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Month: February 2021

Palestine Receives First 10,000 Doses of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed today it has received the first 10,000 doses of the Russian-manufactured Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Speaking at a joint press conference with the Russian ambassador to Palestine Gocha Buachidze, […]

US Congressman: Respecting Palestinian Rights is Key to Defeating Antisemitism
US Congressman Andy Levin has warned that anti-Semitism cannot be properly defeated without addressing Israel’s human rights abuses against Palestinians. Speaking earlier this week during an online discussion hosted by the progressive Jewish movement IfNotNow […]

‘What About the Other Side?’: Notes on ‘The Devil’s Advocate’
By Benay Blend The late historian Howard Zinn once said that sometimes there are not two sides to a question. In A People’s History of the United States (2003), Zinn writes that one reason that […]

Palestinian Prisoner Re-detained Immediately Following Release
The Israeli authorities today re-detained a Palestinian man immediately following his release after serving a 7-year prison term for resisting the Israeli occupation, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that […]

Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian House, Electricity Grid in West Bank
The Israeli demolition of Palestinian property continued today with the demolition of a house and an electricity grid in the Southern West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli army bulldozers raided Beit Awwa […]

Hamas: PA Must Lift Sanctions on Gaza ahead of Upcoming Elections
The Palestinian Authority must lift the sanctions it has imposed on the Gaza Strip in order to provide the enclave an equal standing in the upcoming elections, a senior Hamas official said today. Speaking at […]

‘Freedom is Never Voluntarily Given’: Palestinian Boycott of Israel is Not Racist, It is Anti-Racist
By Ramzy Baroud Claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, in a recent op-ed in the Jewish weekly, ‘The Forward’, point to the prevailing ignorance that continues to dominate the […]

Netanyahu Set for First Official Visit to UAE
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the UAE next Tuesday and meet the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a senior diplomat has confirmed. It will be the Israeli leader’s first […]

EU to Pay $12,000 towards Upcoming Elections in Palestine
EU spokesman Shady Othman has revealed that the bloc is to pay €10,000 ($12,021) towards the Palestinian elections and is willing to take part in monitoring them, Felesteen newspaper reported yesterday. The EU, Othman said, […]

Israeli Forces Dismantle Tents, Structures in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces Wednesday morning dismantled tents and other structures in the community of Khirbet Humsa al-Fouqa, in the northern Jordan Valley, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces cordoned […]

Palestinian Intellectual Abdul-Sattar Qassem Dies of COVID
Palestinian political activist and academic Abdul Sattar Qassem died of COVID-19 yesterday at the age of 73. Qassem was a Palestinian writer, thinker, political analyst, and academic. He was a professor of political science and […]

Palestinians to Launch Vaccinations in Two Weeks
The Palestinians are to receive the first batch of 50,000 coronavirus vaccines by mid-February when they will launch inoculations in the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister said Monday. Speaking ahead of a […]

PA Announces Resumption of Contacts with US Administration
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resumption of contacts with Washington, Al-Quds Al-Araby has reported. He made the announcement during his weekly cabinet meeting. Shtayyeh said that he had spoken with […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicles on West Bank Roads
Jewish settlers last night attacked Palestinian vehicles traveling on a road near the town of Huwwara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Settlers attack Palestinian cars in […]

Five Palestinian Minors Say They were Beaten, Tortured during Detention
Five Palestinian minors said they were severely beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and interrogators during detention, today said the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The Commission said it got affidavits from the […]

Abu Ayman: The Oldest Barber of Deir Al-Balah (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ahmad Abu Dghaim, known as ‘Abu Ayman’, is a 75-year-old Palestinian refugee, who currently lives in the refugee camp of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Ahmad was only […]

Israel, Kosovo Establish Diplomatic Ties in Virtual Meeting
The foreign ministers of Israel and Kosovo held today a virtual ceremony to establish diplomatic ties, the Times of Israel reports. The bilateral diplomatic ties were formalized in a virtual ceremony and the signing was […]

Thousands Continue to Protest against Netanyahu
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for him to step down, Quds Press has reported. This is the 32nd week that such protests have been held against the […]

A New US Foreign Policy: Biden Must Seize the Opportunity
By Ron Forthofer President Biden has inherited a terribly flawed US foreign policy. For the past few decades, the pro-corporate US foreign policy has been a catastrophic failure, especially in the Middle East. Our criminal […]

Gaza to Open Local Markets after 5-Month Closure
Gaza’s Interior Ministry yesterday said it would reopen the enclave’s local markets this week after over five months of closures. “Local markets will reopen on 7 February all week, except Fridays and Saturdays, during which […]

Rights Group Calls on Israel to Immediately Release Palestinian UN Worker
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor today expressed its grave concern over the Israeli authorities’ arrest of a UN Palestinian employee in Jerusalem, calling for her immediate and unconditional release. The Israeli authorities arrested UN employee […]

WHO: Israeli Attacks against Palestinian Healthcare Persist during COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded 59 Israeli attacks against Palestinian healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to its latest report on health access in the occupied territories. Of these, 42 percent […]