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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 648

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Likud MK Ariel Kallner speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, May 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 5:14 pm
Leading Jewish philanthropists blast ‘dangerous’ government-backed NGO taxation bill
Some 60 benefactors call on FM Sa’ar to oppose legislation that would impose an 80% tax on foreign government donations to NGOs, likening it to ‘policies of authoritarian regimes’
By Jeremy Sharon
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters march away from Columbia University on May 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
May 24, 2025, 2:34 am
Trump administration accuses Columbia of violating Jewish students’ civil rights
US government says the university has been ‘acting with deliberate indifference’ to antisemitism on campus since Oct. 7, ‘continually failed to protect Jewish students’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Arab Israeli comedian Nidal Badarny. (Screenshot from Nidal Badarny's Instagram account)
February 25, 2025, 9:11 pm
Arab Israeli comedian arrested for making jokes about hostages, October 7 invasion
Rights group accuses police of ‘political persecution’ and suppressing freedom of expression of Arab citizens after police threatened venue owners to cancel Nidal Badarny’s show
By Jeremy Sharon
Jonathan Holloway, president of Rutgers University, testifies at the "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos" hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images via JTA)
January 3, 2025, 12:30 pm
Rutgers, feds reach agreement on likely discrimination amid Gaza war protests
US Department of Education says New Jersey university likely failed to protect students, and school must review its anti-discrimination policies
By JTA and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Jewish man suspect of participating in riots Hebron, arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on November 21, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 12, 2024, 5:05 pm
MKs pass law allowing courts to issue restraining orders on basis of secret evidence
Controversial temporary measure allows judges to impose restrictions on citizens’ freedom of movement and expression based on ‘confidential intelligence material’
By Sam Sokol
Activists clash with police in the northern Israeli city of Haifa during a protest against the war in Gaza, May 30, 2024. (Flash90)
October 22, 2024, 6:04 am
Accused of meddling in war or muddling rights, High Court rankles both left and right
Liberal groups accuse the bench of being too timid and too slow to address violations of fundamental rights, while conservatives claim its interference is harming the war effort
By Jeremy Sharon
Gazan detainees seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 19, 2024, 11:52 pm
Israel seeks to replace Red Cross with ‘external party’ for Palestinian prisoner visits
Civil rights group blasts proposal, says government ‘circumventing international law’ and ‘overriding international regulations based on professional oversight and neutrality’
By Jeremy Sharon
Otzma Yehudit MK Zvika Fogel chairs a meeting of the Knesset National Security Committee, February 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2024, 4:11 am
Hardline MKs push bill to allow curbs on movement, speech based on ‘confidential intel’
Backers say legislation equips police with tools to fight organized crime; expert warns it risks ‘harsh infringements of very basic human rights’
By Sam Sokol
Judge Irving Kaufman (Kaufman Family Photo Collection)
May 26, 2024, 4:54 pm
Biography tries to move judge out from under shadow of controversial Rosenberg spy case
Irving R. Kaufman, remembered primarily for sending couple to electric chair, shifted over time from being almost unquestioningly pro-government to an upholder of individuals’ rights
By Renee Ghert-Zand
This August 31, 2017, file photo shows a sign for Middlebury College on the campus in Middlebury, Vermont. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
March 1, 2024, 4:55 pm
Complaint against Middlebury College alleges discrimination aimed at Jewish students
Title VI civil rights grievance filed by the StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice says Vermont school retaliated against those who claimed to suffer antisemitism on campus
By Cathryn J. Prince
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv protest against the arrest of four prominent Arab Israeli leaders over plans to hold a protest against the Gaza war, November 9, 2023. (Screenshot Police Spokesperson's Department)
November 16, 2023, 6:54 pm
Police agree to Tel Aviv protest calling for ceasefire following High Court hearing
A petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel argued that the rights of freedom of expression and protest must be upheld during the current war
By Jeremy Sharon
Americans living in Israel march to the American Embassy in Tel Aviv with signs in Hebrew reading 'Americans for Equal Rights,' August 28, 1963. (AP Photo)
August 25, 2023, 6:46 pm
How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat
About a dozen Jewish speakers will be among those addressing an estimated 75,000 people continuing the efforts that began six decades ago, and this time they include Jews of color
By Ben Sales
Volunteer supporting woman dying of tumor in a hospital room. (iStock photo)
May 5, 2023, 8:00 am
Few Israelis plan for end-of-life care. A purple bracelet seeks to change that
Lilach hopes its brightly colored DNR bracelets will bring attention to the Dying Patient Act, helping spread awareness of choices adult Israelis can make when faced with death
By Renee Ghert-Zand
File: Israelis protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul outside the home of Economy Minister Nir Barkat in Jerusalem, on March 6, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
March 11, 2023, 6:19 pm
DC think tank lists Israel as only free Mideast nation, but warns of legal shakeup
Freedom House survey of 210 countries and territories gives Israel 77 out of 100 points; says ‘democratic trajectory’ changing amid coalition plans to weaken judiciary
By ToI Staff
Simcha Rothman, head of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, leads a committee meeting at the Knesset on February 22, 2023. At right is the committee's legal adviser Gur Bligh (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2023, 6:51 am
Judicial overhaul will leave the right to vote unprotected, admits MK leading effort
Simcha Rothman tells Knesset legal adviser that curbing judges’ overreach takes priority over safeguarding rights
By Jeremy Sharon
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