Report:10% Increase in Homophobic Incidents in Israel in 2021

The year 2021 saw a 10 percent increase in homophobia-related incidents, according to a new report published by Aguda, an umbrella organization representing the LGBTQ community in Israel. According to the report, almost 3,000 homophobic incidents were reported in 2021, compared to 2,696 incident reports the previous year. “This is a resounding warning light to the…

Arab-Bedouin Protest in Jerusalem Demands End of Discrimination

Hundreds of Arab-Bedouins and activists demonstrated outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem Sunday morning to protest the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) forestation work in the Negev. The demonstrators demanded that the government end its “policy of discrimination and neglect.” Arab-Bedouin demonstrators protesting near the Prime Minister Office in Jerusalem, Sunday, January 30, 2020 (Photo:…

ACRI: Stop the Use of Pegasus Spyware against Civilians

On past week an investigation by Calcalist revealed that the Israel Police were using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack into the phones of Israeli citizens, including anti-government protesters and activists. In response, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) argued that the use of Pegasus spyware and hacking into mobile phones of Israeli…

Pegasus Spyware in Israel: MK Odeh Calls on Police Commissioner to Resign

Israel police accused of using Pegasus spyware to hack phones of activists and civilians. An investigative report published Jan. 18 by the financial Calcalist newspaper claims that the police purchased the software in 2013, under then-Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino, and actually started using it in 2015, when former Shin Bet senior Roni Alsheikh served as police commissioner.…