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Israeli Islamic Party Freezes Membership in Israeli Coalition Government

April 18, 2022

The southern Israeli Islamic party, Ra’am, decided on Sunday to freeze its membership in Israel’s coalition government in protest against Israeli aggression against Al Aqsa Mosque, the Middle East Monitor reported. This decision followed immense […]

Israeli Government Loses Majority as MK Withdraws from Coalition

April 6, 2022

Israeli member of the Knesset Idit Silman, from the Yamina Party, announced on Wednesday her withdrawal from the government, leaving it with 60 lawmakers and ending its majority in the Knesset, Israeli media reported. Silman, […]

Settler Leaders Criticize Bennett for Saying ‘West Bank’ instead of ‘Judea and Samaria’

March 28, 2022

Israeli lawmakers and Jewish settler leaders have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for using the term “West Bank” during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, Isreali media reported. Speaking […]

‘We Face the Same Threat’: Zelensky Says It’s Time for Israel to Back Ukraine

March 21, 2022

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Israel to abandon its neutrality over Russia’s military operation, saying the time had come for the Jewish state to firmly back his country, The New Arab reported. Zelensky, […]

UN Chief Concerned about Israel’s Law Banning Palestinian Family Reunification

March 17, 2022

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his concerns on Wednesday over a controversial Israeli law preventing the reunification of Palestinian families, the Middle East Monitor reported. “The secretary-general has been following this long-standing issue and has […]

Adalah Rights Group Petitions Israeli Supreme Court against Discriminatory Citizenship Law

March 14, 2022

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday, in its own name and on behalf of three Palestinian families, against the Citizenship and Entry […]

Israeli Knesset Passes Law to Ban Family Reunification

March 11, 2022

Israel’s Knesset passed a law effectively barring Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza who are married to Palestinian citizens of Israel from gaining citizenship or residency in Israel, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. […]

Israeli Cabinet Approves Submission of ‘Racist’ Citizenship Law to Knesset

February 7, 2022

The Israeli cabinet agreed on Sunday to submit a controversial law to the Knesset (parliament) despite opposition from members of the government coalition, Israeli media have reported. The proposed law was introduced by extreme right-wing […]

Fatah Slams Mansour Abbas for Saying Israel is ‘Jewish State’

December 23, 2021

The Palestinian movement Fatah on Wednesday described remarks made by Arab Member of the Knesset Mansour Abbas about Israel’s Jewish identity as “cheap alignment with the Zionist narrative”. Fatah accused Abbas of “crossing all red […]

WATCH: Right-Wing Israeli MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Draws Gun at Arab Guards in Tel Aviv

December 22, 2021

Right-wing Israeli Member of the Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir drew his gun at Arab guards in Tel Aviv after they told him he had parked in a restricted spot, Israeli media reported. The Israeli official, a […]

Israeli Knesset Passes Bill Enabling Police to Storm Palestinian Homes without Warrants

December 15, 2021

Israeli parliament (Knesset) passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow police officers to storm and search Palestinian homes and confiscate cameras without court orders. According to the official Knesset statement, “in the vote, 60 […]

Bennett: No negotiations to Establish a ‘Terrorist State’ in Israel

November 9, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied that his government is or will carry out negotiations for the creation of a Palestinian state, referring to it as a “terrorist state”, according to Israeli media. […]

Kafr Qasim Massacre: Knesset Refuses to Take Formal Responsibility

October 29, 2021

On this day, 65 years ago, Israeli troops (Magav) entered the Arab village of Kafr Qasim, located inside the so-called Green Line, and killed 49 unarmed Palestinian citizens of Israel, including 23 children and six […]

WATCH: Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Carries Out Provocative ‘Visit’ to Palestinian Hunger Striker

October 19, 2021

Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday carried out a provocative visit to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, and got into a confrontation with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the Arab Joint List, the Israeli […]

Israeli Lawmaker Seeks to Outlaw US Reopening of US Palestinian Mission in Jerusalem

