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‘We Failed You, Children of Gaza’ – Qatar’s Sheikha Moza Condemns ‘Blatant Silence’ over Genocide
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle “I am angry at the blatant silence that has exposed our lack of humanity. Our humanity has absconded, losing its nobility completely in the face of the […]
How Israel Thwarts Ceasefire Talks before They Begin – Baroud Tells TRT (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I think what Hamas is doing is something they should have done a long time ago, there was indeed an agreed upon proposal … the Palestinians have accepted with no […]
Global Mourning – Massive Turnout for Ismail Haniyeh’s Funeral in Doha
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Haniyeh’s body arrived in Doha from Iran on Thursday. A funeral was also held in the Iranian capital with significant official and public attendance. Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered […]
Qatar is Likely to Shut Down Hamas Office in Doha – Why and Why Now
By Palestine Chronicle Staff According to the official, US “Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message to Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in April”. Qatar could shut down the political office […]
Blinken Urged Qatar to Threaten Hamas Leaders with Expulsion – Reports
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The pressure, according to the report, “came at a time when negotiations between Hamas and Israel had stalled”. The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressured Qatar to threaten […]
Israeli Delegation to Fly to Qatar for more Talks on Gaza Deal – KAN
The Israeli war cabinet has decided to send a delegation to Doha, Qatar to continue talks for the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip, the official Israeli broadcasting company KAN reported on Sunday. […]
Talks for Prisoner Swap Deal Suspended, Qatar Slams Netanyahu’s ‘Destructive’ Remarks
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Qatar told Israel that the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has suspended talks for a potential prisoner swap agreement, Israeli media reported on Thursday. “Hamas told Qatari mediators that it demands […]
Egyptian Proposal for Ceasefire in Gaza Released – TEXT
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A delegation representing the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas arrived in Cairo last week to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal was made by the Egyptian […]
Gaza Ceasefire to Start at 7 AM on Friday – Al-Jazeera
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari announced on Thursday that the truce in the Gaza Strip will begin tomorrow, Friday, at 7 am local time, Al-Jazeera reported. In a press […]
Blinken to Qatar: ‘Rein in’ Al-Jazeera Arabic Coverage on Gaza – AXIOS
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked the Qatari government to “tone down Al-Jazeera’s rhetoric” about Israel’s war in Gaza, the US-based news website Axios reported on Wednesday. According […]
Axios: Israel May Postpone Ground Invasion to Discuss Release of Israelis Held in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel is willing to postpone a ground invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip to allow negotiations aimed at releasing a large number of Israelis currently held in Gaza by the […]
Qassam Brigades Releases Two American Hostages – BREAKING
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a brief statement, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of the Resistance movement Hamas said that it released two American female hostages held in Gaza. The Brigades said the decision […]
Washington Resorts to Doha as ‘Rescue Mission’ Looks ‘Impossible’: NYT
By Palestine Chronicle Staff After realizing that a rescue mission to release captured Israelis and others in Gaza is simply ‘impossible’, the US is turning to its close ally in the Middle East: Qatar, […]
Did Qatar Offer to Fund Displacement of Gaza’s Refugees? – FACT CHECKING
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Some Arab media and influencers, like Abdel Bari Atwan and Lotfy Zakaria, among others, have accused Qatar of being involved in an American scheme to displace 1.5 million Palestinians from […]
‘Completely Unacceptable’: The World Reacts to Israel’s Invasion of Al-Aqsa Mosque
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The US, the UK, and Jordan, among others, have expressed shock and concern about the incident. Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning, […]
On Football, Opium and Popular Resistance: Not All Sports Are Created Equal
By Ramzy Baroud My friend is not an elitist. To the contrary, he has spent decades of his life fighting social inequality, racism and championing the rights of disadvantaged groups. Therefore, I was taken […]
Swept up in World Cup Fever? Here’s What You Can Do to Support Palestine ahead of 2026 World Cup
By Bassil Mikdadi I would not be the first to say this, but by all metrics, Palestine have won the World Cup by their sheer presence off the pitch. The amount of Palestinian flags in […]
Pro-Israel Group Complains to FIFA about Moroccan Players Waiving Palestinian Flag
Pro-Israel campaign group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has protested against the waving of the Palestinian flag by the Moroccan football team at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to […]
Thousands of Palestinians Celebrate Morocco’s World Cup Victory, Advancement to Semifinal (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza gathered in large numbers to watch the Morocco-Portugal game at World Cup’s quarterfinals in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, December 10. When Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal […]
The Political Side of the World Cup: How Palestine United the Arabs
By Ramzy Baroud We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective struggles that […]
Moroccans, Palestinians Say No to Normalization in Historic World Cup Match (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Moroccan national team, known as the Atlas Lions, made history today when they won against Spain, one of the world’s leading national football teams. Hakim Ziyech and his squad […]
WATCH: Tunisian Fan with a Palestinian Flag Makes World Cup History
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A passionate Tunisian fan carrying the Palestinian flag entertained the spectators of the Tunisia-France game on Wednesday, November 30. The fan dashed into the field carrying a Palestinian flag soon […]
On Deciding Who’s Kicked Out: Palestine and World Cup ‘22
By Benay Blend Since the Russia/Ukraine war began in February 22, there has been ongoing debate over whether Russia’s invasion was unprovoked. There has also been conflict over use of the term “invasion” since NATO […]
Palestine’s Sports in the Arab National Consciousness
By Issam Khalidi Even seventy-four years after the Nakba, its repercussions and effects still remain, and sympathy for the Palestinian cause continues to exist. In spite of the dire economic and political conditions in the Arab […]
Palestinians in Gaza Enjoy First Match of the World Cup (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza enjoyed the first match of the World Cup between Qatar and Ecuador, which ended in Ecuador’s 2-0 victory. The Palestinian fans raised flags of Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, […]
‘We are all Palestinian’: Fans Show Solidarity with Palestine ahead of World Cup in Qatar (VIDEOS)
Hundreds of football fans converged on Qatar’s Lusail City on Saturday waving Palestinian flags ahead of the start of the World Cup, The New Arab reported. The event was organized by the Qatar Youth Against […]
Bella Hadid Meets with Family of Slain Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Offers Help
Bella Hadid met the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Qatar on Sunday, offering help in their fight for justice. The Dutch-Palestinian supermodel gave her condolences to the family of late Shireen, […]
The 2022 Mondiale: For Palestinians, Football is More than Just a Sport
By Issam Khalidi Hundreds of millions of people are eagerly awaiting the World Cup to be held in Qatar in November this year. Even though Palestine is not one of the 32 teams participating in […]
WSJ Reveals US Held Secret Meeting With Israeli, Arab Military Chiefs
For the first time, an Israeli army chief held talks with his Arab counterparts, including representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Wall Street Journal […]
Qatar to Receive Israeli Football Fans for World Cup, Says Israel
Israelis will be able to attend the 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, in a move they said would open “a new door” to a country with which Israel does […]