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In-depth: Iraq has passed a landmark new bill offering reparations to victims of the Islamic State and formally recognising the Yazidi genocide. Survivors say it is an important first step.
The IHRA definition has been adopted by a number of countries but has been criticised by lawyers, academics and activists for allegedly silencing criticism of Israel.
Israel's top court says non-Orthodox Jews can claim citizenship
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel are also Jewish and entitled to become citizens.
Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Uighur rights vote
A US-based Uighur rights group slammed Trudeau's decision as a 'complete disappointment'.
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
The construction comes as Israel — under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — maintains its scathing criticism of Iran’s nuclear program.
Twitter and India play tug-of-war with democracy
Comment: In India, an increasingly authoritarian government combined with Twitter's willingness to put stakeholders before users raises questions over freedom of speech, writes Jillian C. York.
Williamson's 'free speech champion' is a contradiction in terms
Comment: The education secretary has done more than enough to harm UK academia, the last thing we need is a Tory envoy policing free speech, ...
ICC probe is first real test for Biden administration
Comment: If he is to rebuild trust with Palestinians, Biden must not stand in the way of the ICC investigation into Israeli war crimes, writes ...
Jewish immigration to Israel slashed in 2020 over pandemic
Since its creation in 1948 in what was historic Palestine, Israel has sought to attract Jewish settlers from all around the world.
'We will fight for Germany,' Holocaust survivor to far-right
Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch called for a stronger defence of Germany's 'fragile' democracy and issued a searing rebuke to the ...
UK Jews to condemn Uighur genocide on Holocaust Day
Jewish community leaders are planning to speak out against China’s persecution of its Uighur Muslim minority on Holocaust Memorial ...
Democrats control US Senate after Georgia pair sworn in
Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were sworn in as the US Senate's newest members, handing their party control of the chamber.
UK under fire for forcing anti-Semitism definition on universities
A group of lawyers have written an open letter condemning the UK minister's threats and accusing him of undermining free expression.
Israel open to German efforts to expand Iran deal
Israel's ambassador to Berlin, Jeremy Issacharoff, said he welcomed more active involvement of Germany in Middle East diplomacy.
Forgotten Syrians need winter help, says author Gaiman
Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman said the world should remember that refugees are ordinary people dealing with upheaval.
The uses and abuses of how we define antisemitism
Comment: The IHRA's definition of antisemitism is being used to attack free speech, repress social justice work and criminalise Palestine liberation, writes Malia Bouattia.
For Palestinians, Secretary Blinken is precious little to celebrate
Comment: Secretary of State Blinken will likely bring an 'acceptable' veneer to US enabling of Israel, but little concrete change, writes Ramona ...
Activists, academics express concerns over IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Palestinian and other Arab academics, artists and activists said the current IHRA definition of anti-Semitism conflates Judaism with Zionism.
Trump advisor says Israel lobby 'pushes US into wars'
The new Trump appointee says Israel pushed the US into war after 911.
Israel demands CNN anchor apologise over Trump, Nazi comparison
A CNN anchor's remarks drew a barrage of angry responses, including from Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich.
System of a Down releases comeback single 'for Armenia'
Award-winning metal band System of a Down say they are grateful for an outpour of support after they released their first single in 15 years for ...
Trump's megadonors will continue to shape hawkish Republican policy
Comment: The Adelsons might be done with Trump, but they will continue to form the backbone of the GOP's campaign finance apparatus, warns Eli ...
QAnon promoter wins seat in US Congress
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had never run for political office before, was well ahead and projected to win her race for US House ...
Trump's follows Netanyahu's example to silence Israel critics
Comment: Trump is using a highly problematic definition of anti-Semitism to silence rights groups, while right-wing anti-Semitic violence ...
The roughly 6,000 Sudanese migrants and asylum seekers in Israel once again fear for their fate.
A greek court handed a prison sentence to the leader of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.
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