Tag Archive: Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC)
Women Erased from Election Billboards
IRAC and the Israel Women’s Network are fighting back against attempts to keep women out of the public eye in religious municipalities like Bnei Brak.
Ultra-Orthodox Radio Station to Pay $280,000 Damages for Silencing Women
The ruling is a landmark decision which gives a major boost to Israel’s civil rights movement. It is the first time that a civil rights class action suit has ever been filed, let alone been successful.
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Two Victories Against Racism
Law enforcement moves against followers of Meir Kahane’s racist ideology.
Ending Discrimination
Mossawa and IRAC ask court to fine website for “Jews-only” employment ads.
Rosh Hashanah Attack on Christian Monastery Will Not Go Unanswered
Civil society has compelled the government to confront similar hate crimes in the past.
Israeli Government Forced to Reconsider Anti-Gay Adoption Policy
Israel’s LGBTQ+ community protests being cast as second class citizens.
The Fight for Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer and Against the Conversion Law
Two major affronts to religious freedom occurred in Israel on the same day last month.
Reform Movement Holds Egalitarian Ceremony at the Kotel
IRAC and others are able to carry in a Torah scroll to the Western Wall plaza and conduct services.
Israeli Health System is Bright Spot for Coexistence
With many Palestinian-Israelis employed as medical professionals, the hospital has become a unique space for Jews and Arabs to work together.
High Court Rules Converts to Judaism Can Stay in Israel
Two sisters from Peru struggle to prove their religion to the Jewish State.