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Month: February 2021

Palestinian Mayor of Hebron Receives Death Threats from Jewish Settlers
The Palestinian mayor of Hebron (Al-Khalil), Taysir Abu Sneineh, received death threats from Jewish settlers today. Abu Sneineh received death threats from the mayor of the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba Eliyahu Liebman and a […]

The Russian Alternative: How Moscow is Capitalizing on US Retreat in Palestine, Israel
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not contacted by the new American President, Joe Biden, for days after the latter’s inauguration. While […]

Israeli Forces Launch Arrest Campaign in West Bank, Detain 30 Palestinians
Israeli forces carried out large-scale detention raids across the West Bank on Wednesday, detaining 30 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local and security sources confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up five Palestinians […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Hamas Leader in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday prominent Hamas member, Khaled Al-Hajj, in the West Bank’s northern city of Jenin. “An Israeli force raided our home in Al-Jabriyat neighborhood and detained my husband,” Al-Hajj’s wife told […]

Palestinian Factions Conclude Cairo Meeting, Agree on Upcoming Elections
The Palestinian political factions concluded tonight a two-day meeting in Cairo during which they agreed to hold the legislative and presidential elections, as previously scheduled and decreed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The factions […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot 50 Olive Trees near Hebron
Jewish settlers today uprooted dozens of olive trees in the Masafer Yatta area to the south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local activist Fouad […]

Israeli Forces Try to Sink Palestinian Fishing Boats, Infiltrate Gaza Border
The Israeli navy targeted fishermen sailing off the Gaza coast on Tuesday, while armored vehicles infiltrated the Strip’s northern border. The Palestinian fishermen were sailing within six nautical miles of the Gaza coast when Israeli […]

Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza until Further Notice
Egypt today opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo, […]

Report: Israel Launches International Campaign to Stop ICC Investigation
Israel has launched an international campaign to put pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to stop it investigating Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday. BREAKING: #ICC Finally Approves #Investigation […]

UK Parliamentarians Call on Israel to Stop Dispossession in East Jerusalem (FULL TEXT)
Over 80 British parliamentarians representing all parties, in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, wrote in a letter to the British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, that the British government must do […]

I am a Jew and I Want Palestinians Heard in Court
By Marilyn Garson I am not Palestinian but I was a witness to the assault of 2014. I want its alleged war crimes to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. Those warriors who were […]

Palestinians Praise African Union ‘Historical’ Statement on Palestine, Israeli Occupation
Israeli efforts at co-opting Africa countries received a major setback on Saturday, February, 6 when the African Union issued a strong statement of solidarity with Palestine, condemning Israel’s illegal settlement activities and the US’s so-called […]

Israel’s Crimes, Legitimacy and Free Speech
By Ron Forthofer Israel is waging an intense campaign against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, a nonviolent campaign called for by Palestinian civil society in 2005. This Movement was modeled on the campaign against […]

Gantz: Israel to Defend Its Troops Following ICC War Crimes Ruling
Israel said on Saturday it will defend its troops after the International Criminal Court [ICC] at The Hague ruled that it has jurisdiction to open a war crimes investigation over offenses committed in Palestinian territories. […]

Netanyahu Appears in Court, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Corruption and Walks out
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty to corruption charges this morning at the resumption of his trial, six weeks before voters again head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership, Reuters […]

Palestinian Political Factions Meet in Cairo ahead of Upcoming Elections
The Palestinian political factions started today a meeting in Cairo to discuss necessary procedures for holding the upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Representatives of 14 factions, who received invitations to take part in the meeting, […]

Israeli Forces demolish Water Well, Caravans in Occupied West Bank
Israeli occupation forces today demolished a water well and two caravans in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli soldiers demolished a well in the village of al-Mughayyer, east of […]

Sudan Hosts Forum to Support Normalization with Israel
A forum was held in Khartoum on Saturday to support the normalization of relations between Sudan and Israel, in the first such move in the country, reported Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the forum organizers […]

Report: UAE Drastically Cut Aid to Palestinian Refugees Following Normalization with Israel
Aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from the UAE has seen a massive cut, it emerged after a report showed that funding dropped from over $50 million to just $1 million in 2020, […]

Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Worker near Jenin
A Palestinian worker was injured today while trying to cross the Israeli apartheid wall, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Khaled Nasser Freihat sustained gunshot wounds […]

Investigation to Move Forward: Everything You Need to Know about ICC Latest Ruling on Israeli War Crimes (SPECIAL REPORT)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Friday, February 5, the last hurdle in the way of an international investigation into war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has been removed, as the International Criminal Court in […]

Our Mutual Fight: The Case against Pakistani Normalization with Israel
By Ramzy Baroud The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalize with Israel. Doing so is not only dangerous – as it will embolden an already vile, racist, […]

Thousands of Palestinians Rally in Tamra against Israeli Police Complicity in Crime Wave
Thousands of Palestinian protesters took part in a central rally today in the city of Tamra, in the district of Acre, to express their resentment over Israeli police complicity in the ongoing crime wave and […]

Hamas Leaders Meet Russia Official in Moscow
Senior Hamas leaders have met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov to discuss political developments, Hamas disclosed on Thursday. In a statement posted on […]

US Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem
The US Senate has voted on Friday in favor of keeping the US embassy in Jerusalem. Senator Bill Hagerty disclosed in a written statement that the Senate voted 97-3 to pass a bill presented by […]

ICC Finally Approves Investigation into War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The last hurdle in the way of an international investigation into war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has been removed, as the International Criminal Court in the Hague has finally […]

UN Secretary-General: Israeli Settlements are ‘Major Obstacles to Peace’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that Israel’s ongoing settlement activities in the occupied West Bank pose a major obstacle to achieving peace based on a two-state solution. Jewish #Settlers Set up Caravan on […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Palestinian Teenager near Ramallah
A Palestinian teenager was shot and injured by live gunshots in his foot and arm today as Israeli occupation forces cracked down on Palestinian protesters demonstrating against the illegal Jewish settlements in the village of […]

Israeli Forces Raid Houses, Detain One Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli forces Friday dawn stormed several houses and detained a Palestinian across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Security sources confirmed that Israeli soldiers rounded up a Palestinian after storming and […]

Jewish Settlers Shoot, Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank
Jewish settlers Friday morning fatally shot a Palestinian near the village of Ras Karkar, northwest of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that Jewish settlers opened fire toward an […]