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Education Minister Forced to Backtrack on Gay Conversion Therapy Comments
25 July 2019
Israel’s newly appointed Education Minister Rafi Peretz caused a storm of protest when he said he supported conversion therapy for LGBTQ Israelis.
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After Taking to the Streets – What’s Next?
25 July 2019
NIF’s Ella Yedaya, Michal Sella and Mickey Gitzin discuss the fallout from recent anti-racism protests led by Ethiopian Israelis.
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Ethiopian Israelis and Our Struggle Against Racism
10 July 2019The struggle against racism and police violence is not the struggle of Ethiopian Israelis alone. It’s the struggle against entrenched racism everywhere.
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Thousands March in Jerusalem Pride
13 June 2019
The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance hosted its 18th annual Pride March, drawing a crowd of over 10,000.
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Combating Homophobia in Jerusalem
13 June 2019
After outcry, the Jerusalem municipality removed homophobic posters put up prior to Jerusalem Pride.
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The Struggle for the Soul of Israel’s Democracy
16 May 2019An independent judiciary is at the heart of democratic government. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to dismantle Israel’s system of checks and balances, we stand with Israelis defending their democracy.
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Eviction of Holocaust Survivors Halted
16 May 2019
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel stopped a plan to evict elderly Israelis, including Holocaust survivors, from their public housing.
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Post-Elections Boost for Jewish-Arab Partnership
1 May 2019
Since April 10, over 550 new members have joined the grassroots movement Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together).
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Israeli Human Rights Lawyers Defend Activist from Deportation
1 May 2019
Human Rights Watch country director Omar Shakir is facing deportation. Democratic values and the right to dissent are at stake.
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As We Gather to Celebrate Passover
18 April 2019This Passover, as you sit around the table with family and friends, recounting the story of the Exodus, hold onto that tiny morsel of hope, and remember, that while the work is hard and the road is long, it is up to us to write the next chapter.
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