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NIF CEO on Gaza: Most Important Statement Is Our Grantees’ Work to Protect Human Lives and Rights
14 May 2018We are deeply disturbed that unarmed Palestinian protesters are being killed and wounded by Israeli fire at the Gaza border. Israel has a right to defend its borders and citizens, but must never target unarmed people who pose no threat to security forces. We are also deeply disturbed that Hamas risked the lives of Gaza’s protesters, including children, as cover for terrorist activities.
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NIF / Shatil Social Justice Fellows, 2018 – 2019 Cohort
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Legislative Alert: Two Bills That Really Matter
25 April 2018The Nation-State bill and the High Court bill—both threats to Israeli democracy—will be on the agenda when the Knesset reconvenes next week.
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ACRI Human Rights Day Activities Continue Despite Right Wing Opposition
8 December 2017Education Minister Naftali Bennett tried to cancel ACRI’s conference on workers’ rights.
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High Court Reverses Ban on Human Rights Ad
28 September 2017“By accepting ACRI’s petition, the High Court has… defended the public’s right to be exposed to the message of human rights for all humans.”
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ACRI Leader Wants to See Passive Supporters Out in the Streets
14 September 2017“When people congratulate me on the work I am doing but are too scared to voice their own opinions, we have a problem.”
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Detained Asylum Seekers Learn To Use Photography As a Protest Tool
14 September 2017“I want to tell my story, who I am and how I got here, and then ask: Do you think I deserve these conditions?”
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High Court Rules African Asylum Seekers Cannot be Detained Indefinitely for Refusing Deportation
31 August 2017Human rights organizations feared a policy of forced deportation to un-named third countries.
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Israel Grants Residency Status to 200 Asylum Seekers from Darfur
20 June 2017Years of advocacy prompted the government to make this move, and more work is needed to address the larger refugee situation.
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Defending Israelis’ Right to Protest
8 June 2017NIF grantees responded swiftly and effectively to a recent incident of police violence in Petah Tikva.
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