By Fawzi Mahmoud Hundreds of Palestinian women participated in a rally in besieged Gaza to protest Israel’s plan to annex nearly 30% of the occupied West Bank. The rally on Thursday, July 9, organized by […]
By Ramona Wadi From seemingly defiant rhetoric to the expected capitulation, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has offered nothing in terms of a unified Palestinian stance against US President Donald Trump’s deal of the century. […]
By Ramzy Baroud Wednesday, July 1, was meant to be the day on which the Israeli government officially annexed 30% of the occupied Palestinian West Bank and the Jordan Valley. This date, however, came […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated once more his willingness to renew negotiations with Israel, during a phone call with Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel. Abbas had already alluded to his […]
By Benay Blend In October 2005, The Forward reported that Directors of Israel’s three most influential ministries met to decide how to enhance the country’s image abroad by moving the focus away from religion as […]
Israel is planning to build more than 160 new illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank, as it prepares to annex a third of the Palestinian territories. According to the Committee Against the Wall […]
Unilateral annexation of occupied territory is illegal under international law. But this is exactly what Israel intends to do when it comes to the West Bank. In this edition, Peter Lavelle discusses why Israel is […]
The former Speaker of Knesset (Israeli parliament), Abraham Borg, said US President Donald Trump has halted the Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. In an interview with Italian daily “Il […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In two separate statements, top Russian and Turkish officials declared their countries’ support for unity between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions. On Friday, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed […]
By Ramona Wadi British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s op-ed for YNet news reflects all that is wrong with speaking out against annexation “as Israel’s friend”. Israel has diplomatic allegiances and acquaintances; “friendship” is the euphemism used to […]
The German parliament passed a resolution yesterday urging the government in Berlin to use its close ties with Israel to prevent Tel Aviv from annexing large swaths of the occupied West Bank. The non-binding motion was brought […]
Hamas and Fatah have agreed to unite to confront Israel’s planned annexation of the occupied West Bank, they said in a statement yesterday. Saleh al–Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and Major General Jibril Rajoub, secretary of Fatah‘s Central Committee (FCC), […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In an unusual move, the Vatican summoned both American and Israeli envoys to express the Holy See’s concern about Israel’s plans to extend its sovereignty to large swathes of the […]
By Ramona Wadi According to Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, 1 July is not “a sacred date” to implement the proposed annexation of more Palestinian land. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minimized the role played […]
A team of US officials has left Israel without coming to an agreement on when the planned annexation of the occupied West Bank will take place, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday. Headed by US Special Representative for […]
In an article published in the Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, British PM Boris Johnson called on Israel not to proceed with its illegal plan to annex large swaths of the West Bank. […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians on Wednesday rallied in the besieged Gaza Strip in protest of an Israeli government’s plan to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank. The protesters were […]
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas along with all the other Palestinian factions “are united” against planned Israeli annexation of large parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Hamas spokesman Hazim Qasim said yesterday. Qasim said […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that the proposed annexation of occupied West Bank land was unlikely on Wednesday, the self-imposed deadline set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In Strongly-Worded Letter, #OcasioCortez, Other #Democrats Lobby […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Tuesday, several members of the US Congress signed and promoted a letter calling for the US to limit military aid to Israel if Tel Aviv goes ahead with the […]
The Palestinian Authority is reportedly ready to renew long-stalled peace talks with Israel and to agree to “minor” territorial concessions, according to a counter-proposal to a contentious US plan. A Palestinian Authority text sent to […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, Benny Gantz, signaled his opposition on Monday to advance the plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians want to establish a state. However, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce Israel’s annexation of nearly 30 percent of the total size of the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. The move is considered a […]
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo In the past, there have been many attempts at holding accused Israeli war criminals accountable. Particularly memorable is the case of the late Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, (known, […]
Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal”, the UN’s human rights chief said on Monday, warning that the consequences could be “disastrous”. Just days before Israel intends to kick-start […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has allegedly refused to accept a telephone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Israel’s annexation plan, Israeli General Radio reported on Sunday. According to Al Quds Al Araby, the […]
As a step in the efforts to confront Israeli threats to annex Palestinian territories, a coalition of Palestinian bodies and organizations have issued an “Appeal from Palestine to the Peoples and States of the World” […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has called on alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz to end the occupation of Palestinian lands and halt the annexation of the occupied West Bank before demanding negotiations, Anadolu Agency reports. “Gantz must think […]
The Belgian parliament on Friday passed a resolution urging the government to call on the European Union to impose sanctions against Israel if it proceeds with its plan to annex large swaths of the occupied West […]
By Ramona Wadi The main arguments against the impending Israeli annexation of land in the occupied West Bank are dominated by proponents of the Zionist colonial project. Of course, some Palestinians are speaking out against […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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