A new McCarthyist campaign in Israel

“Im Tirtzu,” an organization that defines itself as “an extra-parliamentary movement that works to strengthen and advance the values of Zionism in Israel,” has embarked on a campaign calling on Tzavta theatre in Tel Aviv to boycott Arab-Palestinian and Israeli citizen artist and director, Muhammad Bakri. As part of this campaign, Im Tirtzu has asked…

UN tells Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes

United Nations has demanded that Israel stops the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank following a report on the dramatic increase in homes being knocked down. “The current policy and practice of demolition causes extensive human suffering and should end,” said the UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories, Maxwell Gaylard.…

Hundreds protest against racism in Tel Aviv

  Hundreds took part in a Tel Aviv demonstration against racism directed to the Ethiopian community on Wednesday. At the end of the protest, about half of the demonstrators marched in the streets of Tel Aviv.  The demonstrators blocked a major intersection, while chanting slogans such as “The people demand social equality”, and “We will…

10% of Israeli academics labeled anti-Zionist by McCarthist watchdogs

Three self-proclaimed McCarthist watchdog organizations have labeled about 10 percent of Israeli academics as anti-Zionist, according to a recent study by a group of academics, artists and university students who aim to counter the categorizations. The organizations, which are open about their activities, are Im Tirtzu, IsraCampus and Israel Academia Monitor. The group’s survey came…

Communist Knesset Member win award

MK Dr. Dov Khenin (Hadash) won the Israeli Democracy Institute’s (IDI) Parliamentary Award. On Saturday, Khenin was declared exceptional MK. Khenin will receive their awards at an IDI ceremony February 2. In the photo: Dov Khenin during a rally against occupation in Tel-Aviv (Photo: Al Ittihad) NGO researched all 120 MKs’ parliamentary activity, and rated…