Communications Minister Threatens Haaretz Newspaper, Penalizing Its Gaza War Coverage

Far-right Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi submitted Friday a proposal to take action against Haaretz by ending the publication of government notices in the daily newspaper. Karhi, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said the newspaper was “sabotaging Israel in wartime” and was an “inflammatory mouthpiece for Israel’s enemies.” The proposal, which was…

Another Hadash MK Sanctioned Over Statements Against Gaza War

Knesset Ethics Committee suspended Wednesday a leading Communist Party of Israel lawmaker, MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash) from the plenum sessions and committee meetings for a period of two months over statements she made against the war in Gaza. Hadash MKs Aida Touma-Sliman and Ofer Cassif during a demonstration against occupation of the Palestinian territories held…

Protests in Israel Oppose Deadly Gaza War

Protests were held in several locations across Israel on Saturday against the Israel Defense Forces’ deadly operation ongoing in Gaza, launched a day earlier. Protests were held in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Shefa-amr, Umm el-Fahm, Sakhnin, Rahat, Kufr Yasif, Jaffa, Taibe and opposite the house of Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv. Hundreds gathered opposite…

Palestinian Economy Pushed into Recession by Gaza War

Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that mounting political tensions and the war between Israel and Gaza during the summer drove the combined Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006. While the West Bank economy actually grew by 4.5 percent in 2014, in Gaza economic activity declined…