Logo of Palestinian TV channel “Palestine 48”

Israel to Shut Down Palestinian TV Station

Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan signed an order on Thursday, July 9, shutting down a Palestinian television station, “Palestine 48,” geared to Israel’s Arab citizens which started broadcasting a few days ago. The decision to shut down the television station was not due to questionable content, but rather to issues of “sovereignty,” as the…

Israeli Artists Protest Anti-Democratic Intimidation by Right-Wing Government

More than 2,000 Israeli artists have signed a petition warning against anti-democratic measures being taken by the government against freedom of expression. The petition, entitled “The Blacklist: Members of the artistic community will not be silenced,” has been signed by well-know Israeli cultural figures, including veteran actress Gila Almagor, filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz, writer Yehonatan Geffen,…

MK Ayman Odeh during a Hadash meeting in the Galilee

Joint List Leader MK Ayman Odeh Meets Netanyahu

Two months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his racist Election Day remarks that Arab voters were “voting in droves,” he met with Joint List leader MK Ayman Odeh on Thursday, May 21, to discuss plans for increasing government spending in the Arab-Palestinian community in Israel. Odeh, who heads the 13-seat Joint List that groups…

Caricature of Lieberman swinging two government portfolios: his current position, Foreign Minister, to the right, and a non-specified government portfolio to the left.

Racist Lieberman Calls to Boycott Joint List

The chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, Avigdor Liberman, called Tuesday morning, March 24, for an official boycott of the Joint List by the government and Knesset. Speaking on Army Radio, the racist Lieberman called on all Zionist parties to “boycott the Joint List in the Knesset, and for no official body or government ministry to cooperate…