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Canada Should Not Be Welcoming Nakba Deniers: Protesting Caroline Glick’s Talk in Toronto
By Paul Salvatori In February, I organized a small demonstration to protest a talk that was being given by Israeli Nakba denier Caroline Glick, in Toronto. Unsurprisingly it was being hosted by the Canadian […]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Palestinians
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved on Sunday a bill that institutes the death penalty for Palestinians accused of ‘terrorism’, Israeli media reported. According to the bill, someone who […]
Muslim Civil Rights in Canada Under Attack by Country’s Intelligence Services
By Iqbal Jassat If Canada is hailed as a country known for its ethnocultural and religious diversity, why is it targeting Muslims? A recent report published by The Conversation has revealed shocking facts about what […]
Bernie Sanders Calls for Cutting US Funds to Israel over ‘Racist’ Moves
US Senator Bernie Sanders said he is embarrassed by the new far-right Israeli government’s extremist moves to hamstring the judiciary and to steal more Palestinian land for Jewish settlements. During an interview on CBS News’ […]
‘America is Not a Racist Country’: How Nikki Haley Became Israel’s Candidate for the White House
By Ramzy Baroud Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, the ‘dream’ is hers alone. Until recently, […]
Israel Passes Law to Strip Citizenship from Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) approved a law on Wednesday making it easier for authorities to revoke citizenship and residency permits from Palestinian prisoners who were convicted of ‘terror offenses’, Israeli media reported. The final reading […]
Monitored in Jerusalem: How Israel Succeeded in Making Surveillance Technology Racist
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah “Imagine that you live in a cage or a box and everything you do is monitored around the clock “. That’s how a resident of the city of Jerusalem described […]
‘No Monopoly on Grief’: How Antisemitism is Used to Normalize Israeli Racism
By Jamal Kanj Imagine in post-apartheid South Africa if blacks practiced racism against whites, and then African American rights groups defended those policies under the pretext of slavery and past oppression of Africans. There’s no […]
‘A Regime of Jewish Supremacy’: Time to Use Words of Israel’s B’Tselem
By Yves Engler The foreign affairs critic of Canada’s social democratic NDP, Heather McPherson, recently published a statement critical of the aggressively racist new Israeli government. It decried “rising anti-Semitism” but ignored Jewish supremacy. But this is […]
A State for Some of Its Citizens: Captured Black Soldier’s Saga Highlights Racism in Israel
By Ramzy Baroud “For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?” These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person […]
EuroPal Forum Launches Campaign Highlighting New Israeli Government’s Racism
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists launched an online campaign on Monday to highlight the anti-Palestinian racism and discriminatory sentiment at the heart of Israel’s 37th Government, which was elected on 1 November 1, […]
Sheikh Jarrah: Jewish Settlers, Led by City Councilman, Chant ‘We Want Nakba Now’ (VIDEO)
Israeli police assaulted Palestinians in Jerusalem during a solidarity demonstration late on Friday, while standing by as groups of extremist Israelis chanted “We Want Nakba now”, led by a city councilman, The New Arab reported. […]
Amnesty: Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Flags are ‘Shameless Attempt to Legitimize Racism’
New Israeli restrictions against flying the Palestinian flag are a “shameless attempt to legitimize racism”, rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. Israel’s new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered the police commander on Sunday to […]
Dear Editor, Writing ‘Palestinians Don’t Exist’ is Supporting Genocide
By Yves Engler The double standard is startling. A publisher whose newspaper is accused of making a questionable link to a horrific 80-year-old crime must be denounced by everyone who attended a large event, but […]
Palestinian Voices are Still Presumed Guilty in Canada
By Paul Salvatori The recent article by Yves Engler, published by The Palestine Chronicle, resonates with me. It reminds me that many in the Canadian establishment not only do not care about Palestinian justice. […]
Ethel Minor and Fatima Bernawi: Two Women, Two Countries, One Struggle
