Mizrahi

High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling

The ruling cancels two sections of police procedure: Requiring ID based on generalized “concern” of an offense, and verifying a person’s details on the police computer without reasonable suspicion.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem
 Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

Bereaved parents call on Ben-Gurion University to dismiss prof. who called IDF soldiers 'murderers'

 Jewish girls at a school performance in Benghazi, Lybia.

Zionism beyond Europe: Restoring the Mizrahi narrative in Jewish education - opinion

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, shakes the hand of a cab driver while campaigning in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood during early voting, in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2025

Jews from the Middle East know Mamdani is a threat to Israel – opinion


Israel's Black Panthers: 3 new exhibits show their impact 50 years later

We may have made strides on the sociopolitical-human front over the past half century, but there is still plenty left to be done.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israel still must apologize for the Yemenite Children's Affair

Although the decision to compensate the families is a commendable one, it does not go far enough in acknowledging the government’s culpability.

YEMENITE JEWS near their tents in Israel in 1949.

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, first female rabbi

Osnat was born in Kurdistan in 1590. Her story is an astounding one.

Osnat Barzani in "Osnat and her Dove"

Zionism was not forced upon Mizrahi Jews - opinion

The allegation that Mizrahi Jews cling to Zionism because it was forced upon them is racist in the way it infantilizes an entire community.

Zionism, between the real and the ideal

How can Israel’s left-wing parties win more Mizrahi votes?

These leaders should open the dialogue with a simple but sincere message: “I’m sorry.”

Left wing Israelis hold sign stated "we want a democratic Israel" at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in support of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

My Word: Forgotten refugees and the proud Mizrahi heritage

Of all the things that unnecessarily divide Israeli and Diaspora Jewry, one of the most striking is the perception that talking (or cursing) in Yiddish is the main sign of a shared cultural heritage.

A man enters the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda.

Mizrahi, Sephardi traditions open doors to Middle East peace

“Mizrahi Jews need to take a more active role in peace building because we have a similar culture and our stories show we are indigenous to this region and land.”

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum meets with UAE businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

UN must recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries – opinion

Entire communities from Morocco to Iraq, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon, Iran and more were effectively wiped out.

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan at the 75 UN General Assembly, September

What can explain Netanyahu's sudden concern for Arabs?

Bibi’s too busy with MK Mansour Abbas to phone Joe Biden.

MK MANSOUR ABBAS (middle front) and members of the Arab Joint List vote  in December to dissolve the Knesset.

CAMERA launches campaign on campuses to celebrate Mizrahi Jews

“The campaign will focus on the voices of Mizrahi Jews as they share their own and their families’ experiences in online videos and written stories that will be spread widely on social media.”

CAMERA student advocates