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Saturday, 20 May

03:47

Manchester United vs. Real Madrid Brings Joy to War-Stricken Gaza "ConflictWatch Feed Palestine"

Despite a bloody Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which lasted for five days, Palestinians in the besieged region tried to reclaim an element of normalcy following the declared ceasefire on May 13.

And, as always, sports, particularly football, was one of the main channels used by Gaza youth to escape the war and siege, however briefly.

The Palestine Chronicle joined a group of young Palestinians watching a highly anticipated game between the English Premier League team, Manchester United, and La Ligas Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The game, which ended in the surprising loss of Real Madrid 4-0, resulted in the qualification of Manchester United to the Champions League final, scheduled to take place on June 10 in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

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02:28

Palestinian Flag March tells Israel: Gaza will not be defeated "IndyWatch Feed War"

Palestinians in Gaza had a message for Israel following the settler Flag March in Jerusalem: "You raised your flag in Sinai, and you left. You raised your flag in the Gaza settlements, and you left. Soon you will leave our lands too."

00:16

Depleted Gaza hospitals count losses after Israel's offensive "IndyWatch Feed War"

Depleted Gaza hospitals count losses after Israel's offensive

Already strained by the 16-year Israeli blockade, Palestinian hospitals suffer yet another setback after the latest Israeli bombing

Aseel Mousa Fri, 05/19/2023 - 15:16

A doctor inspect a hospital damaged in a nearby Israeli strike, in the central Gaza Strip 13 May 2023 (NurPhoto via Reuters)

A doctor inspects the damage at a hospital following an Israeli strike nearby, Gaza Strip 13 May 2023 (NurPhoto via Reuters)

When Israel launched its five-day assault on Gaza earlier this month, Palestinian hospitals were immediately pushed into crisis mode.

Already under-equipped following 16 years of an Israeli-led blockade, medical workers scrambled to evacuate patients receiving urgent care to make way for those wounded from the new air strikes.

Medical supplies and medicine that were already rationed to meet the needs of Gaza's two million people began to run out quickly.

And with Israel closing crossings with Gaza - preventing the entry of fuel, aid, and other supplies - doctors were bracing for the worst.

"This was especially challenging when many homes experienced a high number of injuries [from Israeli air strikes] at the same time," said Bassam Al-Hamadin, assistant undersecretary at the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Friday, 19 May

10:26

PIJs tactical triumph: Missiles multiply despite losses "ConflictWatch Feed Israel"

May 18 2023 Despite Israels assassinations of the Palestinian Islamic Jihads high-ranking commanders during this latest battle, the Quds Brigades was able to shift strategy by expanding its missile range, launching over 1,500 missiles, and introducing new tactics in its retaliatory strikes. ByThe Cradles Palestine Correspondent In its latest act of aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel []

07:09

Gazans flock to border in defiance of Flag March, IOF injure several "IndyWatch Feed War"

May 18 2023 Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades target an illegal settlement with heavy gunfire. By Al Mayadeen English Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Beit Ummar Rapid Response Group in occupied Al-Khalil confirmed that it targeted the Karmei Tzur illegal settlement with heavy gunfire, adding that its Resistance fighters safely withdrew from the []

05:53

The rules of the gamete: Securing the means of reproduction "IndyWatch Feed Allworld"

A few years ago, a group of scientists at the University of Arizona put forward the idea of building a seed bank on the moon. Only a facility sited off-world, the scientists said, could provide a true hedge against the extinction of life on Earth, since a terrestrial unit would also probably be destroyed in any global cataclysm that might take place say, a massive ecological collapse, an asteroid strike, or nuclear war. Among the sperm and seeds protected in deep pits on the moon's surface would be human gametes, too. The idea of storing human gametes, and especially sperm, in this manner shows foresight, though it's hard not to wonder what good gallons of sperm on the moon would do if there were no humans left on earth to use them. The possibility that there could be people but no supply of human sperm is looking increasingly likely. According to Professor Shanna Swan, a reproductive health expert at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, if current trends in sperm counts continue, by...

Thursday, 18 May

23:04

Collateral damage: the human cost of Israels recent assault on Gaza "ConflictWatch Feed Israel"

The five-day Israeli assault on Gaza killed 33 people. The majority of them were civilians, six of them children. But for Israel, they are simply "collateral damage."

20:18

Israel pushes law banning Palestinian flag "ConflictWatch Feed Israel"

Israel pushes law banning Palestinian flag

Bill advanced by far-right lawmakers passes preliminary vote in parliament

MEE staff Thu, 05/18/2023 - 11:18

Palestinians in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip protest against the holding of the annual far-right Israeli rally in Jerusalem, 18 May 2023 (AFP)

Israeli lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would see flying the Palestinian flag punishable by up to one year in prison.

The bill is backed by members of the far-right Jewish Power party and states that three or more people waving the flag of a "hostile entity" will be considered a prohibited gathering and therefore punishable.

The Israeli Knesset has already voted its approval at a preliminary reading of the bill and it will need three additional votes to pass.

