All-for-All Hostage Deal, Hadash

Hadash says that the approved hostage deal in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners “must be the beginning of the process of ending the war.” In an unprecedented vote early Wednesday morning, Israel’s cabinet approved an agreement to secure the release of roughly 50 hostages who were abducted into Gaza during…

Youth Organizations in Israel for an Immediate Ceasefire

In a common statement concerning rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces three youth organizations: the Israeli Young Communist League, Mesarvot Network and Youth Against Dictatorship, published Sunday the following: We, youth anti-apartheid activists, stand firmly against the indiscriminate killing of civilians, and against the war-crimes perpetrated by Hamas and the Israeli…

Knesset Ethics Committee Suspends MK Cassif for 45 Days

The ethics committee of the Knesset has voted Wednesday to suspend a Communist lawmaker, MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash-Ta’al), for what it deemed as “anti-Israel statements after the war in Gaza broke out.” Cassif has been suspended for 45 days. “Jews and Arabs against fascism,” MK Ofer Cassif (Photo: Zo Haderech) In a social media post…

WHO Pleads for Immediate Reversal of Gaza Evacuation Order to Protect Health and Reduce Suffering

The World Health Organization (WHO) joins the wider United Nations in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the evacuation of over 1 million people living north of Wadi Gaza. A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement. Paramedics transfer injured Palestinian…