Joint List leader MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) addresses protestors near the PM's official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday night, January 2, 2021.

New Year Sees Thousands Rallying against Far-Right PM across Israel

Thousands demonstrated outside far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official Jerusalem residence Saturday night, January 2, in the latest weekend protest calling for the premier’s resignation over his corruption trial, this being the first demonstration there since Israel entered its third national lockdown on Sunday of last week, December 28. Two Hadash MKs joined the protest, Joint…

Elderly residents of Israel have already been receiving vaccinations against COVID-19 for a week and a half, this one in Tel Aviv.

Security Minister Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine for Palestinian Prisoners

The Israeli Health Ministry reported on Wednesday, December 30, that the total number of residents in the country inoculated against COVID-19 is currently more than 500,000. However, Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana has issued a directive preventing Palestinians detained by Israel from receiving vaccinations, in violation of mandatory Health Ministry guidelines. Adalah – The Legal…

Members of Hadash hold a "Red flag protest" against Netanyahu near the Arab town of Taybe in the south of the Triangle region. The placards in the foreground read: "When the government is against the people, the people are against the government."

Anti-Netanyahu Protesters Mark 6 Months of Weekly Demonstrations

Anti-Netanyahu protests were held Saturday evening, December 19, across Israel, six months after the start of weekly mass demonstrations against the far-right premier. The protesters, rallying for the 26th straight week, are calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation over his indictment on graft charges and handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic and social…

"We are the economic crisis – The student struggle to decrease tuition payments"

Israel’s Unemployed near 1 Million

At the start of the month of October, the number of active jobseekers registered with Israel’s Employment Service Bureau was close to 1 million – or 995,700, 25 % of the workforce. However, as the lockdown was eased towards the end of the month the number had declined to 940,300. These data appear to be…