Israel
Political stalemate forces general election in Israel
By Jean Shaoul, November 1, 2008
Israel will go to the polls to elect a parliament on February 10, some 12 months earlier than scheduled.
Israel’s plan to attack Iran confirmed
By Jean Shaoul, September 30, 2008
Reports confirmed last week that Israel was actively considering a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities last spring.
Livni’s election and the ongoing shift to the right in Israeli politics
By Jean Shaoul, September 26, 2008
Tzipi Livni, foreign secretary in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s Kadima-Labour coalition government, narrowly won the vote for the leadership of the Kadima party after her predecessor was forced t...
French President Sarkozy visits Syria to seek new alliances
By Pierre Mabut, September 15, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a two-day visit to the Syrian capital Damascus on September 3-4 to continue Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations brokered by France, Qatar and Turkey.
United Nations report: Israeli forces have inflicted a “reign of terror”
By Jean Shaoul, March 24, 2004
A recent report by John Dugard, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights’ Special Rapporteur, stated that Israeli forces had “inflicted a reign of terror upon innocent Palestinians in...
Israel: Histadrut trade union halts general strike against austerity plan
By David Cohen, May 5, 2003
Histadrut trade union federation chairman Amir Peretz called off a general strike that began on April 30 after just two days.
Israel’s Histadrut trade union federation calls off planned general strike
By David Cohen, April 14, 2003
After intensive workers’ protests and struggles against Likud Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s austerity proposals, the Histadrut labour federation decided to halt the 10-day-old publ...
Israel: Demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Haifa against occupation of Palestine territories and Iraq
By David Cohen, April 14, 2003
Almost 1,500 Jewish and Arab demonstrators gathered near Tel Aviv’s Central Train Station to protest against the occupation of Iraq and in defence of Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the ...
Protests in Israel against war in Iraq
By David Cohen, April 12, 2003
Thousands of Israelis have demonstrated during March and April against the imperialist war on Iraq. Protest rallies and marches were held in front of the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv, the Arab ci...
Israel: Sharon government steps up attacks on Palestinians
By Ann Talbot, April 8, 2003
The Israeli Defence Forces shot two International Solidarity Movement activists in the town of Jenin on the West Bank. This follows the murder of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death last month ben...
Israel: Netanyahu’s nephew victimised for refusing military service
By Harvey Thompson, March 29, 2003
Jonathan Ben-Artzi, a 20-year-old physics student, has served a total of 214 days in military imprisonment for refusing to fight in the Israeli army. He has now spent more time in prison—stretch...
Defying growing state repression, 100,000 Israelis rally against war
By David Cohen in Israel, May 14, 2002
More than 100,000 Israelis gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on May 11 for a Peace Coalition rally. Yossi Sarid of the social democratic party, Meretz, who is the leader of the opposition in the Kn...
