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Month: September 2020
Israeli ‘Kamikaze Drones’ a Popular Item in the Azeri-Armenian War (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Hats off to the engineers who designed it,” Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, said in reference to the Israeli-made attack drones which Azerbaijan is reportedly using in […]
In Lieu of a Liberation Strategy: Palestinian Elections are Designed to Buy Time
By Ramzy Baroud It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah and Hamas […]
Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda (Book Review)
By Jim Miles (Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda. Jean Guerrero. William Morrow/HarperCollins, New York, 2020.) While browsing the History/Politics section of a local bookstore the number of works devoted to […]
BDS Victory: Columbia University Votes to Boycott Israeli Companies
The Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement recorded yet another win on Tuesday after Columbia University voted in favor of boycotting Israeli companies complicit in violence against Palestinians. The university’s student body voted 61% in favor […]
Palestinian Prisoner Reunited with Fiancée after 18 Years (VIDEOS)
Palestinian Abdul Karim Mukhdar was reunited with his fiancée for the first time in 18 years after being released from Israeli occupation jails yesterday. As the 49-year-old stepped out of the car at the Jalama […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Seven Palestinians, Including Disabled Man in West Bank
Israeli forces Wednesday overnight detained at least seven Palestinians, including a disabled man, from various parts of the West Bank, according to security and municipal sources. In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained Fatah Secretary-General in Jerusalem […]
‘The Big Brother’ of Palestine: Palestinians Mourn Emir of Kuwait
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, passed away at the age of 91. Known for his ceaseless diplomatic effort to bridge the gap between conflicting Arab countries, […]
The Guardian’s Deceit-riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and Journalism
By Jonathan Cook In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly be locked away for the rest of his life […]
Israeli Forces Detain Five Palestinians, Including Minor
Israeli forces Tuesday overnight detained five Palestinians, including a minor, and seized a vehicle from various parts of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces […]
Palestinian Prisoner Launches Hunger Strike to Protest Administrative Detention
Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Abul Asal launched an open-ended hunger strike yesterday in protest against his continued detention in Israeli occupation prisons. Abul Asal, a resident from Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, southwest of Jericho, took the […]
Israeli Forces Tighten Restrictions, Seize House Backyard in Hebron
Israeli forces today tightened their restrictions and seized the backyard of a house in Tal Rumeida neighborhood in the central part of the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news […]
Another Acre, Another Goat: Israel in the Middle East
By Reza Behnam In the early 1900s, Zionism’s founders laid out their strategy to build a Jewish state in Palestine. According to the plan, colonization had to be slow and covert, beginning with small land […]
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By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dear Friends and Readers, Over the years, The Palestine Chronicle has emerged as one of the most trusted, articulate and consistent voices on Palestine and Palestinian rights. Despite our limited […]
‘Whose Narratives?’: On the Suppression of Palestinian Speech
By Benay Blend “If you have any doubt that the panic over “cancel Culture,” writes Steven Salaita, “as presented by the corporate media, is in aggregate a reactionary phenomenon (with a distinctly Zionist subtext),” then […]
Israeli Minister: Arabs are Cause of Coronavirus Outbreak in Israel
Arab citizens and ultra-Orthodox Jews are the cause of the outbreak of the coronavirus in Israel, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn said on Saturday. Avi Nissenkorn: Reason for coronavirus is something that started in the haredi […]
Jewish Settler Brutally Assaults Palestinian Farmer near Nablus
A Palestinian farmer was attacked by an armed Israeli settler whilst tending his land in the occupied West Bank. The settler, who is also the security guard of the illegal Yitzhar settlement, is accused of […]
Israel Closes Ibrahimi Mosque to Palestinians for Jewish Holidays
Israeli forces Monday denied Palestinian worshippers access to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), citing the Jewish holidays as a pretext, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. A large […]
Anti-Netanyahu Protests Resume despite COVID-19 Lockdown (VIDEOS)
Thousands of Israelis resumed protests in occupied Jerusalem last night demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, despite a tightened lockdown imposed by the Israeli government in an effort to keep the coronavirus pandemic […]
Two Palestinian Fishermen Shot Dead by Egyptian Navy (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)
Egyptian naval forces have shot dead two Palestinian fishermen, and wounded and arrested a third on Friday after they allegedly crossed into Egyptian territorial waters, Anadolu Agency reported. According to Nizar Ayyash, head of Gaza’s […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Withdraws from Commemoration of Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin
US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez withdrew on Friday from an event commemorating the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin following criticism against her planned participation. A spokesperson confirmed in an email to Aljazeera that the New York […]
Kuwait Renews Support for Palestinian People’s Rights
The Kuwaiti Prime Minister reaffirmed his country’s principled and firm position in supporting the choices of the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Palestinian cause still occupies a central historical […]
PA President Abbas Calls for International Talks on ‘Real Peace Process’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold an international conference on “a real peace process based on international law” to end the Israeli occupation, Anadolu Agency reported. […]
Israeli Forces Injure Two Palestinians during Jewish Settler Attack
Two Palestinians were today injured by Israeli occupation forces during clashes that erupted in the village of Qusra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, following an attack by Jewish settlers on two Palestinian-owned poultry […]
Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Protesters, Including Journalist, in Kafr Qaddum
At least seven Palestinians, including a journalist, were injured by rubber-coated rounds today as Israeli occupation forces attacked the weekly anti-settlements protest in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqilia city in the northern West […]
Fatah, Hamas Agree to Hold Elections in Palestine within Six Months
Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the first elections in Palestine in nearly 15 years, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Following a meeting at the Palestinian Embassy in Istanbul, a press release was issued […]
Lab Equipment for Coronavirus Testing Urgently Needed in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the operational materials needed to run one of Gaza’s COVID-19 testing devices have run out. As a result, Gaza’s central laboratory is currently operating at half capacity, […]
Israel and Italy Cement Military Ties, Massive Arms to Be Exchanged
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli and Italian governments concluded a major arms deal, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the Israeli Defense Ministry. According to Israeli sources, the deal would allow Israel […]
The US is Using the Guardian to Justify Jailing Assange for Life: Why is the Paper so Silent?
By Jonathan Cook Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and […]
Zoom Cancels Webinar with Palestinian Resistance Icon Leila Khaled
Web-based video-conferencing platform Zoom has canceled a webinar hosted by San Francisco State University in which Palestinian resistance icon Leila Khaled was to be one of the guest speakers. Facebook and YouTube have also chosen […]
Algerian President: Palestinian Cause Remains Sacred (VIDEO)
The right of the Palestinian people to have a state with Jerusalem as its capital is not subject to bargain, the Algerian president said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s remarks came at a speech […]
