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  • Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Yosef denied Palestinian peoplehood and rights while calling for Gaza’s destruction. (Photo: Video grab)

    ‘They have no rights’: Israel’s Chief Rabbi denies existence of Palestinian People

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on August 23, 2026 by The Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Aug 26, 2026)

    Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Yosef denied Palestinian peoplehood and rights while calling for Gaza’s destruction and renewed Jewish settlement in the enclave.

  • Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan dedicating the historic victory to Palestine. (Photo: Video grab)

    ‘This is for Palestine’: Egypt makes World Cup history, sets up Messi clash

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on July 4, 2026 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Jul 06, 2026)

    Egypt reached the World Cup Round of 16 for the first time, with coach Hossam Hassan dedicating the historic victory to Palestine.

  • A pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran’s ceasefire framework? (Illustration: Palestine Chronicle)

    Why didn’t Iran put Gaza on the table? A difficult answer

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on May 26, 2026 (more by Palestine Chronicle)  |

    From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran’s ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of abandonment, arguing instead that the answer lies in the fragmented nature of Palestinian representation and the uneven political architecture of the resistance camp itself.

  • Israel continues to commit horrific massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)

    Israeli Army kills average of 100 Palestinians per day in Gaza – UNRWA

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on October 1, 2025 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Oct 03, 2025)

    UNRWA and the ICRC warn of catastrophic conditions in Gaza, where over 100 Palestinians are killed daily alongside famine deaths, as Israel’s assault pushes the death toll past 66,000.

  • Saudi Arabia and France spearhead a UN initiative on Palestinian statehood. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    The Poisonous Chalice of Recognition: A Double-Edged Sword for Palestine

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on September 23, 2025 by Ilan Pappé (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Sep 26, 2025)

    More important than anything else, we must insist that as long as Zionism ideologically dominates the reality in historical Palestine, there will be no Palestinian self-determination, freedom, or liberation.

  • Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in nearly 80 Italian cities in solidarity with Gaza. (Photo: via social media)

    ‘A march of humanity’: Italy rediscovers its collective voice for Palestine

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on September 23, 2025 by Romana Rubeo (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Sep 24, 2025)

    Hundreds of thousands marched across Italy on September 22, blocking highways and ports in one of the country’s largest mobilizations in decades, signaling the return of a collective voice against war and arms trade with Israel.

  • srael bombed the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza. (Photo: via social media, QNN)

    ‘Death Sentence’ – Israel bombs Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, again

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on April 13, 2025 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Apr 14, 2025)

    The only functioning hospital in Gaza City has been forced out of service after an Israeli airstrike destroyed key medical departments.

  • Columbia caves to Trump’s demands on ‘antisemitism’ to secure funding

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on March 23, 2025 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Mar 24, 2025)

    Among the concessions agreed to by the university are a ban on face masks at protests and the hiring of 36 “special officers” with the power to remove or arrest students.

  • Palestinian Ceasefire Agreement

    ‘Complete surrender’: How Gaza defeated Israel and what it means—analysis

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on January 15, 2025 by Ramzy Baroud (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Jan 15, 2025)

    Israel assumed that by destroying Gaza, it would eradicate the resistance. However, that calculation was deeply flawed. The resistance in Gaza is directly tied to the Palestinian people. It’s not about eliminating a specific number of fighters but about the enduring bond between the people and the resistance itself.

  • Mufid Abdulqader was released from a US prison. (Photo: via Omar Suleiman X page)

    Who is Mufid Abdulqader of The Holy Land Foundation – Profile

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on December 14, 2024 by Robert Inlakesh (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Dec 16, 2024)

    This case has been widely highlighted as one of the consequences of the intense Islamophobia whipped up, largely in order to justify the U.S.’ ‘War on Terror’.

