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MKs push for further pressure on human rights groups as restrictive legislation progresses

Thursday, 10 March, 2011 - 14:59
London, UK
Source: 
knesset, ACRI, CWP, PHR-Israel,other

Israeli outlet Ynet has reported that Israeli Coalition Chairman MK Zeev Elkin (Likud) and MK David Rotem

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Israeli anti-boycott bill approved for vote by Knesset plenary

Wednesday, 16 February, 2011 - 11:23
London, UK
Source: 
Knesset, various

A bill (translated in full below) prohibiting a boycott of products, persons and activities connected with Israel and with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has passed another legislative stage.

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Israeli Knesset approves committee to investigate 'anti-Israeli' groups

Wednesday, 5 January, 2011 - 15:31
London, UK
Source: 
@972magazine, Haaretz, Ynet, Walla, others

A further step was taken in the intimidation of Israeli human-rights and peace groups today when a proposal to establish a parliamentary investigatory committee to examine such groups was app

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New bill to outlaw groups that question Israel as 'Jewish and democratic'

Wednesday, 10 November, 2010 - 12:49
London, UK
Source: 
Adalah, ACRI, Knesset

On Sunday 7 November 2010, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation discussed a new private bill, entitled, ‘The Bill for Protecting the Values of the State of Israel (Legislation Amendments

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Israel's proposed new Terrorism Law significantly extends definition of terrorism

A new version of Israel’s Terrorism Law recently proposed by the Israeli government introduces a very broad definition of terrorism and terrorist organizations. Legal experts believe it is liable to endanger organizations and activities that are currently defined as legal in Israel.

Tuesday, 19 October, 2010 - 13:15
London, UK
Source: 
Israel Ministry of Justice, IDI, @ygurvitz

A new Terrorism Law was recently drafted by Israel’s Attorney General, the State Attorney and senior officials from the shabac (Israel’s secret police, also called the Israel Security Agency), and appr

Cached version of the public memorandum issued by the Israeli Justice Ministry on the proposed law (Hebrew): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h…

Israeli Democracy Institute overview and summary of its critique of the law (English):

http://www.idi.org.il/sites/english/ResearchAndProgram…

http://www.idi.org.il/sites/english/ResearchAndProgram…

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Loyalty oath adds to gathering threat to Arab citizens of Israel

As Knesset reconvenes, the ‘peace process’ is seen as just another term for excluding Israel’s Arab-Palestinian minority from the state

Thursday, 7 October, 2010 - 09:18
London, UK
Source: 
Haaretz, Knesset, various

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has decided to back a proposed amendment to Israel’s citizenship law, raised in July by Justice Minis

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New bill a severe threat to investigative journalism in Israel

Thursday, 12 August, 2010 - 23:44
London, UK
Source: 
Knesset, other

An amendment to the Israeli Penal Law was tabled in the Knesset last month, seeking to further restrict disclosure of information defined as a ‘security secret’.

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Israel’s attitudes to Arab citizens are a measure of its approach to peace and democracy, say Arab MKs

Arab members of the Israeli Knesset visit London to report on the increasingly beleaguered Arab-Palestinian community in Israel

Thursday, 29 July, 2010 - 20:20
London, UK

Three Arab-Palestinian parliamentarians, members of the Israeli Knesset, visiting London to report on the situation of Palestinian citizens of Israel, provided a stinging critique of the well-known maxim that ‘Isr

The information and analysis above are based on briefings to the media and to the House of Commons by MK Talab A-Sanea’ of the United Arab List, MK Dr. Jamal Zahalka of the Democratic National Party (Balad) and MK Haneen Zu’bi of Balad, on 26 and 28 July 2010.

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Boycott the Knesset

I am hastening to call for this boycott because I want to earn a footnote in Jewish history: He tried, Canute-like, to stand against the wave of fascism that engulfed the Zionist project.

Friday, 16 July, 2010 - 16:26
Jerusalem, Israel

I hereby call for a boycott of the Knesset.

David Landau is a London-born Israeli journalist and newspaper editor. He was editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz from 2004-2008 and remains a member of its editorial staff. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the paper’s English edition from 1997 to 2004. Before joining Haaretz in 1997, Landau was the diplomatic correspondent of The Jerusalem Post for 12 years, and its managing editor for four years.

This article was originally published by Haaretz on http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/boycott-t…

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Modified bill to monitor funding of Israeli NGOs discussed

Israeli civil society fearful as Knesset increases legislation efforts

Friday, 16 July, 2010 - 14:15
London, UK
Source: 
Knesset; Various

A bill seeking to monitor the activities of NGOs funded by foreign governments or government-funded donors has been modified [see full text below] and is set to be tabled to the Knesset as a governmental bill shortly.

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