Civil rights

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.

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, US February 3, 2005.

Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care

VIEW OF Independence Hall, the site of the signing of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. The document promises that democratic Israel would uphold full social and political equality of all its citizens, the writer says.

Israel won't be democratic without equality for all citizens, including Palestinians - opinion


"Knowledge is Power" - Why is it important for you to know your rights?

Everyone has rights, whether it's from the government, employers, or other organizations. The issue is that in many cases, in order to benefit from those rights, various actions must be taken.


An urgent appeal from the United Nations in support of Omar Harfouch

Concerns Raised Over Human Rights Violations in Lebanon at UN Council Meeting.


Law doesn't allow police to use spyware, petitioners tell court

 The use of spyware by law enforcement had been rationalized through the 1979 Wiretapping Law, but the petition argued that the old law was not technologically up to date and didn't cover malware.

 Illustrative image of a hacker.

‘I have a dream’: Martin Luther King's words are more relevant than ever - opinion

King was the architect of the politics of inclusion, equality, respect, and recognition – not only for Black Americans; not only for America, but for all of humanity.

 THE MARTIN Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington: ‘Even 60 years later, Martin Luther King’s voice still resonates within me today,’ says the writer.

'Borat' fights online hate speech on 60th anniversary of March to Washington

"They've gone from Klan rallies to chatrooms," claimed Cohen, addressing the rising tide of hate generated on social media today.

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the premiere of red carpet event for the screening for the Showtime Series "Who Is America", moderated by Sarah Silverman in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 15, 2019

NGOs prepare High Court petitions against reasonableness

If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

Shurat HaDin takes the war on terror to the internet

For twenty years Shurat HaDin has worked with Western intelligence agencies, law enforcement branches and a network of volunteer lawyers to take legal action on behalf of victims of terror.

 NITSANA DARSHAN-LEITNER of Shurat HaDin with the family of Nohemi Gonzalez: Taking it to the Supreme Court

Israeli citizen administrative detention bill talks delayed by week

The national security minister would be able to issue an order to put Israeli citizens and residents in administrative detention for up to a year.

 Handcuffed hands rest on prison bars. (Illustrative)

Khartoum region under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk

A humanitarian catastrophe has arisen in Sudan with fighting that has killed hundreds, sending 200,000 to neighboring countries as refugees.

Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan following the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit centre in Renk, South Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Israeli gov't passport plan a rights violation, denies urgent visas - NGOs

The NGOs called on the Interior Ministry to retract the cancellation of visa services, or reduce the plan to two days a week.

 Protests against cancellation of Interior Ministry services to all matters except passports