Woman and child at Erez Crossing at Gaza-Israel border (Photo: Activestills)

Implications of Israeli-Imposed Seclusion of Gaza Strip on Palestinians’ Right to Family Life

After the 1967 occupation, Israel enabled Palestinians to travel relatively freely between the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Israel. Residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip who married Israeli citizens or Israeli residents (i.e., East Jerusalem Palestinians with Israeli ID cards) could receive permanent residential status in Israel through the family unification…

"Thanks", a message from the Migdal employees union (Photo: Migdal employees union)

Migdal recognizes employees union after 90 days struggle

Shlomo Eliyahu, who owns controlling interest in the Migdal insurance company, announced, Thursday, that the company will recognize its worker’s efforts to organize an union and that he would open talks on a collective bargaining agreement. The announcement came after weeks of employee sanctions and demonstration against the company’s refusal to recognize their organization. The…

Demonstration in Tel-Aviv for nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction free zone in the Middle East (Photo: Pax Christi)

Global petition for peace in the Middle East

A Global petition for peace in the Middle East was initiated by the Haifa Conference for a Nuclear Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East held in Haifa, Israel on 5 and 6 December 2013: “To the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations and Secretary General Ban…