Tag: Discrimination
Airbnb reverses its decision to blacklist Jewish properties in Judea and Samaria
The online hospitality service Airbnb announced on Tuesday that it has reversed its November decision to blacklist about 200 Jewish-owned properties in Judea and Samaria and has settled all lawsuits.
“Under the settlement terms, Airbnb will not move...
Chabad files $10 million lawsuit against Baltimore County, citing discrimination
A day before deadline, Chabad filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Baltimore County, citing religious discrimination and defamation, for seeking to demolish the recently built, $1 million Chabad-Lubavitch of Towson, which serves students...
Pro-Israel groups urge president of NYU to act on discriminatory statement
With the academic year about to begin, Israel advocacy groups, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), StandWithUs (SWU) and Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), wrote a letter on Monday to New York University President...
Review of Israel land sales reveals discrimination against Jews
An Israel Hayom review of the some 200 state land tenders featured on the Israel Land Authority website has found that the authority systematically limits tenders for land in Arab communities to “local residents.”
According...
Pro-Israel group explore legal action after Valencia declares itself ‘free of Israeli apartheid’
ACOM, a pro-Israel Spanish group, is exploring legal action against the city council of Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, after it passed a pro-BDS resolution.
The city council of Valencia approved a motion last week to...
Housing project discriminates against Sephardic Jews
Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews seeking to buy homes in the "David's Gardens" housing project in Bnei Brak claim they have been discriminated against.
The project, named after David Lubinsky of the Lubinsky Group, is currently...
Teacher, 24, at an orthodox Jewish nursery who was sacked for ‘living in SIN’...
A teacher at an orthodox Jewish nursery who was sacked for 'living in sin' with her boyfriend has won her case of religious and sexual discrimination.
Zelda de Groen, 24, said she was subjected to...
Natalie Portman says she has ‘100 stories’ of discrimination or harassment
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman said she has had “discrimination or harassment on almost everything I’ve ever worked on in some way.”
Portman was asked about the many sexual harassment and abuse allegations coming out of...
German court rules Kuwait airline is allowed to ban Israelis
A German court ruled Thursday that Kuwait’s national airline didn’t have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did.
The Frankfurt state court noted in its...
Jewish hairdresser who was fired over Sabbath spat wins legal case
A Jewish hairdresser in Montreal who was not allowed to work on Saturdays and was eventually fired has won a discrimination case against his former employer.
A Quebec judge has ordered Iris Gressy, who is...