Israeli municipal staff today handed demolition orders against 30 Palestinian houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya under the pretext of construction without a permit, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Muhammad Abu […]
Israeli fighter jets targeted agricultural land in the east of the Gaza Strip late Sunday, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent on the ground. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the Israeli artillery fired […]
Unilateral annexation of occupied territory is illegal under international law. But this is exactly what Israel intends to do when it comes to the West Bank. In this edition, Peter Lavelle discusses why Israel is […]
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley It’s in the Charter, article one, afforded to all or else its undone To Self-Determine is a human right. For it we struggle, for it, we fight. The use of the […]
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in various areas of the West Bank, as Jewish settlers stormed the town of Sila near Jenin in the north of the occupied […]
The former Speaker of Knesset (Israeli parliament), Abraham Borg, said US President Donald Trump has halted the Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. In an interview with Italian daily “Il […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In two separate statements, top Russian and Turkish officials declared their countries’ support for unity between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions. On Friday, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed […]
By Ramona Wadi British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s op-ed for YNet news reflects all that is wrong with speaking out against annexation “as Israel’s friend”. Israel has diplomatic allegiances and acquaintances; “friendship” is the euphemism used to […]
“Despite their sufferings, Palestinians will not raise the white flag,” the Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna announced on Friday. In a press release sent to mass media, […]
Jewish settlers torched this morning fields planted with olive trees in the town of Huwarra, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local activist Ghassan Daghlas told […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A respected human rights lawyer submitted a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday calling for an investigation of US and Israeli officials citing allegations of war crimes […]
By Richard Lightbown ‘Miriam and Youssef’ is a 10-part radio drama from the BBC World Service about the founding of the state of Israel between the years 1917 – 1948. The story is narrated by […]
The German parliament passed a resolution yesterday urging the government in Berlin to use its close ties with Israel to prevent Tel Aviv from annexing large swaths of the occupied West Bank. The non-binding motion was brought […]
Hamas and Fatah have agreed to unite to confront Israel’s planned annexation of the occupied West Bank, they said in a statement yesterday. Saleh al–Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and Major General Jibril Rajoub, secretary of Fatah‘s Central Committee (FCC), […]
Israeli navy Thursday night detained four Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Rafah city in the southern besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli naval boats surrounded a fishing boat with […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Jerusalem District Court rejected Tuesday, an appeal by the Palestinian Sumreen family to prevent Israeli authorities from evicting them from their home, located in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In an unusual move, the Vatican summoned both American and Israeli envoys to express the Holy See’s concern about Israel’s plans to extend its sovereignty to large swathes of the […]
By Ramona Wadi According to Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, 1 July is not “a sacred date” to implement the proposed annexation of more Palestinian land. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minimized the role played […]
A team of US officials has left Israel without coming to an agreement on when the planned annexation of the occupied West Bank will take place, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday. Headed by US Special Representative for […]
In an article published in the Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, British PM Boris Johnson called on Israel not to proceed with its illegal plan to annex large swaths of the West Bank. […]
Jewish settlers stole Palestinian water in the West Bank village of Madama, near Nablus, on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlers’ activities in the north of the West […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians on Wednesday rallied in the besieged Gaza Strip in protest of an Israeli government’s plan to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank. The protesters were […]
By Ramzy Baroud The visit by newly-elected Tunisian President Kais Saied to France on June 22 was intended to discuss bilateral relations, trade, etc. But it was also a missed opportunity, where Tunisia could have formally […]
By Ronnie Kasrils “The whole land of Canaan…I will give to you as an everlasting possession to you and your dependents after you.” It is claimed that God spoke those words to Abraham almost four […]
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas along with all the other Palestinian factions “are united” against planned Israeli annexation of large parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Hamas spokesman Hazim Qasim said yesterday. Qasim said […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that the proposed annexation of occupied West Bank land was unlikely on Wednesday, the self-imposed deadline set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In Strongly-Worded Letter, #OcasioCortez, Other #Democrats Lobby […]
Palestine confirmed today morning 280 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the occupied territories to 3,045. Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh announced in a press statement that 199 of the 280 […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Tuesday, several members of the US Congress signed and promoted a letter calling for the US to limit military aid to Israel if Tel Aviv goes ahead with the […]
By Benay Blend Referring to the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge in Los Angeles on June 26, 2020, ordered the release of migrant children detained in the country’s three family detention centers. […]
The Palestinian Authority is reportedly ready to renew long-stalled peace talks with Israel and to agree to “minor” territorial concessions, according to a counter-proposal to a contentious US plan. A Palestinian Authority text sent to […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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