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Month: June 2018

Freedom Flotilla: All You Need to Know
The International Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is “a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the blockade of Gaza.” Read: ‘Freedom Flotilla’: Latest Updates […]

Kushner Reproached Kuwait over Pro-Palestinian Proposal at UNSC
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner has had “a very brief and stormy meeting” with Kuwait Ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Sabah, during which he conveyed the US […]

Israel Rejects Ahed Tamimi’s Appeal for Early Release
A parole board in the Rimonim prison rejected a request filed by detained Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi’s lawyer to reduce her sentence and grant her early release. Israel’s Channel 10 reported that Tamimi, who was sentenced […]

Israel Files FIFA Complaint after Argentina Match Cancelled
Israel’s football association announced on Wednesday that it plans to file a complaint to FIFA accusing its Palestinian counterpart of pressuring Argentinian players and staff into canceling a friendly match. Israel to complain to FIFA […]

BDS: World Reacts as Argentina Cancels Match with Israel
Argentina officially canceled its final World Cup warm-up match against Israel on June 9, as a result of BDS pressure. Match Between #Argentina, Israel Cancelled under #BDS Pressure https://t.co/9jHcxWeVDn @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/WwEWN3ULF6 — Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) […]

In Memory of Paula Hourani, Founder of Women in Black Vienna
Paula Audrey Abrams Hourani, the founder of Women in Black (WiB) Vienna, passed away on June 4, 2018. Paula started WiB Vienna in 2001, coordinating a group of women and men, dedicated to the cause […]

Palestine is Not Occupied, It is Colonized
By Ramzy Baroud June 5, 2018, marks the 51st anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. But, unlike the massive popular mobilization that preceded the anniversary of the Nakba – the catastrophic destruction of […]

Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Youth in Occupied West Bank (VIDEO)
An Israeli soldier has killed a Palestinian youth during a raid in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. occupation forces brutally shot dead a Palestinian young man, Ez El- Deen Al- Tamimi, in […]

Israeli Army Denies Deliberately Targeting Razan Al-Najjar
The Israeli army on Tuesday said its troops did not deliberately shoot a young Palestinian medical volunteer killed last week in violence on the Gaza border. « While the investigation into the killing of 21-year-old […]

Jeremy Corbin: ‘West’s Support of Israeli Violence is Shameful’
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has criticized Israel’s killing of Palestinian protesters – along with the “silence” and “support” of Western governments – as “shameful.” The front of the Free Palestine demo […]

Match Between Argentina, Israel Cancelled under BDS Pressure
After considering the current Palestinian plight, Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced it’s canceling a match with Israel Tuesday. BREAKING: Israel-Argentina “friendly” match has been CANCELLED after strong campaign by Palestinians and their supporters. https://t.co/V48329zuB6 — Ali […]

‘Fighter of Return’: Thoughts on Razan al-Najjar and Nikki Haley
By Romana Rubeo Since the start of the ‘Great March of Return’, on March 30, every day, but especial every Friday, has been marked by bloodshed; at times, even true massacres. Week after week, Israeli […]

Israeli Minister: Assassinate Palestinians Who Launch Kites
An Israeli minister has said today that Palestinians who launch kites from Gaza should be assassinated. צודק ג׳ייסון גרינבלט. משלחי עפיפוני הטרור אינם ילדים אלא מחבלים רצחניים. אני מצפה מצה״ל לסכל את משלחי העפיפונים ואם […]

Israel Soldiers Who Shot Palestinian Teen To Walk Free (VIDEO)
Two Israeli soldiers who shot and killed Palestinian teen Samir Awad will walk free after indictments against them were dropped. Israeli soldiers shot 16-year-old Samir Awad eight times in the back, killing him. After a […]

Israel Arrests 12 Worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque (VIDEO)
Israeli forces today detained 12 Palestinian worshippers from inside Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian official. Israeli forces on Tuesday detained 12 Palestinian worshipers from inside the Al-Aqsa mosque courtyards in […]

Anger over Argentina vs. Israel Football Game to Be Held Jerusalem (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The national football team of Argentina has generated official backlash and grassroots anger on social media as it is scheduled to play a friendly match against Israel in occupied Jerusalem on […]

The Language Used about Palestinians is Putting Their Lives at Risk
By Donna Miles-Mojab The language used by most mainstream media to report and analyze the events in Gaza is not just shameful, it risks Palestinian lives. It appears the media’s collective mind has been so […]

Israel Orders PA to Pay $1.4m in Damages for Gaza Kites
Israel has ordered $1.4 million worth of funds to be withheld from the Palestinian Authority (PA) as compensation for damage reportedly caused by Gaza kites. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday instructed the head of […]

Israeli Settlers Open Fire near West Bank Primary School
A group of settlers fired live bullets near a West Bank primary school early on Monday morning, the latest in a series of violent incidents to hit the village of Jub al-Dib in the past […]

Israel’s Supreme Court: Settlements Law Violates Apartheid Convention
Israel’s Supreme Court heard a petition yesterday against a law that allows the expropriation of privately-owned Palestinian land for Israeli settlers, reported AFP. The court, meeting in an expanded panel of nine justices, has been […]

Israel Minister Wants to Build Settlement Near Gaza in Response to Missile Attacks
Israel’s housing minister is planning to build a new settlement close to the blockaded Gaza Strip in relation to mass protests and the worst flare-up since a 2014 war. Yoav Galant, who is also a […]

‘Jewish Heritage Month’ Used as a Cover for Israeli Nationalism
By Yves Engler Should “Jewish Heritage Month” be used as a cover for Israeli nationalism and to suppress Palestinian protest? A recent incident at a Toronto high school demonstrates the depravity of the pro-Israel lobby. […]

Israel Strikes 15 Targets in Gaza (VIDEO)
Israeli Air Force jets have launched a series of strikes on Gaza, allegedly destroying several of Hamas’ arms depots and manufacturing facilities, in response to projectiles fired against Israel. WATCH Israel Makes 'Additional' Airstrike on […]

Filmmakers Boycott Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival over Pinkwashing
A total of nine artists and filmmakers have joined the BDS movements call to boycott the Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival (TLVFest), running from May 31 to June 9. The move also follows calls […]

The Slingshot: A Symbol of Palestinian Resistance Throughout History (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Throughout the last ten weeks of ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations, Palestinian youth have been using the slingshot, a symbol of popular resistance in Palestine for many years. And all the […]

Palestinians Remember 21-Year-Old Female Paramedic Killed by Israeli Sniper (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians mourned the death of a young volunteer paramedic who was shot dead by an Israeli sniper while helping to aid the injured during the tenth week of the Great March […]

Palestinians Take Part in the Great March of Return for 10th Week In a Row (PHOTOS)
For the 11th week in a row, Palestinians took part in the Great March of Return on Friday, June 1, 2018. The protests were held under the title “From Haifa to Gaza”, as a sign […]

UK PSC Conference: As Gazans Have Said, Return is the Key
By Blake Alcott The UK Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) held an all-day Right of Return Conference on Sunday, May 20 in London, attended by about 150 people. The event resulted from a motion at PSC’s […]

Israeli Forces Shoot Dead Palestinian in Occupied West Bank (VIDEO)
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man in the southern occupied West Bank city of Al Khalil (Hebron). #Palestine || Israeli occupation forces shot and killed 37 years old Palestinian young man Rami Sabarnah who […]

Palestinians Scale Separation Wall to Reach Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Following the tightening of Israel’s security measures and military barriers between the West Bank and Al Quds (Jerusalem) and the banning of all male worshippers under the age of forty, dozens of Palestinian youths scaled […]