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Month: September 2020

Palestinians Need to Discard and Disregard US and International Misrepresentations
By Ramona Wadi Predictably, Donald Trump’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner exhibited no historical discernment when justifying the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE, and how this will affect the Palestinian people’s political rights. […]

Fatah, Hamas Discuss Committees for High Level Meeting (VIDEO)
Senior officials from Fatah and Hamas, along with those from other Palestinian organizations, are discussing the creation of committees to expedite the decisions taken at the secretary general-level meeting held in Beirut last week. On […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicles in West Bank
Jewish settlers Thursday overnight attacked Palestinian vehicles on the road connecting the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors colonial settlement activities in the […]

Netanyahu Demands Probe of Investigators in his Corruption Trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Wednesday for an inquiry into the investigators who brought corruption charges against him, in a move that critics said was an attempt to distract from his handling of […]

Arab League Rejects Palestinian Draft Condemning UAE-Israel Agreement
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Arab countries rejected Wednesday a Palestinian draft that, if passed, would have censured the ongoing normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The failure to pass the resolution […]

As Washington Retreats, Eastern Mediterranean Conflict Further Marginalizes NATO
By Ramzy Baroud The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in the Eastern Mediterranean indicates that the military union between […]

From Turtle Island to Palestine the Apocalypse is Ongoing
By Benay Blend In The Future Home of the Living God (2017), Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe) writes of a dystopic future that might as easily be today. In Erdrich’s novel, Cedar Hawk Songmaker, adopted Ojibwe child […]

Israeli Court Evicts Palestinian Family from Jerusalem Home
The Jerusalem District court yesterday ordered the eviction of Nasser Rajabi and his family from their home in the Batan Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Centre, which monitors […]

Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after UAE-Israel ‘Peace Deal’
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a ‘peace deal’ between the UAE and Israel. Right-wing Norwegian MP Christian Tybring-Gjedde praised Trump for his role in normalizing […]

Israeli Forces Uproot over 20 Olive Trees near Ramallah
Israeli military bulldozers today uprooted at least 22 olive trees Ras Karkar village, west of Ramallah city, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Nu‘man Nofal, a farmer from the village, told WAFA that Israeli […]

VIDEO: ‘These Chains Will Be Broken’: Delving into the Heart of Palestinian Resistance
By Palestine Chronicle Staff What if the story of Palestine was retold, this time by Palestinian prisoners? Ramzy Baroud’s latest book, “These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli […]

Report: UAE Plans First Official Visit to Israel This Month
A UAE delegation will make an official visit to Israel later this month, as part of a controversial normalisation agreement, Reuters has reported. The unnamed UAE officials will fly into Israel on September 22, which […]

Palestine Action Activists Arrested at Mass Protest against Israel’s Arms Trade
Four members of Palestine Action activists were arrested on Saturday at the mass protest to shut down Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, at their London office. They were released on Sunday, pending investigation. During […]

Israeli Forces Detain More than 40 Palestinians in West Bank
The Israeli army waged a massive arrest campaign early this morning in the southern West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil) where at least 43 Palestinians were rounded up, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. More […]

The EU is Rewarding Israel for Merely Postponing Violations of International Law
By Ramona Wadi It was not a half-hearted scramble by the EU to get Israel to abide by international law, but rather another maneuver biding time to rekindle suspended diplomatic meetings. Following a meeting of […]

Shtayyeh: PA Ready to Talk with Israel Based on International Resolutions
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on Sunday that the leadership is ready to return to a political track with Israel based on international resolutions and agreements already signed by the two sides, the […]

UN Announces ‘Temporary’ Measures Allowing Gaza Patients to Travel for Treatment
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, revealed on Monday some “temporary” measures for Palestinian patients in the besieged Gaza Strip to travel for treatment. “A temporary arrangement has been […]

Israeli Military Vehicles Infiltrate Gaza Borders, Raze Lands
Israeli military vehicles today infiltrated the southern Gaza borders east of the city of Khan Younis and razed land, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Six military vehicles infiltrated the borders to the east of […]

Turkey Urges Kosovo against Opening Embassy in Jerusalem
Turkey on Sunday urged Kosovo against opening an embassy in Jerusalem, saying doing so would undermine UN resolutions and hurt the Palestinian cause, reports Anadolu Agency. “We call on the leadership of Kosovo to abide by […]

Two Palestinian Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19
Two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Ofer prison were tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). At least five Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for the virus that causes #Covid_19 recently, including a […]

UN Aid Group Warns of Lack of Key Medical Items in Gaza
Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week, and a UN aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure and Detain Two Palestinian Brothers in West Bank (VIDEO)
Israeli forces shot and injured this morning two Palestinian brothers during a search-and-arrest operation in the Jenin refugee camp, in northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers […]

PHOTOS: Gaza Fishermen Back to the Sea
By Fawzi Mahmoud Gaza fishermen are back to the sea following the latest agreement between Palestinian resistance groups and Israel. For months, fishing in the Gaza sea was restricted or completely prohibited by the Israeli navy. […]

Report: Netanyahu Privately Approved US Sell of F-35 to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately approved America’s sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE, despite coming out against the deal publicly, the New York Times reported late yesterday, citing officials familiar with the […]

Bahrain to Open Airspace to Israel at UAE’s Request
Bahrain yesterday announced it will allow Israeli planes to use its airspace to and from the UAE, following Saudi Arabia’s decision on Wednesday to allow similar flights. Both moves were reportedly at the request of […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicle, Injure Pregnant Woman
Jewish settlers late Wednesday attacked a Palestinian vehicle with stones near Turmusayya town, northeast of Ramallah, injuring four passengers, including a pregnant woman, medical sources said. The sources confirmed that settlers pelted a Palestinian vehicle […]

For Years, Journalists Cheered Assange’s Abuse, Now They’ve Paved his Path to US Gulag
By Jonathan Cook Court hearings in Britain over the US administration’s extradition case against Julian Assange begin in earnest next week. The decade-long saga that brought us to this point should appall anyone who cares […]

Israel to Withhold Bodies of Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces
Israel decided on Wednesday to withhold the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, in a move slammed by rights groups as “barbaric”. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz welcomed the cabinet’s decision, which he said […]

Israel to Revoke Residency Rights of Former Palestinian Prisoner
The Israeli occupation authorities today handed a former Palestinian prisoner from occupied East Jerusalem a notice informing him of their intention to revoke his residency rights in the holy city, according to a local source. […]

Gaza Records 98 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours
Some 98 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Gaza Strip, a report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The report said that a total of 581 people have contracted the deadly virus […]