Tag: Civil Rights
How intersectional myths killed the black-Jewish alliance
For the 1,000 black pastors who have joined a movement to pressure President Joe Biden to force a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the issue is solidarity with the “oppressed.” This...
The king of the free world
I loved growing up in America. Prior to my first year learning in Israel, I believed that there was no better country in the world. I felt that my values were American values, and...
Decrying man who won’t work for Jews, New Jersey AG cites Islamophobia
In a statement denouncing a New Jersey man, who said that he would not work for Jews, the state's attorney general and the director of its civil-rights division appeared to suggest that antisemitism requires Islamophobia and...
White House announces Civil Rights Act applies to forms of antisemitism
The Biden administration is touting what it regards as a “landmark” move in the implementation of its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.
“Eight federal agencies clarified—for the first time in writing—that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of...
No, the ‘override clause’ won’t ‘crush’ Israeli democracy
Israel’s outgoing interim prime minister, Yair Lapid, opened his Yesh Atid Party meeting on Monday by addressing the infamous “override clause.”
“It will crush the court; it will crush Israeli democracy,” he said, referring to...
Birmingham honors Abraham Accords with ‘peace tree’ during World Games
The 2022 World Games in Birmingham have been promoted with the slogan of “witness history” in a city that has come together after being a flashpoint of the seemingly intractable civil rights struggle in the early...
Federal civil-rights officials open investigation into anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at Brooklyn College have been subjected to severe and persistent...
US law professor elected to UN committee criticized for stances on anti-Semitism, Israel
Gay McDougall, who was elected to serve on the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Thursday, has elicited concern over her record on anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism.
McDougall, 73, a distinguished...
Global freedom on the decline
Passover is a celebration of freedom, but its underlying story is a salutary reminder that freedom is a fragile thing and that achieving it often requires extraordinary sacrifices. So it seems fitting at a...
The threats American Jewry refuses to face
After being forced by COVID-19 restrictions to celebrate Passover alone last year, like their Israeli brethren, American Jews were by and large able to celebrate the Passover seder with their friends and families this...