Palestinians protest in front of the offices of the Red Cross in the West Bank city of Nablus, calling for immediate intervention to release prisoners from Israeli prisons, especially women and children, Nablus, West Bank, March 12, 2015.

500% Increase in Palestinians Detained without Trial in 2015

Israeli occupation authorities have issued 319 administrative detention orders for Palestinians since the beginning of 2015, a rights group said Friday, April 3, six times as many as they did the previous year. The statistics, released by the Palestinian Center for Prisoner Studies, suggests a massive increase in Israel’s incarceration of Palestinians without charge or trial…

Palestinian women sit among the ruins of the Al-Nada towers after they were destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2014. The towers had 90 flats. So far, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,870 Palestinians, and injured 9,470 since the beginning of the Israeli offensive (Photo: Activestills)

The Long Road to Gaza

Practically everywhere around the globe, it is not possible to read the newspapers or watch the news without witnessing – either briefly or at great detail – the human tragedy in Gaza. The unjust war launched by the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, has resulted in vast destruction in one of the most densely populated…

Several streets closed in Tel Aviv and Haifa for May Day rallies

Several roads were close in Tel-Aviv and Haifa on Wednesday due the annual May Day parades. Among the streets blocked off in Tel-Aviv were King Shaul Street, Iben Gabirol, Arlozoroff, Dizengoff, Rothschild Boulevard and King George Avenue. With talk of early elections and the return of the social justice massive protests this summer, thousands marched…

Hadash activists carrying red flags and red banners during the massive Israeli social protest, July 2011

On Hadash and the Israeli Elections

Today, on Tuesday January 22, Israelis vote. Latest poll number show 63% right-wing and extreme-right coalition support. It’s comprised of Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, Habayit Hayehudi, Shas, and United Torah Judaism.  Pollsters asked respondents what issues matter most and socio-economic concerns by far ranked highest. Nearly half said they determine their choice. Likud and other right-wing…

McCarthy is still alive in Israel: Knesset votes to probe Left groups accused of “de-legitimizing” the armyMcCarthy is still alive in Israel: Knesset votes to probe Left groups accused of “de-legitimizing” the army

  The Israeli parliament (the Knesset) plenum voted today (Wednesday, January 5) to order the House Committee to debate establishing a parliamentary panel of inquiry into left-wing Israeli organizations that allegedly participate in “de-legitimization campaigns against Israel Defense Forces soldiers”. The initiative, brought forth by fascist Foreign Minister Yvette (Avigdor) Lieberman’s (from Yisrael Beiteinu faction),…