Doctor of jurisprudence, Hadash MK Yousef Jabareen: “I know of no such legislation.”

Contra Proposed Bill: Strike Death Penalty from Israel’s Legal Code!

Israel’s right-wing prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is yet again escalating his war against the Palestinian people. Netanyahu recently gave the green light to legislation that would make it easier for Israeli courts to impose the death penalty against Palestinians accused of carrying out “acts of terrorism” which result in fatalities. Subsequently, on Wednesday, November 14,…

Communist and Workers’ Parries Joint Declaration in Solidarity with the Iranian People

Dozens of communist and workers’ parties published recently the following joint declaration on the latest developments in the Iran since mid-September 2022:   In line with the Action Plan unanimously agreed at the 22nd International Meeting of Communists and Worker’s Parties in Havana, Cuba, held in October 2022, we express “our solidarity with the just causes of…

Dr. Ofer Cassif

Racist Lieberman Petitions to Disqualify Hadash Candidate

Far-right Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman has petitioned the Central Elections Committee to ban Hadash candidate Dr. Ofer Cassif from running in the upcoming election. Lieberman argued that “whoever claims that Israel shouldn’t be a Jewish state; who incites against IDF soldiers and says hurting them is not terrorism; and who thinks that Jews who…

Former Minister of Environmental Protection Avi Gabai

Environment Minister Quits over Liberman Appointment to Defense

An Israeli minister announced his resignation on Friday, May 27, in response to the ultra-right Yisrael Beytenu party’s joining the government coalition and the appointment of right-wing Avigdor Liberman as defense minister. Calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to appoint Liberman as defense minister and expanding his coalition to include the Israel Beytenu party “a…