Ethnic and religious minorities

Democrats announce Knesset slate ahead of elections, MK Lazimi takes second spot after Golan

The left-wing Democrats are one of the core parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections, set for October 27.

Yair Golan addresses the crowd at the Democrats Party primaries in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2026.
A delegate in ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026.

China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Kurds unite for a federal Iran: The only path to sustainable change - opinion

Protesters gather under a huge "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flag, placed in front of Munich’s famous Church of Our Lady Liebfrauenkirche, during a demonstration organised by The Munich Circle calling for a free Iran, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany.

Will Iran remain a unified country? - opinion


Jerusalem’s ethnic food scene coping and thriving amid coronavirus crisis

As corona continues, journey with us through the Holy City's diverse culinary landscape to see how eateries are coping and even thriving

LINDI YUAN, Mandarin: 'There’s not just one taste that characterizes Chinese food.'

COVID-19 crisis makes ‘routine’ experience of minorities unbearable

Minority communities are in constant pursuit of equal opportunity, particularly in education, employment and welfare.

PROTESTERS gather in Tel Aviv against police violence and discrimination following the death of 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Tekah.

Leaders condemn end of EU's Special Envoy for Religious Freedom

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt called the move "the wrong signal" at a time "in which Jews and other religious minorities are increasingly being targeted online and offline by extremists.

RABBI PINCHAS GOLDSCHMIDT: Jews become the collateral damage

UN recognizes Libyan Jews' right to take part in country's peace process

The UN envoy has yet to comment on Luzon's claims, but Libyan officials are already questioning the decision.

Libyan Jewish exile David Gerbi prays inside Dar Bishi synagogue in Tripoli October 1, 2011. Gerbi and his family fled Tripoli in 1967 when an Arab-Israeli war stoked anger against the Jewish state and led to attacks on Jews in his neighbourhood. Gaddafi expelled the rest of Libya's 38,000 Jews two

The Jewish arguments at the heart of Trump’s judicial nominee controversy

“Ethnically heterogeneous societies exhibit less political and civic engagement, less effective governing institutions, and fewer public goods.”

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a campaign rally in Dallas, Texas, U.S., October 17, 2019

First-of-its-kind Bedouin youth village school graduates inaugural class

Established and operated by The Jewish Agency for Israel, the youth village aims to help empower and give Bedouin youth skills and education.

Students from Jewish Agency youth village, Neve Midbar - Nitzana celebrate their graduation

The little NGO that could

“Well, I made a difference to that one.”

PROJECT MANAGER Yoram Arad (center) with a site work team.

No kosher hospital cops

What is ironic is that the fight involves hospitals, one of the places in Israel where tolerance and coexistence are manifest among different populations.

A couple in a hospital room as one of them has lunch

Gov’t signs Holocaust education agreement with Myanmar, accused of ethnic cleansing

The agreement covers educational cooperation from the preschool level all the way to university.

Handshake (illustrative)

Religious tolerance is a safeguard of peace and security

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