Palestinian communist Amir Badran appointed deputy mayor of Tel Aviv–Jaffa

Attorney Amir Badran, a leading member of the communist-led Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) and chair of its branch in Jaffa (Yafo), was elected Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv–Jaffa on June 22, becoming the first Hadash representative to hold the position.

A Palestinian citizen of Israel, Badran is widely known for his involvement in struggles defending the rights of the Arab population in Jaffa, including campaigns against evictions, housing discrimination, and the displacement of local residents. 

On Politics, Ideology and Anti-Zionism

By Nimrod Flaschenberg and Reem Hazan

Israel, with the support of the United States and the West, has used the pretext of the October 7 attacks to prosecute a campaign of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and imperialist expansion for the past three years, reaching a record level of violence not seen since 1948. It has been relentlessly bombing and killing Palestinians, Lebanese, Iranians, and other civilians throughout the region, dispossessing or razing to the ground entire communities in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

May Day: Jews and Arabs march together in Tel Aviv and Nazareth, send message against war and Netanyahu

Thousands marched today (Saturday) in Nazareth, and yesterday in central Tel Aviv, against the war and against the right-wing government, as part of the May Day demonstrations organized by Hadash, Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Young Communist League of Israel (YCLI). 

In Nazareth, thousands of Jews and Arabs marched from Tawfiq Zayad Street to Mary’s Well Square in the city center, where a rally featuring political speeches was held. 

Communist Party of Israel and Hadash condemn the desecration of Jesus statue by IDF soldier in Lebanon

A viral photograph showing an occupation Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon with a sledgehammer has sparked outrage. In a statement on Monday, April 19, the Israeli military confirmed the authenticity of the image that was widely shared online, garnering more than 5 million views on X. Commenting on social media, Hadash-Ta’al chair MK Ayman Odeh wrote pointedly: “We’ll wait to hear the police spokesperson claim that ‘the soldier felt threatened by Jesus’.” 

 

Israeli communist lawmaker: "Netanyahu is a liar and an international pyromaniac"

Hadash lawmaker Cassif on Iran-US ceasefire 

 

About fifteen hours after the US-Iran cease-fire was announced, the far-right Israeli government has still not issued a statement in Hebrew on the deal or addressed Israeli citizens on the matter. In its first official response in English to the cease-fire agreement, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement early Wednesday, April 8, that Israel supports the move but insisted that the deal “does not include Lebanon.”

 

50th anniversary of the Land Day: Online event by the Communist Party of Israel and Hadash

Palestinian communist Tawfiq Zayyad speaks at a rally, 1979

On the 50th anniversary of the Land Day, March 30, 1976, the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash invite to an online panel bringing together Palestinian perspectives from different places – Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel, protagonists of the Land Day, alongside people in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and the Palestinian diaspora. 

 

The online panel, with translation to English, will be held next Sunday, March 29, 2026, 19:00 – Jerusalem time.

 

Israeli communist MP Aida Touma-Sliman: Why we oppose the imperialist war against Iran

In an interview published this week in Zo Haderech amid the ongoing wars in Iran and Lebanon, Hadash MP Aida Touma-Sliman expressed firm opposition to the war, stressing that opposition to war must be the starting point.

“Two days ago someone asked me why I oppose the war,” she said. “I replied that answers should be demanded from those who start wars, not from those who oppose them. The default must be opposition to war, because wars will never bring security or peace.”

Defying police crackdown, Israeli communists protest against US-Israel aggression towards Iran

Reactions to the Israeli state’s military operation against Iran continue inside Israel itself, despite increasing repression and the authoritarian measures of the state against anti-war voices.

On Saturday evening, demonstrators gathered at Habima Square in Tel Aviv to protest the government’s decision to continue the military assault. Protesters carried banners and placards reading, among other slogans, “Stop the imperialist aggression” and “Justice for Palestine,” calling for resistance to the war and to Israel’s deeper involvement in the regional conflict.

Israeli communist MP warns: "Trump and Netanyahu risk dragging world into a ‘forever war'"

The world risks being dragged into “forever war” by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and only citizens standing up for peace can stop it, a Hadash MK warned yesterday. 

 

Knesset member Ofer Cassif of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) told the Morning Star that the US-Israeli attack on Iran was based on lies — and was already a smokescreen for intensified violence and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine.

 

Israel's communists condemn US-Israeli joint military aggression against Iran

Israel and the United States launched a joint military attack on Iran this morning (Saturday). U.S. President Donald Trump officially announced that the United States had initiated a “large-scale attack” on Iran. 

 

According to reports, explosions were heard this morning in the capital, Tehran, and in other parts of the country. In Israel, sirens sounded in the north and center of the country following missile launches from Iran, and residents across the country were instructed to remain close to protected areas.

