Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Arab Students for Social Media Posts

Israeli universities and colleges have initiated an unprecedented number of disciplinary proceedings, suspensions, and even expulsions of Arab-Palestinian students, citizens of Israel, based on their private social media posts, often before any hearings take place. Additionally, they have demanded the immediate evacuation of some students from their dormitories. The academic institutions allege that the students’…

Youth Organizations in Israel for an Immediate Ceasefire

In a common statement concerning rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces three youth organizations: the Israeli Young Communist League, Mesarvot Network and Youth Against Dictatorship, published Sunday the following: We, youth anti-apartheid activists, stand firmly against the indiscriminate killing of civilians, and against the war-crimes perpetrated by Hamas and the Israeli…

Knesset Ethics Committee Suspends MK Cassif for 45 Days

The ethics committee of the Knesset has voted Wednesday to suspend a Communist lawmaker, MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash-Ta’al), for what it deemed as “anti-Israel statements after the war in Gaza broke out.” Cassif has been suspended for 45 days. “Jews and Arabs against fascism,” MK Ofer Cassif (Photo: Zo Haderech) In a social media post…

Opening Knesset Winter Session Amid Rocket Fire

The Knesset’s winter session opened on Monday with a moment of silence for the more than 1,300 Israelis murdered in Hamas’s attack on Israel last week. After opening statements by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, President Isaac Herzog, far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader MK Yair Lapid, the proceedings were disrupted twice by sirens. Racist…

Communist Party of Israel: “Netanyahu’s Govt Bears Full Responsibility for the Escalation”

In a statement concerning rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces, the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) blame Saturday the criminal occupation policy of the far-right Netanyahu government, underlining the grave dangers that it poses for the peace in the region.  “The fascist right-wing…