Dozens of fascists protested at the entrance to a peace conference held Sunday, February 22, in Pardes Hannah. The event titled “In Pardes Hanna, We Choose Peace and Nonviolence,” was sponsored by Peace Partnership a coalition of Jewish and Arab groups, among them Hadash. Far-right activists have been waging a campaign against the conference since learning about it and have pressed both the municipality and the police to cancel it.
Protest in Tel Aviv in solidarity with Palestinians in al-Mughayyir and surrounding villages, and against ethnic cleansing more broadly in the West Bank. The protest was organized after settler militias and soldiers committed a series of violent pogroms and attacks in the al-Mughayyir area of the West Bank. Police violently dispersed the protesters in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2026 (Photo: Activestills)
The protesters shouted “traitors” and waved signs bearing a photo of racist Rabbi Meir Kahane. One protester called out, “Welcome to the conference of terror supporters.” One activist was arrested by police after pushing participants as they arrived at the event.
Kahane was a U.S.-born rabbi and politician known for his advocacy of the expulsion of Arabs from Israel and th occupied Palestinian territories. He founded the Kach party, which was banned in Israel for its racist platform and later designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the U.S., and other countries. Supporters of Kahane are now ministers in the Israeli far-right government.
During the event, a fascist stormed the stage at a “Peace Partnership” event and shouted at MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash): “You are a terrorist.” He added chants of “Kahane was right” and was removed from the venue by Hadash activists. On February 18 the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) contacted the Commander of the Coastal District and the Acting Legal Police following unlawful demands made by the police toward the organizers of the event in Pardes Hanna. The police were requiring the organizers of the event to obtain a permit and to hire security guards at their own expense. This type of event does not require a permit, and the demands were made at the last minute, although the organizers had been in regular contact with officers, who were kept informed and updated about the event and stated that there was no reason for it not to take place.
In the appeal, Attorney Eden Gilad argued that the police had no legal authority to make their demands. According to the law, the courts, and the procedures published by the Israel Police itself, a police permit is required only for events held in open public spaces. No permit is required for an event held indoors. Regarding security, the courts have ruled that for public or political events (as opposed to commercial or cultural events) such as demonstrations, public assemblies, election events, the police are not authorized to require organizers to bear the costs of maintaining public order. The unlawful police demands raise concerns that this is an attempt to create obstacles for the event organizers and to ultimately block the event. This is an infringement on freedom of expression and protest and creates a chilling effect for other would-be organizers. Particularly troubling is the fact that the police made these demands for an event organized in response to violence and harassment experienced by residents at a previous community gathering. Following ACRI’s appeal, the police announced that the event does not require a permit, and that the security costs would be borne by the owner of the space, and not by the event organizers.
On last November 11, fascists tried to disrupt a housewarming party in Pardes Hanna, where MK Ayman Odeh, was participating, after a viral message on social media invited the public to “blow up the event. Organizers issued a statement where they claimed that the disruption “illustrates the violent culture that has become a symbol of fascist actions in recent times.”
In addition, police forcibly dispersed demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv Sunday evening to protest a surge in settler violence in the occupied West Bank and Saturday’s attacks on the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah. About 100 people marched through Tel Aviv, after Police forcibly dispersed a demonstration outside the Tel Aviv government complex. Police declared the protest illegal, stating organizers did not have the necessary permit.
Chants of “From Gaza to Jenin, Free Palestine” were heard in Hebrew and Arabic as demonstrators convened around the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. A group of right-wing activists confronted the demonstrators, calling them “traitors” and “whores of the Arabs.” Other protesters shouted back, “On the front and on the home front, every soldier is a partner to murder.”
On Saturday, settlers attacked the village of al-Mughayyir and stormed the al-Khalayel area of the village and attacked an agricultural structure belonging to the Abu Hammam family. They also attempted to assault family members. Settlers had attacked the Abu Hammam family gathering days earlier, confiscating their mobile phones and raiding one of their homes.
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