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Month: January 2018

Israel Arrests Ahed Tamimi’s Teen Cousin, Ramps up Bullying of Activist Family
During a dawn raid on the Nabi Saleh village near the Palestinian city of Ramallah Thursday, Israeli forces arrested Palestinian teen Mohammed Bilal Tamimi, a cousin of the iconic anti-occupation activist Ahed Tamimi who is […]

Two Palestinian Boys Killed for Throwing Stones (VIDEO)
Two young boys were killed in Gaza and the West Bank Thursday for throwing stones. Three other Palestinians were wounded with one in critical condition, reported the Palestinian news agency, Wafa. Relatives to Ameer Abu […]

Palestinian Minister Says US Responsible for Planned Israeli Settlement Expansion (VIDEO)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki criticized the US government on Wednesday for “giving the green light” to Israel to do “whatever it wants with Palestinian land,” in regards to Israeli announcements of plans to build […]

Norwegian Refugee Council Makes Appeal for UNRWA (VIDEOS)
The US administration’s threat to cut its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees would have disastrous consequences if carried out, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned on Wednesday. […]

Israel ‘Accidentally’ Shoots Palestinian Toddler in the Head (VIDEO)
A three-year-old Palestinian was shot in the head during an Israeli “military training” session in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tubas. According to a statement by the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health, the […]

Human Rights Group: Israel Enforces Policy of Medical Neglect in Prisons (VIDEO)
32-year old Israa Jaabis has been languishing in an Israeli prison for nearly 2 ½ years, carrying out an 11 year sentence for, according to the Israeli Military Court, attempting to kill soldiers. Jaabis was […]

Israeli Minister Says More Palestinians Need to Die (VIDEO)
Minister Uri Ariel said Wednesday that there needs to be more dead and wounded Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip, reported Haaretz. Israeli Minister Uri Ariel: Our Bombing Raids in Gaza Should Lead […]

Mossad Chief: Israel Has ‘Eyes, Ears and More in Iran’
Israel will be pleased “to see a social revolution” in Iran, the head of Mossad said yesterday. “Expectations about the demonstrations in Iran should not be overstated. A revolution might happen tomorrow or in the […]

From Gaza: A South African Lesson
By Haidar Eid – Gaza The current situation in Occupied Palestine has been well-documented elsewhere. The statistics show higher levels of Palestinian deaths, disabilities, home demolitions and poverty than at any other time since the […]

Israeli Occupation Army Raids Villages After Settler Shot Dead
The Israeli army has carried out raids in Palestinian villages near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, following the death of an Israeli settler who was shot in the area. The shooting incident happened on […]

HRW: Trump Administration UNRWA Funding Blackmail ‘Vindictive’ (VIDEO)
The US government is withholding at least US$125 million in funds it was expected to provide to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). The agency provides services to 5.3 million refugees in […]

Qatar Doctors Perform 44 Cochlear Implants on Children in Gaza
A medical delegation from the Qatari Red Crescent and Hamad Medical Corporation performed cochlear implant surgeries on 24 deaf children in the Gaza Strip. Part of the “Qatar Draws a Smile” program launched by Qatar’s […]

Birzeit University Faculty Advocate for Academic Boycott of Israel
Academics at the historic Palestinian Birzeit University wrote an open letter to educators around the world to join the academic boycott of Israeli universities. .@ricky_martin #BDS Movmnt Was Established Cuz There's NO Justice,Freedom & Equality […]

Yes, Palestinians Teach Their Children to Hate the Jewish State
By Rima Najjar Zionism is an insidious ideology. Its ideologues often gain traction by well-placed and oft repeated constructs – in films and TV series, in posts and comments on social media, and even in […]

Ahed Tamimi Offers Israelis a Lesson Worthy of Gandhi
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi may not be what Israelis had in mind when, over many years, they criticised Palestinians for not producing a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. Eventually, colonized peoples […]

US Celebrity Jerry Seinfeld Visits ‘Anti-Terror Fantasy Camp’ in Occupied West Bank With Family (VIDEO)
American actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his family revealed that they recently visited an “anti-terrorist training camp” located inside an illegal Israeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank. Seinfeld went to occupied Palestine … […]

‘The Wound Before Winter’ – Impressions of Palestinian Memory in Watercolor
By Ramona Wadi “The Wound Before Winter” is the prelude to the impressions which I have attempted to convey in this selection. Painted in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem, the […]

Netanyahu to Israeli Cabinet: ‘UNRWA Must Disappear’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet meeting on Sunday the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “must disappear.” According to the Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu made […]

Pope Repeats Rejection of Trump Declaration on Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Pope Francis reiterated Monday his call to respect the status quo of Jerusalem following US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital. Addressing ambassadors from more than 180 countries Francis said, “We […]

PLO’s Central Council to Adopt New Political Perspective, Says President (VIDEO)
President of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) Salim Zanoun said on Monday that the upcoming Central Council meeting scheduled for January 14 in Ramallah will seek a new political perspective to respond to US President […]

Hamas ‘Sincere’ About Internal Reconciliation, Says PFLP Leader
The Secretary General of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP) has said that Hamas is “sincere” about the moves towards internal Palestinian reconciliation, Al-Resalah reported on Sunday. Ahmed Sa’adat pledged to offer […]

Palestine Chronicle Reveals New English Edition, French Relaunch Expected Soon
SEATTLE, PARIS, GAZA – January 8, 2018 The Palestine Chronicle online newspaper relaunched its latest and improved English edition on Monday, January 8. The new and exciting look adds much value to an already well regarded and […]

Egypt Denies ‘Tacit’ Acceptance of US Jerusalem Move (VIDEO)
Egypt on Sunday denied a US media report claiming that it has given a “tacit” acceptance of President Donald Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The New York Times said Saturday Cairo […]

Rights Group Likens Israel’s ‘BDS Blacklist’ to South Africa’s Apartheid Regime
Israel’s “BDS blacklist” of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and members who will be banned from entering the country and which was released on Sunday was strongly condemned by rights organizations and likened to the defunct apartheid […]

Ours is a Liberation Movement: Palestine Chronicle Editor on His New Book, BDS & More
Palestine Chronicle Editor, Dr. Ramzy Baroud interviewed live at Community Forum, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle Radio, on January 6 at 7:30 am. In the interview, the Gaza-born Palestinian author discusses the Palestine Chronicle, his forthcoming […]

13 Reasons Why Palestinians Should take Trump off the Table
By Ahmad Amr As we enter the second century of the insidious ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, Donald Trump tweeted that Jerusalem was now off the table. Well I don’t tweet – so […]

Palestinians Protest Visit of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Accused of Selling Land to Israel (VIDEO)
Palestinian Christians from around the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel came out in harsh opposition on Saturday to a visit by Greek Orthodox Church Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, to the southern occupied […]

Karim Younis, Palestinian Political Prisoner, Marks 36 Years in Israeli Jails
It was January 6, 1983 when Karim Younis, a Palestinian resident of Ara, an Arab village in Israel, was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison for resisting the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian […]

Gaza-based Band Maimas Launches Its First Video-Clip Titled ‘Oh Jerusalem!’ (VIDEO)
In its first ever song, Gaza-based Palestinian band, Maimas, has released a music video called “Oh Jerusalem!”. The song is taken from Maims’ upcoming album, “Tyrant’s Fear of Songs”, due for release in 2018-2019. Written […]

EU Response to Israel’s ‘Death Penalty for Palestinians’ Bill Painfully Weak
By Ramona Wadi Israel is planning a law which allows its military courts to sentence Palestinians to death. The bill to bring this about has passed its first reading in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The […]