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Month: September 2020

Jewish Settlers Raze Palestinian-owned Land to Expand Illegal Settlement
Jewish settlers today razed large tracts of Palestinian-owned land in the village of Jalud, near the West Bank city of Nablus, in order to expand their illegal settlement, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Speaking to Prof. Richard Falk: On Palestine, Israel and International Law (PC TV)
For decades, Palestinians have demanded that Israel must respect international law, starting with the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees in 1948, all the way to ending the currently growing system of apartheid in the […]

Palestinians Are Not Numbers: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse
By Ramzy Baroud Palestine can never be truly understood through numbers, because numbers are dehumanizing, impersonal, and, when necessary, can also be contrived to mean something else entirely. Numbers are not meant to tell […]

Justice for Some, Not for All: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Indigenous Rights
By Benay Blend “The feed is wild right now and the record – on police violence, criminal justice, racism, and Indigenous sovereignty – does not justify the adoration. At all,” wrote Onyesonwu Chatoyer, organizer for […]

US Governor Approves ‘Florida stands with Israel’ License Plates
Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday allowing the creation of dozens of specialty license plates, including one emblazoned with “Florida stands with Israel”. At least 3,000 plates must be ordered before production begins, and […]

Abbas Asks Turkey to Support Internal Reconciliation, Election Plans
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has asked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to support the internal Palestinian reconciliation efforts and the plans for an election. #PalestinianAuthority Pres. #Abbas has reportedly called Pres. #Erdogan, requesting […]

Israeli Forces Demolish Wedding Hall in West Bank
Israeli bulldozers Wednesday morning demolished a wedding hall located at the entrance of Jubara village, south of Tulkarm city, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ihsan Awad, head of the Jubara Village Council, told […]

In the Interim before Annexation, the International Community is Just Not Concerned
By Ramona Wadi Reports in the Times of Israel indicate that the annexation of land from the occupied West Bank will be suspended until 2024, confirming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that annexation is still on […]

PLO Commends Qatar, Algeria for Rejecting Normalization with Israel
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) commended Qatar and Algeria for refusing to normalize relations with Israel before the occupation of Palestinian territories comes to an end. “We highly appreciate the affirmation of the sisterly State […]

PA Abbas to Address UN General Assembly Later this Month
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver an important speech before the United Nations General Assembly on the 25th of this month via video-conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nabil Abu Rudaineh, the […]

Israel Causes Destruction of 100,000 Coronavirus Testing Swabs Destined to Palestinian Territories
The Israeli occupation authorities caused the destruction of 100,000 coronavirus testing swabs destined to the occupied Palestinian territories, Health Minister Mai Alkaila stated today. Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Alkaila confirmed that the Israeli occupation […]

We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer
By Ramzy Baroud & Wafa Aludaini The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following […]

Fatah Official: Abbas under Pressure to Talk to US
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to negotiate with the US although he was under pressure from Arab countries, a Fatah movement official said Sunday, Anadolu reports. How Do #Democrats and #Republicans Differ on #Palestine and […]

Israeli Forces Close Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron for Second Day in a Row
Israeli forces have closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) for the second day in a row during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, Wafa news agency has reported. […]

Israeli Forces Detain Five Palestinians, Including Elderly Anti-occupation Activist
Israeli occupation forces today detained at least five Palestinians, including an elderly anti-occupation activist, from various parts of the occupied territories, according to local sources. Israeli forces detained 61-year-old Khairi Hannoun after storming his house […]

Eugenics and Ethnic Cleansing: The Values that Unite the US and Israel
By Benay Blend “You’d have a hard time finding a point in history where the US government *wasn’t* running concentration camps and forcibly sterilizing people.” Onyesonwu Chatoyer, organizer for the All African People’s Revolution Party […]

Black Wave – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unravelled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East. Kim Ghattas. Henry Holt & Company, NewYork, 2020.) Among the many books […]

Dozens of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound (VIDEOS)
Dozens of Jewish settlers forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa complex on Sunday in celebration of the Jewish New Year, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Jerusalem Awqaf Department said 76 settlers backed by Israeli […]

Shtayyeh: Holding Elections is a Priority to Face Challenges
Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said today that the condition of the endurance of the Palestinian cause and enhancing the political program lies in the elections, promising to do everything possible to facilitate it. #US Envoy […]

Open Letter: Labour Party is Suppressing Palestinian Voices and Free Speech on Israel
An open letter signed by over 20 prominent British Palestinians, including academics, journalists, businessmen, philanthropists, musicians and lawyers, expressed concern over the shrinking space in the Labour Party to discuss the Palestinian struggle. They voiced […]

Israeli Forces Injure Three Palestinians, Including Journalists, in Kafr Qaddum
At least three 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, in the northern West Bank, according to […]

Canada University Rescinds Job Offer Due to Pressure from Pro-Israel Donor
The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law has become embroiled in controversy following a decision by the dean of the prestigious law school to rescind an offer of directorship to prominent international academic Valentina Azarova […]

How Do Democrats and Republicans Differ on Palestine and Israel?
By Ramzy Baroud The polarized nature of American politics often makes it difficult to address fundamental differences between the country’s two main political rivals, Republicans and Democrats. As each side is intent on discrediting […]

New Poll: 84% of Canadians Want ICC Investigation into Israeli War Crimes
Some 84 percent of Canadians want a war crimes probe into Israel, a new poll surveying views over several issues, including a potential International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of alleged Israeli war crimes, and the […]

Impending Coup? US Friedman ‘Considering Replacing Abbas with Dahlan’
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said that America is considering replacing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with Fatah’s dismissed leader, Mohammed Dahlan. Friedman made the comments yesterday in an interview with Israel Today, which is […]

Jewish Settlers Brutally Assault Two Palestinian Brothers in West Bank
Two Palestinian brothers were left with fractures and bruises Friday, after being assaulted by Jewish settlers near al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Security sources confirmed that a group […]

Palestinian Doctor, Jabarin Dies of Heart Attack after Israeli Forces Fire Stun Grenades
A Palestinian dentist died of a heart attack today after Israeli forces fired stun grenades at Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health. Dr. Nedal Jabarin, a Palestinian dentist, died […]

Arab Normalization with Israel is the Start of an Anti-Iran Alliance
By Iqbal Jassat As Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium flanked by the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE to sign what has been hailed as a “historic peace agreement” […]

The End of the US$ and the US Military
By Jim Miles Train of Thought To start with, here are some recent quotations that weigh heavily on the negative aspects of the US$ and its role as the global reserve currency, also known as […]

We Are Not Numbers: Speaking with Palestine’s Young Talents (Palestine Chronicle TV)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff We Are Not Numbers develops the communication skills of Palestinian youth living under occupation, enabling them to share the human stories behind the numbers in the news with a Western […]