Palestine

Singapore bans 'inflammatory' Palestinian film

Singapore - Muslimchronicle

Singapore has banned a film festival from screening a documentary later this week that features a teenage Palestinian female activist whose arrest last month has made her a symbol of resistance to Israeli military occupation in the West Bank. Justifying the ban, authorities in the Southeast Asian city state said the film "Radiance of Resistance" was "skewed" and potentially divisive forRead more

Palestine recalls envoy from Pakistan over faux pas

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

The Palestine Authority recalled its envoy from Islamabad after the presence of the Palestine ambassador to Pakistan, Waleed Abu Ali, in the company of Hafiz Saeed in Rawalpindi, appeared in news reports. Saeed heads Lashkar-e-Taiba and is linked to the Mumbai terror attacks in India. In a statement, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates stressed onRead more

Palestine vows UN punishment for Guatemala's Jerusalem decision

RAMALLAH - Muslimchronicle

Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday that the Palestinian leadership will resort to the UN to "punish" Guatemala for its decision to move embassy to Jerusalem. Erekat told official Palestinian radio station Voice of Palestine that Guatemala's decision is in breach of international law, the UN charter and the 12 UN Security CouncilRead more

Turkey to open 'embassy to Palestine in Jerusalem': Erdogan

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine. It was not clear how he would carry out the move, as Israel controls all of Jerusalem and calls the city its indivisible capital.Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Indonesia in support of Palestine

Jakarta - Muslimchronicle

Tens of thousands of Indonesians protested Sunday against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the latest show of support for the Palestinians in the country with the world’s largest Muslim population. The rally was organized by the top Islamic authority the Indonesian Ulema Council and supported by the government as well as several other Islamic organizations. PoliceRead more

Greece strikes against budget cuts

Athens - Muslimchronicle

Some 20,000 people demonstrated in Greece on Thursday as a general strike against new budget cuts and labour reform paralysed the civil service and disrupted transports. Around 16,000 mainly Communist demonstrators marched in Athens while another 4,500 protested in Thessaloniki, local police said. Some of the protesters held banners in support of Palestine and against the US decision to nameRead more

Erdogan accuses Trump of 'Zionist mentality' over Jerusalem recognition

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused US counterpart Donald Trump of having a "Zionist mentality" over his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, adding Washington had no further role to play in the peace process. "The real proprietor of these lands is Palestine. Mr Trump wants all this to be Israel. This is the product ofRead more

Muslim leaders urge recognition of East Jerusalem as Palestine capital

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Leaders from the the world's main pan-Islamic body on Wednesday urged the international community to recognise East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital after US President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel. The emergency summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul said it declared "East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine"Read more

Erdogan urges world to recognise East Jerusalem as 'capital of Palestine'

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged the world to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the "capital of Palestine" in response to the recognition of the city by President Donald Trump as Israel's capital. "I am inviting the countries who value international law and fairness to recognise occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine," he told leaders from theRead more