Civil rights

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.

A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, April 14, 2023; illustrative.
Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch hold a press conference on the new AI program in the education system at the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, last month. A founder should be able to rely on AI to run a seamless, end-to-end business operation, the writer believes.

Education Ministry denies report claiming chapters on liberal democracy removed from curriculum

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth (C) meets with Israel Police officers, local leaders in the West Bank; illustrative.

Israeli civil rights org. calls for investigation into IDF West Bank chief 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.

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

Iowa governor signs executive order addressing antisemitism, supporting Israel

The signing of Executive Order 13 comes amid ongoing national discussions about rising antisemitic incidents in the United States

 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivering remarks at the Combat Antisemitism Movement's State Leadership Summit on Antisemitism and Support for Israel, in Kansas City on June 30, 2025.

Iran arrests at least 700 nationals for alleged ties to Israel - report

Six additional people have been executed on suspicion of collaborating with Mossad, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News noted.

 Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015; illustrative.

Police must cancel directive limiting international media live footage, nonprofit argues to A-G

This directive mostly targets foreign media journalists, was issued without authority, undermines essential rights, and is illegal, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel argued.

 Iranian missile strikes a shelter in Beersheba, killing five, June 24, 2025.

NGO: Travel is essential right, must be provided, even on Shabbat

Israel Hofsheet also demanded the particular provision of transport options to the around 150,000 Israelis stuck abroad after Israeli airspace was closed at the start of Operation Rising Lion.

 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them

In this episode of JPost Asks Anything, Palestinians and Arab-Israelis discuss the impact of the Israel-Hamas War on their lives, Israeli social constructs, and more.

 JPost Asks Anything: How has the Gaza War impacted Palestinians and Israeli Arabs?

Arab-Israel org. accuses Civil Service Commission of discriminating against Arab-Israelis

The Mossawa Center called for a hiring freeze in civil ministries that have not met the diversity hiring benchmarks for proportional population representation.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering Jewish papercut artist, a circus clown on a humanitarian mission

Remembering the Jewish pioneers from Israel and the world who made differences in their communities.

 Tamar Fishman poses with the artwork that became a U.S. Postal Service stamp issued on Hanukkah 2018.

Urgent appeal to Attorney-General: 'Immediately deal with police violence against protesters'

They emphasized the increasing use of skunk water and stun grenades as "conduct that characterizes dictatorships."

 Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, on February 24, 2024.

Dueling lawsuits allege discrimination against Jews, Palestinians at Columbia

A lawsuit by Palestine Legal demands Columbia reverse students' suspensions, drop charges against them, expunge their records, and offer to pay for their psychotherapy.

 Demonstrators gather outside of Columbia University to demand a ceasefire and the end of Israeli attacks on Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, during a protest in New York, U.S., April 20, 2024.

US federal judge delegation explores Oct 7 challenge to Israeli legal system

The judges' trip included an exploration of International Humanitarian Law and the laws of war from the Israeli perspective.

 Florida Judge Roy Altman and his delegation of 14 US federal judges in front of Israel's Knesset.