A Darfuri refugee hero of mine reminded me that if officials are asking me — a white, educated, English-speaking male — if I am a citizen, you can only imagine what they are doing to others.
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Three human rights activists who were detained by the army near an illegal outpost vowed not to bow to the harassment.
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The Israeli hip hop group System Ali will now be able to hold workshops with Jewish and Arab youth to help them learn each other’s narrative.
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NIF’s senior staff person in Israel learned the value of improving the world from a young age.
Read MoreToday, responding to the news that journalist Peter Beinart was detained and interrogated by Israeli officials at Ben Gurion airport, Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund, released the following statement. . .
Read MoreThis evening, two American activists who reside in Israel as legal foreign workers with Israeli nonprofit organizations were detained and interrogated for over three hours at the Israeli border crossing at Taba. Simone Zimmerman and Abby Kirschbaum were returning from a weekend in the Sinai when they were stopped at the border; the Ministry of Interior said they were being held by Shin Bet. After around three hours of interrogation, they were released and allowed to enter Israel.
Read MoreThe Israelis who still believe in the Jewish and democratic values that animate Israel’s founding vision need our support.
Read MoreA discussion on trends from the most recent Knesset session and how progressive Israelis are organizing to defend democracy in the days ahead. With Libby Lenkinski, NIF’s VP for Public Engagement, Daniel Sokatch, NIF’s CEO, Mickey Gitzin, NIF’s Israel Director, and Debbie Gild-Hayo, Advocacy Director at the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
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Gali is part of the Movement for the Future of the Western Negev, which demands a political settlement to stop the violence along the boundary with Gaza.
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The Netanyahu government successfully passed the “Nation-State” Bill yesterday, shortly before the end of the Knesset’s summer session. The vote was 62 to 55.
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