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Musicians, Artists Withdraw from Berlin Music Festival over Israeli Partnership
Several American, English, and French singers have pulled out of Berlin’s Pop Kultur Festival due to the event’s partnership with the city’s Cultural Department of the Embassy of Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. French […]

Roger Waters Pays Tribute to Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during Concert
The legendary star of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, recently paid a tribute to slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a concert in New York. The 78-year-old songwriter and composer displayed Abu Akleh’s name across […]

Without Palestine, There is No Arab Unity: Why Normalization with Israel Will Fail
By Ramzy Baroud It seemed all but a done deal: Israel is finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine is becoming a marginal issue that no longer defines Israel’s relations […]

Arab League Pledges to Boycott Israel to End Occupation, Salvage Two-State Solution
The Arab League on Monday pledged to boycott Israel as a means to press Israel to end the occupation and salvage the two-state solution, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The final communiqué of […]

Egypt and Israel Fencing Match Sparks Outrage (VIDEO)
A fencing match between Egypt and Israel in a qualifying match for the World Championships in Cairo over the weekend sparked outrage online, with activists saying the Egyptian athlete should have boycotted the bout, The […]

Ben & Jerry’s Sues Parent Unilever to Freeze Sale of Israeli Business
Ben & Jerry’s sued its parent Unilever Plc on Tuesday, to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent with its values to sell its ice cream in […]

Pro-Palestine Organizations Urge British Prime Minister to Scrap Anti-BDS Bill
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of UK-based anti-apartheid organizations, led by Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA), have submitted a petition to Downing Street urging the British Prime Minister to scrap the anti-BDS Bill and […]

Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo This is, according to the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci, the ‘interregnum’- the rare and seismic moment in history when great transitions occur, when empires collapse and others rise, and […]

Connecting the Dots: The Liberationist Ethos of the Mapping Project
By Omar Zahzah Many of us can recall some of the most famous sayings of the revolutionary Palestinian intellectual Ghassan Kanafani, but current events are also providing each one of us dedicated to Palestinian liberation […]

US Civil Liberties Union Takes BDS Freedom to Court
A civil liberties advocacy group announced plans to head to the US Supreme Court after a state appeals court ruled this week that boycotts – historically safeguarded under the First Amendment to the US Constitution’s […]

Will Defiance Of Press Code by Jewish Report Have Zero Consequences?
By Iqbal Jassat Has the South African Jewish Report failed to recognize that its messy reaction to the finding against it by the Press Council of South Africa has turned into a public relations nightmare? […]

International Filmmakers Call out Doc Edge for ‘Art-Washing’ Israel’s Racism, Apartheid
International filmmakers have called out the Documentary Edge Festival for its “art-washing” of Israeli racism and apartheid against Palestinians. In a letter signed by a number of filmmakers such as Cole Yeoman, Gabriel Shipton, David […]

In Photos: BDS’ Israeli Apartheid Week in Gaza Emphasizes Cultural Resistance
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement’s branch of the Gaza Strip organized a festival on June 16, to mark the Israeli Apartheid Week. Several cultural activities, including Dabke dances […]

WATCH: Full Palestine Chronicle Interview with Professor Noam Chomsky
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestine Chronicle editors Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo hosted a special guest on Thursday, June 16, IMT Professor and world-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky. The wide-ranging interview examined numerous topics. Though […]

The Song of BDS: In Memory of Samah Idriss (VIDEO)
By Haidar Eid It’s been a year since Israel’s brutal aerial bombardment of Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, were killed by Israel’s war machine. At the time, the […]

US Rock Band, Big Thief, Cancels Appearances in Israel
Big Thief, an American indie rock band, has pulled out of two upcoming live shows in Israel over its “illegal occupation” and “systematic oppression of the Palestinian people,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Palestinians Urge Al Jazeera to Boycott Israelis after Abu Akleh’s Murder
Hundreds of Palestinians, including journalists and intellectuals, have signed a petition calling on Al Jazeera to stop hosting Israeli officials on the channel after veteran correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli troops, The […]

Germany’s Position on Palestine: Twice on the Wrong Side of History?
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle There is no doubt that Nazi Germany was on the wrong side of history, and it took an enormous amount of international effort to bring Germany over […]

McGill University Administration Amps up Anti-Palestinian Campaign
By Yves Engler The McGill administration and Israel lobby have waged a multiyear campaign against student democracy and Palestinian solidarity and recently threatened the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) financial arrangement after students voted […]

Pro-Palestine Activists Oppose UK Government’s Anti-Boycott Legislation
Pro-Palestine solidarity organizations voiced opposition on Tuesday to a UK legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Some European organizations expressed opposition […]

Harvard University Student Newspaper ‘Proudly Endorses’ BDS Movement
Harvard University’s student-run daily newspaper has announced its support for and endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Israeli occupation, making it one of the most significant steps by an American […]

The Zionist North: Trapped in an Anti-Palestinian Riding in Toronto
By Paul Salvatori There was a story recently in Canadian news. In it Palestinian-Canadian professor, Samer Abdelnour, remarked: “It’s tiring. I feel like growing up in Toronto, the narrative has been so hostile against Palestinians. […]

UK Civil Society Organizations Urge Government to Block Anti-Boycott Legislation
A coalition of UK Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) urged the government on Thursday to halt legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

‘A Heroic Stance’: Young Jordanian Athlete Refuses to Face Israeli Opponent at World Fencing Championship
Jordanian fencing player Iyas Al-Zumur refused to face an Israeli opponent on Saturday, at the Junior and Cadet group of the World Fencing Championships in Dubai, Arab media reported. Etharrak, a Jordanian activist group that […]

‘A Slap in the Face of Normalization’: A Kuwaiti Fencer Refuses to Spar with Israeli Opponent
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Kuwaiti athlete, Mohamed al-Fadli, refused to participate in the World Fencing Championships, which is currently taking place in Dubai, to avoid sparring with an Israeli athlete, Al Jazeera Arabic […]

Israeli Dates: the Bitter Reality to a Sweet Treat
By Hafsa Habehh The date is a sweet, nourishing treat. Who would think that this cultural and religious favorite would be a factor of exploitation, oppression, and occupation? Dates are a staple in a majority of […]

Thousand of Middle East Studies Scholars Endorse BDS Resolution
Thousands of academics who are members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) have voted to endorse a boycott of Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. The resolution “endorses the Palestinian call for solidarity in […]

BDS Victory: Australia’s Future Fund Excludes Israeli Elbit Systems from Future Investments
Joining the growing list of international funds divesting from companies complicit with Israeli apartheid, Australia’s Future Fund has excluded investments in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest private arms company, A press release by the Boycott, Divestment […]

Georgetown University Students Block Funding for a Trip to Israel
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has commended Georgetown University students who successfully prevented $30,000 in student funding from being used for a propaganda trip to Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported […]

Conservative UK Minister Calls for BDS Ban
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, senior Conservative Party minister Michael Gove said that the only way of combating antisemitism is to “stand against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign,” the Middle […]