Poll: Two-thirds of Israelis support peace with Palestinians

The majority of Israelis would vote in favor of a peace agreement with the Palestinians, if the government brought a plan that offered security guarantees to a referendum, polls published Sunday by the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Roughly two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) expressed support for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, with land…

Supreme Court: MK Zoabi can run for Knesset

Special, nine-judge panel renders on Sunday unanimous ruling overturning Central Election Committee’s decision to disqualify Knesset member from the Arab nationalist Balad party from nearing elections. “The court’s decision proves that the attempts to have me disqualified were the result of political and personal persecution against me, against my party and against the Arab public…

Hadash on Lieberman resignation: A cynical move

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Avigdor (Ivette) Liberman from the extreme-right Yisrael Beiteinu party announced on Friday he would resign from his position as FM and vice premier in the current government. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced the decision to file charges against Lieberman on Thursday, in a case involving the promotion of former Israeli…

Nurses’ strike enters day 11

Two-day truce was called in the nurses’ strike on Wednesday, as the strike was poised to enter its 11th day. “We decided on a two-day truce to help the hospitals, and in good faith end the crisis as fast as possible. I hope that once it ends there will be intensive, real negotiations and a…

Hadash MK requests: Don’t discriminate Arab voters

Media and polling organizations in Israel are neglecting the Arab-Palestinians voters, ahead of January’s elections by not including the Arab parties in their polls, according to Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel). MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) sent a letter of complaint to Elyakim Rubinstein, a Supreme Court judge…