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By Dr. M. Reza Behnam

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” –  Voltaire, Enlightenment author and philosopher (1694-1778)

Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States and Israel have been zealous in their efforts to disempower it. Israel has used its powerful hasbara (propaganda) machine to peddle absurdities about Tehran as a nuclear threat to the…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Widespread outrage followed Mahmoud Abbas’s vulgar attack on Hamas during a Palestinian council meeting, with critics accusing him of undermining national unity in the face of Israeli aggression.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has ignited a wave of anger and controversy following recent remarks that included a harsh attack on the Palestinian resistance…

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised NATO, casting doubt on the alliance’s role in a shifting global order.

NATO has suffered major setbacks in recent years, from its inability to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the end of a 20-year war in Afghanistan that saw the Taliban return to power.

So, is NATO still relevant? Could it even stand a chance against any sort of…

Souab is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and was arrested for comments about the judiciary acting under duress.

A Tunisian judge has ordered the detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, lawyers said, two days after his arrest for comments about the judiciary.

Souab’s arrest sparked widespread anger among political parties and civil society groups, which said the move was a dangerous escalation of a crackdown on dissent and marked a further…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

According to Israeli media, Smotrich clashed with army chief Eyal Zamir over the latter’s refusal to make the military responsible for the distribution of aid in Gaza.

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reportedly threatened on Wednesday to topple the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the army does not occupy the Gaza Strip and rule it…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

More than 15 Palestinians were also detained across the West Bank, including former prisoner Hanan al-Barghouthi.

Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a 12-year-old child in the town of Yamoun, west of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

The boy, shot with live ammunition, was identified as Mahmoud Mithqal Ali Abu al-Haijja, by…