10% of Israeli academics labeled anti-Zionist by McCarthist watchdogs

Three self-proclaimed McCarthist watchdog organizations have labeled about 10 percent of Israeli academics as anti-Zionist, according to a recent study by a group of academics, artists and university students who aim to counter the categorizations. The organizations, which are open about their activities, are Im Tirtzu, IsraCampus and Israel Academia Monitor. The group’s survey came…

Communist Knesset Member win award

MK Dr. Dov Khenin (Hadash) won the Israeli Democracy Institute’s (IDI) Parliamentary Award. On Saturday, Khenin was declared exceptional MK. Khenin will receive their awards at an IDI ceremony February 2. In the photo: Dov Khenin during a rally against occupation in Tel-Aviv (Photo: Al Ittihad) NGO researched all 120 MKs’ parliamentary activity, and rated…

Three years since Operation Cast Lead: Israeli army failed to investigate itself

Three years after murderous Operation Cast Lead against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military’s argument against independent investigation of its conduct during the operation has proven to be hollow. According to B’Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, the military has completely failed to investigate itself, regarding both…

Jerusalem: Thousands protest against racism

Calling on the government of Israel to wake up and take a serious stand against racism, thousands of people marched through the streets of Jerusalem  Wednesday to protest what they believe is on-going and institutionalized discrimination against Israelis of Ethiopian descent. Some 5,000 protesters marched from the Knesset compound to Jerusalem’s Independence Park, where a…