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Month: February 2022

US Congressman Withdraws Support for Bill Promoting Israeli-Arab Normalization
A US congressman has withdrawn his support for a bill promoting the expansion of the normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries, US media reported. New York Representative Jamaal Bowman announced dropping his co-sponsorship […]

‘Biggest Aqsa Week Yet’ to Welcome Participants from 50 Countries
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Over 50 countries, “from Trinidad to Tanzania, from Tobago to Thailand”, are set to take part in the Aqsa Week 2022, which goes global for the second year in a […]

Summer In Palestine – A Poem
By David P. Carroll Summer by the sea And it’s so beautiful To stop and see the Crashing rhythm of the waves And the salty ocean sprays And the beautiful sweet air blowing softly from […]

Doing Business with Apartheid: Why Africa Must Reject Israeli Colonialism
By Ramzy Baroud The current split in the African Union (AU) over Israel’s Observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split the African continent’s largest political institutions. Africa is […]

Amnesty is Right, Israel Must Stop Misusing the Term ‘Antisemitism’
By Paul Salvatori The Israeli state’s response to the recent Amnesty International report, ‘Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity’, was predictable. Though the report confirms the state continues […]

Israeli Forces Palestinian Family to Demolish Home in Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem on Wednesday handed a Palestinian family an order to tear down its own home in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabber, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

Palestine Summons Hungarian Ambassador over Deal with Illegal Settlements
Hungary’s ambassador to Palestine, Csaba Rada, was summoned to the Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to hear a complaint about a twinning deal signed by a Hungarian city with an Israeli settlement council, the […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Herders near Bethlehem
Jewish settlers on Wednesday attacked Palestinian herders in the Bethlehem-area village of Kisan, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ahmad Ghazal, an activist with the Wall and Settlements Resistance […]

Ocasio-Cortez Says Israel Puts Palestinian Children in Cages
United States Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Israel of putting Palestinian children in cages-like prisons, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The US representative for New York’s 14th congressional district compared the treatment of […]

WATCH: Palestinian Intellectuals Offer Their ‘Vision for Liberation’
By Romana Rubeo The Jordanian branch of the McGill Alumni Association organized a webinar on February 13, to discuss the upcoming book ‘Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out’, co-edited […]

Amnesty International Warns Israel: Forcible Transfer of Palestinians is a War Crime
Amnesty International warned Israel on Tuesday that forcible transfer of Palestinians under occupation amounts to a war crime, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “For three days, Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah have been holding […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Disabled Palestinian near Nablus
A disabled Palestinian was injured on Monday after he was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Middle East Monitor reported. Local sources told the media that the settlers […]

US Calls on Israel to Deescalate Tensions in Jerusalem to Avoid Possible Violence
The US administration of President Joe Biden has warned Israel that continuous tension in Jerusalem might lead the region to possible war as Muslim, Jewish, and Christian holidays confluence in April, the Times of Israel […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Man near Ramallah (VIDEO)
A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Tuesday, after being shot in the belly by Israeli soldiers during confrontations in the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

In First, Israeli PM Heads to Bahrain on ‘Exciting Event’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett took off for a 24-hour visit to Bahrain on Monday evening, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, Bennett is set to meet […]

Israel, Morocco Sign $500 Million Defense Missile Deal
Israel and Morocco have signed a $500 million deal that will see Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) supply the African country with the Barak MX air and missile defense system, Israeli news website Globes reported on […]

Israeli Government Studies Ukraine Request for Military Assistance
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that his government is studying a Ukrainian request for military assistance, Isreali media reported. According to the Israeli Public Broadcaster Man, Lapid spoke with Ukraine’s First Deputy […]

EU Calls for Settler Violence, Provocations in Sheikh Jarrah to Be Stopped
The European Union has called for Jewish settler violence and irresponsible provocations against Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem to be stopped, Anadolu news agency reported. “Concerned about ongoing developments in […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Kill 17-Year-Old Palestinian, Injure Others near Jenin
A Palestinian teenager was killed and at least 20 others were injured on Sunday night by Israeli gunfire, during a major Israeli raid into the village of Silat al-Harithiya, in the occupied West Bank city […]

Evictions in Sheikh Jarrah: If ‘Housing is a Human Right’, Whose Rights Really Matter?
By Benay Blend In 1948, the United States signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), acknowledging satisfactory housing as part of the human right to an adequate standard of living. Nevertheless, soon after the […]

‘Thank You for Hearing Our Pain’: Afghan Economy Collapses Due to US Sanctions
By Kathy Kelly During visits to Kabul, Afghanistan, over the past decade, I particularly relished lingering over breakfasts on chilly winter mornings with my young hosts who were on their winter break from school. Seated […]

Health Condition of Palestinian Prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid Deteriorates
Naji Abu Hamid, the brother of Palestinian prisoner and cancer-patient Nasser Abu Hamid, said on Sunday that a critical setback has been witnessed in his brother’s health condition, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

WATCH: Far-Right Israeli MK Ben-Gvir Opens Office in Sheikh Jarrah, amid Tensions
Despite mounting tensions and a seemingly imminent outbreak of violence, far-right Israeli MK Itamar Ben-Gvir set up an office today in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Urging Boycott of Israel, British Activists March in London (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pro-Palestinian activists marched across the city of London on Saturday urging people to boycott Israeli apartheid, UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) said in a press release. “Starting at PUMA […]

Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim (Book Review)
By Jim Miles (Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim. Richard Falk. Clarity Press, Atlanta, GA. 2021) Writing an autobiography after experiencing the greater part of a century as a public intellectual has resulted […]

Israel’s Erroneous Slurs Harm Jews and Threaten the Legitimate Battle Against Antisemitism
By Zubayr Alikhan On February 1, 2022, Amnesty International, one of the world’s largest and most well-respected human rights organizations, released a monumental report stating that Israel is actively committing Apartheid against Palestinians—a crime against […]

Israel to Establish ‘Triangle of Relations’ with UAE, India
In addition to the normalization deals between Israel and several Arab and Gulf states, Israel is looking forward to developing relations with India, hoping to establish a “triangle of Israeli-Indian-Emirati relations,” Israeli sources reported. In […]

Jewish Settlers Uproot Olive Saplings, Attack Farmers near Hebron
A group of Jewish settlers today uprooted scores of Palestinian-owned olive saplings and assaulted Palestinian farmers outside the town of Surif, in the occupied West Bank province of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency […]

Former Israeli Attorney-General: ‘My country is Now an Apartheid Regime’
Michael Ben-Yair, a former Israeli Attorney General, has called on the international community to take meaningful steps to end Israel’s apartheid rule in occupied Palestine, in an op-ed published by Ireland’s The Journal magazine on […]

The Russians Are Coming: Are Beijing and Moscow at the Cusp of a Formal Alliance?
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo It should matter little to the Chinese that American diplomats and a handful of their western allies will not be attending the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. What truly […]