Session of C.C. of AKEL held in October, 2014 which discussed Turkey’s "new intolerable provocations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus. These unprecedented acts challenge the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus and constitute a policy of political and legal irrationality which does not comply with International Law". (Photo: AKEL)

Regional Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East: Expression of Solidarity with the People of Cyprus

On 24-25 October 2014, the undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties participated in a regional meeting held in Cyprus. The parties participating in this conference have passed resolutions which: Support the sovereign right of all states to the peaceful development of their resources Affirm the inalienable right of the Republic of Cyprus to explore and extract…

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…

Israeli soldiers enter the city of Halhul, near Hebron, in a search for the three kidnapped teenagers. (Photo: Activestills)

CPI condemns the killing of three Yeshiva students

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) strongly condemns the abduction and killing of the three Yeshiva students, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Sha’ar, and Eyal Yifrah. According to CPI “deliberate targeting of civilians undermines all moral, legal and human principles. The deliberate killing of civilians is defined as a grave breach of international humanitarian law, and cannot…

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem. December 2013 (Photo: Al Ittihad)

Analysis: No pity for the disappointed diplomat

The United States is Israel’s indispensable ally. Before, during and after the end of the so-called peace talks, Israel enjoyed and will continue to enjoy massive generous strategic, economic, and political support from the US administration. But the rules of the special relationship between Israel and the US are such that the settler-right in Israel…

Abbas must seek recognition from UN, not U.S.

Dancing the tango with a cactus is a bad idea. Not only are you dancing by yourself, you’re also going to be pricked by the thorns. But this is exactly what Mahmoud Abbas has been doing since last July, when he agreed that peace negotiations between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Israeli government…

UN human rights investigators says Israel must remove settlers

UN human rights investigators called on Israel on Thursday to halt settlement expansion and withdraw from the occupied West Bank, saying that its practices could be subject to prosecution as possible war crimes. All settlement activity in occupied territory must cease “without preconditions” and Israel “must immediately initiate a process of withdrawal of all settlers”,…

Poll: Two-thirds of Israelis support peace with Palestinians

The majority of Israelis would vote in favor of a peace agreement with the Palestinians, if the government brought a plan that offered security guarantees to a referendum, polls published Sunday by the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Roughly two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) expressed support for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, with land…