Palestine Chronicle Weekly Journal

Wednesday December 29, 2004

What is the Palestine Chronicle?

Palestine Chronicle is an independent internet magazine, dedicated to addressing issues and offering perspectives rarely seen in mainstream western media. These issues include the plight and welfare of Palestinian refugees, as well as other displaced and oppressed people around the world. We are committed to democracy and freedom of expression, and we encourage contributions from people who are genuinely concerned with the specified above. However, we deeply oppose any form of literature that expresses religious or racial intolerance. Palestine Chronicle does not speak on behalf of any political or religious party. Palestine Chronicle is written and constructed solely by volunteers from various places around the globe with a common purpose, bringing to light the suffering of humankind everywhere, from Palestine, the Middle East and Beyond.

Palestine Chronicle Honorary Editorial Board Members:

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: Palestinian Legislator, (Palestine).

Prof. Noam Chomsky: Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author and writer of numerous books, (United States).

Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj: Human Rights Activist, Psychiatrist, (Palestine).

Dr. Mustafa Abdul-Shafi: Palestinian Activist and Former President of Makassed Hospital, (Palestine)

Rafiq Jaber: President of the Islamic Association for Palestine in North America, (United States)

Khaled A. Al-Maeena: Editor-in-Chief of Arab News Daily, (Saudi Arabia).

Dr. Ahmed Bouzid: President of Palestine Media Watch, (United States).

Prof. Robert Jensen: Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, (United States)

Charlie Reese: American Journalist (United States)

Heba Abdullah: Muslim American Journalist (United States)

Palestine Chronicle Team:

Ramzy Baroud: Editor-in-Chief, (United States)

Suzanne Russ: Managing Editor, (United States)

Michelle Gasparek: Editor, (United States)

Ali Samudi: Writer, (West Bank)

Mahfouz Abu Turk: Photojournalist (Occupied Jerusalem)

Tariq Shadid: Writer and Editor, (The Netherlands)

Sherri Muzher: Writer, (United States)

Hichem Karoui: Writer (France)

Bilal Chaudhry: Webmaster (Canada)

Mohammed Marikar: Systems Administrator, (UK)

Kamal Southall: Systems Administrator (United States)

Mr. Rafiq Jaber, President of IAP: "At a time when publishing the truth is very scarce, especially in the US, comes the Palestine Chronicle magazine to fill a void and get an important message out to the seekers of the truth."

About our Launch:

SEATTLE (September 29, 2003) - The online newspaper the Palestine Chronicle (www.palestinechronicle.com) has just re-launched with the most updated, user-friendly and professional edition yet.

The four-years since the original launch of the online publication witnessed the re-launch of the Palestine Chronicle twice. This time, the site’s editors say is by far the most rewarding and innovative.

"The idea was not simply to dress the old site with new cloths," Suzanne Russ, the Palestine Chronicle’s Managing Editor said. "This time the re-launch came after months of research aimed at finding the most efficient presentation of our news to our target audience, which experiencing tremendous growth."

Much has changed since the Chronicle was launched a few years back. Now, the new Palestine Chronicle has evolved into a daily source of news covering issues dealing with the Middle East, yet focusing on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Chronicle has also extended its coverage to World News, with a greater focus on US foreign policy, "war on terror" and the anti-war movement.

"Our news coverage is diverse and so is our audience. However, the diversity by no means indicates a lack of focus," Ramzy Baroud, the Palestine Chronicle’s editor-in-chief said. "’Palestine remains the issue’, however, one can hardly deny the international scope to the Palestinian question."

Today, the new chronicle launches with a few links under the main heading, all of websites that are part of this growing project. A forum, an extensive photo gallery, a gift shop are some of the additions to the project. Also, there is Searching Jenin (www.searchingjenin.com) a website dedicated to a book described by Israeli scholar Ilan Pappe as the most authoritative document produced to detail the atrocities carried out by the Israeli army in Jenin in April 2002. The book was edited by Baroud and his Chronicle team and published by Cune Press.

"Despite all of the setbacks, one cannot deny that the Chronicle has been an exciting and greatly rewarding project," Baroud said. "We had limited funds, nonetheless we continue to grow and expand," he added. "The support and an ending encouragement we receive everyday is certainly a main reason that keeps us going."

The new site’s design is engineered by Bilal Chaudhry, a brilliant Canadian webmaster whose contributions are also visible in other projects related to the Chronicle.

"The Palestine Chronicle is an evolving project," Chaudhry said. "This is our 3rd edition, and we hope that with every edition we approach our medium with new and better access for our dedicated readership. We hope to add more tools and interactivity in the coming future to our site. Thank you for inspiring our evolution."

"A big thank you to everyone that stood by us during all these years," Russ, the Managing Editor said.

"Please continue to support us, because you’re support is essential to the survival and growth of the Palestine Chronicle," Russ added. "You can also support us by visiting us regularly and recommending us to your friends and spreading the word about us."

The Palestine Chronicle is an independent initiative and is not associated with any political or religious group or organization. The site provides free ads to selected educational organizations and charities.

To contact the Palestine Chronicle via email, send messages to:

Via Fax: 425-778-9237

Or by writing to:

P.O. Box 196
Mountlake Terrace
WA, 98043
USA

Mailing address:

PalestineChronicle.com
P.O. Box 196
Mountlake Terrace
WA 98043-0196
USA