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Month: July 2020

Seeing the Tree But Not the Forest: Systemic Racism in American and Israeli Policing
By Benay Blend Since the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police, his name has (or should have) become a household word. When Mawusi Ture, an activist with the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), […]

Israel’s List of Compromised Officials Suggests Their Guilt of War Crimes
By Ramona Wadi The International Criminal Court (ICC) has adjourned without issuing its ruling on whether Israeli officials will be tried for war crimes against the Palestinian people since 2014 when Gaza was destroyed during […]

OCHA Report: In Two Weeks, Israel Demolishes 30 Palestinian Structures Displacing 25 People
The Israeli occupation authorities demolished or seized 30 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem for the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, displacing 25 people and otherwise affecting around […]

Violent Right-wing Thugs Attack Anti-Netanyahu Protesters (VIDEOS)
At least eight right-wing pro-government counter-demonstrators were arrested at anti-Netanyahu protestors in Jerusalem on Thursday, i24 News reports. Thousands turned out to demonstrate against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Balfour Street in […]

Over 27,000 Palestinians Attend Eid al-Adha Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque (VIDEO)
Over 27,000 Palestinian Muslim worshippers today attended Eid al-Adha prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The worshippers made their way in the early morning hours to the mosque compound […]

Israeli General Who ‘Disengaged’ from Gaza Says It was ‘Absolute Mistake’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Major General Gershon HaCohen, who commanded the 36th Division of the Israeli army during the so-called ‘disengagement’ from Gaza said that the decision by late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel […]

Preoccupied in Palestine – Poems
By Dennis J. Bernstein Silent Watch Speech is out of the question. she can tell you everything she needs to with her eyes— At noon, they are pointing out a sniper—and his shadow— watching us […]

Israeli Knesset Rejects Amendment to Guarantee Equality in Nation-State Law
Israeli Knesset yesterday rejected an amendment to the racist Nation-State Law to include a clause guaranteeing the equality of all citizens, Arab48 reported. The bill, which was proposed by the Yesh Atid-Telem party, saw the […]

Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Denounces Ongoing Israeli Violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today denounced Israeli violations of the sanctity of the Islamic Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after Jewish fanatics were allowed to carry out provocative tours of the mosque premises and […]

Israel to Demolish Palestinian Village in West Bank, Displacing 200 People
The Israeli occupation authorities are set to demolish an entire Palestinian village near Jenin, in northern West Bank, displacing over 200 people, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mahmoud Amarneh, head of the Farasin village […]

Luton Town FC Heeds BDS’ Call, Drops Puma Sponsorship
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Luton Town FC, an English Football League Championship team, has decided to drop Puma as their first-team kit supplier, switching to the UMBRO brand for the upcoming 2020/21 season, Palestine […]

List of Israeli Targets Leaked: Tel Aviv Fears the Worst in ICC Investigation of War Crimes
By Ramzy Baroud When International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, confirmed last December that the Court has ample evidence to pursue a war crimes investigation in occupied Palestine, the Israeli government responded with […]

How the West Stole Democracy From the Arabs – Book Review
By Jim Miles (How the West Stole Democracy From the Arabs. Elizabeth F. Thomson. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2020.) Having just read The War That Ended Peace, the title “How the West Stole Democracy […]

Hollywood Star: I was ‘Fed Huge Amount of Lies’ about Israel
Hollywood’s Seth Rogen on Monday said he was fed a “huge amount” of lies about Israel, as Palestinians were left out of the narrative. In the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Rogen, who is Jewish […]

World Bank to Grant $30 Million to Palestinians Economically Impacted by Coronavirus
The World Bank will provide a $30 million grant to assist vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank who have been economically impacted by the coronavirus crisis, reported the Wafa news agency. The funds will support […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 25 Palestinians in West Bank Raids
Israeli occupation forces today detained at least 25 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS confirmed in a press release that Israeli forces rounded up 12 Palestinians, […]

Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
By Ramzy Baroud As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular […]

Liberation Through a Pen: Education in Occupied Palestine, Turtle Island and Cuba
By Benay Blend In a recent Facebook post, author Susan Abulhawa said that it’s hard not to believe that “with all their privilege and resources, cannot imagine a single alternative to educating their children except […]

British Street Artist Banksy to Donate Sale of Artwork to Palestinian Hospital
British street artist Banksy will donate the proceeds from the auction of one of his works, valued at over $1 million, to a Palestinian hospital, one of his collaborators told AFP on Monday. Titled “Mediterranean […]

Jewish Settlers Poison, Kill over 60 Livestock in Jordan Valley
Over 60 livestock were killed this morning after being poisoned by extremist Jewish settlers in the town of al-Auja, near Jericho, in the occupied Jordan Valley, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ahmad al-Zawahra, […]

Palestinian Prisoners Quarantined after Prison Guards Tested Positive for COVID-19
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) put a number of Palestinian prisoners in Ramon prison in quarantine after two prison guards and other IPS members tested positive for the novel COVID-19. #Israel’s Supreme Court: #Palestinian #Prisoners […]

WATCH: Pappe, Baroud, Nagia on Annexation, Apartheid
Israeli historian, Professor Ilan Pappe, Palestinian author and journalist, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, and South African intellectual, Dr. Anwah Nagia, talk annexation, apartheid and one state in this must-watch webinar, hosted by the Al-Ikhlass Academia Library […]

UPDATED: Israeli Army ‘in Combat’ with Hezbollah as Tensions Rise
Israel on Monday reported a “security incident” on the Lebanese border leading to an exchange of fire, amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah. Explosions and gunfire were reported in the Shebaa Farms border area of the […]

Palestinian Mosque Torched in Latest Racist Attack near Ramallah
A Palestinian mosque near the West Bank city of Ramallah was set on fire overnight in an apparent extremist attack, local media reported. The mosque in Al-Bireh was also daubed with graffiti declaring “this land […]

Israeli Authorities Deny Palestinian Newborn Babies the Right to Travel with Their Mothers
The Israeli authorities have prevented two Palestinian women from leaving the occupied West Bank for Jordan because their newborn babies are not registered in Israel, Wafa news agency has reported. Although the babies are registered […]

Israeli Forces Dismantle, Seize Animal Barns near Bethlehem
Israeli occupation forces today dismantled and seized four livestock barns in the town of Nahalin, west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The town’s mayor, Sobhi […]

UAE Presses Allies to Normalize with Israel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gradually obtaining support in its endeavors to normalize relations with Israel, with economic and security interests alleged to be behind the rapprochement. The UAE has been in the process […]

Israeli Forces Detain Five Palestinians in West Bank
At least five Palestinians were arrested last night by Israeli occupation forces during raids in the occupied West Bank districts of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and Qalaqiliya, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. In Hebron, occupation […]

Israeli Police Arrest 55 Anti-Netanyahu Protesters
Israeli police arrested on Friday at dawn 55 Israelis who took part in demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, news agencies reported. According to Israel Radio, thousands of angry Israelis took part in demonstrations […]

Israel’s Supreme Court: Palestinian Prisoners Have No Right to Social Distancing against COVID-19
Israel’s Supreme Court rejected yesterday a petition by Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, demanding Israeli authorities to implement COVID-19 protective guidelines for prisoners at Gilboa prison, where 30 prison guards […]