19 Israeli Human Rights Organizations Against Deregistration of INGOs in Gaza and West Bank

Israeli human rights organizations strongly condemned on Friday, January 2, far-right Israel’s decision to deregister international humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory. “At a time of critical need in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, these measures further restrict access to life-saving assistance.” A team of Médecins Sans Frontières at an…

MK Odeh Against Israel’s Ban on Foreign Press Access to Gaza

Defense Minister Israel Katz justifies on Monday, December 30, Israel’s ongoing ban on foreign press access to the Gaza Strip, citing the risk posed to media personnel from occupation soldiers, Haaretz reports. Katz’s comments come in response to an inquiry from Hadash-Ta’al chair MK Ayman Odeh, who had questioned the far-right government’s policy prohibiting journalists…

Hadash: No Pardon for Genocide War

Hadash call on President Isaac Herzog on Monday, December 1, to reject far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a formal pardon. According to Hadash: “There is no pardon for the genocide war in Gaza.”  Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing…

The Privatization of Gaza Occupation

The Washington Post published the plan circulating between Israeli businessmen, the Trump administration, Netanyahu and other partners. This is a plan for mass expulsion and annexation, with one key difference. Rather than annexing Gaza outright, Israel would hand it over (at least temporarily) to a partnership of colonial investors. This is a more detailed version…