US Judge: Civil Rights Act Applies to Jews
A United States federal judge ruled that Jews are protected by a law banning racial discrimination when seeking employment. Magistrate Mark Hornsby said that…
Participants Leave Birthright to Visit Palestinian Family
A group of eight young Jews from the United States visiting Israel as part of two separate Birthright trips left their tours during a…
Pre-Trial House Arrest for Duma Case Minor Signals New Court
Israeli Supreme Court Justice Ofer Grosskopf rejected the state prosecutor’s appeal against the district court decision to release the minor accused of involvement in…
Protest Against Nation-State Bill in Tel Aviv
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night to protest the controversial nation-state bill, slamming it as discriminatory and racist….
Labor Quits Socialist International over BDS
Israel’s Labor party sent a letter to the Socialist International (SI) organization on Tuesday, stating that the party would immediately leave the organization. The SI…
Khenin Blasts Givat Shmuel for Anti-Ḥaredi Discrimination
Member of Knesset Dov Khenin (Joint List) joined ḥaredi lawmakers on Monday in condemning the central Israeli town of Givat Shmuel for imposing a thinly…
Israel Post Privatization May Limit Service to Periphery
The Israeli government’s ministerial privatization committee voted to sell off stakes of the state-owned Israel Post on Monday, in a bid to restore profitability…
IfNotNow Activists Stage Birthright Walkout
A group of five Birthright participants from the United States staged a walkout on the final day of their trip on Thursday in order…
Activists Protest Arms Sales to Human Rights Violators
Israelis need to ask ourselves if selling arms to human rights abusers is really an expression of the Jewish values we want our state to represent.
Hunger Strike Demanding State Tax Rolling Tobacco
Member of Knesset Rabbi Yehuda Glick (Likud) entered his fourteenth day of hunger strike on Monday. MK Glick began his hunger strike to demand…
Kushner Pressures Abbas with Al Quds Interview
United States President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has said that he is “ready to work” with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud…
Protestors Demand Justice for Yemenite families
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem Thursday evening, demanding that the government recognize claims that babies from Jewish Yemenite…