“Rachel, who died just before Shabbat began last week, was the gentlest, fiercest, and most generous advocate for justice I ever met. She was the ultimate happy warrior, and more than anyone else I’ve ever known, it is her calm, cheerful, and inspirational example I most try to emulate.”
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During the High Holidays, we are meant to open ourselves up. There is a political lesson in this tradition that applies in both the U.S. and Israel.
Read MoreThe efforts of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to disparage the New Israel Fund have not slowed in recent weeks.
Read MoreNaomi Chazan presents “A Shared Struggle Democratic Values in Israel and America” at Temple Micah on June 29th, 2018
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.
Read MoreListening to the debate in Israel about the Nation-State Law, I’m reminded of a defining period in American history — a time of “restrictive covenants” and the civil rights advocates who fought against them.
Read MoreI do not know whether we will save the West Bank village of Khan al Ahmar. But I do know that we must show up to this fight.
Read MoreWhile Israel is the Jewish nation, it is also a country of many peoples. In this lies great opportunity.
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