Israeli academics protest outside an Istanbul courthouse alongside Turkish lecturers 150 of whom are on trial for signing a petition calling for peace between Turkey and its Kurdish citizens.

Solidarity Visit to Turkey by Israeli “Academia for Equality” Activists

Four members of the Israeli left-wing organization of university and college lecturers, “Academia for Equality,” traveled to Istanbul in January to bear witness to and protest political trials being conducted against about 150 Turkish academics. The latter are facing terrorism-related charges for signing a petition opposing their government’s assaults against its Kurdish citizens, including the…

Hadash poster: "Netanyahu go home!"

CPI/Hadash Call for Netanyahu to Immediately Resign Premiership

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) have called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately resign from his office following police recommendations to the state’s prosecution to indict him in connection with two corruption investigations. An earthquake rocked the Israeli political establishment when the police endorsed…

Thousands marched through Jerusalem on Saturday night calling on the far-right government to halt plans to deport African refugees.

Thousands March in Jerusalem against Mass Deportation Plans

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Jerusalem on Saturday night, February 10, calling on the far-right government to halt plans to deport nearly 40,000 African refugees and asylum-seekers. The protesters, both Israelis and refugees, held aloft signs reading: “No to forced deportations”; “Standing alongside south Tel Aviv”; “We are willing to accept refugees”;…

The flaming remains of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet shot down by Syrian forces, Saturday, February 10

Communist MK: PM Escalating Conflict with Syria to Distract Public from Corruption Charges

An Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashed early Saturday morning, February 10, in northern Israel after coming under “massive anti-aircraft fire” from Syrian forces, according to the Israeli army. The incident came after an Israeli combat helicopter successfully intercepted an Iranian drone that had been launched from Syria, an Israeli military spokesperson said. Both crew members…