Imprisoned Palestinian Lawyer Makes Submission to the International Criminal Court

Civil society and human organizations welcomed a communication submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of 37-year-old, Palestinian-French and human rights defender, and lawyer, Salah Hamouri, which details years of persecution and new tactics to forcibly transfer Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem. The Center for Constitutional Rights…

Police Request Criminal Probe into Two Joint List Lawmakers

Police has requested Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara that a criminal investigation be opened against Joint List lawmakers Ofer Cassif (Hadash) and Ahmad Tibi (Ta’al) after the first was filmed striking a police officer during a protest against eviction of Palestinians at Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank last week. MK Ofer Cassif surrounded by cops…

MK Cassif Condemns Russian FM’s Antisemite Statements

Leading Communist lawmaker, MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash – Joint List), condemned on Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s “antisemite statements.” Lavrov on Sunday said that the fact that Ukraine’s president is Jewish does not contradict Moscow’s claims that it launched the invasion to “de-nazify” the country, claiming that even Hitler “had Jewish blood.” In an…

May Day Rallies to Be Held in Israel

May Day events commemorating this year’s International Workers’ Solidarity Day will take place this week with a number of rallies, demonstrations and debates across Israel, including in Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Acre, Kufr Yassif in the Western Galilee, and other locales. May Day rally in Tel-Aviv on next Friday, April 29, 2022,11:00 a.m., Ben Tzion Avenue.…

Visitor Limit for Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a “Flagrant Violation” of Palestinian Rights

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Interior Minister Omer Bar-Lev have been told that the decision to limit the number of Christians visiting Jerusalem’s historic Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a “flagrant violation” of Palestinian rights. The Jerusalem’s historic Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Photo: Wikimedia) “Imposing restrictions and limiting the number of worshippers…