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The Collapse of the Anti-Democratic “Loyalty in Culture” Bill
29 November 2018On every issue that we work on — from human rights, to social justice, to religious freedom — NIF partners with Israelis who champion our values. This case was no exception. And while some want to “blame” NIF for this legislative flop, the credit belongs to a wide coalition of Israelis who stood up against this proposed government censorship.
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ACRI and Bizchut Achieve Welfare Policy Change
29 November 2018
For decades Israelis with mental health disabilities have faced hurdles when trying to obtain welfare services. Effective advocacy is changing that.
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Racist 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.
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Outrage 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.
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Construction Firm Fined for Discrimination
10 October 2018
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) successfully petitioned the Haifa Administrative Court forcing the government to punish a construction firm.
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Israel’s Attorney General Investigating Airport Interrogations after ACRI Intervention
23 August 2018
The detentions of progressive activists – Israeli and foreign — at the border have raised alarm and brought action.
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WATCH: The Next Battle for Israeli Democracy
25 July 2018A 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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Backgrounder: The Jews-Only “Nation-State” Bill
20 July 2018
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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Kfar Saba Celebrates Its First Pride March
6 June 2018
Police wanted the organizers to pay for security and for a six-foot high fence. We pushed back.
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Confronting Police Brutality in Haifa
25 May 2018
Video shows Jafar Farah calmly walking to a police cruiser after his arrest at a demonstration in Haifa on Friday night. He ended up with a broken knee.
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