Israel’s Relentless War against the Children of Palestine
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle “Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.” Preamble, UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) More than half of the population […]
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Israeli Forces Arrest 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy at His School
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday detained a 12-year-old boy at his school in the village of Zubeidat, near Jericho, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The boy’s mother told WAFA that Israeli soldiers broke […]
Adham Moqat: A Young Palestinian Contortionist with a Big Dream
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Adham Moqat is a 15-year-old boy from Gaza. He has been practicing contortion for three years now. “I practice this sport with my friends Yasser, Moataz, and Waseem,” Adham told […]
Jewish Settlers Injure Two Palestinians, Including Child, near Hebron (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians, including a child, were injured after they were assaulted and beaten by illegal Jewish settlers near Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources confirmed that a group of Jewish […]
Two Palestinian Children Injured by Israeli Gunfire in Bethlehem, Al-Bireh
Two Palestinian children were injured by Israeli gunfire on Friday, in two separate incidents in the cities of Al-Bireh and Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In Bethlehem, south of the West Bank, […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager near Nablus
A Palestinian teenager was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli military raid near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 15-year-old Mahdi Hashash was shot during a […]
Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian School, Intimidate Students, Teachers
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday raided a school serving the villages of As-Sawiya and al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, near Nablus, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local sources, Israeli forces threatened students and teachers […]
Two Palestinians, Including Child, Killed in Israeli Army Assault on Jenin Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians were shot and killed on Friday in an Israeli army assault on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Ministry identified one of the victims […]
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Teenager in the Back in Kafr Qaddum
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets as Israeli forces quelled the weekly anti-settlement rally in Kafr Qaddoum village. Murad Ishtawi, the coordinator of the popular resistance committee in the […]
Photographing Gaza’s Newborn (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Yahya Barzek is a 32-year-old photographer from Gaza specialized in artistic portraits of newborn babies. “I started working as a photographer after graduating from Al-Azhar University,” Barzek told The Palestine […]
‘If the Dead Could Speak’: Visiting a Gaza Family Living in a Graveyard (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestine Chronicle paid a visit to Kamelia Kuhail, who lives with her family in a house built by her husband on the eastern side of the Sheikh Shaaban cemetery, […]
WATCH: Palestinian Teenager Shot, Injured by Israeli Forces in Sheikh Jarrah
A Palestinian teenager was shot and injured on Saturday by Israeli occupation forces in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli forces opened gunfire at 16-year-old Mohammad […]
BREAKING: Palestinian Child Critically Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces in Qalqilya
A Palestinian minor sustained a critical injury from Israeli gunfire Friday in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local sources, Israeli soldiers opened fire during […]
Palestinian Teenager Succumbs to Wounds from Israeli Army Gunfire
A Palestinian teenager succumbed on Thursday to the wounds he sustained from Israeli army gunfire in the town of Beitunia, near Ramallah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said […]
Palestinian Teenager Succumbs to Injuries in Israeli Custody
A Palestinian prisoner died of his wounds on Friday, while in Israeli custody, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli occupation forces detained Muhammad Maher Turkman Ghawadra, 17, along with his wounded cousin […]
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 […]
Palestinian Students Suffocate after Israeli Forces Targeted School near Gaza
Dozens of Palestinian students suffered from suffocation on Thursday after Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs toward a school in the refugee camp of al-Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency […]
Strangers Behind the Trees: On the Death of Rayan Suliman and His Fear of Monsters
By Ramzy Baroud Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters in the […]
Rejecting NATO’s Peace Prize: Palestinian NGOs are True Nobel Laureates
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle One person and two organizations received the Nobel Peace Prize this year. I respect all of them. Like so many others, I cannot feel but admiration for […]
Palestine Calls on United Nations to Provide Special Protection to Palestinian Children
In a letter, the State of Palestine called on the United Nations Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Secretary-General to provide special protection for Palestinian children, the official Palestinian […]
12-Year-Old Palestinian Child Succumbs to Wounds Sustained from Israeli Army Gunfire
A 12-year-old Palestinian child succumbed on Monday to wounds sustained from Israeli army gunfire, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Mahmoud Samoudi has succumbed […]
Palestinians Celebrate Birthday of Prophet Mohammed with Nasheed and Festivities (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Muslims throughout Palestine, and the world celebrated Mawlid – the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed – with songs, nasheed, Quranic recitations, and community gatherings. In Gaza, as in Egypt and […]
Palestinian Children Injured as They Ran away from Tear Gas Fired by Israeli Forces in Hebron (VIDEO)
A number of Palestinian children were injured on Wednesday as they ran away and others suffered from suffocation after Israeli occupation forces targeted a school in Hebron (Al-Khalil) with tear gas bombs, the official Palestinian […]
Dozens of Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian School in Occupied West Bank
Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian school in the town of Hawarah, south of Nablus on Tuesday, hours after another settler mob clashed with Palestinian inhabitants in the town’s streets, The New Arab reported. […]
Israeli Forces Bombard West Bank School with Teargas Canisters, Sound Bombs
Israeli occupation forces on Monday bombarded a high school near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, with tear gas and sound bombs, causing suffocation cases, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to local […]
UK Calls for Swift, Thorough Investigation into 7-Year-Old Palestinian Boy’s Death
The United Kingdom called on Friday for a swift and thorough investigation into the death of a seven-year-old Palestinian boy, after his father said he died of heart failure while being chased by Israeli soldiers […]
Day without Phones: ‘Ya Hala’ Organizes Fun Day for Gaza Kids (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff With Palestinian and international music playing in the background, dozens of Palestinian children from the ‘Ya Hala’ private school participated in various sports activities on a day full of fun […]
Palestinian Child Dies after Falling while Running away from Israeli Soldiers
A Palestinian child has died after falling from a high position while running away from Israeli soldiers who were chasing him in the village of Toqou, near Bethlehem, the official Palestinian agency WAFA reported. Medical […]
Stories from Qalandiya: Children of the Checkpoint
By Tamar Fleishman From the outside, nobody can fully understand the difficulties and hardship of Palestinian workers who work nearby Israeli military checkpoints. When they find it difficult to make a livelihood in their towns […]
EU Representative Visits Palestinian School Facing Imminent Threat of Demolition
The Representative of the European Union to Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, visited on Tuesday the EU-funded Ras al-Teen elementary school, near Ramallah, which is facing the imminent threat of demolition by the Israeli authorities. […]
