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Pro-Palestinian Voices in Canada Seek to Block Upcoming Visit from Former Israeli PM
By Paul Salvatori Citing Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, the application contends that Bennett has violated international law. A legal application has recently been filed with a Canadian federal court, requesting […]

Palestinian Journalist Seriously Injured as Israeli Army Raids Ramallah (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that photojournalist Momen Samreen was shot in the head while doing his job and covering the Israeli military raid. Two journalists were injured […]

Once upon a Sunny Day in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff We joined Gazans as they swam on a particularly hot day. We barbecued with the rest, and joined conversations with strangers, who later became friends. No circumstance, no matter how […]

Injuries Reported as Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians following Funeral of Slain Toddler
Two Palestinian youths were transferred to hospital after being shot and injured by Israeli forces in the village. Their health condition was described as moderate. A Palestinian youth was shot and injured in the foot […]

Roger Waters is a Principled Rock Star to Be Emulated Not Smeared
By Yves Engler Attacks against Roger Waters are shameful. If more rock stars and celebrities were engaged like him, the world would be a fairer place. The Toronto Star’s recent attacks against Roger Waters are […]

Palestinian Administrative Detainees to Start Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Palestinian administrative detainees are set to start an open-ended hunger strike on June 18, according to the Palestinian Administrative Detainees Committee. The Committee announced in a press statement that Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons […]

69 Organizations, Faith Groups to Launch Apartheid-Free Campaign in the US
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A coalition of faith groups and secular organizations will officially launch an ‘Apartheid-Free Campaign’ in the United States, according to a statement issued by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). […]

Report: Israeli Army, Settlers Carried out 492 Attacks against Palestinians in May
The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said on Thursday that Israeli occupation forces and illegal Jewish settlers carried out 492 attacks on Palestinian citizens and their properties in May. In its monthly report titled […]

NY Advocacy Group Defends Student Who Criticized Israel In CUNY Graduation Speech
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, an advocacy organization, condemned in a statement by the Center of the City University of New York Chancellor, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez’s criticism […]

‘Let Them Wait’: A Palestinian Man on a Stretcher
By Tamar Fleishman Kafr ‘Aqab is a northern Palestinian Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is part of the area that was illegally annexed by Israel in 1967. Most of the residents here hold a […]

BDS Movement Declares Victory as G4S Decides to Divest Completely from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement declared victory on Thursday in its years-long campaign against corporate security giant G4S. “In a major win for human rights activism against […]

Israel Advances Legislation to Tighten Grip on Arab Schools
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) advanced two bills on Wednesday aimed at tightening the grip over Arab schools in Israel and easing restrictions on firing Arab teachers, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, […]

Belgian City of Verviers Cuts Ties with Israel’s ‘Apartheid Regime’
The Belgian city of Verviers has become the latest city in Europe to cut its ties with the Israeli “apartheid regime” to “strengthen its support for the Palestinian people,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Break into Refugee Camp near Tulkarm (VIDEO)
A large unit of Israeli forces broke into the refugee camp of Nur Shams, east of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, on Tuesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said […]

A Gaza Journal: The Untold Phobias of War
By Sara Nabil Hegy Many stories of unresolved traumas we experienced in Gaza are still untold. As a writer, I believe it is my duty to relate some of these stories. One has to exert […]

Report: Netanyahu Freezes Bill Targeting NGOs Following International Criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a controversial bill aimed at curbing the activities of non-profit civil and human rights organizations following significant criticism from the United States and prominent European countries, Israeli media […]

Israeli Soldiers Break into Elementary School, Hold Teachers, Students at Gunpoint
Israeli soldiers broke into a Palestinian elementary school in Beitunia, near Ramallah, and prevented students and teachers from leaving it, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces […]

Washington Post Challenges Israel’s Official Account following Deadly Jenin Raid in March
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On March 16, a unit of the Israeli army known as Yamam killed four Palestinians, including a child, in the city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. But the […]

Jewish Settlers Violently Assault Palestinian Man in West Bank
A Palestinian man was violently attacked by illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday, The New Arab reported. Settlers from the illegal Esh Kodesh settlement attacked a Palestinian man near Qusra, a […]

For 15th Day in a Row, Israeli Forces Impose Siege on Palestinian Village near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces continued, for the 15th day in a row, to impose a siege on a Palestinian village near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to WAFA, Israeli forces blocked the […]

China to Israel: ‘Immediately Halt’ Illegal Actions in Palestine
China has called on Israel to “stop encroaching” upon Palestinian territory and resources, as Tel Aviv continues to allow and approve the construction of illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories. Speaking to the United […]

Despite Critical Health Condition, Israel Returns Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Writer to Prison
Israeli authorities transferred cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa out of intensive care, at the Israeli Asaf Harofeh hospital, and back to the Ramleh prison clinic on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club confirmed. Daqqa, 61, is […]

US Congress Members Urge PayPal to End Discriminatory Ban on Palestinians
Eleven Members of the United States Congress sent a letter to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman on Thursday, urging the company to open up services to Palestinians in the occupied territory. This letter, signed by Representatives […]

‘Dangerously Drifting’: A Top EU Official Calls Israel Apartheid State
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt, was the latest top European official to add his voice to those critical of Israel’s apartheid in Palestine. Bildt, who […]

Netanyahu Says Judicial Reform Will Return to Government Agenda
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the controversial judicial overhaul will return to the legislative agenda, after the government successfully passed the state budget, Israeli media reported. […]

Iraqi Team Withdraws from World Fencing Championship over Israel’s Participation
The Iraqi national fencing team withdrew on Friday from the World Fencing Championship in Istanbul, Turkiye, after finding out they would be competing against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “The Iraqi national […]

‘Palestine Must Be Obliterated’: ‘Times of Israel’ Publishes, Deletes Article Calling for Genocide
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An article appeared in the popular Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel on Thursday, openly calling for the genocide of the Palestinian people. Though the piece seems to have been […]

PA President Abbas Urges Arab Countries to Submit Pleadings to ICC
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged Arab leaders on Friday to submit written pleadings to the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the legality of the apartheid regime established by Israel, […]

Israel Advances Legislation Imposing One-Year Detention for Public Display of Palestinian Flag
The Israeli parliament, Knesset, advanced a bill at a preliminary reading on Wednesday that would ban flying the Palestinian flag during protests, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the bill – sponsored […]

Brazilian City Ends All Ties with Israel, Denounces ‘True Apartheid’ (VIDEO)
The mayor of the Brazilian port city of Belem, Edmilson Rodrigues, has declared his city an Apartheid Free Zone, denouncing Israel’s “expulsion of a people from their ancestral territory, a true apartheid”, the Boycott, Divestment […]