  • U.S. representative at the UNSC vetoes UN resolution on the recognition of Palestine. (Photo: UN, video grab)

    Stain on human conscience – World countries react to U.S. veto

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on November 21, 2024 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Nov 22, 2024)

    Despite 14 member states voting in favor, the U.S., as a permanent member, exercised its veto for the fifth time since October 2023.

  • The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has evacuated its temporary administrative headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks on the area. (Photo: via PRCS TW Page)

    ‘They must carry this genocide with shame’ – UN urges World leaders to end the genocide

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on October 26, 2024 by The Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Oct 28, 2024)

    The UN special rapporteur on health accused world leaders of bankruptcy for failing to stop the genocide in Gaza.

  • Namibia's Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab. (Photo: Nurah Tape, The Palestine Chronicle)

    ‘International Law obligations’ – Namibia blocks ship carrying ‘explosive material’ to Israel

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on August 28, 2024 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Aug 29, 2024)

    “As such, it was necessary to engage authorities in Namibia on issues of concern to ensure our decisions and actions domestically are aligned with our obligations in terms of international law and our policy stance of many years on Palestine.”

  • Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    X marks the spot: Digital/settler-colonialism and Musk’s meeting with Netanyahu

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on August 6, 2024 by Omar Zahzah (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Aug 12, 2024)

    Through X and SpaceX (particularly Starlink,) Elon Musk is an important figure in understanding digital/settler-colonialism.

  • Unconditional Support – The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on June 17, 2024 by Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Jun 22, 2024)

    On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the US proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has “dealt positively… with the latest proposal and all proposals to reach a ceasefire agreement.” Hamas added, by contrast, that, “while Blinken continues to talk […]

  • Thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in UNRWA shelters. (Photo: via KinderUSA)

    UN report: Israel lacks evidence for allegations against UNRWA employees

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on April 22, 2024 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Apr 23, 2024)

    Israel has not yet provided sufficient evidence to support its claims that employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, were affiliated with the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, The Guardian reported, citing an independent review led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

  • Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire, by Caroline Elkins. (Photo: book cover)

    “Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire” – book review

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on April 12, 2024 by Jim Miles (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Apr 16, 2024)

    This is an amazing history, one that should be on the list of every history class dealing with modern history, history of the British Empire, and further on to those studying economics, politics, and geopolitical strategies.

  • Rachel's parents during a protest in Palestine (Photo: ISM)

    In the midst of genocide in Gaza–The legacy of Rachel Corrie lives on

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on March 15, 2024 by Benay Blend (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Mar 19, 2024)

    During her time in Gaza, Corrie stayed with a family in Rafah. In her letters home, she referred to the difference between there and here as a “virtual portal into luxury”.

  • Far-right Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. (Image: Palestine Chronicle)

    Zionism and the annihilation of Gaza: The problem in Palestine is not political, but ideological

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on February 21, 2024 (more by Palestine Chronicle)  |

    All of this–the language of genocide, the genocide itself and the threats of committing a greater genocide–is rooted, not in a rational political theory, but in Zionism.

  • Residents of the Bedouin village prepare for house demolitions by Israeli authorities. (Photo: via Adalah Legal Center)

    Silent ‘genocide’: Israel’s war on Palestinian Bedouin communities in West Bank

    Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on January 19, 2024 by Fayha Shalash (more by Palestine Chronicle)  | (Posted Feb 03, 2024)

    They left behind their homes with everything in them and were not able to return, not even to collect their belongings. Anyone who dared to go back was beaten, arrested, or had his vehicle burned.

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  • Parallel Universes
    Andy Merrifield

    Anybody who’s ever leafed through Finnegans Wake will quickly recognize that we’re not dealing here with a standard novel, just as anybody leafing through Marx’s Capital will know we’re not dealing with standard economics.

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  • Honor the Vietnamese, Not Those Who Killed Them
    Michael D. Yates A Vietnamese stamp depicting two Vietnamese resistance fighters shooting down a US Army helicopter.

    Only the courage of those who opposed the war, including the soldiers who did so at great risk, should be respected.

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