MAAN and the October 7th War

MAAN and the October 7th War

In the shadow of war the struggle for workers’ rights continues

We enter the year 2024 in the shadow of a war that is changing the face of the Middle East. Hamas’s attack of October 7 has plunged the Israeli and Palestinian peoples deeper into what seems an endless conflict. The current phase has so far claimed the lives of 1300 Israelis and over 20,000 Palestinians. About 70% of homes in Gaza have been made unfit for habitation, and more than a million and a half Gazans are now crowded into the south of the Strip hungry for food. Over 160,000 Israelis have been displaced from their homes, and 136 are held hostage by Hamas under inhumane conditions.

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MAAN and the October 7th War

Elections for Local Authorities: MAAN Supports Democratic Lists organized by “New Contract” – an initiative of the Protest movement

On Tuesday, February 27, municipal elections will take place in Israel. The elections, initially scheduled for the end of October, were postponed due to the war. Only recently has the election campaigns started to heat up. In several major cities such as Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv, activists from MAAN participate and support the “New Contract” – an electoral list, which is the political arm of the protest movement.

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MAAN and the October 7th War

MAAN Workers Association stands with the Israeli protest movement:

On Saturday, October 7th, a crime against humanity was committed in southern Israel. Armed members of Hamas invaded homes and massacred families. At the International Nature and Peace Festival in Re’im Forest, they killed hundreds. In all, more than a thousand civilians were murdered in cold blood. Thousands more were injured. Over a hundred, including infants, children, women, disabled, and elderly were dragged into Gaza as hostages. Women were raped. Women were also displayed in the streets of Gaza and on media platforms.

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MAAN and the October 7th War

Wafa Tayara at a demonstration for democracy in Carcor, Israel

Listen to the brave words said by Wafa Tayara, the field coordinator of Maan – a workers’ Association in the triangle area and a social activist, at a demonstration for democracy in Carcur, Israel: “Everywhere the struggle for democracy is conducted in a different language and under different conditions, but we share the same values: Human dignity. Equality for all. We oppose religious and nationalist extremism. We oppose sexism.  We are for social justice that will give the poor and the workers a chance. American President Biden defined it well when he said that the world is struggling between two options democracy or dictatorship.”

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אנא כתבו את שמכם המלא, טלפון ותיאור קצר של נושא הפנייה, ונציג\ה של מען יחזרו אליכם בהקדם האפשרי.

رجاءً اكتبوا اسمكم الكامل، الهاتف، ووصف قصير حول موضوع توجهكم، ومندوب عن نقابة معًا سيعاود الاتصال بكم لاحقًا








As an organization committed to the rights of workers without distinction of religion, race, nationality, gender, or profession - democracy is our essence. We strongly oppose the authoritarian laws that the extreme government of Netanyahu, Lapid, Bennett, and Smotrich is attempting to impose.

Without democracy, there are no workers' rights, just as a workers' organization cannot exist under dictatorship.

only a victory of the democratic camp will enable a discussion on the Palestinian issue and lead to an alternative solution to occupation and apartheid while ensuring human rights and citizenship for all, Israelis and Palestinians alike. As long as the apartheid regime persists, the democratic camp will not succeed in defeating Israeli extremists. Therefore, we work to involve the Arab and Palestinian society in the protest.

We invite you:

To march with us in protests and to build an alternative, democratic, Jewish-Arab professional union in Israel. Join our quiet WhatsApp group today, "Marching with us in protest."

To join MAAN and unite workers in your workplace. Read here how to join the organization.

To follow MAAN's work on social networks.

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