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Month: February 2022

Time to End Canadian Taxpayer Subsidies for Israeli Apartheid
By Yves Engler Amnesty International’s recent conclusion that Israel is committing “the crime of apartheid against Palestinians” should galvanize opposition to Canada’s most significant form of support for the “apartheid” state. Some 200 registered Canadian charities […]

German State Broadcaster Fires Palestinian, Arab Employees after ‘Flawed Antisemitism Probe’
The German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has suspended five of its employees, all of Palestinian and Arab descent, after accusations of ‘antisemitism’, but critics have accused the channel of anti-Arab bias in handling the […]

Israeli Navy Targets Palestinian Fishermen Offshore Gaza
Israeli navy on Friday targeted Palestinian fishermen offshore the As-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the fishermen were sailing within three nautical miles offshore […]

Jewish Settlers Overrun Historic Palestinian Site in Sebastia
Hundreds of illegal Jewish settlers on Thursday have overrun a Palestinian archaeological site in the occupied West Bank town of Sebastia, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported. According to the local mayor, Mohammad […]

Following Israel’s Assassination of Three Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Call on PA to Cancel Oslo Accords
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced in a press conference that it is mobilizing its fighters in response to the assassination of three of its members in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Middle […]

Over 250 US Rabbis Demand End of Jewish Settler Violence in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following an escalation of settler violence against Palestinian civilians throughout the occupied West Bank, a North American rabbinic human rights group issued a letter to express their concerns to the […]

Harvard Students Rally against Sabra Hummus in Dining Halls
By Romana Rubeo Harvard students held a rally on Tuesday to urge the university to stop serving Sabra Hummus in its dining halls, due to the company’s connection with the Israeli army, The Harvard […]

Israel Threatens to Continue Assassinations in West Bank
Israeli officials threatened on Wednesday to continue assassinating Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel told public broadcaster Kan that the Oslo Accords do not give any immunity to […]

Israeli Forces Injure Dozens of Palestinians in Jericho
Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded several Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded two […]

Israeli Forces Target Palestinian Agricultural Land in Gaza
Israeli forces Thursday overnight targeted agricultural land in the central and southern besieged Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that heavily-armed Israeli soldiers opened fire towards borderline agricultural land […]

MAB Condemns Entry of Far-right Israeli Parliamentarian to UK
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) has issued a statement on Thursday condemning the entry into the UK of notorious far-right Israeli parliamentarian, Bezalel Smotrich, the Middle East Monitor reported. Smotrich, who heads the Religious […]

IN PHOTOS: Gazans Mourn Three West Bank Men Assassinated by Israel
By Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh A mourning tent was set up in Gaza City on Wednesday, February 9, to express feelings of anger and sorrow following the assassination of three Palestinian young men by Israeli forces […]

SABD Calls for Investigation into Israel’s ‘Blood Diamonds’ Connection
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of Anglo-American shareholders published a detailed report on Sunday, exposing the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)-UK for refusing to investigate DeBeers’ claim that its diamonds are ‘conflict free’. The […]

‘The Blood in the Barrel’: Decades of Israeli Propaganda are Faltering
By Ramzy Baroud A succession of events in recent weeks all points to the inescapable fact that nearly 75 years of Israel’s painstaking efforts aimed at hiding the truth about its origins and its […]

Didn’t Those Now Enraged at Boris Johnson’s ‘Smears’ of Keir Starmer Defame Corbyn at Every Turn?
By Jonathan Cook “Why is Boris Johnson making false claims about Starmer and Savile?” runs a headline in the news pages of the Guardian. It is just one of a barrage of indignant recent stories in […]

WATCH: ‘Anti-Apartheid’ Protest Greets Israeli Ambassador at Cambridge University
More than 100 students at Cambridge University rallied on Tuesday against extreme right-wing ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hotovely, who served as a settlement minister under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

Nizar Banat’s Brother Warns PA Not to Hide Evidence
The brother of Nizar Banat warned the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday not to hide evidence of its involvement in the activist’s killing, Quds Press has reported. Ghassan Banat reiterated that his brother was killed by […]

West Bank Stages General Strike in Mourning of Three Palestinians Killed in Nablus
Shops and businesses were shut down on Wednesday in protest against the Israeli army’s assassination of three Palestinian activists in Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. A general strike was observed in the […]

Israel Detains, Interrogates Two German Researchers at Its Munich Consulate
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two German researchers were unlawfully detained at the Israeli Consulate in Munich last January after they decided to appeal to Israel’s decision to prevent them from entering the country and […]

‘There is a Crack in Everything’: Why Does Israel Build Checkpoints
By Tamar Fleishman The Israeli military Qalandiya checkpoint was not designed randomly, but according to an ideology and with a purpose. It was meant to strengthen the occupier’s control over the oppressed, occupied Palestinian population. […]

Palestinians Evicted from West Bank Homes for Israels’ ‘Military Exercise’
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, evicted seven Palestinian families from their homes in the West Bank area of Al-Aghwar, citing “military exercises”, Anadolu News Agency reported. The Israeli army says it will use the area to […]

PA Arrested 55 Palestinians on Political Grounds in January
The Palestinian Authority (PA) detained 55 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in January on political grounds, Lawyers for Justice reported on Monday. In a statement published by the Safa news agency, Lawyers for Justice […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Demolish Palestinian Water Cistern in West Bank
Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian water tank in the Furush Beit Dajan town, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The town mayor of […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli soldiers on Tuesday opened fire at a car in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, killing three Palestinians, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Ministry of Health confirmed the death of […]

PAPSN: AU Ignores Foundational Values By Upholding Apartheid Israel’s Observer Status
[Editor’s Note: The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) issued the following statement regarding the African Union (AU) Summit on Sunday and the way that Israel’s ‘observer status’ was handled by AU leaders and new […]

Mohammed Assaf Names Newborn Son ‘Rayan’ after Moroccan Boy Who Died in Well
Popular Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf has named his newborn son Rayan, in the memory of the Moroccan boy, Rayan, who fell in a 32-meter well in Morocco’s northern Chefchaouen province, CNN Arabic and other media […]

Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua: The US-Russia Conflict Enters a New Phase
By Ramzy Baroud As soon as Moscow received an American response to its security demands in Ukraine, it answered indirectly by announcing greater military integration between it and three South American countries, Nicaragua, Venezuela […]

Palestinian Fans React to Egypt-Senegal CAF Final (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Football fans gather in a local restaurant in Gaza City to watch the Egypt-Senegal Africa Cup of Nations (CAF) final. The game ended with Senegal clinching the title following a […]

Israel Looks to Strip Amnesty’s Tax-Exempt Status following Apartheid Report
Israel is edging towards stripping Amnesty International of its tax-exempt status following its historic finding that Israel was perpetrating apartheid against Palestinians, Israeli media reported. On Tuesday, February 1, London-based international human rights group Amnesty […]

Israel Rebuilds Collapsed Section of Apartheid Wall (VIDEO)
The Israeli Ministry of Defence said on Sunday it had cooperated with border police forces in the reconstruction of the recently-collapsed parts of the Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported. The ministry’s Engineering and […]