Civil rights
United against hate: Why Black and Jewish communities in America must stand together
Today, amid a terrifying global resurgence of antisemitism and racism, the memory of the world-changing cooperation between Black and Jewish activists is dangerously fading.
Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law
Inside the legal battle: High Court rules on wartime protests and freedom of speech - explainer
Petition targets newly passed death penalty law, calling it discriminatory, unconstitutional
Over 1,100 rabbis sign onto letter supporting immigrant rights: ‘Do Not Oppress the Stranger’
The letter published by the Jewish refugee aid group HIAS comes as Jewish communities across the country are grappling with the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies.
Josephine Baker: Dancer, spy, and champion against racism and antisemitism
From Paris stages to WWII spy missions, Josephine Baker fought racism and antisemitism while inspiring generations worldwide.
Jesse Jackson helped legitimize the antisemitism poisoning America today - opinion
In legitimizing high-brow and low-brow antisemitism, he strengthened the ideological foundation triggering today’s multi-dimensional Jew-hating storm, uniting anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting
The commission, which has the power to issue subpoenas, is appointed by Congress and the president and currently has a narrow Democratic majority.
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
Jackson was a civil rights icon, a Baptist minister, and ran twice as a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential primaries.
MLK was clear: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism - opinion
The question is not what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would say today – he already told us. The question is whether we are prepared to listen.
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86
Although she remained a largely unsung figure in the civil rights movement for decades, Colvin's 1955 act of rebellion inspired Parks and others.
Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care
Kennedy proposed rules barring hospitals that provide such care from participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs and prohibiting Medicaid from paying for it.
Israel won't be democratic without equality for all citizens, including Palestinians - opinion
Most Palestinian citizens of Israel accept Israel being the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people but demand it should also be the state of all its citizens.
High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling
The ruling cancels two sections of police procedure: Requiring ID based on generalized “concern” of an offense, and verifying a person’s details on the police computer without reasonable suspicion.
