Racist banners near the city: "Afula is not for sale"

Interior Ministry Finds No Fault in City Council’s Oath to Maintain Afula’s “Jewish Character”

The Interior Ministry has announced that it will take no action regarding the addition made to the Afula City Council’s swearing-in ceremony, in which the newly elected council members pledged to “maintain the city’s Jewish character.” In response to a query by Haaretz on whether the ministry was planning to intervene and whether the council’s pledge…

MK Odeh and the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels

Israeli Officials Pressured EU Chief to Cancel Meeting With MK Odeh

Israeli officials pressured the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in recent weeks to cancel her meeting with Joint List Chairman MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) regarding the racist Nation-State Law. Haaretz claimed the Israeli officials tried to convince Mogherini to have a lower-level EU official meet with Odeh in her stead. However, the sources say, Moghernini…