MK Cassif to Be Charged with Aggravated Assault Against Cop

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will formally charge Knesset member Ofer Cassif (Hadash) for assaulting a police officer in the Palestinian occupied territories last year, Zo Haderech reported Tuesday. The Israel Police and State Prosecutor’s Office had previously recommended that Cassif, a leading member of the Communist Party of Israel be prosecuted over the May…

Occupation Army Blocks Peace Activists March to West Bank Settlement

The far-right government on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it allowed illegal construction to take place at Homesh in the occupied Palestinian territories, as soldiers barred hundreds Israeli peace activists and Palestinians from reaching the illegal outpost. The occupation army blocked several hundred activists, among them Hadash and Communist Party of Israel members,…

Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Motorola Remain in Blacklist of Firms Doing Business in Settlements

The UN Human Rights Office said Friday that it had removed 15 companies from its blacklist of firms that do business in Israeli settlements in the Palestinian occupied territories. However, 122 firms still remain, the UN office’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said during a press briefing. The update followed a long-awaited review, which Shamdasani said had been only…

Hadash-Ta’al: Occupation Army Committed War Crimes in Jenin

The Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction, led by MK Ayman Odeh on Monday issued a joint statement condemning the deadly occupation army operation in Jenin, in which six Palestinian Arabs were killed, 91 others were wounded, including 23 in critical condition, and eight Israeli soldiers were wounded. Early Monday, sizable number of Israeli forces, comprising some 120…