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Summer social protests spawn new initiatives

After hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to demand affordable housing and social justice; the unprecedented protests have spawned dozens of new social change initiatives. Learn more »

Combatting Domestic Violence in the Ethiopian-Israeli Community

Domestic murder, unheard of in Ethiopia, has sadly made headlines once again in Israel’s Ethiopian Israeli community.

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Arab and Jewish Teenagers Participate in Arts Course

Thirty-two Arab and Jewish students aged 15-18 from the periphery recently took part in a unique arts class in Tel Aviv. Learn more »

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Doctors’ Order: Women Should be Seen and Heard!
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A Message from NIF Communications Director Naomi Paiss
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NIF IN THE NEWS

Interesting Times: Democracy in the crosshairs
The Jerusalem Post, 9 February 2012

Israeli AG defends controversial law on admissions panels
Haaretz, 26 January 2012

No Israeli Citizenship for Palestinian Spouses
Public Radio International, 24 January 2012

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EVENTS

Boston Event - Gender Segregation in Israel: An Orthodox Response
February 14, 2012 (20:00)
Responses to Religious Extremism in Israel: The Unheard Voices of Orthodox Changemakers
February 22, 2012 (18:30)
Providence Event: Gershom Gorenberg on Israeli Democracy
March 21, 2012 (19:30)

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We can’t let women be erased from the public eye. That’s a dangerous erosion of the status of women. And it’s a slippery slope.

Thank Israel’s doctors for affirming women’s rights.

A campaign to shut down Israel’s human rights organizations has begun.