Racism

Black-Jewish alliance isn’t nostalgia. We need it to defend democracy - opinion

As the Sacred Covenant we signed in Atlanta declared, 'The Black-Jewish covenant cannot be sustained by nostalgia alone. Sacred memory must become present responsibility.'

Attendees at the 2026 Atlanta Summit of Black Pastors and Rabbis, Aug. 29, 2026.
A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

'Zionism is racism' vote sparks walkouts, condemnations from within Green Party

US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun.

US antisemitism envoy tells 'Post' people should understand Zionism, ‘not be ignorant about it’

President Isaac Herzog visits the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division headquarters near the settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, September 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Herzog calls elderly Arab man attacked at Damascus gate, expresses sympathy, support


Twenty five years after Durban, equating Zionism with racism has become mainstream - editorial

The 2001 World Conference against Racism 2001 included a draft document equating Zionism with racism, targeting Israel alone for its right to exist.

Head of Israeli delegation to the World Conference Against Racism, Ambassador Mordechai Yedid, addresses at a plenary meeting 03 September 2001, in Durban.

California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Beyond the role Jewish demographic data could play in fighting antisemitism, Bocarsly also pointed out the practical benefits that access to such information could provide in sectors like education.

The California State Capitol building on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Sacramento, CA.

Shin Bet involved in search for missing child Haymanut Kasau, Herzog says at meeting with parents

The involvement of the Shin Bet does not imply a nationalistic motive for Haymanot's disappearance, Army Radio noted later on Tuesday.

President Isaac Herzog meets with the family of missing child Haymanot Kasau on August 25, 2026.

US plans to revoke tourism and business visas of up to 200,000 foreigners - report

If the move materialized, it would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history, according to AP.

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Jason Arday, professor at center of Cambridge plagiarism scandal, found dead at 41

Arday resigned on August 5 after a former Cambridge researcher accused him of plagiarism in his PhD thesis. He denied the allegation but acknowledged making mistakes.

A person walks past Jesus College, where black academic Jason Arday was a Fellow, at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, eastern England on August 15, 2026.

Health Ministry director-general denounces 'racist discourse' around Rambam Medical Center

In response to complaints from the family of a wounded soldier about staff conduct, Bar Siman Tov said the complaints were reviewed "professionally and objectively" by the hospital director.

Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov speaks with staff at Rambam Health Care Campus.

Two museums, one mission: Preparing young leaders to confront antisemitism and racism

In Washington, a politically diverse cohort of students and interns encountered Holocaust and African American history - and left with a mandate to act.

Students from 14 colleges came together through the 2026 Two Museums Program

Israeli, Georgia officials meet on antisemitism, public diplomacy at business chamber anniversary

The event also recognized 35 years of Moshe’s activity connecting the two countries and 15 years of Israel House, the public-diplomacy initiative he founded. 

Itsik Moshe speaking at an event marking 30 years of the Israel-Georgia Business Chamber, July, 2026.

US Education Department removes rules against discrimination, civil rights groups condemned move

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April 2025 opposing disparate impact regulations and asked federal agencies to not enforce them.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force

Madison Police Chief John Patterson said the incident unfolded when police responded to a call about a person who was suspected of "checking parked vehicles" in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison.

People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.