 

Issam Makhoul, Israeli-Arab communist leader and chairman of Hadash, dies at 73

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) mournfully announce to the Palestinian people, the progressive forces of the country, the international communist movement and liberation movements around the world the death of our dear comrade Issam Makhoul (Abu Hanna), chairman of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. 

Comrade Makhoul, who passed away Friday, December 26, at the age of 73, was a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Israel and the director of the Emil Touma Center for Palestinian and Israeli Studies, former MK and a former General Secretary of the CPI.

The Communist Party of Israel and Hadash mourn the death of renowned actor and director Mohammed Bakri

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) mourns Thursday, December 25, the passing of the renowned actor and director Mohammad Bakri died on Wednesday at the age of 72. 

 

“The legacy left by Mohammed Bakri will remain, reminding us that art can be an act of resistance,” said. Bakri passed away in a hospital in the city of Nahariya, northern Israel, after suffering from heart-related illnesses, according to his family. His health has deteriorated in recent days.

 

Ofer Cassif recounts "fascist takeover" of Israel during speech at the Communist Party of Britain Congress

Photo: Morning Star

Hadash deputy Ofer Cassif testified to “the takeover of fascism in Israel” in a fraternal address to the Communist Party of Britain’s 58th Congress at the weekend. 

The Communist Party of Israel leading member, who has been suspended from Israel’s parliament for 10 months of the last two years because of his public denunciations of the Gaza genocide, described how Jewish settlers “in a chilling imitation of other Nazis” set fire to a mosque last week in the occupied West Bank.

The Communist Party of Israel and Hadash urgently demand an immediate end to the genocidal war against the Palestinian people

In a statement, the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) urgently demand an immediate end to the genocidal war against the Palestinian people: 

This includes halting the destruction of the Gaza Strip—its cities, towns, and refugee camps—as well as stopping annexation, settlement expansion, and forced deportations in the occupied West Bank. Every passing minute of this ongoing conflict results in further massacres and displacement that must cease without delay.

Israeli Society Must Rise: Ofer Cassif Calls to Resist Fascism and Genocide

In an interview published by Zo HaDerech, Knesset Member Ofer Cassif (Hadash–Communist Party of Israel) issued one of his sharpest denunciations yet of Israel’s political direction. With uncompromising clarity, Cassif accused the government of orchestrating genocide in Gaza, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and erecting what he calls a fascist regime within Israel itself. 

Far from being isolated crimes or tragic mistakes, he argued, these are the pillars of a calculated plan that has been years in the making—one that aims to secure permanent domination over Palestinians while dismantling democracy for Jews and Arabs alike.

Israeli communists condemn strikes against Hamas leaders in Qatar: "An assassination of the negotiations"

Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas leaders on Tuesday, September 9, while they were meeting in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The attack was carried out by Israel Air Force fighter jets and included 10 strikes on the target.

According to Channel 12 reports, Israel informed the US of its intention to strike Hamas leaders in Qatar when the jets were already in the air. 

In a comment regarding the attack, the left-wing coalition Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) stresses out:

"There is a Holocaust in Gaza! Resist Netanyahu fascist government!": Israeli communist MP Ofer Cassif sends powerful message

In a video posted on social media, Ofer Cassif, a Knesset member for the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) and Communist Party of Israel cadre, sends a powerful message against the genocide that is being waged against the people of Gaza by the Netanyahu Government. 

"There is no war in Gaza. There is a Holocaust in Gaza. Israel is facilitating a holocaust in Gaza", says Cassif and calls for a peaceful, yet unyielding resistance against the genocidal Netanyahu regime. 

Interview of Reem Hazan, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Israel, to Rizospastis: "Reactions within Israel are growing"

Reem Hazan, CPI cadre

The weekend 9/10 August edition of “Rizospastis”, Organ of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), published an interview with Reema Hazan, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and head of its International Relations Section. Read below the interview translated into English:

“Last night (Thursday) the Israeli cabinet  approved the beginning of a full-scale occupation of the Gaza Strip. We warn of the continuation of ethnic cleansing, the war of extermination and the further destruction of Gaza,” Hazan says and continues:

Hadash strongly condemns Israeli government's plans for Gaza City takeover: "Nothing less than a war crime"

After the Israeli far-right cabinet last night approved a plan for conquering Gaza City and fully occupying Gaza Strip, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) slams it as a “disaster that will lead to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians, Israeli hostages and soldiers.”  

 

Hadash calls it a "war crime" and "a total war for the destruction of the Palestinian people, for ethnic cleansing and state terrorism".

 

Hadash leader Ayman Odeh: IDF actions in Gaza are crimes against humanity

Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90

Protests calling for a Gaza cease-fire, against the far-right government and for hostage release deal took place across Israel on Saturday, August 2, after Hamas released a series of videos showing emaciated Israeli hostages earlier this week. 

The main protest in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square began with a screening of a video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David. According to the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, 60,000 demonstrators participated in the rally.