On the night of November 7, 2011, fascists and racists slogans and personal threats were sprayed inside the house of Hagit Ofran, the head of Peace Now's "settlements watch" office. A nearby car, which does not belong to Ofran, was also vandalized, most likely because it sported a "Peace Now" sticker.

Peace Activists Get Death Threats

A 21 year-old man, was arrested again on Sunday night in connection with death threats he sent via e-mail to members of “Peace Now”, last Sunday. The man in question, whose identity cannot be published due to a gag order, was arrested two weeks ago in connection with a bomb threat and an act of…

Protesters injured in demonstration at Finance Minister’s house

Stav Shafir, one of the leaders of the tent protests this past summer, was lightly injured during a demonstration outside the home of Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Thursday evening. Shafir did not require medical attention. Two other demonstrators were also injured in the protest. One protester was hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in…

Thousands gathered in Tel-Aviv against the Libel Law

Some 3,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Avenue yesterday (Tuesday) evening in protest of the amendment to the Defamation Law, which passed its first Knesset reading on Monday. The protest, came on the heels of an initiative proposed by right-wing Knesset members, which aims to increase the maximum compensation paid for libel violations to…

Libel Law: the latest of several pieces of legislation intended to stifle dissent in Israel

A contentious bill toughing Israel’s libel passed its first hurdle in the Knesset yesterday night (Monday), passing first reading despite vocal resistance from both opposition and coalition members. The bill represents an amendment to Israel’s existing libel law, which would make it possible to sue a newspaper for libel, not only for commensurate compensation for…

Government quashes plan to rehabilitate Dead Sea

A week after the Dead Sea failed to make the list of winners in the New 7 Wonders competition, the cabinet rejected yesterday (Sunday) a bill that would provide for its rehabilitation and protection in an 8-7 vote. “The government has chosen to stand on the sides of the factories and has failed in safeguarding…