Israelis Gather in Masse to Protest for Democracy

Hadash leaders denounced the government on Tuesday after the far-right coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed, in the first of its three readings, a milestone bill in the divisive effort to overhaul Israel’s judiciary. The government celebrated the effort after the legislation passed by a vote of 63-47 with no abstentions. Some lawmakers,…

Quarter Million Protesters Take to the Streets Across Israel

Quarter million protesters tale of the streets across Israel Satudary evening, in the seventh consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the far-right government, ahead of judicial reform bills being placed before the Knesset plenum on Monday. Organizers of the protest movement have declared Monday as a “National Day of Struggle”, which, for the second week in…

Hadash Slams Anti-Democratic Law to Strip Arab-Palestinians of Citizenship

The Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction slams a just-passed law to “strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship or residency if they were paid by the Palestinian Authority.” The payment clause is widely understood to have tailored the bill to apply only to Arab-Palestinian terrorists and to exclude Jewish terrorists from scrutiny. MK Aida Touma-Sliman against “the anti-democratic…

Several Hundred Protest Outside PM’s Residence in Jerusalem

Several hundred people protested Thursday evening on Gaza Street outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem against the far-right government. Demonstrators on Thursday evening protest on Gaza Street outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem (Photo: Crime Minister) The protestors marched towards Paris Square. Physical confrontations broke out with a dozen of fascists counter protesters.…