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Month: January 2023

NYT: US Secretly Shipping Weapons from Israel to Ukraine
The US military is supplying Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds pulled from stockpiles based in Israel, according to the New York Times. The Pentagon is reportedly “scrambling” to find munitions as Ukrainian […]

Captured Israeli Soldier Mengistu Calls on Israel to End His ‘Long Years of Suffering’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, broadcast a video message on Monday showing footage of captured Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu. In the […]

Palestine: A Car Accident Victim’s Long Way to the Hospital
By Tamar Fleishman As I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, I saw an ambulance arriving. It was carrying the victim of a car accident, a frontal collision between two vehicles that took place […]

Universities, Don’t Silence Critics of Israel: On the Termination of Kenneth Roth by Harvard
By Paul Salvatori If you’ve been closely following coverage of how Israeli ideologues censor pro-Palestinian voices you’ve likely heard by now of former Human Rights Watch executive director, Kenneth Roth. In recent weeks he’s […]

‘No International Immunity’: Who Will Defend Gaza’s Civil Defense?
By Shahd Safi – Gaza On December 18, 2022, a house fire in Gaza killed 21 civilians, including 10 children, all belonging to the same family. They were celebrating a birthday when the gasoline that […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Girl, Steal 90 Sheep near Jericho
Jewish settlers stole 90 sheep from a Palestinian family on Monday after attacking a girl guarding them, The New Arab reported. According to The New Arab, the incident took place near Ein Al-Auja, an area […]

EuroPal Forum Launches Campaign Highlighting New Israeli Government’s Racism
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists launched an online campaign on Monday to highlight the anti-Palestinian racism and discriminatory sentiment at the heart of Israel’s 37th Government, which was elected on 1 November 1, […]

Gaza Activists Rally in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners was held in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City on Monday. The Palestine Chronicle correspondent attended the rally, which was […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Man near Hebron
Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man on Tuesday at the northern entrance to the town of Halhoul, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a […]

WATCH NOW – ‘You Only Need to Tell the Truth’: Palestinian Journalists Discuss Media Priorities
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestine is often present in the media, especially during times of war. But there is more about Palestine and the Palestinian struggle than Israel-instigated conflicts and war. Are war, conflict, […]

EU Expresses Concerns about Israel’s Unilateral Measures
The envoys of several European Union countries have expressed concerns about Israel’s unilateral measures that will undermine the two-state solution, Israeli media reported on Sunday. Since the Israeli election results were made known in November, […]

Italian Solidarity Activist Detained by Israeli Soldiers at Deheisheh Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers detained this morning an Italian solidarity activist during a raid at the Deheisheh refugee camp in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, the official news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Child Injured by Israeli Forces Succumbs to His Wounds
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A 14-year-old child, who was critically injured on Monday morning during an Israeli army assault on the Deheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, succumbed to his wounds, according to the Palestinian […]

WATCH: Palestinian Child Critically Injured in Israeli Army Assault on Deheisheh Refugee Camp
A 14-year-old child was critically injured this morning during an Israeli army assault on the Deheisheh refugee camp in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Palestinian official […]

China Warns Israel to ‘Stop Provocations’, Calls for Justice in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel must “stop incitements and provocations”, China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang said in Cairo following a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. Gang warned against “taking unilateral actions […]

Sheikh Jarrah: Jewish Settlers, Led by City Councilman, Chant ‘We Want Nakba Now’ (VIDEO)
Israeli police assaulted Palestinians in Jerusalem during a solidarity demonstration late on Friday, while standing by as groups of extremist Israelis chanted “We Want Nakba now”, led by a city councilman, The New Arab reported. […]

WATCH: Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Man near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man on Sunday near the village of Silwad, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Heath said […]

#PretAPartheid: Activists Target Pret A Manger for ‘Complicity in Israeli Abuses’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UK-based organization Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) has launched a campaign in response to the food franchise chain Pret A Manger’s decision to open more than 40 branches in Israel […]

Israel: No More Money to Ukrainian Refugees
Thousands of immigrants who came to Israel citing the conflict in Ukraine will stop receiving special monthly payments in the coming months, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Friday. The Israeli government is currently sourcing […]

This Week in Palestine: Israeli Army Raids Intensify
By Robert Inlakesh This week in occupied Palestine, the new Israeli government entered its second week in office, introducing a ban on Palestinian flags being displayed in public settings and ordering them to be taken […]

Palestinian Teen Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Army Gunfire near Jenin
A 19-year-old Palestinian teen, who was shot by Israeli soldiers and seriously injured two weeks ago in the town of Kufr Dan, west of Jenin, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday, the official news agency […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Two Young Palestinians near Jenin
Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire and killed two Palestinians on Saturday morning, at the entrance to the town of Jaba, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]

Kenneth Roth Asks, ‘Harvard President, Do you Stand for Academic Freedom?’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Deep Dive Palestine Deep Dive’s (PDD) latest show hosts human rights pioneer, Kenneth Roth, in collaboration with the Foreign Press Association (FPA) of New York. Titled, “Kenneth Roth: On Harvard University’s ban & […]

Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Imagining Palestine – Cultures of Exile and National Identity. Tahrir Hamdi. I. B. Taurus, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 2023.) In her recent work, “Imagining Palestine”, Tahrir Hamdi has made an intriguing, thought-provoking, […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Youth near Hebron
Israeli occupation forces shot and injured a Palestinian youth in the town of Beit Ummar, near the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khalil (Hebron), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that […]

Jewish Settlers Write Hate Slogans on Church Wall in Jerusalem
Jewish settlers have written racist slurs in Hebrew on the wall of the Armenian Church in Occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu News Agency reported. The incident took place late Thursday, the High Presidency Committee of Churches […]

Facebook Public Policy Director Appointed to Right-Wing Israeli Government
The new Israeli minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, has announced the appointment of Facebook’s Jordana Cutler as his ministry’s director general, according to Israeli media. Cutler has previously held the post of Facebook public […]

EU Requests Compensation from Israel for Demolition of European-Funded Palestinian Structures
European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said last weekend that Israel must pay reparations for European-funded structures it demolished in the West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Lenarcic’s written […]

Three Palestinians Killed by Israel Today in West Bank, as Assault on Qabatiya Intensifies
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A third Palestinian was killed by the Israeli army in the Occupied West Bank today. A teenager, Abdul Hadi Nazzal, 18, succumbed to his wounds on Thursday after being shot […]

Young Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Forces near Jenin
A young Palestinian man, who was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in the town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, died of his wounds on Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian […]