How Many Ambulances, How Many Stretchers: Stories from Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman How long does it take for Gaza patients to go back home from a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus? How many stretchers do they have to be dragged […]
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Dozens of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Complex in Jerusalem
Scores of Jewish settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, on Sunday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which […]
WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Stand by as Jewish Settlers Open Fire at Palestinian Homes in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli occupation forces stood by as illegal Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinian homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to a WAFA correspondent, […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Three Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Three Palestinians were shot and injured Wednesday night by live bullets, during an Israeli army raid in the Kufr Aqab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. At least three Palestinians […]
UN Calls on Israel to Stop Settlement Activities, Forced Evictions
Israel must immediately halt its settlement activities, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the peace process in the Middle East said on Tuesday. Tor Wennesland called on Israel “to cease the advancement of all settlement […]
Israeli Authorities Give Sheikh Jarrah Family Eviction Order
Israeli occupation authorities on Monday handed a Palestinian family an evict order, telling them to vacate their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mahmoud […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Arrest Three Children for Raising Palestinian Flag at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israeli forces detained three children from occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday for raising the Palestinian flag at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the children, who […]
No Country for Dead Palestinians: Six Encounters at the Qalandiya Checkpoint (PHOTOS)
By Tamar Fleishman While I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, six ambulances arrived in a single hour, one after the other. The first to arrive was the last to leave. It carried the […]
US Holds off on Reopening Consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem
The United States has backtracked on its pledge to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to reopen its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, the Times of Israel revealed on Wednesday. US holding off on reopening Jerusalem consulate […]
20 Palestinians Displaced as Israel Forces Family to Demolish House in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Three Palestinian households of 20 members, in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, became homeless on Saturday after they were forced by the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem to demolish the building where they live, the […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Detain 30 Palestinians in West Bank Raids
Israeli forces detained 30 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank early Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local and security sources told WAFA that Israeli police rounded up six Palestinians, including […]
WATCH: Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah Under Siege after Alleged Stabbing Attack
Israeli forces cordoned off the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem Wednesday morning, following the stabbing of an Israeli Jewish settler in the area, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos | […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Jerusalem
A Palestinian young man was killed on Saturday evening when Israeli police officers opened fire on him at point-blank range in the vicinity of the Damascus Gate plaza in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news […]
Jewish Settlers Carry out Provocative Rally in Jerusalem’s Old City (VIDEO)
Jewish settlers carried out a provocative rally in al-Wad Street, in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday night, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli police deployed their troops in the Old […]
‘I Don’t Care Whom I Offend’: Mohammed El-Kurd Tells UN on Palestine Day (VIDEO)
Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed El-Kurd delivered a speech at the UN on Monday, blasting the “Israeli settler-colonial regime” for its occupation of Jerusalem, The New Arab reported. “Thank you for these groundbreaking speeches,” came […]
Israel Plans to Build 9,000 Settlement Units near Jerusalem Airport
Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality advanced plans to build 9,000 settlement units on the site of the Kalandiya Airport in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Israeli media revealed on Wednesday. The proposal is now set to be […]
South African Settler Who Served in Israeli Army Killed in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian was killed on Sunday in occupied East Jerusalem, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Anadolu Agency reported. Israeli police claimed in a statement that four Israelis, including two settlers, […]
WATCH: Dozens of Palestinians Injured as Israeli Forces Raid East Jerusalem Neighborhood
Israeli police Thursday night conducted a massive raid in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, resulting in dozens of injuries, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local and medical sources told WAFA that scores […]
WATCH: Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound under Israeli Forces Protection
Dozens of Israeli settlers, escorted by Israeli forces, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, at least 85 […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Storm Dome of the Rock at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli occupation forces stormed the Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, in an attempt to prevent maintenance work, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Local sources said that Israeli police officers tried to […]
UN Experts: Israeli Settlement Expansion is ‘Flagrant Violation’ of International Law
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UN human rights experts strongly condemned on Wednesday a recent Israeli government’s announcement regarding its intention to build new housing units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, in […]
Words without Action: The West’s Role in Israel’s Illegal Settlement Expansion
By Ramzy Baroud The international uproar in response to Israel’s approval of a massive expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian West Bank may give the impression that such a reaction […]
Israeli High Court Rules to Evict Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah to Build ‘Public’ Park
Palestinians are to be evicted from their property after the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday to expropriate land for what it calls public needs, Israeli media reported. The judgment authorized the takeover […]
Saudi Foreign Minister: Palestinian State is Precondition for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud said in an interview with the Al-Hadath news channel on Sunday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the Kingdom’s precondition for the normalisation of […]
‘The Worst Time for Us’: A Regular Encounter at Jerusalem’s Moughrabi Gate (PHOTOS)
By Tamar Fleishman Throughout the years, I have often visited the Old City of Jerusalem, and I have never seen such a large number of armed Israeli soldiers there. They stand at every street corner, […]
EU Will Not Recognize New Jewish Settlements in Jerusalem
The EU on Friday reiterated its call for Israel to halt its plans to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, warning that any new changes to the pre-1967 borders that are not agreed upon […]
US Official: Israel’s Consent is Needed to Re-open East Jerusalem Consulate
A US official in the State Department said yesterday that Washington would need Israel’s approval before re-opening the consulate in occupied East Jerusalem for Palestinians. Brian McKeon, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and […]
Japan Condemns Israel’s Plan to Build Thousands of New Settlement Units
Japan on Thursday condemned Israel’s plan to build thousands of new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Japanese government decried Israel’s recent decision […]
Israel to Approve 3,000 New Settlement Units in West Bank, East Jerusalem
Israel is set to advance the construction of more than 3,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, Israeli media reported. The weekly schedule published by the Civil Administration’s planning committee showed […]
PA Urges UN to Monitor Jewish Settler Attacks
The Palestinian Authority has called on the United Nations to send officials to monitor attacks by illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Monday. […]
