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Month: June 2021

‘The Products of Our Women’ Expo Launched in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Under the banner ‘The Products of Our Women’, the Women Affairs Center launched its annual expo in Gaza City on Tuesday, with the aim of supporting women-led businesses throughout the […]

Coca-Cola Faces Backlash for Banning Palestine on Customized Label Tool
Beverage giant Coca-Cola is being criticized for a new tool that fails to let customers personalize their own bottles of coke with ‘Palestine’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ while allowing offensive phrases like ‘White pride’, ‘fascism,’ […]

German President Claims ICC has No Jurisdiction over Israel
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that he strongly opposes an investigation into Israeli war crimes against Palestinians. He claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the occupation state. “The German […]

Bennett’s Political Theater: The Decisive Israeli-Palestinian Fight Ahead
By Ramzy Baroud Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israel and the Gaza Resistance, along with the simultaneous popular revolt across Palestine, was a game-changer. Israel is doing everything in […]

Palestinians Rally against Extending Israel’s Family-Reunification Law
Dozens of Palestinian families on Tuesday rallied in front of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) against government plans to vote on extending the family reunification law, Anadolu Agency reported. Protesters held banners calling to save Palestinian […]

British Trade Union Highlights Israeli Apartheid, Promotes BDS
One of Britain’s leading trade unions, ASLEF, has published an article in its monthly journal highlighting Israeli apartheid. Under the headline “No peace without justice” the piece was written by Hussein Ezzedine, the secretary of […]

WATCH: Israeli Police Attack Sit-in Staged against Israel’s Forced Displacement in Silwan
Israeli police Tuesday evening attacked a sit-in staged in protest of Israeli occupation plans to forcibly expel Palestinians from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan for the benefit of settlers. The sit-in […]

PPS Attorney Files Petition for Transfer of Hunger-striking Prisoner to Palestinian Hospitals (VIDEOS)
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) attorney, Jawad Boulos said a petition has been filed to the Israeli occupation’s prosecution for the transfer of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Ghadanfar Abu Atwan to Palestinian hospitals, following serious deterioration […]

PA Gives Biden Administration 30 Objectives for Negotiations with Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has provided the United States with a number of objectives it seeks to work on in its negotiations with Israel while US President Joe Biden is in office. The PA has […]

Jewish Settlers Chop Trees, Steal Water Pump in West Bank Village
Jewish settlers chopped trees and stole a water pump and electrical wires in the village Jalud, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors […]

Nizar Banat’s Family Seeks International Probe
The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who was murdered by the PA last week, has called for a local-international investigative mission to look into what led to his death, Arab48 reported yesterday. WATCH: Anti-PA […]

UN ‘Concerned’ about Suppression of Freedoms by PA in West Bank
The UN is “concerned” about the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s suppression of freedoms in the occupied West Bank, the spokesman for the UN secretary-general has said. In a news brief held yesterday afternoon, Stéphane Dujarric addressed […]

Jewish Settlers Claim Victory in Compromise Deal with New Israeli Government
Jewish settlers have claimed victory after reaching a compromise with the government over the land they took illegally over six weeks ago. The government – led by far-right ultra-nationalist Neftali Bennett, a major proponent of […]

Israeli FM Makes First UAE Visit as Jerusalem Homes Razed (VIDEO)
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday began the first-ever official visit by an Israeli minister to the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations normalized ties in September. Lapid tweeted a picture of himself […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Begin Demolition of Silwan Neighborhood in Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces this morning raided the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, amid plans to demolish Palestinian homes in the area. Visualizza questo post su Instagram Un post condiviso da The Palestine […]

WATCH: ‘With Hope Nothing is Impossible’: The Palestine Chronicle Football Squad Ready for Action
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘Believe firmly, because with hope nothing is impossible’. Watch this short clip of The Palestine Chronicle-sponsored Youth Stars Center football team in Gaza, as they receive their new cleats and […]

‘Our Vision for Liberation’ with Ilan Pappé & Ramzy Baroud
By Palestine Deep Dive Currently working together on a new publication, “Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out“, this will be a timely discussion illuminating the process of producing this compilation […]

Murder of Nizar Banat by PA Security Forces Exposes Mahmoud Abbas as Lackey of Israel
By Iqbal Jassat “Why was he killed?” is the cry of Palestinians protesting the brutal murder of Nizar Banat. Demanding answers and justice, protesters have directed their anger at the Palestinian Authority (PA), whose security […]

‘Oslo’: The Movie and the Myth
By Benay Blend On May 29, 2021, HBO premiered the screen version of J.T. Rogers’ play Oslo. It follows a Norwegian couple as they coordinate meetings between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization […]

US Blinken Meets Israel’s New FM Lapid to Discuss Iran, Palestine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israel’s new Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday, in the US’ first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government. Lapid is flying to Rome to see Blinken, who […]

Dozens of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Jewish settlers broke into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem on Monday. Under Israeli forces’ protection, 151 Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Al-Mughrabi Gate […]

WATCH: Anti-PA Protests Continue after Police Violence
Protests in the occupied West Bank continued Monday against the Palestinian Authority, following the death in custody of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat. After police violently suppressed a demonstration on Sunday evening, more Palestinians took to […]

Israel Plans Road Connecting West Bank Settlements to Jerusalem
Israel is planning to build a road connecting its illegal West Bank settlements to Jerusalem, according to Israeli media, with potential repercussions on Palestinian property rights. The planned road, an eight kilometers-long belt originating in […]

Palestine Journalists Syndicate Urges Mass Media to Boycott PA (VIDEO)
Following violent aggression against journalists, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate called on Sunday for national and international mass media to boycott the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s presidency and government. In a statement, the syndicate called for PA […]

Seattle Teachers Stand with Palestine
By Emma Klein & Cameron Payne In response to the ongoing Israeli colonization, occupation and bombardment of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021, Seattle Education Association (SEA) Representatives passed a […]

13 Palestinian Families at Risk of Displacement in Silwan
The deadline set by the Israeli occupation authorities ends today for 13 Palestinian families who received orders to self-demolish their homes in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Earlier this month, the Israeli municipality in […]

Amnesty: Israel Used ‘Ruthless Excessive Force’ against Palestinian Protesters (VIDEO)
Amnesty International has accused Israeli occupation police of using “ruthless excessive force” against “peaceful” Palestinian protesters in occupied East Jerusalem, a press release issued on Thursday revealed. “Israeli police committed a catalog of violations against […]

Israeli Forces Injure Two Palestinians in Beita (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated rounds today as Israeli occupation forces attacked them in the village of Beita, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Musa Hamayel, a member […]

Report: Israeli Delegation to Visit Egypt to Outline Bennett’s ‘Vision’ for Gaza
An Israeli delegation is set to visit Cairo next week to outline Prime Minister Neftali Bennett’s position on Gaza issues, including a potential prisoner swap deal with Hamas, Egyptian sources have told The New Arab’s […]

War: How Conflict Shaped Us – Book Review
By Jim Miles (War: How Conflict Shaped Us. Margaret MacMillan. Random House, New York. 2020.) I almost did not finish reading “War: How Conflict Shaped Us”. It is not worth reading, but I worked through […]