Body of Palestinian Fisherman Found off Gaza Coast
The body of a Palestinian fisherman who went missing three days ago after his boat was allegedly struck by an Egyptian gunboat was found off the coast of Gaza on Tuesday evening, The New Arab […]
Year: 2023
Netanyahu Says Judicial Reform Will Return to Government Agenda
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the controversial judicial overhaul will return to the legislative agenda, after the government successfully passed the state budget, Israeli media reported. […]
For 12th Day in a Row, Israel Imposes Siege on Palestinian Village near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces blocked all the entrances of Al-Mugayyier village, to the east of Ramallah, for the 12th day in a row, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli […]
From Turtle Island to Palestine: How Solidarity Activists are Rejecting Divide-and-Conquer Tactics
By Benay Blend When they are met by Palestinians and their supporters who speak their own language of liberation, Zionists revert to long-held tactics of divide and conquer. In December 2021, Palestine Chronicle editor and […]
Bombing the Disabled: Palestine Chronicle Visits the Nabhan Family in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I tried to explain that there were disabled people in the house who can only move using wheelchairs, but to no avail,” the woman said. The missiles fell anyway. When […]
Israeli Forces Deprive Palestinian Village of Access to Water
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday closed the water holes that provide the Palestinian village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley with its daily water needs, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Human rights […]
Israeli Authorities to Build 400 New Illegal Settlement Homes in East Jerusalem
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has announced plans to build 400 illegal settlement homes in the occupied town of Abu Dis, to the east of Occupied Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. The […]
Israeli Occupation Forces Blow up House of Slain Palestinian near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces blew up on Tuesday the family apartment of the slain Palestinian youth Mutaz Khawaja in the village of Ni’lin, west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the official Palestinian news […]
Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambitions in the Middle East
By Jim Miles (Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambitions in the Middle East. Steven Simon. Penguin Press, New York, 2023.) While Simon’s “Grand Delusion” does provide a good political background to events […]
‘Beautiful Dreams’: The 5-Year-Old Palestinian Kindergartener Who Died of Fear
By Nada Al Kahlout Mohammed is still grieving, and he cannot help thinking about what life would have been if Tamim was still alive, disassembling and reassembling his toys, his head filled with beautiful dreams. […]
Reports: Israel Closing in on Arrow 3 Missile Sale to Germany
An agreement relating to Israel’s sale of its Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany will likely be signed within a few months, the head of the project’s main contractor said on Monday. “We are moving […]
Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Moved to Hospital
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa has been moved to the Assaf Harofeh Hospital after his health condition deteriorated, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Monday. The commission […]
US ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Homesh Illegal Settlement Order, Storming of Al-Aqsa
The United States said on Sunday night that it was troubled by the return of Jewish settlers to an evacuated West Bank settlement, as well as the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by far-right […]
Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians during Military Assault in Balata Refugee Camp
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed three young Palestinian men during a large-scale assault on the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
UPDATED | In Statement to Palestine Chronicle, Spotify Explains Why Mohammed Assaf’s Popular Song was Removed
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a statement sent to the Palestine Chronicle, a PR agency representing Spotify MENA, claimed that the reason behind the removal of a popular song by famous Palestinian artist, Mohammed […]
Spotify, Apple Music Delete Mohammad Assaf’s Song ‘Ana Dammi Falastini’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Spotify and Apple Music decided to remove the song ‘Ana Dammi Falastini’ (My Blood is Palestinian) by Palestinian artist Mohammed Assaf, citing allegations of antisemitism, Roya News reported on Sunday. […]
Israel’s Far-Right Minister Ben-Gvir Storms Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound early on Sunday, The New Arab reported, citing a source from the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem. Ben-Gvir was accompanied by 30 members of the […]
Iraqi Team Withdraws from World Fencing Championship over Israel’s Participation
The Iraqi national fencing team withdrew on Friday from the World Fencing Championship in Istanbul, Turkiye, after finding out they would be competing against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “The Iraqi national […]
IN PHOTOS: Flags and Rubble in Deir Al-Balah
By Palestine Chronicle Staff It is typical of Gaza to be defiant. This defiance is not always communicated as a message to Israel, which launched a war on Gaza, on May 9, that killed […]
‘Avenging the Free’: Thousands of Palestinians Rally in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Soon after Palestinians buried their dead, 33 to be exact, following the 5-day Israeli war on Gaza, they held a parade to emphasize that nothing has changed, and that their […]
Palestinian Teenager Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces near Jenin
A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager was shot and injured on Saturday by Israeli occupation soldiers at the Barta’a military checkpoint, near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The […]
US Lawmakers Call for Justice for Slain Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Several members of the US Congress gathered outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to call for accountability for the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Anadolu news agency reported. According to […]
Jewish Settler Shoots, Injures Palestinian Farmer near Nablus
A Palestinian farmer was shot and injured by an Israeli settler while grazing his sheep on Saturday in the village of Madama, near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghassan Daghlas, a local […]
‘Palestine Must Be Obliterated’: ‘Times of Israel’ Publishes, Deletes Article Calling for Genocide
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An article appeared in the popular Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel on Thursday, openly calling for the genocide of the Palestinian people. Though the piece seems to have been […]
‘Manchester United vs. Real Madrid’ Brings Joy to War-Stricken Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Despite a bloody Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which lasted for five days, Palestinians in the besieged region tried to reclaim an element of normalcy following the declared ceasefire […]
Unanswered Questions after ‘Balfour Project’ Cancels Event with Ghada Karmi and Lowkey
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A webinar hosting renowned Palestinian author and intellectual Ghada Karmi and famed British-Iraqi musician and broadcaster, Lowkey, was canceled on May 10 by the UK-based charity The Balfour Project. Karmi […]
PA President Abbas Urges Arab Countries to Submit Pleadings to ICC
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged Arab leaders on Friday to submit written pleadings to the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the legality of the apartheid regime established by Israel, […]
Israel Advances Legislation Imposing One-Year Detention for Public Display of Palestinian Flag
The Israeli parliament, Knesset, advanced a bill at a preliminary reading on Wednesday that would ban flying the Palestinian flag during protests, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the bill – sponsored […]
Israeli Storming of Al-Aqsa, Provocative ‘Flag March’ Spark Condemnation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tensions rose in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Thursday when tens of thousands of Jewish settlers marched to Jerusalem’s Old City in the provocative ‘Flag march’. Shop owners […]
BREAKING: Israeli Minister Threatens to Assassinate Top Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar
Far-right Israeli minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water, Yisrael Katz, threatened to assassinate top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, at the provocative ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem, The New Arab reported. Katz took part in the […]
