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Combating Anti-Arab Racism In School
2 September 2021The Association for Civil Rights in Israel demanded zero tolerance for racism after a group of parents in Herzliya refused to accept an Arab homeroom teacher at the local school.
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Combatting Discriminatory Profiling of Ethiopian Israelis
19 August 2021Israel’s Supreme Court has accepted a petition by three NIF grantees demanding an immediate end to the police practice of profiling Ethiopian Israelis.
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Advancing Progressive Values
19 August 2021With opportunities to influence Israel’s new government, NIF’s action arm, Shatil, steps up a new training program for civil society organizations advocating for their cause.
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Victory Against Discriminatory Housing Practices
22 April 2021After a petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Tel Aviv District Court ordered that the Tel Aviv municipality rewrite criteria for affordable housing which discriminated against older and low-income residents.
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Protecting the Right to Protest
22 April 2021After a petition by NIF grantees, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled against a COVID-19 restriction which limited citizens from participating in demonstrations more than 1000 meters from their homes.
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Bolstering Progressive Advocacy
22 April 2021Shatil, NIF’s action-arm in Israel, is helping social change groups advocate for progressive change.
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Defending Freedom of Expression
22 April 2021NIF grantee Association for Civil Rights in Israel exposes how Israeli Police use defamation suits to stifle public criticism of police brutality.
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Civil Society is Laying the Blueprint for Social Change
4 March 2021At 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.
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Victory Against Unlawful State Surveillance
3 March 2021After a petition from multiple NIF grantees, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled to restrict intrusive and ineffective COVID-19 contact tracing surveillance methods.
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Securing Vaccinations in Israeli Prisons
21 January 2021After five NIF grantees petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court, the Israel Prison Service has begun vaccinating prisoners over 45.
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