Benjamin Netanyahu Does Not Respond to ‘Tough Talk’

Benjamin Netanyahu is back in command of Israeli politics. He and his coalition are now polling close to where they were before the war began. They don’t yet hold a majority, but they are positioned to prevent an alternative coalition in case of elections. Bibi’s partners, religious fundamentalist settlers such as Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir,…

Hadash and CPI Condemns Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Far-Right Ministers and Fanatics

Racist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday, Aug 13, dismissed far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Jewish prayer on the Al-Aqsa-Temple Mount remains prohibited, repeating that it was his policy to allow the practice and eliciting outrage from Arab leaders as well as members of his own coalition. However, Tuesday’s prayers were…

100 Killed in Israeli Massacre Targeting School in Gaza City; Anti-War Demonstration in Kfar Yasif

In a devastating early morning attack, over 100 civilians have been killed and dozens more injured following an Israeli airstrike on the At-Tabe’een School in the northern Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City. The school, which was housing displaced families, was hit Saturday morning, August 10, by Israeli warplanes while residents were performing the dawn prayers. Hours…

‘Welcome to Hell’, Testimonies from Palestinian Prisoners Describe Torture and Violence in Israeli Jails

Dozens of Palestinians who have been held in Israeli prisons and detention centers since the beginning of the war in Gaza describe experiences of torture, sexual abuse, violence, humiliation, starvation and denial of adequate medical treatment, according to a new report published on Monday evening, August 5, by Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem. The report,…