Hadash: Social justice protest to return over neo-liberal budget
On Tuesday Hadash MK Dov Khenin referred to the newly released draft of the neo-liberal budget as "a war budget, against the people," and suggested that it was likely to bring about the reemergence of the social justice protest movement. Khenin stated that "instead of giving natural resources back to the people, instead of obligating tycoons to pay a fair tax rate, instead of cutting the costs of occupation and settlements, the government prefers to cut stipends for children, public services and workers' rights." He added that the government "may think that the social justice protest movement is behind us, but they will be surprised to find it in front of them."
The proposal for the bi-annual budget includes cuts of NIS 6.5 billion (about $1.8 billion) in the government's activity in 2013, and NIS 18 billion ($5 billion) cuts in 2014. In addition to cuts to ministries' budgets, the plan proposes tax hikes which will come into force immediately, and others which will be impleme |
Communist Party: Israeli attack on Syria unjustifiable
Communist Party of Israel (CPI) on Sunday slammed Israeli military strikes on Syria earlier in the day. "We condemn the unjustifiable attack on the sovereignty of Syria," said the spokesperson calling on all parties in Syria to reach a political agreement to protect the rights of the Syrian people.
“The Netanyahu government proves that it hasn't learned from the historical experience that security cannot be borne of warfare. CPI and Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) condemn the airstrikes and call for an immediate end to this escalation. CPI and Hadash warn against entanglement in a regional war,” he added.
According to CPI these aggressive measures constitute a danger to the entire region, and all of the peoples residing in it. With the excuse of preventing the use of chemical weapons the Israeli government is choosing to serve the foreign policy of the US imperialism in promoting its interests in the region. CPI vehemently objects to any use of non- |
הצעת החוק להקמת קרן רווחי הגז עברה בקריאה ראשונה
הצעת החוק להקמת קרן רווחי משאבי הטבע עברה ביום ב' האחרון בקריאה ראשונה. 41 חברי כנסת הצביעו בעד הצעת החוק ולא נרשמו מתנגדים או נמנעים. ההצעה, שראתה אור כבר במסגרת ועדת שישינסקי בשנת 2011, תצטרך לעבור כעת גם את הקריאה השנייה והשלישית.
ח"כ דב חנין (חד"ש), שהיה מיוזמי הצעת החוק כבר לפני כ-4 שנים כתב בעמוד הפייסבוק שלו כי נמלא שמחה בעקבות המעבר של ההצעה אך הבהיר כי מיסוי תמלוגי הגז הינו רק צעד ראשון בהכנסות שהמדינה צריכה לגבות מבעלי העסקים וכי יש להכיל את אותם עקרונות גם על משאבי ים המלח, הפוספטים והמים המינרליים.
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MK Khenin: A dismal day for Israeli democracy
This Monday MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) castigated the Legislation Committee's approval of the proposal to double the Knesset party entrance threshold to votes of 4% of the population, and require 61 MKs for a no-confidence motion. "The people are losing their trust in the political system. Democracy should allow small parties to enter the Knesset and also provide even a Knesset minority with the option of replacing the government with a no-confidence motion," explained Khenin.
The Ministerial Legislation Committee approved the draft version of the "governance bill" submitted by Knesset Member David Rotem of the extremist right wing party Yisrael Beiteinu. The full title of the proposal, slated for an expedited legislative procedure, is "Increase of Governance and Raising of the Electoral Threshold." The bill was also criticized on the center-left of the political spectrum, including by Opposition Chairwoman MK Shelly Yachimovich (Labor party), and Meretz Chairwoman, Zehava Galon both |
