Higher Arab Monitoring Committee Chair Mohammad Barakeh

Arab Community Strikes to Protest Outlawing of Northern Branch of Islamic Movement

Arab municipalities and educational institutions in Israel went on strike Thursday morning, November 19, to protest the government’s decision to declare the northern branch of the Islamic Movement an illegal organization. The strike has almost completely shut down the official institutions of the Arab local authorities, including schools, according to reports by the respective mayors…

Unemployment in Gaza: 42.7%

A report issued last week by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics indicates that Gaza’s unemployment rate went up to 42.7% (201,900 workers) in the third quarter of 2015, compared to 41.5% in the previous quarter. Unemployment in the West Bank is at 18.7%. The unemployment rate among women is 63.3%, while for men it…

Bill Banning Entry to Boycott Supporters Passes 1st Reading

The Knesset approved Wednesday, November 11, the preliminary reading of a bill forbidding entry into Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) of anyone who calls for a boycott against Israel. The bill, which passed 55-31, followed Wednesday morning’s decision of the European Union to adopt new guidelines for labeling products from Israeli settlements. “Anyone…

Joint List MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), right, shared a photo on Facebook of the lawmakers removed from the session, which included all the members present from Kulanu, the Zionist Union, Meretz, and the Joint List.

Ten MKs Booted Out of Knesset Meeting with Fascist Leader

Ten opposition lawmakers were ejected from a raucous Knesset committee meeting on Tuesday morning, November 10, after they protested the presence of the leader of the fascist Lehava group at the session. Bentzi Gopstein, who dubbed the lawmakers “terrorists” and “traitors,” was not asked to leave. The Knesset’s Internal Affairs Committee was meeting to discuss…