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Month: January 2023

The Curse of ‘Yordim’: Why Israeli Jews Are Leaving the Country
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine on February 24, a large number of Jews decided to immigrate to Israel under the so-called Israeli Law of Return, […]

The Sin of Neutrality: Why Churches Must Unapologetically Take the Side of Palestine
By Paul Salvatori Last Sunday I attended a live talk online featuring Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist, Jonathan Kuttab. The talk, entitled “What is required of our church to be in solidarity with […]

Palestinians to Hold Two-Day Vigil in Khan Al-Ahmar to Block Israeli Demolition Plan
A Palestinian official has called on Tuesday for a two-day vigil in Khan Al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem, to block an Israeli plan to demolish the village and displace its residents, a day before the Israeli […]

Only Memories: Why Hope is Fading for Mothers of Imprisoned Palestinians
By Shahd Safi – Gaza When Palestinian prisoner Naser Abu Hamid died on December 20 after battling lung cancer for more than a year, other families of Palestinian prisoners lost hope that their sons would […]

Palestinian Resistance Groups Warn Israel about ‘Escalation of Prison Tension’ (PHOTOS)
The Palestinian resistance groups have warned that the tension in Israeli prisons will have repercussions outside the prisons, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to MEMO, a source within the groups said that “harming the […]

Israeli Knesset Advances Bill to Revoke Citizenship, Residency of Palestinians Involved in Resistance
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) passed on Monday the first reading of a bill aimed at revoking the citizenship or permanent residency of Palestinians who committed acts of resistance, the official news agency WAFA reported. According […]

‘Israel’s Great Failure’: Where Do Weapons of the Palestinian Resistance Come From?
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Recent retaliatory attacks by young Palestinians targeting Israeli occupation soldiers and armed settlers in the West Bank have raised questions about the sources of these weapons, considering that Israel and […]

From Tennessee to Palestine: What Happened to Cause and Effect?
By Benay Blend In the past few days, Palestine has witnessed heightened aggression by the Zionist government, while in the United States, five Memphis policemen brutally beat a young man to death after a routine […]

Reports: Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility
The recent drone attack on an Iranian military facility was likely orchestrated by Israel, Al Jazeera reported on Monday, citing an Iranian source. An unnamed Iranian official, quoted by the outlet, said the raid on […]

US Blinken Lands in Israel, Calls for ‘Steps to Calm Tensions’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday and urged both Israelis and Palestinians to take steps to ease a recent spike in tension, The New Arab reported. “It is the responsibility […]

WATCH: Israeli Forces to Demolish Palestinian Attacker’s Home ‘as Punishment’
Israeli forces on Sunday prepared for the demolition of the East Jerusalem family home of Khayri Alqam, who killed seven people in a Jewish settlement, as a means to punish his relatives, The New Arab […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem
A group of Jewish settlers attempted to climb onto the roof of the Armenian Patriarchate to remove the flags of the Patriarchate and the Republic of Armenia, but were prevented from doing so by young […]

Israel’s New Government Requires Changes in UN Strategy to the Palestinian Crisis
By Lex Takkenberg António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, told the Security Council recently that he was “very concerned” about “unilateral initiatives” by the new Israeli government, noting that “the rule of law is at the […]

Euro-Med Monitor Report Reveals Surge in Israeli Violence against Palestinians
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement that the alarming surge in killings committed by the Israeli army against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in 2022 is extremely concerning, the official news […]

Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man in Hebron
A young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced […]

Blinken Arrives in Egypt as Violence Escalates in Jerusalem, West Bank
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he will look to notch down Israeli-Palestinian tensions after an escalation of violence, The New […]

Ben-Gvir to Propose Law Allowing Death Penalty for Palestinians
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced plans to introduce legislation allowing the death penalty against Palestinians, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, the far-right politician made the announcement following a […]

Palestinian Youth Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire in Jenin
A Palestinian young man died on Sunday from injuries sustained last Thursday in an Israeli military attack on the Jenin refugee camp, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in […]

Jewish Settler Kills Palestinian Teenager near Qalqilya
A Palestinian teenager was killed Saturday night by a Jewish settler near the settlement of Kedumim, illegally built on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank province of Qalqilia, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade Claims Responsibility for Jerusalem Shooting as Israel Arrests Dozens of Palestinians
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for a shooting in Jerusalem on Friday night which left at least seven Jewish settlers killed, in what Israel has said is one of the worst attacks in years, […]

This Week in Palestine: Tensions Dramatically Escalate
By Robert Inlakesh Tensions dramatically escalated this week as Israeli occupation forces murdered Palestinian civilians, including an unarmed child and elderly woman, in a gruesome way. The violations of the status quo continued at the […]

Israeli Soldiers Open Fire at Palestinian Journalists Covering Event near Nablus
Israeli occupation soldiers on Saturday opened fire in the direction of Palestinian journalists while covering an event in the town of Beita, near Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian journalist Wahaj Bani Moufleh […]

BREAKING: Two Israelis Wounded in New Attack in Occupied East Jerusalem
Two Israelis were reportedly shot and wounded on Saturday in occupied East Jerusalem in a new shooting attack, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven people in the settlement of Neve Yaakov on Friday, The New […]

‘Shackled in His Bed’: Palestinian Child Succumbs to Wounds Sustained from Israeli Gunfire near Jerusalem
A Palestinian child succumbed on Friday evening to the wounds he sustained from Israeli gunfire in Silwan, near Occupied East Jerusalem Jerusalem, Wadi the official news agency WAFA reported. The Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center said […]

BREAKING: Seven Israelis Killed, Ten Others Wounded in Strong Palestinian Response to Latest Jenin Massacre
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UPDATED: Seven Israelis were reportedly killed and ten others wounded in a shooting attack in Occupied Jerusalem on Friday, according to official Israeli sources. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that […]

Fighting Back: Gaza Unleashes New Weapon in Fight against Israel (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, circulated videos showing its new air defenses at work during an Israeli air raid on Gaza, […]

‘A Regime of Jewish Supremacy’: Time to Use Words of Israel’s B’Tselem
By Yves Engler The foreign affairs critic of Canada’s social democratic NDP, Heather McPherson, recently published a statement critical of the aggressively racist new Israeli government. It decried “rising anti-Semitism” but ignored Jewish supremacy. But this is […]

True Empowerment: Meet the Women Boxers of Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Salsabeel Abu Loghod After struggling for the last five years without any kind of support, and training in a small place below the house of Captain Osama Ayoub, The Palestinian Women’s Boxing Center was […]

Amnesty International Says Jenin Raid is Reminder of the Cost of Israel’s ‘Total Impunity’
Amnesty International said on Thursday that the deadly Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp is a horrifying reminder of the cost of impunity, the official news agency WAFA reported. “In the space of just […]

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Raid in Jenin
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday a raid by Israeli commandos on the Palestinian town of Jenin that killed nine people and injured dozens of others, the Said state news agency SPA reported. The Saudi […]