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…

MK Hanin Zoabi

Joint List Backs MKs Zoabi and Touma-Sliman; Blasts Fascistic Attacks Hurled against Them

The Joint List parliamentary faction stood shoulder to shoulder behind its MKs Hanin Zoabi (Balad) and Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash) on Wednesday, June 29, and blasted the “fascistic attacks” being hurled against the two women lawmakers. This followed the reported conversation the same day between Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit regarding…

The Culture Hall in the West Bank Settlement of Ariel

Culture Minister Probes Troupes That Shun Settlements in the OPT

Far-right Minister of Culture Miri Regev (Likud) has sent out a controversial questionnaire to theater companies and dance troupes to determine whether they refrain from performing in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The questionnaire is the first step in a campaign Regev is leading to allow her ministry to penalize publicly-funded cultural institutions…