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Month: March 2023

UN Chief Says Palestinians are Living ‘in Hell’ under Israeli occupation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview on Saturday that Palestinians are “living in hell” under prolonged Israeli occupation, where they have been subjected to decades-long violence and human rights violations, The New Arab […]

Nikki Haley Vows to Stop US Foreign Aid to Countries that Condemned Embassy Move to Jerusalem
American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley vowed on Saturday to stop providing money to “countries that hate America” if elected, particularly targeting those that condemned the United States’ decision to move its embassy in Israel […]

IN PHOTOS: Palestinian Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze in Besieged Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Gaza municipality announced in a statement on Saturday that the local civil defense was able to completely control a fire in the eastern region of the Gaza Strip. A […]

Advocacy Groups Urge US to Ban Smotrich over Racist Call to ‘Wipe out’ Huwwara
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A growing number of advocacy groups are urging the United States to deny Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich entry to the country after his calls to “wipe out” the Palestinian […]

Israeli Authorities Release Huwwara Rampage Perpetrators
Israeli occupation authorities released on Thursday most of the illegal Jewish settlers who had been arrested following the rampage in the Palestinian town of Huwwara, south of Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. Israeli […]

Israel Admits Historic Artifact Found in Asqalan was Fake
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israel Antiquities Authority admitted on Friday that an allegedly ancient artifact discovered in the southern Israeli city of Asqalan and claimed to date back to 521 BC was fake, […]

This Week in Palestine: Settler Violence and Racism on the Rise
By Robert Inlakesh As the Palestinian Authority (PA) headed to the infamous Aqaba Security Summit in Jordan, agreeing on a US framework to fight against the West Bank resistance groups, Palestinian fighters responded to the […]

Hungary Denies Reports about Moving Embassy to Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hungarian President Katalin Novak denied on Friday Israeli media reports that Budapest was ready to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Reuters news agency reported. The Israeli newspaper The […]

Canada Should Not Be Welcoming Nakba Deniers: Protesting Caroline Glick’s Talk in Toronto
By Paul Salvatori In February, I organized a small demonstration to protest a talk that was being given by Israeli Nakba denier Caroline Glick, in Toronto. Unsurprisingly it was being hosted by the Canadian […]

Gaza Calls for Help as Landfill Fire Could Cause ‘Environmental Catastrophe’
Gaza authorities called for help to extinguish a fire that started on Thursday in a landfill in the besieged Strip, Reuters news agency reported. A large cloud of heavy smoke billowed into the sky as […]

Ben-Gvir Orders to Tighten Security for Israeli Government Ministers
The Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has issued orders to tighten security for government ministers over fear their lives are being threatened by opponents of the judicial reform proposal, Israeli media reported. Israel’s Channel […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Attack International Activists in Huwwara (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces attacked on Friday international activists demonstrating in the town of Huwwara, south of Nablus, in the aftermath of last week’s violent rampage by illegal Jewish settlers, the official news agency WAFA reported. […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Footballer Hours after Winning Professional League Title
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday night Ahmed Abu Khadija, a Palestinian footballer of Jabal Al Mukaber Club, based in occupied Jerusalem, the official news agency WAFA reported. A few hours earlier, Abu Khadija had […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager, Injure Two Others in Qalqiliya
Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian teenager and injured two others on Thursday night, in the town of Azzun, in the occupied West Bank province of Qalqiliya, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian […]

Tulkarm Brigade to Join Lions’ Den, Jenin Brigade in Armed Resistance
The Tulkarm Brigade announced via a video message on its Telegram channel that “rapid response groups” have been assembled to respond to Israel’s massacre in the occupied West Bank, The New Arab reported. The phrase […]

‘Reading is Not a Crime’: The Gaza Man Who Collects Newspapers
By Ahmed Dremly In a small room in his house in Gaza, Talal Ibrahim Taha, 74, has accumulated more than 20,000 newspapers, which he has been collecting since 1969. Taha finds a sense of […]

US Condemns Israeli Minister’s ‘Disgusting’ Call to ‘Wipe Out’ Huwwara
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States condemned on Wednesday the comments made by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for the Palestinian town of Huwwara to be “wiped out”, slamming the […]

Clashes in Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon after Killing of Fatah Member
Clashes erupted overnight Wednesday in Ain al-Hilweh – the largest of Lebanon’s 12 official Palestinian refugee camps – after a Fatah movement member was killed, Lebanese media reported. The fighting renewed in the early hours […]

Israeli Authorities Seize Bank Accounts, Property of Freed Palestinian Prisoners
The Israeli occupation authorities seized the bank accounts and vehicles of two freed prisoners from Jerusalem on Wednesday, the official news agency WAFA reported. According to reports, the bank account of freed prisoner Mohammad Dirbas […]

Netanyahu Accuses Protesters of ‘Besieging’ His Wife Sara
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed protesters in Tel Aviv for ‘continuing to cross red lines’ as they gathered outside a hair salon on Wednesday, where his wife Sara was […]

‘Total Fascism’: Israeli Parliament Passes Death Penalty Bill Targeting Palestinians
Israeli lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that would impose the death penalty on so-called “terrorists” accusing of killing Israelis. Backed by rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hardline allies, the bill […]

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour […]

Hundreds of New Cadets Graduate in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Over 14 years ago, the Israeli military launched one of its bloodiest onslaughts on the besieged Gaza Strip. Their first target was an outdoor graduation ceremony for cadets in the […]

Young Palestinian Man Succumbs to Wounds Sustained by Israeli Army Gunfire in Jericho
A young Palestinian man succumbed to the wounds he sustained on Wednesday during an Israeli army assault on the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho, the official news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian Ministry of Health […]

German FM Criticizes Israel’s Judiciary Reform, Planned Death Penalty
By Palestine Chronicle Staff German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voiced her concerns on Tuesday over Israel’s judiciary reform and a bill that would allow Israeli courts to use the death penalty against Palestinians, Isreali […]

Israeli Forces Continue to Besiege Jericho for Third Consecutive Day
Israeli forces continued to besiege the occupied West Bank city of Jericho on Wednesday, for the third consecutive day, the official news agency WAFA reported. Official Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces continued to erect […]

Palestinian Citizens of Israel Demonstrate against Jewish Settlers’ ‘Pogrom’ in Huwwara
Thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrated in the Arab town of Sakhnin on Monday night, in protest against the violence carried out by Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, the […]

US Report: Israeli Army Did not Prevent Settler Violence against Palestinians
An American report published on Monday concluded that Israeli occupation forces did not prevent violent attacks by illegal Israeli Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The annual State Department’s 2021 report on […]