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The Road to Liberating the PLO from its Hijackers – Analysis
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Areeb Al-Rantawi, Jordanian writer and political analyst, writes in the Al-Jazeera Arabic website about the urgent need for new approaches to Palestinian internal reconciliation and the liberation of the PLO […]
A Short but Distinguished Life – Who Was Kamal Adwan?
By Iqbal Jassat Since international attention is focused on the tragic fate of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, it is instructive to recall the history of the person after whom the facility is […]
BRICS Summit Calls for Establishment of Independent Palestinian State
The BRICS summit conference, held on Thursday in the South African capital of Pretoria, has called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the official Palestinian news agency […]
PLO Calls for International Boycott of New Israeli Government
Saleh Raafat, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) called on Sunday for an international boycott of the new Israeli government to force it to accept international legitimacy. Speaking to […]
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza Commemorate 18th Anniversary of Arafat’s Death (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza participated on Thursday in a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of former President Yasser Arafat’s death. The rally was organized by the Palestinian National […]
Palestinians Mark 18th Anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s Death
Palestinians on Thursday marked the 18th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, the first president of Palestine and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), with a rally and march through the streets of […]
For Lula’s Victory to Matter: A Proposal for a Unified Palestinian Foreign Policy
By Ramzy Baroud Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the election victory of the leftist presidential candidate, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brazil’s runoff elections on October 30. But Lula’s victory […]
Palestinian Popular Conference Demands PLO Reform (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hundreds of Palestinians, including national and popular figures, participated in the “Palestinian Popular Conference – 14 Million”, urging a reform of the Palestine LIberation Organization (PLO), Sama News Agency reported. […]
Palestinian Political Groups Agree to End Division through Elections
Rival Palestinian political groups agreed on Thursday to end internal division through elections that will be held within a year, Reuters reported, citing a Palestinian and an Algerian official. This came as representatives of Palestinian […]
New Poll: 74% of Palestinians Want PA President Abbas to Resign
Over 70% of Palestinians want Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, Al-Risalah newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to the news site, the poll was conducted between September 13-17, ahead of Abbas’ speech before […]
Palestinian Political Groups Reach Agreement to End ‘Tension’ in Nablus
The Factional Coordination Committee in Nablus announced on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to end the tension in the West Bank city, Anadolu news agency reported. Tensions rose on Monday after the Palestinian […]
The Hundred Year War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017
By Jim Miles (The Hundred Year War on Palestine – A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017. Rashid Khalidi. Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2020.) With the writing of “The Hundred […]
US: Israeli Gunfire ‘Likely’ Killed Abu Akleh, Though Maybe ‘Unintentionally’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The US State Department said on Monday that the analysis of the bullet that killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last May “could not reach a definitive conclusion regarding [its] […]
‘There is No Going back on Our Right of Return’: Interview with Palestinian Freedom Fighter Raja Eghbarieh
By Louis Brehony The unity of the Palestinian people in resistance since the May 2021 uprising has continued to rattle the crisis-ridden corridors of power in Tel Aviv. Protests in the supposed heartlands of the […]
Abbas: US Administration ‘Must Turn Talk into Action’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned American ‘silence’ on Tuesday and insisted that the US administration “must turn its talk into action,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Abbas made his comments during a […]
Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir, Abu Jihad, Commemorated in Gaza (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza take part in a rally on Saturday, April 16, marking the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian leader Khalil al-Wazir by Israeli forces in Tunisia. Al-Wazir, […]
In Beirut’s Mar Elias Camp, Palestinian Cause is Not Losing Relevance
By Katarzyna Rybarczyk As the eyes of the entire world are on Ukraine now, it can seem like the Palestinian struggle has been fading into the background, but in Beirut’s Mar Elias camp, it remains […]
Khalida Jarrar: PLO is ‘Hijacked, It Suffers from Hegemony, Exclusivity’
Iconic Palestinian political activist Khalida Jarrar said that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) “is hijacked and suffers from hegemony and exclusivity, in an interview with Al Resalah newspaper on Wednesday. ‘These Chains Will Be Broken’: Ramzy […]
Palestinians Mark 17th Anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s Death
Palestinians throughout the West Bank rallied on Thursday marking the 17th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, the first president of Palestine and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the official Palestinian news […]
IN PHOTOS: Yasser Arafat in Charcoal on His Death Anniversary
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Palestinian artist Naji Nasr is putting the final touches on his latest painting, ‘Abu Ammar’, the nom de guerre of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who passed away on November […]
PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism
The Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended monthly payments to three Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political groups to silence their criticisms, the groups disclosed in a joint statement on Sunday. The Popular Front […]
Palestine Goes International: On Palestinian Achievements in Sports throughout the Decades
By Issam Khalidi Throughout decades, sports were a mirror that reflected Palestinian reality and portrayed it with all its details. The Palestinian struggle has always been multilateral and sport was one of them. Sports developments […]
PLO Calls for ‘Transparent’ Probe into Nizar Banat’s Assassination
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has called for a “transparent” investigation into the murder of a Palestinian activist in the West Bank, Nizar Banat, RT reported on Friday. “It is a serious incident and needs […]
3,000 Palestinians Call on Abbas to Resign in Viral Petition
Around 3,000 Palestinians have signed a petition calling for Mahmoud Abbas to resign from his triple position as head of the Fatah movement, head of the PLO and Palestinian Authority chairman. In April, Abbas, whose […]
Fatah, PLO: No Elections without Jerusalem
Member of Fatah’s Central Committee and the PLO’s Executive Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad yesterday reiterated that the PLO and Fatah will not accept carrying out elections without Jerusalem. Speaking to Voice of Palestine radio, Al-Ahmad said: […]
Muslim-Majority Kosovo Opens Embassy in Jerusalem
Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as the only countries with embassies in a city whose status is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian “conflict”, […]
Palestinian Elections: Barghouti and Qidwa Give Abbas Ultimatum for Accepting Electoral List
Senior Fatah leaders Marwan Barghouti and Nasser Al-Qidwa have given Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until March 5 to accept their electoral list, Lebanon’s Al-Akbar reported on Monday. Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison […]
When the People Rose up: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse on Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three […]
Confirmed: Top PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi Resigns (Full Statement)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepted today, Wednesday, December 9, the resignation of Hanan Ashrawi, an influential member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the official […]
Reports: Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Committee over Resumption of Coordination with Israel
Hanan Ashrawi has resigned from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee in protest at Ramallah’s decision to resume security coordination with Israel, sources have told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Dr. Ashrawi, a veteran legislator who has taken […]
