Resistance, Music, and Existence under Occupation
By David Harrop On my first night in Palestine in Nablus in 2011, I sat transfixed as I watched a Dabke troupe of Palestinian youth leap and dance with pride in their culture and defiance […]
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Israel Approves Plan for Possible Escalation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah
According to the Israeli news website Walla, Gallant ordered Israeli forces along the length of the Israel-Lebanon border to prepare for various eventualities. Israeli Defense Minister Yaov Gallant approved plans on Sunday for a possible […]
Palestine’s Swimming Team Win Six Medals, Including Four Gold, in Arab Sports Games
The Palestinian swimming team won six medals, including four gold, in the Arab Sports Games hosted by Algeria, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The swimmer Yazan al-Bawab won the 50-meter gold in freestyle […]
‘We Will Cross’: Why the latest Hezbollah Military Drills at Israeli Border are Unprecedented
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel fears that Palestinians, Lebanese, and other Resistance groups in the region could start coordinating their actions. On May 21, hundreds of fighters from the Hezbollah Resistance movement took part […]
Who are Three Top Islamic Jihad Leaders Assassinated by Israel in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza woke up at two o’clock in the morning today, Tuesday, to the sounds of huge explosions that rocked the cities of Gaza and Rafah. The result was […]
Quest for Religious War: How Israel is Unifying Arabs and Muslims around Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshipers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that […]
Two Jewish Settlers Killed in West Bank Shooting
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two Jewish settlers were killed on Friday after a gunman opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank as tensions escalate, Israeli media reported. The attack targeted a […]
The Role of Volunteerism in Developing Palestinian Leadership Potential
By David Harrop The Durham University Palestine Education Trust (DPET) provides annual scholarships for up to four exceptional Palestinian students and provides a platform for the development of abiding international academic links. Having been a […]
Israeli Teachers Open WhatsApp Group to Mock Ethiopian Students
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli teachers from a school in the Southern city of Netivot opened a WhatsApp group where they made racist remarks about their Ethiopian students, Israeli media reported on Monday. According […]
On International Women’s Day, Honor the Palestinian Women (PHOTOS)
By Benay Blend On March 8, 2021, several days after being fined and imprisoned by Israel, Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar sent a letter to Palestinian women commemorating International Women’s day. A member of the Popular […]
Tulkarm Brigade to Join Lions’ Den, Jenin Brigade in Armed Resistance
The Tulkarm Brigade announced via a video message on its Telegram channel that “rapid response groups” have been assembled to respond to Israel’s massacre in the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. The phrase […]
‘Reading is Not a Crime’: The Gaza Man Who Collects Newspapers
By Ahmed Dremly In a small room in his house in Gaza, Talal Ibrahim Taha, 74, has accumulated more than 20,000 newspapers, which he has been collecting since 1969. Taha finds a sense of […]
Israel Launches Attacks on Gaza, Bombs and Shells Hamas Targets (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli occupation army announced that it has bombed Gaza, claiming that it targeting underground sites belonging to the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. According to the Israeli military spokesman the […]
Culture of Hope: 2022 and the Margins of Victory in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Another critical year for Palestine has folded. While 2022 has wrought much of the same in terms of Israeli military occupation and increasing violence, it also introduced new variables to the […]
Mandela’s Promise of Resistance to Verwoerd is Kept by Palestinians
By Iqbal Jassat As Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu is now firmly entrenched into a Jewish supremacist regime, unashamedly racist and in pursuit of total annihilation of Palestine, one is reminded of the era of Hendrik […]
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 […]
Cancer-Stricken Prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid Dies in Israeli Prison
Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid died on Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer for several months, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commission […]
Hamas Fighters Wear ‘Lions Den’ Insignias in Gaza Parade – Palestine Chronicle Exclusive Photos
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A military march titled ‘The Lions’ Den’, was organized in Gaza on the 35th anniversary of the creation of the Palestinian movement Hamas. Hundreds of people rallied in the besieged […]
WATCH: Three Palestinians Injured during Israeli Military Raid in Nablus
A Palestinian was shot with a live bullet on Wednesday, during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ahmad Jibril, the head of […]
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 […]
From Leonard Peltier to The Holy Land Five: Free All Political Prisoners
By Benay Blend In “Palestinians are Native Americans: Time to Correct the Language of History,” Dr. Ramzy Baroud traces the historic bonds between Palestinians and Native Americans, both participants in international Indigenous struggles across the […]
The ‘Principal Threat’: Time to Talk about the Palestinian Class Struggle
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to be part of the community’s […]
‘When I Paint, I Feel Pleasure and Relief’: Challenges Faced by Young Artists in Gaza
By Shahd Safi – Gaza “When I paint, I feel pleasure and relief. Painting is how I cope with this exhausting reality,” says Walid Al Yaqoubi, one of many young people in Gaza who find […]
The Palestinian Body: A Pillar of Existence and Resistance
By Issam Khalidi There have been many legends depicting Palestinian resistance to the Zionist colonial expansion and occupation throughout modern Palestinian history. Heroism in Palestine was a byproduct of body resistance and bravery. It was […]
Hamas Declares a ‘Glorious Day’ from Damascus after Meeting Assad
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Hamas delegation arrived in Syria on Wednesday for a first official visit since 2012, the Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen news network reported. Palestinian delegates from Hamas and other Palestinian political […]
Palestinian Young Man Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces on Friday night killed a 23-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Qais Imad Shejaiya, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Shejaiya, from the […]
From Nabulsi to Shtayyeh: Which Side is the PA On?
By Ramzy Baroud 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 Security […]
Hamas’ Drone, Shehab, Revealed in Public Ceremony in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Members of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic movement Hamas, took part in the ceremony of the inauguration of the ‘Shehab’ drone, in Gaza city […]
Diabetes is a ‘Friend’ for Life: A Palestinian Teenager Uses Music to Overcome His Fears
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hamza al-Ghazali is a 16-year-old boy from Gaza. He developed diabetes in 2014, following the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. He now considers diabetes as his ‘friend’, because this […]
Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained during Military Raid in Nablus
A Palestinian young man succumbed on Tuesday to the wounds he sustained by Israeli gunfire during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on August 9, the official Palestinian news agency […]
