Ranah al-Hallaq, the mother of Iyad, the Palestinian man with autism who was killed by a Border Police officer, holds up a photo of her son, June 2, 2020.

Cop Killer of Autistic Palestinian to Be Charged with Reckless Homicide

The Israeli Border Police officer who shot and killed an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City in late May could be tried for “reckless manslaughter,” pending a hearing, the Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department (PIID) announced on Wednesday, October 21. The family of the victim, Iyad al-Hallaq, 32, criticized the decision, saying that it…

Hadash and Communist Party of Israel activists participated in the demonstration at Jerusalem’s Paris Square, last Saturday night, August 1, near the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whose resignation the protestors called for. The Arabic and Hebrew banner reads "Democracy for All."

While Netanyahu Feasts on Falafel, Supporter Yells “Death to Leftists”

Tens of thousands of demonstrators will take to the streets across Israel today and tomorrow (Saturday evening), in protests largely demanding the resignation of far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his three indictments on graft charges, as well as castigating his neoliberal government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. This weekend’s demonstrations will take place in…

MK Ayman Odeh participated in the demonstration at Jerusalem’s Paris Square Saturday night, August 1, near the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whose resignation the protestors called for. The printed red Hadash placard reads" When the government is against the people, the people are against the government." The hand-written sign held aloft by Odeh satirically synthesizes government pronouncements: "Current status: 16 year old leftist anarchist is spreading diseases."

Racist Netanyahu Incites against Hadash MK Odeh’s Part in Protests

Far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Joint List leader, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) publicly exchanged personalized political acrimony on Sunday, August 2, over the latter’s participation in a mass anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem, Saturday night, alongside Hadash MK Ofer Cassif (Joint List). Netanyahu, increasingly irritated by the demonstrations outside his residence, used the Hadash MK as…