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Lying about Lying: Why We Must Revisit the Definition of ‘Fake News’
By Ramzy Baroud The phrase ‘fake news’ continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarized political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organizations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that […]

Support Us NOW: Help the Palestine Chronicle Carry on with Its Quest for a Free Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Now in Three Languages: The Palestine Chronicle Deserves Your Immediate Help and Continued Support Dear Reader, For decades, many of us sought validation from corporate mainstream media with the hope […]

Now in Italian: The Palestine Chronicle Network Launches Its Latest Language Portal
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle network announced on March 29 the launch of Palestine Chronicle Italia, a news website that is dedicated to Italian-speaking audiences. The launch of the new page means […]

Mainstream Media is Still Anti-Palestinian: News Coverage Surrounding Electoral Victory of Sarah Jama
By Paul Salvatori Last week, Sarah Jama won the seat for her Canadian provincial riding, as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Leading up to her victory, however, the mainstream news coverage […]

‘Reading is Not a Crime’: The Gaza Man Who Collects Newspapers
By Ahmed Dremly In a small room in his house in Gaza, Talal Ibrahim Taha, 74, has accumulated more than 20,000 newspapers, which he has been collecting since 1969. Taha finds a sense of […]

Israeli Firm ‘Team Jorge’ Exposed for ‘Manipulating Elections in More than 30 Countries’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I deny any wrongdoing,” a former Israeli special forces operative, Tal Hanan responded to the Guardian after the leaking of documents that implicate Hanan and his Israeli firm in the […]

Israeli Soldiers Open Fire at Palestinian Journalists Covering Event near Nablus
Israeli occupation soldiers on Saturday opened fire in the direction of Palestinian journalists while covering an event in the town of Beita, near Nablus, the official news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian journalist Wahaj Bani Moufleh […]

Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near the town of Al-Khalil (Hebron). […]

Israeli Army Admits Killing Palestinian Man Who Posed No Danger
The Israeli army admitted on Monday its forces recently killed a Palestinian man who posed no imminent danger, the official news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli occupation army confirmed that 45-year-old father of four Ahmad […]

Noam Chomsky Speaks about Future of Humanity
The world is teetering on the brink of the abyss due to an increased risk of nuclear war, failure to address environmental challenges, and diminished ability to tackle problems rationally, world-renowned philosopher and linguist Noam […]

Journalist among 15 Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Forces in Occupied Territories
The Israeli occupation army detained 15 Palestinians on Thursday morning in raids at their homes, including a journalist, the official news agency WAFA reported. In the governorate of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern West Bank, […]

WATCH NOW – ‘You Only Need to Tell the Truth’: Palestinian Journalists Discuss Media Priorities
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestine is often present in the media, especially during times of war. But there is more about Palestine and the Palestinian struggle than Israel-instigated conflicts and war. Are war, conflict, […]

Many Palestinians Killed, Targeted by Israeli Military Since 2000
Israeli Forces have killed 55 Palestinian journalists since 2000, according to a local syndicate on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Fifty-five reporters have been killed, either by Israeli fire or bombardment since 2000,” Naser Abu […]

Dear Editor, Writing ‘Palestinians Don’t Exist’ is Supporting Genocide
By Yves Engler The double standard is startling. A publisher whose newspaper is accused of making a questionable link to a horrific 80-year-old crime must be denounced by everyone who attended a large event, but […]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Messi, and Salaams to the People of Gaza
By Hassen Lorgat Argentina and Messi’s won the – most pro-Palestinian – World Cup of Football, where African and Arab teams generally excelled. The king of football, Lionel Messi too, was draped in the Arabian […]

Facebook Threatens to Delete Palestine Chronicle Page, Censors Its Staff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff After recently denying Palestine Chronicle Editor, Ramzy Baroud, his ‘admin’ status on the Palestine Chronicle Facebook page, other Palestine Chronicle editors have been notified that the page could be restricted […]

Israel Delays Palestinian Journalist’s Hearing, Extends House Arrest, Social Media Ban
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 […]

Action Please: Media Must Cover Illegal Military Recruitment Story
By Yves Engler Violating the law by directly assisting a military enforcing apartheid seems of little interest to English Canada’s major media unless they can celebrate it. Recently a Justice of the Peace accepted there […]

Julian Assange – A Poem
By Timothy McCord (After reading “The Trial of Julian Assange” by Nils Melzer and after W.B. Yeats) I Say that Julian Assange Has paid a heavy toll. He lies in Belmarsh Prison; His liberty they […]

Five Palestinian Journalists Brutally Assaulted by Israeli Forces near Nablus (VIDEO)
Israeli forces assaulted five Palestinian journalists Monday night, near Nablus, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA correspondent said that the five journalists from Palestine TV were assaulted by the Israeli soldiers, who continue to […]

Israel May Start Arming Ukraine, Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai Says
Israel should begin supplying military aid to Ukraine, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai announced on Twitter on Sunday. Claiming that Iran was reportedly transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, the politician tweeted: “There is no […]

Slaughter of the Innocents: Iran, Palestine, and Hypocrisy of ‘Western’ Media
By Jeremy Salt Outrage has filled the western media in recent weeks over the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, after being arrested by the Gasht i-Irshad, the so-called ‘morality police.’ The […]

NYT Fires Gaza Journalist for Voicing Support for Palestinian Resistance
Palestinian photojournalist Hosam Salem has been fired by the New York Times for expressing support for Palestinian Resistance against Israeli occupation. Details of his dismissal were revealed by Salem himself in a statement posted on […]

Palestinian Ministry of Information Calls for International Protection for Palestinian Journalists
The Palestinian Ministry of Information on Thursday called for international protection of Palestinian journalists, the official news agency WAFA reported. The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli army shooting and injuring of Palestine […]

Report: Israel Committed 26 Violations against Palestinian Journalists, Media in September
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA documented 26 Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists and media in the occupied territories during the month of September. In its monthly report on Israeli violations against journalists and media […]

Stories Worth Telling: Why You Must Support the Palestine Chronicle
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle needs your support so that it may carry on with its critical mission, that of spreading the truth about Palestine. Let us, very briefly make a case […]

The Palestinian View: Ramzy Baroud Exposes Western Media Coverage of Palestine and Israel (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In this episode of ‘The Palestinian View’, Palestinian intellectual and editor of The Palestine Chronicle Dr. Ramzy Baroud discusses why US and western mainstream, corporate media remain biased in favor […]

Fake Neutrality: How Western Media Language Misrepresents Palestinians, Shields Israel
By Ramzy Baroud While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. […]

After Initially Blaming Palestinians, Israeli Army Admits Soldier was Killed by Friendly Fire
After initially blaming Palestinians, the Israeli occupation army declared that one of its soldiers has been killed by mistake near the occupied Palestinian city of Tulkarm, in the West Bank. Initially, Israeli media, citing Israeli […]

On the Latest Round of Gaza’s Suffering and Sumoud: How Mainstream News Gets it Wrong Yet Again
By Benay Blend “The resistance continues,” writes Ramzy Baroud, “because it must.” The faces of “our beautiful children will remain in our hearts and conscious until those who murdered them pay the price.” There will […]