Hagada Hasmalit is an Israel

Israel

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 radical left-wing

Far left

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 website. First published in Hebrew in Spring 2002, an English

English language

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 version began to be published in March 2007.

Hagada Hasmalit features articles and commentary by Jewish Israelis, Arab Israelis

Palestinian people

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, and Palestinians from an anti-Zionist

Anti-Zionism

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, Marxist

Marxism

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 or anarchist

Anarchism

Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...

 perspective. The magazine opposes continuing the Israeli presence in the Israeli-occupied territories

Israeli-occupied territories

The Israeli-occupied territories are the territories which have been designated as occupied territory by the United Nations and other international organizations, governments and others to refer to the territory seized by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967 from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria...

, and critique social and economic issues inside Israel.

Hagada Hasmalit supported various campaigns over the years including the campaign to free Mordechai Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu ; is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and kidnapped by...

, the struggle against the Israeli West Bank barrier

Israeli West Bank barrier

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 in Bil'in

Bil'in

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, Tali Fahima

Tali Fahima

Tali Fahima is an Israeli woman, who was convicted for her contacts with Zakaria Zubeidi, Jenin chief of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. She describes her nationality as Palestinian....

 and the refuseniks

Refusal to serve in the Israeli military

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Hagada Hasmalit is also a club run by the Maki, the Israeli communist party

Communist party

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, at 70 Ahad Ha'am Street, Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

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. The Hagada club hosts jazz

Jazz

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evenings, film showings, lectures and performances. Some of the members of the club launched the website.