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Month: March 2018

The Art of Mohammed Abu Amr, Killed by Israel During Peaceful Gaza Protest
Palestinian Gaza-based artist, Mohammed Abu Amr, 19, was killed by Israeli forces as he protested with thousands of Palestinians near the Gaza border. The theme of their protest has been the Right of Return for Palestinian […]

World Reacts to Israeli Violence in Gaza (UPDATED)
Using social media, many reacted to the Israeli violence at the Gaza borders, and to the killing of at least 18 Palestinians and wounding of over 1,000 more who were peacefully protesting, demanding their right […]

Great March of Return: A New Defiance Campaign
By Iqbal Jassat In a remarkably fresh approach in resistance to Israel’s seven decades of colonialism, Palestinians have geared up to mobilize en masse in what has been dubbed as Great March of Return. Starting […]

The UN Disregard for Palestinians’ Right of Return Colludes with Israeli Violence
By Ramona Wadi The Palestinian “Great March of Return” has exposed the frailty of Israel’s fabricated narratives, yet once again the international community prefers to speak about “sides” in the conflict. As the planned march […]

Arab Nations Condemn Israeli Attacks on Peaceful Protests in Gaza (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Morocco’s Prime Minister Saadeddine Al-Othmani joined a number of world leaders Friday in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza. #Israel Deploys 100 #Snipers Along Gaza Border https://t.co/mA4Lh9bTx1 @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/zncxAicst5 — Palestine […]

Land Day Protest: 16 Palestinians Killed, Hundreds Wounded in Gaza (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
At least 16 Palestinians have been killed, and hundreds more have been reported injured in protests along the Gaza border on Friday. A Palestinian family in front of their tent east of Gaza City. On […]

Israel Deploys 100 Snipers Along Gaza Border
The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 snipers on the Gaza border, with permission to fire on Palestinian civilians amassed there. “We have deployed more than 100 sharpshooters who were called up from all […]

Israeli Police Arrest Two Palestinian Children from Bet Hanina (VIDEO)
Israeli police on Thursday arrested two Palestinian brothers ages 8 and 10 years from their family house in the Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of Occupied Jerusalem. قوات الاحتلال تعتقل الطفليْن الشقيقين أمير وحاتم أبو ارميلة […]

Violent Escalation at Gaza Border as Israel Kills Five and Injures Others (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff While thousands of Palestinians gather at the Gaza border to launch the peaceful ‘Great March of Return’, Israel forces responded violently, resulting in five deaths and many injuries. The peaceful protests […]

Stopping War Pusher John Bolton, Trump’s Choice for National ‘Insecurity’ Adviser
By Ralph Nader John Bolton’s career of pushing for bombing countries like Iran and North Korea, and his having played an active role in the Bush/Cheney regime’s criminal war of aggression that destroyed Iraq, makes […]

Palestinian Communist Party Denounces Meeting between Palestinian and Israeli Labor Ministers
The leftist Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) issued a statement strongly condemning a meeting between the Palestinian Labor Minister, Mamoun Abu Shahla, and his Israeli counterpart Haim Katz, under German mediation. The PPP said that the […]

BDS Calls for Boycott of Israel’s ‘Racist Propaganda’ Netflix Series
The international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is leading a campaign against the hit Israeli series, “Fauda”. Denouncing the widely acclaimed series as “racist propaganda for the Israeli occupation army”, BDS called on Netflix, […]

A Young Girl from Gaza Honored by Pope Francis
Rua Qdeih, a 14-years-old girl from Gaza, received a medal from Pope Francis for her writings during Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza. The medal was delivered by Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner General of the United Nations […]

Palestinians Prepare for Great March of Return (VIDEO)
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are setting up tents along the border with Israel for Land Day protests. The activities are all taking place under the theme the ‘Great March of Return.’ ??#Palestine || #Video […]

The Last ‘Peace Process’ Warrior: Abbas Hanging by a Thread
By Ramzy Baroud The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan […]

MEMO Hosts Launch of The Last Earth by Ramzy Baroud (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Rebecca Stead On Tuesday, March 27, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted Ramzy Baroud as he launched his new book The Last Earth in front of a packed lecture theater at Imperial College, London. Chaired […]

Irresponsible Rhetoric Allows Violence against Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi In diplomatic circles, language hardly changes from one scenario to the next. It is only the accusations leveled against different political actors that convey part of the context, which always disregards allegations […]

A 3-year-old Palestinian Boy Detained by Israeli Soldiers in Hebron (VIDEO)
A 3-year-old Palestinian boy was detained and terrorized by the Israeli soldiers in the occupied Palestinian city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), for allegedly trying to stab Israeli soldiers with a kitchen tool. These Israeli soldiers are […]

Hamas: ‘Great March of Return’ is Peaceful, Warns against Israeli Violence (VIDEO)
Israeli newspaper Maariv published a report Monday detailing the preparation of the Israeli army aimed at confronting the ‘Great March of Return’, which is slated to be held on March 30, along the eastern border […]

Benjamin Netanyahu Leaves Hospital after Medical Tests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital late Tuesday following tests after suffering a high fever and a cough. A Reuters witness saw Netanyahu’s convoy leaving the hospital, and shortly after midnight, Netanyahu said on […]

Dozens of Palestinian Detainees Have Died Soon Following Release
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies reported that dozens of released Palestinian detainees died of serious illnesses they sustained during the period of detention, of deliberate medical negligence, and lack of proper treatment by Israeli […]

An Old Palestinian Man Injured as Israeli Violence Continues in the West Bank (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ayseir Suliaman, 68 years old, was injured after being brutally attacked by Jewish settlers while plowing his land in Howwara town near Nablus. Tayseir Suliaman 68 tahun terluka setelah diserang secara […]

Israel Moves to Takeover Palestinian Archeological Site
Israel is working to take over Sebastia archaeological site to the northwest of Nablus, in the West Bank and has sent a contractor to do restoration work on the site, according to Mohammad Azem, head […]

UK’s Chief Rabbi Criticizes Israeli Counterpart over Racist Insults
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has slammed his Sephardic counterpart in Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, for making “deeply offensive” remarks about black people, comparing them to monkeys. Yosef drew criticism last week, for comparing, during […]

Peace Now: 17% Increase in Israel’s Settlement Construction Under Trump
Construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank surged 17 per cent during the first year of US President Donald trump’s presidency, Israeli monitoring group Peace Now has said. According to data released by the […]

It Couldn’t Be Clearer How out of Touch with His People Abbas Is
By Ramona Wadi Polls by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) are exposing the dissociation between the Palestinian Authority and the people. As Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas scrambles for a […]

Visualize with Me – A Poem
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley VISUALIZE with me, just for a moment, waking up tomorrow morning to find that the United States has had a spiritual awakening and a conversion to right action and a true […]

Arab League: Knesset Supports Racist Laws to Steal Palestinian Land (VIDEO)
The Arab League has said that the Israeli Knesset supports racist laws to Judaize and steal Palestinian land and promote apartheid. In a report issued Sunday, the league said that the special committee in charge […]

Report: Situation of Syria’s Palestinian Refugees is ‘Most-Dire’ (VIDEO)
Syria’s Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a […]

Palestinian Farmer Attacked by Israeli Settlers Twice in a Month
A group of Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian farmer in the village of al-Tiwani in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron on Sunday. According to local sources, settlers from illegal Havat Maon settlement […]