MK Ayman Odeh

Joint List Rejects Coalition Wooing to Support “Supermarket Law”

Chairman of the Joint List, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash), announced on Saturday, December 9, that his parliamentary bloc will vote against the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) sponsored “Supermarket Law” which will prevent grocery stores and food chains from operating on the Jewish Sabbath (Friday evening to Saturday night) and on Jewish religious holidays. “The Joint List will…

A demonstrator participating in last Saturday night’s anti-corruption protest in Tel Aviv carries one of Hadash’s anti-government placards: “When the government is against the people, the people are against the government.”

Tens of Thousands Protest against Government Corruption in Tel Aviv

Tens of thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, December 9, for an anti-corruption demonstration directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, currently being investigated in two graft probes, amidst intense efforts by his far-right government to push through the so-called police “recommendations bill.” Netanyahu’s close political ally and chairman of the coalition, MK David…