Hadash activists carrying red flags and red banners during the massive Israeli social protest, July 2011

One Year to the Social Protests – The Struggle Continues!

A full year has passed since the start of the social protests – and the struggle continues. There are those who maintained that, in light of the demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of protestors, the rightist government “will get the message” and will eventually come towards the demands of the masses for social justice and…

May Day in Tel-Aviv, 2010

An Appeal for Worker Unity in the Face of Capitalist Rule

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) applauds the ascent of class struggle, as manifested in the important, prolonged strikes by the social workers, doctors, and the employees of the First International Bank of Israel (Bank Benleumi); as evidenced in the waves of organizing at factories, in private companies, and in the public sector; and as…

Bulldozers demolish houses and agriculture structures in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm al Hiran, Negev desert, Israel, January 18, 2017.

Odeh: Israel Bulldozes Democracy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is expected to visit Washington this week to meet with President Trump, presumably to discuss the political philosophy they share: power through hate and fear. A government that bars refugees and Muslims from entering the United States has much in common with one that permits Israeli settlers to steal…

A Hadash banner in Hebrew and Arabic: "Equality" (Activestills)

Demonstrators march in Tel Aviv against Prawer Plan

Thousands marched through the streets of Tel Aviv Saturday night in protest of the Prawer Plan. Alongside Tel Aviv residents, demonstrators were bused in from Arab villages and cities in the Galilee and the Negev to gather in Habima Square. Most of the demonstrators were affiliated with Hadash, a few with Meretz and many more…

A resident of Al Araqib is blocked from entering his home by riot police, July 2010.

Prosecutor Forced to Drop Charges against Secretary of Hadash

During a hearing held in the Magistrate Court of Beer-Sheva the police prosecution announced the withdrawal of the indictment against Attorney Ayman Odeh, Secretary Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) charging him with “preventing a police officer from fulfilling his duty,” during the demolition of the village of Al-Araqib…