By Benay Blend Upon hearing of her death, Mawusi Ture, sister of the late Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), lamented: “I’m saddened that I just learned in the past hour our beloved sister and comrade, Ethel […]
Israeli Hospital Fires Palestinian Doctor for Giving Sweets to Injured Palestinian Kid
The Israeli Hadassah Hospital has fired Palestinian doctor Ahmad Mahajnah on Sunday after he gave sweets to a Palestinian injured kid, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The hospital dismissed Mahajneh, a heart and […]
‘Holy Land Foundation 5’ are Victims of America’s Unjust Persecution of Palestinians
By Iqbal Jassat America’s destructive wars on Muslim countries launched in the wake of 9/11 under the misplaced rubric known notoriously as “War On Terror” (WoT), spawned mindless death and bloodshed on an unprecedented scale. […]
Netanyahu Appoints Far-Right Ben-Gvir as New Israeli Security Minister
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu signed a first coalition deal with Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, appointing him as the Minister of National Security, Israeli media reported on Friday. “We took a big step tonight […]
Dismantling Israeli Settler Colonialism: In Conversation with Francesca Albanese (PODCAST)
By Paul Salvatori In this episode of ‘Palestine In Perspective’, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with Francesca Albanese—current United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights […]
Israeli Civilian Killed by Israeli Soldier after Being Mistaken for Palestinian
An Israeli soldier on Monday opened fire and killed another Israeli citizen after suspecting he was a Palestinian, Israeli media reported. The soldier reportedly approached an Israeli civilian at a bus station in the town […]
The Myth of Liberal Zionism: In Conversation with Miko Peled (PODCAST)
By Paul Salvatori In this episode of “Palestine In Perspective”, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with pro-Palestinian Israeli activist, journalist, and author Miko Peled. Peled shares why, despite […]
Canadian Charities Must Not Be Allowed to Promote Anti-Palestinian Racism
By Paul Salvatori I recently returned to the website of the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF), which I first wrote about here. On its homepage, I immediately saw more anti-Palestinian racism and disinformation. It […]
The Devil is a Liar: Keeping Anti-Palestinian Racism away from Education
By Paul Salvatori Last May I was at a counterdemonstration to the annual Walk With Israel event in Toronto. The demonstration, comprised of pro-Palestinian protestors, walked to a field where part of the event […]
Jewish Parents Block Palestinian Caregivers from Entering Workplace
A group of Jewish parents prevented three caregivers from entering the daycare center in which they work on Tuesday because of their Palestinian identity, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The director of the daycare center […]
Marvel Studios Comes under Attack after Introducing Mossad Agent Sabra in Upcoming Movie
Marvel Studios, an American film and television production company founded by an Israeli-American businessman, came under attack for promoting Israel’s brutal policies and murder of Palestinians. Marvel Studios announced that the upcoming movie ‘Captain America: […]
Hate in Disguise: the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation is about Anti-Palestinian Racism
By Paul Salvatori A Toronto-based group, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF), is co-organizing an event for this November. It’s called “RISE UP Ottawa!” According to its GoFundMe page, the event is about promoting […]
B’nai Brith’s Lawsuit Attacks Campus Free Speech, Student Democracy
By Yves Engler On Wednesday B’nai Brith announced a lawsuit against McGill University, Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) and student group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR). The apartheid lobby group is angry that […]
International Filmmakers Call out Doc Edge for ‘Art-Washing’ Israel’s Racism, Apartheid
International filmmakers have called out the Documentary Edge Festival for its “art-washing” of Israeli racism and apartheid against Palestinians. In a letter signed by a number of filmmakers such as Cole Yeoman, Gabriel Shipton, David […]
Rashida Tlaib Launches Petition to Reject Israel’s Bid to Join Visa Waiver Program
US-Palestinian congresswoman Rashida Tlaib launched a petition calling on US president Joe Biden to reject efforts to allow Israelis to enter the United States without a visa, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on […]