Ethnic and religious minorities

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion

Most Iranian ethnic minorities disdain both Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the MEK, who have been calling for protests. However, that does not mean that they still should not join.

|ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.
Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Druze, Arab enlistment shows minorities choosing Israel, rejecting apartheid narrative - editorial

In a region where minorities are often persecuted, expelled, or massacred, the fact that so many members of minority communities are choosing Israel and not its enemies is remarkable.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A funeral is held for late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran.

Iran is persecuting its own citizens, especially South Azerbaijanis - opinion

Many other ethnic minorities suffer from discrimination similar to that suffered by the Azerbaijanis in Iran.

|ByMORDECHAI KEDAR
A man stands near a structure that was demolished by Israeli authorities, at the Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Hamidiyeh, in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023

Neglect of Israel's Bedouin communities could lead to catastrophe, activist warns

Hagai Reznik warns decades of neglect towards Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev could lead to a catastrophe, citing illegal weapons, crime, and lack of state support as key issues.

|ByYANIR YAGNA

The little NGO that could

“Well, I made a difference to that one.”

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018ByCARL HOFFMAN, PROMO CONTENT
PROJECT MANAGER Yoram Arad (center) with a site work team.

No kosher hospital cops

What is ironic is that the fight involves hospitals, one of the places in Israel where tolerance and coexistence are manifest among different populations.

JULY 10, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A couple in a hospital room as one of them has lunch

Gov’t signs Holocaust education agreement with Myanmar, accused of ethnic cleansing

The agreement covers educational cooperation from the preschool level all the way to university.

MAY 30, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
Handshake (illustrative)

Religious tolerance is a safeguard of peace and security

DECEMBER 13, 2017ByGURBANOV RAFI
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