Land Day: Galilee and Negev massive rallies

Thirty six years ago, on March 30th 1976, demonstrations against the confiscation of Arab-Palestinians land by the Israeli government spread throughout the country, from the Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.  Six Arab-Palestinians were killed, over a hundred wounded, and hundreds more arrested.  Land day was one of the first large…

MK Khenin: Israel prefers settlements over human rights

Israel decided Monday to sever all contact with the United Nations human rights council and with its chief commissioner Navi Pillay, after the international body decided to establish an international investigative committee on the West Bank settlements. The Foreign Ministry ordered Israel’s ambassador to Geneva to cut off contact immediately, instructing him to ignore phone…

Battered Women in Shelters Now Eligible for Benefits

New legislation seeking to enable women residing in domestic violence shelters to claim income support benefits passes second, third (final) Knesset readings. The law which was submitted by Hadash Knesset Members passed its second and third readings with majority of 60 in favor and none opposing. The law will aid some 780 battered women who…

1,300 march in Tel Aviv anti-war with Iran rally

In the first significant anti-war with Iran protest held yet in Israel, 1,300 Israelis marched through central Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to voice their opposition to those calling for a strike on Iran. Titled “Israelis Against the War”, organizers said on the protest‘s Facebook page that “we will not agree to an irresponsible Israeli…