Next weekend: The Marx Forum

The fifth annual Marx conference devoted to “Left Perspectives on the International Crisis of Capitalism” took place in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beer-Sheva on May 2011, under the auspices of Hagada Ha’smalit (Left Bank) Alternative Cultural Center. In addition to 25 panelists, approximately three hundred people participated in the meetings and discussion. Summaries of lectures were…

Communists against neo-liberal reform of psychiatric care in Israel

Ministers in the social-economic cabinet approved proposals for a neo-liberal psychiatric reform on Tuesday. The cabinet, headed by Justice Minister Yaakov Ne’eman, authorized the completion of action on the controversial proposals, which were presented by Deputy Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman (Ultra-Orthodox party -United Torah Judaism). The reform, which was not sent to the Knesset, has…

Criminal trial of MK Mohammed Barakeh begins

The trial of Knesset Member (MK) Mohammed Barakeh, head of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (“Hadash” or “Jabha”), begins yesterday, Wednesday (April 18) in the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court. The trial opened with two days of evidentiary and witness hearings to be held on Wednesday 18 April and Sunday 22 April 2012. The…

Jerusalem: Thousands march in support of Palestinian statehood

Thousands of left-wing activists marched in Jerusalem yesterday (on Friday afternoon) in a largest demonstration of support for an independent Palestinian state. Under the banner of “Independence for Palestine,” the march, which was organized by the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement, drew thousands participants, among them Hadash and Communist Party of Israel activists from across the…

Next Week in Tel-Aviv, Haifa and Beer-Sheva: Marx Forum 2011

The fourth annual Marx conference devoted to “Left Perspectives on the International Crisis of Capitalism” took place in Tel Aviv on May 16 and 17, 2010,  under the auspices of Hagada Ha’smalit (Left Bank) Alternative Cultural Center. In addition to 25 panelists, approximately three hundred people participated in the meetings and discussion. Summaries of lectures…