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Year: 2017

Israeli Police Close Probe into January Killing of Palestinian Teacher (VIDEO)
The Israeli Police Investigations Division (PID) has decided to close its probe into the January police killing of Palestinian math teacher Yaqoub Abu al-Qian, and to not hold any officers responsible for his death, Adalah […]

Israeli Soldiers Open Fire on Cars Transporting Workers in Hebron (VIDEO)
Israeli soldiers opened fire, Sunday, on Palestinian cars, transporting workers, causing two to flip over, and detained two drivers, near Yatta town, south of Hebron (Al-KHalil), in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. […]

Yemen: Remaining Peaceful Was Their Choice
By Kathy Kelly People living now in Yemen’s third largest city, Ta’iz, have endured unimaginable circumstances for the past three years. Civilians fear to go outside lest they be shot by a sniper or step […]

The Campaign for Ahed Tamimi’s Release Should Reflect Her Stance
By Ramona Wadi Since the detention of teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi by Israeli security forces, social media has erupted in a frenzy calling for her release. Her constant defiance of Israel’s occupation has made […]

NBA Removes Palestine Reference from Website After Israeli Pressure (VIDEOS)
America’s National Basketball Association has removed reference to the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” from its new website following complaints from Israeli ministers, it was reported on Friday. The name appeared on a list of countries which […]

United States and Israel: Re-evaluating a Toxic Relationship
By Zarefah Baroud In 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old boy was shot six times in the back and head by police officer, Darren Wilson, while fleeing a confrontation in Ferguson, Missouri. The young boy was […]

Turning Bombs into Flower Gardens (VIDEO)
Please enjoy this video created by Palestine Chronicle staff, a unique look at the more unorthodox forms of protest Palestinians employ to express their patience, grit and humanity. Because of their fortitude and your solidarity, […]

Israel Shoots over One Hundred in Gaza during Friday Demonstrations (VIDEO)
More than 100 Palestinians were shot by occupation forces in the besieged Gaza Strip today during demonstrations against US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem. Israeli Forces Use Live Ammunition and Teargas to Disperse Protestors […]

US Envoy to UN, Nikki Haley Pranked after Jerusalem Vote (VIDEO)
It comes as no surprise that Russian comedians targeted Nikki Haley for quite an elaborate prank. The UN Ambassador to the United States has been in the news recently after she gave a scathing speech […]

Israel Creates ‘Public Relations Commando Unit’ to Fight BDS (VIDEOS)
The Israeli government has established a specific “public relations commando unit” to tackle pro-Palestinian projects such as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, according to Ynet News. Minister of Strategic Affairs and Information Gilad […]

B’Tselem: Israel Sewage Sent to Palestine (VIDEO)
B’Tselem research has found that there are at least fifteen Israeli waste treatment facilities in the West Bank. Most of the waste they process is produced in Israel. “Six of the facilities handle hazardous waste […]

My Daughter, These Are Tears of Struggle
By Bassem Tamimi Ahed Tamimi’s father: I’m proud of my daughter. She is a freedom fighter who, in the coming years, will lead the resistance to Israeli rule. This night too, like all the nights […]

Protest in Support of Ahed Tamimi Outside Detention Camp Suppressed (VIDEOS)
Israel used force on Thursday to disperse a protest by women activists outside Ofer military camp and detention center just outside Ramallah in support of Ahed Tamami, the 17-year-old Palestinian girl who was detained last […]

Doctors Urge Mental Health Group Not to Meet in Israel (FULL LETTER)
Mental health experts have called on the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy’s to reconsider its decision to hold its 2019 international meeting in Israel because of the latter’s aggression towards Palestinians. A letter […]

Israeli Students Refuse to Serve Army of ‘Racist Government’ (VIDEO)
Sixty-three Israeli students signed a letter stating they would defy mandatory military service despite the risk of jail. Citing their country’s military occupation of Palestine, the letter criticizes the policies of Israel’s “racist government.” The […]

