MK Odeh: Netanyahu Still Being Led by Settlers Who Control His Coalition; Protest Today in Tel-Aviv

Joint List chairman, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) blasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday, October 8, after the PM extended to Arab MKs the ban he imposed a day earlier on Jewish MKs and ministers from ascending Al-Aqsa Mosque (Temple Mount). “Netanyahu is wobbly; he has no position or backbone,” Odeh slammed and continued: “Furthermore, Netanyahu has…

Hundreds of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists march to demand that Israel not demolish Suyisa, South Hebron Hills, July 24, 2015.

Hundreds Protest Forced Transfer and Destruction of Palestinian Village of Susiya

Over 500 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists descended on the Palestinian village of Susiya on Friday, July 24, to protest its imminent demolition and the forced transfer of its residents. Among the demonstrators: members of “Combatants for Peace,” “Rabbis for Human Rights,” and Hadash-Communist Party of Israel. The activists marched through the village, stopping at…

Saturday night's demonstration against racism at Zion Square, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem: Protest against Racist “Lehava” Organization

Saturday night, December 13, hundreds of protesters gathered in Zion Square in West Jerusalem demanding the outlawing of “Lehava,” the rascist organization whose members are allegedly behind a recent arson attack on a Jewish-Arab bilingual school in the city. Lehava opposes “Jewish assimilation,” in particular interfaith marriages between Jews and Arabs. During the demonstration, the…

Palestinians and international activists use makeshift bridges to cross the separation wall between Qalandiya and Jerusalem, November 14, 2014. (Photo: Activestills.org)

Palestinian Activists Cross Separation Wall in Protest Action

Dozens of Palestinians and international peace activists crossed Israel’s separation wall on Friday near the Qalandia checkpoint as part of a series of non-violent protest actions to demonstrate solidarity with Jerusalem. Activists used makeshift ramparts and ladders, and cut through barbed wire to climb over the separation wall near the Qalandia military checkpoint, which is…