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Adham Moqat: A Young Palestinian Contortionist with a Big Dream
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Adham Moqat is a 15-year-old boy from Gaza. He has been practicing contortion for three years now. “I practice this sport with my friends Yasser, Moataz, and Waseem,” Adham told […]
‘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 […]
Selling Olives at Zawiya Market in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian merchant sells his olives at Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City. Olive harvest season just concluded in Gaza as in the rest of Palestine. To visit previous Palestine Chronicle […]
The Most Beautiful Arabian Horses are Palestinian (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Fifteen purebred Arabian horses, including high-class breeds such as the Al Shaqab, participated in the “Al-Yaser Arabian Horse Beauty” festival in Gaza City on Friday afternoon. The horses, which were […]
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 […]
IN PHOTOS: A Palestinian Wedding on a Fishing Boat
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians from the Abu Hasira family celebrated the wedding of their son on a fishing boat in Gaza City. Fishing is the main source of income and living for thousands […]
On Solidarity, Resilience, and the Path Forward for Palestinian Resistance
By Benay Blend There is a small but problematic sentiment among some internationals that Palestinians in the Diaspora should play a minor role. Underlying this belief there is the notion that Diasporic Palestinians are allegedly […]
‘Our Palestinian Food’: Showcasing the Best Food Products in Gaza, West Bank (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Federation of Food Industries in Gaza City inaugurated an exhibition of Palestinian products at the Orthodox Cultural Center. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, Abdul-Fattah Al-Zari’i called on […]
Women’s Products on Display in Gaza Bazaar (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Women’s Affairs Center launched an exhibition of Palestinian folklore entitled “Our Women’s Products Bazaar” in Gaza City. The exhibition includes many handicrafts and food products made by Palestinian women. […]
Gaza Athletes Compete in First University Championship (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Athletics Federation organized Gaza’s first University Championship, sponsored by the Palestinian Olympic Committee. Nine universities and 100 athletes took part in the event, competing in 100, 200, 400, […]
On Palestinian Sumoud and Resilience During a Time of Ongoing Repression and Resistance
By Benay Blend On October 24, 2022, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network international coordinator, Charlotte Kates, and one of the founders of the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil), Khaled Barakat, arrived in Amsterdam […]
Photographing Gaza’s Newborn (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Yahya Barzek is a 32-year-old photographer from Gaza specialized in artistic portraits of newborn babies. “I started working as a photographer after graduating from Al-Azhar University,” Barzek told The Palestine […]
Palestine Wins Six Medals in Arab Chess Championship
Palestine won six medals in the Arab Chess Championship, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The competitions, organized by the Syrian Chess Federation and supervised by the Arab Chess Federation, were attended by 22 […]
‘If the Dead Could Speak’: Visiting a Gaza Family Living in a Graveyard (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle paid a visit to Kamelia Kuhail, who lives with her family in a house built by her husband on the eastern side of the Sheikh Shaaban cemetery, […]
IN PHOTOS: Gaza’s Largest Olive Oil Press Machine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Nasr Abu Odeh is a businessman from Gaza, who owns the largest olive oil press machine in the besieged Strip. His company recently obtained a certificate that certifies the quality […]
‘I Come from There’: Photos and A Poem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian workers take part in the olive harvest in the southern Palestinian city of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish I come from there and […]
Palestinian Engineer, Samar Al-Ghoul, Reclaims Macrame Art in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Samar Al-Ghoul is a 36-years-old Palestinian engineer, specializing in decoration and interior design. She is also a lecturer at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. Al-Ghoul is particularly interested in arts and […]
In Photos: Islamic University’s Forty-First Cohort Graduates in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Islamic University of Gaza celebrated the graduation of its forty-first cohort under the theme “Authenticity and Excellence”. The ceremony saw the graduation of 2,714 Palestinian male and female graduates. […]
Welcome to Sabaya: Gaza’s First All-Female Restaurant (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip decided to cooperate to open an all-female restaurant, in a step that is considered the first of its kind. No man […]
Palestinian Bodybuilders Flex Their Muscles in Regional Competition (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness organized the 2022 Palestine Bodybuilding and Classic Championship. The heated competition brought athletes from across the southern Palestinian provinces, a reference to the […]
Day without Phones: ‘Ya Hala’ Organizes Fun Day for Gaza Kids (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff With Palestinian and international music playing in the background, dozens of Palestinian children from the ‘Ya Hala’ private school participated in various sports activities on a day full of fun […]
Israeli Bombing of Gaza: The Man Who Had His House Demolished to Reach Trapped Neighbors
By Shahd Safi – Gaza “I was at my father’s house when I heard the voices of bombardments. Immediately after, I received a call. They told me that Israel was bombing my neighborhood,” said Ashraf […]
Palestinian Athletes Compete for First Rowing Championship in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Sunday, September 11, the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation organized the first rowing championship on Medina Beach in Gaza. Several categories took part in the tournament, including single, duos, […]
From an Amputee to a Gold Medalist: The Inspiring Story of Majdi al-Tatr (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Majdi al-Tatr is a 42-year-old father of five children, from the besieged Gaza Strip. When he was only 12, he was involved in a car accident. Tragically, his brother was […]
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 […]
The Story Behind Gaza’s ‘Kiosk of the Graduates’ (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘Kiosk of the Graduates’ is Sa’id Lulu’s way of making money and raising a family of seven. Sa’id, however, had a different plan. When he graduated from Azhar University in […]
On Friendship and Bicycles: The Repairmen of Gaza’s Zawiyah Street (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Osama and Mahmoud are best friends. They have been working together, selling, and repairing bikes for over 35 years. Their little, and crowded shop in the Zawiyah Market in Gaza’s […]
Gaza’s Zeinab Shaath: The Urgent Call of Palestine
By Louis Brehony She whispers above the roars of the guns Beckoning to all her daughters and sons – “The Urgent Call of Palestine,” Lalita Panjabi Though she was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, […]
On the Latest Round of Gaza’s Suffering and Sumoud: How Mainstream News Gets it Wrong Yet Again
By Benay Blend “The resistance continues,” writes Ramzy Baroud, “because it must.” The faces of “our beautiful children will remain in our hearts and conscious until those who murdered them pay the price.” There will […]
Message in a Bottle: Gazans Commemorate the Israeli Siege with Notes of Sumoud, Steadfastness (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On the 15th anniversary of the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, young Palestinian activists gathered on the Gaza beach for an original form of protest. The activists wrote notes […]