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Fighting Back Against Voter Suppression
12 September 2019Zazim – Community Action and Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights help fight intimidation tactics targeting Arab voters in the upcoming elections.
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Fair Policing for All Israelis
12 September 2019The Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the Association of Ethiopian Jews speak out against racial profiling and protest repression.
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Israeli Civil Society Orgs React to Israeli Election Committee’s ‘No Camera’ Ruling Against Likud Voter Suppression Tactics
27 August 2019Responding to news that the Chairman of Israel’s Central Election Committee, Justice Hanan Melcer, had ruled that political parties will not be allowed to set up cameras in polling places, three leading civil society organizations in Israel who challenged Likud voter suppression tactics and NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statements…
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Likud Voter Suppression Tactics Targeting Arab Citizens Challenged by Israeli Civil Society Organizations
8 August 2019On Thursday, August 8th, Israel’s Central Election Committee heard testimony on vigilante voter suppression and disenfranchisement tactics used by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud Party. Chairman of the Central Election Committee, Justice Hanan Melcer, is expected to issue a precedent-setting opinion within a week.
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Supreme Court: State Exams Must Be Translated for Arab Students
27 June 2019The Association for Civil Rights in Israel scores a victory for inclusion and accessibility.
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Eviction of Holocaust Survivors Halted
16 May 2019The Association for Civil Rights in Israel stopped a plan to evict elderly Israelis, including Holocaust survivors, from their public housing.
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ACRI Campaign Targets Subtle Racism
4 April 2019During a time of blatant racism leading up to the elections, ACRI gives Israelis the tools to identify less obvious forms of racism.
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Protesting Against Bus Segregation in Ashkelon
13 February 2019Arabs are being racially profiled on public buses and NIF grantees are mobilizing in response.
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Victory for Freedom of Expression in the Negev
16 January 2019Political forces tried to evict the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality from a shelter they have used for more than a decade. They failed.
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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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