Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020A joint Jewish-Arab rally against Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements took place Saturday in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with thousands of participants.The protest was originally forbidden by the police due to fears over the coronavirus, but police relented and issued a permit on Friday night. Organizers appointed some 50 supervisors to ensure that coronavirus regulations are maintained.Vermont Senator addressed the rally via video conference, expressing his support for the protesters and condemnation of Israel’s annexation plans. that he was “heartened” to see...…Jun 6, 2020Jun 6, 2020A joint Jewish-Arab rally against Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements took place Saturday in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with thousands of participants.The protest was originally forbidden by the police due to fears over the coronavirus, but police relented and issued a permit on Friday night. Organizers appointed some 50 supervisors to ensure that coronavirus regulations are maintained.Vermont Senator addressed the rally via video conference, expressing his support for the protesters and condemnation of Israel’s annexation plans. that he was “heartened” to see...WW…

Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021An Israeli protest leader who on Tuesday joined Naftali Bennett's right-wing Yamina party ahead of Israel's March election had admitted to uprooting 30 olive trees owned by a Palestinian man.Abir Kara, founder of the "I am Shulman" protest group of self-employed Israelis who is expected to be placed high on Yamina's slate, was also convicted in 2006 of obstructing and insulting a police officer.Further incidents of threatening behavior by Kara were reported by two Israeli broadcasters on Tuesday, following Kara’s announcement.Kara and his associates are to receive...…Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021An Israeli protest leader who on Tuesday joined Naftali Bennett's right-wing Yamina party ahead of Israel's March election had admitted to uprooting 30 olive trees owned by a Palestinian man.Abir Kara, founder of the "I am Shulman" protest group of self-employed Israelis who is expected to be placed high on Yamina's slate, was also convicted in 2006 of obstructing and insulting a police officer.Further incidents of threatening behavior by Kara were reported by two Israeli broadcasters on Tuesday, following Kara’s announcement.Kara and his associates are to receive...WW…

Oct 18, 2020Oct 18, 2020The police have recently begun using a major crimes unit, which normally works against organized crime, to investigate leaders of the protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has warned that the police may be creating a special database with personal information about protest leaders. The police deny the allegation.The police say they have identified the “hardcore” leadership of the protest. A senior officer said there are about 20 people in this group, most of them residents with no criminal record, but some are...…Oct 18, 2020Oct 18, 2020The police have recently begun using a major crimes unit, which normally works against organized crime, to investigate leaders of the protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has warned that the police may be creating a special database with personal information about protest leaders. The police deny the allegation.The police say they have identified the “hardcore” leadership of the protest. A senior officer said there are about 20 people in this group, most of them residents with no criminal record, but some are...WW…