MK Barakeh: Netanyahu has chosen settlements – not peace

Hadash Chairman and Member of the Knesset Mohammad Barakeh said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Bar-Ilan University indicated that he was "once again choosing the peace of the settlements, which collides head-on with the peace of the region and all of its nations".   "Netanyhau spoke like a chameleon about a Palestinian state,…

Protestors march in Tel Aviv to mark 42 years of occupation under slogan: “End the occupation – star

 

Thousands of peace and communists activists marched tonight (Saturday, June 6, 2009) in Tel Aviv marking 42 years of Palestinian territories occupation. Protestors were chanting: "End the occupation – start living" and "Israel-Palestine, two states for two peoples". Around 5,000 demonstrators marched in the rally, which led from Rabin Square to the Tel Aviv museum in front of the Ministry of Defense.

 

 

 

Dr. Afo Agbaria Wrote to UN Secretary-General on War Crimes in Gaza

Member of the Knesset, Dr. Afo Agbaria (Hadash fraction) on Wednesday (June 3, 2009) wrote to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, asking that he be allowed to assist the UN investigation on war crimes during Israeli military Operation "Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip. International prosecutor Richard Goldstone and his team of investigators arrived in Gaza via Egypt two days ago to begin the probe.