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Rim Banna

Leading Arab-Palestinian Singer Rim Banna, 51, Dies in Nazareth

Rim Banna, a leading Arab-Palestinian singer, songwriter, and composer, has died after battling breast cancer for almost nine years. The 51-year-old died in her home town of Nazareth on March 24, and is survived by her mother, brother, and three children. The Chair of the Knesset’s Joint List, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash), wrote on Twitter…

March 27, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
Marielle Franco

Condolences to the Masses of Brazil on the Murder of Marielle Franco

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) sends its sincerest condolences to all progressive and democratic forces in Brazil on the murder of Rio de Janeiro city council member, Marielle Franco. The CPI is party to the grave concerns regarding the army’s involvement in the repression of the city’s residents, already suffering from poverty, crime and…

March 21, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
"Women for Life, 9 March, We're Stopping the Deportation"

To Mark Women’s Day, Minister Tells Female MKs: “Quit Whining”

Two days before International Women’s Day, March 8, the government’s far-right Minister of Science and Technology, Ofir Akunis, sparked a controversy in the Knesset when he told women parliamentarians that if “you continue to whine, you will never become leaders.” “You want to mark Women’s Day, and that’s fine,” Akunis said in remarks during a…

March 8, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
MK Aida Touma-Sliman and veteran military affairs correspondent Roni Daniel

Communist MK Attacked by Media for Bashing Israel’s Policy in Syria

Israel’s air force has carried out more than 100 bombing incursions deep inside Syrian territory over the past few years, with little acknowledgement from the Israeli media and without suffering any military or diplomatic repercussions. Early Saturday morning, February 10, this changed. Iranian forces in Syria launched a drone that penetrated Israeli air space. An…

February 16, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
MK Aida Touma-Sliman, Chairwoman of the Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, reviews reports of sexual harassment on campuses, last Monday, January 14.

Higher Education Council Creates Sexual Harassment Watchdog Post

For the first time, the Council for Higher Education (CHE) has appointed someone to be responsible for preventing sexual harassment, CHE representatives told the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women. Sigal Mordoch, an assistant to the deputy head of the CHE, will be in charge of dealing with issues relating to…

January 20, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
"Case 5,000?? The 20 Billion Shekel Case!!” Saturday night on Rothschild Blvd., a march from HaBima Square to the home of Kobi Maimon … We’re continuing!

Thousands Protest in Central Tel- Aviv vs. Corrupt Right-Wing Gov’t

For the seventh consecutive Saturday evening, thousands flooded Tel Aviv’s central Rothschild Boulevard on January 13 to protest against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government. Once again, Netanyahu opponents joined hands under the banner of the “March of Shame” and called for an end to the corruption of the right-wing government. The demonstration took the…

January 16, 2018 in Society and Democracy.
MK Touma-Sliman during the tour in Bet Shemesh, last Sunday

Haredi Extremists Protest Status of Women Cmte Tour in Bet Shemesh

The Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality met with protests as it toured the city of Bet Shemesh on Sunday, December 24. The committee members expressed their opposition to the “modesty signs” posted at the entrances of some of the city’s predominantly Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) neighborhoods. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ruled that…

December 27, 2017 in Society and Democracy.
MK Touma-Sliman (left) during a meeting of the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women

MK Touma-Sliman Demands TV Network President’s Dismissal over Allegations of Sexual Assault

In the wake of a series of sexual assault and harassment accusations made against him, the president of the Keshet Media Group, Alex Gilady, announced on Wednesday morning, November 8, that he would being taking a “temporary leave of absence” from his position. Gilady co-founded Keshet and served as its CEO for three years. In…

November 11, 2017 in Society and Democracy.
"This passage is for women only"

Interior Mnst: Municipalities Have Right to Hold ‘Women-Free’ Events

Israel’s Minister of the Interior Arye Dery, leader of the ultra-orthodox Shas party, wants to let municipalities hold sex-segregated public events, despite a Justice Ministry ruling to the contrary that has also been adopted as a cabinet resolution. In a letter to Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, Dery argued that the ban on gender separation is…

October 22, 2017 in Society and Democracy.

Thousands of Israeli & Palestinian Women “Wage Peace” in Jerusalem

Some 30,000 persons took part in the Women Wage Peace rally in Jerusalem’s Independence Park on Sunday night, October 8. The rally was the culmination of a peace march that began two weeks ago, on September 24, and in which thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women, many of whom have themselves been personally affected by…

October 10, 2017 in Society and Democracy.

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