Month: April 2018
Dystopian Palestinian Novel Wins 2018 Arabic Book Prize
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian-Jordanian novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) with a novel about humanity’s capacity for savagery. “The Second War of the Dog” was announced as the winner […]
Israeli Soldiers Cheer after Shooting a Palestinian Protester in the West Bank (VIDEO)
A video released by the Israeli rights group, the Information Center for Human Rigths, B’tselem, showed Israeli soldiers aiming their guns at Palestinian protesters in the village of Madama in the West Bank. After hitting […]
Rights Groups: Israeli Army in Gaza Violates International and Israeli Law (VIDEO)
Israeli military practices at the Gaza border that left dozens of Palestinians dead and thousands injured constitute violations of both international law as well as Israeli law, two human rights groups said on Tuesday. The […]
Twitter Temporarily Suspends Israeli Lawmaker Who Said Ahed Tamimi Should Have Been Shot
Twitter “temporarily suspended” the account of Deputy Knesset Speaker, MK Bezalel Smotrich, after he posted that Palestinian child prisoner Ahed Tamimi should have been shot in the kneecap. According to Haaretz, the MK’s account was […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Home of Palestinian Prisoner (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian house with dynamite, in the city of Jenin. The house belonged to Ahmad Jamal Al-Qumbaa, who is currently detained in an Israeli jail. ??#Palestine || #Video || […]
Germany and Romania Will Not Move Their Embassies to Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff During an interview with Israeli TV on Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her long-standing policy on Jerusalem, assuring that her country will not relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to […]
Arab MK Petitions High Court to Remove Travel Ban
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Arab member of Knesset Yousef Jabareen will petition Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday against a decision of the Knesset’s ethics committee to keep him from traveling to the United […]
Two Palestinians, One Deaf Teen, Latest Victims of Israeli Violence in Gaza
Two Palestinians, including a deaf teenager, have succumbed to wounds sustained during the ongoing “Great March of Return” protests in the besieged Gaza Strip. Deaf Palestinian child, Tahrir Wahba, note: "I want martyrdom not injury." […]
Israeli Brigadier General Confirms: Snipers Ordered to Shoot Children
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli snipers who are deployed at the Gaza border deliberately shoot children, under clear and specific orders, top Israeli military official, Brigadier-General Zvika Fogel said in an interview on the Israeli […]
Palestine Museum Opens in Connecticut, US (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestine Museum opened in Woodbridge, an outskirt of New Haven in Connecticut. ‘The Palestine Museum US’ , is seen as the first of its kind in America. It’s mission, as described […]
Israeli Lawmaker Says Ahed Tamimi ‘Deserved a Bullet’
Teenage Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi, who is currently serving an eight-month jail term for slapping an Israeli soldier, should have been at least shot in the knee and placed under house arrest for life, believes […]
Malaysians Mourn Palestinian Scientist Fadi Albatsh and Remember His Charming Smile
By Yousef Aljamal On April 21, two unidentified men riding a high-powered motorcycle shot dead a Palestinian engineering lecturer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Palestinian Ambassador Anwar Al-Agha identified the victim as Fadi Albatsh, 35. His […]
Lieberman on Palestinian Scientist Killed in Malaysia: ‘He Was Not a Saint’
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested on Sunday that the assassination at close range of Hamas engineer Fadi al-Batash in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, over the weekend may have been “the result of a […]
Former Israeli Diplomat Confirms Saudi Official Visited Israel
Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Dore Gold has said that Israeli mutual relations with many Arab countries, mainly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are being developed, citing a secret visit of Saudi official Anwar Eshki […]
Israeli Army Arrests 17 Palestinians, Demolishes Print Shop
The Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank, on Sunday. The activists were accused of allegedly contacting Hamas officials in order to carry out attacks in the West Bank. IOF […]
Euro-Med Monitor Calls for Permanent UN Presence at Gaza Protests
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor sent an urgent letter to Mr. Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, that called for sending a UN mission […]
Under Pressure, Natalie Portman Reverses Her Position on Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli-American Hollywood actress, Natalie Portman defended previous comments on her decision to turn down an invitation to a ceremony in Israel to receive a million-dollar prize by denying support for the […]
Israeli Minister Threatens to Assassinate Palestinian Leaders
Israeli Minister of Transport, Road Safety and Intelligence Yisrael Katz warned of resuming targeted assassinations of Palestinian leaders from the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. איומי הג׳יהאד האיסלמי לפגוע בקציני צה״ל בירי צלפים,מעבר לגדר […]
Palestine Calls for UN Investigation into ‘Israeli Crimes’ in Gaza
Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council to form an independent commission in order to investigate Israeli “crimes” including the killing and wounding of many Palestinian protesters in the […]
Palestinian Scientist Assassinated in Malaysia, Fingers Directed at Mossad
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian scientist Fadi Albatsh, 35, from the Gaza Strip, was shot dead in the Malaysia capital Kuala Lumpur this morning when he was on his way to perform the Dawn prayer […]
Palestinians Continue Mass Protests in Gaza for Fourth Week in Row (PHOTOS)
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have continued protesting at the Gaza borders for the fourth week in row as part of the Great March of Return. Today, Israeli snipers killed four Palestinians and injured 430 […]
In a Time of Endless Wars – A Poem
By Gary Corseri I write for the men of a thousand years hence— and the women—and their healthy children. And…, if you are suffering, if night is day and day is night, I will drink […]
Why Does Ontario Anti-Racism Subcommittee Include Individuals Tied to Racist Organization?
By Yves Engler Independent Jewish Voices and the United Jewish People’s Order’s exclusion from an Anti-Racism Directorate committee has rightly been criticized. But, the Ontario government’s more appalling decision to appoint individuals tied to an […]
PA: Israel Faked Information regarding EU Funding of Palestinian School Curriculum
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Ministry of Education denied reports that the European Union (EU) decided to suspend funds allotted for school curriculum, saying there is no change in EU policy in this regard. “These […]
Under Israeli Pressure, EU Parliament Alters Resolution on Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff European Union (EU) Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution on the situation in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, however was altered from its original script. Gaza. EU Parliament condemns killing of […]
Two More Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in Gaza
Protests have continued to take place on the Gaza border today as thousands of Palestinians demonstrate for the fourth week as part of the “Great March of Return”, leaving at least two dead and dozens […]
Injured Palestinian Child Arrives in Ramallah, But It Was Too Late (VIDEO)
Abdulrahman Nofal, 12, was shot in the leg by an Israeli sniper at the Gaza border, reportedly with the prohibited expanding bullets of Dumdum. ??#Palestine || #Video || The injured Child Abdullrahman Nofal who was […]
UN to Israel: Stop Displacing Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank
The United Nations warned Israel of the repercussions of deporting Palestinian Bedouins from occupied East Jerusalem. UN asks Israel to stop displacement of Jerusalem Bedouins – https://t.co/qoGrjHZauc via @palinfoen #Palestine pic.twitter.com/CdK4VCAPCz — al whit (@soitiz) April […]
Barnard College in New York Votes for BDS
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Students at Barnard College, the liberal arts women’s foundation, which is one of the top 60 campuses with the largest Jewish population in North America, voted to ask the university administration to divest […]
