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Month: February 2020

Israel to Impose Closure on West Bank, Gaza Crossings during Elections
Israeli authorities will be closing all crossings between Israel and the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip on Monday, as general elections are held in the country. “A general closure will be imposed on […]

Israeli Forces, Settlers Attack Palestinian Activists Planting Olive Trees (VIDEO)
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian activists planting olive trees in an area to the east of Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley, according to witnesses. Israeli forces attacked and dispersed activists participating in the tree planting […]

CBS News Report: How Israel Became a Refuge for Jewish American Pedophiles (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel is becoming a refuge for many infamous pedophiles escaping justice in the United States, according to a recent investigation by the American news network CBS. The CBS News investigation […]

Israel Demolishes Palestinian Property near Bethlehem
Israeli forces yesterday demolished a house and a garage near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, under the pretext that it was built without the nearly impossible to obtain building permits. Local sources said that […]

Former Israeli General: ‘Netanyahu Led Israel into Total Chaos’
An Israeli general in the military reserve attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he has become a threat to the moral and democratic system. In an article published in Israel’s daily Hebrew newspaper […]

Speaking against Settlement Expansion is just a Chore for the EU
By Ramona Wadi The European Union’s fluctuations on Israel’s colonial settlement expansion are more prominent since the bloc’s refusal to issue a statement regarding US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century. In response […]

70 Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Storm Jabal al-‘Arma Mountain
Israeli forces on Friday opened fire on Palestinians defending a mountain against settlers’ illegal colonial expansion near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to WAFA correspondent. Israeli forces stormed Jabal al-‘Arma mountain, on the […]

US Athletes Kneel Down during Israel’s National Anthem, Draw Accusations of ‘Anti-Semitism’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The politically-symbolic act of two young American athletes has been dubbed ‘antisemitic’ by Israel’s supporters on social media and among the various organizations that promote Israel’s interests in the United […]

On Hanging from the Blades of a Bulldozer: Al-Naem is Every Palestinian
By Ramzy Baroud How is one to apply rational political analysis to what is inherently irrational? What kind of political theory must one consult to formulate and test hypotheses when the information at hand […]

‘Who has the Best Knafeh in Tel Aviv?’: Foodwashing the Occupation
By Benay Blend As a central aspect of everyday life, food plays a prominent role in the manipulation of the Palestinian landscape and serves as an entry into the history, culture, and identity of not […]

Palestinian Properties, Vehicles Targeted in Suspected Settler Attack near Nablus
Israeli police said Wednesday that some vehicles were damaged and Anti-Arab slogans were spray-painted in a Palestinian village in the West Bank in an apparent hate crime by extremist Jewish settlers. The incident took place […]

Israeli Forces Arrest PA Officials in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Israeli police yesterday arrested two senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials in occupied Jerusalem after raiding their homes and searching them, Quds Press reported. Israeli police arrested the Director of Arab Studies Society Khalil Tafakji from the Juz […]

Canada Joins ‘Friendly States’ in Opposing ICC War Crimes Investigation in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Canadian government has submitted a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC), in which it declared support for the Israeli position, thus rejecting the ICC jurisdiction over cases of […]

Palestinian Boy Shot by Israeli Policeman Loses his Eye
An 8-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the face by an Israeli police officer has lost his left eye. On February 15, Malek Issa was returning home from school when he was shot in the […]

Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel’s history. It […]

Jewish Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, Injure 20 Palestinians
A group of illegal Jewish settlers, backed by Israeli occupation soldiers, stormed ‘Joseph’s Tomb’ in the occupied Palestinian city of Nablus, injuring 20 Palestinians. Israeli military vehicles stormed the West Bank city along with hundreds […]

Israel Reopens Gaza Crossings following Ceasefire with Palestinian Resistance
Israeli authorities yesterday reopened crossings with the besieged Gaza Strip, but kept the fishing zone closed, according to Israeli media. “After evaluation of the situation, all the crossings in the peripheries of Gaza were reopened […]

Sanders May Relocate US Embassy to Tel Aviv if Elected (VIDEO)
US Senator Bernie Sanders, who is currently leading in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, said he would consider moving the US embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv if elected president. Sanders’s comments […]

Netanyahu Renews Annexation Pledge as Country’s Air Force Seeks to Ban him
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Less than a week before Israelis return to the polls, right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his pledge to annex large parts of the occupied Palestinian territories into […]

EU Delaying Tactics Bring it Closer to Trump’s Deal
By Ramona Wadi For all its purported peace-building efforts and support for Palestinian rights, the EU is committed to supporting Israel’s colonial-settler expansionism. Its feeble response to US President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the […]

Remembering the Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre, 26 Years Later
Twenty-six years ago, on February 25, 1994, Jewish settler Baruch Goldstein, an American-Israeli physician, opened fire at hundreds of Muslims who were performing the dawn prayer on a Ramadan day at the Ibrahimi Mosque in […]

Israel Threatens Widescale Military Operation in Gaza
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said yesterday that Israel is close to carrying out a widescale military operation in Gaza, Israeli media reported. Erdan told the Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan that the Israeli government […]

WHO: Zero Cases of Coronavirus in Palestinian Occupied Territories, but Risk is High
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that there are zero cases of COVID-19, the official name of coronavirus in the occupied Palestinian territories; the risk, nevertheless, remains high. In an update on the disease […]

Sanders to Skip AIPAC Conference on Political Reasons
United States Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that he would not attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference this year, marking his stance against the pro-Israel lobby in Washington. Two days […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 36 Palestinians, Including Three Minors, in Jerusalem, West Bank
Israeli forces today detained 36 Palestinians, including three minors and a woman, in multiple raids across occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli police force rounded up 15 Palestinians […]

Four Palestinians Injured as Israeli Warplanes Strike Gaza (VIDEOS)
Four Palestinians were injured last night in Israeli airstrikes on several sites in the Gaza Strip, reported WAFA correspondent. A drone targeted a number of people in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, causing damage […]

On Dignity, Respect and Being ‘Pro-Israel’: What Sanders Actually Said about Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders, who has just won the Nevada Democratic primary and is projected to maintain his strong showing in the coming weeks, has adopted a […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Drag His Body with a Bulldozer in Gaza (VIDEO)
Israeli forces killed one Palestinian near the fence separating besieged Gaza Strip from Israel, then used a bulldozer to extract the body and confiscate it. The Israeli army said that the “soldiers opened fire at […]

5,000 factories Closed in Gaza Due to Israeli Siege
Head of Popular Committee Against the Siege on Gaza, MP Jamal Al-Khodari, announced on Friday that 5,000 factories in Gaza were closed down due to the 14-year-long Israeli siege. In a statement, Al-Khodari said that the […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Young Man, Arrest his Family in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police on Saturday morning opened fire and killed a Palestinian young man, near Bab al-Asbat, the Lions’ Gate, in Jerusalem’s Old City. The victim was identified as Maher Ibrahim Za’atra, a 33-year-old father of three […]