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Month: September 2022

Israel Raises State of Security Alert as Hezbollah Threatens to Target Karish Gas Field
Israel has raised the state of alert and ordered its troops to prepare for any scenario following Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s threats to target the offshore Karish gas drilling rig, Israeli media reported. On Saturday, […]

Whitewashing the Monarchy and the Zionist Regime: Two Sides of the Same Blood-Soaked Coin
By Benay Blend “We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history,” declared Julius Malema, head of […]

Lieberman’s Party Petitions to Disqualify Balad Leader from Running in Upcoming Israeli Elections
The Yisrael Beiteinu party, led by Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, filed a petition on Sunday with the Central Elections Committee seeking the disqualification of the leader of the Arab Balad party from running in upcoming […]

Israeli Forces Demolish Three Palestinian-Owned Structures near Jericho
Israeli forces demolished three Palestinian-owned structures on Monday in the Bedouin community of Arab al-Rashaydeh, near Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Hasan Mleihat, a member of al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of […]

Israeli Forces Raid Home of Al-Aqsa Mosque Director, Detain Him
Israeli forces broke into the home of the director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar Kiswani, in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday and detained him, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local sources, […]

From the Byzantine Era: Gaza’s Historic Treasures Unveiled (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released Saturday a statement and new photos regarding an archeological discovery made east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza last spring. Following the […]

Palestinian Schools in Jerusalem to Go on Strike against Israel’s Attempts to Impose Textbooks
The Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem are scheduled to go on a one-day strike on Monday, in protest of the Israeli occupation’s attempts to impose its textbooks, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

‘We are Going to Be Professionals about It’: The Role of Education in the Palestinian Struggle for Justice
By Paul Salvatori Recently I was sifting through an older video of Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. I was specifically looking for an observation he makes on […]

Young Palestinian Man Wounded by Israeli Gunfire in Bethlehem (VIDEO)
A young Palestinian man was injured by live bullets Saturday night during an Israeli army raid on the village of Husan, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

Confronting Israeli Apartheid, Zionist Propaganda in Montreal
By Yves Engler Montréal is a bastion of Israeli nationalist ideology. People of conscience must disrupt their activities, confronting the reality of Palestinian dispossession and apartheid. At the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, […]

Israel Summons Chile Envoy over after President Boric Canceled Ambassador’s Credential Ceremony
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned Chile’s ambassador to rebuke him after Chilean President Gabriel Boric canceled the credential ceremony for the new Israeli ambassador to Santiago, Israeli media reported on Friday. Gil Artzyeli, the […]

Palestinian Aid Team Arrives in Flood-Devastated Pakistan to Help in Relief Efforts
A Palestinian aid team has arrived in Pakistan to help in the relief efforts following the devastating flood that affected different regions of the country, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian Minister of […]

The Palestinian View: The Lesson of Sabra and Shatila (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In this episode of ‘The Palestinian View’, Palestinian intellectual and editor of The Palestine Chronicle Dr. Ramzy Baroud remembers the massacre of Sabra and Shatila, carried out by Lebanese Phalangist […]

Israeli Forces Injure Nine Palestinians, Including 8-Year-Old Child, in Kafr Qaddum (VIDEO)
At least nine Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces on Friday during the weekly protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the West Bank province of Qalqiliya, the official […]

US Urges PA, Israeli Government to Stabilize ‘Security Coordination’ in West Bank
The Biden Administration urged the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to take steps to stabilize the security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, in an effort to stop it from deteriorating further. According to […]

Palestine in the Elizabethan Era: Will Britain Atone for Its Sinful Policies
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle While millions of people in Britain and around the world can not stop singing the praises of the late Queen as a paragon of moderation, sensibility, and […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Three Palestinian Children in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinian children on Thursday evening, inside the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent identified the three children as Mohammad Qous, Jaafar Besheti, […]

Chilean President Refuses Accreditation of Israeli Envoy over Killing of Palestinian Teenager
Chilean President Gabriel Boric refused to accept the credentials of newly-inaugurated Israeli ambassador Gil Artzyeli on Thursday, reportedly citing the Israeli occupation forces’ murder of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank, according to […]

Palestinian Students Forced to Evacuate after Being Targeted by Israeli Forces’ Tear Gas
Israeli forces on Thursday attacked a Palestinian school with teargas canisters in Burin, near Nablus, forcing the school administration to evacuate students and teachers to ensure their safety, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

UN: Israeli Strike on Damascus Airport Disrupted Aid Deliveries for Two Weeks
The Israeli strike on Damascus International Airport in June disrupted the delivery of UN aid supplies for about two weeks, the United Nations Syria Commission said on Thursday. Lynn Welchman, a member of the Independent […]

Palestinian Resistance Movements Call for Quitting Oslo and Ending ‘Security Coordination’
Palestinian resistance movements called on Wednesday for a total withdrawal from the Oslo Accords and an end to ‘security coordination’ between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation security services, Quds Press reported. Speaking on […]

WATCH: Israeli Lawmaker Storms Bab al-Rahma Islamic Cemetery in Jerusalem
In a provocative step, extremist Israeli lawmaker and rabbi Yehuda Glick stormed on Thursday the Bab al-Rahma Islamic cemetery, adjacent to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Yehuda Glick storms […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager, Injure Others near Jenin (VIDEO)
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager and injured three others on Thursday morning, in the village of Kufr Dan, near Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Medical sources confirmed that 17-year-old Oday Salah […]

Palestinians Rally for Freedom of Cancer-Stricken Prisoner, Nasser Abu Hamid (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists organized a rally in solidarity with cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid, in front of the Red Cross office in Gaza City on Tuesday, September 13. Abu Hamid’s […]

‘Our Gas is Our Right’: Palestinians in Gaza Rally for Access to Mediterranean Gas (PHOTOS)
By Wafa Aludaini Palestinian activists took part in a rally at the Gaza City Port on Tuesday to demand their right to receive gas from maritime fields in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and to pressure […]

Palestinian-Led Parties Agree to Run as Joint List in Upcoming Israeli Election
Three Palestinian-led parties competing in the November 1 Israeli election have reached an agreement on reuniting as the Joint List, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hadash, Balad and Ta’al, the three main Arab parties, reached […]

‘Avenging Sabra and Shatila’: On Israeli Massacres and Palestinian Resistance
By Ramzy Baroud September 16 marks the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the killing of around 3,000 Palestinians at the hands of Lebanon’s Phalangist militias operating under the command of the […]

Jewish Parents Block Palestinian Caregivers from Entering Workplace
A group of Jewish parents prevented three caregivers from entering the daycare center in which they work on Tuesday because of their Palestinian identity, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The director of the daycare center […]

Israeli Authorities Order Expulsion of 15 Palestinian Families near Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation authorities issued expulsion orders on Wednesday for fifteen Palestinian families living between the towns of Bir Nabala and Beit Hanina to the northwest of Jerusalem, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to […]

Two Palestinian Young Men, One Israeli Soldier Killed near Jenin
Two Palestinian young men and an Israeli soldier were killed on Wednesday morning, near an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, after they the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed […]