Palestinian arrested for participating in anti-elections protest interrogated on social networking

Palestinian student involved in an Israeli-Palestinian protest campaign during the recent elections was arrested by the IDF in late January and released four days later without charges, causing activists to suspect that Israel is monitoring the Facebook activity of West Bank activists. Galib Ishtewi, a 21-year-old student from the Palestinian village of Kafr Qaddum east…

MK Barakeh to Netanyahu: Hadash will be an active opposition

Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh confirmed, on Monday, that the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality will be a fighting and active opposition to any government formed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. During a telephone call with Netanyahu, MK Barakeh said his front’s political, economic and social stances were opposite those of the prime minister’s.…

Jerusalem after-school staffers strike and gathered over salary cuts

Hundred educators and parents had gathered, among them MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), in Safra Square in Jerusalem on Sunday to demonstrate against the  Jerusalem Municipality with the slogan, “Cheapen the after-school activities, keep working conditions.” Jerusalem after-school activities were closed on Sunday afternoon as workers went on strike to protest against salary reductions and worsening…

UN human rights investigators says Israel must remove settlers

UN human rights investigators called on Israel on Thursday to halt settlement expansion and withdraw from the occupied West Bank, saying that its practices could be subject to prosecution as possible war crimes. All settlement activity in occupied territory must cease “without preconditions” and Israel “must immediately initiate a process of withdrawal of all settlers”,…

Hadash chooses not to endorse any candidate for PM

The Hadash delegation met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Thursday and told him the front has chosen not to endorse anyone to form the next government. “We represent a front that is based on unity, equality and coexistence. A peace agreement must be made between two nations: Israel and Palestine,” Hadash delegation said…

Recognition of Palestine State demanded in European Parliament

The parliamentary group European United Left/Nordic Green Left (Gue/Ngl) organized on Monday a work journey in Brussels on the recognition of the Palestinian State. According to “Prensa Latina”, the meeting had the participation of Bassam Salhi, Secretary General of the communist Palestine People’s Party (PPP) and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Also participated in…