Police Tries to Prevent Hadash National Convention

The Israel Police are trying to prevent a Hadash national convention scheduled for Saturday, December 16, claiming that it would feature “inciting speeches that would endanger the public’s well-being.” The police threaten facility owner in the city of Shefa-Amr (Shfar’am) in northern Israel where the event was to be held. Hadash Secretary General, Amjad Shbita,…

16th Set of Weekly Rallies Against Far-Right Govt Held Across Israel

Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied Saturday evening as part of ongoing demonstrations against the far-right government, with tensions elevated ahead of Memorial Day and Israel’s 75th Independence Day next week. Hadash chair Issam Makhoul at the Anti-Occupation Bloc demonstration in Kaplan Street, Central Tel-Aviv on Saturday evening, April 23, 2023 (Photo: Zo Haderech) Protest organizers…

University Cancels Disciplinary Proceedings Against Hadash Student

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev canceled on Wednesday the disciplinary proceedings against Watan Madi, a student and leading Hadash activist, for using the word “shahid’ (martyr) during a ceremony last May marking the Nakba Day. The University’s academic secretariat further explained that holding a new procedure would lead to “unreasonable delay of justice”, therefore the…