli Violence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank from Sunday to Tuesday in his first trip to the Middle East this year, the US State Department announced. The […]
BREAKING: PA Declares End to ‘Security Coordination’ Following Israeli Massacre in Jenin
The Palestinian Authority (PA) decided to immediately end the so-called security coordination with Israel, following a meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss today’s Israeli army’s massacre in Jenin, the official news agency WAFA […]