Equality

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.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
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.
View of entrance to Norway's central bank in Oslo, April 20, 2023.

Norway's wealth tax trades millionaires for equality - analysis

With a wealth tax dating back to 1892 and a culture of openness that allows citizens to view others' tax returns, Norway has more experience than most in squeezing the rich.

|ByREUTERS
Visually impaired students recite the Koran written in braille during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Raudlatul Makfufin Islamic boarding school in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2025.

Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

Indonesia's national curriculum has faced several changes in the curriculum content, namely on subjects including Judaism and the Jewish people, Israel and the Holocaust, and minorities

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A female air force crew member preparing to strike Iran, June 2025.

Two-woman team flew IAF jet for first time ever during Iran strikes

The pairing of a female pilot and navigator on this particular flight was not pre-determined, IAF noted.

|ByPELED ARBELI

The reform Israel needs is not part of Yariv Levin's plan - opinion

The opportunity for real change is upon us and the demand for a constitution is being expressed. It will take time, but the process has finally begun.

MARCH 29, 2023ByGERSHON BASKIN
OUR CONSTITUTION should make the official languages of Israel – Hebrew and Arabic. Communities should no longer have the right to bar someone from a different community living in their midst, says the writer.

'If not now, when?' Emotional Australian PM advances Indigenous referendum

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the question the government wants to set in the referendum later this year, urging Australians to back it.

MARCH 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, surrounded by members of the First Nations Referendum Working Group, speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, March 23, 2023.

Improving women’s equality helps men live longer too- study

Researchers found that gender equality in education had the strongest association with longer life expectancy for both genders.

MARCH 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amy Bettys, co-chair of the Women's Health and Reproductive Rights organization, raises her fist during a chant outside of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's office in support of the Reproductive Health Act during a Reproductive Rights rally in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, March 22, 2017.

Int'l Women's Day: Breaking through Israel's cement ceiling - opinion

I’m an Arab. I’m a Christian. I’m a Maronite. And I’m a woman. Each of these is a crucial part of my identity.

MARCH 7, 2023ByMOUNA MAROUN
THE WRITER attends a signing of an MOU involving the University of Haifa, United Arab Emirates University, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, on tackling the consequences of climate change and pollution.

Israeli Jews love Cyprus, but there is a religious equality battle

Cyprus is an Orthodox Christian state. All minority faiths, including Jews, face major challenges in obtaining religious equality.

MARCH 3, 2023ByJAMES MARTIN
COASTAL VIEWS: Walking past a shipwreck near Paphos, on Cyprus’s southwestern coast (Illustrative).

Polyphony musical education organization hosts a binational multidisciplinary project

The organization also holds major events from time to time.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
HAIFA-BORN Germany-resident composer and pianist Faris Badarni.

Parents welcome first baby born to gay couple via surrogacy in Israel

Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a surrogate mother bears a child for an individual or a couple unable to have children for various reasons.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Baby with two baby teeth.

An inspired partnership to employ autistic adults

An innovative new method to help adults with autism engage in society.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByHOWARD BLAS
MOBILEYE EMPLOYEES who are part of the Shekel partnership at work.

Gender equality gap persists in Israeli quality of life

23 of the indicators of Israel's quality of life examined by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics favored males, whereas 19 favored females.

JANUARY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on June 18, 2021.

Israeli rabbis express anxiety over new gov't and its policies

Rabbi Ohad Teharlev, the head of Midreshet Lindenbaum, warned of a "desecration of God's name" by the new government.

JANUARY 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itamar Ben-Gvir, national security minister and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the swearing in ceremony of the new israeli government at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022.