Against all odds, The Palestine Chronicle amplifies Palestinian voices and reports the truth about Gaza. But we can't do it without you. Your support sustains our powerful, independent model of journalism.
Month: April 2023

From the Uhuru Movement to Samidoun Deutschland: Solidarity is Important
By Benay Blend Among some circles, there is the sentiment that activists in America should focus only on what is going on in their own country, as there are enough problems here, why put their […]

An Unforgiving, Disrupted Poem for Ursula Von der Leyen
By Hassen Lorgat They made the “desert bloom” Says, the president of doom watered by spilled blood and the sweat of those who ran to safety The homes and bodies of the title deed holders […]

Gaza Man Found Dead in Israel under Mysterious Circumstances (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A 59-year-old resident of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip died on Thursday after he went missing under mysterious circumstances while working in Israel. Amin Abdel Qader […]

German Palestinian Deported from Israel, Held at Airport for 32 Hours (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A German national of Palestinian origin was deported from the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv after being threatened and humiliated, Israeli media reported on Friday. Cinin Abuzeed, 19, posted a […]

West Bank City of Jericho Remains under Israeli Siege for Ninth Day in a Row
For the ninth day in a row, the ancient city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, remains under a suffocating Israeli military siege, with checkpoints stifling Palestinian traffic at all the entrances to the […]

Israeli Authorities Seize 70 Palestinian Homes in Hebron’s Old City
Israeli occupation authorities have started plans to confiscate 70 Palestinian homes in the Old City of the southern occupied West Bank governorate of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Hebron Construction Committee said. Director of the Hebron Construction […]

Israeli Airstrikes Wound Three Civilians in Syria
Three civilians were wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a site near the Syrian city of Homs early Saturday, Syrian media reported. “At around 00:50 (2150 GMT)… the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with […]

World Rugby Makes Final Decision following South Africa’s Ban of Israeli Team
World Rugby has concluded that a decision made by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to disinvite an Israeli team from an international competition last month was not discriminatory, but justified by security threats, the […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Teenager near Bethlehem (VIDEO)
A sixteen-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot and killed on Friday by Israeli army gunfire in the village of Tuqu, near the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Confrontations […]

Large Israeli Military Force Invades Jenin, Clashes Reported (VIDEO)
Israeli military vehicles stormed the Palestinian city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, amid armed clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. The official Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) said that the occupation forces stormed Jenin and […]

European Diplomats Visit Palestinian School at Risk of IsraelI Demolition
European diplomats visited a Palestinian school at risk of Israeli demolition in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, The New Arab reported. The British Consulate in Jerusalem said it had joined other missions at the […]

Palestinians Protest Ursula Von Der Leyen’s ‘Racist Trope’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians on Wednesday slammed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s congratulatory message to Israel on the occasion of the country’s 75th-year anniversary, which Palestinians consider their Nakba. In a […]

Hundreds of Palestinians Evacuated from War-Torn Sudan
The evacuation of Palestinians from war-torn Sudan continued today, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Ahmed al-Deek, a Foreign Ministry official, said that the third phase in the evacuation of Palestinians […]

Palestinian Man Shot Dead by Israeli Soldiers near Salfit (VIDEO)
A young Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire on Thursday evening near the town of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]

‘Anonymous Sudan’: Netayahu’s Facebook Page Hacked, Replaced by Holy Quran
Unidentified hackers have managed to hack the Facebook page of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening, and published verses from the Holy Quran, Israeli media reported. The Anatolia news agency quoted the Israeli […]

Erasure vs. Sumud: How the Nakba Came to Define the Collective Palestinian Identity
By Ramzy Baroud On May 15, 2023, the Palestinian Nakba will be 75 years old. Palestinians all over the world will commemorate the tragic occasion, known as the ‘Catastrophe’, when nearly 800,000 Palestinians were […]

‘We Breathe Freedom’ Art Gallery Celebrates Palestinian Prisoners (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘We Breathe Freedom’ was the title of the latest art gallery inaugurated in Gaza in support of Palestinian prisoners. Depicting the suffering, struggles but also resistance and sumud – steadfastness […]

Activists in Gaza Rally for Daqqa, Adnan and Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists in Gaza rallied in support of cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa, hunger-striking prisoner Khader Adnan, and thousands of other prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons. The rally was held […]

Liège Joins Other EU Cities in Boycotting Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Belgian city of Liège passed a motion severing all ties with Israel, to become the latest European city to pass similar measures against Tel Aviv. The Liège city motion, […]

Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Rising Tension
Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reported. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that nearly 400 settlers broke into […]

‘Against Erasure’: Palestine Deep Dive Hosts First in-Person Event in London
By Omar Aziz Editor’s Note: Palestine Deep Dive (PDD) held its first in-person event in London this week, ‘Against Erasure: Why Palestinian Voices Must Finally Take Centre Stage.’ Collaborating with Haymarket Books, they hosted Palestinian poet, […]

Islamic-Christian Committee Warns: Israel to Turn Bab Al-Rahma Mosque into a synagogue
‘The Islamic-Christian Committee in Support of Jerusalem and its Sanctuaries’ yesterday warned that the Israeli occupation is planning to turn the Bab Al-Rahma Prayer Hall into a Jewish synagogue, Quds Press reported. Bab Al-Rahma is […]

Russia Rejects Israel’s ‘Memorial Day’ Request; Erdan Storms Out of UN Meeting
Russia considers Israel’s unilateral measures the main reason for the outbreak of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a speech delivered by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov’s speech was delivered during a […]

German Court Reverses Controversial Decision: Frankfurt Must Allow Roger Waters Concert
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A German administrative court found on Monday that neither the city of Frankfurt nor the state of Hesse had the right to cancel a Roger Waters concert scheduled on May […]

BREAKING: Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan in Critical Condition
Palestinian administrative detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 80 days, was suddenly moved to a civilian hospital in Israel, Quds Press reported. Israeli Prison Administration suddenly moved Adnan from the clinic […]

BDS Welcomes Norway’s Decision on Illegal Israeli Settlements
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition leading the global BDS movement for freedom, justice and equality, warmly welcomed the decision by Norway’s capital, Oslo, not to trade in […]

Netanyahu Declares: Palestinians Want to ‘Uproot Us .. Would Murder Us All’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Shortly after a Palestinian on Monday reportedly rammed his car into a group of Israeli Jewish settlers in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his Remembrance Day speech. In […]

Palestinian Killed, Seven Settlers Wounded in Jerusalem ‘Ramming Attack’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian with a “history of mental illness” was shot and killed in Jerusalem on Monday following a car-ramming attack, Israeli media reported. The Palestinian man, Hatem Abu Nijmeh, 39, […]

Palestinian Resistance Warns Israel Not to Reactivate Assassination Policy
Palestinian resistance groups have affirmed that the Israeli occupation’s threats to assassinate their leaders will lead to a confrontation and the occupation will pay its price, the Middle East Monitor reported on Monday. Hamas spokesperson […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man near Jericho
A young Palestinian man died of the critical wounds he sustained by Israeli gunfire at dawn Monday in the Aqbet Jaber refugee camp, near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the official Palestinian news […]