ISRAELI POLITICS AND NEWS
Israel Launches Ground Invasion in Southern Lebanon
The Israeli government, led by an increasingly hardline coalition, has escalated its military operations by launching a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, following over 11 months of aerial bombardment. Instead
Arab Pharmacist Arrested Over Wearing Islamic Inscription
The phrase “Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is a fundamental pillar of Islam and must not be subject to criminalization. MP Ayman Odeh appeals to Isaac Herzog, President of
“A city where even the birds chirp in Russian…”
In his diary from 1997, Moscow theater director Valerii Zolotukhin described Haifa in this manner during his travels in Israel. Indeed, since the late 1980-s, Haifa has become the city
Israeli Authorities Demolish Home in Umm Batin: A Move to Intensify Crackdown on Palestinian Arab Citizens
On Wednesday morning, August 7th, Israeli authorities, accompanied by a large contingent of heavily armed police forces, demolished a home in the Bedouin village of Umm Batin. Despite heavy opposition
AIPAC Registers Success Following Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a major pro-Israel lobbying group, celebrated a significant achievement following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech in Congress. AIPAC’s lobbyists worked tirelessly
Behind the Scenes of the Elections in Haifa.
Since the Yom Kippur events in Acre in 2008, it has become clear that the settlers have identified mixed cities as one of the weak points of shared life between
Mossawa Center Urges Pressure Before Knesset Approval of State Budget for 2023-2024
The Mossawa Center called on political parties, local authorities, and specialized civil society organizations to create parliamentary, media, and popular pressure before the Knesset approves the proposed budgets of government
Israeli Minister says admits to being ‘a homophobe, a racist, a fascist,’ in leaked recording
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says “I am indeed an extreme right-wing person, a homophobe, a racist, a fascist,” in leaked recording.
Netanyahu coalition braces for Supreme Court decision on Shas leader Aryeh Deri
Israel’s Supreme Court to deliver decision on disqualification of convicted Shas leader Aryeh Deri as minister.
Hadash-Ta’al leader Ayman Odeh is only Arab chair in upcoming Knesset Committees
The Knesset House Committee approved the proposal of its Chairman, MK Ofir Katz (Likud), for the composition of the 12 permanent Knesset committees and their Chairpersons. The proposal, which was
