Israeli police have unveiled new regulations which allow Israeli officers to open fire on Palestinian demonstrators with live ammunition before a non-lethal option is used, a statement released by Israeli rights group Adalah revealed. According […]
The United States has offered to increase its military aid to Israel on the condition that Tel Aviv spends more of the aid on the purchase of American equipment and fuel rather than on its […]
By Ramzy Baroud Hyped emotions, and political opportunism aside, the Israel-Turkey normalization deal, signed on June 27 is unfavorable for Palestinians – and for Gazans, in particular. There is much that is being said to […]
Hamas yesterday denied Israeli claims regarding indirect talks about a new prisoner swap, Masralarabia.com reported. Hamas spokesperson, Salah Al-Bardaweel, said “Hamas does not have any information about the news regarding a prisoner swap”. This comes after […]
Egypt closed the Rafah border on Monday evening after a five-day opening to allow humanitarian cases through. The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Iyad al-Bizm, told Ma’an that Egyptian authorities had stopped people trying […]
34 violations against Palestinian journalists have been carried out in June by Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority, Quds Press reported an NGO saying. Israeli violations included direct assaults, firing rubber bullets at journalists […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has stated that 80% of Gaza’s Palestinians “depend on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs.” […]
By George Polley They came from Europe, these people, single and in families, eager to settle. They said they were returning home, though we had never seen them, were here for generations stretching back for a thousand […]
By Mahmoud Zidan There are many challenges that the defenders of Palestinians’ human rights have to face, but one of the most considerable of them is the accusation of anti-Semitism. Zionists have always managed to convince […]
By Yves Engler The campaign to revoke the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s charitable status is growing. In recent weeks it has gained an important political endorsement, a high profile intellectual backing and has raised funds […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Prisoners Studies Centre revealed yesterday that 13 Palestinian mothers are being held in Israeli jails this Eid. Israel has detained 65 female Palestinians, of which 13 are mothers who have children […]
Israel’s former Justice Minister, MK Tzipi Livni, was summoned last week by British police for questioning over alleged war crimes. Livni received a letter on Thursday regarding the summons which was later cancelled following talks […]
Israeli authorities have approved the construction of new settlement units in Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to Israeli Channel 10, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, approved the construction […]
The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), stated that a new Middle East Quartet report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is flawed because it “lacks objectivity”. The report proposes a negotiated two-state solution as the only […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has closed 16 Palestinian NGOs, including charities, across the occupied West Bank, citing alleged law violations, Quds Press reported. The PA said in a statement that the closure of these NGOs […]
Palestinian Yasser Al-Turk, 23, put an end to his three-year-unemployment after he came up with a new idea: selling roses at Gaza’s streets using a bicycle by adopting a German-style of selling roses, which he […]
A Turkish ship carrying aid for Gaza has arrived in Israel, a week after Turkey and Israel agreed to restore ties which were severed after the previous aid flotilla was attacked by Israel in 2010. […]
The people of Gaza live under tough economic conditions due to the continuous Israeli blockade and the rising rates of unemployment. Despite the poor turnout and low purchase power of Palestinians in Gaza, markets in […]
By Ramzy Baroud When Israeli commandos violently raided the Freedom Flotilla in May 2010, something extraordinary happened in Gaza: a deep sense of loss, but also pride. It was the first time that this generation […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, have decided to build a graveyard to hold the bodies of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israel. The decision aims to prevent the return of bodies […]
The Israeli occupation authorities have prevented 1045 Palestinians from traveling last month via the Allenby Bridge, which connects the West Bank with Jordan, citing security concerns. Israel has arrested 22 Palestinians at the crossing point […]
The Israeli government has announced a reduction in the amount of tax revenues that it transfers monthly to the Palestinian Authority, claiming that the money is given to Palestinian “terrorists” held in its jails and […]
The Israeli-imposed blockade on the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron remained in effect on Saturday, after Israeli forces sealed the entire district. It further maintained a complete lock-down on the village of Bani […]
The Palestine Book Awards has announced the books shortlisted for the Awards for 2016. The Awards is an annual project that is currently in its fifth year. It honors and celebrates books written in English […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Air Forces (IAF) carried out several airstrikes against the Gaza Strip during Friday night. The four airstrikes targeted the Hittin (south) and Askalan (north) military training sites, belonging to […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Association said today that Palestinian hunger striker, Bilal Kayid, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, refused a deal with the Israeli […]
A group of Gaza-based BDS and One State activists reacted to the Israel-Turkey reconciliation deal by producing a video-clip of a song performed by the activist Haidar Eid. The lyrics are taken from a poem […]
Palestinian prisoner rights group, Addameer, said the Israeli police formed a new unit on Thursday to carry out detention across Jerusalem. Muhammad Mahmoud, a lawyer with Addameer, said that the special unit for Jerusalem detention […]
Two Palestinians and an Israeli settler have been killed in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli leaders threaten to build more Jewish-only settlements in the territory. Israeli troops fired tear gas during clashes with Palestinian […]
By signing the reconciliation agreement with Israel, Turkey has betrayed the Palestinians and made itself complicit in Israel’s occupation regime. By Jeremy R. Hammond With Israel and Turkey having announced a reconciliation agreement this week, […]
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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