By Omar Barghouti Introduction As Israel shifts steadily to the fanatic, racist right, as the latest parliamentary election results have shown, Palestinians under its control are increasingly being brutalized by its escalating colonial and apartheid […]
Ehud Olmert, Israel’s outgoing prime minister, has rejected a prisoner swap with Hamas for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who has been held in Gaza for three years. Olmert said in a national broadcast on […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago In February 2007, it was learned that Washington had a secret new facility for so-called "high-security risk" Muslim and Middle Eastern prisoners in violation of federal law that prohibits severely […]
Introduction March 16, 2009 marked the sixth anniversary of the killing of the American peace activist Rachel Corrie. She was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in Rafah on March 16, 2003, a few days […]
Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to hold elections by January next year after holding negotiations in Cairo over a unity government. However, at the conclusion of the Egyptian-mediated talks late on Sunday, Fatah and Hamas […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, the designated Israeli prime minister and leader of the Likud party, has signed a coalition agreement with the Yisrael Beitenu party. Under the deal, Avigdor Lieberman, Yisrael Beitenu’s leader, would be foreign minister, […]
Talks between Israel and Hamas over a crucial exchange of Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier ended without agreement Monday in a breakdown that could have far-reaching consequences for the barricaded Gaza Strip. Israel has […]
By Jim Miles Torture Team – Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law. Philippe Sands. Allen Lane, Penguin. New York. 2008. "Only a few pieces of paper can change the course of history. On Tuesday, […]
A galaxy of the world’s leading judges, justice experts and rights advocates called on Monday, March 16, for a full and impartial international investigation into war crimes perpetuated during Israel’s three-week war on the besieged […]
A combination of damage to fishing resources caused by the Israeli offensive, and a restriction on the zone in which Gazans are allowed to fish is reducing catches and adversely affecting people’s diets in Gaza, […]
By Joharah Baker Just about everyone is talking about the impending prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel. Media sources have hinted that the exchange will be culminated within days, with tens of hundreds of Palestinian […]
By Uri Avnery – Israel Returning home from a very short visit to London, I found the country in the grip of uncontrollable emotions. No, it was not about the looming danger of the radical […]
By Janet Zimmerman The horrendous crimes that were perpetrated by Israel have left hundreds of families destitute. Many are faced with no other option but to live in one of the many tent camps scattered […]
By Muhammad Idrees Ahmad The assault on Gaza marks the end of an era for Israel. For the second time in two years its colonial ambition has floundered in the face of determined resistance. It […]
In a covert meeting held in London on Friday, March 13, the United States and eight allies agreed a plan to stop arms smuggling into the besieged Gaza Strip. "What it (the plan) does is […]
Rival Palestinian factions will suspend on Saturday low-level national dialogue as they failed to overcome obstacles in reconciliation talks held in Cairo, said Wasil Abu Youssef, secretary general of the Palestinian Liberation Front. Abu Youssef […]
By David Green Israeli ex-politician and erstwhile dissident Avraham Burg, interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! on February 12th regarding his recent book The Holocaust is Over: We Must Rise from the Ashes, offered this […]
By Dr. Haidar Eid – Gaza "Not only have the whites been guilty of being on the offensive, but by some skilful manoeuvres, they have managed to control the responses of the blacks to the […]
By Ramzy Baroud Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, April 20-25. But the highly touted international meet is already marred with disagreement after Israel, […]
By Dina Jadallah-Taschler There is much press over the most recent ‘reconciliation’ and ‘reconstruction’ ‘talks’ that were launched in the wake of the Israeli assault on Gaza. The former has the avowed intention of putting […]
The Palestinian Hamas group that governs the Gaza Strip has criticised recent rocket fire directed at Israel and denied responsibility. The recent rockets were "being fired at the wrong time" and were "not being fired […]
By Motasem Dalloul – Gaza City British lawmaker George Galloway and hundreds of human and civil society activists braved all odds to come to the bombed-out Gaza Strip. They travelled through two continents and crossed […]
European and American officials are protesting its blocking of humanitarian aid, including harmless goods such as cheeses, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and toilet papers, from the sealed off Gaza Strip. "We’re certainly asking the Israelis questions […]
Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai History has an uncanny way of repeating itself in this part of the world. Look at these lines written by a young Winston Churchill more than a century ago, at […]
Editor’s Note: Charles Freeman, a veteran diplomat slated to become the top U.S. intelligence analyst, withdrew from consideration Tuesday. He released a statement denouncing the Israel Lobby for "character assassination." Here is the text of […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London The Viva Palestina convoy’s arrival in Gaza has worked wonders. It will be seen as a landmark achievement in the struggle for liberty. Thank you, George, for making us British […]
The Obama administration’s candidate for a leading intelligence post has quit following a barrage of ferocious attacks against him by supporters of the Israeli lobby, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, March 11. "I have […]
A Palestinian family is suing Ehud Olmert, Israel’s outgoing prime minister, and other government officials over the deaths of their relatives during the recent assault on Gaza. The al-Samouni family, which saw 29 of its […]
By Joharah Baker It seems to be business as usual for the Palestinians following the whirlwind resignation of Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad last week. No major ripples in internal politics have taken shape even though […]
By Dom Martin CoexistenceIs humanity’s Title DeedTo survival! In human greedComes the revivalOf belligerence. There’s protectorateIn the electorateTo incorporate error With powerAnd powerWith terror! Death is aimedThe mother framedThe cradle claimed! Survival is maimedExistence walledJustice […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
Copyright © 1999-2024 PalestineChronicle.com. All rights reserved | Powered By Media Seniors