Hadash: the coming elections are about fighting for equality, social justice and a just peace

Neo-liberal and right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and fascist Foreign Minister Ivette (Avigdor) Liberman have agreed to join forces for a general election in the new year. Netanyahu and Liberman said Thursday they will present a joint list for the January 22 election without merging their respective parties, Likud and Yisrael Beitenu. Foreign Minister…

Three years since Operation Cast Lead: Israeli army failed to investigate itself

Three years after murderous Operation Cast Lead against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military’s argument against independent investigation of its conduct during the operation has proven to be hollow. According to B’Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, the military has completely failed to investigate itself, regarding both…

Lieberman: The communists are the only alternative to Putin

“A recent Russian parliamentary vote may have been flawed but still represented the will of the people”, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday, adding his support for a recently proposed racist bill that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers to call worshippers to prayer. Lieberman also addressed the criticism against him for his…

Stop the war against Iran – before it begins

Intervention in the 18th General Assembly of World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) by the Young Communist League of Israel (YCLI) Dear Comrades, The Young Communist League of Israel thanks the JCP for hosting this assembly. Today’s assembly convenes at a time of great political unrest in the Middle East region. There are increasing signs…

Who will stop Netanyahu and Barak?

With the coming of autumn, doubts return. In another month, after the holidays, clouds will blanket the sky, and make it difficult for spy satellites and planes to see what is afoot down below. Whoever entertains the thought that an attack on Iran would deflect attention away from the Palestinian issue will have to wait…

Israel and U.S. should recognize Palestinian state

“If the United States fails to recognize the Palestinian state, it will have difficulty sidelining its rivals in the new Middle East, where the public has more power than the rulers; if it recognizes the Palestinian state, it will have to ensure its sustainability, in other words, to direct the sanctions against Israel. Truly a…