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Denmark Disregards Human Rights Standards in Shameless Cahoots with Israel
By Sophia Wright Denmark was in the midst of receiving its last artillery systems. Strangely, as the order was about to be completed, Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen and Finance minister Nicolai Wammen decided to send […]

The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow
By Ramzy Baroud The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. […]

Algeria’s Official News Agency Says Website Faced Attacks from Israel, Morocco, Parts of Europe
Algeria’s official news agency said on Sunday that its website was subjected to cyberattacks originating in Israel, Morocco, and parts of Europe, the New Arab reported. The Algeria Press Service (APS) said editions of its […]

Spanish Socialists Visit Israel as Spain Plans to Acquire Israeli Missiles
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A large delegation of Spanish politicians, which included far-right but also socialist parties, has recently toured the facilities of several Israeli arms manufacturers, the Spanish Tortuga website reported on Tuesday. […]

Barcelona’s Struggle to Cut Ties with Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS)
By John McAulay It has been an unusually warm winter in Barcelona, with clear skies that have allowed a dazzling sun to push temperatures up, at times into the low twenties. But on Tuesday, January […]

From Gaza to Tunisia: Grief is All the Same
By Majd Salem “Our sons are being thrown into the sea and the fish are eating them.” I was lucky. After I finished high school in Gaza in 2016, I got a scholarship to college […]

‘When I Paint, I Feel Pleasure and Relief’: Challenges Faced by Young Artists in Gaza
By Shahd Safi – Gaza “When I paint, I feel pleasure and relief. Painting is how I cope with this exhausting reality,” says Walid Al Yaqoubi, one of many young people in Gaza who find […]

Roger Waters Fends Off ‘Antisemitism’ Smears in Germany Ahead of Live Shows
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pink Floyd rock legend Roger Waters has reaffirmed his commitment to perform in Germany next year as part of his This Is Not a Drill world tour in spite of […]

Israel is ‘Apartheid State’: Five Former EU Foreign Ministers Say in Open Letter
In an open letter, five former European ministers labelled Israel’s policies against Palestinians as “the crime of apartheid”, Anadolu News Agency reports. “We see no alternative but to acknowledge that Israel’s policies and practices against […]

BREAKING: Malaysian Authorities Arrest Mossad Agents, Free Kidnapped Palestinian in Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian authorities have reportedly liberated a Palestinian activist from Gaza who has been kidnapped and interrogated by Israeli Mossad agents in Kuala Lumpur, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Monday. The pan-Arab news network cited […]

The Road to Fascism: How the War in Ukraine is Changing Europe
By Ramzy Baroud As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, […]

German Court Rules in Favor of Palestinian Reporter Fired from DW
A German court ruled on Monday that German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle was not legally justified in firing Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa over antisemitism allegations, The New Arab reported. A judge ordered DW to return […]

In First, Parliament of Catalonia Says Israel is Committing Crime of Apartheid
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a historical vote on Thursday, the Parliament of Catalonia recognized that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people, the BDS movement reported on its website. […]

Israel Blocks Visit by European Parliamentary Delegation to Palestine
A planned visit by a European Parliament delegation to Palestine was canceled after Israel denied the delegation entry, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Manu Pineda, President of the Delegation for EU-Palestinian relations in […]

German Police Block Vigil to Commemorate Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
German police blocked a vigil meant to take place in Berlin on Friday to commemorate Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, The New Arab reported. Pro-Palestine Jewish organization […]

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 […]

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 […]

Germany Temporarily Bans Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations
Authorities in the German capital Berlin have banned all pro-Palestine protests until May 2, alleging that some protesters have made antisemitic remarks, German media reported. A protest in support of Palestinians was scheduled to take […]

Collective Punishment Must Be Called Out: In Palestine And In India
By Iqbal Jassat Finally, with a devastating war on its doorstep, Europe called out Russia for committing crimes of “collective punishment” – a term it studiously avoids using against Israel. For Europe, America and the […]

This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’
By Richard Falk There is no doubt that atrocities have been committed in Ukraine, seemingly yet not exclusively by Russian attacking forces, and in a perfect world, those who so acted would be held responsible. […]

From Korea to Libya: On the Future of Ukraine and NATO’s Neverending Wars
By Ramzy Baroud Much has been said and written about media bias and double standards in the West’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war, when compared with other wars and military conflicts across the world, […]

Can Israel Exist without America: Numbers Speaks of a Changing Reality
By Ramzy Baroud When Russian and Ukrainian delegations meeting in Turkey on March 29 reached an initial understanding regarding a list of countries that could serve as security guarantors for Kyiv should an agreement […]

Is Europe Really More Civilized? Ukraine Conflict a Platform for Racism and Rewriting History
By Ramzy Baroud When a gruesome six-minute video of Ukrainian soldiers shooting and torturing handcuffed and tied up Russian soldiers circulated online, outraged people on social media and elsewhere compared this barbaric behavior to […]

Today’s Ukraine War was Made in the West Yesterday
By Issa Khalaf War is the dark side of the human species, its rationalizations and justifications ubiquitous. Ukraine seems like a victim, the asymmetrical underdog. Those who care about Palestine (and elsewhere) have a deep […]

French Withdrawal from Mali Will Redraw the Political Map of West Africa
By Ramzy Baroud Finally, France will be leaving Mali, nearly a decade after the original military intervention in 2013. The repercussions of this decision will hardly be confined to this West African nation, but […]

Report: US Demands that Israel Take Clear Position on Russia-Ukraine
The US has demanded that Israel take a clearer position on the Russian war in Ukraine, Israeli media outlets have reported. According to Israeli news website Walla, Washington is aware of Israel’s need to be […]

Navigating our Humanity: Ilan Pappé on the Four Lessons from Ukraine
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle The USA Today reported that a photo that went viral about a high-rise in the Ukraine being hit by Russian bombing turned out to be a high-rise […]

Palestinians Leaving Ukraine Complain Long Wait on Poland Border
Dozens of Palestinian students and members of the community fleeing Ukraine are stuck on the borders with Poland, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to WAFA, they complained to Palestine’s ambassador to Ukraine, […]

Report: Zelenskyy Asked Israel to Mediate with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday to mediate in the conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian envoy to Israel said, adding that it was the latest in a string of […]

EXPLAINER: Why does France Attack Palestine Solidarity Organizations?
By Claude Zurbach As a gift to the pro-Israeli lobby, the French government, through its Minister of the Interior Gérard Darmanin, has announced its intention to dissolve two Palestine solidarity organizations: the Collectif Palestine […]