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Month: July 2022

Report: US Defense Firm Ends Talks to Buy Israeli NSO Spyware
A US defense contractor has abandoned talks to buy Israeli company NSO Group and its notorious Pegasus spyware technology despite backing from US intelligence officials for the purchase, according to reports on Sunday. American intelligence […]

Jewish Settlers Brutally Attack Palestinians in Occupied West Bank
Jewish settlers on Monday attacked Palestinian civilians in various parts of the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In the town of al-Mughayyer, northeast of Ramallah, Jewish settlers assaulted and injured […]

Israeli Army ‘Burned 20 Egyptian Soldiers Alive’, Looted Their Belongings
An Israeli journalist specializing in security affairs on Friday revealed that at least 20 Egyptian soldiers were burnt alive by the Israeli army during the 1967 war. In a series of tweets, journalist Yossi Melman […]

Rome’s ‘Fedayn’ Calls on Team Not to Participate in Israel Match (VIDEO)
By Romana Rubeo A historic fan club of the Italian football team AS Roma, known as Fedayn, asked their team not to play a football match against the English team Tottenham, scheduled on July […]

Apartheid Israel’s Victims Await South Africa’s Lead to Dismantle It
By Iqbal Jassat If Ireland is the most historically appropriate country in Europe to formally acknowledge that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, surely South Africa would be the most appropriate in […]

Israel’s Lapid: Biden Will Carry ‘Message of Peace and Hope’ to Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that US President Joe Biden will carry a “message of peace and hope” to Saudi Arabia, Anadolu reports. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel this week as […]

Report: Somalia to Hold Consultations over Possible Normalization Deal with Israel
A spokesman for Somalia’s president said his country’s government is set to consult the parliament on possibly establishing ties with Israel, Israeli media reported on Saturday. The report by the website Makan could not be […]

Palestine Celebrates Eid Al-Adha with Sacrifice, Prayer and Family Time
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As in numerous other mosques and open spaces, Palestinians performed Eid Al-Adha prayer in Sarada Square, in central Gaza. Eid Al-Adha, along with Eid Al-Fitr, are the two major holidays […]

Shireen Abu Akleh’s Family Asks to Meet with Biden
The family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has accused the United States of providing impunity for Israel over her killing and asked to meet President Joe Biden in person during his trip to […]

Brazilian Congress Holds Special Session to Express Solidarity with Palestinian People
The Brazilian Parliament Congress held a special session on Friday to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people against the continuous aggression of the Israeli occupation, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The session […]

Blaming Palestinians: Italian Politician Attacks UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine in Parliament (VIDEO)
By Romana Rubeo On July 6, the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Italian Parliament held an informal audit with Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the […]

50 Years After His Assassination, Ghassan Kanafani Lives (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On this day, 50 years ago, Palestinian militant intellectual Ghassan Kanafani, 36, was assassinated by the Israeli Mossad, who planted a bomb in his car in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. […]

Bittersweet Moment: Palestinian Students Celebrate End of Year without Two Colleagues (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian female high school students celebrate the completion of their 2022 final exams (Tawjihi) in Gaza City. In June, over 87,000 Palestinian students took their final exams in Gaza, in […]

PCHR Testifies before UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) recently testified before a United Nations special committee to investigate Israeli practices, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Friday. PCHR said in a press statement released […]

Gantz: Israel Signed $3bn Arms Deals since Normalization Accords
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that Israel has signed arms deals worth more than $3 billion with countries in the region since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 with Arab […]

Palestinian Attorneys Foil Settler Attempt to ‘Evict’ Families from Sheikh Jarrah
Palestinian attorneys Thursday foiled an attempt by Israeli settlers to “evict” Palestinian families from their houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. sheikhjarrahunitsofficial: Statement issued by […]

PA President Abbas Meets with Israeli Defense Minister Gantz ahead of Biden’s Visit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz held a rare meeting on Thursday in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, Reuters reported. Gantz said on Twitter that the meeting “was conducted […]

Israel Wants Muslim Pilgrims to Travel Direct from Tel Aviv to Saudi Arabia
Israel’s regional cooperation minister said today that he had asked Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv for Muslim pilgrims, pointing to a possible new accommodation by Riyadh ahead of next week’s visit […]

Gaza Beach Comes to Life as Palestine Launches First Surfing Competition (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff More than twenty young surfers descended on Gaza Beach to take part in the first surfing event in Palestine, organized by the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation. The Palestine Chronicle […]

Stories from Qalandiya: The Blue Baby in the Ambulance
By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, an ambulance coming from the northern West Bank city of Tubas was waiting for another ambulance, which arrived from Jerusalem, carrying a 25-day-old […]

UN, EU Diplomats Visit Masafer Yatta, Condemns Israeli Forced Displacement
Heads of Mission of the European Union and like-minded countries, together with the United Nations, visited the Masafer Yatta area in the south Hebron Hills on Thursday and heard from its Palestinian residents about their […]

Report: Israel Detained 464 Palestinians in June, Including 70 minors
The Israeli occupation authorities detained 464 Palestinians in June, including 70 minors and 18 women, and 3873 Palestinians since the start of the year, the Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups said on Thursday. The Palestinian prisoners’ […]

Jewish Settlers Assault Palestinian Family near Hebron
Jewish settlers today assaulted a Palestinian family in the village of Birin, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Rateb Jabour, a local activist, said that a group of settlers showed up […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Open Fire at Palestinian Homes in Masafer Yatta
Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Wednesday at Palestinian houses in the Masafer Yatta area, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local activist Fouad La’mour told WAFA that bullets hit the […]

News Emerge of Another Hezbollah Drone Allegedly Downed by Israel (VIDEO)
The Israeli army claimed to have downed an unarmed drone launched by the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah. The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Wednesday that the downed drone was “heading for Israeli assets at […]

In Photos: Palestinians Celebrate Algerian Independence, Freedom
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On a festive day in Gaza, Palestinians and Algerians jointly celebrated the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France. Several events were held to commemorate the occasion, including a friendly […]

‘No to Normalization’: Wihdat Club Pulls Out of UAE Handball Competition (VIDEO)
The Jordanian sports club Wihdat announced that it will not participate in an international handball competition that is scheduled to take place on July 18-28. The reason behind the decision is the club’s refusal to […]

15 Years of Failed Experiments: Myths and Facts about the Israeli Siege on Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud 15 years have passed since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, subjecting nearly two million Palestinians to one of the longest and most cruel politically-motivated blockades in history. […]

America Whitewashing Israel’s Execution Of Shireen Abu Akleh is A Cruel Hoax
By Iqbal Jassat It was a “silly and stupid” move to hand over the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh to the Americans, is the view of many Palestinians, who have criticized the Palestinian Authority […]

Palestinian Leaders Abbas, Haniyeh Meet in Algeria (VIDEOS)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, Algerian media reported. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reportedly succeeded in bringing the two leaders together for the […]