Civil rights
Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting
The commission, which has the power to issue subpoenas, is appointed by Congress and the president and currently has a narrow Democratic majority.
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
MLK was clear: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism - opinion
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86
Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care
Kennedy proposed rules barring hospitals that provide such care from participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs and prohibiting Medicaid from paying for it.
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.
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.
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized, under observation for PSP
US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, 84, is hospitalized with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder confirmed last year. He had previously been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Alyza Lewin to Lead U.S. Affairs at Combat Antisemitism Movement
The veteran civil rights attorney will help direct national strategy, engagement, and cooperation with government agencies, academic institutions, and civil society partners
US agency sues Apple for alleged discrimination against Jewish worker
Apple faces a lawsuit alleging a manager at its Virginia store made antisemitic remarks, denied time off for Shabbat, then fired a worker.
Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.
Rights group says Iran-backed Houthi terrorists detained 1,063 people and raided 123 homes for marking the 1962 revolution in 2024-2025, with families left unaware of detainees’ whereabouts.
Education Ministry denies report claiming chapters on liberal democracy removed from curriculum
"We are undergoing a crisis over the character of the state and democracy. It's unreasonable that precisely the topics related to this would be removed from the civics matriculation."
Israeli civil rights org. calls for investigation into IDF West Bank chief for suspected war crimes
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the IDF's legal chief to open a criminal investigation into IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth for suspected war crimes.
The UK shouldn’t preach morality to Israel when it silences its own critics - opinion
A US report claimed that the state of human rights in Britain in 2024 had worsened, yet Britain criticizes Israel's actions in Gaza.
