A Contrast in Murders
In late January Aiia al Maasarwe, initially described in the Australian media as an ‘Israeli student’, then as an ‘Arab Israeli’ but never as a Palestinian, the correct description, was murdered in Melbourne. Aiia, a […]
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Hospital Forces Palestinians off Bus, Separating them from Israelis (VIDEO)
An Israeli hospital in the city of Ashkelon, in southern Israel, is forcing Palestinians to get off public buses to undergo a security check before allowing the vehicles to enter on hospital grounds, while Israeli […]
Florida Official: US Rep. Rashida Tlaib May ‘Blow up’ Capitol Hill
By CBS News A Jewish Florida city commissioner has accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib – a Palestinian-American who is one of the first Muslim members of Congress – of being a “danger” who might “blow up” […]
Israel: Arab Christians Protest ‘McJesus’ Sculpture (VIDEO)
An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald – a primary mascot of the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant chain – has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christians. Hundreds of Christians calling for the […]
5 Israeli Soldiers Arrested for Beating Palestinians in Custody (VIDEO)
Four Israeli soldiers and an Israeli army officer have been arrested for beating two Palestinians who were being held in custody. Israel’s Military Police arrested the five personnel on Wednesday and referred them to a […]
Ministry: 101 Israeli Violations against Palestinian Holy Sites
The Palestinian Ministry of Endowment documented 101 Israeli violations against Palestinian holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territories during December 2018, Quds Press reported yesterday. In a statement, the ministry said that the Israeli forces carried out […]
When Bolsonaro and Netanyahu Are ‘Brothers’: Why Brazil Should Shun the Israeli Model
Newly-inaugurated Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, is set to be the arch-enemy of the environment and indigenous and disadvantaged communities in his country. He also promises to be a friend of like-minded, far-right leaders the world […]
Yair Netanyahu, Son of Israeli PM, Gets Brief Ban on Facebook
Facebook has briefly blocked the page of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s son, Yair after he shared previously banned content calling for “all Muslims [to] leave” Israel. In a message posted Thursday on his Facebook […]
Natalie Portman Lambasts Israel’s ‘Racist’ Nation-state Law (VIDEO)
Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has called Israel’s nation-state law “racist” in an interview with BBC while promoting her new film Vox Lux. In July, Israel adopted the so-called Nation-State Law, declaring that “Israel is the historic […]
Toronto School Promotes Anti-Palestinianism
Supporters of a private Toronto school that publicly promotes racism against Palestinians, flies an Israeli flag and then complains of “anti-Semitism” when pro-Palestinian graffiti is scrawled on its walls should give their heads a shake. […]
Israeli Forces Injure Dozens of Palestinians in West Bank Clashes (VIDEO)
Violent clashes broke out, on Monday, among Israeli forces and Palestinians in various areas across the occupied West Bank after protests took place as part of the general strike against the highly controversial Nation-State Law, […]
Israeli Arab MPs Back UK Corbyn Amid Anti-Semitism Accusations
A group of Arab lawmakers in Israel on Sunday praised British Labor opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose party has been battling accusations of anti-Semitism for months. In a letter to Britain’s Guardian newspaper, Ahmad Tibi, […]
When Israel Backers Claim to Be Anti-Racist, One Needs to Ask Questions
What to call someone who claims to oppose racism, except for that directed against Palestinians? Judge someone by what they have done and continue to do. Consider the source. These thoughts ran through my mind […]
Tamimi’s Mother: Support for Ahed Is Based on Racism
Ahed Tamimi’s mother said that the media attention and worldwide solidarity that her daughter received following her arrest by Israeli occupation forces was rooted in racism. “Frankly it is probably Ahed’s looks that prompted this […]
A Common Enemy: Why Israel is Embracing Fascism in Europe
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Israel on 19 July where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Orban’s visit would have not required much pause except that the Hungarian leader has been repeatedly branded for […]
Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Praises Israel’s Nation-State Bill (VIDEO)
A white nationalist known to harbor Nazi sympathies has given a ringing endorsement to Israel’s nation-state bill. In his effusive support, which critics have denounced as the institutionalization of apartheid in Israel, white supremacist Richard Spencer […]
Tunisia Condemns Israel’s ‘Nation-State’ Law and Demands Protection for the Palestinians
Tunisia has condemned of the racist “nation-state” law passed by the Israeli Knesset on Thursday. #Israel Passes Controversial ‘Jewish Nation-State’ #Law (VIDEOS) https://t.co/WCnAYdebyq @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/RVWicZOGIm — Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 23, 2018 In a statement, […]
Egypt Says Israeli Nation-State Law Undermines ‘Peace Efforts’
Egypt on Saturday rejected a controversial law adopted by the Israeli parliament that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, warning that it undermines peace efforts. The foreign ministry said in a […]
Global Jewish Groups Issue Joint Statement in Support of BDS Movement
An unprecedented joint statement has been issued by dozens of Jewish groups in several countries offering their support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. They affirmed that their condemnation of the Israeli state […]
A South African Lesson: Why Israel is Doomed to Fail
By Iqbal Jassat Every time the right-wing regime of Israel led by warmonger Benjamin Netanyahu makes a move to consolidate its apartheid policies, one inevitably is reminded of its former partner in crime, apartheid South […]
Israeli MP Invokes the Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’
The ‘Jewish race’ is the smartest in the world and possesses the highest human capital, so Israelis ought to be skeptical about the current corruption probes into Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, a Likud party lawmaker […]
Israel Protests against Sale of Home to Non-Jewish Citizens
Residents of northern Israeli town Afula demonstrated yesterday against the sale of a house to a family of Palestinian citizens, reported Haaretz. The protest, which was attended by Afula Mayor Avi Elkabetz and Deputy Mayor […]
Starbucks Drops Pro-Israel ADL from Racial Bias Training
After protests by human rights activists, the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League (AD), will no longer be part of the anti-racial bias training that Starbucks decided to implement across all of its stores. The training followed public […]
Humiliating Selfies: Racism in Israel on the Rise
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A post that’s gone viral on Facebook drew attention to the issue of rampant racism in Israel. On my nightly walk with Franklin, I passed two men using the beach showers […]
The Ghost of Herut: Einstein on Israel, 70 Years Ago
By Ramzy Baroud Albert Einstein, along with other Jewish luminaries, including Hannah Arendt, published a letter in the New York Times on December 4, 1948. That was only a few months after Israel had declared […]
Twitter Temporarily Suspends Israeli Lawmaker Who Said Ahed Tamimi Should Have Been Shot
Twitter “temporarily suspended” the account of Deputy Knesset Speaker, MK Bezalel Smotrich, after he posted that Palestinian child prisoner Ahed Tamimi should have been shot in the kneecap. According to Haaretz, the MK’s account was […]
UK’s Chief Rabbi Criticizes Israeli Counterpart over Racist Insults
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has slammed his Sephardic counterpart in Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, for making “deeply offensive” remarks about black people, comparing them to monkeys. Yosef drew criticism last week, for comparing, during […]
Israel’s Chief Rabbi: African-American are Monkeys (VIDEO)
Israel’s chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, has stoked a new controversy by describing Afro-Americans as “monkeys” during one of his weekly religious lessons. https://t.co/xAqLQbHurE — Iqbal Waheed (@iqjaw) March 21, 2018 Yosef, whose status as chief […]
‘Necessary Pragmatism’ or Compromised Principles?
By Marion Kawas The struggle against the Kinder Morgan pipeline is something of great importance to progressives in Canada. However, recently one group of anti-Kinder Morgan activists that are defendants in a lawsuit were criticized […]
Anti-Black Racism Reveals Israel’s White Supremacy (VIDEO)
While the Israeli state espouses multiculturalism and diversity, it oppresses not just the Palestinian population, but also any Black person within its borders. (teleSUR)
