Free speech
Proposed antisemitism laws in France, Italy stir free speech debate
Critics of the laws, including academics and left-wing politicians, allege that they will censor pro-Palestine activism and contribute to conflating Jews with the state of Israel
US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy
Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'
A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization
When cancel culture comes for Jews - opinion
When “cancel culture” translates to public accountability for one’s behavior or comments, it sometimes seems only fair. But in an era of social media, the consequences can be profound.
Canceling free speech leads to whitewashing history - opinion
Whatever happened to the once-noble American traditions of free speech, an open marketplace of ideas and academic freedom?
Emi Palmor: The Israeli watchdog involved in Facebook's ban on Trump
With an imminent decision on Trump on the Oversight Board’s docket, all eyes are on its 20 members.
Oppressive Turkish gov’t pushes bizarre ‘human rights’ plan - analysis
Is Turkey’s “human rights” plan just virtue-signaling to try to forestall US criticism, or is it part of a process of creating a new constitution and seeking to turn itself into a one party state?
Free speech does not mean hate speech - opinion
The limits of free speech were violated in the ad hominem assaults on Rabbi Beals, which are intolerable.
Capitol riot underscores the shared values of Americans and Israelis
Neither the US nor Israel has experienced a direct threat to the basic functioning of their democracies quite like the unspeakable act of Trump supporters storming the Capitol
My Word: Social media’s ultimate cancel culture
Who has the last word in determining what can be said in public in the global village?
Progressive Jewish groups oppose codification of IHRA antisemitism definition
Network of left-wing Jewish organizations argues that legal adoption of IHRA definition could stifle free speech and suppress debate on Israel. Foreign Ministry laments opposition to further adoption
Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
"There's a ceiling to how much we can do until the facts on the ground become more concrete."
Trump threatens to close down social media platforms
'We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen'
