Pen and Notebook – A Short Story
(Excerpts from The Sea Clock, by Nayrouz Qarmout. Comma Press. Manchester, 2019.) Their feet were too small for the task. They lengthened their strides as the road opened up before them, breaking into a run, […]
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The Palestine Chronicle at 20: Our Message Stronger than Ever
Dear Readers, The Palestine Chronicle is not just a website. We are more than that, much more. Sure, The Palestine Chronicle English platform has been in existence for 20 years. We launched the first page […]
‘O My Language, Help Me to Learn, So that I May Embrace the Universe’: Palestine Writes Back to North America
In the title quote, Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) expresses his desire for a space that preserves Palestinian identity within a broader context. As a participant, he would have felt quite at home at Palestine Writes, described […]
The Voice of Palestine’s Second Occupation, Part 2 – Book Review
(Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women Paperback. Jo Glanville, Editor. Telegram: May 1, 2007.) Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji, Selma Dabbagh We return to another story of a half-Palestinian in Kuwait by perhaps the most […]
BDS Austria Slams Cancellation of Palestinian Film Screening following Israeli Pressure
The Austrian branch of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has slammed the cancellation of a Palestinian film screening as an attack on free speech and an example of institutional racism. The ARTIS Cinema […]
Sahar Khalifeh: The Lost Gospel of Palestinian Letters – Book Review
(Wild Thorns. Sahar Khalifeh. Interlink Books, New York, 1985) For decades Palestinian literature has shown promise of making the leap from cult to major religion. There have been three leading prophets: Ghassan Kanafani, Mahmoud Darwish, […]
Flipping the Script with Ahmed Mansour: ‘Palestinians Are Resilient, Not Traumatized’ (VIDEOS)
(An Interview with Gazan Filmmaker Ahmed Mansour) Earlier this week I sat down with Gazan filmmaker Ahmed Mansour before he headed out to the Seattle Premiere of his latest feature-length documentary Brooklyn Inshallah, a film […]
Renowned Palestinian Artist, Writer Kamal Boullata Buried in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Following “a week of strenuous effort” by the family of Palestinian artist and historian Kamal Boullata and their lawyers, the renowned artist’s body finally returned to his birth town, Jerusalem, to be buried next to his […]
‘Last Chapter’ TV Program Discusses Baroud’s ‘Last Earth’ (VIDEO)
Ramzy Baroud’s latest volume, ‘The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story’ is the subject of a lively discussion in this Press TV program, ‘Last Chapter’, involving former British MP, Derek Conway, Human Rights barrister, Salma Karmi-Ayyoub […]
United Church of Canada Should Come Clean on anti-Palestinian Accord
Toronto church Trinity-St. Paul’s shameful suppression of a Palestinian youth cultural event highlights anti-Palestinian rot festering in the United Church of Canada. It ought to also shine a light on a little discussed anti-Palestinian accord […]
The Voice of Palestine’s Second Occupation, Part 1 – Book Review
(Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women Paperback. Jo Glanville, Editor. Telegram: May 1, 2007.) The voice of the Palestinian woman is occupied twice over. First, by the Israeli bootheel whose half-century occupation of Palestine qualifies […]
United Church Suppresses Palestinian Youth Cultural Event
The Jewish Defence League and B’nai Brith are boasting that they convinced the Trinity-St. Paul Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts to cancel a room booking “to celebrate the artistic and cultural contributions of Palestinians in the diaspora.” The Toronto United […]
Pro-Israel Legal Group Tries to Ban Palestine Event in UK
A pro-Israeli group with close ties to Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has come under fire for “muzzling free speech in the UK” during what appears to be a desperate attempt to shut down a […]
Madonna’s Fake Revolution: Eurovision, Cultural Hegemony and Resistance
Rim Banna, a famous Palestinian singer who translated Palestine’s most moving poetry into song, passed away last March at the age of 51. Banna captured the struggle for Palestinian freedom in the most dignified and […]
Announcing ‘Gazavision’, Gaza Artists Call for Boycott of Eurovision 2019
Palestinian artists and cultural centers called for a boycott of Eurovision 2019, to be held in Tel Aviv on May 18. Several Gaza Strip artists and cultural centers signed this call to urge Eurovision participants […]
Palestinian Sports: Decades before and after the Nakba
Most of sport sociologists believe that nothing awakens national feeling so easily and strongly as sporting success. Glorious history, royalty, a splendid army, democracy and the welfare system, ancient ideals and traditions – none of […]
Israel’s Ongoing Judaization Efforts in Colonized Palestine Are a Crime
When people refer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, they sometimes refer to it as an arena, not only of a geopolitical struggle between Zionist Jewish colonizers initially from Eastern Europe, on the one hand, and the […]
Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History – Book Review
(Palestine – A Four Thousand Year History. Nur Masalha. Zec Books, London, 2018.) The Israeli narrative of a nation/state returning to its homeland after a fifteen hundred year exile required deft work by the David […]
Rights Group: Israeli Authorities to Force Palestinians Out of Jerusalem
Israeli authorities are planning to force Palestinians out of Jerusalem by threatening to close UNRWA schools, Insan Centre for Democracy and Rights said yesterday. Recent news reports revealed Israeli plans to stop the activities of […]
Masked Assailants Raid Palestine TV Headquarters in Gaza
Unknown, masked assailants raided the headquarters of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) in Gaza City in the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday noon, and destroyed equipment. The Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa News and Information Agency […]
Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib is Sworn in at Congress (PHOTOS)
Arabs across the world donned traditional dress on Thursday, as Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was sworn in, making her the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress. Congrats @RashidaTlaib! From the Milbes family, with love. […]
Falastin – A Poem
Falastin seven decades come and gone millions looking for a home. Innocent to cause their fate death of thousands stats to date ally, foe, it comes and goes for their actions nothing shows braver souls […]
Israel Exhibits Stolen West Bank Artifacts at Jerusalem Museum
Israel has exhibited artifacts stolen from the occupied West Bank at a Jerusalem museum, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday. Twenty artifacts – out of an estimated 40,000 confiscated in 1967 – are currently on display, […]
Israel Removes Memorial Honoring Famed Palestinian Writer Ghassan Kanafani
Israel removed a memorial statue in the city of Acre this week dedicated to Palestinian intellectual and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The statue was set up in a cemetery by Palestinians in the northern Israeli city […]
London Hosts Biggest Palestine Festival of 2018 (VIDEO)
London has played host to the biggest Palestine festival of 2018 with over 3,000 guests attending and a variety of shows, exhibitions, and stalls showcasing Palestinian art, culture, and history. The event, hosted by The […]
Palestinian Forum in Britain Organizes Largest Palestinian Festival in London
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) announced its plans to organize the Palestine Festival 2018, billed as the biggest Palestinian festival in Europe. The festival will be held in London and will include a conference […]