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Month: February 2017

Germany, Israel Summit Postponed due to Land Grab Law
A high profile German-Israeli summit scheduled to be held in Jerusalem in May has been cancelled due to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s dissatisfaction with Israel’s “Regularization Law”. The summit would have seen a meeting between […]

Palestinian Teens Detail Their Torture at the Hands of Israeli Authorities
Two Palestinian teenagers held in Israel’s Ofer detention center have been shot, abused, and tortured during their detention and interrogation by Israeli authorities, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’ […]

‘I, Rubi Rivlin, Believe that Zion is Entirely Ours’: Israel’s President Calls for Annexing West Bank
Israel should annex all the occupied land it claims sovereignty over and grant full citizenship to those falling under its extended jurisdiction, Israe’s President Reuven Rivlin said, apparently implying full annexation of the West Bank. […]

Spy or Die: Israel’s Message to a Gaza Heart Patient, Now Dead
A heart patient from Gaza has died after he refused an Israeli offer to spy on Palestinian in order to access treatment. Twenty-seven-year-old Ahmed was born with a congenital heart defect and had undergone a […]

‘Israeli Worship’ and Trump’s Muslim Ban
By Yves Engler It is strange how supporters of Israel are responding to Donald Trump’s Muslim and Syrian refugee ban. Some have applauded it, effectively acknowledging that Israel cheerleading is a right wing cause. Others […]

The New Leader of Hamas in Gaza is Yahya Al-Sinwar
By Motasem A Dalloul The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced on Monday that it has chosen Yahya Al-Sinwar as its new leader in the Gaza Strip. Al-Sinwar replaces the former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail […]

‘We See Eye-to-Eye’: Netanyahu Enthusiastic on His Way to Washington to Meet Trump
With things in the international arena apparently changing in Israel’s favor with Obama gone, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to meet his long-time acquaintance, Donald Trump, now in the role of US president, […]

2 Palestinians, Including Hamas Fighter, Killed in Gaza Tunnels
At least two Palestinians were killed in tunnels in the besieged Gaza Strip, sources said on Monday. The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, said that one of its fighters, 22-year-old […]

Guterres Defends Choice of Palestinian as Libya Envoy
N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has defended his choice to appoint former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as UN envoy to Libya and expressed his “deep” regret over US opposition to his appointment. Guterres described Fayyad, […]

Haaretz Report: Israeli Government Funded Construction of Amona Outpost by Proxy
The recently dismantled illegal settlement outpost of Amona was funded through a million-dollar loan from the Israeli government, a report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed on Monday, further blurring the distinction between settlements recognized and […]

NFL Players Skip Trip to Israel to Be ‘Voice for the Voiceless’
Several U.S. football players are boycotting an NFL trip to Israel paid for by the Israeli government in a major setback to Israeli efforts to whitewash the country’s occupation of Palestinian lands and continuing illegal […]

Israeli Committee Approves Change to ‘Muezzin Bill,’ Paving Way for Knesset Vote
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved on Sunday an amendment to the contested “Muezzin bill,” which seeks to impose limits on the Muslim call to prayer in Israel and in occupied East Jerusalem, paving the […]

Man Beaten by Israeli Crowd for Shouting Warnings in Arabic During Shooting (VIDEO)
A Arab citizen of Israel was violently attacked on Thursday after screaming in Arabic at the scene of a shooting in Petah Tikva in central Israel that left six Israelis injured. According to Israeli news […]

The Kiss of Life – A Poem
By Chris Lane is a warm welcome breeze from the womb, for kittens and kids a mother’s tongue for desert life, water for us the kiss of love. living is an enormous void an incalculable, […]

Israel Bulldozes Democracy
Ayman Odeh is Chairman of the Hadash party and leader of the Joint List, the third-largest bloc in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. On Feb 12, The New York Times published an article of his entitled, ‘Israel […]

DC Hip-Hop Group Releases ‘Search My Bag’ Music Video Inspired by Interrogation at Ben Gurion Airport (VIDEO)
By Abu Rahss Two months ago I traveled to Palestine to visit the country, record songs, and film music videos along with three artists who are also fellow members of the Washington D.C.-based music collective, FHTMG […]

OCHA: Record Number of Demolitions and Displacements in the West Bank during 2016
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a new report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories said the new year had seen a massive Israeli escalation in the destruction […]

South Africa’s Zuma: South Africa Will Continue to Support Palestine
South African President Jacob Zuma told lawmakers “South Africa will continue to support Palestine,” as he delivered his state of the nation address at the parliament on Thursday, the PIC reported. According to reports, the […]

Trump Criticizes Israeli Settlements
US President Donald Trump criticized the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories for the first time since becoming president on January 20. Trump told Israel Today newspaper: “There is limited remaining territory. Every time […]

Israeli Soldiers Clash with Youth in Aida Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian youth late Thursday afternoon in the Aida refugee camp in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces fired tear gas, while Palestinian Authority […]

Palestinian Succumbs to Gunshot Wounds Inflicted 3 Months Ago by Israeli Forces
A Palestinian held in Israeli custody succumbed to his wounds on Friday after being shot by Israeli forces in Nov. for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack. Issa Qaraqe, the head of the […]

To Oppose Trump, Jews Must Join the Fight against Fascism and Zionism
By Yoav Litvin In potentially the biggest con ever executed, Donald Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV show celebrity, ascended to the most powerful position in the world – the Presidency of […]

Canada ‘Very Concerned’ by Israel’s New Settlement Law
Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian Foreign Minister, expressed on Wednesday ‘concerns’ regarding Israel’s settlement regulation law, which legalizes thousands of settler homes built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, PNN reported. “Canada is […]

Veteran Prisoner Al-Barghouthi: We Reject Deportation
Palestinian veteran prisoner Nael Al-Barghouthi, who was freed in the Gilad Shalit swap deal said prisoners reject being exiled or taken away from their families. Al-Barghouthi is longest serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails. “Exile […]

Gaza’s ‘Spiderboy’ Breaks World Record (VIDEO)
A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip has set a new Guinness World Record while performing various contortions and movements in Amman yesterday, Felesteen.ps has reported. Mohamed Al-Sheikh is known as Spiderboy for his physical skills […]

6 Injured, Palestinian Teen Detained in Reported Shooting, Stabbing Attack in Petah Tikva
A 19-year-old Palestinian from the Nablus area village of Beita in the northern occupied West Bank was detained late Thursday afternoon at a market in the central Israeli town of Petah Tikva, in connection with […]

Two Palestinians Killed: Israel Denies Bombing Egypt-Gaza Border, Egypt Silent
The Palestinian Health Ministry said two Palestinians were killed and five injured in an attack that occurred early Thursday morning on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Israel Defense Forces have denied carrying […]

Ramallah: Israeli Settlers Assault Palestinian Photos Journalist
At least five Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist with rocks and batons while he was driving on a road near the illegal Israeli settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah […]

BDS Launches Boycott Campaign Against Hyundai
The BDS movement is launching a boycott campaign against Hyundai over the use of its equipment by the Israeli authorities in the recent demolitions of many homes of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Bedouin […]

Israel Bans Delivery of Anaesthesia Gas to Gaza Hospitals
Israel has banned anesthetic gas from entering the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health revealed yesterday. This is the third time that the occupation has prevented nitrox gas, which is used for patients during […]