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MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of Youssef Ziyadne – a Bedouin Israeli who was taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas and whose body was found in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza – in Rahat last week.

My Word: Justice, and injustice on the brink of a hostage deal

By LIAT COLLINS

PEOPLE GATHER at the crypt of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2022. ‘I can state unequivocally that Dr. King would never have used the word ‘context’ in combating antisemitism,’ maintains the writer.

On Martin Luther King Jr day: What is the response to antisemitism? - opinion

By MARC SCHNEIER

THE MARTIN Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington: ‘Even 60 years later, Martin Luther King’s voice still resonates within me today,’ says the writer.

‘I have a dream’: Martin Luther King's words are more relevant than ever - opinion

By IRWIN COTLER

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the premiere of red carpet event for the screening for the Showtime Series "Who Is America", moderated by Sarah Silverman in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 15, 2019

'Borat' fights online hate speech on 60th anniversary of March to Washington

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

CIVIL RIGHTS leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr. meet with then-US president John F. Kennedy and members of his administration, in the Oval Office of the White House on August 28, 1963, the day of the March on Washington.

Strengthening the Black-Jewish alliance is as critical as ever - opinion

By MARC SCHNEIER

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat

By BEN SALES/JTA

Bishop Glenn Plummer addresses hundreds of African American Christians at a march on Martin Luther King Street on July 26, 2023.

Honoring MLK: Black Christians march in Jerusalem

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

THE WRITER, 100-years-old, speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, this past year.

Insights from a Holocaust survivor: Let’s not let a dark history repeat itself - opinion

By JOE ALEXANDER

THE WRITER addresses a recent rally near the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.

Don’t give up on Israel’s democracy - opinion

By YAYA FINK

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Ohio Police Dept. decorates car with quote falsely attributed to MLK

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2022.

President Biden to give sermon at Martin Luther King's church in Atlanta

By REUTERS

A PERSON passes by a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC, last January.

Boston dedicates monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity

By PENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA

US Senator, Reverend Raphael Warnock is displayed on a screen as people gather outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church to view a commemorative service to mark Martin Luther King Jr Day in Atlanta, Georgia, US, January 17, 2022.

Biden to attend services at Ebenezer Baptist Church for MLK weekend

By MAYA ZANGER-NADIS