Court Orders Haifa Chemicals to Empty Its 12,000-Ton Ammonia Storage in Haifa Bay within 10 Days

Haifa Chemicals must empty its 12,000-ton ammonia storage tank within 10 days, the Haifa Local Affairs Court ruled on Sunday, February 12. Environmental and Hadash activists have long seen the ammonia container, located in the Haifa Bay Industrial Zone, as a “ticking time bomb.” The ammonia processing and storage facility was established in 1989. It…

Statistics for 2016 Include Record Number of Demolitions in the OPT

Preliminary analysis of data collected by OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) indicates that, during 2016, the Israeli authorities demolished or seized 1,089 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, displacing 1,593 Palestinians and affecting the livelihoods of another 7,101. These are the highest…

This Weekend in Tel-Aviv: 10th Annual Marx Forum

The Tenth Annual Marx Forum will take place in Tel-Aviv this coming Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, under the auspices of the Hagada Hasmalit (Left Bank) Alternative Cultural Center and “MoBY” — the Museum of Bat Yam. This year’s Marx Forum will be devoted to the topic “Imperialism Then and Now” to commemorate 100 years…