My Home is Beit Daras: Our Lingering Nakba
By Ramzy Baroud When Google Earth was launched in 2001, I rushed immediately to locate a village that no longer exists on a map, which now delineates a whole different reality. Although I was born […]
Palestinian Refugees
Nakba: Palestinian Refugees Tell Their Own Stories to the World
May 15, 1948, marks the day of the Nakba (‘the Catastrophe’) when over 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes by invading Zionist forces. Seventy years on, more than 5.5 million refugees scattered all over […]
UNRWA: 3,500 Palestinian Refugees Flee Syria’s Yarmouk Camp
An estimated 3,500 Palestinians have fled the embattled Yarmouk refugee camp during a week of violence, according to the UN, as the Syrian government escalates its ongoing military operation in southern Damascus. Yarmouk, which has […]
Palestinian Refugee Woman Symbolically Running for Lebanese Elections (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian woman is symbolically running as a candidate in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections in a mock human rights campaign highlighting the minorities and Palestinian refugees’ marginalization in the country, ahead of […]
Gaza’s ‘March of Return’ Continues for 5th Week in Row (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff For the 5th week in a row, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue taking part in the Great March of Return. On Friday, April 27, 2018, Israeli snipers killed three more […]
UN to Israel: Stop Displacing Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank
The United Nations warned Israel of the repercussions of deporting Palestinian Bedouins from occupied East Jerusalem. UN asks Israel to stop displacement of Jerusalem Bedouins – https://t.co/qoGrjHZauc via @palinfoen #Palestine pic.twitter.com/CdK4VCAPCz — al whit (@soitiz) April […]
UNRWA Suffering $300m Financial Deficit
Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, Adnan Abu Hasna, said that the agency still suffers from a $300 million financial deficit, which it considers as an existential […]
One-legged Palestinian Refugee to Climb Mount Everest to Save UNRWA School (VIDEO)
Jarah al-Hawamdeh, a Palestinian refugee in Jordan who lost one of his legs to bone cancer, has vowed to reach the summit of Mount Everest in hopes of saving his cash-strapped school. #MyFirstStep Would you […]
The Fear of Palestinian Existence
By Denijal Jegić Fear has consistently shaped Zionism’s approach towards the indigenous Palestinians. As Palestinians have been blamed for merely standing in the way of the colonizer, their removal which has entailed multidimensional policies of […]
MEMO Hosts Launch of The Last Earth by Ramzy Baroud (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
By Rebecca Stead On Tuesday, March 27, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted Ramzy Baroud as he launched his new book The Last Earth in front of a packed lecture theater at Imperial College, London. Chaired […]
Report: Situation of Syria’s Palestinian Refugees is ‘Most-Dire’ (VIDEO)
Syria’s Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a […]
Lebanese Authorities Deported Me for Being of a Palestinian Origin
By Anan Abusereya My name is Anan Abusereya. I am a Romanian citizen and I carry a Romanian passport, yet I was born in Gaza. I arrived at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport for the first […]
Mohammad Alqadi: More than 10 Marathons Holding the Palestinian Flag (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian marathoner Mohammad Alqadi has run the Marseille Half-Marathon holding the Palestinian flag. Mohammad, 28, is a Palestinian refugee from Jenin who now lives in France. ?? #France :: @alqadipal :: […]
Ramzy Baroud’s Book Tour: ‘The Palestinian Saga as It Has Never Been Told Before’ (VIDEO)
Palestinian author, editor and journalist, Dr. Ramzy Baroud had embarked on a global book tour to promote his latest volume, ‘The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story.’ The first leg of the tour will take him […]
UNRWA Receives Strong Political Endorsement at Extraordinary Ministerial Conference (VIDEO)
Powerful political support was expressed for UNRWA, its mandate and critical services to Palestine refugees at the ministerial conference held in Rome on Thursday entitled, “Preserving Dignity and Sharing Responsibility: Mobilizing Collective Action for UNRWA”. […]
Arab Parliament Speaker Urges Support for UNRWA
Arab Parliament Speaker, Mashaal bin Fahm Al-Salami, called on parliaments around the world to urge their governments to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) so that it continues its […]
Gaza: Palestinians to Start 46-Day Protest on Land Day (VIDEO)
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are planning a six-week-long tent city protest near the Israeli border, starting on March 30, demanding that Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to their homes in Israel, organizers said […]
Euro-Med Warns: Decline of UNRWA’s Services Will Lead to ‘Catastrophic’ Consequence
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor published a report today detailing the series of measures to reduce relief services and staff by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), investigating the resulting […]
Shababeek: Palestinian Refugees’ Window to the World
By Samaa Abu Sharar – Beirut It all started with the simple idea of giving voice to Palestinian youth in camps and gatherings across Lebanon. Marginalized and haunted by stereotypes for as long as they […]
Rest in Power, Sherri Muzher – Prioritizing Palestinian Dignity
Sherri Muzher, a Palestinian intellectual and activist from Michigan passed away on June 26, 2018 at the age of 48. Sherri contributed regular articles to the Palestine Chronicle since its inception in 1999 till her […]
