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Month: January 2022

Amnesty Explosive Report to Denounce Israel as an Apartheid State
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The London-based international human rights group Amnesty International plans to publish a report on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing the crime of apartheid, the Forward newspaper revealed on Sunday. “In […]

Greenwashing Provides Cover for Zionist Settler-Colonialism
By Omar Zahzah It is a phrase from a longer piece by the Palestinian nationalist poet Mahmoud Darwish that has been frequently cited in standalone translation: “If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Brutally Detain Four Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli forces arrested four Palestinian youths on Monday morning, after violently beating two of them, in the occupied city of Jerusalem, Quds News Network reported. Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed the village of […]

Israeli President Continues UAE Tour despite Missile Intercept
Israeli president spoke at Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair on Monday on the first presidential visit to the United Arab Emirates, despite the Gulf state overnight saying it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by […]

Rights Group Warns of Impact of Israeli Ban on Medical Equipment in Gaza
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) warned on Sunday of the repercussions of Israel’s ban on medical equipment and spare parts being taken to the besieged Gaza Strip. “It has been confirmed that the […]

Israeli Forces Demolish New Palestinian Home in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces demolished a new Palestinian home on Sunday, in the latest spate of demolitions in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu news agency reported. The house was razed in the village of Al-Aqaba in the […]

Kashmir: Will South Africa Call India Out?
By Iqbal Jassat Is the question of Kashmir, and its seven-decades-long quest for self-determination, of no consequence for the Cyril Ramaphosa administration? The population of Kashmir under siege by a belligerent Indian army led by […]

UK Minister Says ‘River to Sea’ Chant Warrants Police Action for ‘Antisemitism’
A UK minister said that pro-Palestine activists who use the slogan “From the river to the sea” should be referred to police, saying that the chant is an example of antisemitism, The New Arab reported […]

WATCH: Dozens of Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa
Dozens of Jewish settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday, and performed rituals throughout its courtyards, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Jordan-run […]

US Federal Court Blocks Texas from Enforcing Anti-BDS Law
A United States federal court has blocked the state of Texas from enforcing its anti-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) law against a Palestinian-American contractor who refused to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel, the […]

‘When Kids Dream’: A ‘Remarkable’ Gaza Operetta Tells of Tragedy and Hope (PHOTO ESSAY)
By Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh An art operetta entitled ‘When Kids Dream’ was held in the Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center on Saturday, with the aim of displaying the ongoing hardship and oppression young people in Gaza […]

Sheikh Jarrah Family to Seek Justice at ICC for Demolished Home
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As Israeli authorities are carrying out forced evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian family has decided to appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC). […]

Palestinian Academic Shahd Abusalama Reinstated at UK University
A UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University has been reinstated in her teaching post, one week after she was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of Israel, The New Arab reported. Shahd Abusalama […]

Giants: The Global Power Elite – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Giants: The Global Power Elite. Peter Phillips. Seven Stories Press, New York, 2018.) Abby Martin’s interview with Peter Phillips was the instigator for reading Peter Phililips’ now slightly outdated but highly valuable […]

US Group Launches Short Film Documenting Israeli Killing of 78 Palestinian Children in 2021
As part of its campaign to stop US financial support for the Israeli occupation, the American nonprofit organization If Americans Knew launched on Friday a short film, documenting the Israeli killing of 78 Palestinian children […]

WATCH: Israeli Soldiers, Jewish Settlers Force Palestinian Shops to Shut down in Hebron
Israeli soldiers on Saturday forced several Palestinian shops in the old town of Hebron (Al-Khalil) to shut down, for no apparent reason other than to forcefully empty the area of the Palestinian businesses, the official […]

EU Calls for Immediate Release of Palestinian Prisoner Mohammad Al-Halabi
The European Union called on Friday upon the Israeli occupation authorities to release Palestinian prisoner Mohammad al-Halabi as soon as possible, as he remains in Israeli detention for five years without any charges, the official […]

‘Shadow of the Wall’ Exposes Israel’s Official Role in the Destruction of Jerusalem’s Mughrabi Neighborhood
By Romana Rubeo Israel had an official role in the destruction of Jerusalem’s historic Mughrabi neighborhood in 1967 but tried to hide it, a new book published on Friday, January 28, revealed, France24 news […]

Morality Cannot Be Divided: How Netanyahu’s Corruption has Exposed Israel’s ‘Democracy’
By Ramzy Baroud Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalizing the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption […]

Israel Launches Campaign to Discredit UN Investigation into Gaza War
Israeli officials have embarked on a campaign to discredit a UN commission formed to investigate the Israeli war on Gaza last May, Axios news site reported. According to Axios, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has sent a […]

Palestinian Dies after Inhaling Israeli Tear Gas, UNRWA Calls for Investigation
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) called for an Israeli investigation following the passing of Fahmy Hamad, who died on Monday after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces, Quds […]

Israeli Forces Injure Four Palestinians, Including Child, in Kafr Qaddum
At least four Palestinians, including a child, were injured by Israeli occupation forces on Friday, during the weekly protest against Israeli settlement construction in the village of Kafr Qaddum, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

WATCH: Medic among Palestinians Shot by Israeli Soldiers, Ambulance Damaged
A medic was among dozens of Palestinians injured on Friday by Israeli soldiers in the village of Beit Dajan near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ahmad Jibril, director of the ambulance service […]

On Intl. Holocaust Remembrance Day: Auschwitz, My Aunt, and the Palestinian ‘Moishale’
By Tamar Fleishman My aunt Malka was twelve and a half years old when she was brought to Auschwitz. Except for her two-year-older sister, not a soul of her family was left alive. From then on, […]

‘My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel’
By Benay Blend As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s good to remember that abusive relationships never end the way we want. When the other partner tells you who she/he really is, it’s always good to listen. […]

Biden Asks PA to Stop Paying Stipends to Palestinian Prisoners
The Biden administration has proposed that the Palestinian Authority should stop paying stipends to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, Arab48.com reported on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden has instead suggested that the funds saved by […]

US Activists Arrested at Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy in Washington
A number of activists were arrested last week after staging a sit-in protest in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington against Israeli settlement expansion and expulsions of Palestinians, The New Arab reported on Thursday. […]

Palestinian Detainee Dies of Unknown Causes in Israeli Prison
Sixty-three-year-old Palestinian prisoner, Jameel Al-Tamimi, was found dead inside his cell on Wednesday morning, a statement by Israeli Prison Services said. According to the statement, an Israeli guard found Al-Tamimi unconscious in his cell in […]

Israel Blocks Donations of Warm Clothes to Palestinian Prisoners in Unheated Cells
Israeli authorities blocked donations of winter clothes as Palestinian prisoners are suffering from the cold due to a lack of heating, the Anadolu News Agency reported on Thursday. “All detainees suffer from shortages of clothes […]

Autopsy Reveals Palestinian Elderly Died in Detention Due to Stress
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian doctors revealed on Wednesday that Palestinian American elderly man Omar Asad, who died after being detained by Israeli soldiers on January 12, died of a stress-induced heart attack caused […]