The cover of a report prepared by French and Palestinian unions and human rights organizations disclosing the French companies, particularly Alstom, that built and are continuing to expand the Jerusalem light railroad which encroaches on parts of occupied East Jerusalem. The title reads: Jerusalem Light Rail: The French Businesses Contributing to Israel's Colonization.

UN Releases List of Firms Profiting from Israel’s West Bank Occupation

The United Nations published on Wednesday, February 12, a much-delayed and contentious report listing 112 companies doing business with Israeli projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) earned praise from Israeli human rights groups and Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) for releasing…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Brasilia on January 1, 2019.

CPI & Hadash after US Statement: The Settlements are a War Crime

The Israeli Communist Party and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) condemn US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement on Monday, November 18, that Israel’s settlements in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 do not contravene international law. This statement plainly reaffirms the US administration’s unequivocal support for the policy of the Netanyahu government…