MK Cassif: The Violent Eviction in Occupied East Jerusalem is a War Crime

​The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, chaired by MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism), convened on Tuesday, Sept 17, and approved for second and third readings the proposed amendment to Basic Law: Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel (Amendment No. 3) (Opening Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem), sponsored by MKs Zeev Elkin (New Hope—The United Right) and Dan…

MK Tibi Accuses Ben-Gvir of Racism Over Ban on Visiting Palestinian Jailed Leader Barghouti

Lawyers’ lawmaker Ahmad Tibi (Hadash-Ta’al) accused on Wednesday, Sep 11, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of “racist policies” during a court hearing due to his opposition to Tibi meeting with jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti. A portrait of Marwan Barghouti at a demonstration at Kafr ad-Dik (Photo: Wikimedia) Since 16 April 2023, MK Tibi has contacted National…

‘Welcome to Hell’, Testimonies from Palestinian Prisoners Describe Torture and Violence in Israeli Jails

Dozens of Palestinians who have been held in Israeli prisons and detention centers since the beginning of the war in Gaza describe experiences of torture, sexual abuse, violence, humiliation, starvation and denial of adequate medical treatment, according to a new report published on Monday evening, August 5, by Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem. The report,…

Palestinian and Israeli Communists Meet to Coordinate Struggle Against War and Occupation

A high-level tripartite leadership meeting was held in the city of Ramallah in July between delegations representing the leadership bodies of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI), the Palestinian People’s Party (PPP), and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash). Leaders of the Palestinian People’s Party, the Communist Party of Israel and the Democratic…