Two draft bills seek to define Israel as Jewish state
Separate proposals submitted Tuesday promise to reignite debate over the country’s character
View ArticlePalestinian and Israeli negotiators hold clandestine talks in Jerusalem
Abbas meets with Hadash party members in Ramallah, calls on Israel to refrain from ‘stacking obstacles’ ahead of negotiations
View ArticleMK Mohammad Barakeh convicted for 2006 altercation
Hadash party leader found guilty of attacking a right-wing activist during demonstration against Second Lebanon War
View ArticleHundreds riot in Nazareth as pro-Gaza rally turns violent
Arab Israelis shutter shops in protest at IDF operation, drawing boycott call from Avigdor Liberman
View ArticleThousands of Israelis call for dialogue at TA peace rally
Protesters hold signs saying, ‘Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies'; renowned author decries growing radicalism in Israeli society
View ArticleMKs stand up war widow, southern students
Delegation of 13 lawmakers was slated to visit schoolchildren and wife of civilian killed by mortar fire, but only one turned up
View ArticleArab MKs boycott Knesset opening
Politicians are noticeable no-show, claiming they are ‘personae non gratae’ in national legislature
View ArticleRiots, marches in Kafr Kanna after ‘cold-blooded’ killing by cops
Mayor decries police shooting of Kheir Hamdan, 22, as ‘state terror'; demonstrators wave Palestinian flags, chant ‘Zionists, get out'; Arabs plan general strike Sunday
View ArticleArab MK: Netanyahu is living in Palestine
Mohammad Barakeh responds to PM’s comments that those who oppose Israel should go to West Bank or Gaza
View ArticleFeiglin boots MK from plenum for calling him ‘fascist’
Balad’s Jamal Zahalka forced off Knesset podium by ushers; earlier, Hadash lawmaker tells deputy speaker to ‘go choke’
View ArticleHadash subscribes to Arab unity, with reservations
Socialist party insists on Jews and women in joint Knesset list; former Labor MK Avraham Burg rumored to mull run
View Article‘Non-Zionist’ Jews call for a united Arab party
With higher electoral threshold, failure to form a joint list could mean Israel’s largest minority won’t be represented
View ArticleHigh Court rejects bid to annul 3.25% Knesset threshold
Justices cite proximity to general election and suggest petitioners make fresh attempt ahead of next election
View ArticleArab parties said to reject Herzog’s coalition invitation
Factions suggest tacit support for Zionist Camp if it wins elections, seek spending in Arab sector; 2 Arab parties hold primaries
View ArticleCourt overturns conviction of ex-MK for 2006 altercation
Former Hadash party leader Mohammad Barakeh exonerated from assaulting right-wing activist at protest against Second Lebanon War
View ArticleMogherini urges Netanyahu, Abbas to meet Quartet ‘in days’
EU foreign policy chief says haste required in order to stop current round of violence spiraling out of control
View ArticleRadical cleric, former MK detained while visiting Palestinian hunger striker
Raed Salah, Mohammad Barakeh reportedly behaved in a disorderly manner at hospital; police raid offices allegedly tied to Salah’s outlawed group
View ArticleMohammed al-Qiq announces end to 94-day hunger strike
Palestinian journalist’s representatives say he has made deal with authorities that will see him released from administrative detention in May
View ArticleAbu Ghosh, Arab town known for warm ties to Zionism, to get Yasser Arafat center
Cornerstone to be laid Wednesday; Munib al-Masri, billionaire Palestinian peace advocate and ex-minister under late PLO leader widely reviled in Israel, seen behind initiative
View ArticleIsraeli Arabs mark anniversary of deadly October 2000 riots
Thousands march in Sakhnin to commemorate 13 protesters killed in clashes with police at start of Second Intifada
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