Israel detains 25 Palestinian activists over Facebook posts

Israeli police detained 25 Palestinian social media activists in East Jerusalem on Thursday, a prisoners’ rights group said. Nasser Qous, head of the Jerusalem branch of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, told official Palestinian news agency Wafa that Israeli forces raided the homes of 25 Palestinian activists and detained them on charges of “incitement” due to…

Teva Tech workers assembly during the strike (Photo: Histadrut – Negev Region)

Strike at Teva Tech ends

The strike at the Teva Tech factory came to an end on Thursday evening, after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the company and the Histadrut labor federation. The 1,100 employees at the Teva-Tech plant at Neot Hovav in the Negev have gone on strike three weeks ago over their salaries and work conditions.…

South Africa's Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (Photo: Al Ittihad)

COSATU defends South Africa’s foreign policy on Israel

COSATU, South Africa’s largest trade union federation with over 2 million members, defends the country foreign policy on Israel, regarding recent statements by South Africa’s Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. “It must be made clear to everyone, particularly the Israeli Ambassador in South Africa, the South African Zionist Federation, and the South…

The seminar against war and intervention in the Middle East in the European Parliament. Second from left: Aida Touma-Sliman (Photo: GUE/NGL)

European Parliament: Seminar with the Mideast anti-war forces

A seminar brings Middle East anti-war forces together for debate in the European Parliament was held last month. The seminar’s main focus was on the efforts to oppose war and interventionist policies in the Middle East. Among the participants: Bassam Salhi, General Secretary of the Palestinian People’s Party and member of the PLC and Aida…

Gapso's racist banner in Upper Nazareth (Photo: Al Ittihad)

MKs bicker over debate about indicted racist mayor

MK Miri Regev (Likud) Wednesday convened the Knesset committee she chairs to discuss a complaint by a political ally, racist Upper Nazareth Mayor Shimon Gapso, against the municipal legal adviser whose revelations helped lead to Gapso’s recent indictment for bribery. The move infuriated both coalition and opposition MKs, who accused Regev of abusing the Internal…