MK Aida Touma-Sliman and MP Khalida Jarrar

Military Court Sentences Leftist Palestinian Lawmaker Khalida Jarrar to 15-months in Prison

An Israeli military court in the West Bank sentenced Palestinian legislator Khalida Jarrar to 15 months in prison on Monday, December 7, following the conclusion of a plea bargain between the military prosecutor and her defense lawyers. Jarrar, who was charged with “security-related offenses,” also received a 10-month suspended sentence and was fined 10,000 shekels…

Protest in Umm el-Fahm on Saturday, November 28, against the banning of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement

Thousands of Arab-Palestinians in Israel Protest Ban of Islamic Movement

Thousands of Arab-Palestinians protested Saturday evening, November 28, in northern Israel over the far-right government’s decision to declare the northern branch of the Islamic Movement an illegal organization. The demonstration, organized by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, took place in the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, and included Arab lawmakers as well as the movement’s…