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Month: April 2021

Jewish Settlers Uproot, Destroy Olive Trees near Nablus
Jewish settlers today uprooted and destroyed scores of olive saplings for Palestinian farmers in the village of Qusra, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. […]

Maryam’s Wish for the Homeless Cats of Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Maryam Bar is a 32-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City. She is a graduate of Islamic Studies. For her, there is much overlapping between her academic credentials and her passion for […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Arrest Palestinian Man near Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces last night opened gunfire at a Palestinian young man in the village of Qatanna, near occupied Jerusalem, and arrested him while bleeding, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli soldiers opened […]

Lawfare Results in Resounding Victories for Palestinian Solidarity Movements in South Africa
By Iqbal Jassat 2021 kicked off astoundingly well for South Africa’s broad-based Palestinian solidarity movements. If what they notched up in a series of groundbreaking results in defense of Palestine’s freedom struggle during the first […]

Saudi FM: Normalization with Israel Would Bring Region ‘Tremendous Benefit’ (VIDEO)
Normalization with Israel would bring “tremendous benefit” to the region, the Saudi foreign minister has said, but such an accord with the kingdom would depend on progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Under the “Abraham […]

Israel Threatens to ‘Stop Everything’ if Hamas Wins Parliamentary Elections
Head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Kamil Abu Rukun has warned that Israel “will stop everything” if Hamas wins the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Times of Israel reported. In an interview with […]

‘The Right Step’: Australia’s Labor Party Recognizes the State of Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has passed an amendment to its policy platform recognizing Palestine as a state. The decision was taken at the ALP Conference on Tuesday, March 30. […]

Two Palestinian Journalists Injured as Israeli Forces Attack Protest in Kafr Qaddum
Several Palestinians, including two reporters, were injured by rubber-coated rounds today as Israeli occupation forces attacked the weekly anti-settlements protest in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian […]

Nine Fatah Candidates Withdraw from Electoral List
Nine members of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah – withdrew on Thursday from the movement’s electoral list for parliamentary elections just as the Central Elections Commission closed registration for the polls. Fatah candidate […]

Report: US Administration Plans Lifting Sanctions on ICC Officials
The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to revoke the sanctions imposed by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, on the International Criminal Court (ICC) top officials as early as this week, the Foreign Policy […]

Israeli Soldiers Storm Refugee Camp, Injure Five Palestinians near Nablus
Five Palestinian young men sustained gunfire injuries today during an Israeli army incursion into Askar refugee camp, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources. Dozens of Israeli […]

US State Department Clarifies West Bank is Occupied Territory
US President Joe Biden’s administration said Wednesday that Israel’s control of the West Bank is indeed “occupation,” clarifying its stance after the release of a report that seemed to downplay the term, adopting language used […]

How Cutting down Military Spending Could Bring about Peace
By Ron Forthofer Since the end of WWII, especially since the breakup of the Soviet Union, it appears as if US political leaders feel they are trapped in a time warp and are unable to […]

Israel Not Granting Visas to EU Delegation on Palestinian Elections
The EU on Tuesday accused Israel of ignoring its repeated requests to grant visas to its delegation who intend to observe the upcoming Palestinian elections. In a press conference held in the headquarters of the […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Two Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces today shot and injured two Palestinians in the northern West Bank districts of Tubas and Nablus, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) and security sources. Director of the PPS office in […]

Lecture by Angela Davis Canceled after Pressure from Pro-Israel Students
Butler University in Indianapolis has canceled a scheduled event featuring iconic political activist Angela Davis this week in what seems to be another example of the ongoing campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists against the American civil […]