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US / The Courts / Antisemitism

Religious Freedom or Free Speech? Ann Arbor, Michigan Congregants Appeal to Supreme Court Over Antisemitic Protests

By Faygie Levy Holt

Every Saturday morning for 18 years, protesters have gathered outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich., as congregants arrived for services carrying signs such as “Israel: No right to exist,” “Jewish power corrupts” and “Israel attacked America 9/11/2001.”

Politics / Government / The Knesset / Islamists / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Knesset Committee to Renew Debate Over Muezzin Bill

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Local supporters say the measure is necessary because Arab political and religious officials refuse to listen to concerns about being woken up at pre-dawn hours.

US / Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs

House Bill Makes Cemetery Vandalism a Violation of Religious Freedom

By JTA

A bill that would make the desecration of cemeteries a violation of religious freedom was introduced in the House of Representatives. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced the Protect Cemeteries Act, which would amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the vandalism of cemeteries. “Cemeteries are places of great significance […]

Op-Eds

Spain's New 'Fornicators'

By Soeren Kern

The imam had threatened to burn down the woman's house because, according to him, she is an "infidel" as she works outside of the home, drives an automobile and has non-Muslim friends.

News Briefs

Agudath Israel slams NJ Gay Therapy Law

By JTA

Agudath Israel of America condemned a New Jersey law prohibiting gay reparative therapy for minors as an infringement on religious freedom. The statement from Agudah came just hours after Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill barring licensed therapists from providing treatment to help gay teenagers become straight. “The new law tramples on the rights of […]

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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