Against all odds, The Palestine Chronicle amplifies Palestinian voices and reports the truth about Gaza. But we can't do it without you. Your support sustains our powerful, independent model of journalism.
democracy

When Democracy is Commodified: On the US Summit for Democracy and Other Ruses
By Jim Miles The US Summit for Democracy has come and gone without too much fuss. It was a strange little show with the leader of the so called ‘free world’ – being those “democratic” […]

Conservative MP Says UK Will Outlaw BDS ‘in Following Months’ (VIDEO)
UK lawmaker Robert Jenrick said that legislation would be passed to outlaw Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Israeli media reported. The comments were made at the Leadership Dialogue Institute (LDI), described on its website as a […]

Euro-Med, Reporters Without Borders Condemn Israeli Travel Bans on Palestinian Journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) condemned Israeli travel bans on Palestinian journalists and called for an immediate end to the Israeli travel bans that prevent dozens of Palestinian […]

Palestinian-Owned Company Challenges Texas Anti-BDS Law
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian-owned company filed a lawsuit to challenge a law preventing the state of Texas from doing business with contractors that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against […]

Israeli Woman Arrested Three Times for Refusing to Join Israeli Army
Israeli citizen Shahar Perets has served her third term in jail for refusing to join the Israeli military, the BBC reported. In an email sent out to supporters of refuser network Mesarvot between jail sentences, […]

Israeli Government Approves Bill Allowing Police to Search Homes without Warrant
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli government on Sunday approved Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal to allow Israeli police to search homes of violent crime suspects without a prior court order, Israeli media reported. […]

PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism
The Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended monthly payments to three Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political groups to silence their criticisms, the groups disclosed in a joint statement on Sunday. The Popular Front […]

Haugen isn’t Really a ‘Facebook Whistleblower’ – and It’s Dangerous to Imagine She is
By Jonathan Cook The enthusiasm with which much of the media and political establishment have characterized Frances Haugen as a “Facebook whistleblower” requires that we pause to consider what exactly we think the term “whistleblower” […]

CIA Plan to Poison Assange wasn’t Needed, US Found ‘Lawful’ Way to Disappear Him
By Jonathan Cook A Yahoo News’ investigation reveals that, through much of 2017, the CIA weighed up whether to use wholly extrajudicial means to deal with the supposed threat posed by Julian Assange and his […]

Report: PA Forces Arrest Key Witness in Nizar Banat Case
The Palestinian Authority security services arrested on Monday the key witness in the Nizar Banat murder case, the Middle East Monitor has revealed. Banat, a harsh critic of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, was killed by […]

PA to Charge 14 Officers Involved in Banat’s Death
The Palestinian military prosecution has indicted all 14 officers from the Preventative Security Service in Hebron (Al-Khalil) for allegedly beating opposition figure Nizar Banat to death in late June. Banat, a well-known critic of the […]

PA Court Sentences Nizar Banat’s Brother to Two Years in Prison
The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s Corruption Crimes Court sentenced Ghassan Banat, brother of murdered activist Nizar Banat, to two years in prison in absentia after accusing him of corruption, ordering him to repay 6,900 shekels ($2,143), […]

PA Arrests Civil Rights Advocates in Ramallah
The Palestinian Authority’s security forces have been arresting civil rights activists in Ramallah for the third consecutive day, Lawyers for Justice announced yesterday. “Among those arrested were the freed prisoner, Muhammed Allan, Ibrahim Abu Al-Ezz, […]

Craig Murray’s Jailing is the Latest Move to Snuff out Independent Journalism
By Jonathan Cook Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over […]

From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Book Review
By Jim Miles (From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia. Michael McFaul. Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2018/2019) “From Cold War to Hot Peace” is a difficult book to discuss. […]

Embattled Abbas Seeks Erdogan’s Help to End Criticism of Palestinian Authority
During a meeting in Istanbul held on Sunday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas asked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop Hamas’s incitement against the PA. Both leaders discussed the latest developments in the […]

The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered?
By Ramzy Baroud “The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered”. This assertion has been oft-repeated recently, especially after the torture to death on June 24 of a popular Palestinian activist, Nizar Banat, 42, at the […]

PA Releases Palestinian Journalist Alaa Al-Rimawi after 3 Days of Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Public Prosecution today released journalist Alaa Al-Rimawi after detaining him for three days. Al-Rimawi’s lawyer, Gandhi Al-Rubei, said that the Public Prosecution “closed Al-Rimawi’s file, and he will not be tried.” Al-Rimawi runs the […]

Goliath: The 100-year War between Monopoly Power and Democracy – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Goliath: The 100-year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy. Matt Stoler. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2019.) Economic history is not a truly scintillating read. However, to understand how our society is […]

PA Detains 21 Palestinian Activists in Ramallah
Palestinian Authority (PA)’s security services yesterday detained 21 Palestinian protesters who arrived in Al-Manara Square to protest against the murder of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat. Eyewitnesses said that 21 activists were detained as soon as […]

PA Security Forces Arrest Lawyer, Activists amid Nizar Banat Protests
Palestinian police arrested a lawyer and three activists Sunday morning in the West Bank amid ongoing protests against the Palestinian Authority over the death of activist Nizar Banat. Muhannad Karajah, the head of the Lawyers […]

Nizar Banat’s Family Seeks International Probe
The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who was murdered by the PA last week, has called for a local-international investigative mission to look into what led to his death, Arab48 reported yesterday. WATCH: Anti-PA […]

200 Facebook Employees Slam Suppression of Pro-Palestine Content
Nearly 200 Facebook employees have signed an open letter calling for the company’s leadership to address concerns that pro-Palestine voices are being suppressed by the social media giant. The letter follows Israel’s latest aggression on […]

Report: Netanyahu Attempted to Block Social Media during Attack on Gaza
The Israeli prime minister attempted to shut down social media after Israeli-national Palestinians held protests against Israel’s attacks on East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip under blockade, a report said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. According to […]

Hamas Slams ‘Coup’ as Abbas Delays Palestinian Elections
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced last night that the first Palestinian national election in 15 years has been postponed until Israel allows the vote to take place in Jerusalem. The election was due to […]

Report: PA President Abbas to Announce Cancellation of Elections
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to announce the cancellation of the Palestinian elections under the pretext of Israel’s refusal to allow Jerusalemites to cast their votes, various local and Israeli sources have reported. […]

Palestinian Professor Says He was Denied Job because of His Views on Israel
A Palestinian professor said that he was denied a job because of his views on Israel and has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Illinois Congresswoman Marie Newman. Iymen Chehade is a Professor of […]

NDP Motion Delivers Victory for Palestinian Rights, Grassroots Democracy in Canada
By Yves Engler On Saturday New Democratic Party members delivered a victory for Palestinian rights and a blow to the Israel lobby in Canada. Over 80% of convention delegates voted for a resolution calling for […]

Drugs, Surveillance and the ‘War on Terror: Will Drones Really Protect Us?
By Maya Evans I’m seated in the police Zoom briefing with other council representatives for my small seaside town in England. Our Chief Inspector is telling us about the crisis we have with soaring heroin […]

‘Jerusalem Declaration’ Insists BDS is Not Anti-Semitic, in Disagreement with IHRA Definition
In the latest opposition to the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, favored by staunch advocates of the state of Israel, a group of over 200 academics and experts have created a […]