Knesset advances bill banning discrimination based on gender or sexual identity Under the amendment, wherever Israeli law refers to discrimination, it would automatically also be referring to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. June 21, 2018 5:25 am
Israeli Knesset passes law that will keep supermarkets, businesses closed on Shabbat Enacting such legislation was part of the coalition agreement that brought haredi Orthodox parties into the current Likud-led government. January 9, 2018 7:23 am
House passes bill to protect religious institutions sparked by wave of JCC threats The bipartisan measure increases the federal penalties for bomb threats and other credible threats of violence. December 12, 2017 10:56 am
Amendment blocking anti-occupation IDF vets group from school visits gains lawmakers’ backing December 27, 2016 3:15 pm
Ideas Anti-BDS law can’t be ‘pro-Israel’ if it tramples on free speech By Jill Jacobs June 14, 2016 12:10 pm
Orthodox activists and victims asking NY to change sex abuse reporting laws By Debra Nussbaum Cohen May 2, 2016 2:49 pm