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The speaker of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) has disqualified a bill submitted by Arab Member of Knesset, Ahmed Al Tibi, proposing that state funding be revoked from NGOs denying...
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A member of the extreme right-wing Yisrael Beitenu Party is drafting a law to deny access to academic institutions for anyone "assisting 'terrorist' organisations". The move is intended to...
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At dawn on 23 March, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) approved two new laws which critics say are discriminatory against the state's Palestinian citizens. The "Nakba Law" was proposed by...
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Hebrew media sources have revealed the extent of support in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, for a law which would ban the commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) in Israeli...
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January 29, 2014
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Asa Winstanley
In Palestine solidarity circles the debate around the pro-Israel lobby often focuses on the chicken-or-the-egg problem: are Western governments supportive of Israel because the lobby is so influential, or...