Weekend Summit for the Return of Joint List

Tensions between Jewish-Arab Hadash and Islamist Ra’am party during a weekend summit held in Nazareth — the first such meeting since the factions signed an agreement in January to work toward running together in a renewed Joint List.  According to Zo Haderekh, Ra’am has dragged its feet on presenting a unity framework as Hadash and…

Four Arrested in Protest at Knesset Against Death Penalty Law for Palestinians, Petitions to Supreme Court

Israeli police brutally dispersed a protest Tuesday afternoon, March 31, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem for demonstrating against the passage of a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners, according to police four people were arrested and two injured as officers cleared demonstrators from outside the parliament building. Hundreds took part in the protest called…

Knesset Approves Super Sparta 2026 Budget, The Largest War and Occupation Budget in Israeli History

The Knesset has approved on Monday morning, March 30, Israel’s 2026 state budget in its final reading, a move that prevents the far-right government’s immediate collapse and avoids early elections, locking in the political calendar for a vote expected in October. The vote concluded a tense, hours-long parliamentary session marked by opposition filibusters and repeated…