Tagged: occupation

Israeli forces detaining children

Israeli forces detain over 30 schoolchildren

HEBRON, PALESTINE – Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday morning detained tens of young students from the schools of Hebron (Al Khalil) in the Old City, some of them suffering cuts and blunt injuries.   Local sources reported that the occupation forces also held up tens of students from the South region, and arrested others. Among them are: Mohammed Salem al...

RT anchor Abby Martin breaks the silence on Samer Issawi (includes transcript)

Abby Martin, anchor for news network Russia Today America, surprised both friend and foe on February 15 with a fierce call for the freedom of Samer Issawi, Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike in protest against his illegal incarceration by the Israeli occupation forces.   This is the first time that an anchor of an English speaking news network breaks...

Why it matters so little what Mahmoud Abbas says

Why it matters so little what Mahmoud Abbas says

Also featured at the Palestine Chronicle – by Tariq Shadid – It has not gone unnoticed that Palestinians are showing little interest in Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the United Nations, which he held on the 27th of September. Most Palestinians have no idea what he said, and do not care to know it. There is quite a contrast between the...

My Palestinian Realization – by Adam Akkad

My Palestinian Realization – by Adam Akkad

By Adam Akkad – The moment I stopped believing in the 2 state solution was the moment I realized that the path to freedom for Palestine travels through the Palestinian people. Many in the Palestinian community continue to have hope in negotiations and the so called ‘peace process’ due to a belief that only Israel can improve our condition. Our...