October 7, 2021

Israeli right-wing member of the Knesset Nir Barkat is seeking to outlaw the planned reopening of a US mission in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the Palestinians, Reuters reports. […]

PA President Abbas Meets Israeli MKs, Cabinet Ministers in Ramallah

October 4, 2021

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday received three members of the Israeli Knesset from the left-wing Meretz party, two of whom are cabinet ministers, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Head of the […]

Netanyahu: Israel Has Become at American ‘Protectorate’

August 4, 2021

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Israel’s new government of surrendering its independence to the US with its “no surprises” policy, which he said could tie Tel Aviv’s hands. The new government led […]

‘You Are a Terrorist’: Israeli MK Lashes out at Arab Parliamentarian (VIDEO)

July 27, 2021

Far-right Israeli MK Itamar Ben Gvir called his Arab colleague Ahmad Tibi a “terrorist” while he was chairing a session in the Knesset yesterday night, local media reported. Tibi was involved in a debate about […]

WATCH: Hundreds of Jewish Extremists, Knesset Members Attack Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

July 18, 2021

Protected by heavily armed Israeli occupation police, 1,371 Jewish settlers accompanied by Knesset members stormed Al Aqsa Mosque and clashed with Palestinian worshipers inside the third Islamic holy site. Media sources and eyewitnesses reported that […]

Family Separation Law: Israel’s Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies

July 14, 2021

When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly referred to as the Family Reunification Law, news reports and analyses misrepresented the story altogether. The even split of 59 MKs voting in favor […]

Israel Fails to Extend Controversial Family Reunification Law (VIDEO)

July 6, 2021

Members of the Israeli Knesset last night failed to pass the extension of the controversial family reunification law, which bans Palestinian citizens of Israel from bringing family members who live in the occupied West Bank […]

Netanyahu Corruption Trial Postponed for Third Time

July 5, 2021

The corruption trial of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed for the third time due to disagreements between the prosecution and the defense over the handling of new evidence. The trial was […]

Shaked Gives Arab Party Ultimatum over Family Reunification Law

July 1, 2021

Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has issued the head of the only Arab party in the country’s coalition government an ultimatum that if he does not support the extension of the controversial family reunification law, […]

WATCH: Israeli KM Calls for Killing of People in Mixed Marriages

July 1, 2021

A member of the Israeli Knesset, Yitzhak Pindrus, is accused of inciting genocide after calling for the killing of people in mixed marriages. Pindrus belongs to the United Torah Judaism, an ultra-Orthodox party that believes […]

Palestinians Rally against Extending Israel’s Family-Reunification Law

June 30, 2021

Dozens of Palestinian families on Tuesday rallied in front of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) against government plans to vote on extending the family reunification law, Anadolu Agency reported. Protesters held banners calling to save Palestinian […]

In Joining the Coalition, Mansour Abbas Fragments the Palestinian Political Struggle

June 20, 2021

When Palestinians face the prospect of the colonization of the last remaining shards of their land by Israel, the answer is surely not collaboration with the right-wing apartheid state. And yet this is what Mansour […]

Report: Netanyahu ‘Illegally’ Destroyed Documents before Leaving

June 18, 2021

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly destroyed documents stored in safes before leaving office, according to Haaretz. Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office were ordered to shred the documents prior to Naftali Bennett taking […]

On Trumpism and Netanyahuism: How Benjamin Netanyahu Won America and Lost Israel

June 16, 2021

The now-former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is as much American as he is Israeli. While other Israeli leaders have made their strong relationship with Washington a cornerstone of their politics, Netanyahu’s political style […]

Netanyahu Refuses to Attend Bennet’s Inauguration

June 15, 2021

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to attend the inauguration of his successor Naftali Bennett, Israeli media reported yesterday. Bennett’s government won a narrow 60-59 vote of confidence in the Knesset on Sunday. Likud […]

Netanyahu Ousted as Israeli Prime Minister after 12 Years

June 14, 2021

Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united by their wish to end his 12-year run in power. Israel’s parliament voted […]

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