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A century after its founding, the Israeli Communist Party is at a crossroads
For 100 years, Maki has been the leading force for Jewish-Palestinian equality in Israeli politics, yet it has failed to unite Arab and Jewish workers into a viable movement. Was it doomed from the start?
By
Joel Beinin
July 28, 2023
‘A foundational moment for Palestinians’: Remembering the first Land Day
Said Zeedani, who was part of the 1976 strike by Palestinian citizens in which Israel killed six protesters, recalls the build-up to 'a political earthquake.'
By
Said Zeedani
March 30, 2023
The last first Israeli anti-Zionist
Sixty years after co-founding the radical leftist group Matzpen, Moshé Machover reflects on the organization’s enduring legacy, the internal splits that led to its demise, and its lessons for today's anti-Zionist left.
By
Ben Reiff
November 24, 2022
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Remembering Reuven Kaminer, the godfather of Israel’s radical left
From anti-occupation activism to anti-capitalist pedagogy, Reuven Kaminer inspired generations of activists to maintain a lifetime of political engagement.
By
Joel Beinin
November 2, 2020
In memory of Felicia Langer, the first lawyer to bring the occupation to court
Felicia Langer was a Holocaust survivor, a communist, and one of the first Israeli lawyers to defend Palestinian residents of the occupied territories in the Israeli Supreme Court. She died in Germany last week. By Michael Sfard Israeli human rights lawyer Felicia Langer died Thursday in Germany. Langer was a human rights and peace activist,…
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June 24, 2018
In Israel’s democracy, dissent has always been off limits to Arab citizens
The banning of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement may seem like a new low, but a closer look at history reveals how the state has been at war with Palestinian political organizations since its very inception. Israel’s Palestinian citizens have never had an easy time organizing politically. The government’s decision to outlaw the…
By
Edo Konrad
November 17, 2015
The Beaten Path: The unholy hierarchies of Nazareth (part 4)
If the heart of Nazareth is sacred, its outskirts are very much the opposite. If anything, they provide a perfect example of a system that stubbornly preserves a hierarchy of communities: Arabs below, Jews on top. The third stop on the reconstructed tourist trail. There is a painting by an Italian master, the great Pierro della Francesca,…
By
Yuval Ben-Ami
October 27, 2014
Akiva Orr, co-founder of Israeli radical left Matzpen party, passes away
Akiva Orr, an activist and writer, who helped form the Israeli anti-Zionist socialist party ‘Matzpen,’ passed away this week. His ideas, which can be viewed in the documentary on the history of Matzpen (below), challenged Israeli society and influenced generations of activists. This post has been updated and expanded. Akiva Orr, author, co-founder of the Israeli…
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February 9, 2013
ICP never backed oppression: Response to Yossi Gurvitz
This weekend, Yossi Gurvitz accused former MK Muhammad Naffa, secretary-general of the Communist Party of Israel of backing the suppression of the Syrian uprising. Uri Weltmann, a member of the Communist Party of Israel, denies these allegations and clarifies the party position below. Yossi Gurvitz replies to Uri Weltmann, here. By Uri Weltmann Reading Yossi Gurvitz’s…
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June 19, 2011
Israeli Communist Party supports Bashar Assad – in Arabic only
The secretary-general of the ICP published an article denouncing the Syrian uprising. The piece did not appear in the Hebrew publications of the party Veteran journalist Yossef Elgazi (and former Israeli Communist Party member and activist) exposed (Hebrew) the fact that the ICP has taken a double stand on the suppression of the Syrian uprising. In the…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
June 17, 2011
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