Demonstrations in Israel in solidarity with the Egyptian people

About a dozen of demonstrations held tonight (Saturday, January 2011) on Israel: Jaffa, Nazareth, Shefamr, Um el-Fahem, Sakhnin, Kufr Yassif and other localities. In Jaffa, about 1,000 Arab and Jerwish residents hit the streets to protest the “phenomenon of right-wing Jewish settlement” in the mixed city located just south of Tel Aviv. But, many protestors…

The Democratic Camp in Israel against fascism

    The Democratic Camp, including political parties, public organizations and grassroots movements, is organizing to fight back against the governmental attack on Israeli democracy, orchestrated by Foreign Minister Lieberman.   The first public action will be a protest march and demonstration in Tel Aviv, to take place on Saturday night, January 15, 2010. The…

Danger: McCarthyism Ahead

  Emergency march of the democratic camp, on Saturday, 15 January, in Tel Aviv   By Dov Khenin Member of Knesset for DFPE, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Israel   The creation of parliamentary committees for the investigation of political activities is associated with the name of the Republican Senator…

McCarthy is still alive in Israel: Knesset votes to probe Left groups accused of “de-legitimizing” the armyMcCarthy is still alive in Israel: Knesset votes to probe Left groups accused of “de-legitimizing” the army

  The Israeli parliament (the Knesset) plenum voted today (Wednesday, January 5) to order the House Committee to debate establishing a parliamentary panel of inquiry into left-wing Israeli organizations that allegedly participate in “de-legitimization campaigns against Israel Defense Forces soldiers”. The initiative, brought forth by fascist Foreign Minister Yvette (Avigdor) Lieberman’s (from Yisrael Beiteinu faction),…