Supreme Court Overturns Ben-Gvir’s Ban on MKs Visits to Palestinian Prisoners

Israeli Supreme Court overturned on Monday, April 13, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s policy that severely restricted visits of Knesset Members (MKs) to Palestinian prisoners. The Court ruled that the policy implemented by Minister Ben-Gvir prevents MKs from performing one of essential duties: parliamentary oversight. Palestinian political leader and prisoner Marwan Barghouti (Photo: Al Ittihad)…

High Court Orders Police to Allow Anti-War Protests

High Court of Justice on Friday, April 10, ordered police to allow significantly more participants at anti-war and anti-government protests planned for this weekend in Tel Aviv and Haifa, expanding attendance beyond limits set by the military. The ruling, which followed a hearing on petitions to lift wartime restrictions, sets minimum attendance of 150 protestors…

Weekend Summit for the Return of Joint List

Tensions between Jewish-Arab Hadash and Islamist Ra’am party during a weekend summit held in Nazareth — the first such meeting since the factions signed an agreement in January to work toward running together in a renewed Joint List.  According to Zo Haderekh, Ra’am has dragged its feet on presenting a unity framework as Hadash and…