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NGOs Sue Dutch Government – Call for Suspension of Arms and Cutting Ties
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The Netherlands has an obligation to take all reasonable steps within its power to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure Israel complies with international humanitarian law in the OPT […]

‘Smear Tactics’ – Italian Paper to Pay Damages for Labeling Palestine Rights Activist a ‘Terrorist’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This legal battle exposes the various tactics used by Israel to smear human rights defenders and is a testament to our collective will and efforts to challenge the suppression of […]

Rejecting NATO’s Peace Prize: Palestinian NGOs are True Nobel Laureates
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle One person and two organizations received the Nobel Peace Prize this year. I respect all of them. Like so many others, I cannot feel but admiration for […]

National Lawyers Guild Urges US to Condemn Israel’s Raids on Palestinian NGOs
The National Lawyers Guild (NGL) condemned the Israeli raids on seven Palestinian human rights organizations, and demanded that, at minimum, Israel allow them to resume their operations, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In […]

Rasdhida Tlaib: Israel’s Closure of Palestinian NGOs is ‘Ridiculous, Unjustified Attack’
US Congressman Rashida Tlaib has slammed Israel’s closure of six Palestinian human rights organizations in the occupied West Bank, describing it as a “ridiculous, unjustified attack”. “These acts are a direct result of the [US […]

Al-Haq Director Defies Israeli Interrogation Order amid Israel’s Crackdown on Rights Groups
Palestinian rights campaigner Shawan Jabari said that Israel tried to summon him for questioning on Sunday, as it pressed ahead with a crackdown on Palestinian rights groups based in the occupied West Bank, The New […]

Amnesty International: Repression of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Must End
Amnesty International called on Thursday for an end to the repression of Palestinian civil society organizations at the hands of Israeli occupation authorities. After Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations […]

Israeli Occupation Army Raids Palestinian NGOs in West Bank, Orders Them to Shut Down
In the early hours of Thursday, Israeli occupation forces raided the headquarters of seven leading Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations in the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh and ordered the […]

My Fortnight as a ‘Terrorist’ in Israel
By Shireen Faisal A week after I flew out of Palestine, Gaza is under attack. By Sunday evening, 44 deaths were reported by Palestinian health authorities, 15 of which were children. More than 300 Palestinians […]

EU Dismisses ‘Terrorism’ Smear, Resumes Funding for Two Palestinian NGOs
The European Union (EU) has resumed funding to two prominent Palestinian human rights groups, more than a year after suspending support for six Palestinian organizations labeled terrorists by Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. Indicating […]

Palestinian Human Rights Activists Blocked from Attending UN Civil Society Forum
The US and Israel have blocked leading Palestinian human rights activists from attending the UN Civil Society Forum in Mexico City, Quds Press reported on Wednesday. The Director of Addameer for Human Rights, Sahar Francis, […]

Rights Groups Urge EU to Adopt Consistent Approach toward Palestinian Human Rights
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), along with partners in Europe and Palestine, including Al-Haq, wrote to key European Union (EU) institutions and Member States and the United Kingdom (UK), urging them to […]

From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel’s ‘Security’ Experiment in Palestine Became Global
By Ramzy Baroud The revelation, a few years ago, that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting mass surveillance on millions of Americans has reignited the conversation on governments’ misconduct and their […]

Report: Palestinian Activists, Officials Hacked by Israeli NSO Spyware
The phones of six Palestinian human rights activists and officials were hacked using spyware from the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to a report disclosed on Monday by security researchers. Irish-based non-profit Frontline Defenders […]

Intl. Law Expert Albanese Speaks to the Palestine Chronicle on the Banning of Six Palestinian NGOs
By Romana Rubeo Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on October 21 has de facto outlawed six prominent Palestinian human rights groups, by declaring them to be ‘terrorist organizations’, “secretly linked” to the Popular Front […]

Germany ‘Concerned’ over Israel’s Decision to List Palestinian NGOs as ‘Terror Organizations’
Germany is “very concerned” over Israel’s decision to list six Palestinian civil society groups as terror organizations, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. “We have, of course, taken note of the […]

UN Rights Commissioner: Israel’s Designation is Unjustified Attack on Palestinian Civil Society
Israel’s decision to designate six Palestinian civil society organizations as ‘terrorist organizations’ is an attack on human rights defenders, on freedoms of association, opinion, and expression, and on the right to public participation, and should […]

US Congressman Carson Decries Israel’s Decision to Outlaw Palestinian Rights Groups
US Congressman André Carson has condemned Israel’s designation of six Palestinian rights groups as ‘terror organizations’, saying it will harm countless people who depend on these organizations for lifesaving support, the official Palestinian news agency […]

Al-Haq Calls on International Action against Israeli Decision to Outlaw Palestinian Rights Groups
The Ramallah-based human rights group, Al-Haq, strongly rejected on Saturday the decision by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz to designate Al-Haq and five fellow Palestinian civil society organizations as “terror organizations.” Al-Haq called for international […]

Including Addameer and Al-Haq: Israel Outlaws Six Major Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
By Hebh Jamal Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared on Friday six Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations, claiming they are “secretly linked” to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) […]