- December 25, 2024
The Quiet Rebellion: Why US Jews Turning against Israel is Good for Palestinians
Israel is now at a crossroads. It can only win back the support of US Jews if it behaves in such a way that is consistent with their moral frame of reference. Hence, it would have to end its military occupation, dismantle its apartheid regime and reverse its racist laws.
The Murder of the ‘Menacing’ Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank
The protest in Beita is a protest for land rights, water rights and basic human rights. Bani-Shamsa and, later, Salim, were killed in cold blood simply because their protests were mere irritants to the grand design of colonial Israel.
WATCH: Palestine, What’s Happening and Why it Matters
To better understand what is happening and how and why the events in Palestine/Israel matter to us all, the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) hosted an awareness-raising event on June 4.
Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen
Speak up. Speak out. The Palestinians have risen. It is time to rally behind them.
‘Anti-Zionist Naples’: Award-Winning Italian Artist Speaks about Palestine and Why He Quit Photojournalism
We spoke to the Italian artist to understand his connection with Palestine and the Arab world, his inspirations and his ongoing fight against injustice in all of its forms.
Bottom-up Politics: Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift in the US
While the Israel lobby still wields the dual weapon of money and propaganda, politically engaged grassroots activism is proving decisive in garnering American solidarity with Palestine, while slowly translating this solidarity into actual political gains.
The Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem
While the Israeli State claims to play an impartial role in this scheme, it is actually the facilitator of the entire process. The final outcome manifests in the ever-predictable scene, where an Israeli flag is triumphantly hoisted over a Palestinian home and a Palestinian family is assigned an UN-supplied tent and a few blankets.
B’Tselem’s Historic Declaration: Israel’s Open War on Its Own Civil Society
Even in the eyes of many Israeli Jews, the Israeli government no longer possesses any democratic ideals. Indeed, as B’Tselem has succinctly worded it, Israel is a regime of Jewish supremacy ‘from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.’
Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa
By Ramzy Baroud Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a few Arab countries. Thanks to the Arab normalizers, the doors are now flung wide open for new political actors to extend or cement ties with Israel at the expense of Palestine, […]
WATCH: Palestine Chronicle Hosts: Ilan Pappe and Awad Abdelfattah on ‘One Democratic State’
Renowned historian, Professor Ilan Pappe and respected political analyst and leader Awad Abdelfattah speak to Palestine Chronicle TV about the One Democratic State Campaign and their shared vision for a just peace and coexistence in Israel and Palestine.
Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible
By Ramzy Baroud Once again, Europe’s top diplomats expressed their ‘deep concern’ regarding Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions “threaten the viability of the two-state solution”. This position was communicated by EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Josep Borrell, on November 19, during a video-conference with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki. […]
Expansion and Mass Eviction: Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office
The announcements are strategically timed, as they carry an unmistakable political message that Israel does not intend to reverse its settlement policies, regardless of who resides in the White House.
As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent
The EU may continue to condemn and protest the Israeli destruction. However, angry statements and demands for compensation will fall on deaf Israeli ears if not backed by action.
What Does Israel Have against Palestinian Singer, Mohammed Assaf?
Israel’s announcement to bar a Palestinian singer from returning, thus performing to other Palestinians under occupation is, from an Israeli viewpoint, not outrageous at all. It is another attempt at disrupting the natural flow of Palestinian culture, which, despite the loss of Palestine itself, is as strong and as real as it has always been.
Speaking to Prof. Richard Falk: On Palestine, Israel and International Law (PC TV)
Palestine Chronicle TV hosted Professor Emeritus of International Law Richard Falk. Professor Falk, an acclaimed author, was also the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights between 2008-14.
How Do Democrats and Republicans Differ on Palestine and Israel?
Political polarization and misinformation aside, both Democrats and Republicans head to the November elections with strong pro-Israel sentiments, if not outright support, while completely ignoring the plight of occupied and oppressed Palestinians.
The ‘Desaparecidos’ of Palestine: Gantz Escalates Israel’s War on the Dead
While Palestinian families are absolutely devastated by this hideous practice, the detention of corpses has never quelled a rebellion, neither in Argentina nor in Palestine.
‘Dying to Fish’: How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry
The story of Gaza’s fishermen is also the story of the Gaza siege. No other profession has been as directly linked to Gaza’s woes as that of fishing.
WATCH: Ramzy Baroud and Wafaa Aludaini (LIVE FROM GAZA)
Palestine Chronicle editor Ramzy Baroud talks to Wafaa Aludaini in Gaza and Romana Rubeo in Rome about the latest Israeli violence in the besieged Gaza Strip.
‘People of the Cave’: Palestinians Take their Fight for Justice to the Mountains
However depressing the reality may be, the metaphor is undeniably powerful, that of savage colonialism that knows no bounds and Palestinian steadfastness (sumoud) that is perennial.
Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
I asked Abu Shamsiyah about the events that took place on that day, when he had personally witnessed and filmed the execution of the Palestinian young man.
WATCH: Pappe, Baroud, Nagia on Annexation, Apartheid
Israeli historian, Professor Ilan Pappe, Palestinian author and journalist, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, and South African intellectual, Dr. Anwah Nagia, talk annexation, apartheid and one state in this must-watch webinar, hosted by the Al-Ikhlass Academia Library in Cape Town.
Good News from Washington: AIPAC, Israel Losing to Progressive Democrats
While AIPAC is likely to continue using and improvising on old tactics to protect Israel’s interests at the US Congress, the long-dubbed ‘powerful lobby’ will unlikely be able to turn back time. Indeed, the age of total dominance of Israel over the US Congress is likely over, and hopefully, this time, for good.
On Israel’s Bizarre Definitions: The West Bank is Already Annexed
The fact is, annexation is not a new Israeli political agenda dictated by political circumstances in Tel Aviv and Washington. Rather, annexation has been the ultimate Israeli colonial objective from the very onset.
RT: Crosstalking with Gideon Levy and Ramzy Baroud (VIDEO)
Peter Lavelle discusses why Israel is doing this, the international reaction, and the fate of the Palestinians with Israeli Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy and Palestinian journalist and author Ramzy Baroud.
Palestine Bleeds: Execution of Autistic Man is Not an Exception but the Norm
Inspired by the common struggle that ties them with their African-American brethren, Palestinians are now left only with their cries for justice: Palestinian lives matter, hoping, for once, the world may hear and echo their screams and, perhaps, do something.
What is Next for Palestinian Popular Resistance in Gaza? Speaking to Journalist Wafaa Aludaini
Aludaini was there during the entire ordeal, reporting on the dead and the wounded, consoling bereaved families, and also taking part in an historic moment when all of Gaza rose and united behind a single chant of freedom.
Political Ambiguity or a Doomsday Weapon: Why Abbas Abandoned Oslo
What Mahmoud Abbas is hoping to achieve, with his latest theatrics, is the establishment of a new political game, one that is based on political ambiguity, so that he is not entirely abandoned by his Western backers, or finally shunned as a collaborator by his own people.
Why Does Israel Celebrate Its terrorists: Ben Uliel and the Murder of the Dawabsheh Family
The hundreds of thousands of Jewish extremists who have been transferred to permanently settle in the occupied territories, an act that starkly violates international law, do not operate outside the colonial paradigm designed by the Israeli government.
A Conversation on Kashmir and Palestine and the Struggle for Freedom (VIDEO)
Kashmiris and Palestinians need ‘unity of purpose’ to succeed in their common struggle, experts, and advocates speaking at a video conference said on Wednesday.
