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Month: May 2019

Egypt Delegation Arrives in Gaza for Ceasefire Negotiations
A delegation of Egyptian security officials arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon after visiting Tel Aviv. The group has come to discuss ways of implementing Monday’s ceasefire agreement following a violent escalation over the weekend, which killed […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 9 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces detained at least nine Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Thursday. According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in the central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem. Two […]

UN: 1,700 in Gaza Risk Amputations Due to Lack of Health Funding
A lack of health funding in Gaza means 1,700 people shot by Israeli forces may have to face amputations in the next two years, Jamie McGoldrick, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for occupied Palestinian territory, told […]

Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque (VIDEO)
Israeli forces attacked worshippers leading the old city through Damascus Gate after performing night prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque last night. In video footage which has circulated on social media, occupation officers could be seen assaulting […]

Amman, Jericho, Ramallah: Border-Crossing and Politics of Geography
By Akram Al Deek April 13, 2019 Amman. 6 am. 1, 000 m above Sea Level. You queue for a bus that is going to Jerusalem. No one says Palestine or Israel. Jerusalem becomes an […]

Gaza Celebrates Ramadan despite Israeli Killings (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS)
After mourning the killing of 27 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in Gaza began observing the holy month of Ramadan. In Al-Nusierat refugee camp, in central Gaza, hundreds of people went to the local […]

The Two Narratives of Palestine: The People Are United, the Factions Are Not
By Ramzy Baroud The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and students from Turkey and all over the world. The Conference was […]

Israel Partially Opens Karam Abu Salem Crossing
Israeli authorities partially opened the Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing to allow the entry of truckloads of fuel into the besieged Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, after 48 hours of Israeli escalation. According to […]

Jewish Settler Suspected of Killing Palestinian Mother Released to House Arrest
An Israeli court released the Jewish settler suspected of killing a Palestinian mother of eight, Aisha Muhammad Talal al-Rabi, near the Zaatara checkpoint in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Tuesday. Lod’s District Court ordered […]

Netanyahu Worried about PA Financial Crisis (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is concerned about the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) due to the financial crisis it is currently facing, local media reported. The Palestinian newspaper Al-Resalah said that the Israeli TV Channel […]

Israel Reduces Military Reinforcements along Gaza Boundary
Israel is reducing its military reinforcements which were sent to surround the Gaza Strip over the weekend. Palestinians are expected to continue to take part in the Great March of return in the Gaza Strip […]

Israeli Newspaper Reveals First Details of Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
An Israeli newspaper published a document Tuesday which was circulated between officials in Israel’s Foreign Ministry that details elements of the US back-channel peace plan known as the “Deal of the Century”, reports Anadolu Agency. No […]

Qatar to Send $480m to Gaza, West Bank after Ceasefire Deal with Israel
Qatar has said it will send $480m to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip after a ceasefire deal ended the deadliest fighting between Israel and Palestinian factions since a 2014 Israeli assault on the enclave. A statement from Qatar’s […]

13 Gaza Schools Severely Damaged by Israeli Airstrikes
Thirteen Palestinian schools in the besieged Gaza Strip were severely damaged by the Israeli airstrikes, which claimed the lives of 27 Palestinians and injured at least 154 others, on Tuesday. The Palestinian Ministry of Education […]

Mayor of Sderot Calls for Ground Invasion of Gaza Strip
The mayor of Sderot, near the occupied Gaza Strip, has urged the government to back a ground invasion of the blockaded territory. According to far-right news outlet Arutz Sheva, Mayor Alon Davidi criticized the ceasefire agreement reached […]

Israel Ordered Military to End Strikes on Gaza before Eurovision
The Israeli government ordered the military to end its strikes on the occupied Gaza Strip before the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, according to Haaretz. Citing unnamed defense officials yesterday, the paper said that the political leadership’s […]

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu ‘Preparing to Continue’ Israeli Escalation
Despite the ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Monday, that Israel is preparing for another round of confrontations in the besieged Gaza Strip. Hebrew-language news outlets reported that several hours after the Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement […]

Israeli Forces Kill Freed Palestinian Prisoner at West Bank Checkpoint
Israeli forces shot and killed freed Palestinian prisoner Amjad Jamal Galag, 30, from the neighborhood of Atteel in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, reports Palestine Post 24. Sources said that a group of Israeli […]

Trump Backs Israel ‘100 Percent’ amid Airstrikes on Gaza
President Donald Trump said he supported Israel’s deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip, warning Palestinians against actions that would bring them “nothing but misery”. The US president made the remarks on Twitter, where he blamed […]

Ashrawi (PLO): ‘Targeting Defenseless Civilians Is Criminal’
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, said the ongoing Israeli escalation against the captive Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip is a continuation of the war crimes Israel has been committing against the Palestinian […]

Truce Reached in Israeli Aggression on Gaza
An Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian factions in the besieged Gaza Strip was declared following Israeli escalation since predawn Saturday until predawn Monday. The Egypt-mediated ceasefire comes after Israeli warplanes carried out at […]

Kushner Hopes Israel Will Look at ‘Peace Plan’ before West Bank Annexation (VIDEO)
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday he hopes Israel will take a hard look at President Donald Trump’s upcoming Middle East peace proposal before proceeding with any plan to annex West Bank […]

EXCLUSIVE: Israel Bombs Residential Areas in Gaza (PHOTOS)
10 Palestinians have been killed and 93 others were injured by Israeli forces since the launch of the latest offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip on May 3, 2019. The Palestine Chronicle reporter in Gaza, […]

Israel Carries out ‘Massive Strikes’ on Gaza: 24 Palestinians, 4 Israelis Killed (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered “massive strikes” on the Gaza Strip after a two-day escalation that killed 24 Palestinians and four Israelis. Israeli warplanes and gunboats continued to target the Gaza Strip on […]

Netanyahu: Israel Will Continue Massive Attack on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he has instructed his country’s armed forces to continue their massive attack on the Gaza Strip, Arutz Sheva reported. Netanyahu said: “I instructed the IDF to continue the massive […]

New Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza (VIDEOS)
Israel’s army on Sunday waged fresh air raids on various parts of the blockaded Gaza Strip for a third day straight, Anadolu reports. The strikes left at least four Palestinians wounded after an Israeli warplane struck a […]

Europe Holds No Moral High Ground in Protecting Israeli Colonialism
By Ramona Wadi Discussions which frame Palestine’s precarious future within the context of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” versus the two-state compromise continue. Apparently, with just these two dangerous options on […]

In Search of a Long-Lost Home: Palestinians in India
By Sania Ashraf & Eisha Hussain “Wandering between two worlds, one dead The other powerless to be Born With nowhere yet to rest my head Like these on earth I wait forlorn” (Matthew Arnold, […]

Drawing the Historical Jesus with Zionist Crayons
Long before Messianic Sectarian Zionists took control of the Israeli government, I always believed that Zionism was a mental disorder. Seventy years after the creation of Israel, Aba Eban’s seat at the United Nations is […]

Trump’s Rogue Leadership Has Declared War on International Laws
By Iqbal Jassat If America’s standing in the globe as the “leader of the free world” has been on shaky grounds following its disastrous wars post-9/11, US president Donald Trump has ensured that whatever little credibility […]