After excluding Israel for 2 years, Guinness World Records caves to legal pressure

Washington, D.C. — The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law welcomes news that Guinness World Records Limited will once again accept submissions from Israel, starting with GWR reversing its decision to deny Matnat Chaim recognition for its kidney donation record. Since November 2023, one month after the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, GWR rejected submissions from Israel for more than two years. When the Brandeis Center was made aware of this violation of U.S. law in December 2025, the organization filed with the Federal Trade Commission to protect Ameri...