Discrimination

After outcry, Airbnb announces anti-bias program

The short-term rental website's reputation was marred recently by reports of systemic discrimination against blacks, and refusals to rent to Israelis and Palestinians.

Harvard’s past discrimination against Jews not relevant to claims of anti-Asian bias, judge rules

A lawsuit filed in 2014 alleges that Harvard held Asian-American undergraduate applicants to higher standards than others.

Is this clothing store discriminating against Orthodox Jews?

Online retailer Shan and Toad offers full refunds on returned items — except for residents of five areas with large Orthodox populations.

Israel

Knesset member introduces 3 bills to protect overweight people from discrimination

Global

Amid judicial crackdown, BDS motions scrapped in 4 Spanish cities

Global

Spanish city passes, then scraps BDS motion, calling it discriminatory

Global

World Sailing investigation reaffirms ‘no discrimination’ policy after Israeli sailors barred

Israel

Israel just approved immigration for 9,000 Ethiopian Jews — here’s who they are

Culture

How a year of war and terror changed Arab-Israelis’ views of their country

Global

Louvre accused of discriminating against Israeli students

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