activism

Climate activists unite for release of Gaza hostages on Human Rights Day

On the 75th International Human Rights Day, climate change representatives from 25 organizations united to advocate for human rights and social justice for those held captive in Gaza.

In pictures: Jewish activist captures hate at London pro-Palestinian march

Metropolitan Police confirmed they made 13 arrests and are still seeking the identities of many more.

Tens of thousands of Jews descend on Washington ahead of pro-Israel rally

Tuesday’s march, organized by a big tent of pro-Israel and Jewish groups, is expected to draw crowds in the tens of thousands.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
14/11/2023
Technicians help develop a stem cell treatment for nerve-degenerative disease ALS in the laboratory.

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39

In 2017, as a new father given just years to live, he literally threw his body into action, protesting Republican initiatives at the U.S. Capitol, crisscrossing the country and raising millions.

By BEN SALES/JTA
02/11/2023

Team aims to ‘paint world with red balloons’ until hostages come home

The campaign was born soon after the October 7 Hamas massacre, when the terrorist organization murdered more than 1,400 Israelis and took more than 230 hostages.

Anti-Israel Groups Trivialize Narrative of Black South Africans

An in-depth conversation with activist Olga Meshoe Washington on the Jewish National Fund-USA’s IsraelCast podcast.

By TANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
31/10/2023

Hamas's Infiltration of the West: A Wake-Up Call for Civilization - Opinion

'The pro-Palestine camp has succeeded in doing what neo-Nazis have failed to do, and that is to popularize the killing of Jews under the excuse of justice and liberation' says Adiel Cohen.

23/10/2023

'Never Again': Hamas's horrors against Israel highlight need for unity - opinion

The ongoing horror of Hamas's actions and its scores of hostages reminds us of the need to reinforce the message of “Never Again,” which has underlain Jewish activism since the Holocaust.

By MARINA ROSENBERG
16/10/2023

Activist grandma moved to Israel and shaped her community and beyond

Since the outbreak of the current war, dubbed Operation Iron Swords, Yehudis Schamroth has been doing more organizing rather than running errands on her own for the soldiers.

By ATARA BECK
14/10/2023

More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X

“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
27/09/2023
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