China’s Balancing Act Will Fail in the Middle East
Friday 2-November-2018
Although ties between Washington and Tel Aviv are stronger than ever Israeli leaders are aware of a vastly changing political landscape.
Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is &lsquoThese Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons&rsquo. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) and also at the Afro-Middle East Center (AMEC).
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‘A cruel choice’: Why Israel targets Palestinian schools
Wednesday 24-October-2018
Several Palestinian students along with teachers and officials were wounded in the Israeli army attack on a school south of Nablus in the West Bank on 15 October.
Nikki Haley Elevated Israel Damaged US Standing
Thursday 18-October-2018
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has made her post a “more glamorous” position than her predecessors – as President Donald Trump described Haley’s 2-year term at the UN following her resignation announcement.
Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah
Thursday 11-October-2018
As the frail body of 12-year-old Nassir Al-Mosabeh fell to the ground on Friday September 28 history was repeating itself most tragically.
US-Israel Attack on Palestinian Refugees Will Prove Futile
Sunday 30-September-2018
The US government’s decision to slash funds provided to the UN agency that cares for Palestinian refugees UNRWA is part of a new American-Israeli strategy aimed at redefining the rules of the game altogether.
Why Israel Demolishes Khan Al-Ahmar
Wednesday 19-September-2018
Like vultures Israeli soldiers descended on Khan Al-Ahmar on Sep. 14 recreating a menacing scene with which the residents of this small Palestinian village located East of Jerusalem are all-too-familiar.
What Lies Beneath: The US-Israeli Plot to ‘Save’ Gaza
Tuesday 4-September-2018
Israel wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from the Trump Administration Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to redefine what has for decades constituted the legal and political foundation for the so-called ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict.’
The Victimization of Gaza Women
Thursday 30-August-2018
Hanan al-Khoudari resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her three-year-old son Louay to his chemotherapy treatment in East Jerusalem.
Gaza without cancer medicine
Wednesday 22-August-2018
On Sunday August 12 news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged Strip.
Why solidarity boats succeed despite failing to break the siege
Tuesday 14-August-2018
When Mike Treen the national director of the Unite Union in New Zealand arrived at the airport in the capital Auckland on 1 August a group of people were anxiously waiting for him at the terminal with Palestinian flags and flowers.
Stop Exploiting Ahed Tamimi for Personal Gain
Friday 10-August-2018
The father of 11-year-old Abdul Rahman Nofal contacted me asking for help. His son was shot in the leg during Gaza’s ‘Great March of Return’ protests. The Strip’s dilapidated health care system could not save the little boy’s leg as it was later amputated.
Why Israel is embracing fascism in Europe
Wednesday 1-August-2018
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Israel on 19 July where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials.
Why Israel Was Never a Democracy
Monday 23-July-2018
The head of the Arab Joint List Alliance at the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) Aymen Odeh described the passing of the racist Jewish Nation-state Law as “the death of our democracy.”
‘Deal of the Century’ is Not New and the PA Leadership is Not a Victim
Thursday 5-July-2018
Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will fail. Palestinians will not exchange their 70-year long struggle for freedom for Jared Kushner’s cash.
Did Israel Inspire Trump’s Family Separation Policy?
Thursday 28-June-2018
This past May the United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the government’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy at US border crossings.
The int’l community should not stand by as Israel abuses Palestinians
Wednesday 13-June-2018
What is taking place in Palestine is not a ‘conflict’. We readily utilise the term but in fact the word ‘conflict’ is misleading.