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Month: May 2018

Kuwait Lauded on Social Media for Pro-Palestinian Proposal at UNSC (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Social media activists lauded Kuwait’s submission of a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council, in which the Arab state called for setting up an international protection mission for Palestinians. […]

Both Accused of Ethnic Cleansing: Myanmar, Israel Sign Education Deal to Rewrite History
The governments of both Israel and Myanmar signed an education cooperation agreement Monday allowing them to rewrite their own history in each other’s textbooks, contributing to a more benevolent image of them and their responsibility […]

500 Palestinian Administrative Detainees to Begin Hunger Strike
Hundreds of administrative detainees being held by Israeli occupation forces are to begin a hunger strike next week, the head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs has revealed. In a statement to the Voice […]

Tunisia’s Largest Union Joins BDS
The Tunisian General Labour Union announced that it has joined the Palestinian international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Tunisia's powerful union calls for protests to topple the government – Reuters AlertNet http://t.co/3uZfm03vss #Gaza #BDS […]

Palestinians React to Israel’s Bombing of Gaza on Social Media (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following Israel’s ongoing airstrikes against the Gaza Strip, Palestinians have taken to social media to express their dismay and anger at Israel, as well as the international community, for Israel’s continuing […]

Kuwait Proposes ‘International Protection’ for Palestinians
Kuwait has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for setting up an international protection mission for Palestinians. The proposal, submitted on Tuesday, aims to win support in a vote expected later this week, […]

8 Things I learned about Palestine While Touring 8 Western Nations
By Ramzy Baroud On 20 February, I embarked on a global book tour that has, thus far, taken me to eight nations. The main theme of all my talks in various cultural, academic and media […]

Hamas Agrees to Gaza Ceasefire if Israel Reciprocates (VIDEOS)
Hamas says armed groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel following one of the worst days in violence since the 2014 Gaza war. 'Senior Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire […]

US Considers Further Financial Cuts to International Bodies to Silence Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi Under US President Donald Trump, international organizations have become targets for repression and vehicles by which Israeli oppression is maintained. Following the financial restrictions it imposed upon the United Nations Relief and […]

HRW: Israeli Banks’ Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses
Most of Israel’s largest banks are providing services that help support, maintain, and expand unlawful settlements by financing their construction in the occupied West Bank, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The […]

Shakira Cancels Performance in Israel Following BDS Pressure
Pop music star Shakira has canceled her upcoming concert in Tel Aviv, following the appeal from Palestinian activists and BDS campaigners. Shakira cancels Israeli gig following appeal from Palestinian activists and BDS campaigners. A […]

Israel Intercepts Gaza Boat after Setting Sail to Break Blockade (VIDEO)
Israeli naval forces have intercepted a Palestinian vessel hours after it sailed off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip. The boat, carrying patients, students and people wounded in recent mass protests, was transferred on […]

Israel Launches Series of Airstrikes against Gaza
The Israeli military has attacked Palestinian positions in Gaza, according to officials from the Hamas movement. At least one base belonging to Hamas and four for Islamic Jihad were struck by Israel, security sources told […]

International Law Guarantees Palestinians the Right To Resist
By CJ Werleman If Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal—and it is—under international law, then by definition Palestinian resistance of that occupation is legitimate. Pro-Israel propaganda is not only extraordinarily well funded and organized, […]

Fathi Harb Burnt Himself to Death in Gaza. Will the World Notice?
By Jonathan Cook Fathi Harb should have had something to live for, not least the imminent arrival of a new baby. But last week the 21-year-old extinguished his life in an inferno of flames in […]

Palestinian Families: Save Our Homes from Israeli Demolition (VIDEO)
Palestinian families in the village of Aqaba, north of the West Bank, on Sunday called on Palestinian human rights organizations and the government to save their homes from the Israeli demolition orders. The Israeli authorities […]

Israeli Forces Detain ‘Mosaharatis’ in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli forces Monday detained “mosaharatis” from the Old City of Jerusalem under the pretext that they were disturbing Jewish settlers, according to Nasser Qaos, head of the Jerusalem branch of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. The […]

Thousands of Pairs of Shoes Laid at EU Council to Honor Palestine (VIDEO)
Members of Avaaz decorated the Place Jean Rey in Brussels, Belgium with 4,500 pairs of shoes – one for every Palestinian and Israeli who has been killed over the past 10 years. Amazing @Avaaz monument […]

The Legacy of Sam Nzima’s Iconic Photo Will Live On in Palestine
By Iqbal Jassat Nothing could illustrate the stark contrast between a post-1994 democratic South Africa and Israel’s apartheid structures than the iconic photo of Hector Pieterson. The picture of a dying 13-year-old Pieterson shot by police […]

Israel Begins Building Marine Barrier along Gaza Border
Israel has begun working on an ocean barrier aimed at preventing Palestinians in Gaza from infiltrating its territory, the Israeli defense ministry has said. The barrier, which consists of fortified breakwater topped with barbed wire, […]

Gaza Boats Will Attempt to Break Israel Navy Siege on Tuesday
The Gaza Strip will set off a flotilla of ships on Tuesday in a bid to break the 12-year-long Israeli blockade on the Palestinian territory. Salah Abdul-Ati, a member of a Palestinian committee tasked with […]

Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza Tank Shelling
Israeli tank shelling in the Gaza Strip has killed at least three people, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. The attack on Sunday targeted an observation post manned by Islamic Jihad fighters after an explosive […]

French Protesters: Israel’s Real Brand Is Colonization, Occupation, Apartheid (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff French activists in Paris protested on Saturday in front of an Israeli pavilion at VivaTech, a major international fair for start-ups. Action #BDS ce samedi 26 mai devant le pavillon israélien […]

Israeli Parliament Proposes Bill to Ban Photographing, Recording Soldiers
Amid worldwide condemnation of Israel’s use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, officials in Israel’s parliament have proposed a bill, which would effectively ban the collection of evidence relating to the human rights […]

Israel Urges EU to Cut Funding to Pro-BDS Groups (VIDEO)
Israel called on the European Union on Friday to halt funding to more than a dozen European and Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that it says promote boycotts against the brutal Israeli occupation. Israel calls on […]

Protesters Attack Nikki Haley over Palestine (VIDEO)
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley received the wrong kind of welcome at the University of Houston, Texas, when she was met with chants accusing her of having blood on her hands and of […]

Israeli Top Court Upholds Use of Live Fire in Gaza
Israel’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected two petitions brought by human rights groups demanding Israel’s army to stop using snipers and live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protests in the Gaza Strip. #Israel's highest court rejects […]

Palestinians Take Part in the Great March of Return for 9th Week In Row (PHOTOS)
For the 9th week in a row, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue taking part in the Great March of Return. On Friday, May 25, 2018, 109 Palestinians were wounded, including 7 children, and 4 […]

Arab History Finally Liberated from Bernard Lewis
By Jeremy Salt So Bernard Lewis has finally died, ‘finally’ because at the age of 101 it was beginning to seem that he never would. Born in 1916, Lewis was educated in the scholarship of […]

WHO Experts to Assess Health Situation in Occupied Palestine after Israel’s Crackdown (VIDEO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) voted to send a delegation of experts to the occupied Palestinian territory to assess the health situation in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. During the WHO’s 71st World […]