MK Tibi Accuses Ben-Gvir of Racism Over Ban on Visiting Palestinian Jailed Leader Barghouti

Lawyers’ lawmaker Ahmad Tibi (Hadash-Ta’al) accused on Wednesday, Sep 11, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of “racist policies” during a court hearing due to his opposition to Tibi meeting with jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti. A portrait of Marwan Barghouti at a demonstration at Kafr ad-Dik (Photo: Wikimedia) Since 16 April 2023, MK Tibi has contacted National…

Netanyahu’s Excuse to Stall Gaza Ceasefire is a Scam, MK Cassif Says

A leading Communist Party of Israel activists has denounced far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on keeping troops in occupied Gaza border strip with Egypt, calling the move “a scam” and saying the government is using the issue to sacrifice Israeli and Palestinian civilians for political reasons. “Philadelphi is a scam. It’s fake. Netanyahu…

Labor Federation Announces General Strike, Cops Clash with Protesters as Thousands Block Tel Aviv Highway

Israelis protested in major cities across the country Sunday night, Sep 2, to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu close a Gaza deal, after the bodies of six hostages who were murdered in captivity were recovered on Saturday night, and against the far-right government.  In Tel-Aviv, hundreds of thousands take the streets and organizers estimate…

Adalah Demand Intervention by the Attorney General to Ensure Police Will Not Obstruct the Screening of Janin-Jenin

Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, sent Aug 27 an urgent letter to Israel’s Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, following the police’s temporary closure of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) branch in Haifa on Monday night to prevent a planned screening of the film Janin-Jenin by director Mohammad Bakri. Adalah demanded that the Attorney…