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Month: July 2022

Ben & Jerry’s Sues Parent Unilever to Freeze Sale of Israeli Business
Ben & Jerry’s sued its parent Unilever Plc on Tuesday, to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent with its values to sell its ice cream in […]

Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man near Jenin
Israeli forces on Wednesday morning killed a Palestinian young man in the town of Jaba’, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Security sources said that […]

Effective Immediately: Moscow Orders Jewish Agency to Halt Operations in Russia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Russia has ordered the agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel to halt activities immediately,” Bloomberg News, citing the Israeli government, reported on Tuesday. The news […]

Israeli Army: No Way Soldiers ‘Deliberately’ Killed Palestinian Journalist
The Israeli army concluded on Monday that there is no way its soldiers “deliberately” fired at Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed on May 11 in the occupied West Bank city […]

B’Tselem: Abu Akleh’s Killing is a Crime, Not ‘Result of Tragic Circumstances’
The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem said on Monday that the Israeli army killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh should be looked at as a crime, not simply a “result of tragic circumstances.” B'Tselem: […]

From Turtle Island to Palestine: ‘The Catastrophe’ is Ongoing
By Benay Blend In the run-up to the elections, Joe Biden declared that what unites the United States and Israel goes beyond the exchange of weapons, though that is a major part of his agenda. […]

International Federation of Journalists to Be Lawsuit Partner against Israel at ICC
The International Federation of Journalists will be a partner in a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli sniper, the official […]

Palestinians Slam US Forensic Test Results for Abu Akleh’s Murder
The Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas slammed on Monday the results of the US forensic test about Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder, the Middle East Monitor reported. Earlier on Monday, […]

Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Worker near West Bank Wall
A 32-year-old man from the Gaza Strip was reportedly beaten to death by Israeli soldiers on Monday night, near the Israeli apartheid wall, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news […]

Israeli Forces Destroy Water Spring Pipelines Near Nablus
Israeli forces on Tuesday destroyed water spring pipelines in the village of Duma, south of Nablus city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Suleiman Dawabsheh, the head of the Duma village council, said that […]

US: Israeli Gunfire ‘Likely’ Killed Abu Akleh, Though Maybe ‘Unintentionally’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The US State Department said on Monday that the analysis of the bullet that killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last May “could not reach a definitive conclusion regarding [its] […]

Wanted in the US for ‘Despicable’ Moving Fraud and Extortion: A Dozen Fugitives Live Openly in Israel
By David Sheen Israeli-run trucking firms duped US consumers into paying inflated prices to move apartments by holding their possessions ransom, David Sheen investigates. Over a dozen men wanted in the United States for fraud […]

Palestinian Teenager Shot by Israeli Forces Succumbs to Wounds
A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, The New Arab reported. The 18-year-old was identified as Kamel Alawnah by the Palestinian health […]

Resistance Icon Zakaria Zubeidi Obtains Master’s Degree while in Prison
Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi successfully obtained a Master’s degree from the West Bank’s Birzeit University last week, Arabi21 reported. Zubeidi, who is one of six political prisoners who escaped from Israel’s Gilboa prison in September […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Demolish House, Displace 15 Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
Israeli forces on Monday raided the Umm Qassa community in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills, and demolished a Palestinian house, displacing 15 people, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Hyundai & Hitachi […]

Hypocrisy and Double Standards: The FIFA Message to Palestine, the World
By Issam Khalidi The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international sympathy with Ukraine illustrate the hypocrisy and double standards the West employs to handle this issue as opposed to the silence and superior handling […]

PA Hands Bullet that Killed Shireen Abu Akleh to US for Examination
The Palestinian Authority announced on Saturday that it handed the bullet that killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to US officials to conduct a forensic examination, Anadolu Agency reported. “We have agreed to allow the […]

Jewish Settlers Brutally Assault Palestinian Elderly near Tulkarm
A group of Jewish settlers brutally assaulted an elderly Palestinian man on Sunday, near the village of Kafr al-Labad in the northern West Bank province of Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Man near Jericho
A Palestinian youth was shot and injured on Sunday by Israeli military gunfire at an Israeli military checkpoint near Jericho city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Hassan Mleihat, the general supervisor of al-Baydar Organization […]

Israel Accused of Negligence as Palestinian Woman Dies in Israeli Prison
Palestinian detainee Saadia Farajallah, 68, died Saturday morning in the Israeli prison of Damon, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said in a statement. According to the PPS, Farajallah was brought to a military court on […]

Israeli Forces, Jewish Settlers Attack Protests in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli forces detained five Palestinians during the weekly anti-expulsion protest in Sheikh Jarrah, while Jewish settlers assaulted the protesters, the Middle East Monitor reported. Saleh Diab, an activist from Sheikh Jarrah, said that “a number […]

UN Human Rights Office Urges Israel to Respect Human Rights of Palestinians in West Bank
The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) said it was alarmed by the impact of intensified Israeli forces’ operations on the right to life of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, […]

WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinian Woman’s Funeral in Beit Ummar
Israeli occupation forces on Friday attacked a Palestinian woman’s funeral in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank province of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. BREAKING: WATCH | […]

EU Dismisses ‘Terrorism’ Smear, Resumes Funding for Two Palestinian NGOs
The European Union (EU) has resumed funding to two prominent Palestinian human rights groups, more than a year after suspending support for six Palestinian organizations labeled terrorists by Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. Indicating […]

Jewish Settlers Set Lands on Fire near Bethlehem
Extremist Jewish settlers on Thursday set Palestinian-owned lands on fire in the village of Husan, near the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mohammad Sabatin, mayor […]

US Presbyterian Church Declares Israel ‘Apartheid State’, Designates Nakba Remembrance Day
The US Presbyterian Church voted on Tuesday at its 225th General Assembly to declare Israel an “apartheid state” and designate a Nakba Remembrance Day within their calendars, The New Arab reported. The church claims over […]

Israeli Forces Prevent Al-Aqsa Mosque Guard from Entering Compound (VIDEOS)
Israeli police on Thursday barred an Al-Aqsa Mosque guard from entering the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for one week, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that the […]