Israeli forces seen during a protest following the kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teen, occupied East Jerusalem, July 2, 2014. (Photo: Activestills)

Clashes in East Jerusalem after murder of Palestinian teen; MK Khenin: A wave of hatred is washing over the land

Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli police broke out Wednesday morning when news broke of a suspected kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina hours earlier. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in the clashes in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, with Ma’an reporting that 17 required hospitalization.…

Caricature: Michel Kishka

Netanyahu wants to define Israel as “Jewish state” in law

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, says he will introduce a basic law defining Israel as a Jewish state, giving high-level support to a controversial idea that has long been a demand of the Israeli extreme-right. The state has never before officially defined itself as “Jewish”, though right-wing legislators have introduced bills to that effect…

Arab construction workers in Tel-Aviv, Habima project (Photo: Moran Beth Halachmi)

Survey: Employers discriminate against Arabs

The findings of the study, commissioned by the Economy Ministry’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, show that 42 percent of employers “would prefer not to” hire Arab men, while 37% said they were disinclined to employ Haredi men. Prejudice levels against both Arab and ultra-Orthodox mothers of young children were high as well, though lower than…

MK Barakeh during a demonstration against occupation in Tel-Aviv (Photo: Al Ittihad)

Court decision in MK Barakeh’s political trial on next Sunday

On Sunday 23 March 2014 at 10:30 am, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court will issue its decision in the political case against leading Communist Party of Israel member, MK Mohammed Barakeh, the head of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash). The indictment against MK Barakeh, filed in 2009, included four different charges, in…

Demonstration against racism in Shapira quarter in south Tel-Aviv, April 2012 (Photo: Activestills)

95% of public concerned about racism in Israel

An overwhelming majority of the Israeli public, some 95  percent, believes Israeli society is plagued by racism, a new poll has found.  The poll, released Sunday ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is observed on March 21, was held as part of the “Racism – Not in Our Schools”…

MK Mohammad Barakeh (Photo: Al Ittihad)

MK Barakeh: Israel is heading toward a declared apartheid

The evening of March 5, Housing Minister Uri Ariel’s spokesman sent a lengthy email message to political correspondents. The inviting subject line read: “Watch: Minister Ariel tells the Arab Knesset members, ‘We can do without you.’” The message included a link to a clip documenting the ugly confrontation that had taken place several hours earlier in…