Cyprus crisis: A letter from the Communist Party of Israel to AKEL

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) sent last Tuesday a letter to the Progressive Party of the Working Peoples (AKEL) in Cyprus. Under the signature of Dr. Ofer Cassif, Head of the International Relations Committee of CPI, the Communist Party of Israel “salutes AKEL on its heroic struggle against the Troika’s illegitimate intervention in Cyprus…

On Marx Forum 2013

The sixth annual Marx conference devoted to “Left Perspectives on the International Crisis of Capitalism and the Social Protests in Israel” took place in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beer-Sheva, in Hebrew and Arabic, on May and June 2012, under the auspices of Hagada Ha’smalit (Left Bank) Alternative Cultural Center. In addition to 28 panelists, approximately three…

Occupation forces evacuated Palestinian protest village

Israeli occupation forces on Sunday dismantled a protest village set up by Palestinian activists east of Jerusalem last week. The activists erected the tents on Wednesday in time for US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In a statement, the activists described the initiative as “first, to claim our right as…

Hadash calls opposition emergency meeting in defense of democracy

Hours after the new right-wing and neo-liberal government was sworn in Monday, Israel’s opposition members announced an emergency meeting called by Hadash, on Tuesday aimed at battling dangerous new legislation expected to be passed by the nascent coalition. An invitation sent to opposition MKs said the new government “is starting out with a series of…