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‘Kamala IS Brat’ – How Charli XCX Helped ‘Bratwash’ the Democratic Party’s Failures in the Middle East
By Karan Singh During a time when her influence has a broader reach than ever before, the British singer has chosen to look the other way as templates of her creativity helped absolve the Democratic […]

Democracy for Some at DNC – 74 Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested
As pro-Palestinian delegates were denied the opportunity to speak at the DNC, Ilhan Omar slammed the US administration for supporting a ceasefire while continuing to provide weapons to Israel. The four-day-long national convention of the […]

Almost Half of Democrats Disapprove of Biden’s Handling of Gaza Crisis
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Results of a new poll show a divide within the Democratic Party as to how President Joe Biden is handling Israel’s war on Gaza. The poll conducted by The Associated […]

New Poll Reveals ‘Dramatic Drop’ in Arab-American Support for Biden over Gaza War
A new poll published on Tuesday by the Arab-American Institute revealed that only 17% of Arab-American voters plan to vote for Joe Biden in 2024, with a decline of 42% from the 59% of Arab-American […]

Whatsapp Inventor Makes Record-Breaking Donation to AIPAC to Defeat Pro-Palestine Candidates
The founder of WhatsApp, Ukrainian-born Jewish inventor, Jan Koum, made a record $2 million donation to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) campaign in the Democratic primaries last month, Israeli media reported. Details uncovered […]

Biden Defends Tel Aviv against Fellow Democrats: Israel is Not Apartheid State
US President Joe Biden has disputed charges that Israel is an “apartheid” nation, instead calling it a “democracy” and a “friend” while touting billions in additional military support. Speaking to Israel’s N12 News just before […]

Despite Opposition, US House Approves $1 Billion for Israel’s Iron Dome (VIDEO)
US lawmakers green-lit $1 billion on Thursday to resupply Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, two days after objections from the most liberal Democrats forced leaders to remove it from a broader spending bill, Reuters […]

Trump May Be on Trial, but the System that Produced Him Will Be Acquitted
By Jonathan Cook It is a fitting end to four years of Donald Trump in the White House. On one side, Trump’s endless stoking of political grievances – and claims that November’s presidential election was […]

Twitter’s Ban on Trump Will Deepen the US Tribal Divide
By Jonathan Cook Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is […]

Expansion and Mass Eviction: Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office
By Ramzy Baroud In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand illegal Jewish settlements in Israel. “These days are […]

US Elects Palestinian Woman to Colorado State Legislature
Democratic party candidate Iman Jodeh has been selected as the congresswoman for the Colorado House of Representatives beating Republican candidate Robert Andrews in the polls yesterday. Commenting on the news on Twitter, Jodeh wrote: “We […]

Inside Joe Biden’s ‘House Divided’: Who Really Owns the House
By Benay Blend On October 6, presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered a call to heal a “divided country,” thereby hoping to transcend party lines and perhaps garner a few more moderate Republican votes. By speaking […]

How Do Democrats and Republicans Differ on Palestine and Israel?
By Ramzy Baroud The polarized nature of American politics often makes it difficult to address fundamental differences between the country’s two main political rivals, Republicans and Democrats. As each side is intent on discrediting […]

Kamala Harris Pledges not to Condition US Aid to Israel on Human Rights
US Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, has eased the concerns of pro-Israel Jewish donors to her party, by pledging not to condition aid to Israel on its human rights record if […]

Democratic National Convention: Gaslighting, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Chicanery
By Benay Blend This year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) is indeed a “convention like no other,” as it is being billed by CNN. Instead of reaching out to the party’s progressive base, reports Ryan Bort, […]

Biden / Harris 2020: The Values That Unite the US and Israel
By Benay Blend Joe Biden declares that what links the United States and Israel goes beyond the exchange of weapons. It is instead the much more ephemeral notion of a “shared soul that unites our […]

‘I Stand with Israel’: Kamala Harris in Her Own Words (FULL SPEECH)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden selected former rival Kamala Harris on Tuesday as his running mate for the November 3 election. Harris is the first woman of color to […]

Biden Picks Pro-Israel Kamala Harris as Running Mate
Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden selected former rival Kamala Harris on Tuesday as his running mate for the November 3 election. Harris is the first woman of color to be nominated for the position […]

Biden Orders to Remove References to Israeli Occupation in Campaign Program
US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has ordered the removal of any reference to the Israeli occupation in his campaign program just days before it was released on July 15, Foreign Policy revealed on Thursday. […]

Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Wins Michigan Democratic Primary
US Representative Rashida Tlaib on Wednesday emerged victorious from the Democratic primary election in her home state of Michigan, continuing her political career as the first Palestinian American US congresswoman. Tlaib, a member of the […]

Pro-BDS, BLM Activist Cori Bush Defeats Pro-Israel Candidate in US Democratic Primary
Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist and supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), caused a historical upset yesterday in the US primary elections. The 44-year-old nurse, who was once homeless, ousted a […]

New DNC Platform Opposes Annexation, BDS, Fails to Mention ‘Occupation’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States Democratic party released a draft of its 2020 platform on Wednesday, in which it refrained from mentioning the Israeli occupation by name. The 80-page document serves as […]

Good News from Washington: AIPAC, Israel Losing to Progressive Democrats
By Ramzy Baroud While the US administration of President Donald Trump remains adamant in its support for Israel, the traditional democratic leadership continues to employ underhanded language, the kind of ‘strategic ambiguity’ that offers […]

Anti-Occupation Candidate Wins New York Democratic Primaries against Pro-Israel Congressman
Pro-Israel Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel was beaten out of his position as a New York congressional candidate for the 2020 US general election in the Democratic primaries by progressive Jamaal Bowman. Incumbent Engel, 73, held […]

How ‘Bernie Bros’ Were Invented, then Smeared as Sexist, Racist and UnAmerican as Borscht
By Jonathan Cook The Democratic presidential nomination race is a fascinating case study in how power works – not least, because the Democratic party leaders are visibly contriving to impose one candidate, Joe Biden, as […]

On Dignity, Respect and Being ‘Pro-Israel’: What Sanders Actually Said about Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders, who has just won the Nevada Democratic primary and is projected to maintain his strong showing in the coming weeks, has adopted a […]