Slavery
Israel bans import of goods made with forced labor to align with international trade standards
The executive directive instructs the Economy and Industry Ministry to establish regulations banning such goods in accordance with standards set by international law.
A globalizing terror war has blinded the West. Finally an international response from its victims
Lincoln Memorial to pull historic documents from public display over fear of heat damage - report
Your Taxes: How Trump's anti-slavery tax proposal could impact Israeli exporters
Republican Senator Tom Cotton calls slavery 'necessary evil'
“As the Founding Fathers said, [slavery] was the necessary evil upon which the union was built."
Masada and the Sabbath – The sanctity of freedom over slavery
Separation from sin, and separation from that which enslaves us. The Sabbath is the covenant between the individual and one’s God.
'Star-Spangled Banner' should be replaced with 'Imagine': American author
The current US National Anthem contains lyrics written by a lawyer who owned slaves.
How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans
Sandler's composition was adopted by various Jewish artists, but it wasn't until Black Jewish musician Willie “The Lion” Smith covered the song in the 1920s, that it became a widespread phenomenon.
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
In 1921, Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes.
Fake history: how '1619' distorts the story of America's founding
The project's basic thesis is that the main reason for the US War of Independence was the American settlers’ determination to maintain the institution of slavery.
NGOs to present activist with award for fighting slavery in Mauritania
Mauritania has an estimated 500,000 slaves in the country – the highest rate of slavery in the world.
Aharon Ramati named as rabbi arrested for alleged enslavement of women
"They would put the girls' fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is."
PARASHAT KI TETZEI: Slave morality or Divine morality?
There was a time when Egypt “hosted you at a time of dire need” (Rashi). We cannot forget this time, and therefore we are forbidden from despising the Egyptians.
China denies secret message in Christmas card from forced laborers
A charity card sold by British supermarket giant Tesco was found reading: "We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu Prison China. Forced to work against our will."
