Hadash in the Tel-Aviv Gay Pride

This week Tel Aviv is celebrating Gay Pride on mass. The parade will be held today (on Friday 8th June), as the highlight of a week full of cultural, art and social activities. Gather with the thousands on Friday at 10 A.M. in Gan Meir (King George Street), home to Tel Aviv’s thriving LGBT community.…

On the first Lebanon War

June 6 marks the 30th anniversary of Operation “Peace for the Galilee”, aka the First Lebanon War. According to well-know historian Avi Shlaim, the real driving force behind the Israeli invasion to Lebanon was the defense minister Ariel Sharon. One of his aims was the destruction of PLO military infrastructure in Lebanon and undermining it…

Racists torched Jerusalem building with 50 migrants

A Jerusalem apartment housing Eritrean migrants was torched by racists overnight, on Monday. Firefighters rescued 10 people, four of whom needed medical attention. They were rushed to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the city. The Fire Department said that their initial investigation indicated arson. Investigators also found the words “Get out of the neighborhood” sprayed…

Thousands take to streets in demand of social justice

Thousands of Israelis took part in social justice demonstrations on Saturday night in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. Some10,000 people marched down Ibn Gvirol street on Saturday night, in what appeared to be the largest such protest in Tel-Aviv since last summer. The demonstrators had the same spirit and chants as last year with calls…

Journalists to protest against Blau indictment

The new Journalists Union and the Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv Journalists Associations are planning a protest tomorrow (Sunday) outside the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem over the Attorney-General’s decision this week to indict “Haaretz” reporter Uri Blau. Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein announced Wednesday that he would charge Blau with “possession of classified military documents” which he received from…

On the struggle for social justice and just peace

Social activists prepare for a second round of protests this summer, and Hadash and Communist Party of Israel militants are demanding that the occupation of Palestinian territories and the struggle for a just peace be re-introduced to the debate over the economy and society in Israel. In a report released this week, “The Cost of…