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Leaders of Major Clans in Gaza Mobilize against PA Arrests, Demand Elections
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Representatives of major clans in the besieged Gaza Strip held a national conference demanding a comprehensive national plan to confront the Israeli occupation. This conference was a rare occurrence since […]
Islamic Jihad Warns against PA Political Arrests in West Bank
On Monday, Palestinian factions warned the PA of the consequences of continuing its political arrests and called for the immediate release of the detainees The Head of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Ziyad Al-Nakhala, denounced on […]
‘Resistance and Unity’: DFLP Supporters Rally in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian supporters of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine took part in a march marking the 54th anniversary of the group’s founding in the Nuseirat refugee camp in […]
Leaked Audio Reveals Fierce Infighting inside Palestinian Authority Leadership
A top aide to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was heard in newly released recordings on Tuesday cursing the Palestinian leader and insulting other members of the Palestinian leadership, The New Arab reported. The purported […]
Palestinian Popular Conference Demands PLO Reform (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hundreds of Palestinians, including national and popular figures, participated in the “Palestinian Popular Conference – 14 Million”, urging a reform of the Palestine LIberation Organization (PLO), Sama News Agency reported. […]
Palestinian Political Groups Agree to End Division through Elections
Rival Palestinian political groups agreed on Thursday to end internal division through elections that will be held within a year, Reuters reported, citing a Palestinian and an Algerian official. This came as representatives of Palestinian […]
Fatah Rejects Algerian Proposal for Palestinian Reconciliation
Before the start of Palestinian national meetings in Algiers on Tuesday, Fatah rejected an Algerian proposal for the internal Palestinian reconciliation, Quds Press reported. “While the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has accepted the Algerian […]
‘The Palestinian View’ – with Ramzy Baroud: Which Side is the PA On? (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA’s Preventive […]
New Poll: 74% of Palestinians Want PA President Abbas to Resign
Over 70% of Palestinians want Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, Al-Risalah newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to the news site, the poll was conducted between September 13-17, ahead of Abbas’ speech before […]
Reports: Algeria to Host Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Talks
The two main Palestinian factions will reportedly sit for reconciliation talks in Algiers next month, informed sources told Sputnik News on Friday. Sputnik reported the informed sources confirming that Algeria will host the new rounds […]
After Rejecting Kushner’s Offer, Top Hamas Official Confirms Contacts with US Government
A prominent leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas confirmed that his movement does not reject any contact or relation with political entities other than with the Israeli occupation, Middle East Monitor reported on Wednesday. […]
Washington is the Problem, Not the Solution: Why Mahmoud Abbas is Seeking New ‘Powerful’ Sponsors
By Ramzy Baroud To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms of activating the dormant ‘peace process’ is simply a misnomer. For this statement to […]
Reports: PA Releases Officers Who Killed Activist Nizar Banat
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly ordered the release of 14 officers accused of killing Palestinian activist Nizar Banat last year, Quds Press wrote on Tuesday. “The PA, ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas, […]
Khalida Jarrar: PLO is ‘Hijacked, It Suffers from Hegemony, Exclusivity’
Iconic Palestinian political activist Khalida Jarrar said that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) “is hijacked and suffers from hegemony and exclusivity, in an interview with Al Resalah newspaper on Wednesday. ‘These Chains Will Be Broken’: Ramzy […]
PA President Abbas Excludes Close Aides to Marwan Barghouti from Fatah
Palestinian Authority (PA), PLO and Fatah President, Mahmoud Abbas, has started a campaign to exclude close aides to jailed Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti, Al Resalah newspaper reported on Tuesday. Member of Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fakhri […]
Ramzy Baroud Advocates Alternative Narrative on Palestine: Full Lecture at Complutense University in Madrid (WATCH)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On the occasion of the Palestinian solidarity week in Madrid, Palestine Chronicle editor and author Ramzy Baroud delivered a lecture at the Universidad Complutense of the Spanish capital, in the […]
PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism
The Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended monthly payments to three Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political groups to silence their criticisms, the groups disclosed in a joint statement on Sunday. The Popular Front […]
The Untold Story of Why Palestinians Are Divided
By Ramzy Baroud The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted, and must not be reduced to convenient claims about the ‘Hamas-Fatah split’, elections, the Oslo accords and subsequent disagreements. The division is linked […]
PA to Charge 14 Officers Involved in Banat’s Death
The Palestinian military prosecution has indicted all 14 officers from the Preventative Security Service in Hebron (Al-Khalil) for allegedly beating opposition figure Nizar Banat to death in late June. Banat, a well-known critic of the […]
US Envoy: PA is in Unprecedented Legitimacy Crisis
A senior US diplomat warned Israeli officials this week that the multiple crises facing the Palestinian Authority left it “like a dry forest waiting to catch fire”, Axios reported. Hady Amr, deputy assistant secretary of […]
The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered?
By Ramzy Baroud “The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered”. This assertion has been oft-repeated recently, especially after the torture to death on June 24 of a popular Palestinian activist, Nizar Banat, 42, at the […]
Political Alliance Urges PA Leaders to Resign
An alliance of Palestinian political parties has urged that the Palestinian Authority (PA) government be removed from office. The group takes issue with PA violence towards reporters and protesters at rallies for Nizar Banat, a […]
On International Day of Parliamentarism, Israel Continues to Detain Palestinian MPs
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, yesterday condemned the ongoing Israeli detention of Palestinian MPs on the UN’s annual International Day of Parliamentarism, June 30. Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif Al-Qanou pointed out that the Israeli […]
Hamas: Marwan Barghouti is Top of Prisoner Exchange List
Hamas has said that it will prioritize the release of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in any prisoner exchange deal with Israel. This was revealed after a meeting between the head of the Palestinian Islamic […]
New Poll Shows Significant Support for Hamas after Recent Israeli Offensive
A new poll published yesterday revealed a dramatic increase in support for Hamas following last month’s brutal Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip. Conducted by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research, the […]
3,000 Palestinians Call on Abbas to Resign in Viral Petition
Around 3,000 Palestinians have signed a petition calling for Mahmoud Abbas to resign from his triple position as head of the Fatah movement, head of the PLO and Palestinian Authority chairman. In April, Abbas, whose […]
Hamas Accepts Russia’s Invitation to Visit Moscow
Hamas yesterday accepted Russia’s invitation to visit Moscow to hold discussions with rival Palestinian movement Fatah, spokesman Hazem Qasem said. This comes as Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced its readiness to host a meeting between the […]
Report: Palestinian Activists Call for Abbas to Be Removed from Office
Palestinian academics, activists, and political factions have called for the removal from office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, citing his canceling of the Palestinian elections and a perceived failure to support the people of […]
Palestine’s Moment of Reckoning: On Abbas’ Dangerous Decision to ‘Postpone’ Elections
By Ramzy Baroud The decision on April 30 by Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to ‘postpone’ Palestinian elections, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen Palestinian division and could, potentially, […]
UN Urges for New Palestinian Election Date
The United Nations has urged Palestinian authorities to set a new date for the elections originally scheduled for the end of May, following President Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement on Friday that they would be postponed. Protests […]