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Month: February 2023

Armed Jewish Settlers Assault 70-Year-Old Palestinian Shepherd in West Bank
A 70-year-old Palestinian shepherd was targeted on Saturday by illegal Jewish settlers as he tended to his sheep in the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. Three Jewish settlers physically assaulted the man in […]

Gaza Conference Discusses ‘Israel’s New Extremist Government’ (PHOTOS)
By Wafa Aludaini The Gaza-based media group “16th October” held an event last week entitled “The new extremist Israeli government”. The discussion aimed at raising awareness among young media activists in the besieged Strip about […]

Arab League Launches Conference in Support of Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Arab leaders met at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to discuss support for the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in Jerusalem, the official news agency WAFA reported. The conference aims at presenting the issue […]

WATCH: Israeli Ambassador’s Guard Points Pistol at Pro-Palestine Students at Madrid University
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An armed guard pointed a pistol at pro-Palestine students protesting a lecture by the Israeli ambassador at the Complutense University in Madrid, Spanish media reported. The incident occurred Wednesday as […]

Young Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds near Salfit (VIDEO)
A Palestinian young man was killed on Saturday by Jewish settlers in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, in the occupied West Bank province of Salfit, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Eyewitnesses told […]

Palestinian FM Says at Least 83 Palestinians Killed in Turkiye-Syria Earthquake
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement that at least 83 Palestinians are confirmed to have been killed in the earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria on Monday. The increase […]

A Lonely Palestinian Boy – A Poem
By David P. Carroll The pain and hurt I feel every day and It sadly never goes Away and I’m stuck In the gates of hell Every day And when I Even try to break […]

WATCH: Jewish Settlers Critically Injure Palestinian Man near Salfit
A young Palestinian man was shot and critically injured on Saturday by illegal Jewish settlers in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, in the occupied West Bank province of Salfit, the official Palestinian news agency […]

Ben-Gvir Orders Israeli Forces to Prepare for Major Offensive against Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered Israeli police on Friday to prepare for a major offensive in occupied Jerusalem starting on Sunday, Israeli media reported. Ben-Gvir announced in a statement that this offensive aims […]

In Response to Opportunistic Critics: Where I Actually Stand on the Russia-Ukraine War
By Ronnie Kasrils The recent hatchet job by Greg Mills and Ray Hartley in the Daily Maverick shows they believe it is their hallowed duty to strike down any voice daring to question the Western […]

A Star from Jerusalem: Palestinian Footballer Dabbagh is Destined for Greatness
By Sammy Baroud Oday Dabbagh is Palestine’s brightest young football talent. Commentators and fans have already identified him as the future of Palestinian football. The young Jerusalemite, who lined up for top-flight Portuguese club Arouca […]

Jewish Settlers Kill Young Palestinian Driver in Occupied Jerusalem, Following Car Accident
A young Palestinian man was shot and killed on Friday by illegal Jewish settlers at the Nabi Samuel junction in occupied Jerusalem, the official news agency WAFA reported. The family of Hussein Khaled Qaraqe, 30, […]

In Historic Move, Barcelona Cuts Ties with Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS)
By John McAulay Flanked on either side by a Palestinian and a Jew, and with a mural depicting Christian imagery as a backdrop. It is in this setting that Barcelona’s mayor, Ada Colau, made a […]

Palestinian Solidarity Events with Victims of Deadly Earthquake Held in Occupied Territories (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian children took part in one of several solidarity events with the victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria that were organized throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories. More […]

Palestinian Youth Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Gunfire
A Palestinian youth who was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces near Hebron (Al-Khalil), succumbed to his wounds on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Ministry identified the Palestinian youth killed […]

Palestinian Prisoner Dies in Israeli Custody Due to Medical Negligence
A Palestinian father-of-nine died on Friday in Israeli custody due to deliberate medical negligence, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a statement that Ahmad Abu Ali, 48, a resident of the […]

‘Palestine’s Finest’: Palestinian Rescue Teams Arrive to Turkiye, Syria (VIDEOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian urgent intervention and response team has arrived on Thursday in Syria and Turkiye to help in the ongoing rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake, […]

The Significance of Principles in the Struggle for Liberation
By David Harrop Through meeting and talking to Palestinian social work colleagues it seems that for many, the coming together of communities during the first intifada (1987-93) represented a formative professional experience. Whilst under extreme […]

Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism Inter/Nationalism & Palestine – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts – Feminism Inter/Nationalism & Palestine. Nada Elia. Pluto Press, 2023. London.) Interestingly this work by Nada Elia – Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts […]

Israeli Forces Search for Arab Students Who Chanted against Far-Right MK
Israeli police have been searching for the Palestinian students who shouted chants against far-right parliamentarian Almog Cohen during an event at Tel Aviv University, Arab48.com reported on Wednesday. The Palestinian students are being allegedly hunted […]

‘I Cannot Remain Impassive’: City of Barcelona Severs Ties with Israel over Palestinian Rights
Barcelona has “severed ties with Israel” and ended its twinning relationship with Tel Aviv on Wednesday, in an apparent show of solidarity with Palestinians, The New Arab reported. The Municipality of Barcelona said the decision […]

ICJ Sets Time Limits for Submission of Statements on Israel’s Practices in Palestine
The International Court of Justice has fixed time limits for the submission of statements on Israel’s practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the official news agency WAFA reported. This follows the request by the General Assembly […]

Illegality Should Lead to Consequences: A Conversation Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot
By Palestine Deep Dive Palestinian ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, has reminded the British government of its responsibility to immediately recognize the State of Palestine in an interview […]

Failed Experiment: Three Reasons Why Israel Fears a Major War on Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defense, the truth is different. Historically, Israel’s […]

Jewish Settlers Briefly Detain Mayor of Bethlehem-Area Village
A number of fanatic Jewish settlers briefly detained Ibraheem Mousa, head of al-Khader village municipality, and Ziyad Salah, head of the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC), while they were checking agricultural lands, the official news […]

Monitored in Jerusalem: How Israel Succeeded in Making Surveillance Technology Racist
By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah “Imagine that you live in a cage or a box and everything you do is monitored around the clock “. That’s how a resident of the city of Jerusalem described […]

Two Minor Earthquakes Strike Occupied West Bank
Two minor earthquakes struck the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, without casualties or major damage. According to the Palestinian Seismology observatory, the main earthquake was south of Nablus, with a magnitude of 4.4 around midnight. […]

Palestinian Volunteers Join the Quake’s Rescue Efforts in Turkiye
Volunteers from the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) in Turkiye have joined the rescue teams to help the survivors of the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria last Monday, the official […]

Two Palestinians Injured in Israeli Military Raid near Nablus
Two Palestinians were injured, one of them critically, during an Israeli army raid on Wednesday morning into the Balata refugee camp, near Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]

‘No Monopoly on Grief’: How Antisemitism is Used to Normalize Israeli Racism
By Jamal Kanj Imagine in post-apartheid South Africa if blacks practiced racism against whites, and then African American rights groups defended those policies under the pretext of slavery and past oppression of Africans. There’s no […]