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The Amnesty International logo is seen in their office in Hong Kong, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Isaac Lawrence-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Major American Jewish groups decry Amnesty’s ‘apartheid’ report

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

This piece first appeared in the Forward. A lengthy report by Amnesty International Tuesday accusing Israel of apartheid may complete the term’s transition into the mainstream discourse around the Jewish state. Once […]

Rabbi Sheldon Lewis addresses the audience at "Human Rights for All" on Dec. 9. (Photo/Jack Owicki)
Posted inBay Area

Rainbow coalition of clergy pushes back against hate in Palo Alto 

by J. Staff December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Lina Lenberg teaches at Presidio Hill School about using art as a form of activism and resistance. The image on the board is by Sulu Artco, a collective of artists and activists who are raising awareness about the plight of the Uyghurs. (Photo/Callie Taylor)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish emigré from former Soviet Union ‘compelled’ to advocate for China’s Uyghur minority

by Doug Chandler May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
An Israeli checkpoint is seen during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan as Covid-19 measures continue in the West Bank city of Hebron, April 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Issam Rimawi-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Human Rights Watch says Israel has crossed ‘apartheid’ threshold

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 29, 2021
A Palestinian man who works in Israel receives the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel, March 9, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Amir Levy-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel should help all Palestinians get vaccinated — whether legally obligated to or not

Matan Arad-Neeman by Matan Arad-Neeman and JTA March 24, 2021
Sen. John McCain with Sen. Joseph Lieberman at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Jan. 31, 2014 (Photo/JTA-Joerg Koch-Getty Images)
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John McCain, senator who championed human rights and Israel, dies at 81

by Ron Kampeas August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

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