"There is a very intense attack on the democratic sphere we have in Israel," MK Dov Khenin from Hadash told i24 News during an exclusive interview Sunday

MK Khenin warns against passage of anti-NGO bill

The anti-democratic and fascist NGO bill aimed at curtailing the activities of “anti-Israeli groups” in Israel passed a major hurdle on Sunday after being approved by the Ministerial Committee on Legislation. However, the bill still faces considerable opposition on several fronts. The bill, sponsored by MK Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) and Robert Ilatov (Likud-Beytenu), would force any…

The A Bruenn JR shop in Berlin was vandalized by Nazis and its front wall was inscribed with anti-Semitic graffiti during Kristallnacht (Photo: Archive)

MK Dov Khenin remembers Kristallnacht

On Sunday, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Center in Jerusalem commemorated the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “the night of broken glass,” when Nazi-fascists swept through Jewish towns and neighborhoods throughout Germany burning homes and synagogues, destroying shops, and attacking Jews. Some 500 Jews were killed in the attacks. Over 30,000 were arrested and sent to…

An policeman pushes an Im Tirzu right wing protester as he tries to attack participants in an event commemorating the Palestinian Nakba in Tel Aviv university, May 14, 2012 (Photo: Activestills)

Court Allows Calling ‘Im Tirzu’ a Fascist Group

The Zionist extreme-right group Im Tirzu lost a court case against a group of leftist activists who opened a Facebook page called “Im Tirzu – A Fascist Movement.” Judge Raphael Ya’akobi of the Jerusalem District Court determined that some of Im Tirzu’s attributes bare certain similarities to fascism – thus allowing the activists to use both…

On the night of November 7, 2011, fascists and racists slogans and personal threats were sprayed inside the house of Hagit Ofran, the head of Peace Now's "settlements watch" office. A nearby car, which does not belong to Ofran, was also vandalized, most likely because it sported a "Peace Now" sticker.

Peace Activists Get Death Threats

A 21 year-old man, was arrested again on Sunday night in connection with death threats he sent via e-mail to members of “Peace Now”, last Sunday. The man in question, whose identity cannot be published due to a gag order, was arrested two weeks ago in connection with a bomb threat and an act of…