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Year: 2021

Hope Through Art: Happy New Year from Mohammed Tutah (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Mohammed Tutah lost his leg when an Israeli missile fell on his house in the Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City on December 29, 2008. Several members of his family […]

How A Boy Called Christmas Converted Me to the Politics of Greed
By Jonathan Cook This was the Christmas my young daughter finally cornered me into admitting that Father Christmas doesn’t exist. I felt a small pang of regret that she had taken another step towards graduating […]

Palestinian Journalists Warn about ‘Unjust Facebook Content Suppression’
Palestinian journalists have raised the alarm over what they describe as unjust suppression of their content on Facebook, a claim backed by rights groups but rejected by the social media giant. On December 4, Palestine […]

UN, Egypt Call on Israel to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker Abu Hawash (VIDEOS)
Egypt and the United Nations are trying to pressure Israel to end the detention of Palestinian prisoners and hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawash, media reported yesterday. Al-Mayadeen quoted sources as saying that the Palestinian Islamic […]

Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Young Man in Salfit
A Palestinian young man was shot dead on Friday morning by Israeli occupation forces at Hares junction in the occupied West Bank province of Salfit, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The young man, […]

Let Us Count the Ways Canada Supports Israel’s Crimes
By Yves Engler One of the most disingenuous arguments made by Canadian apologists for Israeli crimes is that it is irrelevant what transpires here. If they genuinely believed this why seek to squash support for […]

Freedom Flotilla-Sponsored Ambulance Serves Disabled Patients in Gaza (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Roger Fowler The ambulance sponsored by Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaigns on the international Miles of Smiles solidarity convoy is now busy serving the needs of disabled patients in Gaza. The specially fitted ambulance has […]

Fawwadnak: Song of Resistance and Representation (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid 2021 was a tough year for Palestine; more criminal wars on besieged Gaza, more settlements in the West Bank, and more racist attacks on Palestinian citizens of Israel. This, however, raised […]

WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Stand by as Jewish Settlers Open Fire at Palestinian Homes in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli occupation forces stood by as illegal Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinian homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to a WAFA correspondent, […]

Jewish Settlers Chop down Dozens of Olive Trees in Nablus
Jewish settlers demolished dozens of olive trees belonging to a Palestinian resident in the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus, on Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, an official […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Three Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Three Palestinians were shot and injured Wednesday night by live bullets, during an Israeli army raid in the Kufr Aqab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. At least three Palestinians […]

Why is Israel Amending Its Open-Fire Policy: Three Possible Answers
By Ramzy Baroud At the outset, the Israeli military decision to revise its open-fire policies in the occupied West Bank seems puzzling. What would be the logic of giving Israeli soldiers the space to […]

PA President Abbas Meets with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (VIDEO)
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday that he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to strengthen economic and security ties, Israeli media reported. The meeting, their second since Abbas hosted Gantz in […]

Hollywood Star Susan Sarandon Reiterates Support for Palestinian People
American actress Susan Sarandon has once again reiterated her support for Palestine and the Palestinian people. The 75-year-old actress tweeted a picture that included a tweet by South Africa’s late retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid icon, […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Attack School, Beat Teachers near Bethlehem
Israeli forces on Wednesday attacked the staff and students of a school in Tuqu‘ town, east of Bethlehem city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Ministry of Education (MoE) said that a number […]

Three Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Open Artillery Fire in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces opened their artillery fire on Wednesday at two locations in the north of the Gaza Strip, injuring three people, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the Israeli […]

Six Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Raid West Bank City (VIDEO)
Israeli soldiers injured at least six Palestinians during raids on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Tubas, Palestinian security sources said. Israeli forces forced their way into the city early Tuesday morning, firing live […]

Israeli Knesset Approves $480 Million Additional Funds for Defense
The Israeli Knesset (parliament) approved on Monday the allocation of 1.5 billion shekels ($480 million) additional funding for the Ministry of Defense, Israeli media outlets reported. Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper noted that the Knesset’s finance […]

Israeli Authorities Refuse to Provide Evidence for Banning Palestinian Rights Groups
The Israeli occupation authorities have failed to provide evidence for outlawing six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) said on Tuesday. “The organizations have […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Demolish Palestinian Structures in Jordan Valley (VIDEO)
Israeli forces carried out a large-scale demolition of Palestinian structures in Khirbet Ibziq village, near Tubas, on Tuesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The head of the Ibziq village council, Abdel-Majid Khdeirat, told […]

The Combating Islamophobia Act: On Hate Crimes and ‘Irrational Fears’
By Ramzy Baroud The result of a vote, on December 14, in the US House of Representatives regarding the combating of Islamophobia, may, possibly, appear to be a positive sign of change, that Washington […]

Palestinian Prisoner with Cancer Denied Urgent Healthcare
The Israeli occupation authorities have refused to offer urgent healthcare to Palestinian prisoner Abdul Baset Muatan who is suffering from cancer, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday. According to the PPS, Muatan’s health […]

Israeli Forces Detain 12 Palestinians, Including Mother of Two Prisoners
The Israeli occupation forces detained early Monday a mother of two imprisoned Palestinians, along with 12 others from around the occupied territories, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers […]

Israel to Double Number of Illegal Jewish Settlers in Golan Heights (VIDEO)
The Israeli government unanimously approved on Sunday a NIS1 billion ($317m) plan to increase the number of Jewish settlers in the occupied Golan Heights, Israeli media reported. “This is our moment,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali […]

Israel Freezes Administrative Detention Order against Hunger Striker Abu Hawwash (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation authorities issued a decision on Sunday to freeze the administrative detention order against Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on hunger striker for 132 days demanding his release, the official Palestinian news […]

Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Israeli Attack on Burqa (VIDEO)
At least 58 Palestinians were injured on Saturday and many others suffocated from teargas by Israeli soldiers who locked down the main entrance to the village of Burqa, in the occupied West Bank districts of […]

South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Icon Desmond Tutu Dies Aged 90 (VIDEOS)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, died on Sunday at the age of 90, the South African presidency said. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is […]

American Muslims Extend Solidarity, Holiday Greetings to Palestine’s Christians (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The American Muslim organization American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) extended its holiday greetings to the Palestinian Christian community in Palestine. In a video released on Christmas eve, AMP highlighted some […]

Majority of UN Members Back War Crimes Investigation against Israel
A majority of 125 countries in the UN General Assembly backed on Thursday an unprecedented open-ended war crimes investigation against Israel, news agencies reported. The probe was initially approved in May by UN Human Rights […]

Finnish Lawmaker Introduces Draft Law to Ban Illegal Settlement Goods
Veronika Honkasalo, a member of Finland’s parliament, has introduced a legislative motion that seeks to ban the import of goods manufactured in the Israeli settlements illegally built in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territory, the official Palestinian […]