Human Rights Abuses

0 Politics Israel

Some far-left groups at DNC who protest US aid to Israel also defend dictators

Nadav Ziv in Forward · 21 Aug

Some leftist groups protesting US aid to Israel at the DNC have been criticized for their defense of dictators and spreading misinformation.

0 Education Holocaust

Tim Walz wrote a master’s thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school’s approach drew criticism

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 7 Aug

Tim Walz, now the governor of Minnesota, has a background in education and a strong interest in Holocaust and genocide education.

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The Israeli far-right just committed their own Jan. 6

Adina Vogel Ayalon in Forward · 31 Jul

In Israel, recent events involving allegations of rape and torture against Palestinian detainees have led to far-right protests, including the breaching of military bases and clashes with the justice system.

0 Politics Israel

Source: Blinken hasn’t decided whether to sanction Israel for alleged abuses by one of its army units

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 26 Apr

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has yet to decide whether to sanction Israel over alleged human rights abuses by the Netzach Yehuda battalion within the Israel Defense Forces, despite reports suggesting otherwise.

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In a first, US is reportedly set to sanction Israeli military unit for alleged human rights abuses

Ben Sales in JTA · 21 Apr

The United States is reportedly planning to sanction an Israeli military unit, the Netzach Yehuda battalion, for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, marking the first time the US has taken such a step against an Israeli military unit.

0 Politics Education

'An impact on the world': Brown University hunger strikers, one Jewish and one Palestinian, on their war protest

Nora Berman in Forward · 5 Feb

Nineteen Brown University students, including a Jewish student and a Palestinian student, are currently on a hunger strike to protest the university's policies regarding divestment from Israel-affiliated assets.

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19 Brown University students launch hunger strike over Gaza

Camillo Barone in Forward · 5 Feb

A group of 19 Brown University students, including Palestinian, Jewish, Black, and Native Hawaiian students, have started a hunger strike in an effort to pressure the university to divest from companies that they argue profit from human rights abuses in Gaza.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Inside a Secret Exhibit About the Israeli Hostages

Future of Jewish · 1 Feb

"Voices From the Tunnels" is a secret exhibit that recreates the Gaza tunnels where 136 hostages are being held.

0 Politics Communities

The “Postcolonial” Colonization of Kashmir - In a new book, historian Hafsa Kanjwal charts India’s decades-long consolidation of power in the occupied region.

Deeksha Udupa in Jewish Currents · 22 Jan

In her book "Colonizing Kashmir: State-Building Under Indian Occupation," historian Hafsa Kanjwal argues that India has maintained an occupation in Kashmir since 1947.

0 Politics Communities

A Canadian Anglican archbishop explains his church’s new policy on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 18 Jul 2023

The Anglican Church of Canada recently passed a resolution criticizing Israel for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, prompting backlash from some Jewish leaders who found the statement misleading.

0 Communities Politics

Canada’s Anglican church removes prayer about converting Jews, but takes one-sided stance on Israel-Palestine issue

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 17 Jul 2023

The Anglican church in Canada has removed an old prayer about converting Jews and replaced it with a prayer for reconciliation, a move welcomed by Jewish leaders.

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In an absurd twist, Iran is being rewarded for torture and terror with plush United Nations roles. We must put a stop to it

Laura E. Adkins in Forward · 14 Jun 2023

Iran, known for its antisemitic and warmongering regime and recognized as a sponsor of terrorism, has been rewarded with plush United Nations roles.

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Full Court Press

Maggie Phillips in Tablet · 13 Oct 2022

The NBA and its sponsors have been accused of downplaying China's human rights abuses, including those against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region.

0 Politics

Scribe | Take it from a Palestinian: The Abraham Accords reward human rights abuses

Forward · 17 Sep 2020

The article criticizes the Abraham Accords, a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as a publicity stunt rewarding Israel despite human rights abuses and breaches of international law.

0 Politics Israel

Opinion | Israel Is Deporting Critics Like Omar Shakir. But It Can’t Hide The Occupation Forever.

Forward · 26 Sep 2019

The article discusses the case of Omar Shakir, the Israel-Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, who faces deportation by the Israeli government due to his work exposing human rights abuses in the occupied territories.

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