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No Country for the Poor: A Palestinian Family’s Tragic Journey from Gaza to Hatay
By Lubna Abuhashem On February 6, 28-year-old Ali Mousa was asleep in his home, a long distance away from the deadly earthquake that just hit Turkiye. Mousa, who had emigrated from Gaza to Britain in […]

UK, Israel to Sign Multimillion Agreement despite Violence against Palestinians
Britain and Israel will sign an agreement aimed at deepening technology, trade, and security ties over the next seven years when UK foreign minister James Cleverly meets his Israeli counterpart in London on Tuesday, The […]

Ahead of Ramadan: Over 20,000 Leaflets Distributed to Urge Boycott of Israeli Dates in UK
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On the last Friday before Ramadan, over 20,000 leaflets were distributed at mosques across the UK, in an effort to urge Muslims to boycott Israeli dates during the holy month […]

Campaign Launched to Allow Anti-Zionist Rabbi into the UK
By Pete Gregson *UPDATE* In the three weeks since this article was published, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has received 150 emails, including from Michael Mansfield KC and Baroness Tongue of Kew, asking her not […]

Victory is Defeat: Palestinian Children’s Art Exposes Israel’s Cultural Genocide
By Ramzy Baroud The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: “We are delighted to report that Chelsea and […]

Pro-Palestine Activists Call on Pret A Manger to Cancel Deal with Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘University of Manchester Friends of Palestine’ and ‘Youth Front for Palestine’ led a demonstration on Wednesday through the Manchester streets and into the stores of food retailer Pret A Manger […]

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 […]

Illegality Should Lead to Consequences: A Conversation Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot
By Palestine Deep Dive Palestinian ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, has reminded the British government of its responsibility to immediately recognize the State of Palestine in an interview […]

EuroPal Forum Launches Campaign Highlighting New Israeli Government’s Racism
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists launched an online campaign on Monday to highlight the anti-Palestinian racism and discriminatory sentiment at the heart of Israel’s 37th Government, which was elected on 1 November 1, […]

UK Minister Performs Prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Lord Tariq Ahmad, British Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), performed prayer on Thursday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in […]

UNSC Criticizes Israel over Ben-Gvir’s Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Takes No Action
The UN Security Council convened on Thursday for an emergency discussion in the aftermath of Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s provocative storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The […]

FOA Organizes Palestine Weekend of Solidarity in London
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This weekend Londoners will show their solidarity with Palestine by attending Palestine Pop-Up, a 2-day interactive event in Shoreditch, the UK-based organization Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) said in a statement […]

UK University Excludes Palestinian Staff, Palestine Scholars from IHRA Discussion
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group set up to discuss the repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the […]

Israel Approves Testing Procedures in Disputed Karish Gas Field
UK-based energy company Energean announced Sunday that it had started conducting testing procedures by pumping gas to the disputed offshore Karish gas field, after receiving approval from Israel, The New Arab reported. Israel says the […]

From Bobby Sands to Palestinian Detainees: On the Value and Meaning of Hunger Strikes
By Benay Blend On Sunday, September 25, 2022, 30 Palestinian prisoners under Israeli “administrative detention” announced an open-ended hunger strike to #EndAdministrativeDetention. According to Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, over 740 prisoners are currently jailed […]

Truss Condemned for Proposing Relocating British Embassy to Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UK-based organization Friends of Al-Aqsa (FoA) condemned British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s proposed relocation of the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In a statement, a […]

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 […]

Roger Waters Lambasts ‘Infantile’, ‘Despicable’ Keir Starmer Over Labour’s Suspension of Jewish NEC Member
By Omar Aziz Pink Floyd rock legend, Roger Waters, has expressed outrage at the UK Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, for the Party’s “infantile” and “undemocratic attacks” against Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, the only Jewish member of […]

Israel’s Lapid Thanks British PM Truss for Considering Moving Embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid thanked his UK counterpart Liz Truss, for announcing that she was considering moving the British embassy to Jerusalem, The New Arab reported. The two prime ministers met on the sidelines […]

Whitewashing the Monarchy and the Zionist Regime: Two Sides of the Same Blood-Soaked Coin
By Benay Blend “We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history,” declared Julius Malema, head of […]

Palestine in the Elizabethan Era: Will Britain Atone for Its Sinful Policies
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle While millions of people in Britain and around the world can not stop singing the praises of the late Queen as a paragon of moderation, sensibility, and […]

‘Elbit is Guilty, We are Not’: Palestine Group Founders Face 38 Years in Prison
Eight members of the UK-based organization Palestine Action are facing up to 38 years in prison next month for taking action against Israeli-owned arms factories, the group said in a statement that was cited in […]

Rights Group Urges Police to Probe UK Citizens that Join Israeli Army
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians has asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate British citizens who have joined the Israeli army, following concerns that they have taken part in criminal acts and crimes against […]

Amnesty UK to Release ‘End Israeli Apartheid’ Merchandise Line
Amnesty International UK announced on Monday a new line of merchandise titled “End Israeli Apartheid,” the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The announcement was made in a tweet by Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International UK […]

Pro-Palestine Organizations Urge British Prime Minister to Scrap Anti-BDS Bill
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of UK-based anti-apartheid organizations, led by Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA), have submitted a petition to Downing Street urging the British Prime Minister to scrap the anti-BDS Bill and […]

UK Official Visits Masafer Yatta, Opposes Israeli Eviction Plans (VIDEO)
British Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling stated on Friday that the United Kingdom is strongly opposed to Israeli plans to evict Palestinians from their homes, during a visit to […]

Exeter College JCR Passes Historic Motion Supporting Palestine
The Junior Common Room (JCR) – a representative student body within the University of Oxford – has passed an unprecedented motion condemning recent actions by Israel, the University of Oxford’s student newspaper, the Oxford Student, […]

Israelis Policing Streets of London: Palestinian Residents Demand Answers
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians living in the London Borough of Hackney called for an immediate investigation into why a recent collaboration between Israeli and Hackney police took place on the streets of London. […]

Palestine Activists Protest Outside BBC in London Following Murder of Iconic Journalist (PHOTOS)
Protesters held 55 paper press jackets outside the BBC headquarters in London to represent the 55 journalists killed by Israel since 2000, UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FoA) said in a statement. “Israel’s targeting of […]

Pro-Palestine Activists Oppose UK Government’s Anti-Boycott Legislation
Pro-Palestine solidarity organizations voiced opposition on Tuesday to a UK legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Some European organizations expressed opposition […]