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Month: October 2022

WATCH: Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Hundreds of Jewish settlers, escorted by Israeli occupation forces, broke on Sunday into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, in charge of […]

Young Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire in Salfit
A young Palestinian man died of wounds he sustained by Israeli gunfire on Saturday, during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mujahed Ahmad Daoud, 31, hailed from the […]

Gaza’s ‘Joint Operation Room’ Declares Support for Lions’ Den, Other West Bank Brigades (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Joint Operation Room for the Palestinian Factions in the Gaza Strip held a press conference on Friday, amid rising tensions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. The Joint […]

From the River to the Sea: Join the Palestinian March for Return and Liberation
By Benay Blend From October 22-29, the Palestinian Alternative Path Movement (Masar Badil) will host a popular march centered in Brussels to commemorate its launch, a landmark in the struggle for return, liberation, and victory […]

Operation ‘Cast Thy Bread’: Unearthed Documents Reveal Israeli Militias Poisoned Wells during Nakba
Historians have recovered official documentation proving that Israeli militias poisoned wells to prevent expelled Palestinians from returning to their home villages during the Nakba in 1948, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday. Testimonies regarding […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Two Palestinians, Assault Families in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli occupation forces detained two Palestinian youths from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Friday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that Israeli soldiers detained Ibrahim Burqan and […]

Palestinian Young Man Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire near Ramallah (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces on Friday night killed a 23-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Qais Imad Shejaiya, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Shejaiya, from the […]

The Zionist Distortion of Palestinian History: In Conversation with Rashid Khalidi (PODCAST)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In this episode of “Palestine In Perspective”, host and Toronto-based writer for the Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with Palestinian-American historian and Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at […]

Israeli MK Ben-Gvir Brandishes Gun, Urges Settlers to Shoot Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah
Member of the Israeli Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir brandished a loaded gun in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Thursday, urging Jewish settlers to shoot Palestinians, the Middle East Monitor reported. “We’re the […]

Palestinian Political Groups Agree to End Division through Elections
Rival Palestinian political groups agreed on Thursday to end internal division through elections that will be held within a year, Reuters reported, citing a Palestinian and an Algerian official. This came as representatives of Palestinian […]

Palestinian Teenager Succumbs to Injuries in Israeli Custody
A Palestinian prisoner died of his wounds on Friday, while in Israeli custody, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli occupation forces detained Muhammad Maher Turkman Ghawadra, 17, along with his wounded cousin […]

Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Including Doctor, in Jenin
Two Palestinian men, including a doctor, were killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday during a military raid into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

‘Dean of Prisoners’ Honored in Gaza Rally (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian members of the Fatah movement in Gaza took part in a solidarity rally to honor the legacy of Dia Al-Agha, a Palestinian political prisoner who entered his 31st year […]

The ‘Disappearance’ of George Kirmiz: Unravelling a Palestinian Musical Mystery
By Issa Boulos and Louis Brehony “Anā ismī shaʿb filisṭīn” – my name is the Palestinian people. Song lyrics that would ring out in the refugee camps and university campuses, from quickly duplicated cassettes sold […]

Slaughter of the Innocents: Iran, Palestine, and Hypocrisy of ‘Western’ Media
By Jeremy Salt Outrage has filled the western media in recent weeks over the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, after being arrested by the Gasht i-Irshad, the so-called ‘morality police.’ The […]

Russia’s Putin Meets with PA President Abbas in Astana (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the Kazakhstan capital Astana to discuss the peace process, Russian sources said. Putin will also attend the sixth Conference on Interaction and […]

Palestinian Political Groups in Gaza Stand United in Solidarity with Shuafat Camp
All Palestinian political groups in Gaza announced their support and solidarity with the residents of the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem, the Middle East Monitor reported. This comes as Israeli occupation forces continued to […]

Palestinian Students Suffocate after Israeli Forces Targeted School near Gaza
Dozens of Palestinian students suffered from suffocation on Thursday after Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs toward a school in the refugee camp of al-Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas Bombs toward Palestinians in Anata, near Jerusalem
Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs toward Palestinians on Thursday, at the junction of the town of Anata, near the occupied city of Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources said that […]

Following Boycott Pressure, Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pro-Palestine activists in Uruguay celebrated a major victory on Wednesday as their country’s football team officially announced that they were not going to play in Israel as was previously scheduled. […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager near Hebron (VIDEO)
A Palestinian teenager was killed Wednesday afternoon after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the Arroub refugee camp, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]

Strangers Behind the Trees: On the Death of Rayan Suliman and His Fear of Monsters
By Ramzy Baroud Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters in the […]

Surviving the Killing Fields, a Worldwide Challenge
By Kathy Kelly & Nick Mottern Awaiting discharge from a hospital in Cairo, Adel Al Manthari, a Yemeni civilian, faces months of physical therapy and mounting medical bills following three surgeries since 2018, when a […]

Social Workers in Palestine: Solidarity, A Verb or a Noun?
By David Harrop I recently received this e-mail from the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP): “We received with great sorrow the news of the martyrdom of the social worker, Muhammad Ali Abu […]

Palestinian Lions’ Den Fighters Dismiss PA Surrender Proposal
Palestinian fighters from the recently-formed Lions’ Den group have dismissed a proposal for them to surrender their arms, vowing “victory or martyrdom”, Israeli media reported on Monday. The Palestinian Authority (PA) recently offered the fighters […]

WATCH: Palestinians Launch General Strike as Tension Rises in Shuafat, West Bank
Various areas of the West Bank and the Shuafat refugee camp witnessed a state of tension since Wednesday morning, in light of the continuous raids by the Israeli occupation forces and the assault and abuse […]

Nasrallah: Hezbollah to ‘Remain Vigilant’ until Lebanon-Israel Deal is Officially Signed
Hezbollah will “remain vigilant” until a deal demarcating a disputed maritime border between Lebanon and Israel is officially signed, its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Tuesday. The two countries have come to an agreement […]

Fatah Rejects Algerian Proposal for Palestinian Reconciliation
Before the start of Palestinian national meetings in Algiers on Tuesday, Fatah rejected an Algerian proposal for the internal Palestinian reconciliation, Quds Press reported. “While the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has accepted the Algerian […]

Rejecting NATO’s Peace Prize: Palestinian NGOs are True Nobel Laureates
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle One person and two organizations received the Nobel Peace Prize this year. I respect all of them. Like so many others, I cannot feel but admiration for […]

Animals are Victims of Israeli Wars, Too
A lot is said about the human suffering in Gaza. But little is known about the animals who are also caught up in the relentless bombardment. A number of charitable organizations and even sporting clubs […]