Welcome to the Era of the Great Disillusionment
By Jonathan Cook This is a column I have been mulling over for a while but, for reasons that should be immediately obvious, I have been hesitant to write. It is about 5G, vaccines, 9/11, […]
Month: April 2020
Jewish Settlers Celebrate ‘Independence Day’ by Locking down Palestinians in Hebron (VIDEOS)
Jewish settlers in Hebron (Al-Khalil) celebrated their ‘Independence Day’ by preventing Palestinians from leaving their homes and by sealing off one of the city’s neighborhoods, despite the hot weather. According to Palestinian activist Issa Amro, […]
Christian Group Kairos Palestine Sounds Alarm on Dire Consequences of Israel’s Coalition Government
The board of Kairos Palestine, the most extensive Palestinian Christian ecumenical movement, today sounded the alarm on the dire consequences of Israel’s new coalition government on Palestinians and the region. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Bennie […]
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Wins Historic Legal Victory against UK Government
The London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has won a landmark legal victory against the British government, with the Supreme Court ruling that local pension schemes could divest from companies complicit in Israel’s military occupation of […]
West Bank Annexation, Orientalism and More (PALESTINE CHRONICLE TV)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Join our editors Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo as they discuss the topics of the week in the latest episode of Palestine Chronicle TV: Israel’s annexation plan; Palestine in the […]
Hating Arabs as a Common Ground: Why Israel’s Coalition Government is Likely to Survive
By Ramzy Baroud Shortly after an agreement to form a “national emergency government” in Israel, leader of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, Benny Gantz, tweeted triumphantly that ‘democracy’ in Israel has been ‘safeguarded’. But […]
The Autocratic Son-in-law and His Madness
By Mats Svensson For a long time, the movement was slow. Small steps. Limited change, as if we had all the time in the world. The movement was clear to everyone affected, as well as […]
Israeli Forces Threaten to Arrest Ramadan Musaharati in Jerusalem
A Palestinian – whose job it is to wake Muslims up for the pre-dawn meal during the fasting month of Ramadan – has been threatened with arrest by Israeli security forces, Wafa news agency has reported. […]
Palestinian FM Commends Russia’s Opposition to Israel’s Annexation Plan
Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki commended today the Russian position in opposition to Israel’s annexation plan. This came after al-Maliki received a letter from his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on Russia’s […]
Palestinian Ministry of Health Approves Al-Quds University Innovative Medical Ventilator
The Palestinian Standards Institute (PSI) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) officially approved the medical ventilator that was designed and produced by Al-Quds University’s (AQU) faculties of engineering and medicine and was unveiled earlier this […]
Faith and Family under Quarantine in Palestine (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud A Palestinian family conducts Ramadan prayers at their home in Gaza after mosques were shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic. All Photos: Fawzi Mahmoud (The Palestine Chronicle)
Portugal Leads the Way: How European Countries Fared in Their Treatment of Refugees
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading its tentacles throughout China and eventually to the rest of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with other international […]
The PA Has No Political Strategy to Counter US-Israeli Annexation Plans
By Ramona Wadi Since the Trump administration revealed its so-called deal of the century details, the annexation of the occupied West Bank has become a rallying point for Israeli politicians, particularly prior to the latest […]
Arab League to Meet Urgently over Israel’s Annexation Plans
The Arab League said on Monday that it will convene an urgent virtual meeting this week to discuss how to galvanize opposition to Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. The extraordinary […]
Gaza Municipality Forced to Reduce Its Service due to Budget Deficit
The municipality of Gaza yesterday announced that it would start reducing its services gradually in order to avoid a complete collapse due to the budget deficit which has resulted from the outbreak of the coronavirus. […]
Israeli Forces Threaten Al-Aqsa Mosque Imam, Raid His House
Israeli intelligence services threatened the Preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, after raiding his house in occupied East Jerusalem. The threat came after Sheikh Sabri said that he will reopen Al-Aqsa Mosque’s doors if […]
‘Piracy and Theft’: Israeli Court Orders PA to Pay $150 million in Damages
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Piracy and theft of Palestinian money,” is how a Palestinian Authority official described the decision by an Israeli Court on Friday to confiscate $150 million of Palestinian funds in order […]
Netanyahu: US Will Allow West Bank Annexation in Two Months
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he was confident the United States would give Israel the approval within two months to move ahead with de facto annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. […]
Popular Saudi Show Attacks ‘Ungrateful’ Palestinians, Normalizes Relations with Israel (VIDEO)
Saudi Arabia has come under fire once again after a popular Ramadan series broadcast on the kingdom’s MBC channel attacked Palestinians and encouraged normalization with Israel. Episode 2 of series “Exit 7” brings together superstar […]
Arab Municipalities Protest against Israeli Discrimination amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Arab municipalities in Israel threatened on Sunday to go on strike from next week if the central government continues to discriminate against them, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed has reported. The Regional Committee of the Arab Municipalities said that this […]
Israeli Forces Arrest More Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces arrested a number of Palestinians on Sunday, across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Arabi21.com has reported. According to local Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Tur neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem […]
Israel: Thousands Protest against Netanyahu amid Coronavirus
Thousands gathered Saturday in Tel Aviv to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to center power on the management of COVID-19, Anadolu reports. Protesters in Rabin Square rallied to reject Netanyahu’s attempt to place more power […]
Hamas Announces that Prisoner Exchange Could Take Place Soon
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Friday that the chances of reaching a prisoner swap deal with Israel are increasing and that the exchange could take place after the formation of the new Israeli […]
A Gaza ‘Musaharati’ Entertains His Daughter under Quarantine (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Palestinian performer ‘Ala Miqdad entertains his daughter at their home while under quarantine in Gaza city. Miqdad, a much-beloved character among Gaza’s children, is playing the role of the Ramadan Musaharati, a […]
Coronavirus Fails to Hinder Child Contortionist in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Palestinian contortionist Marah Abdul Aziz (11-years-old) practices her hobby at her home in Gaza City while under quarantine. The besieged Gaza Strip, like the rest of Palestine, has been placed under lockdown […]
Israeli Labor Party to Join Coalition Government with Two Ministries
Leader of Israeli Blue and White Party Benny Gantz and Labour Chief Amir Peretz signed a coalition deal with the Labor party on Friday, Israeli media reported. According to the agreement, Peretz himself is to serve as […]
Israeli Soldiers Opens Fire at Palestinian Farmers in Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened live fire and shot teargas grenades this morning at Palestinian farmers near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. The occupation shoots and gas canisters at […]
Will the Coronavirus Change the World? On Gramsci’s ‘Interregnum’ and Zizek’s Ethnocentric Philosophy
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo The prophecies are here and it is a foregone conclusion: the post-coronavirus world will look fundamentally different from anything that we have seen or experienced, at least since the […]
EU Warns Incoming Israeli Government against Unilateral West Bank Annexation
The European Union on Thursday issued a warning against the incoming Israeli government’s intention to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, saying that such a move “would constitute a serious violation of international […]
On First Day of Ramadan, Jewish Settlers Destroy Dozens of Olive Trees near Nablus
Jewish settlers today chopped down over 30 olive trees in the Palestinian town of As-Sawiya, near Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement construction in the northern West Bank, […]
