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The Rise of the Israeli Right and the Censorship of History

July 27, 2021June 28, 2016 by Palestine Center Interns

By Palestine Center Interns — Mirvat Salameh and Abby Massell

Benjamin Netanyahu has established the most conservative government in Israeli history that is responsible for launching multiple and brutal military assaults on Gaza, expanding illegal settlements, and pushing the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. As leader and long-term member of Israel’s Likud party, Netanyahu has positioned the party away from its formerly secular and centrist position and toward hard-line right-wing policies. Aside from the surge in settler-violence in the last year, a recent decision to restrict access to Israel’s National Archives has created controversy among Israeli historians and human rights activists.

Knesset Suspends Three Israeli-Arab Lawmakers Over Visits With Families of Slain Terrorists

February 15, 2016February 10, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

The Knesset Ethics Committee suspended three Arab lawmakers on Monday, following a public uproar over their meeting with the families of slain Palestinian terrorists. MKs Haneen Zoabi and Basel Ghattas were suspended for four months, and MK Jamal Zahalka was suspended for two months. All the lawmakers are from the Joint Arab List’s Balad faction. The lawmakers will be barred from attending the Knesset plenum the end of the winter session, but will still be able to vote.

Why should Palestinians in Jerusalem be loyal to their occupiers?

February 15, 2016January 18, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

A new bill to be introduced in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, next week would permit the cancellation of a person’s permanent residency on grounds of “disloyalty” to Israel. Last October, the prime minister’s office announced that the government had decided to revoke the residency of “terrorists,” a policy that would almost exclusively affect Palestinians living under military occupation in East Jerusalem.

Ayman Odeh, a top Palestinian Israeli leader, is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

February 15, 2016December 14, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

The new prominence of Ayman Odeh, the dynamic and popular Palestinian Israeli political leader, means that the apologists for Israel can no longer even pretend that there are no significant non-violent movements for justice there. Odeh is the 40-year-old head of the Joint List, the coalition of Arab parties which won 13 seats in last March’s elections, making it the third-largest political group in the Knesset. He is on a busy 2-week tour of the United States, and he made a point of visiting the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s home congregation, where he was introduced from the pulpit to a standing ovation.

The most racist Knesset in Israel’s history

February 15, 2016June 29, 2015 by Tom Lonner

Lawmakers seem to compete against each other to the racist nadir, as Netanyahu is practically egging them on; and with such weak-kneed opposition, that’s hardly a surprise.

The New Israeli Government: Consolidating Apartheid

February 17, 2016May 18, 2015 by Lian Najjar

As Israel forms its new coalition government, this fact sheet provides an overview of the parties and notable ministers in the new Israeli government and their views towards the Palestinians.

IN BRIEF: The Israeli Electoral Process

July 27, 2021February 9, 2015 by Nicholas Astier-Ibrahim

By Palestine Center

The upcoming elections for Israel’s House of Representatives, the Knesset, will be taking place this year on 17 March, 2015. Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party is currently vying for his fourth term as Prime Minister, which would prolong his involvement in Israeli politics to nearly two decades.

2012 Palestine Center Annual Conference – Panel I

February 15, 2016November 9, 2012 by Duna Dabbas

U.S. Policy After the Election: A Reason for Change; with Mr. Hrair Balian, Mr. Mark Perry, and Ms. Helena Cobban. Moderated by Dr. Eid Mustafa.