Churches Against UK Embassy Move to Jerusalem

Christian leaders on Monday expressed their “grave concern” about UK potentially moving their embassy in Israel to the contested and occupied East city. Jerusalem church heads warned that moving the British embassy “would severely undermine this key principle and the political negotiations that it seeks to advance.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid with UK Prime…

EU-Israel Summit: Occupation is No Basis for Cooperation

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, along with the Palestinian Al-Haq human rights organization, held a press conference on Monday during the EU-Israel Association Council meeting to highlight Israeli human-rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories and argued that the EU is supporting Israeli impunity. The EU-Israel Association Council is a forum aimed at facilitating…

Hadash-Ta’al Slams Lapid, Michaeli for Refusing to Block Barring of Arab Parties

The Central Election Committee on Thursday disqualified the Arab-Palestinian party Balad from running in Israel’s next election, though the party was not expected to cross the electoral threshold. Balad representatives said they intend to appeal against the decision. The debate at the Central Election Committee on Thursday who disqualified the Arab-Palestinian party Balad from running…

Anti-Netanyahu Protesters Assaulted Again by Prominent Likud Activist

Likud activist Rami Ben Yehuda is seen punching retired Col. Rami Matan at a bridge near Jerusalem, September 24, 2022. (Screenshot: Crime Minister) A prominent Likud activist on Saturday assaulted protesters demonstrating against far-right opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on a highway overpass outside Jerusalem. Rami Ben-Yehuda, who is on Likud’s payroll amid the right-party’s election…