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Month: May 2021

Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Gaza, across Palestine, as Israeli Attacks Continue (LIVE BLOG)
Scores of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza following Israeli security forces’ crackdowns on Jerusalem worshippers and unarmed protesters. Follow our regularly updated Live Blog below for more information. Thursday, May 20, 10:15 PM […]

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Funeral Procession and Names of Abu Hatab, Hadidi Family Victims
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Editor’s note: The photos below are available for republication at no cost, on the condition that the photographer and the source are credited. (Photos: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) In […]

Venezuela Urges International Community to Halt Israeli Aggression on Gaza
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday called on the international community to take action to stop the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Arreaza posted a video on Twitter showing Israel’s bombing of a […]

The Innumerable Ways Canada Supports Israeli Apartheid
By Yves Engler At the start of the year Israel’s leading human rights group B’Tselem released “A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid”. Two weeks ago Human Rights Watch […]

Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Injure Dozens in West Bank
Israeli forces killed a young Palestinian man on Friday near Silwad city, east of Ramallah, and another Palestinian was killed in Ya’bad city in Jenin, as confrontations between the Palestinians and the occupation in the […]

Main Electricity Lines Disrupted following Israeli Bombardment of Gaza
The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company warned of the collapse of vital sectors in the Gaza Strip as a result of the acute shortage of energy as Israeli warplanes continued for the sixth day bombarding the […]

#FreePalestine: International Athletes Speak Out for Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Since the start of the Israeli aggression, first against East Jerusalem, then Gaza and the rest of Palestine, many athletes around the world expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and […]

Baroud to RT: Netanyahu Instigated, Mismanaged Crisis
Palestinian journalist and editor of The Palestine Chronicle Ramzy Baroud discusses the ongoing crisis in Palestine. (TRT)

Rashida Tlaib: US Must Condition Aid to Israel as Palestinians ‘Being Killed as World Watches’ (VIDEO)
Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has urged US lawmakers to condition aid to Israel as Palestinians are “being killed as the world watches”. Tlaib said she was “a reminder to Congress that Palestinians do indeed exist, […]

Baroud to Anadolu: Israel Targets Media because It Wants its Propaganda Campaign to Continue
Israel targets the international media “because the battle for the truth is so critical and crucial at this stage,” Palestinian journalist and editor of The Palestine Chronicle Ramzy Baroud said Thursday. “Israel has won international […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Protester, Injure Many Others in West Bank
At least one Palestinian protester was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces and many others injured with live ammunition during clashes that broke out across the occupied West Bank in protest of the Israeli aggression […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Driver near Ramallah
A Palestinian driver was shot dead today by Israeli occupation forces in the village of Silwad, to the northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Isreali soldiers manning a checkpoint […]

Two International Activists Injured in Jewish Settler’s Aggression near Hebron
Jewish settlers today injured two internationals as they attacked Palestinian shepherds, east of Yatta, in the southern district of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. Coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committee in […]

‘Operation Guardian of the Walls’ Will Not Fix Israel’s Apartheid Walls
By Jamal Juma Israel has once again gone on a killing spree. Over 83 Palestinians, including 17 children, have already been killed in Israel’s bombings of Gaza as of today, 13 May 2021. Israeli forces […]

Ramzy Baroud in TRT: Who Can Hold Israel Accountable? (VIDEO)
Palestine Chronicle editor Ramzy Baroud discusses Israel’s accountability for its crimes against Palestinians. (TRT)

Kristallnacht in ‘Lod’? What Would You Call Lydda, 1948?
By Jeremy Salt ‘This is Kristallnacht,’ the mayor of Lod (Lydda), Yair Revivo, said after days of violence brought on by the storming of the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem by scores of Israeli occupation forces […]

VIDEO: Jewish Extremists Beat Palestinian Man Unconscious on Live TV
Shocking live footage showed a gang of Jewish extremists dragging a motorist who looked Palestinian from his car and beating him unconscious, according to the Guardian. The attack took place in a district in Tel […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian near Nablus
Israeli forces Thursday overnight killed a Palestinian near the village of Madama, south of Nablus city, according to the Health Ministry. The ministry confirmed that Israeli forces gunned down Mohammad Najjar, 36, near the village. […]

Over 30 Palestinians Wounded, Hundreds Suffocate in West Bank Confrontations
Over 30 Palestinians were wounded and dozens of others suffocated during confrontations with Israeli forces across the West Bank on Wednesday evening and Thursday overnight, according to medical and security sources. At least 22 Palestinians […]

Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah
By Ramzy Baroud There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories – one read and watched in the news and another that receives little media coverage or due analysis. The obvious story is that of […]

Dozens of Palestinian Citizens of Israel Detained Following Protests
Dozens of Palestinian citizens of Israel have been arrested after taking part in protests on Monday evening against Israeli violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque and Sheikh Jarrah, Arab48 has reported. Thousands took part in protests across […]

Atallah Hanna Calls on Muslims, Christians to Defend Jerusalem Together
Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna hailed on Tuesday the victory of Palestinians in the battle to defend Jerusalem and the holy sites, Rai al Youm reported. “During a tour […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Kill 16-year-Old Palestinian in Northern West Bank
Rashid Muhammad Abu Arreh, 16, was shot and killed this morning by Israeli occupation soldiers in Tubas, according to medical sources. He is the second casualty of Israeli army raids in the West Bank within […]

ICC Prosecutor: Escalation of Violence Could Constitute a Crime under Rome Statute
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said today that the escalation of violence in the Palestinian territories could constitute crimes under the Rome Statute. ? #ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda on the recent escalation of violence […]

IN PHOTOS: Palestinians Bury Woman, Her Son in Gaza’s Shati Refugee Camp
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As Israel continued to bombard the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinians rushed to bury some of their dead on Tuesday. Palestine Chronicle photojournalist Fawzi Mahmoud took part in the funeral processions […]

Arab Party Suspends Coalition Talks following Israel’s Attack on Jerusalem
The chances of a new Israeli government replacing the far-right coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered a blow following the decision by the Ra’am Party to freeze contacts with Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh […]

Palestinian Priest Urges Christians to Protect Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Catholic priest, Father Manuel Musallam, has urged Christians to join with Muslim worshippers and protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, Islam’s third holiest site, against aggression by Israeli security forces. “Whoever is not with his […]

Nakba Day in Palestine: Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Israeli Attacks (LIVE BLOG)
Scores of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza following Israeli security forces’ crackdowns on Jerusalem worshippers and unarmed protesters. Follow our regularly updated Live Blog below for more information. Sunday, May 16, 6:57 am […]

Netanyahu Defends Police Aggression against Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he fully supports the Israeli occupation’s police forces’ attacks against Palestinian worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Yesterday morning, Israeli occupation forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound – the […]

On Memory, Resistance, and Nakba Day 2021
By Benay Blend In “Invention, Memory, and Place,” the late Edward Said reflects on the question of collective memory: what is remembered, how, and in what form? On Nakba Day, May 15, 2021, it is […]