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Month: August 2021

On Israel’s History of Targeting Pregnant Palestinian Women
By Benay Blend In late August 2021, Palestinian prisoner Anhar Al-Deek, who is nine months pregnant, wrote a moving letter to her family. “What should I do if I give birth far from you? I […]

Israeli Soldiers Launch Social Media Campaign Demanding Greater Authority to Shoot Palestinians
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers started a campaign on social media platforms, demanding greater authority to shoot Palestinians and change the Israeli Army’s protocols regarding opening fire at Palestinians. The campaign, under the title “Untie Our […]

Hardline Israeli Politicians, Palestinian Groups Blast Top-Level Bilateral Meeting
The high-level meeting between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has prompted outrage from both Israeli lawmakers and Palestinian political movement Hamas, which termed it a “betrayal of martyr […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Seven Palestinian Journalists near Hebron
Seven Palestinian journalists were arrested by Israeli occupation forces on Friday while covering nonviolent protests south of Hebron (Al-Khalil). The journalists said they were being arrested for being in a ‘closed military zone’ however the […]

Israeli Court Refuses to Release Pregnant Palestinian Woman
Palestinian media reported yesterday that an Israeli court rejected the release of a Palestinian woman who is nine months pregnant and due to give birth in detention. Twenty-five-year-old Al-Deek from the town of Kafr Ni’ma, […]

Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World?
By Ramzy Baroud Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony. AS Roma and Raja Casablanca fans gathered in their thousands […]

Israeli PM’s Office: ‘No Peace Talks’ with Palestinians
An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett downplayed on Monday the first official Israeli-Palestinian talks since the premier took office in June, saying there won’t be any peace negotiations with the Palestinians. According […]

Rights Groups, Activists Call for Release of Pregnant Palestinian Prisoner
Rights groups and activists have called for the immediate release of a Palestinian prisoner who is nine-month pregnant and is expected to give birth imminently. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs [CDA] said […]

Israeli Forces Injure 18 Palestinians in Crackdown on Gaza Protests
At least 18 Palestinian demonstrators were wounded on Sunday night in an Israeli crackdown on demonstrations near the eastern fence of the northern Gazan city of Jabalia, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced […]

Israeli Soldiers Brutally Beat Palestinian Student at Checkpoint in Hebron
Israeli occupation forces today brutally beat a Palestinian school student in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Raed Tamimi told WAFA that Israeli forces stopped his […]

Egypt Reopens Rafah Crossing with Gaza after Closure
Egyptian authorities on Sunday reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions. Passengers gathered since early morning to cross into and out of the Gaza Strip, according to an Anadolu Agency […]

Israeli Warplanes Attack Two Locations in Gaza
Israeli fighter jets attacked two locations in Gaza late last night, resulting in physical damages but no human casualties, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Isreali fighter jets attacked with four missiles a location […]

Israeli Court Extends Travel Ban for Palestinian Activist Hanadi Al-Halawani
An Israeli court has upheld a travel ban imposed upon Palestinian activist Hanadi Al-Halawani, who has been barred from leaving the occupied West Bank to travel abroad.until January 19 next year. The renewed ban was […]

Palestinian Boy, Seriously Wounded by Israeli Soldiers, Dies of Wounds
A 13-year-old Gaza boy, who was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli soldiers last week, has died this morning of his wounds, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Medical sources told WAFA that Omar […]

‘Obdurate’: On Afghanistan, Exceptionalism and Colonialism
By Jim Miles Obdurate A word can have strong meanings associated with it, and depending on its use, can be interpreted from different perspectives. Recently I heard a citation from Michael Ignatieff, Canada’s contribution to […]

Israeli PM to Meet Biden after Kabul Bombing Delay
After being forced to postpone their first face-to-face meeting because of the Afghanistan suicide bombings, US President Joe Biden is scheduled to host Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House on Friday, with […]

WATCH: Palestinian Family Forced to Demolish Their Own Home in Silwan
A Palestinian family, from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, embarked today on demolishing their own home after they were forced to do so by the Israeli municipality, according to local sources. Members of the […]

Pregnant Palestinian Prisoner Appeals for International Intervention to Release Her
Palestinian Anhar Al-Deek, who is nine months pregnant, has appealed for international intervention to release her from Israeli prison, so she can have her baby at home. Twenty-six-year-old Al-Deek from the Kafr Ni’ma town, west […]

The Story of ‘Al-Muhandis’: Why A Gaza Engineer is Selling Corn on the Cob
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hamdi Lubbad, 28, may appear to be a typical Gaza vendor. His specialty is corn on the cob and coffee, an odd combination, not just in Gaza but anywhere else. […]

A Visit Home – A Poem
By Jane Otaqui This poem was written shortly after a conversation with our Palestinian friend Rafiq who, together with his entire village, was expelled by the Israelis in 1948 and forced into exile. He spoke […]

Army Chief: Gaza Could Face ‘New Operation’ from Israeli Military
Gaza could again come under assault by the Israeli military, army chief Aviv Kochavi threatened on Wednesday. “Perhaps we are preparing for a new operation in Gaza in the near future, and we do not […]

PA Court Sentences Nizar Banat’s Brother to Two Years in Prison
The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s Corruption Crimes Court sentenced Ghassan Banat, brother of murdered activist Nizar Banat, to two years in prison in absentia after accusing him of corruption, ordering him to repay 6,900 shekels ($2,143), […]

Israeli Forces Injure 14 Palestinian Protesters in Gaza
Some 14 Palestinians were injured during protests calling for the end of Israel’s brutal siege on the Gaza Strip yesterday, as Israeli occupation forces opened fire at protesters gathered near the fence separating Gaza from […]

Palestinians Urge International Community to Force Israel to Release Pregnant Palestinian Woman
Palestinian Women’s Affairs Minister Amal Hamad urged today the international community to force Israel to release Anhar al-Deek, 26, a pregnant Palestinian woman held in Israel as she is expected to have her baby in […]

‘Blood for Blood’: On Jenin and Israel’s Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion
By Ramzy Baroud The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is a consequential event, the repercussions of which […]

Israeli Parents Protest after School Hires Palestinian Teacher
Israeli parents with children in a primary school in Herzliya complained after the educational institute hired a Palestinian teacher, Israel’s Channel 12 reported. In a letter addressed to the principal, they argued that their objection […]

Bennett Says No Palestinian State under His Watch
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will grow illegal settlements and his coalition won’t facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state, the Yamina chief said in an interview. This comes ahead of a key Thursday meeting […]

Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds ahead of Planned Protests in Gaza
A Palestinian man, injured in protests along the eastern fence separating Gaza from Israel, succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday morning, according to WAFA correspondent. Medical sources at al-Shifa Hospital confirmed that Osama Khaled Dueij […]

Egypt Pressures Hamas to Cancel Protests in Gaza
Egyptian authorities have been pressuring Hamas to cancel planned demonstrations at the fence separating Israel from the besieged enclave, Al Maydan News revealed yesterday. Reporting a Palestinian source, Al Maydan said that the closure of […]

Palestine’s Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really ‘Winning’ Africa?
By Ramzy Baroud The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting […]