Hadash Lawmaker Received Death Threats by Criminal Gangs

Hadash MK Ayman Odeh has received death threats from criminal organizations, the front said in a statement on Saturday, amid a spike in political violence and murders in Arab-Palestinian community in Israel. MK Ayman Odeh during the three-day “Mothers’ March for Life” from Haifa to Jerusalem with the families of victims of violence in the…

MK Cassif to Be Charged with Aggravated Assault Against Cop

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will formally charge Knesset member Ofer Cassif (Hadash) for assaulting a police officer in the Palestinian occupied territories last year, Zo Haderech reported Tuesday. The Israel Police and State Prosecutor’s Office had previously recommended that Cassif, a leading member of the Communist Party of Israel be prosecuted over the May…

Police Crackdown on Arab Leaders Protesting Racist Budget Cuts

Mayors of Arab-Palestinian communities in Israel demonstrated outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem Monday to protest Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s suspension of budgetary allocations earmarked for Arab municipalities. Hadash MKs Youssef Atawne, Aida Touma-Sliman and Ayman Odeh during the demonstration in front of the Knesset on Monday, rejecting the decision of Smotrich not to transfer…

Histadrut Will Not Announce a General Strike, Yet

Histadrut Labor Federation chairman Arnon Bar-David said on Wednesday that the country’s largest union will step in to prevent a constitutional crisis if the government refuses to abide by a potential High Court of Justice decision to strike down legislation. Bar-David met with a forum of employers leaders to discuss the possibility, against the backdrop…