Hadash against Elections Committee decision to ban MK Haneen Zoabi

Israel’s Central Election Committee (CEC) voted on Wednesday to disqualify Arab Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi from participating in the coming elections. MK Zoabi is the number two candidate on Balad’s Knesset list. The decision is automatically transferred to the Supreme Court, which will hear the appeal next week. Earlier today, Balad announced that if the…

Hadash on Lieberman resignation: A cynical move

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Avigdor (Ivette) Liberman from the extreme-right Yisrael Beiteinu party announced on Friday he would resign from his position as FM and vice premier in the current government. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced the decision to file charges against Lieberman on Thursday, in a case involving the promotion of former Israeli…

Nurses’ strike enters day 11

Two-day truce was called in the nurses’ strike on Wednesday, as the strike was poised to enter its 11th day. “We decided on a two-day truce to help the hospitals, and in good faith end the crisis as fast as possible. I hope that once it ends there will be intensive, real negotiations and a…

Addameer offices in Ramallah

Israeli Forces Raid Offices of 3 Palestinian NGOs in Ramallah

Israeli forces raided three civil society organizations in Ramallah early Tuesday, a Ma’an correspondent said. Soldiers raided the offices of the Agricultural Work Committees, prisoners group Addameer, and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, located in Qaddura refugee camp. Four laptops, one hard disk and a video camera were taken from Addameer’s office, a statement…