Penalties for Hadash MKs Who Called Occupation Soldiers ‘Murderers’

The Knesset Ethics Committee issued on Monday, June 23, a series of disciplinary decisions against Hadash-Ta’al Knesset members Ayman Odeh, Aida Touma-Sliman and Ahmad Tibi following severe statements against the Israeli occupation forces during the war. Odeh was punished with salary deduction and suspended from the plenum and Knesset committees for two weeks, among other…

Far-Right Govt Crack Down on Freedom of Press and Coverage of War Damage in Israel

Far-right communications and national security ministers announced on Friday, June 20, that foreign journalists in Israel are now required to obtain prior written approval from the military censor for any broadcast from the country during wartime, including its location, even though the censor holds no such authority. Foreign photographers will no longer be allowed to…

Citing War on Iran, Zionist Opposition Back Netanyahu to Block Hadash No-confidence Vote

A no-confidence motion submitted by the Hadash-Ta’al faction was rejected on Monday, June 16, in the Knesset plenum. The motion claiming that “the government is leading a policy of eternal war and annexation of territories without a political horizon” and was defeated by Zionist opposition heavyweights Yesh Atid, National Unity, and Yisrael Beiteinu parties who…