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Month: October 2018

It Is a New Era, but China’s Balancing Act Will Fail in the Middle East
By Ramzy Baroud Although ties between Washington and Tel Aviv are stronger than ever, Israeli leaders are aware of a vastly changing political landscape. The US’ political turmoil and the global power realignment – […]

Israeli Airstrike Targets Group of Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli drones fired a missile targeting a group of Palestinians near the return camp of the al-Breij refugee camp in the central besieged Gaza Strip, on Wednesday afternoon. Palestinian security sources reported injuries during the airstrike, […]

Israel Arrests Fatah Official in Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces yesterday arrested Fatah secretary in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal Al-Mukabber Iyad Bashir as a result of his position against the municipal elections which were held yesterday, Quds Press reported. Elections were […]

Arab States Reject Israel Proposal to Control Gaza
Arab states reject Israel’s proposal to control the Gaza Strip, Israel’s Channel 7 television station reported yesterday. #Israel reportedly approaches several #Arab countries to see if they would be willing to assume control of #Gaza […]

Palestine Chronicle World Tour: Hawai’i, London, Istanbul, Turin
Dear Palestine Chronicle Readers, My name is Ramzy Baroud and I am the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle. I am embarking on the second leg of my world tour that is set to take me […]

PLO Calls on ICC to Investigate Israeli Killing of 3 Gaza Children
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Monday called on International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into an Israeli airstrike that killed three children in the east of Khan Younes in the Southern besieged Gaza […]

Israel Releases Detained Palestinian Sisters
The Israeli authorities released two Palestinian minors, on Monday evening, who were detained earlier by Israeli forces in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Israeli forces […]

Israel Sentences Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner to One Year
The Israeli military court in Salem, north of the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin, sentenced Palestinian prisoner, Khader Adnan, to one year in prison, fined him 1,00 shekels ($270) and 18 months suspended […]

Top Palestinian Body Calls for Suspension of Israel Recognition
A top Palestinian body authorized the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to suspend recognition of Israel and stop security coordination with Tel Aviv. The Palestinian Central Council (PCC) – a body of the PLO – said […]

Jewish Settlers Storm Palestinian Homes in Hebron (VIDEOS)
A group of Jewish settlers yesterday raided two Palestinian buildings in Hebron (Al-Khalil) Old City, in the south of the occupied West Bank, locking them from the inside, Ma’an news agency reported. Reporting the Hebron […]

Palestinian Killed, Dozens Injured during Gaza’s 14th Naval March (VIDEOS)
A 27-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, while dozens of others suffered from tear-gas inhalation, on Monday, during the 14th naval march at the northern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. A […]

Gaza Returns to 8 Hours’ Electricity per Day, Up from 4
The Palestinian Electricity Company in the besieged Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that it has returned to an eight-hour per day electricity plan, after two years of only four hours’ electricity per day. In a […]

Israeli Minister Tours UAE Mosque during First Official Visit (VIDEO)
Officials in the United Arab Emirates have taken the Israeli sports minister on a guided tour of the grand mosque of Abu Dhabi as she made the first official visit to the Gulf state. Miri […]

Amid Torture Accusations, the PA Consolidates Its Links with the CIA
By Ramona Wadi The news that the US and the Palestinian Authority are planning for CIA Director Gina Haspell to visit Ramallah comes just as Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report which accuses Hamas […]

Israeli Bulldozers Raze, Level Lands in Gaza
Israeli military bulldozers entered dozens of meters into the besieged Gaza Strip, on Monday, and razed lands along the “buffer zone” of the northern coastal enclave. Local sources said that four Israeli bulldozers entered dozens […]

Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Palestinian Boys in Gaza
Three Palestinian boys aged between 13 and 14 have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the southeastern Gaza Strip near the fence with Israel, according to health officials. Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesperson for […]

Israeli Forces Open Fire, Injure Palestinian Farmer in Gaza
Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian farmers, on Sunday morning, in several areas along the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. According to local sources, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian farmers, while working […]

Palestinian Prisoner Refuses to Drink on 57th Day of Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
Palestinian prisoner, Khader Adnan, 40, who has been on an open hunger strike for 57 days, as a form of protest against his “arbitrary” detention by Israel, has also stopped drinking water, on Sunday. The […]

Palestine Slams New Settlement Homes in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned an Israeli plan to build 20,000 new settlement homes in a major settlement east of Jerusalem. The ministry said in a statement: “The settlement project aims at separating […]

Nearly 100 Airstrikes, Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire with Israel
The Islamic Jihad movement declared, on Saturday, that it has reached an agreement to ease violence between the besieged Gaza Strip and Israel, as a result of Egyptian mediation efforts. Daoud Shehab, a spokesperson for […]

Schools Suspended in Gaza Due to Israeli Airstrikes (VIDEOS)
Schools in Khan Younis City, in the southern besieged Gaza Strip, were suspended on Saturday after Israeli warplanes continued to carry out airstrike across Gaza. GAZA, PALESTINOW.COM — Schools in Khan Younis City, in the […]

Israeli Airstrikes Damage Buildings, Including Hospital in Gaza
Israeli warplanes destroyed a building in the center of Gaza City and caused serious damages to Palestinian homes and various buildings, including the Indonesian Hospital, during continuous airstrikes on predawn Saturday. A Ma’an reporter said […]

US to Reveal ‘Deal of the Century’ to Israel Next Week
Israeli public radio said on Friday that the US administration would reveal the details of its “Deal of the Century” to Israel next week. US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, […]

Israel’s $72m War Chest to Fight BDS Comes to Brussels
In its ongoing battle against the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign Israel is pushing for European political parties to declare the movement “fundamentally anti-Semitic”. The latest drive saw Israel’s Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, […]

Israeli Jets Hit Dozens of Sites in Gaza (VIDEOS)
Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of sites across the Gaza Strip early on Saturday. The airstrikes followed a bloody day of protests at the fence separating Israel from the besieged Strip, in which Israeli forces […]

Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians during Friday Protests in Gaza
Israeli forces have fired live bullets and rubber-coated steel rounds at Palestinians protesting along the fence separating Gaza from Israel, killing at least five of them and wounding a further 170, according to medical officials. […]

Hamas, Israel Reportedly Reach Ceasefire Agreement
The Hamas movement and Israel reportedly reached an agreement to ease violence on the borders between the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The Al-Hayat newspaper reported that Egyptian intelligence officials managed to reach an […]

Israel Falsifies Palestinian Curriculum in Jerusalem Schools
Palestinian Education Minister Sabri Sidem accused Israel, Thursday, of “falsifying” the Palestinian curriculum in schools in occupied Jerusalem. Sidem said in a news conference held at the ministry’s headquarters in Ramallah that. “The Israeli authorities […]

Israel Demolishes Al-Araqeeb for 135th Time, Arrests Residents
Israeli forces have demolished the village of Al-Araqeeb in the occupied Negev desert for the 135th time, local sources reported yesterday. Al-Araqeeb’s residents told Arab48 that Israeli bulldozers, reinforced and protected by the occupation forces, stormed the village […]

US: University Faces Criticism After Reprimanding Pro-BDS Professor (VIDEO)
The University of Michigan has faced an eruption of protests in recent days after reprimanding a professor, who refused to write a recommendation letter for a student wanting to study in Israel. The professor had […]