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Month: January 2023

EU Reaffirms Objection to Israeli Settlement Expansion, House Demolitions
The European Union on Wednesday reaffirmed its opposition to Israeli settlements and demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, the Middle East Monitor reported. The EU’s Crisis Management Commissioner, Janez Lenarcic, said that […]

UK Minister Performs Prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Lord Tariq Ahmad, British Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), performed prayer on Thursday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in […]

Ten Palestinians Injured as Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Nablus
Israeli forces stormed the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday morning, injuring ten Palestinians and detaining five others, The New Arab reported. The Israeli forces surrounded the city before storming it and targeting resistance […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Qalandiya Refugee Camp
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man on Thursday in the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Jerusalem, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced in a […]

Two in One Day: Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian near Al-Khalil
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian youth near the southern West Bank city of Al-Khalil (Hebron), the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported. Sanad Muhammad Samamreh is […]

Time for Action is Now: What Will Happen after the ICJ Delegitimizes Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Once more, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will offer a legal opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. A historic United Nations vote on December 31 called […]

PA Suppresses Protest Calling for Release of Political Prisoners in Nablus (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority security forces on Tuesday suppressed a protest in Nablus to demand the release of political prisoners held by the PA, Quds Press news site reported. Dozens of masked members of the PA […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Youth Injured in Nablus Dies of His Wounds
A Palestinian youth, identified as Ahmad Abu Junaid, died on Wednesday of wounds sustained during an Israeli army raid of the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, the Ministry of Health announced. The Ministry said in […]

Amnesty: Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Flags are ‘Shameless Attempt to Legitimize Racism’
New Israeli restrictions against flying the Palestinian flag are a “shameless attempt to legitimize racism”, rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. Israel’s new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered the police commander on Sunday to […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Critically Injure Young Palestinian Man in Nablus (VIDEOS)
Israeli occupation forces shot and critically injured a young Palestinian man on Wednesday, in the Balata refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. Ahmad Jibril, the […]

Marwan Barghouti among Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners Transferred to Nafha Prison
Israeli authorities are transferring Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti to the Nafha prison in southern Naqab, as part of a larger plan to relocate thousands of Palestinian prisoners to the desert region, Israeli media reported. Seventy […]

A Palestinian Engineer-Turned-Farmer Excels in Innovative Agriculture in Besieged Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A’ed Awni Abu Ramadan is a Palestinian engineer who studied Civil Engineering in the United States. However, Abu Ramadan now works as a farmer, as he inherited his love for […]

‘The Water is Surrounding Us’: Gaza Grieves as Israel Opens Floodgates
By Asma Abu Amra Without warning, on Saturday, December 24, Israeli Authorities opened the floodgates below Deir al-Balah, inundating the Al-Selqa Valley’s agricultural lands and flooding dozens of homes. ‘The Valley is Flooded’ Ibrahim Abuqutaifan’s […]

Martin Luther King, Ahmad Sa’adat, and the Resilience of Political Prisoners
By Benay Blend In August 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter in response to a public statement of concern and caution by eight white religious leaders from the American South. January 16, 2023, […]

OIC Condemns Israeli Aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Urges UNSC to ‘Act Urgently’
An Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee was held on Tuesday to examine the continued Israeli aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque, at the request of the State of Palestine and […]

Israel Arrest 15 Palestinians, Demolishes 6 Structures in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians in overnight raids and demolished several structures in the Occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reported. The Palestinian residents were arrested in the cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, […]

Gantz Accuses Netanyahu of ‘Coup d’Etat’ and Pushing towards ‘Civil War’
The leader of the Israeli opposition party, Benny Gantz, called on Sunday for citizens to take to the streets in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul, The Middle East Monitor reported. Gantz, […]

Israeli Parliament Extends ‘Emergency Regulations’ in Occupied West Bank
The Israeli parliament passed on Tuesday the so-called ‘Emergency Regulations in Judea and Samaria’, The New Arab reported. The “temporary” measure is voted on every five years. The bill was first adopted in 1967 after Israel […]

Many Palestinians Killed, Targeted by Israeli Military Since 2000
Israeli Forces have killed 55 Palestinian journalists since 2000, according to a local syndicate on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Fifty-five reporters have been killed, either by Israeli fire or bombardment since 2000,” Naser Abu […]

Richard Falk Reflects on the Irony of Harvard’s Decision to Withdraw Fellowship from Kenneth Roth, HRW
By Richard Falk I admit to feeling an ironic mean-spirited satisfaction that Ken Roth had his appointment as Senior Fellow at the Carr Center of Human Rights of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government canceled. After […]

BREAKING: Two Explosions Rock Israeli Military Base, Checkpoint in Occupied West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two explosions in Israeli military areas were reported Monday evening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. Israeli Army Radio reported that an explosion took place inside an Israeli military base […]

On Giuseppe Trani and the ‘Human Condition’: Positive Vibes for 2023
By Ramzy Baroud When the newsstand of Giuseppe Trani was swept away by massive flooding that devastated the southern Italian town of Casamicciola, near Naples, the 70-year-old man lost everything. Not for long, though, […]

Pope Francis Calls for Preserving Historic, Legal Status Quo in Occupied Jerusalem
Pope Francis on Monday called for preserving the historical and legal status quo in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Speaking during his annual meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited to the […]

Israeli Authorities Transfer Palestinian Prisoners to Desert Prison ahead Planned Protests
Israeli authorities have reportedly begun the transfer of all Palestinian prisoners from the Hadarim high-security prison in the north of the country to new facilities at the Nafha prison, south of the country, The New […]

Israel to Demolish Five Homes, Three Wells in Masafer Yatta
Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday notified Palestinian residents of their plan to demolish five homes and three water wells in Masafer Yatta, south of the occupied West Bank, the official news agency WAFA reported. Local […]

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Bans Palestinian Flag in Public Spaces
Israel’s new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Sunday that he ordered police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, Reuters news agency reported. Israeli authorities have long suppressed the display of the […]

Israeli Government Revokes Palestinian FM’s Travel Permit over UN Move
The Palestinian foreign minister said on Sunday that Israel revoked his travel permit, as a part of a series of punitive steps taken by Israel’s new government, The New Arab reported. Riyad al-Malki said in […]

Israeli Forces Turn Rooftop of Water Reservoir Tower into Observation Point
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday turned the rooftop of the main water reservoir tower in the village of Khirbet Jubara, south of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, into a military observation point. Raed Mahmoud, […]

Mariyamiyya (Sage) – A Song
By Haidar Eid Culture, art and music contribute directly to shaping the individual and collective consciousness. Songs are an organizing tool in the arduous work of overthrowing occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid. They are […]

Netanyahu’s New Government, Judicial Reform Protested in Tel Aviv
Thousands of demonstrators protested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government Saturday in Tel Aviv, Anadolu News Agency reported. Protesters gathered in Habima Square in central Tel Aviv to demonstrate against the government’s plan to reduce […]