Equality

Canadian antisemitism envoy to be replaced by ‘rights, equality, and inclusion' advisory council

Canada's government says the council will help "build a more inclusive and united Canada." Canadian Jewish groups see the change as detrimental to the fight against antisemitism.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

People gather in support of Palestinians as the Palestinian flag flies at Toronto’s City Hall, after Canada officially recognised the Palestinian state in September, in Toronto, Ontario Canada, November 17, 2025.

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

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.

DECEMBER 18, 2025|ByGERSHON BASKIN

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.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025|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

JULY 31, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

People need to be active for Jerusalem to be a pride-tolerant place - opinion

Public policy for the LGBTQ+ community is still dictated by the standards of hate and prejudice.

MAY 15, 2022ByEMUNA KLEIN BARNOY

PARTICIPANTS GATHER at last year's Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance. LGBTQ+ people in Jerusalem come from incredibly precarious circumstances and need abundant resources.

There is no forgetting the injustices of the Holocaust - opinion

Comptroller highlights failures by successive governments over restitution of Jewish property

MARCH 29, 2022ByARON MOR

THE PETITION of twenty organizations, Holocaust survivors, and second-generation was recently submitted to the High Court, led by Adv. Gilad Sher.

The UN throws women under the bus - opinion

In Iran, women are forced to wear hijab and have been imprisoned and tortured for removing it.

MARCH 28, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER

IRANIAN JOURNALIST and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad speaks on stage at the Women in the World Summit in New York, in 2019.

Microsoft, Amdocs attend conference held to promote equal wages for women

Speakers, including women from Microsoft and Amdocs, discussed how to overcome one of the world’s largest gender wage gaps.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Women's Wage Equality Conference at OpenValley Caesarea complex, February,2022.

Israel's younger generation brings back the spirit of social justice - opinion

In Israel, in 2022, the responsibility for social solidarity and the promotion of social justice is in the hands of philanthropists and civil society and less in the hands of the state.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByHAIA JAMSHY

CULTURE COMES to the community in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood.

Aging in the ancient land of Israel is not as bad as it could be

Meirav Cohen is passionate about making a difference in the quality of life of the elderly population.

JANUARY 26, 2022BySHOSHANA TITA

Minister of Social Equality and Pensioners Meirav Cohen poses for a photograph with nine-year-old Meirav, the writer's granddaughter

Shuli Rand's marriage of additional wife highlights inequality - women's orgs

"Women refused a get (Jewish divorce document) don't have a magical permit that allows for a second marriage if the husband refuses to let go."

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByEVE YOUNG

Tel Aviv LGBTQ+ center gears up for 'equality for all' event

As part of the ceremony, members of the community will be able to donate blood, following the lifting of the ban on blood donations from gay men earlier this year.

NOVEMBER 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF