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Month: July 2022

Illuminating Israel’s Apartheid at the UN with Special Rapporteur for the OPt Francesca Albanese
Palestine Deep Dive hosts Francesca Albanese, the United Nation’s new Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, in its latest live show. The show titled “Illuminating Israel’s Apartheid at the UN”, takes a closer look […]

How Biden’s ‘Imperial All-Star Tour’ Unwittingly Undermines Zionism’s Lies
By Omar Zahzah On Wednesday, July 13, Joe Biden arrived at David Ben Gurion airport on what might be thought of as the first leg of his “Imperial All-Star” Tour of the region. The presence […]

Palestine Holds First Leg of Handball Final despite Israeli Restrictions (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine National Super Competition of handball was held in the Sa’ed Sayel Stadium in Gaza City. The first of two matches brought the Nuseirat Services team, in yellow uniforms, and […]

Israeli Forces Open Fire at Palestinian Fishermen off Gaza
Israel’s navy opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza on Saturday, causing them to abandon their work and head back to land, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Nobody was injured in the shooting, […]

WATCH: Israeli Warplanes Attack Several Locations in the Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes on Saturday morning attacked several locations in different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip causing heavy damage but no injuries, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said Israeli warplanes fired […]

Palestinians Rally in Besieged Gaza, Occupied West Bank against Biden’s Visit to Middle East
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip took to the streets to protest US President Joe Biden’s ongoing visit to the region. Biden, who landed in Israel […]

Palestinian Journalists Honor Shireen Abu Akleh during Biden’s Press Conference
Palestinian journalists confronted US President Joe Biden on Friday with t-shirts bearing Shireen Abu Akleh’s image during his press conference with President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, The New Arab reported. Journalists were pictured paying tribute […]

Biden Brings Palestinians Aid, No New ‘Peace Plan’
US President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides, Reuters […]

Worsening Chaos: Israel’s Political Instability is Now the Norm
By Ramzy Baroud The collapse of the short-lived Israeli government of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid validates the argument that the political crisis in Israel was not entirely instigated and sustained by former Israeli […]

Biden’s Middle East Visit, and Israel’s New Shopping List
By Jamal Kanj President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle culminates months of diplomatic and military meetings between American and Israeli officials preparing Israel’s “Shopping List” for Biden’s trip. In parallel, the Administration sent several […]

Advocating for Palestine in Canada: Histories, Movements, Actions – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Advocating for Palestine in Canada – Histories, Movements, Actions. Ed.: Emily Wills, Jeremy Wildeman, Michael Beuckert, Nadia Abu-Zahra. Fernwood Publishing, Halifax/Winnipeg, 2022.) Different groups advocate for Palestine from a variety of perspectives […]

Israel, UAE to Collaborate on Cancer and Diabetes Research
Israel and the UAE have signed an agreement to promote cancer and diabetes research, in addition to a joint study on mass vitamin D deficiency in the region, the Khaleej Times has reported. The Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi […]

‘We Regret We Failed to Protect You’: UN Experts Urge Israel to Free Ahmad Manasra
UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Israeli authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years old, while suffering serious mental health conditions. The […]

Israeli Forces Raid Jericho, Detain Three Palestinians, Including Two Minors
Israeli occupation forces raided a number of homes near Jericho on Tuesday, wreaking havoc inside and attacking their residents before detaining three Palestinians, including two minors, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian […]

Biden Defends Tel Aviv against Fellow Democrats: Israel is Not Apartheid State
US President Joe Biden has disputed charges that Israel is an “apartheid” nation, instead calling it a “democracy” and a “friend” while touting billions in additional military support. Speaking to Israel’s N12 News just before […]

‘Watani’: A Kanafanian Song in the Time of National Crisis (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid Bodies fall, but not the idea. (Ghassan Kanafani) The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani coincides with the passing of 15 years of the Fatah-Hamas rift, instigated by the […]

Biden’s Middle East Trip: No Starvation for Oil
By Kathy Kelly President Joe Biden’s foreign policy advisors are applauding themselves for devising a “sensitive” itinerary as he plans to embark on a trip to the Middle East on July 13. In a Washington […]

Biden Heads to Israel for First Middle East Visit as US President
US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia, The New Arab reported. […]

Global Network on Palestine: Biden’s Visit to Middle East is Recipe for Violence, Not Peace
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP) said in a statement on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East is a recipe for violence, not peace. […]

Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Worker near Apartheid Wall
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday shot and wounded a Palestinian worker near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The worker, according to WAFA, was trying to cross the […]

Four US Senators Call for Thorough Investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
Not satisfied with the hasty and brief US investigation into the Israeli murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, four US senators wrote Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding a more thorough and precise investigation, […]

The Minions Have Made It to Gaza, and the Kids Love It (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A children’s cinema has just been opened at the Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center, in the besieged Gaza Strip. On the second day of the Eid, it featured Minions: The Rise of […]

The Martyr Quasi Hamamra and the Need for Trauma-Informed Social Work in Palestine
By David Harrop Quasi Hamamra, a 16-year-old boy from the Bethlehem village of Husan, had been shot dead by an Israeli military soldier 4 days previously, and as such he was proclaimed a martyr by […]

Israel Hopes Biden Visit Will Lead to Common Middle East Market with Saudi Arabia
Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday he hoped the regional visit by US President Joe Biden this week will lead to a common Middle East market that includes Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. Biden […]

Rights Group: US Plans to Build Diplomatic Compound on Palestinian Land in East Jerusalem
Rights organization Adalah said on Sunday that the US is planning to build a diplomatic complex on private property confiscated from Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu News Agency reported. In a statement, the Legal […]

Amnesty UK to Release ‘End Israeli Apartheid’ Merchandise Line
Amnesty International UK announced on Monday a new line of merchandise titled “End Israeli Apartheid,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The announcement was made in a tweet by Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International UK […]

UN Secretary-General: Israel Killed 78 Palestinian Children in 2021
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday in the annual “Children and Armed Conflict” report that the Israeli occupation forces killed 78 Palestinian children, maimed another 982, and detained 637 in 2021, the official […]

Yara al-Ghouti: What Israel Does to Palestinian Children
By Paul Salvatori It’s hard to write this story. It doesn’t feel real. But it is. It’s part of the everyday nightmare Gazans go through. In February 2021, Yara Yaser Saleh al-Ghouti, a nine-year-old […]

Israeli Army Arrest Unarmed Lebanese Citizen Who Crossed Border Fence
Israeli forces arrested an unarmed Lebanese citizen who crossed the Lebanon-Israel border on Sunday night, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a statement. The man was detained after crossing the UN-demarcated Blue Line and […]

Settlers Uproot over 450 Palestinian Trees, Vandalize Cars near Ramallah
Jewish settlers uprooted on Monday around 450 trees belonging to two Palestinian residents in the towns of Turmusaya and Mughayir to the northeast of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mohammed Alwan, the […]