On new Netanyahu right-wing and neo-liberal coalition

The new Netanyahu right-wing and neo-liberal coalition will give settlers and rich people more executive power than any previous government in Israel has until now. With the Housing and Industry ministries in their hand, and political ally Moshe Ya’alon as the new defense minister, the settlers are very pleased by the new Netanyahu government.” The…

Israel Chemicals’ Dead Sea workers protest Potash Deal

Hundreds of employees of privatized Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) unit Dead Sea Works today launched on Monday labor sanctions to protest negotiations on a possible merger of Israel Chemicals with multi-national Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. The workers committee is accusing management of a lack of transparency about the merger talks with the Canadian company.…

Settler leader calls new Israeli government ‘a wet dream’

The new Netanyahu right-wing and neo-liberal coalition will give settlers and their supporters more executive power than any previous government in Israel has until now. According to Noam Sheizaf (+972 site): “With the Housing and Industry ministries in their hand, and political ally Moshe Ya’alon as the new defense minister, the settlers are very pleased…

Hadash :The new neo-liberal coalition is dangerous

Hadash MK Dov Khenin called creating strong progressive political and social coalitions in order to challenge policies of the dangerous new right-wing and neo-liberal government lead by Benjamin Netanyahu that has been formed tonight, on Friday. “Democracy Coalition,” which would stand against eliminating minority groups and civil rights, is one of several he suggested.  …

MK Khenin submit company tax transparency bill

MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), Labor Party chairwoman MK Shelly Yachimovich, MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), MK Moshe Mizrahi (Labor) and MK Meir Sheetrit (Hatnua), tabled on Wednesday a bill for transparency and disclosure of tax assessments of big companies. The bill was written with the Movement for Freedom of Information and aims to disclose…

Universities protested planned budget cuts with a strike

Israel‘s universities protested planned budget cuts on Tuesday with a strike by students and faculty. The universities highlighted a list of possible results of a likely budget cut and used the two-hour duration of the strike to explain the dangers and problems of the looming situation to students, professors and other staff. A student’s demonstration…