Jerusalem: A demonstration against the Boycott Bill

A coalition of peace, human rights and left groups and movements, among them Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) will demonstrate today (Sunday, July 10) outside the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem, in an effort to prevent the passage of the “Boycott Bill,” which is expected to be voted…

50 ‘flotilla’ activists enter Palestinian territories

After hundreds of peace and anti-occupation activists blocked at European airports,124 detained in Israel and face deportation. But, dozens have managed to reach Palestinian Authority territories. The Israeli police arrested dozens, yesterday at Ben-Gurion Airport.     Salah Hawaja, one of the leaders of the solidarity activity, said that some 1,000 international activists were scheduled…

Boycott Law against Democracy

Israeli rightwing parties and leaders once more destroy Israeli democracy. Once more they reject Voltaire’s words: “I wholly disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it” The proposal for the “boycott law”, currently placed before the Knesset, contradicts the meaning of freedom of speech – i.e. political…

Open letter to the Minister of Internal Security, Yitzhak Aharonowitz

  According to reports in the media, the Prime Minister has entrusted you with handling what is known as the “Fly-In,” i.e. hundreds of peace activists from abroad who are scheduled to land at Ben-Gurion Airport this Friday (8.7.11). You have been quoted as saying that you consider these people to be ‘law-breaking hooligans,’ without…

Palestinians in Israel jails start hunger strike

Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails start a hunger strike yesterday (Sunday) to protest the prison administration’s crackdown, the Palestinian prisoners’ society said. According to Al Ittihad daily newspaper, the society said prisoners were at risk since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the prison service to toughen conditions for Palestinian detainees.  “The party’s over” for…

Tel-Aviv: Peace activists protest Greek ban on Gaza-bound ships

One hundred protesters gathered outside the Greek embassy in Tel Aviv yesterday (Saturday evening) and shouted slogans during a demonstration against the Greek authorities’ ban on Gaza-bound ships. Among the protesters: Hadash and Communist Party of Israel members. A Hadash activist, yesterday, at the protest outside the Greek embassy in Tel-Aviv (Photo: Activestills) Greek authorities…