Arab

Israel’s coronavirus czar apologizes after likening spread of virus among Arabs to ‘mass terror attack’

Cases of the coronavirus have risen in the Arab sector in recent days, some two weeks after the Eid al-Adha holiday, which brought families and communities together.

Facebook removes 30 fake accounts designed to keep Arab Israelis from voting

The Arabic-language pages identified encouraged the Arab community to boycott the March 2 election or encouraged social polarization.

Yad Vashem amends Yom Hashoah memorial prayers to include Jews in Arab countries

The changes were spurred by a high school student, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor from Libya.

Global

Brazilian Jewish pol honors Muslim refugee assaulted with xenophobic slurs

Israel

Hebrew University will not play Israel’s national anthem at graduation

Global

French Jewish historian cleared of hate speech charges against Muslims

Israel

Israeli opposition leader defends saying his party needs to shed ‘Arab lovers’ image

United States

Jewish-Arab American woman suing airline, feds for racial profiling

Israel

Arab teen assaulted in Jerusalem, allegedly by haredi Orthodox youths

Israel

Israeli cardiologists denied visas for Dubai confab

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