Civil rights
Jewish ex-Harvard admin. files discrimination suit over termination after Rosh Hashanah leave
The lawsuit claims that immediately following his disclosure and observance of the holiday, he faced sudden heightened scrutiny and manufactured performance concerns.
Brandeis Center files EEOC complaint alleging antisemitism against Jewish professor
US government sues Ohio hospital over wrongful firing of surgeon for 'being Jewish'
Feds say Cisco likely failed to protect pro-Palestinian workers from harassment
Roberta Kaplan: Lead attorney in civil lawsuits against Donald Trump
Kaplan, who splits her time between Manhattan and a country home she shares with her wife and teenage son, spoke to The Jerusalem Post.
California opens civil rights probe into Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
"Our department may finally have an impartial, objective assessment of our operations and recommendations on any areas we can improve our service to the community," Villanueva said.
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. - an exemplary leader
When King spoke, he praised Israel as an “oasis in the desert.” He lauded the Jewish people for assisting the blacks in the early years of the century and now.
In first, Israel recognizes three civil marriages performed online
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri vows to fight recognition of such marriages.
US Justice Alito says corona has led to 'unimaginable' curbs on liberty
Alito also touched on freedom of speech saying, "You can't say that marriage is a union between one man and one woman....Now it's considered bigotry."
Norway to allow civil marriages for Israelis who can't marry in Israel
Currently, hundreds of couples are not able to get married at all, since going abroad is not an option and the Chief Rabbinate will not perform a ceremony and provide legal recognition.
Naftali Bennett tells LGBTQ community on Instagram: 'I love you very much'
"I'm about respecting each individual -- live and let live," the MK said.
Portland mayor urge restraint, renunciation of violence after shooting
Authorities have not identified the shooting victim. But the New York Times reported the man gunned down was wearing a hat with the insignia of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer.
Ruth Gavison, champion of secular-religious reconciliation, dies at 75
Gavison worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between secular and observant Jews and to retain Israel’s character as both a democratic and Jewish state.
Civil rights must not disappear
A variety of groups and grievances are at play, with restaurant owners, social workers and many others taking a stand.