Hadash Lawmaker Received Death Threats by Criminal Gangs

Hadash MK Ayman Odeh has received death threats from criminal organizations, the front said in a statement on Saturday, amid a spike in political violence and murders in Arab-Palestinian community in Israel. MK Ayman Odeh during the three-day “Mothers’ March for Life” from Haifa to Jerusalem with the families of victims of violence in the…

Knesset Meeting on Arab Employment in High-Tech

​The Science and Technology Committee, chaired by MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash-Ta’al), and the Special Committee on Young Israelis, chaired by MK Naama Lazimi (Labor), held a joint meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to increase the employment of Arab workers in the high-tech sector. MK Ayman Odeh during the meeting on ways to increase the…

Hadash-Ta’al Head Ayman Odeh to Leave Knesset

Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh announced his retirement from Knesset before next election in a video message released on his social media on Tuesday night. On Twitter, Odeh said “Part of being a public servant is knowing when to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. That’s why today I made one of the…

AG Mulls Indicting Hadash Lawmaker for Assaulting Cop

The State Prosecutor’s Office has informed a representative of Hadash lawmaker Ofer Cassif that the attorney general is considering prosecuting him for “assaulting a policeman under aggravated circumstances,” subject to a hearing. The decision was made with the consent of State Prosecutor Amit Aisman. On last May, Cassif was attempting to reach a protest at…

Far-right Opposes Tibi as Deputy Speaker

The far-right and Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties want to keep Hadash-Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi away from the role of deputy Knesset speaker, a position he has held since 2006 until 2022, Channel 12 news reported. MK Ahmad Tibi, deputy Knesset speaker, October 2022 (Photo: Knesset) The network, citing sources in Religious Zionism and…