Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman

MK Aida Touma-Sliman: “Israel’s Gov’t Wants the Arab Population to Pay the Price of Occupation”

Joint List MKs have reacted angrily to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to increase the pace of enforcing demolition orders issued against homes built “without permits” by the Arab population. Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman has rejected any comparison between such building and the illegal construction in the occupied West Bank outpost of Amona, which is…

Demolition of an Arab home in occupied East Jerusalem

Towards Amona, Netanyahu Seeks to Appease Right — Green Lights Demolition of Arab Homes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to push ahead the demolition of homes belonging to Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem, in “an attempt to appease the right for the expected evacuation of the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona.” According governmental sources: “During talks led by Netanyahu…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a Border Police officer at the scene of one of the fires after it was extinguished

Joint List to AG: Probe Netanyahu for Arson Incitement against Arabs

The Joint List announced on Monday, December 5, that the bloc will demand an investigation against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for incitement against Arab-Palestinians citizens of Israel. According to MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash), who heads the list, Netanyahu will be investigated for incitement against Palestinians after he accused them of deliberately starting the wildfires…

One of the "cases of arson": A resident of Um el-Fahem burned garbage in the Arab city.

Despite Provocations by Right-wing Politicians & Police: “We Still Don’t Know Which Blazes Were Arson”

The head of the investigation into the wave of devastating fires that swept Israel last month sought on Saturday, December 3, to downplay claims that the blazes were started deliberately, casting doubt on police and right-wing politicians’ cries of “arson terrorism” during and in the aftermath of efforts to contain the flames. Channel 2 reported…