The economic repercussions of the coronavirus have led to an increase in the unemployment rate in the besieged Gaza Strip by 17 percent, with 82 percent of the population now out of work, the head […]
By Benay Blend In November 2018 Nick Estes of The Red Nation—Albuquerque invited friends to a pot-luck and teach-in that was to be an alternative to the “genocidal” holiday of Thanksgiving. Modeled on the National […]
The “worst financial crisis” ever faced by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees could lead to “disaster” in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the organization’s chief has warned. Founded in 1949, the United […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday condemned Israel for its violations of health rights in the Palestinian territories and in the occupied Golan Heights during the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives from dozens of countries, including Malaysia, […]
More than 130 Palestinian prisoners have contracted the coronavirus in Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said yesterday. The head of the society’s media department, Amani Sarahneh, told the Anadolu Agency that 13 Palestinian […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may delay the salaries of thousands of its employees for November due to the “current financial crisis”, the organization’s general […]
Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner, Kamal Abu Wa’ar, 46, died today in Israeli jails following a severe deterioration in his health due to medical negligence. Abu Wa’ar, from Jenin’s town of Qabatiya, suffered from throat cancer. He […]
Dr. Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee, passed away from COVID-19, the Palestinian Fatah movement announced. The veteran PLO official contracted coronavirus on October 8, his condition became critical ten […]
By Jim Miles One of the more pivotal years in modern history was 1979 and its geopolitical events. Until recently I had considered them to be the most important alignment of events influencing future actions. […]
The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) yesterday called on Israeli occupation authorities to take urgent action to stop the spread of COVID-19 among Palestinian prisoners. In a letter, Adalah urged the […]
Two days after the Israeli occupation forces demolished more than 70 structures, including residential, livelihood, and sanitation facilities, belonging to 11 Palestinian families with 41 children in Khirbet Hamsa al-Fawqa, in the northern Jordan Valley, […]
The number of Palestinian prisoners who contracted the novel coronavirus in Gilboa detention facility in northern Israel rose to 73, according to the Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs Commission. The commission said in a press release […]
Egypt will reopen the Rafah crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Sunday. “The terminal will be open in both directions for four days until Thursday,” the Hamas-run […]
The unemployment rate in the besieged Gaza Strip has hit 70 percent as a result of Israel’s ongoing siege of the enclave and the lockdowns which have resulted from coronavirus, the head of the Palestinian […]
By Fawzi Mahmoud Palestinian artists Wisam Abu al-Amrin and Rifqah Hijazi paint large murals on Gaza city walls to raise awareness of the importance of wearing the mask as a prevention tool against the COVID-19. […]
Japan has donated $4.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to reduce the impact of poverty under the current coronavirus pandemic. This new contribution will ensure the health […]
Longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is suffering from pneumonia after he contracted the novel COVID-19, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said today. Alkaila said in a press statement that the President’s Office, the government, […]
The PLO Negotiations Affairs Department announced today that the Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, was moved to a hospital in Israel. The department said Erekat, who last week tested positive for coronavirus, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dr. Hanan Ashrawi became the second member of the PLO’s Executive Committee to test positive for Coronavirus, the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA reported on Monday. Ashrawi, a renowned Palestinian […]
By Wafa Aludaini Gaza authorities began easing up COVID-19 restrictions Saturday, allowing Tawjihi students (final year of high school) to resume their studies, although under strict safety measures. Gaza’s Ministry of Education issued a statement […]
The Israeli army is recruiting former intelligence officers from the Shin Bet to spy on Palestinians living in Israel under the pretext of combating the coronavirus, Israel’s Walla news site revealed. The site quoted senior […]
By Fawzi Mahmoud Ikram al-Astal is an 80-year-old math teacher, who, despite old age, has stepped up to help students in Gaza City keep up with their studies, as the COVID-19 lockdown persisted in the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The month of September has been the harshest month in Palestine in terms of the spread of the COVID-19 disease according to the latest statistics released by the World Health […]
Arab citizens and ultra-Orthodox Jews are the cause of the outbreak of the coronavirus in Israel, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn said on Saturday. Avi Nissenkorn: Reason for coronavirus is something that started in the haredi […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the operational materials needed to run one of Gaza’s COVID-19 testing devices have run out. As a result, Gaza’s central laboratory is currently operating at half capacity, […]
The Israeli occupation authorities caused the destruction of 100,000 coronavirus testing swabs destined to the occupied Palestinian territories, Health Minister Mai Alkaila stated today. Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Alkaila confirmed that the Israeli occupation […]
By Ramzy Baroud & Wafa Aludaini The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following […]
Two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Ofer prison were tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). At least five Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for the virus that causes #Covid_19 recently, including a […]
Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week, and a UN aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make […]
Some 98 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Gaza Strip, a report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The report said that a total of 581 people have contracted the deadly virus […]
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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