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Month: May 2021

Jordan Condemns Israeli Escalations at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned today the Israeli escalations in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound (al-Haram Al-Sharif), and the attacks on worshipers and employees. The ministry further denounced the entry of large numbers […]

Mahrez Waves Palestinian Flag to Celebrate Manchester City’s Win, Premier League Title (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Support for Palestine in international sports events continued, this time with Manchester City’s Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez carrying a Palestinian flag on the pitch after a Premier League fixture. Mahrez […]

Apartheid: A Global Racist Phenomenon
By Jim Miles For the moment a truce is in place. Hundreds murdered, thousands wounded, and hundreds of buildings including hospitals and media networks have been destroyed, all part of Israel’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of […]

Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound following Gaza Ceasefire (VIDEO)
A group of Jewish settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning under the protection of Israeli police, two days after a ceasefire was announced in the Gaza Strip. On the eve of Secretary […]

Thousands Rally across The World in Support of Palestinians
Several pro-Palestinian rallies took place yesterday in many countries around the world in support of the Palestinian people in the aftermath of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. In Toronto, Canada, a large group […]

Report: 170 Palestinian Journalists Injured in Israeli Assaults
At least 170 Palestinian journalists were injured and 33 media organizations bombed during Israel’s military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), Anadolu Agency reported. “The offices of 33 media […]

Israel to Condition Reconstruction of Gaza on Returning of Captive Soldiers
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip is conditional on reaching a settlement on the return of soldiers missing in the Palestinian territory, Anadolu Agency reported. “We must condition development […]

Voices from Gaza: Two Mothers Speak to the Palestine Chronicle from the Shifa Hospital (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 279 Palestinians were killed and over 1,900 were injured in the latest Israeli war on Gaza. Many are still in critical condition. Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud […]

ISRAEL (contd) – A Poem
By Niall McDevitt THE STATE LAND // THE NO-GOS // THE SEAM // THE BUFFER // THE ANNEX // THE WALL // THE FENCE // THE BARRIER // THE WALL // THE FENCE // THE […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 50 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces rounded up 50 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said on Saturday. The NGO, however, did not give details about the accusations against the detainees. On Wednesday, […]

WATCH: Biden Vows to Help Rebuild Gaza
US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said that he was praying the truce between Israel and the Palestinians would last, Reuters has reported. The two sides […]

Digital Rights Groups Accuse Facebook of Anti-Palestine Bias
A digital rights group and a number of Palestinian news agencies sent a formal complaint to Facebook on Wednesday “for the arbitrary censorship of content posted on the platform by Palestinian journalists and commentators”. The […]

Three Medical Shipments Enter Gaza
Today, two Anera trucks entered the Gaza Strip with shipments of medical aid. These are the first medical aid shipments coordinated with UN agencies and NGOs to come into the territory since the Israeli aggression […]

Owner of Al-Jawarha Tower Speaks to The Palestine Chronicle: ‘We Will Never Compromise on Our Freedom’ (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On May 12, Israel destroyed the Al-Jawarha tower in Gaza City, a large building of many stories and numerous flats. It was not the only tower that Israel destroyed in […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Crack down on Ceasefire Celebrations in Jerusalem
At least 20 Palestinian worshippers have been injured after praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem today after Israeli occupation forces stormed the Muslim holy site and fired at them, the Palestinian Red Crescent […]

US Secretary of State to Travel to Middle East ‘in the Coming Days’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East “in the coming days,” the State Department said on Thursday after the Israeli government has decided to cease its military operations. This halted […]

Healthcare Workers Condemn Israel’s ‘Deliberate Dehumanization’ of Palestinians
Healthcare workers from around the world have signed a letter condemning Israel’s deliberate dehumanization and dispossession of the Palestinian people. “Our colleagues have been killed and high precision weaponry has been used to target healthcare […]

Bodies of Nine Palestinians, Including Child, Recovered from Debris in Gaza
Rescuers Friday morning recovered the bodies of nine Palestinians, including a child, who were killed in the 11-day relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that the Civil Defense cadres and […]

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen
By Ramzy Baroud From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a ‘conflict’. Neither is it a ‘dispute’ […]

Israeli Airstrikes Destroyed Water Supplies of 20% of Gaza Residents (VIDEO)
Israeli forces have deliberately targeted two water pipelines in the Al-Saftawi area cutting supplies to 20 percent of the residents of Gaza City, the municipality said in a statement on Thursday. “The Israeli airstrikes on […]

WATCH: Palestinians Celebrate as Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect
Thousands of Palestinians Friday overnight erupted into whistles and cheers in the occupied territories as the ceasefire that ended the heaviest Israeli onslaught on Gaza since 2014 came into effect. Watch | Dozens of vehicles […]

Ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians Celebrate ‘Victory of the Resistance’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UPDATE: Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians rush to the streets of cities and towns throughout Palestine in celebration of the ‘victory of the resistance’. #Watch| Hundreds of citizens flock to […]

Esquire: 10 Top Books by Palestinian Writers
In an article published by Esquires Middle East on May 19, William Mullally provided a list of 10 top books to read on Palestine. They include In Search of Fatima, by Ghada Karmi, A Child […]

WATCH: British MP Calls for Sanctions on Israel as Civilian Casualties Mount in Gaza
British Labour Party MP Richard Burgon asked the House of Commons yesterday how many more Palestinian civilian casualties it will take before the government takes action to stop Israeli war crimes. “How many Palestinian children […]

Israeli Forces Storm Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem
Israeli police Thursday afternoon stormed Al-Makassed Hospital in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Tur, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli police and intelligence officers, including at least a masked officer, forced their way […]

Revolutionary Change Imminent as Israel Dithers
By Iqbal Jassat Renowned journalist John Pilger recounts that during 2003 following the invasion of Iraq, he interviewed Charles Lewis, a fellow distinguished American investigative journalist. The question he put to him was, “What if […]

Ignore Starmer’s Moral Posturing: He’s the One We Should Blame for Stoking Antisemitism
By Jonathan Cook No one should be surprised that Britain’s right-wing prime minister, Boris Johnson, has had barely anything to say about Israel’s pummeling of Gaza, with nearly 200 Palestinians reported to have been killed […]

The Sad Saga Continues: Occupation and Oppression of Palestinians
By Ron Forthofer Here we go again with yet another deadly and devastating Israeli military attack on Gaza that has captured the world’s attention. However, this current crisis is notably different in scope from the […]

AIPAC Attacks Ilhan Omar over Criticism of Israel’s Onslaught in Gaza
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been the target of attack adverts on Facebook sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for her criticism of Israel’s violence against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and its […]

Norway Fund Excludes Two Companies Linked to Occupied West Bank Settlements
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has excluded two Israeli firms involved in the development of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing concerns about potential rights violations. In a statement released late […]