Israel Has Banned the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, 14 Arrested During Protest in Jlm

Israel’s parliament has voted on Monday evening, October 28, to ban a nearly eight-decade-old United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, a move that could have devastating consequences for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. The Knesset passed two bills; one barring UNRWA from activity within Israel, and another banning Israeli…

MK Odeh in London: The UK Must End all Military and Diplomatic Support to Israel, Anti-War Protest in Tel-Aviv

MK Ayman Odeh, leader of the Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction in the Knesset has told a conference held by the “Haaretz” newspaper at JW3 in north London that the UK government must “end all military, financial, and diplomatic support” to Benjamin Netanyahu far-right government. Speaking at Sunday’s event, October 27, MK Odeh said: “It is beyond…

Netanyahu’s Far-right Coalition Decided to Ban Hadash

The Israeli far-right government is working systematically to disqualify Arab and Left-wing representatives from the Knesset to secure a permanent majority. It is trying to prevent public and parliamentary dissent against the occupation of the Palestinian territories and the endless war in Gaza and Lebanon. Hadash activsits during a protest against the war in Gaza…

B’Tselem: Israel is Ethnically Cleansing North Gaza

Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has accused Israel of taking advantage of the world’s diverted attention to commit ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza. In a statement, “The World Must Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza”, published on Tuesday, October 22, B’Tselem said Israel intends to forcibly displace residents of northern Gaza and is committing what…

Punk Rockers Rage Against Israeli War Machine in Tel-Aviv

On September 6, a dozen punk bands came together to perform at The Left Bank (Hagada Hasmalit), a cultural center at the Israeli Communist Party’s headquarters in central Tel-Aviv, in defiance of attempts to silence them. The event, called “Blacklist”, was billed as an act of resistance “against injustice, against the murder, destruction and revenge…

Netanyahu’s Likud Party Issues Invitation to Event Titled ‘Preparing to Settle Gaza’

An invitation from Likud, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, to an event near the Gaza border has been circulated under the title “Preparing to Settle Gaza.” The event, scheduled for next Monday, October 21, is an initiative by Nachala settlers’ organization which is known for establishing illegal outposts in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. Palestinians…