Discrimination

SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions

The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute that bars discrimination in education "on the basis of sex."

 United States Capitol Police lines up along the perimeter while LGBTQ activists and supporters hold a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court as it hears major LGBT rights case on whether federal employment law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex covers sexual orientation and gender ide
The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025.

UK medical org. to investigate NHS use of IHRA antisemitism definition over free speech claims

A GREEK Orthodox priest holds up a bible during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St George in Coptic Cairo on May 3, 2024.

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

A participant holds a sign reading "No pride in genocide" during the 2026 Genoa Pride Parade, June 13, 2026.

Israeli, anti-regime Iranian marchers forced out of Bologna Pride amid 'Zionists out' chants


Bias in electronic health records impact clinical trial results - report

Using electronic health records for medical data is inherently biased since it excludes demographics who don't have access to health care or who lack literacy for proper patient-reported outcomes.

 An illustrative image of electronic health records.

Right-wing NGO backs ousted anti-racism czar, calls to extend tenure

Btsalmo director Shai Glick said that Aweke Zena was a "tremendous asset" to the State of Israel, government service and the fight against racism. 

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.

Hamada Salem: A teacher murdered because of a tattoo

Over 100 Arabs have been murdered in Israel in 2023 in a deadly wave of crime that police are struggling to get under control.

The scene where Hamada Salem was murdered in Acre in May.

City of Miami Beach agrees to pay $1.3 million to settle Jewish congregation’s discrimination claims

“We respectfully disagree with the premise that the city discriminates against any person or religion, simply because the city enforces the city code,” City Attorney Rafael Paz told Axios in January.

 The World’s Tallest Electronic Menorah lights-up the South Florida skyline at the 60-story, 700-foot-tall, ultra-futuristic Paramount Miami Worldcenter skyscraper in downtown Miami.

Lapid: Israeli gov't proposal on Zionist values represents racism

Lapid argued that the decision was discriminatory against the Druze • "Artificial intelligence should replace your entire government," he told Netanyahu

 Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is seen addressing the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on May 29, 2023.

Women required to sit in back of theater at 'family friendly' Israeli play

Rosh Ha'ayin residents said separate seating was done in the past, but it was left and right and not front and back.

 Seats in a theater.

Bus line in Ashdod doesn't allow women, drivers say it's line for 'only men'

Bus drivers on the Ashdod 80 line have barred women from riding the bus multiple times.

 Illustrative image of an Electra-Afikim bus.

Groups slam Israeli gov't for ‘medieval’ backslide on women’s rights

As Israel focuses on judicial overhaul, groups warn that a slew of bills could set gender equality back centuries.

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

32% of all racist incidents in 2022 were directed at Arab Israelis - Justice Ministry

In total, 415 racist incidents were investigated by the Justice Ministry in 2022, which is reportedly representative of an overall downward trend.

 RALLYING AGAINST racism in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square.

What are the red lines that could make us leave Israel? - opinion

I hope none of these red lines are passed and we can continue to take pride in this amazing country, but I fear we may already be too late.

 IS OUR theocracy-in-the-making reminiscent of Iran?