Israeli army to release occupation objector Natan Blanc

The Israel Defense Forces Exemption Committee on Thursday declared Israeli occupation objector Natan Blanc unfit for duty, six months after he reported to the recruit bureau and announced his refusal to enlist. Upon his release, Blanc will have served a total of 178 days in jail in several consecutive stints. Blanc said several months ago. “I…

Senior citizens protested in Tel-Aviv

Senior citizens and students protested Wednesday in front of the Kiryat HaMemshala governmental building in Tel Aviv.  The protesters cried out against neo-liberal economic policies under the burden of which one of five are below the poverty line. There are already 250,000 elderly below the poverty line and now tens of thousands of seniors are…

Poll: Most Israelis back Arab Peace Initiative

The majority of Israelis would support the Arab Peace Initiative, according to a poll whose findings were partially published on the Al-Monitor news website Monday. The Israel Peace Initiative-commissioned opinion poll found that, after having the Arab initiative explained to them, 55 percent of respondents said they would support the initiative to some degree, with…

AnIsraeli tank in Jenin refugee camp, April 2002

Hadash: “Jenin, Jenin” Law is Dangerous and Anti-Democratic

The “Jenin, Jenin Amendment” passed a preliminary vote last week in the Knesset plenary. Under the proposed legislation, “defamation against the operational activities of IDF soldiers” would constitute grounds for combat soldiers to pursue civil lawsuits. According to Hadash “The Jenin, Jenin Law is dangerous and anti-democratic and the proposed amendment to public defamation law…