Hadash Slams Decision to Include Arab Prisoners from Israel in Hamas Deal

Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) slammed on Tuesday the decision to include Arab prisoners, citizens of Israel, in the exchange deal with Hamas, saying it “may serve dangerous procedures on the government’s part, such as revoking citizenship of citizens due to freedom of expression offenses, and may serve right-wing instigators against those detainees,…

Health Experts Denounce General’s Claim to Let Gaza Be Destroyed

Fifteen prominent public health professionals and current and past deans of the country’s schools of public health have denounced statements by retired general Giora Eiland, former head of the Israeli National Security Council and then a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies  (INSS) a Tel-Aviv University research institute, for writing an…

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…

All-for-All Hostage Deal, Hadash

Hadash says that the approved hostage deal in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners “must be the beginning of the process of ending the war.” In an unprecedented vote early Wednesday morning, Israel’s cabinet approved an agreement to secure the release of roughly 50 hostages who were abducted into Gaza during…