Secretary of State John Kerry is finalizing his team to help shepherd Middle East peace talks and take on the heavy lifting on a day to day basis, a U.S. official said Monday. State Department […]
By Ramzy Baroud The political peddlers, think-tank experts and media professionals are all back in full force. They want us to believe that US Secretary of State John Kerry has done what others have failed […]
By Nicola Nasser Gaza will remain a matter of national security for Egypt. And regardless of who is in charge in Gaza, Egypt will also remain a strategic asset for Gaza, a lifeline for its […]
The Arab League said on Sunday it supported the Palestinian stance on the announcement of resumed peace talks with Israel, but that it was skeptical of Israeli intentions. The League “is forming a political support […]
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reeling from another crackdown on smuggling tunnels. But this time they are blaming Egypt, the neighboring Arab power they once hoped would end their isolation, rather than their old […]
By Leila Diab Upon hearing the sad news of Helen Thomas’ departure from life on July 20, 2013, at the sprightly age of 92, this renowned American Arab journalist’s legacy will continue to seal the […]
By Yves Engler A recently uncovered government document confirms that Ottawa has delivered millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinian Authority in a bid to advance Israel’s interests. The internal memorandum also sheds light […]
By Mohamed El Mokhtar A noted Mauritanian jurist and diplomat, Abdellahi Ould Kebd, once contended that democracy is first and foremost an acknowledgment and an acceptance of peaceful confrontation as means of settling disputes within […]
By Jeremy R. Hammond The European Union has proposed new guidelines for how it will do business with the state of Israel that will require any Israeli entity seeking funding or cooperation from the E.U. […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that an agreement has been reached between the Israelis and Palestinians for the basis to resume Middle East peace talks. “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve […]
By John V. Whitbeck On July 16, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on the publication of a binding European Union directive, to be effective from January 1, 2014, which a senior Israeli official described […]
By Hussein Al-alak The United Nations has recently warned, that the ongoing turmoil inside of Syria and Iraq has formed a situation, where “the battlefields are merging” into one. One of the reasons for this, […]
The EU has said it will bar financial assistance to Israeli groups operating in the occupied territories, underlining its concern that Israeli settlement-building harms prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Guidelines revealed on Tuesday make […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet with officials from Arab nations that he regards as essential to his push to get Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks. His sixth visit […]
Palestinian worshipers and guards confronted the Israeli deputy foreign minister during a visit to the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, a local foundation said. The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said […]
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president-elect, has brushed off threats of military action by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over Tehran’s nuclear program. Referring to the US and Israel, Rouhani said: “When some say that all options […]
By Somdeep Sen – The Palestine Chronicle It was May 17th, 2013 that Palestinians in Gaza were once again reminded that their lives were beholden to someone else’s fate. The day before, armed gunmen in […]
By Ramzy Baroud Those enchanted by pseudo-reality must have been at the edge of their seats as they watched ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, a Hollywood account of how US SEAL Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran is moving “closer and closer” to building a nuclear weapon and warned that his country may have to act against Tehran to curb it from achieving […]
Demonstrations took place across Israel and the occupied West Bank on Monday to protest against Israel’s Prawer Plan, which will displace thousands of Bedouin families in the Negev desert. In Beersheba, protesters blocked the main […]
[Editor’s Note: The Palestine Chronicle is a supporter of the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Football Tournament, for it builds community ties in Gaza and brings a smile to many young faces. We urge our readers to […]
GAZA CITY (IRIN) – Frequent closures of the only crossing for commercial goods between Israel and the Gaza Strip have left the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) short of gas for cooking and heating, businessmen say, […]
A new video has emerged in the Occupied West Bank of Israeli soldiers detaining a five-year-old boy for allegedly throwing a stone. According to human rights groups, it is the latest in a number of […]
Israel is ready to “immediately” build 10,000 homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to lower housing costs, Housing Minister Uri Ariel was quoted as saying on Thursday. “To immediately alleviate the housing crisis […]
By Hussein Al-alak As a result of nationalized oil, during the 1980’s the Government of Saddam Hussain had run literacy campaigns, which saw illiteracy drop to less than 10% of Iraq’s entire population. UNESCO applauded […]
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Democracy cannot be reduced to a system of rules and procedures unconcerned about deep-seated social contradictions and inequalities in the political process. Democracy is not only a method aimed solely at […]
By Talal Alyan Arab poetry has, in some circles, become regarded as being synonymous with political resistance. The role of the written word has been fundamental in reinforcing our commitment to assorted causes and marginalized […]
An Israeli court on Thursday sentenced two Palestinian MPs to 30 months, a committee official said. PLC deputy Mohammad Tawtah and former Jerusalem affairs’ minister Khalid Abu Arafa were sentenced to 30 months plus a […]
By Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini On June 24th the “Prawer Plan for the Arrangement of Bedouin-Palestinian Settlement in the Negev” passed its first reading in the Israeli parliament. If implemented, the Plan will constitute […]
Israeli Mossad agents detained a Palestinian in Egypt’s Sinai in June, Israeli media reported Wednesday. An Israeli judge cleared news of the arrest for publication on Wednesday and said Wael Abu Rida, from Gaza. He […]
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.
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