The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on May 15, 2023. The decision by the world’s largest democratic institution is significant, if not a game changer. For nearly […]
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said on Monday that she is “aware of the daily crimes committed against Palestinian children,” the Middle East Monitor reported. Gamba […]
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday called on the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, to include Israel on the United Nations Secretary-General’s ‘list of […]
Nasser Abu Hamid, a critically ill Palestinian cancer patient serving a life sentence in Israeli jails, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after a serious rise in his body temperature and a drop in […]
By Iqbal Jassat ‘Detention Without Trial’ defined Apartheid South Africa’s notorious jailing of political opponents without regard for human rights or due process. An unsavory act to intimidate and crush resistance by activists viewed as […]
Israeli forces dawn Thursday raided and ransacked the Culture Ministry Office in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Culture Ministry said in a press statement […]
Al Jazeera submitted the case of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, after she was killed by Israeli forces, The New Arab reported. The Qatar-based channel said it […]
France called on Sunday for an end to the rampant acts of violence against the Palestinians in the West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The French Consulate General in Jerusalem called in […]
Israeli forces killed a young Palestinian man and injured six others on Monday morning, in the Dheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Security sources said that a sizable […]
The Israeli army issued an order on Friday blocking rights organizations from entering the Palestinian city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, a tour […]
Tor Wennesland, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said on Friday that he was horrified by the scene of an Israeli soldier killing a Palestinian in the town of Hawwara, […]
Israeli forces shot and killed a young Palestinian man near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a brief statement that a Palestinian man, later identified as […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel is considering blocking entry to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Israeli media reported. Albanese, […]
Israel is set to deport a Palestinian-French lawyer and resident of occupied East Jerusalem, Salah Hamouri, on December 4, The New Arab reported on Thursday. Lea Tsemel, Hamouri’s lawyer, was informed of the decision on […]
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Tuesday morning, including two siblings, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a short statement […]
By Paul Salvatori This week Joel Harden, a Canadian member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, made this unnecessary apology: “I would like to apologize unreservedly to the Jewish community for comments I made during an […]
Palestinian citizens of Israel staged a protest on Saturday in the Arab city of Jaffa against an Israeli plan to ethnically cleanse 1,400 Arab citizens from the city, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Two students were injured by gunfire on Thursday in an attack by Israeli occupation forces on students at the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie in Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent […]
The Israeli District Court postponed Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh’s hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, until December 20, extending her house arrest and social media ban, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ghosheh, 30, is a […]
Israel has detained tens of thousands of Palestinian children since 1967, according to the official Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs (CDA). CDA said on Sunday that over 50,000 children were detained from 1967, […]
Palestinian NGOs have raised their concerns over an Israeli plan to evict five Palestinian families from their homes in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Friday. Israeli occupation authorities have been […]
17-year-old Haitham Mubarak was buried on Saturday in his hometown after Israel finally released his body and handed it over to his family, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Hundreds of mourners took part […]
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday issued an order to demolish a Palestinian school that is under construction in the Masafer Yatta region, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the Middle East Monitor reported. Local sources said […]
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution affirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination by an overwhelming majority, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. 167 countries voted […]
By Paul Salvatori In this episode of ‘Palestine In Perspective’, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with Francesca Albanese—current United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights […]
By Yves Engler On Sunday, Canadian activist Bill Sloan and I interrupted a Technion Canada fundraiser to challenge its support of the Israeli military and the role of government-subsidized charities in promoting Israeli apartheid. After […]
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday shot and injured a young Palestinian man near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to security sources, heavily-armed Israeli soldiers were stationed at the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dozens of Palestinians gathered in the center of Gaza City to protest in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) offices. Protesters expressed their […]
Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine has rebuked Kyiv for backing a UN resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to deliver an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, […]
The Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted on Friday four resolutions in favor of Palestine, including extending the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and […]
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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