Attorney Nizar Bakri, a Carmiel resident who filed a lawsuit on behalf of his nephews asking the municipality to fund transportation for Arab children to their schools

Court Denies Funds to Arab Pupils Based on Racist Nation-State Law

An Israeli court cited on Monday, November 30, the controversial nation-state law when it dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Arab schoolchildren against their northern town of Carmiel, ruling that the municipality’s “Jewish character” must be preserved. The lawsuit, which charged that the northern Israeli city was violating its obligation to provide transportation for Arab children…

Demonstrators protest near the Mediatheque in Holon, last Saturday, October 24. The Hadash placard held by a Communist demonstrator reads: "Capital, Rule, and the Criminal Underworld"; the sign on the fence in front of him reads: "When the government is against the people, the people are against the government."

Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrators Continue to Rally throughout Israel

Tens of thousands of Israeli citizens gathered on Saturday evening, October 24, to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government. In this latest round of demonstrations, rallies were held outside Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem, in Tel Aviv’s Rabin and Habima squares, near Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea and at hundreds of overpasses and…