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Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Where have Israel’s leftists gone? The changing face of Labor

The Labor party is convinced that it can somehow disassociate itself with the Left, call itself the ‘center’ and sneak its way back into power with semantic tricks. It will take the entire left-wing camp down with it. By Tom Cohen Last year, a delegation of Knesset members went to visit PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.…

By +972 Magazine July 29, 2015

Meretz leader Zehava Galon (photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

Ex-Israeli ministers, MKs, academics to British MPs: Support Palestinian statehood

Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On criticizes Israeli Labor party for opposing the motion: ‘Labor is conducting itself like another foreign office for Netanyahu’s government.’ Hundreds of Israeli public figures, academics, former ministers and Israel Prize laureates (the state’s official civil decoration) signed a public letter calling British MPs to support Palestinians statehood in a symbolic motion…

By Noam Sheizaf October 13, 2014

Houses of Parliament, London, UK (photo: Ramón Cutanda López / (CC BY 2.0)

Labour MPs: Vote yes on Palestinian statehood

In an appeal that demonstrates the complete bankruptcy of the peace camp, the Israeli Labor Party is calling on its British counterparts to oppose the motion on Palestinian statehood Monday, ‘in the name of peace.’ Netanyahu couldn’t have put it better. The British Parliament will vote Monday on a motion supporting the Palestinian Authority’s request…

By Noam Sheizaf October 12, 2014

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Here is your peace camp: Labor’s visit to the settlements

Party’s Secretary-General: “we feel closer to the settlers than to the far left” Last week, members of the Labor party, including the party’s Secretary-General Hilik Bar and several advisers to Knesset Members and ministers, went on a visit to the West Bank. Labor members visited the Barkan industrial park, the Ariel academic center and several…

By Noam Sheizaf January 13, 2011