The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/racism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png racism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/racism/ 32 32 Arab-Israeli journalist Lucy Aharish sues Likud activist over racist harassment https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-journalist-sues-likud-activist-over-racist-harassment/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:18:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772042 Lawsuit alleges Rami Ben-Yehuda led a racist campaign including shouting abuse outside TV news anchor's home, trespassing, and posting online smears depicting her as a terrorist

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]]> Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-deplores-lack-of-shame-after-trump-racist-monkey-clip/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:59:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3754744 In interview, former US president asserts most Americans find such behavior 'deeply troubling,' will hurt Republicans in midterms; denounces 'dictatorship-like' immigration policies

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]]> Trump posts, then deletes, video that includes racist depiction of Obamas as apes https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-posts-then-deletes-video-that-includes-racist-depiction-of-obamas-as-apes/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:45:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3749633 White House initially rejects 'fake outrage' over video on US president's Truth Social account, before blaming an unnamed staff member

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]]> Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s ‘ire,’ emails show https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-removed-exhibit-on-black-soldiers-in-wwii-over-fear-of-trumps-ire-emails-show/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:58:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710351 Holocaust museums and Jewish veterans’ groups object to the move, which had not previously been explained, as distorting memory

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]]> As world rises up for Gaza, Sudanese in Israel say larger catastrophe being ignored https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-world-rises-up-for-gaza-sudanese-in-israel-say-larger-catastrophe-being-ignored/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:51:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3674159 With 150,000 dead since April 2023, scale of violence, famine, and disease in Sudan has dwarfed that of the Strip but garnered barely any world attention, fueling charges of racism

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]]> ‘To the gas chamber’: Young Republicans members exposed for antisemitic, racist chat https://www.timesofisrael.com/to-the-gas-chamber-young-republicans-members-exposed-for-antisemitic-racist-chat/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:15:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3666643 Publication of messages has led some to be fired or job offers pulled, although Vice President JD Vance dismisses controversy, saying people should 'focus on the real issues'

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]]> Apple TV+ postpones a Jessica Chastain thriller inspired by secretive ADL unit https://www.timesofisrael.com/apple-tv-has-postponed-a-jessica-chastain-thriller-inspired-by-this-secretive-adl-unit/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 02:13:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650741 A NYT report says the charged atmosphere around Charlie Kirk's murder has delayed the release of ‘The Savant,’ based on a real-life highly covert anti-extremism monitor

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]]> Judge criticizes police for not arresting actual perpetrators of assault on MK Odeh https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-criticizes-police-for-not-arresting-actual-perpetrators-of-assault-on-mk-odeh/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:39:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3602030 Court frees all 3 apprehended suspects, says cops failed to prove they committed crimes, notes videos show dozens of rioters involved; separate racist incident at Jerusalem cinema

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]]> Jewish group exposes antisemitic posts of Quebec med school applicants and students https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-group-exposes-antisemitic-posts-of-quebec-med-school-applicants-and-students/ Sun, 11 May 2025 15:47:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3546373 B'nai Brith Canada finds slew of misogynistic, racist and anti-Jewish hate content, including Holocaust jokes and denial on social media platform accessed by 1,400 people

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]]> On Palm Sunday, Israeli volunteers escort Christian processions to report racist incidents https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-palm-sunday-israeli-volunteers-escort-christian-processions-to-report-racist-incidents/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:51:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3526638 Volunteers from the Religious Freedom Data Center accompany Armenian, Latin, clerics to and from Church of Holy Sepulchre during their annual holy week ritual

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]]> Isolated and excluded: New survey highlights challenges of global LGBTQ+ Jews of Color https://www.timesofisrael.com/isolated-and-excluded-new-survey-highlights-challenges-of-global-lgbtq-jews-of-color/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:01:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3494776 Survey of 90 Jews in 20 states and four international locations conducted by US nonprofit Keshet finds most communities have a lot of work to do to make gay Jews of Color feel included

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]]> Arab teacher arrested over TikTok dance says she was held in police car overnight https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-teacher-arrested-over-tiktok-dance-says-she-was-held-in-police-car-overnight/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:33:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3395401 Entisar Hijaze says she had meant no harm with video posted with Oct. 7 timestamp, is reportedly planning to sue police and Ben Gvir

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]]> Reservist arrested for attempting to murder Arab passerby in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/reservist-arrested-for-attempting-to-murder-arab-bypasser-in-jerusalem/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:30:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3366198 Shin Bet and police say 34-year-old suspect had racist motives, left house last month with rifle looking for Arab victim, but man he stopped managed to escape

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]]> New ADL archive aims to show how hate — and the fight against it — have evolved https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-adl-archive-aims-to-show-how-hate-and-the-fight-against-it-have-evolved/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:24:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3355938 A multi-year initiative will catalog and digitize files kept since the Anti-Defamation League's 1913 founding, aiding researchers and showing the public how hate speech is recycled

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]]> ‘Doesn’t feel like home’: Liverpool Muslims fearful amid racist UK riots https://www.timesofisrael.com/doesnt-feel-like-home-liverpool-muslims-fearful-amid-racist-uk-riots/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:11:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3350092 'It's not just Muslims... everyone is scared': Minority groups report feeling worried, afraid to leave home as violent and racist riots spread

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