UN Report: Settlers taking over Palestinian springs

The UN is claiming that Israeli settlers have taken over dozens of natural springs in the West Bank, limiting or preventing Palestinian access to much-needed water sources. The report produced by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said at least 30 springs across the West Bank had been completely taken over by…

Knesset cafeteria workers strike and protest

MKs and Knesset employees find themselves without lunch on Monday when cafeteria workers go on strike for the three busiest hours of the workday to protest their employment conditions. They demonstrated outside the Knesset from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the presence of MKs and social activists. The 50 workers in the Knesset’s three…

Netanyahu’s newspaper supports attack on Iran

In an uncommon front-page, top-headline editorial, Amos Regev, the editor of daily “Israel Hayom” (Israel today), discusses the decision regarding an Israel military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Regev, a member of Binyamin Netanyahu’s inner circle between his two terms as Prime Minister, attacks those speaking against the war, and concludes that “Yes, it’s possible to…

The opening event of the Communist Party of Israel 26th Congress

Tonight will be held in Haifa the opening event of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) 26th Congress. The discussions will take place this weekend in Nazareth (March 16-17th). Hundreds delegates from all over Israel, Jews and Arabs, will take part in the Congress and foreign delegations from various countries: Palestine (Palestine Liberation Organization and…

Hadash: Israel brought the violence upon itself due to an unnecessary assassination

Communist and Hadash Knesset members slammed the government Monday, accusing it of instigating the latest round of fighting in the Gaza region and suggesting that Israel has little regard for Palestinian lives. “Israel brought the recent round of violence upon itself due to an unnecessary assassination,” said a Hadash parliamentarian fraction statement. In the photo:Wounded…