MK Khenin: We must guarantee that crises like the Gulf of Mexico will not occur in the Mediterranean

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday approved an environmental law that will require factories to publicize their hazardous chemical emissions. But it also rejected two other green bills, a spokesman for MK Dov Khenin (Hadash – the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) announced. The approved National Registry Act,…

MK Dov Khenin: New law would make foreign caregivers slaves

Foreign caregivers and progressive forces expressed deep concern on Monday that new legislation by the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) turns caregivers into modern-day slaves. The new law binds workers to a certain geographical location, makes it more difficult to change jobs and find new employment.   Caregivers demonstration, last Saturday, in Jerusalem (photo: MAKI) Monday…

Communist Khenin could force second round

 

From Communist Party of Israel
www.maki.org.il / interelations@maki.org.il
 
Haaretz daily newspaper: Communist Khenin
could force second round in Tel-Aviv elections
 
 
"Two public opinion polls carried out during the past month by the Maagar Mochot research group are predicting a huge victory for Huldai, who is running on the One Tel Aviv list, a partnership between the Labor Party and Kadima. However, an analysis of the findings yields a clear trend indicating, in recent weeks, that Huldai has been losing a considerable degree of support and that Khenin, running on the list Ir Lekulanu (A City For All), is gaining strength.

"The first of these surveys was prepared for Huldai’s campaign headquarters at the end of September with a sampling of 515 city residents. The second survey was conducted for the weekly newspaper Zman Tel Aviv in mid-October with 543 respondents. In each of the surveys, the sampling error was 4.5 percent.

Israeli stars come out to shine in campaign clip for communist leader Dov Khenin

 

From Communist Party of Israel
www.maki.org.il / interelations@maki.org.il
 
Israeli stars come out to shine in campaign clip for
Communist leader Dov Khenin
 
The fall 2003 municipal election campaign in Tel Aviv was a sleepy one, with just 30 percent of eligible voters bothering to go to the polls. The mayor, Ron Huldai (Labour Party), easily won a second term in office. This summer seemed like it would be a repeat of the 2003 scenario – but then the communist Member of the Knesset Dov Khenin (Hadash- Democratic Peace and Equality Front) announced his candidacy for the mayoralty as the representative of the Ir Lekulanu (City for All) movement, won the support of about a dozen Israeli actors, and breathed life into the race.

 

Hadash MK Khenin to run for Tel Aviv mayor

Knesset Member Dov Khenin (Hadash, Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) announced today that he would be running for Tel Aviv mayor against current mayor, Ron Huldai (Labour Party).

Khenin will join the race on behalf of the "Ir Lekulanu" (A city for all of us) movement and will resign from the Knesset if he wins.

Khenin has been an Israeli parliament member since the 17th Knesset and is considered one of the most prominent and diligent MKs, focusing on "green legislation". Before he was elected to the Knesset, Khenin specialized in public and constitutional law and was active in the field of human rights.

 

Hadash MK Khenin to run for Tel Aviv mayor

    Knesset Member Dov Khenin (Hadash, Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) announced today that he would be running for Tel Aviv mayor against current mayor, Ron Huldai (Labour Party).   Khenin will join the race on behalf of the "Ir Lekulanu" (A city for all of us) movement…

Peace Activists Gather Against War in Gaza; Tens of Thousands Protest Across Israel

Demonstrators turned up Saturday night, June 8, in Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Ra’anana, Haifa, Caesarea, Karkur, Jerusalem, and other 50 locations around Israel. In Tel Aviv alone, according to organizers, one hundred thousand attended. Earlier with the weekly demonstrations against the far-right government, the Partnership for Peace held a rally in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square calling to “stop…