"As a democracy, Israel enables its citizens to protest decisions they dont agree with the authorities on," reads the explanation of the bill, according to Haaretz.

"But the proposal draws a red line between legitimate protest and one in which there are flags of those who dont recognise the state of Israel, those who arent friendly toward it or dont enable Israel to raise its flag in its territory."

Since coming to power earlier this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has introduced a raft of legislation aimed at appeasing the far-right in Israel.

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19:29

Flag March Kicks off in Al-Quds as Hamas Threatens Israel "ConflictWatch Feed Israel"

May 18, 2023 Tensions are high in Al-Quds on Thursday as thousands of Israelis are expected to take part in the provocative so-called Flag March in the Palestinian capital and the Old Citys Muslim Quarter. Israeli occupation Security forces were gearing up for the controversial march, with 3,000 police officers being deployed across the holy []

06:13

Gazas Sports Tournament Features First Female Weightlifter "ConflictWatch Feed Palestine"

Young Palestinian athletes competed in the Weightlifting Federation tournament held in Gaza on Tuesday, May 16.

The young lifters belong to various clubs in the Gaza Strip, including the Gaza Sports Club, Al-Nasr Al-Arabi, and Palestine Sports Club.

The competition was fierce, as winners will make it to the national championship, scheduled for July.

Though several kids and teenagers showed real potential, the tournaments biggest surprise was Hala al-Nahhal, the first female weightlifter to compete at a Gaza level, and possibly nationally.

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04:57

Military Situation In Yemen On May 17, 2023 (Map Update) "ConflictWatch Feed Israel"

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The Liaison and Coordination Officers Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 50 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours;
Saudi artillery struck border areas of Shada district west of Saada;
The Yemeni people held a grand rally in the areas under the control of Ansar Allah to show their support for the Palestinian peoples resistance against the Israeli regimes recent strikes on the Gaza Strip;
Clashes between the STC militants and Al-Qaeda terrorists continue sporadically in Al-Mahfad district.

01:40

New Rules of Engagement: How Palestinians Defeated Netanyahu and Redefined Unity "ConflictWatch Feed Palestine"

All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of security and fighting terrorism.

Israels biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Avivs ability to kill many Palestinians, including civilians, without tarnishing its image internationally as an oasis of democracy and civilization.

Israel has been losing the public relations battle and rapidly so and, now, it is losing a different kind of battle as well.

Throughout its 75-year-old history, from its violent birth on the ruins of historic Palestine in May 1948, up to its latest war on besieged Gaza on May 9, Israels history has been associated with violence.

Pro-Israel Western propaganda, along with masterful Israeli manipulation of facts and rewriting of history, allowed Israel to blame the violence on others: first, the Arabs who, supposedly, attacked Israel, unprovoked, time and again; then the Palestinian terrorists from all ideological colors, the socialists, the secularists and, as of late, the Islamic fundamentalists.

Alas, the Israeli hasbara worked, not because of its sheer genius, but because of the near-total embargo on the Palestinian voice in all aspects of life. This embargo continues to this day, and has extended to reach dominant social media platforms, leading amongst them, Facebook.

But the fight for the truth, intellectual integrity and freedom of speech continues, and Palestinian successes are now far greater than all attempts by Israel, its benefactors and supporters to censor, sideline or muffle the Palestinian voice.

The days of hiding Israeli crimes or blaming them on someone else seem to be over.

There are reasons why Israels propaganda is living its worst days. Aside from the power and influence commanded by Palestinian intellectuals, social media activists and the numerous platforms made available to them through innumerable solidarity networks around the world, Israeli hasbara has itself grown weak and unconvincing.

Israel is a fragmented society. While it is true that Israelis often unite during times of war, this time around, their unity i...

00:26

West Bank: Hamas list wins key university elections "ConflictWatch Feed Palestine"

West Bank: Hamas list wins key university elections

Results of student elections at An-Najah University in Nablus are read as a reflection of wider Palestinian society

Ola Marshoud Wed, 05/17/2023 - 15:26

Palestinian students cast their votes in student elections at An-Najah National University in the West Bank city of Nablus on 16 May 2023 (Imago Images via Reuters)

A Palestinian student casts her vote in elections at An-Najah National University in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 16 May 2023 (Imago Images via Reuters)

A Hamas-affiliated list has won student elections at a key West Bank university for the first time in 16 years, in the latest sign of dwindling support for the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The Islamic bloc secured 40 seats out of 81 available in the student council of Nablus An-Najah National University on Wednesday.

Its main rival, the "Shabiba" bloc - the student arm of the PAs ruling party, Fatah - won 38 seats, while three seats went to a list linked with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

The An-Najah polls, along with elections at Ramallah's Birzeit University, are considered the bellwether of West Bank politics. The results of these elections are read as a reflection of wider Palestinian society, its position on the PA, and voters' orientations in any broader elections that may be held in the future.

"The exclusionary approach [of the PA] in the West Bank and the repression [of opponents] led people to hold onto their principle more firmly, said Sayel Amara, a lecturer at An-Najah.