As elections near and Israel emerges from the pall of pandemic, civil society must ensure that Israel’s government addresses the long-term effects of the crisis, which have disproportionately fallen on marginalized communities.
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As part of a special Israeli Leaders on Film series, NIF Film Club watched Golda this week. Watch the post-film discussion with directors Udi Nir and Shani Rozanes.
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We mourn the passing of Mordechai “Moraleh” Bar-On, former New Israel Fund President, at the age of 92.
Read MoreAt times it can feel that victories for equality are few and far between and that the destination of a truly just society is a long ways off. This week is an exception.
Read MorePurim is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews, as recounted in the Book of Esther.
Read MoreIn America and Israel, citizens are asking fundamental questions about democracy and systems of accountability. But accountability is not just for those in the spotlight—corruption trials and presidential impeachments. Every day, civil society plays an essential role in demanding accountability in ways big and small.
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Avi Mograbi and Chen Alon meet African asylum-seekers in a detention facility in the middle of the Negev desert where they are confined by the state of Israel. Together, they question the status of the refugees in Israel using ‘Theater of the Oppressed’ techniques. Watch the post-film discussion with director Avi Mograbi.
Read MoreTu Bishvat is the annual birthday celebration of the trees. Originally a functional date set by the Rabbis legislating when and how to benefit from fruit trees in the Land of Israel, Tu Bishvat is a holiday intimately tied to the land. To celebrate, some folks participate in a ritual with Kabbalistic origins known as a Tu Bishvat seder. For many in the diaspora, the holiday is an opportunity to connect to Israel by planting trees, either directly or by donating them.
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For the past 60 years, AIPAC has maintained a strict “no interview” policy, but now, for the first time, the founding fathers of AIPAC speak out in Kings of Capitol Hill. Watch the post-film discussion with director Mor Loushy.
Read MoreOur values, vision, and institutions have been badly battered, but they are not broken.
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