Tag: Religious Discrimination
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...
Netanyahu condemns discrimination against women on buses
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a statement condemning gender discrimination in the country's public transport system.
"The State of Israel is a free country in which no one will restrict who may...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on employee’s right to observe Sabbath
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case centered on the rights of employees to observe their religious Sabbath, or day of rest.
Both religious and secular Jewish groups are watching Groff v. DeJoy closely, and...
Tel Aviv deputy mayor slams public Passover prayers
Reuven Ladianski, deputy mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, said he intended to “bring to justice” the organizers of an April 11 prayer service held during Passover in the city’s Dizengoff Square.
“Dizengoff Square has become a...
‘Say yes to the world’ but no to the Jews: Lufthansa’s anti-Semitic scandal
It took several days, but eventually, the world’s media grasped why the scandal at Frankfurt Airport last week, when more than 100 Orthodox Jews were prevented by the German airline Lufthansa from boarding a...
Lufthansa apologizes for preventing number of Jewish passengers from flying
Germany’s leading airline Lufthansa apologized on Tuesday for keeping more than 100 identifiably Jewish individuals from flying with the airline last week from Germany to Hungary.
The passengers, many of whom were traveling individually and had been...
Déjà vu all over again at Harvard
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on Jan. 24, Fair Admissions v. Harvard University, which not only has some profound implications for the future of affirmative action in college admissions but also raises again a...
New Jersey town being sued over alleged discrimination against Orthodox Jews
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed a lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of the state against the Township of Jackson claiming that its zoning laws are discriminatory and have prevented Orthodox Jews from...
Houston synagogue files federal lawsuit claiming city violating its religious rights
A synagogue in Houston has filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming that it is violating its right to free exercise of religion by denying the right to worship in a residential neighborhood.
In...
Erdoğan confidant proposes Israel-Turkey maritime deal that cuts out Cyprus
Following years of diplomatic strife, Turkey over the weekend signaled to Israel yet again its desire for rapprochement. On Monday, former admiral Cihat Yayci, a close confidant of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is...