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Month: March 2017

US-Israel Talks End without Reaching Agreement on Illegal Settlements
A round of talks between the Trump administration and Israel ended without agreement over limiting Israeli settlement construction on Palestinian land, the White House said Thursday. Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, who recently returned […]

Israel Denies Palestinian Education Minister Access to Gaza
Israel denied Palestinian Education Minister Sabri Saidam entry into the besieged Gaza Strip yesterday through the Beit Hanoun crossing, known as Erez in Israel, in northern Gaza, MEMO reported. “Israel has refused to grant Minister […]

Under Pressure UK Universities Cancel Richard Falk Event
Two British universities have cancelled events planned for the launch of former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine Richard Falk’s new book. The professor of international law was scheduled to speak today about his new book, […]

Australia Blows Israel’s Credibility on Its World Vision Sham Sky High
By Vacy Vlazna “The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) says an internal review into World Vision funding in Gaza has uncovered nothing to suggest any diversion of government aid funding to Hamas.” […]

Israel’s Apartheid Elephant is Still in the Room
By James M. Wall In a 1935 stage production of Billy Rose’s Jumbo, Jimmy Durante is leading an elephant down the street. A policeman stops him and asks, “What are you doing with that elephant?” […]

Israeli Policeman Savagely Attack Palestinian As He Tries to Speak To Him (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A video published today on social media websites showed an Israeli policeman savagely attacking a Palestinian man in Jerusalem as the later tried to speak to him. The policeman repeatedly attacked […]

Junot Díaz Tears Down the Wall
By Hatim Kanaaneh The first night I went to hear Junot Díaz at the University of Hawaii He spoke at the Art Auditorium. I was struck by his intellect and sharp wit. Of course, he doesn’t […]

Report: 500 Palestinians Sentenced to Life in Israeli Jails
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies (PPCS) said on Monday that a Palestinian was sentenced to life in Israeli prison on Sunday, making him the 500th Palestinian to be serving a life sentence in Israeli […]

Palestinian BNC’s Statement on Omar Barghouti’s Ongoing Interrogation and Israel’s Campaign to Repress BDS
On the morning of Sunday, March 19, Israeli tax authorities barged into the home of Omar Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for the […]

To Syrian Children – A Poem
By Sonnet Mondal You all are culpable— for wending your way to schools for going to hospitals, for playing in open spaces and for keeping at your dreams within a country in rags. Yes, you […]

RT: CrossTalking with Ramzy Baroud, Dan Arbell, and Martin Jay (VIDEO)
CrossTalk: Just when there was hope the Syrian international proxy war could be coming to an end, Israel inserted itself into the conflict in a big way. Airstrikes against Syrian targets have not only witnessed […]

VIDEO: Richard Falk Says Israel’s Control of Palestinians is ‘Apartheid’ Not Just ‘Occupation’
Former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Professor Richard Falk launches his new book “Palestine’s Horizon Toward a Just Peace”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=fX1ESZYQ8Cc

PCHR: In ‘Excessive Use of Lethal Force’, Israeli Forces Kill Gaza Teen
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Center for Human Rights condemned in a statement Israel’s killing of a Palestinian teen and wounding another child to the south of the Gaza Strip today. The killing to […]

To Honor Intellectual Heroes: Students Organize Reading Chain at Gaza’s Seaport
A group of youths organized a reading chain in the Gaza Seaport on Monday, “honoring intellectual martyrs who have been killed by the Israeli occupation authorities.” Palestinian martyr Bahaa Eliyan from Jerusalem initiated the idea […]

‘Decolonizing the Mind’: Using Hollywood Celebrities to Validate Islam
By Ramzy Baroud When Terry Holdbrooks Jr., converted to Islam in 2003, he was inundated with death threats and labeled a ‘race traitor.’ If a religious conversion ever deserves to be admired, Holdbrooks’ conversion does, […]

Palestine’s Highest Medal of Honor for Rima Khalaf
The Palestinian Presidential adviser for Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Nabil Shaath, has awarded Palestine’s Highest Medal of Honor to Rima Khalaf, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia […]

‘More Royal than the King’: An Encounter with French Zionism
By Dr. Samah Jabr From those who are willing to legitimize killing and torture in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the fabrication of lies and false accusations to intimidate their opponents is only […]

Palestinian NGOs Denounce UN Chief for Removing Report on Israeli Apartheid
Palestinians demonstrated outside the United Nations Special Coordinator Office (UNSCO) in Gaza City on Tuesday, in protest of the UN’s decision to withdraw a report prepared by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western […]

Israel Confirms Downing of Its Military Drone in Syria
Israel has confirmed that one of its drones “fell” in Syrian territory yesterday and “the circumstances are being examined,” a statement by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. The announcement was made after media outlets […]

Reality and the US-Made Famine in Yemen
By Kathy Kelly This week at the Voices for Creative Nonviolence office in Chicago, my colleague Sabia Rigby prepared a presentation for a local high school. She’ll team up with a young friend of ours, himself […]

New Israeli Law Allows Rrevocation of Citizenship for Nationals Living Overseas
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and the Association or Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) issued a statement in response to a newly approved law, which allows […]

18 Palestinian Mothers in Israeli Jails on Mothers’ Day
Palestinian Prisoner Society revealed on Sunday that the Israeli occupation forces are detaining 19 mothers out of 60 female captives in Israeli Sharon and Damon jails, the PIC reported. In a statement on the occasion […]

Russia Summoned Israeli Ambassador over Airstrikes near Palmyra
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador in Moscow to demand explanations for the airstrikes Israel conducted near the Syrian city of Palmyra last week, the ministry confirmed. Ambassador Gary Koren was called in […]

Israel Threatens to Destroy Syrian Air-defense Systems
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israel would continue fighting arms smuggling from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Quds Press reported on yesterday. He said: “The next time the Syrians use their air defense […]

Israeli Forces Detain 18 Palestinians for Being in WhatsApp Group
Israeli forces have detained 18 Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem and West Bank for being in a WhatsApp group with a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli forces on Monday after allegedly carrying out a […]

Protesters in Vienna Demonestrate against Israeli Apartheid
Dozens of protesters gathered on Friday at the Human Rights Square in Vienna, to protest Israeli occupation and apartheid in Palestine, PIC reported. “The participants carried the Palestinian flag, performed folklore dances and chanted anti-occupation […]

To Challenge Israel Ban: Palestinians Inaugurate ‘Tallest Minaret in Jerusalem’
Residents of the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya inaugurated what was described as ‘the highest minaret in Jerusalem’ on Friday, Maan News Agency reported. Activist Omar Atiyeh, who was among a number of locals […]

My Sisters and Brothers, Don’t You, Can’t You, Won’t You, See? – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley We are all interconnected We are all interdependent We are all part of the One My Sisters and Brothers, Don’t you see? Every microcosm is reflective of the macrocosm As above […]

Last Iraq Veteran Who Fought Israel in 1948 Passes Away
The last Iraqi soldier to have fought against Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War that saw the establishment of the State of Israel and the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians from their ancestral homes, passed away […]

Which Way You Goin’, Israel?
By Jim Miles Yesterday I read a comment under an article on Israel on the website Russia Insider describing actions around Israel’s intrusion and military action into Syrian airspace. The comment read, paraphrased, nuke the […]