The CPI delegation in Cuba; from left to right: Aida Touma-Sliman, Adel Amer and Salam Bilal.

Delegation from CPI Visits Cuba

A Communist Party of Israel (CPI) delegation recently visited Cuba after having received an official invitation from the Communist Party of the island nation. Adel Amer, Secretary General of the CPI, MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash – Joint List) and Salam Bilal, secretary of the Nazareth branch of the party, participated in the delegation. In a…

B’Tselem Documentary Project Wins 1st Prize at Toronto Festival

A documentary project produced by B’Tselem, The Invisible Walls of Occupation, has won the Best Interactive Experience Award at the T.O. WebFest 2017, a Toronto-based festival dedicated to Web-based content. Viewers of the interactive documentary, which illustrates various aspects of Palestinians’ daily life under occupation, are invited on a virtual tour of the Palestinian village…

Hadash lawmaker MK Aida Touma-Sliman

Hundreds of Palestinians Denied Israeli Residency despite Interior Minister’s Previous Committment

Israel’s Interior Minister Arye Dery announced that nearly 450 Palestinians who were expected to receive residency status as part of the so-called “family unification” arrangement failed to meet the required criteria for naturalization. These Palestinians will receive neither permanent residency nor temporary residency status. This development follows a government commitment, made in response to an April…