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Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 11:40 pm
Israel said to freeze immigration of 2 Jews involved in defending Palestinian rights
Lawrence Shenkin of UK and another unnamed US woman reportedly told by Population and Immigration Authority their cases now on hold, despite initial approval
By Jeremy Sharon
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil, center right, listens as other people speak during a news conference in New York, July 14, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
September 14, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students
Civil rights lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ that led to his own arrest by ICE agents and enabled ‘peer-on-peer harassment’ of other activists
By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Anti-Israel protesters chant holding signs at a rally in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/ AFP/ File)
July 27, 2026, 9:42 pm
Legal brief asks US Supreme Court to consider anti-Zionism potential discrimination
Center for Jewish Legal Studies argues anti-Zionist activity can be anti-Jewish due to historical context, hoping to introduce new legal approach to US court battles
By Luke Tress
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 27, 2026, 8:26 pm
AG urges court to freeze law granting government control over police internal affairs
Legislation giving justice minister control over investigations of police would ‘politicize’ law enforcement and severely harm civil rights in Israel, Baharav-Miara argues
By Jeremy Sharon
A guard grasps the hands of a cuffed prisoner through a door slot at the Givon Prison in Ramle on January 11, 2026. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
July 19, 2026, 11:16 am
With Ben Gvir’s backing, prison guards quietly branding domestic criminals as terrorists
Public defenders alarmed over uptick in Arab inmates being moved to squalid security wings where they serve alongside terror prisoners, based on questionable misconduct allegations
By Charlie Summers
Tova Kaplan, a student at Harvard University, testifies before the US Commission on Civil Rights briefing on antisemitism on college and university campuses on February 19, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)
February 24, 2026, 12:55 pm
Jewish students warn US Commission on Civil Rights against politicizing campus antisemitism
During a hearing on how the federal government has responded to Jew-hatred at educational institutions, Democrats and Republicans argue over whose administration handled the issue most poorly
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian students and others gather outside of Cooper Union in Manhattan to protest the school's stance on Israel on May 9, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
January 8, 2026, 8:18 pm
New York’s Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms
College reaches settlement with 10 Jewish students who were locked in a library amid unruly anti-Israel protest weeks after October 7 attack
By Jonathan Stempel
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
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