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Month: May 2021

Gaza’s Balloon Salesman: ‘Simple Things Make Children very Happy’ (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestine Chronicle correspondent in Gaza, Mahmoud Ajjour, spoke with Mohammed Jamal A’ram, 25, who sells balloons in the streets of Gaza City. A’ram’s business received several blows in the last […]

Report: Palestinian Activists Call for Abbas to Be Removed from Office
Palestinian academics, activists, and political factions have called for the removal from office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, citing his canceling of the Palestinian elections and a perceived failure to support the people of […]

Jewish Settlers Assault Elderly Palestinian Man in West Bank
Jewish settlers today assaulted an elderly Palestinian man who was farming in his land near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Jewish settlers assaulted […]

Israeli Forces Uproot Dozens of Olive Trees near Qalqilyia
Israeli occupation forces today uprooted dozens of olive trees from a plot of land in the village of Jayyous, near the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, under the pretext that the land is under […]

Israel Summons Philippines Envoy over UNHRC Vote for Probe into Gaza War
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the Philippines envoy, Macairog Alberto, to protest against his country’s vote in favor of forming an inquiry commission into Israel’s violations in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported. On […]

Report: Netanyahu Attempted to Block Social Media during Attack on Gaza
The Israeli prime minister attempted to shut down social media after Israeli-national Palestinians held protests against Israel’s attacks on East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip under blockade, a report said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. According to […]

WATCH: Israeli Police Vehicle Runs over Palestinian Boy for Raising Palestinian Flag
An Israeli Police vehicle Sunday ran over and injured a Palestinian child for raising a Palestinian flag on his bike in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amoud, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Jawad […]

Bennett, Lapid Unite to Expel Netanyahu from Power
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, might finally be on his way out. While Netanyahu was still hoping to drag the power struggle in Israel a bit longer, Naftali Bennett, […]

Bennett Shows Pakistani Hospital in Video as ‘Hamas Headquarters’
Israel’s former defense minister was caught out this week by Pakistani social media users who highlighted the right-wing politician’s false use of a photo of a Pakistani hospital to describe the “headquarters” of Hamas in […]

Two Palestinian Prisoners Remain on Hunger Strike against Administrative Detention
Two Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike for 26 days in protest of their unfair administrative detention without charge or trial, today said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Mohammad Awwad, 25, […]

Due to Power Outage, Gaza Municipalities Forced to Drain Sewage into the Sea
Due to the shortage of power supply and the intermittent power outages in the besieged Gaza Strip caused by the Israeli blockade, municipalities in the coastal enclave started today pumping sewage into the sea, according […]

Report: Israeli Police Arrested 1,700 Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Israeli police have detained 1,700 Palestinians in Israel during the last two weeks, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday, adding that 300 aggressions were registered against Arabs and their properties. According to the Arab Emergency Committee, […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Assault Protesters in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood
Israeli occupation forces on Saturday evening assaulted dozens of Palestinian protesters and solidarity activists as they were demonstrating in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in support of its citizens who are facing an […]

Gaza Must Prepare for Israel’s Next War
By Jamal Kanj Eleven days of another asymmetrical Palestine/Israel confrontation. America’s most sophisticated technology left behind a trail of devastation, including the life of more than 60 children, and a generation born under years of […]

Israeli Forces Injure Three Palestinians near Ramallah
Three Palestinian civilians were injured with live bullets today when Israeli occupation forces attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters demonstrating in the village of Ni’lin, to the west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, against […]

WHO Calls for Evacuating Gaza Patients for Treatment
The World Health Organisation has called for access to patients in the Gaza Strip and free passage to evacuate them for medical treatment, Reuters reported on Friday. WHO Spokesperson Fadela Chaib told a Geneva briefing […]

Over 600 Musicians Call to Boycott Performing in Israel in Solidarity with Palestine
More than 600 international musicians have signed an appeal calling upon their peers to boycott performances in Israel in solidarity with Palestine, Consequence Sound has reported. The signatories include Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, Serj […]

Brussels Regional Parliament Adopts Resolution in Favor of Palestine
The Parliament of the Brussels–Capital Region has adopted a pro-Palestinian resolution that calls for condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestine and recognizing the State of Palestine on the borders of pre-1967. The resolution also calls […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Youth near Nablus
A Palestinian youth was shot dead and ten others injured today by Israeli occupation forces during an anti-settlement demonstration in the village of Beita, near Nablus,in the occupied West Bank, according to the Ministry of […]

Israeli Authorities Approve 560 Settlement Units in Bethlehem
Israeli occupation authorities have approved plans for the construction of hundreds of new settler units on Palestinian land in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wafa news agency reported. The Director of the Wall and […]

Ideology or Humanity: Which Should prevail?
By Jeremy Salt After the latest onslaught on Gaza here are two of the lessons learned: For Benny Gantz: we didn’t succeed in killing Muhammad al Deif (the head of Hamas’ military wing) this time […]

‘Inescapable Hell’: Euro-Med Releases Report Documenting Israel’s Violations in Gaza
A new report documenting several violations of international humanitarian law committed by Israel during its recent military attack on the Gaza Strip from May 10-21 was released today by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. The […]

Hamas: Gaza Ceasefire Depends on Israeli Behavior in Coming Days
The head of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, has described the ceasefire agreement recently concluded with Israel as “fragile”, having not addressed the root causes of the problem. In an interview […]

20 Palestinians Injured as Israeli forces Quell Anti-settlement Rally near Nablus
At least 20 Palestinians today were injured as Israeli forces quelled an anti-settlement-construction rally in Beita town, near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli forces opened fire […]

Amnesty Calls on Israel to Cancel Plans to Forcibly Displace Palestinians in Silwan
Amnesty International has called on Israel to cancel plans to forcibly displace two Palestinian families from their homes in the Batn al-Hawa area of the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement issued […]

US Organizations to Hold March in Washington DC Protesting Israeli Settler-Colonialism
US organizations are scheduled on Saturday to hold a march in Washington DC in protest of Israel’s settler-colonialism, apartheid, and military occupation. The pro-human rights grassroots organizations have issued online calls for mobilization for the […]

UN Human Rights Council to Investigate Israeli War Crimes in Palestine (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decided on Thursday, May 27, to “urgently establish an ongoing independent, international commission of inquiry,” to be appointed by the President of the […]

UN Rights Chief: Israel’s Attacks on Gaza May Constitute ‘War Crimes’
Israel’s recent barrage of deadly airstrikes on Gaza might be war crimes, the UN rights chief said Thursday, adding she had seen no evidence the attacked buildings were used for military purposes. Addressing a special […]

From Karachi to Sheikh Jarrah: The Why and Why Not of Palestine Solidarity in Pakistan
By Sonia Qadir & Junaid S. Ahmad As part of the ongoing Nakba, Israel has once again unleashed its latest reign of terror on Palestine over the past two weeks, in response to resistance by […]

Palestine, Israel: There is No Equivalence
By Curtis Doebbler As Israel plummeted the Palestinians living in Gaza, observers of the mainstream media in the United States of America and indeed the US government, might be prone to think that Israel was […]