Cultural Censorship Law Defeated
29 November 2018
The coalition could not muster a majority for this anti-democratic legislation opposed by a coalition of organizations and artists.
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NIF in the News
24 November 2018
Check out what we’re reading! Here are some of the best, latest articles covering human rights and democracy, shared society and combatting racism, religious freedom, and social justice in Israel.
Read MoreIt’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint.
15 November 2018
We have reason to hope that movements based on forward-thinking compassion can upend the base and mean-spirited politics of tribalism.
Read MoreElection Season Brings Racist Rhetoric and Wins for Women in Israel
15 November 2018
The just-concluded campaign for local governments in Israel saw right-wing parties deploy racist rhetoric. These desperate campaign tactics largely failed. Meanwhile, a high number of women were elected to office.
Read MoreAttack on Tree of Life Synagogue
28 October 2018
We are angered and horrified by the news from Pittsburgh, where congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue were shot by a gunman with apparent anti-Semitic motives…
Read MoreRacist Election Posters Removed from Ramle Following Outcry
25 October 2018
Israeli civil society rallied against posters that stoked fears of miscegenation in the mixed Jewish-Arab town. The poster campaign was stopped.
Read MoreAmerican Student Finally Granted Entry to Study in Israel
25 October 2018
22-year-old graduate student Lara Alqasem was held at Ben Gurion airport for more than two weeks before she was allowed to join her classmates at Hebrew University.
Read MoreNIF CEO Sokatch On Lara Alqasem Ruling: “Victory For Democracy And Academic Freedom”
18 October 2018
Today, responding to the news that American student Lara Alqasem will be released from Ben Gurion Airport and allowed to study at Hebrew University, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
Read MoreOutrage Continues over Political Profiling at Ben Gurion Airport
10 October 2018
The phenomenon began last year with the detention of our VP Jennifer Spitzer. The newest to be stopped is Lara Alqasem, a student pursuing a master’s degree at the Hebrew University.
Read MoreThis is About More than Kavanaugh
27 September 2018
Washington’s treatment of Judge Kavanaugh’s accusers shows us that — for as much as the #MeToo movement has achieved — there are powerful regressive forces that want to turn the clock back.
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