Israelis Who Attacked Palestinian Highschool Have History of Terrorizing Nablus (VIDEO)
Jewish settlers attacked Burin High School in the northern West Bank district of Nablus on Thursday. Nablus: Israeli soldiers and settlers attack high school https://t.co/QJmmUllzA8 pic.twitter.com/N4LYM2plKV — Ali Hussein (@Alihussein_2) December 28, 2017 Israeli soldiers, […]

Israeli ‘Center of Life’ Policy Displaces Civilians, Violates International Law
The Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center revealed that Israel revoked 287 female and male Jerusalemites resident permits. This includes seven children, between January 2013 and August 2017. In a press statement, the Center […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Release Iconic Palestinian Teen Fawzi Al-Junaidi on Bail (PHOTOS)
Following four weeks of arrest, Israeli occupation forces have released iconic Palestinian teen, Fawzi Al-Junaidi, 16, from jail on Wednesday on the condition that he appears before an Israeli military court on January 7, 2018. […]

Israel Ready for ‘A Very Violent War’
By Jeremy Salt ‘Violence is not the way.’ How often did we hear Tony Blair say it? We know that violence should not be the way but we know that it is often is. The […]

Twitter Account of imprisoned Palestinian Teenage Girl Ahed Tamimi Deleted (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Without explanation, the Twitter account belonging to imprisoned Palestinian teenage girl Ahed Tamimi was deleted. Tamimi was arrested and imprisoned by the Israeli military. Another account has been created, calling for Twitter to reinstate Tamimi’s […]

The Shameful UN Vote: Thank you, Trump for Exposing Trudeau
By Yves Engler Thank you President Donald Trump and US UN Ambassador Nikki Haley for helping end the Trudeau government’s ‘Israel no matter what’ voting pattern. On Thursday Canada actually abstained on a UN General […]

68 Year Old Man Arrested for ‘Trespassing’ on His Own Land
Sayah al-Turi village leader of Al-Araqeeb has been sentenced to ten months in jail, expulsion from his home and a fine. Israeli forces tried to evict him several times since 1998, claiming his village is […]

Father Manuel Mosallam: Time to Build a Palestinian Army
Jerusalem is the Palestinian people’s eternal homeland and capital, the member of the Islamic-Christian Council in Jerusalem, Father Manuel Mosallam, has stressed. Speaking at a national conference held by the Islamic Jihad movement in the […]

New Israeli Train Station to be Named After Trump (VIDEO)
A new train station to be built next to the Buraq Wall, also known as the ‘Western Wall’, will be named after US President Donald Trump, the right-wing Israeli newspaper, Jerusalem Post reported today. Israeli […]

Will 2018 Usher in a New Palestinian Strategy?
By Ramzy Baroud 2017 will be remembered as the year that the so-called ‘peace process’, at least in its American formulation, has ended. And with its demise, a political framework that has served as the […]

Following Trump’s Jerusalem Move, Israeli Police Arrests Palestinian Donkey (VIDEO & PHOTO)
The Israeli police in Jerusalem has arrested a donkey belonging to Palestinians in Silwan’s neighborhood of Jerusalem. A video of the arrest of the donkey was circulated on social media outlets, with Palestinians expressing solidarity […]

PA Arrests Arafat’s Personal Guard
Palestinian Authority’s Military Service has reportedly arrested former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s personal guard, Mohammed Al-Dayya, after he voiced criticism for the PA, Quds News reported. Palestinian media reported Al-Dayya has launched an open-ended hunger […]

Palestinian Boy Calls Trump ‘Kunafeh’ (VIDEO)
In an interview with Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) English, a Palestinian boy speaking of the situation in Jerusalem following the US President’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’S capital, he described the US president as […]

Netanyahu Praises Guatemalan Plan to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a “God bless you” on Christmas Day for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem. Palestinians said the Central American country was “on the wrong side of […]

West Bank School Attacked by Israeli Army during Midterm Exams
A number of Palestinian students suffered from suffocation after Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at their high school in the town of Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. A […]