Thousands Protest Across Israel Calling for Release of Hostages and Netanyahu’s Dismissal

Tens of Thousands protest Saturday night, January 27, in various demonstrations across Israel, demanding the release of hostages, immediate elections, against war in Gaza and the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protests were held this in several locations across the country. Protests demanding elections were held at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Horev Center in Haifa, Karkur…

Hadash MK Cassif: ‘They Want to Silence Us’

MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) is being threatened with expulsion from Israel’s parliament after he signed a petition supporting South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of acts of genocide. Cassif says the impeachment is based on an antidemocratic law that suppresses free speech. “They want me and my friends…

Destroying Hamas as Unifying Project: The Netanyahu’s Govt and the Continuation of War

Before October 7th, the far right-wing government in Israel was bound together by the joint political project of a “legal coup.” Against the Netanyahu government was a slightly more liberal Zionist opposition. The judicial revolution project was halted by the protest movement, but it was not eliminated.  The shock-and-awe massacre by Hamas on October 7th deeply…