Joint List chairperson, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash; back row center) with activists from the Young Communist League in Israel (Banki-Shabiba) during the opening festive session of the 9th Hadash Conference, April 7, 2017.

Hadash Condemns Gas Attack in Syria, Slams US Air Strikes

Over last weekend, April 7-8, the 9th Conference of Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) took place in Shefa-‘Amr, an Arab city in northern Israel. During his address before delegates and other participants, Hadash chairperson, former MK Mohammad Barakeh, condemned last Friday’s US air attack in Syria. Barakeh had reacted on his Facebook…

Ministerial Turf Wars Delaying Action to Stop Domestic Violence

The government is dragging its feet in advancing a national program to significantly decrease domestic violence. The ministerial committee for domestic violence has repeatedly put off authorizing the program, which it received four months ago. During these months, three women have been murdered, ostensibly by their husbands or partners. In response to the government’s inaction,…