MK Odeh Against Israel’s Ban on Foreign Press Access to Gaza

Defense Minister Israel Katz justifies on Monday, December 30, Israel’s ongoing ban on foreign press access to the Gaza Strip, citing the risk posed to media personnel from occupation soldiers, Haaretz reports. Katz’s comments come in response to an inquiry from Hadash-Ta’al chair MK Ayman Odeh, who had questioned the far-right government’s policy prohibiting journalists…

Haifa Court Extends Detention of Hadash Secretariat Member

The Haifa Magistrate’s Court extended the detention of Hadash national secretariat member and leading Communist Youth activist, Ahmed Abbadi, on Friday, ordering that Abbadi remain in detention until at least Tuesday. Ahmed Abbadi during the last May Day parade held in Nazareth (Photo: Zo Haderekh) Abbadi was arrested on Thursday at the Qalandiya checkpoint in the occupied…

Racist Party Leaders Attend Death Penalty Bill Hearing Wearing Noose-shaped Pins

Lawmakers from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party wore noose-shaped lapel pins during a Monday committee meeting on a controversial bill they are pushing to legislate the death penalty for terror convicts, drawing condemnation from opposition figures. The golden-colored pins were reminiscent of the yellow ribbons worn by most Israeli politicians and officials outside the far-right…