Peter Beinart

“Shin-Bet” Regularly Intimidates Activists at Ben-Gurion Airport

Peter Beinart, a leading Jewish-American journalist, was detained for questioning at the Ben-Gurion International Airport while entering Israel, according to an article he published on August 13 in The Forward. Over the past two months, several incidents have been reported involving the detention of workers in human rights organizations, students, professionals, journalists, both Israelis and…

Hadash poster: "Netanyahu go home!"

CPI/Hadash Call for Netanyahu to Immediately Resign Premiership

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) have called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately resign from his office following police recommendations to the state’s prosecution to indict him in connection with two corruption investigations. An earthquake rocked the Israeli political establishment when the police endorsed…

Social TV’s reportage of the 2014 May Day parade in Tel-Aviv

More Attempts to Silence Independent Media in Israel

During the last few weeks, an item has been reported by a number of media organizations about the Ministry of Communications’ decision to cancel its support for “Israel Social TV” because it “undermines the foundations of the state and provides a platform to delegitimize Israeli soldiers.” The decision came after the movement “Reservists on the…