The Nakba: Never Again?
By Mahmoud N. Zidan On the 11th and 12th May, many Israelis marked the 68th anniversary of their so-called ‘Independence Day’, Yom Haatzmaut, according to the Hebrew Calendar. That day laid the groundwork for implementing […]
Year: 2016
Irish MP on Nakba Day: Israel is not a Normal State
Yousef M. Aljamal – Gaza On May 15, 2016 The Center for Political and Development Studies in Gaza, Palestine, hosted Irish TD (Member of Parliament) Richard Boyd Barrett, well-known for a powerful video that went viral on […]
Palestinian Factions Call for National Unity at Gaza Nakba Rally
Thousands of Palestinians took part Sunday in a rally in Gaza City organized by various political factions to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, voicing renewed demands that Palestinians to return to […]
Nakba! Land of Sad Lemons – A Song by Haidar Eid
I tried to explain to my late mother that she had to be expelled from Zarnouqa in 1948, leave her memories and house behind because a crazy bigot had committed a pogrom against Jews in […]
What Cost Israel
By Jamal Kanj Much had been argued about the creation of Israel and the ensuing 1948 ethnic cleansing of non-Jewish Palestinians. Sadly, however, most had become a desensitized academic debate, a lifeless abstract portrayal failing to […]
Israel Expels South African Human Rights Activist
South African human rights activist, Itani Rasalanavho, was detained and ‘humiliated’ by Israeli authorities at Ben Gurion airport. He was strip searched before deported from the country. Rasalanavho said he was pulled out of a […]
First Onslaught on Beit Daras Village – An Eyewitness Account
By Ahmad Alhaaj – Gaza This extract is part of a book titled Palestine 1948/1949: Willful Savage Displacement: A Personal Experience By Ahmad Khaleel Al-Haaj. Two days later, during the evening, a foreign Jewish Settler […]
Palestinian Refugees in Gaza Recall, ‘Torn Bodies’ and Long for Return
By Yousef M. Aljamal The horror of ethnic cleansing campaigns carried out against hundreds of Palestinian villages in 1948 by Zionists militias still haunt survivors 68 years on. Palestinians in Gaza, 80 % of whom […]
‘Every Jew Can Call Israel Home,’ Says Netanyahu (VIDEOS)
“Every Jew can call Israel home,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter yesterday. Netanyahu’s message came during a live question and answer session on the social media website and in response to a […]
Lessons on the Anniversary of the Nakba
By Hani Al-Masri On the anniversary of the 1948 Nakba, I think it is appropriate to share what I consider some lessons to be learned from the Palestinian experience since the establishment of Israel on […]
Palestinian Refugees Protest in Front of British Embassy in Beirut to Mark Nakba
Dozens of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protested today in front of the British Embassy in Beirut to mark the 68th anniversary of the Nakba. They demanded the UK make up for what they described as […]
A Book Talk: America’s Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East
(A Book Talk at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 12, 2016, Washington, D.C.) By Ambassador Chas W. Freeman Since the end of the Cold War, we’re had a lot of very instructive experience […]
The Middle East Tragedy: The Big Powers Legacy
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Arab people today are not only oppressed and marginalized, they are considered dangerous and disposable by their own tyrant rulers and the world’s community. From Palestine to Iraq, from Syria to […]
Egypt Reopens Rafah Crossing for Second Day (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Egyptian authorities reopened the Rafah crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip for the second day in a row on Thursday, after an 85-day closure. Gazan crossing briefly opens but even cancer patients remain caged https://t.co/RnMOOtIEx1 […]
Netanyahu Had Threatened to Send Troops to Egypt, Then Backtracked
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday took back remarks in which he said that he “had threatened to send commandos to Cairo in 2011 to rescue Israeli security staff besieged by demonstrators who had […]
Artist Ai Weiwei in Gaza to Film Refugee Crisis (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle staff Ai Weiwei, controversial and dissident Chinese artist and activist is in Gaza to film a documentary based on the suffering of refugees in the Middle East Weiwei crossed into Gaza through […]
Make Some Noise, It’s World Kefiyeh Day: Wear Yours (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Kefiyeh is celebrated worldwide every year on May 11. This year, fans of the Kefiyeh took to social media to mark one of the major symbols in Palestinian history. […]
Israel Plan to Lock Down West Bank, Gaza Strip for ‘Nakba Day’
On Nakba Day, May 15, the Israeli army intends imposing a ‘general closure’ on occupied the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Nakba Day will commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Nakba. “Nakba”, “catastrophe” refers […]
Israeli Research Center: Sisi Very Important to US and Israel
A leading Israeli research center has urged for the formation of a joint American-Israeli strategy that would guarantee the survival of the governments in Egypt and Jordan. In a study published today on the centre’s website, the Institute […]
Israeli Prime Minister Asked Tough Questions on Twitter Regarding Occupation
By Yousef M. Aljamal Two days before his scheduled appearance on twitter, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was asked some tough questions by social media activists, mainly because of Israel’s occupation polices towards the Palestinian […]
A Palestinian Perspective on Britain’s ‘Anti-Semitic’ Controversy
By Ramzy Baroud There is a witch-hunt in the British Labour Party. Britain’s Opposition party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is being hounded for not rooting out alleged anti-Semitism in his party. Those leading the charge are […]
Reebok Cancels Auctioning of Sneaker Celebrating Israel’s ‘Independence’
International sportswear maker, Reebok, has cancelled and repudiated plans to market a special edition sneaker celebrating what Israel calls its ‘Independence Day’. On Monday 9th May, a Facebook post stated the online auction of Israel […]
Church of Nativity’s Deportee Tells the Palestine Chronicle: ‘We Want to See our Families’
By Yousef M. Aljamal – Gaza 14 years ago, a deal was reached between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, which stated that 26 Palestinian fighters, who joined some 200 Palestinians who sought refuge in the […]
BDS Co-founder Threatened by Israel and Banned from Traveling
Israeli authorities refused to renew the travel documents of the co-founder for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Omar Barghouti, on Tuesday. This is seen as a direct attack on human rights. It also […]
Israeli Court Convicts Ahmad Manasrah, 14, of ‘Attempted Murder’ (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted a Palestinian minor of “attempted murder” and possession of knife, a family member has said. An Israeli district court convicted Ahmad Manasrah, 14, of attempted murder related to an […]
Palestinians in Gaza in Desperate Surge in Rare Rafah Border Opening
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hundreds of desperate Gazans eager to cross into Egypt from besieged Gaza Strip, as border opens for first time in 87 days. The Rafah border has been opened for the first […]
A Bygone Era when Jews Viewed Israel as the Anti-semite’s Homeland
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It was an assessment no one expected from the deputy head of the Israeli military. In his Holocaust Day speech last week, Yair Golan compared current trends in Israel with […]
Israeli Forces Target 2 Female Students, Detain 24 other Palestinians in West Bank Raids
Israeli forces stormed the central West Bank town of Birzeit north of Ramallah overnight on Sunday, targeting two female students and detaining at least 24 other Palestinians during raids across the occupied Palestinian territory. Locals […]
Love Letter to a Comrade – A Poem
By Aida Qasim I knew you long before the planets determined their order Awakening a higher purpose in me And unearthing a consciousness of a noble cause Patiently you listened as I explored my relationship […]
Palestinian Woman Sentenced by Israel over ‘Facebook Incitement’
A lawyer for the Palestinian Authority’s committee for prisoners’s affairs said Monday that Israel’s Ofer military court has sentenced a young Palestinian woman from the southern occupied West Bank district Bethlehem to 45 days in […]
