Civil rights
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
Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
Pandemic has created unprecedented constitutional challenges - analysis
“The Constitution is not a suicide pact,” Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson wrote over 70 years ago. A nation’s strongest instinct, after all, is survival – even at the cost of individual rights.
Pulitzers honor Darnella Frazier for phone video of George Floyd murder
Frazier has rarely discussed the video she made, but she testified for the prosecution at Chauvin's murder trial this year
Arab-Israeli sector strike across Israel, Fatah calls for 'Day of Rage'
Israeli-Arabs across the country are striking in response to the events in east Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and as a show of solidarity with those detained during the countrywide rioting.
Can we sort out the concept of civil liberties in a Jewish state?
Legally mandated halachic requirements have created a situation in Israel where many citizens, Jewish and non-Jewish, do not have the right to marry within the state.
Decrying ‘social justice,’ 49 people sign ‘Jewish Harper’s letter’
The letter calls on Jews to take action against the “suppression of dissent” that is said to be dominating the United States
Israel needs to practice inclusivity for disabilities - opinion
As Hollywood wakes up to disability inclusion, Israel should follow
Coercive compliance in the age of coronavirus - opinion
“Positive motivation for compliance” in the age of corona have been used in the form of impossible promises to get populations to comply with unreasonable, irresponsible demands.
Ramsey Clark, lawyer of Gaddafi, Hussein, Milosevic, dies at 93
As attorney-general, he helped shape US civil rights law.
Biden's attorney-general nominee Garland vows to prioritize civil rights
The Justice Department's mission to enforce the 1957 Civil Rights Act "remains urgent because we do not yet have equal justice," said Garland, whose confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
Over 170 US celebrities join Black-Jewish alliance
The aim of the organization is to stand together to counter antisemitism and racism within the industry.
