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Month: January 2018

OCHA Says Reduction in Humanitarian Aid to UNRWA Worrying
The significant reduction in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is worrying against the backdrop of an overall decline in humanitarian funding in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) […]

Palestinian Killed, Two Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Raid in West Bank (VIDEO)
Reuters reported that one Palestinian was killed in a raid by Israeli soldiers on the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank late on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials and local residents said. Abbas/PA forces […]

Israeli Soldiers Call for ‘Revenge Unit’ against Palestinians
Israeli military police have uncovered a recruitment drive for soldiers to join a unit devoted to acts of revenge against Palestinians, following the death of a settler last week, the Jerusalem Post reported yesterday. Police […]

Muslim Blogger Rejects Beauty Brand Award Promoted by Gal Gadot
Palestinian-American blogger Amani Khatahtbeh made headlines this week after she refused to accept an award from the cosmetic brand Revlon over having its branding ambassador be actress Gal Gadot, a former Israeli soldier who had […]

Spurred by Trump, US Withholds $65m in Palestinian Aid
The United States has announced it will withhold about half the initial aid it planned to give a United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians, just two weeks after President Donald Trump questioned the value […]

Israel Prevents Restoration Works at Al-Aqsa
The Israeli authorities have prevented official workers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque from undertaking any restoration work inside the mosque compound, a Palestinian official revealed yesterday. “Israeli police forced their way into the office of the […]

UNRWA: Cut in US Aid Threatens Successful Human Development Project (VIDEO)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that a US decision to reduce financial aid to the humanitarian relief agency threatens one of the most successful and innovative […]

She is ‘Being Destroyed Every Day’: Palestine Chronicle Interviews the Sister of Israa Jaabis (VIDEO)
By Fayhaa Shalash 32-year old Israa Jaabis has been languishing in an Israeli prison for nearly 2 and a half years, carrying out an 11 year sentence for, according to the Israeli Military Court, attempting […]

13-Year Old Palestinian Girl Imprisoned for Throwing Stones
13-year old Razan Abu Sal was arrested and sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison. She was tried in an Israeli military court, being tried and sentenced under martial law. She was also fined 2500 […]

The Palestine Chronicle Needs Its Readers Help
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500 Palestinian Schools Scheduled to Go Solar (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Ministry of Education and the Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF) signed an agreement on Tuesday promising solar power to 500 schools in the occupied West Bank, according to official Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa news […]

In Words and Deeds: The Genesis of Israeli Violence
By Ramzy Baroud Not a day passes without a prominent Israeli politician or intellectual making an outrageous statement against Palestinians. Many of these statements tend to garner little attention or evoke rightly deserved outrage. Just […]

PLO Leaders Reconsider Recognition of Israel
The Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) Central Council, the second-highest Palestinian decision-making body, has recommended revoking recognition of Israel until the latter recognizes the State of Palestine in its 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its […]

Israelis Shoot Palestinian Student in the Head in West Bank (VIDEOS)
Israeli forces shot and killed a 24-year-old Palestinian student and former prisoner during clashes on Monday in the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqiliya, reported Ma’an News Agency. Ahmad Abd al-Jaber Muhammad Salim was […]

New Israel Bill to Ban MKs from Taking Part in BDS Activities
Chairman of the Knesset House Committee Yoav Kish proposed a bill that prevents BDS movements from financing trips made by Members of the Knesset abroad, Quds Press reported yesterday. The news site reported the Israeli […]

Gaza Economy Plummeted from ‘Zero to Below Zero’
Israeli daily Haaretz, reported on Monday that Israeli military officials have acknowledged that the Palestinian situation is deteriorating, and that the economy and infrastructure in Gaza was “from zero to below zero.” “From zero to […]

Leaked: PLO’s Central Council Revised Agenda
On Sunday, Anadolu news agency obtained a Palestinian document containing agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The agenda has been approved by Political Committee of the […]

Israel: Anti-Netanyahu, ‘StripperGate’ Protesters Flood Tel Aviv
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to protest the alleged involvement of Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu’s son in an infamous “stripper scandal,” during the “March of Shame 2017” demonstrations. Israelis, who have been demonstrating against […]

Israel Will Hire Its Citizens to Capture and Assist in the Deportation of African Refugees (VIDEO)
In an effort to resolve the ‘African Refugee Problem’ in Israel, Israeli civilians will receive cash rewards and generous bonuses if they sign up to serve their country as ‘immigration inspectors’, a position that includes […]

Mahmoud Abbas Slams Trump Over ‘Slap of the Century’ (VIDEO & EXCERPTS)
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sharply criticized Donald Trump, saying the Palestinian Authority (PA) will never accept the US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The PA president made his comments on Sunday at […]

Another Settlement Site to be ‘Legalized’ by Israel (VIDEO)
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman submitted a proposal to the government yesterday calling for the settler outpost of Havat Gilad to be legalized in the aftermath of a Palestinian resistance attack which left one person […]

41 Hearts Beating in Guantanamo
By Kathy Kelly January 11, 2018 marked the 16th year that Guantanamo prison has exclusively imprisoned Muslim men, subjecting many of them to torture and arbitrary detention. About thirty people gathered in Washington D.C., convened […]

Egyptian Navy Kills a Palestinian Fisherman
Egyptian navy ships opened fire, on Saturday at dawn, on a Palestinian fishing boat, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing a fisherman. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Palestinian Health Ministry […]

Israel Closes Gaza’s only Commercial Border Crossing Until Further Notice
Israel Sunday announced closure of the Karam Abu Salem border crossing, to the east of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, until further notice. The closure, which begins on Sunday, comes after Israeli […]

Rising Star Vic Mensa Writes, Sings for Palestine (VIDEOS)
Vic Mensa, a Grammy nominated rap musician from Chicago recently wrote an op-ed for US based Magazine, Time, highlighting the similarities between the Palestinian fight for freedom and the struggle he has faced in the […]

Israeli Army Declares Nabi Saleh, Home to Tamimi Family, Closed Military Zone (VIDEO)
The Israeli army declared the central occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh – home to imprisoned teenage activist Ahed al-Tamimi – a closed military zone on Saturday, closing off all entrances and exits. #WATCH: […]

Major Victory for Pro-Palestinian BDS as New Orleans Adopts Human Rights Resolution
The New Orleans City Council has unanimously passed a resolution proposed by the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee, an organization within the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement or BDS, requiring a review of companies’ human […]

Emboldened Israeli Ministers Openly Call for Killing Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel wants more injured and dead Palestinians in Gaza. “What is this special weapon we have that we fire and see pillars of smoke and fire, but nobody […]

Spain Joins International Community in Condemning New Settlement Plan
Spain Thursday condemned Israel’s approval of the construction of 1,100 new Jewish settler units across the West Bank. “The government calls on the Israeli authorities to put an end to the construction of settlements as […]

France Condemns Israeli Plans to Build over 1,100 Units in 20 West Bank Settlements (VIDEO)
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday condemned the Israeli authorities’ decision to allow more than 1,100 housing units to be built in 20 different West Bank settlements with some on private Palestinian lands. The […]