Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Israel's Knesset Expands Jurisdiction of Rabbinic and Sharia Courts

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Israel's Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 65-41, gave final passage to a bill that expands the jurisdiction of the government's Rabbi...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Title VI Violations

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In a press release on Friday, the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit in a Massachusetts federal district court against Har...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

DOJ Sues UCLA Under Title VII Alleging Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias

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The Justice Department Civil Rights Division this week filed suit against the University of California alleging that UCLA violated Title VII...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Carrie Prejean Boller Removed from Religious Liberty Commission for "Hijacking" Antisemitism Hearing

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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, chair of President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission announced on X yesterday: Carrie Prejean Boller...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Court Rejects Free Exercise Defense Raised by Protesters Charged With Trespass

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In Hubersberger v. State of Arizona ,   (AZ App., Feb. 9, 2026), an Arizona state appeals court, rejecting a free exercise defense, refused ...

Religious Liberty Commission Holds Hearing On Antisemitism

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The Religious Liberty Commission yesterday held a hearing on combating antisemitism and upholding religious freedom. A video of the full 5-h...
Thursday, February 05, 2026

New York Mayor Selects Director of Liberal Jewish Advocacy Group as Antisemitism Office Head

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Numerous media sources report that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has chosen Phylisa Wisdom to head the New York Mayor's Office to Combat...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Firing of Synagogue Religious Teacher for Anti-Israel Blog Post Is Upheld By NY's Top Court

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In Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple ,  (NY Ct. App., Dec. 16, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) affirme...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Texas Governor Declares CAIR Foreign Terrorist and Transnational Criminal Organization

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott yesterday issued a Proclamation ( full text ) designating the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as Foreign Terrorist an...
Friday, November 07, 2025

FACE Act Suit Filed Against Anti-Israel Agitators

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Suit was filed this week in a California federal district court against nine named defendants and 40 unnamed defendants alleging disruption ...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Canceling Concert Because of Reaction to Jewish Musician's Pro-Israel Posting Is Not Religious Discrimination

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In Pauker v. Heart Consciousness Church, Inc. ,  (ND CA, Oct. 9, 2025), a California federal district court dismissed religious and racial d...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Taxpayer With Religious Objections to U.S. Funding of Israel's Military Operations Lacks Standing to Sue

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In Kikkert v. Trump ,  (WD WA, Oct. 1, 2025), plaintiff, an army veteran and federal taxpayer, sued the President and various members of Con...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Israel's High Court: Women Must Be Allowed to Take Exams Offered By Chief Rabbinate

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In a lengthy article, the Jerusalem Post reports that on Monday a 3-judge panel of Israel's High Court of Justice ruled that women must...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Jewish Teacher Claims Anti-Israel Position of Teachers' Union Violates His 1st Amendment Rights

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Suit was filed this week in an Oregon federal district court against the Portland school system and the Portland teacher's union by a Je...
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Voting Fraud Alleged in World Zionist Congress Elections

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The World Zionist Congress elections continue until May 4. The Congress, with representatives from Jewish communities around the world, all...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Israel's Supreme Court Orders Tel Aviv to Permit Outdoor Sex-Separated Yom Kippur Services

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Times of Israel reports that yesterday a unanimous 3-judge panel of Israel's Supreme Court ordered the municipality of Tel Aviv to perm...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Jewish Students Sue Haverford College Alleging Title VI Violations

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Suit was filed last week in a Pennsylvania federal district court by Jewish students as Haverford College alleging that the college has viol...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Court Grants Injunction to Jewish Students at UCLA Impeded by Gaza Protests

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In Frankel v. Regents of the University of California ,  (CD CA, Aug. 13, 2024), a California federal district court issued a preliminary in...
Saturday, August 03, 2024

Court Dismisses Title VI Suit Claiming Hostile Environment Affecting Jewish Students At MIT

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In StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ,  (D MA, July 30, 2024), a Massachusetts federal district ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Israel's Supreme Court Orders Drafting of Haredi Men

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Yesterday, Israel's Supreme Court in a controversial ruling ordered the government to end draft deferments that have been given to ultra...