In Israel, there is an ongoing push to deport African Hebrew Israelites. The Times of Israel reported that the Interior ministry’s Population and Immigration Authority has sent letters to 51…
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Deporting African Hebrews is a betrayal of Zionism and Jewish values
April 30, 2021 – 19 Iyyar 5781The Interior Minister has been actively discriminating against this community, and against African American Jews in general Last Wednesday, 50 members of the African Hebrew community in Dimona received letters…
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‘This Is Our Home’: Black Hebrew Israelites in Shock After Israel Announces Deportation Plan
April 30, 2021 – 19 Iyyar 5781The African-American group first came to Israel in the late 1960s, but now about 100 of them may have to return to the United States. ‘It’s no secret that those…
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Today’s Bleak Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian Peace: A Conversation with Saeb Erekat and Gilead Sher
May 23, 2018 – 9 Sivan 5778In this Ground Truth Briefing, two veteran negotiators for the Israelis and the Palestinians, Gilead Sher and Saeb Erekat, discuss the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, the confrontation…
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Systematic Inequality: How America’s Structural Racism Helped Create the Black-White Wealth Gap
February 28, 2018 – 13 Adar 5778Wealth—the measure of an individual’s or family’s financial net worth—provides all sorts of opportunities for American families. Wealth makes it easier for people to seamlessly transition between jobs, move to…
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The Trump administration’s efforts to re-negotiate NAFTA continue amidst uncertainty and growing concern whether the parties will be able to conclude talks successfully. Several major issues are still pending resolution,…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle
December 18, 2017 – 1 Tevet 5778Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power, a book about Barack Obama’s presidency and the tenacity of white supremacy, has captured the attention of many of us. One crucial question…
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Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America
November 6, 2017 – 18 Heshvan 5778The phenomenon of low-income individuals being charged fines and fees – and thrown in jail if they can’t afford to pay – first drew serious national attention in Ferguson, Missouri,…
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Education inequalities at the school starting gate: Gaps, trends, and strategies to address them
October 21, 2017 – 1 Heshvan 5778What this study finds: Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that children’s social class is one of the most significant predictors—if not the single most significant predictor—of their educational success. Moreover, it…
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As the Trump administration cancels or stalls myriad federal policies that protect Americans’ health and safety—policies that, for example, ensure clean air and water for all or protect infrastructure and…