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Right of Return

Nakba Resurrected – How the Gaza Resistance Ended Segmentation of Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Thanks to Palestinian memory, Palestinians are once more united around their understanding of the past, the steadfastness of the present and the hope for a just future. Inadvertently, Israel has pressed […]

‘From House to House’ in Palestine: Refugees Teach Refugees about their Rights – PHOTO GALLERY
By Mahmoud Ajjour in Gaza & Romana Rubeo Armed with leaflets, books, and maps, a group of Palestinians are walking the alleyways of Gaza’s refugee camps with an important mission. The National Campaign to Support […]

Why We Should Be Talking about Ain Al-Hilweh – ANALYSIS
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo Starting on July 30, fighting erupted in Ain Al-Hilweh, one of the most crowded Palestinian refugee camps in South Lebanon. What is the bigger picture and why should Palestinians […]

Four Killed as Clashes Resume in Lebanon’s Largest Palestinian Refugee Camp
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Four people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday as clashes between Palestinian groups resumed in the Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp, the official Lebanese National News Agency reported. Fighting resumed […]

Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinians Protesting in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces attacked on Friday Palestinians peacefully protesting at the fence separating Gaza from Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. A Palestinian protester was reportedly struck with a tear gas canister and […]

Gaza to Resume Great March of Return Protests – Photos
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Higher National Commission of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Gaza Siege agreed on Wednesday to resume demonstrations along the eastern fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. […]

‘Capital of Shatat’ and Palestinian Agony: The Uncomfortable Truth about Ain Al-Hilweh
By Ramzy Baroud Trapped in the middle are 120 thousand people, the estimated population of Ain Al-Hilweh – and, by extension, all of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees. Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the “Capital of […]

Top Israeli Diplomat Just Cancelled the Palestinian Right of Return
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan said, on Thursday, that Palestinians “have no right to return” to their homes. “Let me be clear, there is no right of return. You all know this,” […]

Repression, Resistance, and Return: On the Legacy of Ghassan Kanafani
By Benay Blend Kanafani’s ability to transform the suffering of the Palestinian people into resistance literature proved a serious threat to the Zionist state. Assassinated in Beirut on July 8, 1972, by Israeli agents, Ghassan […]

‘Unite to Return’: The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Holds First Conference in Chicago
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Panelists and attendees included prominent intellectuals, academics, and art, history, e-business, law, policy and IT experts from across the US and the world. The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL) hosted […]

‘Palestine’s Pearl’: Tunisian Street Artists Celebrate Palestinian Culture
By Majd Salem “Popular street art has a mission to shed light on particular causes before beautifying the walls.” The Dome of the Rock floats in a sea of blue clouds, peaceful and majestic, resting […]

Erasure vs. Sumud: How the Nakba Came to Define the Collective Palestinian Identity
By Ramzy Baroud On May 15, 2023, the Palestinian Nakba will be 75 years old. Palestinians all over the world will commemorate the tragic occasion, known as the ‘Catastrophe’, when nearly 800,000 Palestinians were […]

‘We Will Never Give Up’: Gaza Mayor Leads Land Day Commemoration (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Land Day commemoration events continued throughout Palestine. On Thursday, March 30, The Gaza Municipality and the Ministry of Local Government held a public event under the banner “Our land is […]

In Photos: Gaza Children Mark Land Day with Marches, Flags and Insistence on Right of Return
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On March 30 of every year, Palestinians everywhere mark Land Day. The anniversary marks the killing of six Palestinians during protests against the Israeli military’s plan to expropriate thousands of […]

Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity – Book Review
By Benay Blend (Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity, by Tahrir Hamdi, I.B. Tauris, 2022) “The words ‘imagining Palestine,’” writes Tahrir Hamdi, do not refer to a Palestinian people who never existed, but […]

On Solidarity, Resilience, and the Path Forward for Palestinian Resistance
By Benay Blend There is a small but problematic sentiment among some internationals that Palestinians in the Diaspora should play a minor role. Underlying this belief there is the notion that Diasporic Palestinians are allegedly […]

Thousands of Activists March for Palestinian Rights in Brussels (VIDEOS)
Thousands of activists marched on Sunday outside the European Parliament in Brussels in support of the rights of the Palestinian people. The protesters chanted slogans and waved flags of Palestine and banners affirming the right […]

UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has submitted her much-anticipated report to the UN General Assembly, concluding that the realization of […]

From the River to the Sea: Join the Palestinian March for Return and Liberation
By Benay Blend From October 22-29, the Palestinian Alternative Path Movement (Masar Badil) will host a popular march centered in Brussels to commemorate its launch, a landmark in the struggle for return, liberation, and victory […]

The Cherry Orchard: 350 Actors of Resistance
By David Harrop “Eat your homeland’s lolium, but not the crusader’s wheat” (Traditional Palestinian saying) We were wrapping up the interview and standing under the monumental key atop the archway into the Aida refugee camp […]

The Right of Return to the Fig Tree
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle Raeda Taha is a famous actress who appears on many stages in the Arab world and beyond. Raeda became widely known after she performed her own play, […]

Lazzarini: ‘UNRWA Might Not Be Able to Pay Salaries after September’
Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini warned on Friday that his organization might not be able to pay salaries for its employees after September, the Middle East […]

‘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 […]

Right of Return: Nakba is Back on Palestinian Agenda
By Ramzy Baroud The Nakba is back on the Palestinian agenda. For nearly three decades, Palestinians were told that the Nakba – or Catastrophe – is a thing of the past. That real peace […]

In Photos: Palestinians Rally for the Right of Return in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians throughout the besieged Gaza Strip continued to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. Palestinians mark May 15 of every year as Nakba Day, a reference […]

Rewriting UNRWA: The US-Israeli Plan to Cancel out the Palestinian Right of Return
By Ramzy Baroud Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA’s mission, which has been in effect since […]

Palestinians Fear End of UNRWA’s Mandate
The Palestinian National Council (PNC) warned on Sunday that the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) may be about to be ended, Safa has reported. The head of PNC’s […]

Affirming Global Indigenous Joint Struggle: The Palestinian Right of Return is Landback
By Omar Zahzah A History-Making Paper On March 30, 2022, on the occasion of Palestinian Land Day, the Indigenous organization NDN Collective released a history-making position paper affirming the interconnectedness of the Palestinian struggle to […]

Report: High Poverty Rate among Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Exacerbates Child Labor
High poverty rates among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have exacerbated the child labor phenomenon, the Palestinian Association for Human Rights “Witness” said on Wednesday. The foundation said in a report that school dropouts, the additional […]

US Changes Vote from ‘No’ to ‘Abstention’ on UN Resolution on Palestinian Right of Return
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not vote against a UN General Assembly Resolution affirming the right of return for Palestinian refugees, breaking the voting pattern set by his predecessor Donald […]