Big Anti-Gov’t Rally in Tel Aviv; Protest Against War in Umm al-Fahem

16 were arrested in demonstrations against Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government held Saturday evening, March 9, around Israel at about 30 locations including Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Jerusalem, Umm al-Fahem, Taybeh, Caesarea, Kfar Sava, Herzliya, Ra’anana, Rehovot, Nes Tziona and Rosh Pina. Anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv broke through a police barrier and blocked main traffic…

Israel: Women’s Day in the Year of War

We mark occasions like Women’s Day and March 8 to remind ourselves that we inhabit a world where wars persist. Women’s Day serves as a platform for us to reject the ideology of militarism and warfare. We refuse to settle conflicts through violence, a method that results in countless casualties. “Women against war”: Nisreen Morkos…

China FM Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi calls the war against Hamas in Gaza a “disgrace for civilization” and reiterates Beijing’s calls for an “immediate ceasefire.” “It is a tragedy for humankind and a disgrace for civilization that today, in the 21st century, this humanitarian disaster cannot be stopped,” Wang told journalists on Wednesday, March 6, at…

200 Legislators from 13 Countries Oppose Arms Exports to Israel

Intense Israeli bombardment and ground operations as well as heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups continue to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Az Zaitoun area of Gaza city and in northwest Khan Younis, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction of houses and other civilian infrastructure.…

Rallies Throughout Israel Against Far-Right Gov’t; Demo Against War in Kafr Kanna; Seven Arrested in Tel Aviv

In Tel Aviv, clashes erupted Saturday night, March 2, between cops and protesters when demonstrators began marching on two main roads. Demonstrations also took place on Saturday in Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Kafr Kanna, Kfar Sava, Ra’anana, Nes Tziona, Ramat Gan, Rehovot, near Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea and other localities. Hadash-Ta’al MKs Aida Touma-Sliman, Ofer…